“The report covers the polyether polyol market in the Asia-Pacific region on the basis of application and geography. The Asia-Pacific polyether polyol was estimated to be $4,638.5 million in 2012, and is projected to grow at a CAGR of 8.5% from 2014 to 2020. The data mentioned in the report is based on the overall demand for polyether polyol in the Asia-Pacific region.
The Asia-Pacific polyether polyol is analyzed in order to acquire an idea about the current proceedings in the industry at commercial level. The study provides value chain analysis with respect to polyether polyol raw materials, manufacturers, and end-users. The value chain describes the key contributors to the materials market at different stages from product development to end-use.
This market report also gives an overview of varied market dynamics, such as drivers, restraints, and upcoming opportunities. Key drivers of the polyether polyol market include increasing demand among end-user applications, ideal ingredient for coating applications, and growing demand of these chemicals observed across Asian countries.
The APAC polyether polyol market is also classified on the basis of different applications into flexible foam, rigid foam, and others (adhesives, sealants & elastomers).
The key companies in this market are Expanded Polymer Systems Pvt. Ltd. (India), Manali Petrochemicals Ltd. (India), Cargill Incorporated (U.S.), Bayer Material Science Ag (Germany), and Royal Dutch Shell Plc (Hague) among others. These companies are consistently focusing on expanding their production capacity to achieve a competitive edge over others, thereby serving potential customers in a more effective manner. Investments made in the expansion of plant capacities, followed by acquisitions were among the most preferred strategies adopted by top players in this market.
China is considered to be the most dominant country in the Asia-Pacific polyether polyol market, contributing 65% of the overall demand of polyether polyol in this region. This growth is mainly attributed to the availability of cheaper raw materials and low labor cost.
The report also presents competitive landscape of key market players, in addition to company profiles, financials, growth strategies, and recent developments.
Scope of the report:
The Asia-Pacific polyether polyol market is covered in detail in this report.
On the basis of application:
• Flexible Foam
• Rigid Foam
• Others (Adhesives, Sealants, & Elastomers)
On the basis of geography:
• China
• South Korea
• Japan
• India
• Rest of APAC
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“TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 INTRODUCTION 9
1.1 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY 9
1.2 MARKET SEGMENTATION & COVERAGE 10
1.3 STAKEHOLDERS 10
2 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 11
2.1 INTEGRATED ECOSYSTEM OF POLYETHER POLYOLS MARKET 12
2.2 ARRIVING AT THE POLYETHER POLYOLS MARKET SIZE 13
2.2.1 TOP-DOWN APPROACH 14
2.2.2 TOP-DOWN APPROACH 14
2.2.3 BOTTOM-UP APPROACH 15
2.2.4 DEMAND SIDE APPROACH 16
2.3 ASSUMPTIONS 17
3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 18
4 MARKET OVERVIEW 20
4.1 INTRODUCTION 20
4.2 APAC POLYETHER POLYOLS MARKET: COMPARISON WITH PARENT MARKET 22
4.3 MARKET DRIVERS AND INHIBITORS 23
