“Aerosol propellants are categorized into varied types based on their functionalities, such as DME, HFC, HFO, other hydrocarbons, and others. Other hydrocarbons are advantageous in terms of low cost, stability & purity, wide range of vapour pressure, low toxicity, and environment friendly characteristics as compared to other propellants.
Europe is a global leader in the consumption of aerosol propellants and this dominance is expected to continue till 2020. Germany, France, and the U.K. are the key countries in this region, consuming more than 65% of the demand for aerosol propellants in Europe. The Asia-Pacific market is expected to grow at the highest CAGR from 2015 to 2020 owing to increase in total disposable income and changing lifestyle of consumers in this region.
Personal care and household are two major applications of the aerosol propellant market. In the personal care industry, propellants are utilized in the manufacturing of deodorants/antiperspirants, hair mousse, hairsprays, shaving mousse, gels, and other body care products. In the household industry, aerosol propellants are used in insecticides, textile/fabric care, air fresheners, furniture/waxes, oven cleaners, bathroom & kitchen cleaning mousse, and other products. The household application segment is expected to grow at the highest CAGR during the forecast period owing to increase in consumption of household products.
This study estimates the market value for aerosol propellant during the forecast period (2015 to 2020). As a part of quantitative analysis, the study segments the market by the different application of aerosol propellants at country level, with the current market estimation and forecast till 2020. Major countries covered in this report include China, Japan, India, Brazil, Germany, the U.K., France, Italy, Spain, Poland, Canada, Mexico, and the U.S. On the basis of type, the market is classified into DME, HFC, HFO, other hydrocarbons, and others. Similarly, by application this market is classified into personal care, household, medical, and others.
Further, as a part of qualitative analysis, the research provides a comprehensive review of major market drivers, restraints, opportunities, challenges, and regulations. It also discusses competitive strategies adopted by different market players, such as BOC (U.K.), Grillo-Werke AG (Germany), Honeywell International Inc. (U.S.), Royal Dutch Shell Plc (Netherlands), and Arkema Group (France).
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“TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 INTRODUCTION 14
1.1 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY 14
1.2 MARKET DEFINITION 14
1.3 MARKET SCOPE 15
1.3.1 MARKETS COVERED 15
1.3.2 YEARS CONSIDERED IN THE REPORT 16
1.4 CURRENCY 16
1.5 PACKAGING & SIZING 16
1.6 LIMITATIONS 16
1.7 STAKEHOLDERS 17
2 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 18
2.1 RESEARCH DATA 18
2.1.1 SECONDARY DATA 19
2.1.1.1 Key data from secondary sources 19
2.1.2 PRIMARY DATA 19
2.1.2.1 Key data from primary sources 20
2.1.2.2 Key industry insights 21