4.4 KEY MARKET DYNAMICS 24
4.5 DEMAND SIDE ANALYSIS 26
5 POLYETHER POLYOLS MARKET, BY APPLICATION 27
5.1 INTRODUCTION 28
5.2 POLYETHER POLYOLS IN FLEXIBLE FOAMS, BY GEOGRAPHY 31
5.3 POLYETHER POLYOLS IN RIGID FOAMS, BY GEOGRAPHY 33
5.4 POLYETHER POLYOLS IN OTHERS (ADHESIVES, SEALANTS, & ELASTOMERS), BY GEOGRAPHY 35
6 POLYETHER POLYOLS MARKET, BY GEOGRAPHY 37
6.1 INTRODUCTION 38
6.1.1 CHINA POLYETHER POLYOLS MARKET 40
6.1.2 JAPAN POLYETHER POLYOLS MARKET 42
6.1.3 INDIA POLYETHER POLYOLS MARKET 43
6.1.4 SOUTH KOREA POLYETHER POLYOLS MARKET 44
7 POLYETHER POLYOLS MARKET: COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE 46
7.1 POLYETHER POLYOLS MARKET: COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS 46
7.2 NEW PRODUCT LAUNCH 47
7.3 AGREEMENTS AND COLLABORATIONS 47
7.4 EXPANSIONS 48
8 POLYETHER POLYOLS MARKET, BY COMPANY 49
(Overview, Financials, Products & Services, Strategy, and Developments)*
8.1 BAYER AG 49
8.2 CARGILL INCORPORATED 51
8.3 EXPANDED POLYMER SYSTEMS PVT. LTD 53
8.4 MANALI PETROCHEMICALS LTD 55
8.5 ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC 57
8.6 THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY 59
*Details on overview, financials, product & services, strategy, and developments might not be captured in case of unlisted company
9 APPENDIX 61
9.1 CUSTOMIZATION OPTIONS 61
9.1.1 TECHNICAL ANALYSIS 61
9.1.2 REGULATORY FRAMEWORK 61
9.1.3 POLYETHER POLYOLS USAGE DATA 61
9.1.4 IMPACT ANALYSIS 61
9.1.5 TRADE ANALYSIS 61
9.2 RELATED REPORTS 62
9.3 INTRODUCING RT: REAL TIME MARKET INTELLIGENCE 63
9.3.1 RT SNAPSHOTS 64
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“LIST OF TABLES
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TABLE 1 GLOBAL POLYETHER POLYOLS PEER MARKET SIZE, 2014 (USD MN) 14
TABLE 2 APAC POLYETHER POLYOLS APPLICATION MARKET, 2014 (KT) 16
TABLE 3 APAC POLYETHER POLYOLS MARKET: COMPARISON WITH PARENT MARKET,
2012 – 2020 (USDMN) 22
TABLE 4 APAC POLYETHER POLYOLS MARKET: COMPARISON WITH PARENT MARKET,
2012 – 2020 (KT) 22
TABLE 5 APAC POLYETHER POLYOLS: DRIVERS AND INHIBITORS 23
TABLE 6 APAC POLYETHER POLYOL MARKET, BY APPLICATION, 2012 – 2020 (USD MN) 24
TABLE 7 APAC POLYETHER POLYOL MARKET, BY APPLICATION, 2012 – 2020 (KT) 24
TABLE 8 APAC POLYETHER POLYOL MARKET, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2012 – 2020 (USD MN) 25
TABLE 9 APAC POLYETHER POLYOL MARKET, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2012 – 2020 (KT) 25
TABLE 10 APAC POLYETHER POLYOLS MARKET: COMPARISON WITH APPLICATION MARKETS, 2012 – 2020 (USD MN) 26
TABLE 11 APAC POLYETHER POLYOLS MARKET, BY APPLICATION, 2012 – 2020 (USD MN) 29
TABLE 12 APAC POLYETHER POLYOLS: MARKET, BY APPLICATION, 2012 – 2020 (KT) 30
TABLE 13 APAC POLYETHER POLYOLS IN FLEXIBLE FOAMS, BY GEOGRAPHY,
2012 – 2020 (USD MN) 31
TABLE 14 APAC POLYETHER POLYOLS IN FLEXIBLE FOAMS, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2012 – 2020 (KT) 32
TABLE 15 APAC POLYETHER POLYOLS IN RIGID FOAMS, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2012 – 2020 (USD MN) 33
TABLE 16 APAC POLYETHER POLYOLS IN RIGID FOAMS, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2012 – 2020 (KT) 34
TABLE 17 APAC POLYETHER POLYOLS IN OTHERS (ADHESIVES, SEALANTS & ELASTOMERS),
BY GEOGRAPHY, 2012-2020 (USD MN) 35
TABLE 18 APAC POLYETHER POLYOLS IN OTHERS (ADHESIVES, SEALANTS & ELASTOMERS),
BY GEOGRAPHY, 2012-2020 (KT) 36
TABLE 19 PACIFIC POLYETHER POLYOLS MARKET, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2012-2020 (USD MN) 38
TABLE 20 ASIA-PACIFIC POLYETHER POLYOLS MARKET, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2012-2020 (KT) 39
TABLE 21 ASIA-PACIFIC POLYETHER POLYOLS MARKET, BY APPLICATION, 2012-2020 (USD MN) 39
TABLE 22 ASIA-PACIFIC POLYETHER POLYOLS MARKET, BY APPLICATION, 2012-2020 (KT) 40
TABLE 23 CHINA POLYETHER POLYOLS MARKET, BY APPLICATION, 2012-2020 (USD MN) 41
TABLE 24 CHINA POLYETHER POLYOLS MARKET, BY APPLICATION, 2012-2020 (KT) 41
TABLE 25 JAPAN POLYETHER POLYOLS MARKET, BY APPLICATION, 2012-2020 (USD MN) 42
TABLE 26 JAPAN POLYETHER POLYOLS MARKET, BY APPLICATION, 2012-2020 (KT) 42
TABLE 27 INDIA POLYETHER POLYOLS MARKET, BY APPLICATION, 2012-2020 (USD MN) 43
TABLE 28 INDIA POLYETHER POLYOLS MARKET, BY APPLICATION, 2012-2020 (KT) 44
TABLE 29 SOUTH KOREA POLYETHER POLYOLS MARKET, BY APPLICATION, 2012-2020 (USD MN) 45
TABLE 30 SOUTH KOREA POLYETHER POLYOLS MARKET, BY APPLICATION, 2012-2020 (KT) 45
TABLE 31 POLYETHER POLYOLS MARKET: COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS, 2014 (%) 46
TABLE 32 APAC POLYETHER POLYOLS : NEW PRODUCTS LAUNCH 47
TABLE 33 APAC POLYETHER POLYOLS : AGREEMENTS AND COLLABORATIONS 47
TABLE 34 APAC POLYETHER POLYOLS : EXPANSIONS 48
TABLE 35 BAYER MATERIAL SCIENCE: ANNUAL REVENUE, BY BUSINESS SEGMENT,
2012 – 2013 (USD MN) 49
TABLE 36 PRODUCTS AND SERVICE OFFERINGS 50
TABLE 37 CARGILL: PRODUCTS & ITS APPLICATION 51
TABLE 38 EXPANDED POLYMER: PRODUCTS & ITS APPLICATIONS 53
TABLE 39 MANALI PETROCHEMICALS: PRODUCTS & ITS APPLICATIONS 55
TABLE 40 ROYAL DUTCH SHELL: PRODUCTS & ITS APPLICATIONS 57
TABLE 41 DOW CHEMICAL: PRODUCTS & ITS APPLICATION 60
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“LIST OF FIGURES
FIGURE 1 ASIA-PACIFIC POLYETHER POLYOLS MARKET: SEGMENTATION & COVERAGE 10
FIGURE 2 POLYETHER POLYOLS MARKET: INTEGRATED ECOSYSTEM 12
FIGURE 3 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 13
FIGURE 4 BOTTOM-UP APPROACH 15
FIGURE 5 DEMAND SIDE APPROACH 16
FIGURE 6 ASIA-PACIFIC POLYETHER POLYOLS MARKET SNAPSHOT 19
FIGURE 7 POLYETHER POLYOLS MARKET: GROWTH ASPECTS 21
FIGURE 8 ASIA-PACIFIC POLYETHER POLYOLS MARKET, BY APPLICATION, 2014 VS 2020 24
FIGURE 9 POLYETHER POLYOLS: APPLICATION MARKET SCENARIO 28
FIGURE 10 APAC POLYETHER POLYOLS MARKET, BY APPLICATION, 2014 & 2020 (USD MN) 29
FIGURE 11 APAC POLYETHER POLYOLS MARKET, BY APPLICATION, 2014 & 2020 (KT) 30
FIGURE 12 APAC POLYETHER POLYOLS IN FLEXIBLE FOAMS, BY GEOGRAPHY,
2012 – 2020 (USD MN) 31
FIGURE 13 APAC POLYETHER POLYOLS MARKET IN RIGID FOAMS, BY GEOGRAPHY,
2012 – 2020 (USD MN) 33
FIGURE 14 APAC POLYETHER POLYOLS MARKET IN OTHERS (ADHESIVES, SEALANTS & ELASTOMERS), BY GEOGRAPHY, 2012 – 2020 (USD MN) & (KT) 35
FIGURE 15 ASIA-PACIFIC POLYETHER POLYOLS MARKET OVERVIEW, 2014 & 2020 (%) 38
FIGURE 16 CHINA POLYETHER POLYOLS MARKET, BY APPLICATION, 2012-2020 (USD MN) 40
FIGURE 17 JAPAN POLYETHER POLYOLS MARKET, BY APPLICATION, 2012-2020 (USDMN) 42
FIGURE 18 INDIA POLYETHER POLYOLS MARKET, BY APPLICATION, 2012-2020 (USDMN) 43
FIGURE 19 SOUTH KOREA POLYETHER POLYOLS MARKET, BY APPLICATION, 2012-2020 (USD MN) 44
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