2.1.2.3 Breakdown of primaries 22
2.2 MARKET SIZE ESTIMATION 22
2.2.1 BOTTOM-UP APPROACH 23
2.2.2 TOP-DOWN APPROACH 24
2.3 MARKET BREAKDOWN & DATA TRIANGULATION 24
2.4 RESEARCH ASSUMPTIONS 26
3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 27
4 PREMIUM INSIGHTS 32
4.1 ATTRACTIVE OPPORTUNITIES IN AEROSOL PROPELLANT MARKET 32
4.2 AEROSOL PROPELLANT MARKET, BY APPLICATIONS 32
4.3 AEROSOL PROPELLANT MARKET, KEY APPLICATION IN ASIA-PACIFIC 33
4.4 LEADING COUNTRIES MARKET SHARE IN THE AEROSOL PROPELLANT MARKET, 2014 34
4.5 AEROSOL PROPELLANT MARKET SIZE, BY LEADING COUNTRIES 35
4.6 AEROSOL PROPELLANT MARKET, BY TYPE, 2014 35
4.7 LIFECYCLE ANALYSIS, BY REGION 36
5 MARKET OVERVIEW 37
5.1 INTRODUCTION 38
5.2 EVOLUTION 38
5.3 MARKET SEGMENTATION 39
5.4 MARKET DYNAMICS 41
5.4.1 DRIVERS 42
5.4.1.1 Increase in the demand of personal care products 42
5.4.1.2 Multiple raw material alternatives and wide applications of DME 42
5.4.1.3 Dominance of developed countries in the production of aerosol propellant cans 43
5.4.2 RESTRAINTS 44
5.4.2.1 Governmental regulations on the use of aerosol 44
5.4.3 OPPORTUNITIES 44
5.4.3.1 Use of aerosol propellants in the food industry 44
5.4.4 CHALLENGES 44
5.4.4.1 Safe disposal of aerosol cans and aerosol propellants 44
6 INDUSTRY TRENDS 45
6.1 INTRODUCTION 45
6.2 VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS 46
6.2.1 RAW MATERIAL SUPPLIERS 47
6.2.2 AEROSOL PROPELLANT, BY TYPE SEGMENT 47
6.2.3 AEROSOL PROPELLANT MANUFACTURERS/FORMULATORS 47
6.2.4 AEROSOL PROPELLANT DISTRIBUTORS 47
6.2.5 END-USE APPLICATIONS 47
6.3 PORTER’S FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS 48
6.3.1 THREAT OF SUBSTITUTES 48
6.3.2 BARGAINING POWER OF BUYERS 49
6.3.3 THREAT OF NEW ENTRANTS 49
6.3.4 BARGAINING POWER OF SUPPLIERS 49
6.3.5 INTENSITY OF COMPETITIVE RIVALRY 50
6.4 POLICIES & REGULATIONS 50
7 AEROSOL PROPELLANT MARKET, BY TYPE 52
7.1 INTRODUCTION 53
7.1.1 DIMETHYL ETHER (DME) 53
7.1.2 OTHER HYDROCARBON 56
7.1.3 HFC 57
7.1.4 HFO 59
7.1.5 OTHERS 61
7.1.5.1 Compressed air 61
7.1.5.2 Nitrogen 61
7.1.5.3 Blends 61
7.1.5.4 Carbon dioxide 62
8 AEROSOL PROPELLANT MARKET, BY APPLICATION 64
8.1 INTRODUCTION 65
8.1.1 PERSONAL CARE 65
8.1.2 HOUSEHOLD 67
8.1.3 MEDICAL 69
8.1.4 OTHERS 71
9 AEROSOL PROPELLANT MARKET, BY REGION 73
9.1 INTRODUCTION 74
9.2 NORTH AMERICA 76
9.2.1 U.S. 80
9.2.2 CANADA 81
9.2.3 MEXICO 82
9.3 EUROPE 84
9.3.1 U.K. 88
9.3.2 FRANCE 89
9.3.3 GERMANY 90
9.3.4 ITALY 91
9.3.5 SPAIN 92
9.3.6 POLAND 93
9.4 ASIA-PACIFIC 94
9.4.1 CHINA 98
9.4.2 JAPAN 99
9.4.3 INDIA 100
9.5 ROW 101
9.5.1 BRAZIL 104
9.5.2 MIDDLE EAST 105
10 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE 106
10.1 INTRODUCTION 106
10.2 COMPETITIVE SITUATION & TRENDS 107
10.2.1 EXPANSIONS 108
10.2.2 NEW PRODUCT LAUNCHES 109
10.2.3 CONTRACTS & AGREEMENTS 110
10.2.4 MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS 110
11 COMPANY PROFILES 111
(Overview, Financial*, Products & Services, Strategy, and Developments)
11.1 INTRODUCTION 111
11.2 AKZO NOBEL N.V. 112
11.3 ARKEMA GROUP 115
11.4 BOC 118
11.5 ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC 121
11.6 THE CHEMOURS COMPANY 123
11.7 AVEFLOR A.S. 126
11.8 AEROPRES CORPORATION 128
11.9 HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL, INC. 129
11.10 DIVERSIFIED CPC INTERNATIONAL 131
11.11 EMIRATES GAS LLC 132
11.12 SHANGHAI CAL CUSTOM MANUFACTURING & AEROSOL PROPELLANT CO., LTD. 133
11.13 JIUTAI ENERGY GROUP 134
11.14 GRILLO WERKE AG 135
*Details might not be captured in case of unlisted companies
12 APPENDIX 136
12.1 INDUSTRY EXPERTS 136
12.2 DISCUSSION GUIDE 137
12.3 INTRODUCING RT: REAL TIME MARKET INTELLIGENCE 139
12.4 AVAILABLE CUSTOMIZATIONS 139
12.5 RELATED REPORTS 140
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“LIST OF TABLES
TABLE 1 LIQUEFIED GAS PHYSICAL PROPERTIES 53
TABLE 2 DME AEROSOL PROPELLANT MARKET, BY REGION, 2013-2020 (KT) 54
TABLE 3 DME AEROSOL PROPELLANT MARKET, BY REGION, 2013-2020 (USD MILLION) 55
TABLE 4 OTHER HYDROCARBON AEROSOL PROPELLANT MARKET, BY REGION,
2013-2020 (KT) 56
TABLE 5 OTHER HYDROCARBON AEROSOL PROPELLANT MARKET, BY REGION,
2013-2020 (USD MILLION) 57
TABLE 6 HFC AEROSOL PROPELLANT MARKET, BY REGION, 2013-2020 (KT) 58
TABLE 7 HFC AEROSOL PROPELLANT MARKET, BY REGION, 2013-2020 (USD MILLION) 59
TABLE 8 HFO AEROSOL PROPELLANT MARKET, BY REGION, 2013-2020 (KT) 60
TABLE 9 HFO AEROSOL PROPELLANT MARKET, BY REGION, 2013-2020 (USD MILLION) 60
TABLE 10 OTHER AEROSOL PROPELLANT MARKET, BY REGION, 2013-2020 (KT) 62
TABLE 11 OTHER AEROSOL PROPELLANT MARKET, BY REGION, 2013-2020 (USD MILLION) 63
TABLE 12 AEROSOL PROPELLANT MARKET IN PERSONAL CARE, BY REGION, 2013-2020 (KT) 66
TABLE 13 AEROSOL PROPELLANT MARKET IN PERSONAL CARE, BY REGION,
2013-2020 (USD MILLION) 67
TABLE 14 AEROSOL PROPELLANT MARKET IN HOUSEHOLD, BY REGION, 2013-2020 (KT) 68
TABLE 15 AEROSOL PROPELLANT MARKET IN HOUSEHOLD, BY REGION,
2013-2020 (USD MILLION) 69
TABLE 16 AEROSOL PROPELLANT MARKET IN MEDICAL, BY REGION, 2013-2020 (KT) 70
TABLE 17 AEROSOL PROPELLANT MARKET IN MEDICAL, BY REGION,
2013-2020 (USD MILLION) 71
TABLE 18 AEROSOL PROPELLANT MARKET IN OTHERS, BY REGION, 2013-2020 (KT) 72
TABLE 19 AEROSOL PROPELLANT MARKET IN OTHERS, BY REGION,
2013-2020 (USD MILLION) 72
TABLE 20 AEROSOL PROPELLANT MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2013-2020 (KT) 75
TABLE 21 AEROSOL PROPELLANT MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2013-2020 (USD MILLION) 75
TABLE 22 ESTIMATED BENEFITS OF THE AMENDMENT PROPOSAL FOR HFC REDUCTION AT VARIOUS INTERVALS 76
TABLE 23 NORTH AMERICA: AEROSOL PROPELLANT MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY,
2013-2020 (KT) 78
TABLE 24 NORTH AMERICA: AEROSOL PROPELLANT MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY,
2013-2020 (USD MILLION) 78
TABLE 25 NORTH AMERICA: AEROSOL PROPELLANT MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2013-2020 (KT) 78
TABLE 26 NORTH AMERICA: AEROSOL PROPELLANT MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE,
2013-2020 (USD MILLION) 79
TABLE 27 NORTH AMERICA: AEROSOL PROPELLANT MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,
2013-2020 (KT) 79
TABLE 28 NORTH AMERICA: AEROSOL PROPELLANT MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,
2013-2020 (USD MILLION) 80
TABLE 29 U.S.: AEROSOL PROPELLANT MARKET, BY APPLICATION, 2013-2020 (KT) 80
TABLE 30 U.S.: AEROSOL PROPELLANT MARKET, BY APPLICATION,
2013-2020 (USD MILLION) 81
TABLE 31 CANADA: AEROSOL PROPELLANT MARKET, BY APPLICATION, 2013-2020 (KT) 81
TABLE 32 CANADA: AEROSOL PROPELLANT MARKET, BY APPLICATION,
2013-2020 (USD MILLION) 82
TABLE 33 MEXICO: AEROSOL PROPELLANT MARKET, BY APPLICATION, 2013-2020 (KT) 82
TABLE 34 MEXICO: AEROSOL PROPELLANT MARKET, BY APPLICATION,
2013-2020 (USD MILLION) 83
TABLE 35 EUROPE: AEROSOL PROPELLANT MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2013-2020 (KT) 85
TABLE 36 EUROPE: AEROSOL PROPELLANT MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY,
2013-2020 (USD MILLION) 85
TABLE 37 EUROPE: AEROSOL PROPELLANT MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2013-2020 (KT) 86
TABLE 38 EUROPE: AEROSOL PROPELLANT MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE,
2013-2020 (USD MILLION) 86
TABLE 39 EUROPE: AEROSOL PROPELLANT MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013-2020 (KT) 87
TABLE 40 EUROPE: AEROSOL PROPELLANT MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,
2013-2020 (USD MILLION) 87
TABLE 41 U.K.: AEROSOL PROPELLANT MARKET, BY APPLICATION, 2013-2020 (KT) 88
TABLE 42 U.K.: AEROSOL PROPELLANT MARKET, BY APPLICATION,
2013-2020 (USD MILLION) 88
TABLE 43 FRANCE: AEROSOL PROPELLANT MARKET, BY APPLICATION, 2013-2020 (KT) 89
TABLE 44 FRANCE: AEROSOL PROPELLANT MARKET, BY APPLICATION,
2013-2020 (USD MILLION) 89
TABLE 45 GERMANY: AEROSOL PROPELLANT MARKET, BY APPLICATION, 2013-2020 (KT) 90
TABLE 46 GERMANY: AEROSOL PROPELLANT MARKET, BY APPLICATION,
2013-2020 (USD MILLION) 90
TABLE 47 ITALY: AEROSOL PROPELLANT MARKET, BY APPLICATION, 2013-2020 (KT) 91
TABLE 48 ITALY: AEROSOL PROPELLANT MARKET, BY APPLICATION,
2013-2020 (USD MILLION) 91
TABLE 49 SPAIN: AEROSOL PROPELLANT MARKET, BY APPLICATION, 2013-2020 (KT) 92
TABLE 50 SPAIN: AEROSOL PROPELLANT MARKET, BY APPLICATION,
2013-2020 (USD MILLION) 92
TABLE 51 POLAND: AEROSOL PROPELLANT MARKET, BY APPLICATION, 2013-2020 (KT) 93
TABLE 52 POLAND: AEROSOL PROPELLANT MARKET, BY APPLICATION,
2013-2020 (USD MILLION) 93
TABLE 53 ASIA-PACIFIC: AEROSOL PROPELLANT MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY,
2013-2020 (KT) 95
TABLE 54 ASIA-PACIFIC: AEROSOL PROPELLANT MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY,
2013-2020 (USD MILLION) 95
TABLE 55 ASIA-PACIFIC: AEROSOL PROPELLANT MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2013-2020 (KT) 96
TABLE 56 ASIA-PACIFIC: AEROSOL PROPELLANT MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE,
2013-2020 (USD MILLION) 96
TABLE 57 ASIA-PACIFIC: AEROSOL PROPELLANT MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,
2013-2020 (KT) 97
TABLE 58 ASIA-PACIFIC: AEROSOL PROPELLANT MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,
2013-2020 (USD MILLION) 97
TABLE 59 CHINA: AEROSOL PROPELLANT MARKET, BY APPLICATION, 2013-2020 (KT) 98
TABLE 60 CHINA: AEROSOL PROPELLANT MARKET, BY APPLICATION,
2013-2020 (USD MILLION) 98
TABLE 61 JAPAN: AEROSOL PROPELLANT MARKET, BY APPLICATION, 2013-2020 (KT) 99
TABLE 62 JAPAN: AEROSOL PROPELLANT MARKET, BY APPLICATION,
2013-2020 (USD MILLION) 99
TABLE 63 INDIA: AEROSOL PROPELLANT MARKET, BY APPLICATION, 2013-2020 (KT) 100
TABLE 64 INDIA: AEROSOL PROPELLANT MARKET, BY APPLICATION,
2013-2020 (USD MILLION) 100
TABLE 65 ROW: AEROSOL PROPELLANT MARKET SIZE, BY REGION/COUNTRY,
2013-2020 (KT) 101
TABLE 66 ROW: AEROSOL PROPELLANT MARKET SIZE, BY REGION/COUNTRY,
2013-2020 (USD MILLION) 101
TABLE 67 ROW: AEROSOL PROPELLANT MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2013-2020 (KT) 102
TABLE 68 ROW: AEROSOL PROPELLANT MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2013-2020 (USD MILLION) 102
TABLE 69 ROW: AEROSOL PROPELLANT MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013-2020 (KT) 103
TABLE 70 ROW: AEROSOL PROPELLANT MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,
2013-2020 (USD MILLION) 103
TABLE 71 BRAZIL: AEROSOL PROPELLANT MARKET, BY APPLICATION, 2013-2020 (KT) 104
TABLE 72 BRAZIL: AEROSOL PROPELLANT MARKET, BY APPLICATION,
2013-2020 (USD MILLION) 104
TABLE 73 MIDDLE EAST: AEROSOL PROPELLANT MARKET, BY APPLICATION, 2013-2020 (KT) 105
TABLE 74 MIDDLE EAST: AEROSOL PROPELLANT MARKET, BY APPLICATION,
2013-2020 (USD MILLION) 105
TABLE 75 EXPANSIONS, 2012-2015 108
TABLE 76 NEW PRODUCT LAUNCHES, 2013-2015 109
TABLE 77 CONTRACTS & AGREEMENTS, 2010 110
TABLE 78 MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS, 2012 110
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“LIST OF FIGURES
FIGURE 1 AEROSOL PROPELLANT MARKET SEGMENTATION 15
FIGURE 2 YEARS CONSIDERED FOR AEROSOL PROPELLANT MARKET 16
FIGURE 3 AEROSOL PROPELLANT MARKET: RESEARCH DESIGN 18
FIGURE 4 BREAKDOWN OF PRIMARY INTERVIEWS, BY COMPANY, DESIGNATION, & REGION 22
FIGURE 5 MARKET SIZE ESTIMATION METHODOLOGY: BOTTOM-UP APPROACH 23
FIGURE 6 MARKET SIZE ESTIMATION METHODOLOGY: TOP-DOWN APPROACH 24
FIGURE 7 DATA TRIANGULATION 25
FIGURE 8 HOUSEHOLD APPLICATION SEGMENT IS THE FASTEST GROWING APPLICATION DURING THE FORECAST PERIOD 28
FIGURE 9 EUROPE DOMINATES THE AEROSOL PROPELLANT MARKET BETWEEN
2015 AND 2020 29
FIGURE 10 U.S. AND CHINA ACCOUNTS FOR THE LARGEST SHARE IN THE AEROSOL PROPELLANT MARKET, 2014 (KT) 30
FIGURE 11 AEROSOL PROPELLANT MARKET SHARE ,BY VOLUME, BY REGION 31
FIGURE 12 AEROSOL PROPELLANT MARKET IS EXPECTED TO GROW WITH A STRONG GROWTH RATE DURING THE FORECAST PERIOD 32
FIGURE 13 PERSONAL CARE APPLICATION SEGMENT IS EXPECTED TO DOMINATE IN THE AEROSOL PROPELLANT MARKET BETWEEN 2015 & 2020 32
FIGURE 14 CHINA DOMINATES AEROSOL PROPELLANT MARKET IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION DURING THE FORECAST PERIOD 33
FIGURE 15 U.S. AND CHINA: TOP TWO CONTRIBUTORS TO THE GLOBAL AEROSOL PROPELLANT MARKET, 2014 34
FIGURE 16 INDIA IS THE FASTEST GROWING MARKET BETWEEN 2015 & 2020 35
FIGURE 17 OTHER HYDROCARBON: THE DOMINANT TYPE SEGMENT ACROSS THE REGION 35
FIGURE 18 HIGH GROWTH POTENTIAL IN ASIA-PACIFIC FOR AEROSOL PROPELLANT MARKET 36
FIGURE 19 EVOLUTION OF AEROSOL PROPELLANT INDUSTRY 38
FIGURE 20 AEROSOL PROPELLANT, BY TYPE 39
FIGURE 21 AEROSOL PROPELLANT, BY APPLICATION 39
FIGURE 22 AEROSOL PROPELLANT, BY REGION 40
FIGURE 23 DRIVERS, RESTRAINTS, OPPORTUNITY AND CHALLENGES IN AEROSOL PROPELLANT MARKET 41
FIGURE 24 PERSONAL CARE INDUSTRY IN ASIA-PACIFIC CONTINUES TO GROW 42
FIGURE 25 COUNTRY EVOLUTION OF AEROSOL CANS, IN MILLION UNITS 43
FIGURE 26 EVOLUTION OF HFC & HFO PROPELLANT 46
FIGURE 27 OVERVIEW OF AEROSOL PROPELLANT VALUE CHAIN 46
FIGURE 28 PORTER’S FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS 48
FIGURE 29 EUROPE FOCUS ON PHASE OUT OF HFC 51
FIGURE 30 EUROPE DOMINATES IN THE DME AEROSOL PROPELLANT MARKET 54
FIGURE 31 ASIA-PACIFIC IS THE FASTEST GROWING REGION FOR OTHER HYDROCARBONS IN AEROSOL PROPELLANT MARKET 56
FIGURE 32 EUROPE DOMINATES THE HFC SEGMENT IN THE AEROSOL PROPELLANT MARKET 58
FIGURE 33 EUROPE DOMINATES THE HFO AEROSOL PROPELLANT MARKET 59
FIGURE 34 ASIA-PACIFIC IS THE FASTEST GROWING REGION IN OTHERS AEROSOL PROPELLANT MARKET 62
FIGURE 35 EUROPE DOMINATES THE AEROSOL PROPELLANT MARKET IN PERSONAL CARE 66
FIGURE 36 HOUSEHOLD IS THE FASTEST GROWING APPLICATION SEGMENT IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC AEROSOL PROPELLANT MARKET 68
FIGURE 37 NORTH AMERICA DOMINATES THE MEDICAL SEGMENT OF THE AEROSOL PROPELLANT MARKET 70
FIGURE 38 NORTH AMERICA DOMINATES THE OTHERS APPLICATION FOR AEROSOL PROPELLANT MARKET 71
FIGURE 39 REGIONAL SNAPSHOT (2015-2020): CHINA & INDIA ARE EMERGING AS STRATEGIC DESTINATION 74
FIGURE 40 NORTH AMERICA MARKET SNAPSHOT IN 2014: U.S. IS EXPECTED TO LEAD THE AEROSOL PROPELLANT MARKET IN NORTH AMERICA BETWEEN 2015 AND 2020 77
FIGURE 41 EUROPE MARKET SNAPSHOT: U.K. IS EXPECTED TO LEAD THE AEROSOL PROPELLANT MARKET IN EUROPE BETWEEN 2015 AND 2020 84
FIGURE 42 OTHER HYDROCARBON WILL DOMINATE THE AEROSOL PROPELLANT MARKET IN ASIA-PACIFIC 94
FIGURE 43 COMPANIES ADOPTED EXPANSION AS THE KEY GROWTH STRATEGY BETWEEN 2010 AND 2015 106
FIGURE 44 DEVELOPMENTS IN THE GLOBAL AEROSOL PROPELLANT MARKET, 2012-2015 107
FIGURE 45 BATTLE FOR MARKET SHARE: EXPANSION WAS THE KEY STRATEGY ADOPTED BY MARKET PLAYERS 108
FIGURE 46 BENCHMARKING OF TOP 5 PLAYERS IN THE AEROSOL PROPELLANT MARKET 111
FIGURE 47 AKZO NOBEL N.V.: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 112
FIGURE 48 SWOT ANALYSIS: AKZO NOBLE N.V. 114
FIGURE 49 ARKEMA GROUP: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 115
FIGURE 50 SWOT ANALYSIS: ARKEMA GROUP 116
FIGURE 51 BOC (A PART OF LINDE GROUP): COMPANY SNAPSHOT 118
FIGURE 52 SWOT ANALYSIS: BOC 120
FIGURE 53 ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 121
FIGURE 54 ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC: SWOT ANALYSIS 122
FIGURE 55 THE CHEMOURS COMPANY: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 123
FIGURE 56 THE CHEMOURS COMPANY: SWOT ANALYSIS 125
FIGURE 57 HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL, INC.: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 129
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