“Automotive foams have found wide acceptance in various industries including passenger cars, heavy commercial vehicles, and light commercial vehicles because of their superior light weight nature, acoustic and environmental resistance characteristics. On the basis of application areas, the market of automotive foams can be broadly segmented into seatings, instrument panels, headliners, door panels & water shields, seals, gaskets & NVH, bumper system and others. Though seating is the major application of automotive foams, instrument panel application is an emerging market, which is driving the demand for the automotive foams at a high pace.
The Asia-Pacific region is the biggest market of automotive foams, accounting for 37.88% of the total global automotive foams material consumption by value in 2013. There is a lot of scope in the Asia-Pacific market due to increasing manufacturing base in the region. Building & construction, and transportation industry of Asia-Pacific is increasing at a sharp pace, increasing the demand for automotive foams in the regions. Large passenger car production coupled with high growth of heavy commercial vehicles, and increasing demand of automotive foams in other potential applications make Asia-Pacific an attractive venue for expansion.
Currently, the penetration of automotive foams is largest in seating applications & is increasing in instrument panel applications. The key drivers for increasing demand of automotive foams are lightweight nature and durability, growth in end-user segment, and environmental sustainability needs and energy savings. Rising demand from developing nations is further pushing the market of automotive foams in different potential automotive applications. Merger & acquisitions, technological developments & innovations and expansion are identified as key strategies to expand the automotive foams market.
This study on automotive foams market estimates its global demand and market value for 2013 and projects the expected demand and market value of the same by 2019. As a part of the quantitative analysis, the study segments the global market by types and applications at country level with current market estimation and forecast till 2019. The countries covered in the report are the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Germany, Italy, France, U.K., Japan, China, India, South Korea and Brazil. The segmentation by type includes polyurethane, polyolefin and others; while on the basis of its application, the segmentation includes seating, instrument panels, headliners, door panels & water shields, seals, gaskets & NVH, bumper system and others, also on the basis of end-user industry, the segmentation includes passenger cars, Heavy Commercial Vehicles (HCV), and Light Commercial Vehicles (LCV).
As a part of qualitative analysis, the research provides report with a comprehensive review of key market drivers, restraints, opportunities, winning imperatives, and key issues in the market.
It also includes company profiling and competitive strategies adopted by various market players including Johnson Controls (U.S.), Woodbridge Foam Corporation (Canada), Lear Corporation (U.S.), Bridgestone Corporation (Tokyo), BASF (Germany), Recticel (Belgium), Vitafoams (U.K.), Armacell (Germany), The Dow Chemical Company (U.S.), Rogers (U.S.), and Saint-Gobain (France).
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“TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 INTRODUCTION 15
1.1 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY 15
1.2 MARKET DEFINITION 15
1.3 MARKET SCOPE 15
1.3.1 MARKET COVERED 15
1.3.2 YEARS CONSIDERED IN THE REPORT 16
1.4 CURRENCY & PRICING 16
1.5 PACKAGE SIZE 17
1.6 LIMITATIONS 17
1.7 STAKE HOLDERS 17
2 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 18
2.1 MARKET SIZE ESTIMATION 19
2.2 MARKET BREAKDOWN & DATA TRIANGULATION 21
2.3 MARKET SHARE ESTIMATION 22
2.3.1 KEY DATA FROM SECONDARY SOURCES 22
2.3.2 KEY DATA FROM PRIMARY SOURCES 22
2.3.2.1 Key industry insights 23
2.4 ASSUMPTION 23
3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 24
4 PREMIUM INSIGHTS 28
4.1 AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET IN ASIA-PACIFIC 29
4.2 CHINA DOMINATES THE AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET 30
4.3 AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET: DEVELOPED VS. DEVELOPING NATIONS 31
4.4 LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS, BY REGION 32
5 MARKET OVERVIEW 33
5.1 INTRODUCTION 34
5.2 MARKET DYNAMICS 34
5.2.1 DRIVERS 35
5.2.1.1 Versatility and unique physical properties 35
5.2.1.2 Growth in end-user industries in emerging nations 35
5.2.2 RESTRAINT 36
5.2.2.1 Economic slowdown in Europe 36
5.2.3 OPPORTUNITY 36
5.2.3.1 Renewable feedstock for manufacturing green PU foams 36
5.2.4 CHALLENGE 37
5.2.4.1 Proper disposal & recycling technique 37
5.2.5 BURNING ISSUE 37
5.2.5.1 Environmental issues & fluctuating raw material prices 37
5.3 WINNING IMPERATIVE 38
5.3.1 PRODUCT INNOVATION AND RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT 38
5.4 STRATEGIC BENCHMARKING 38
6 INDUSTRY TRENDS 39
6.1 INTRODUCTION 39
6.2 SUPPLY CHAIN ANALYSIS 39
6.2.1 PU SUPPLY CHAIN 39
6.2.2 PO SUPPLY CHAIN 40
6.3 RAW MATERIAL ANALYSIS 40
6.3.1 PU FOAM 40
6.3.1.1 Methylene Diphenyl Diisocyanate (MDI) 41
6.3.1.2 Toluene Diisocyanate (TDI) 41
6.3.1.3 Polyol 41
6.3.2 PO FOAM 42
6.3.2.1 Ethane 42
6.3.2.2 Propane 42
6.3.2.3 Naphtha & Gas Oil 42
6.4 BIO-FOAMS (PU/PP) 42
6.5 PORTERโS FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS 43
6.5.1 BARGAINING POWER OF SUPPLIERS 43
6.5.2 BARGAINING POWER OF BUYERS 44
6.5.3 THREAT OF SUBSTITUTES 44
6.5.4 THREAT OF NEW ENTRANTS 44
6.5.5 DEGREE OF COMPETITION 44
6.6 REGULATIONS & POLICY FRAMEWORK 45
7 AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET, BY TYPE 46
7.1 INTRODUCTION 47
7.2 POLYURETHANE (PU) FOAM 49
7.3 POLYOLEFIN (PO) FOAM 51
7.4 OTHER FOAMS 53
8 AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET, BY APPLICATION 54
8.1 INTRODUCTION 55
8.1.1 INTERIOR APPLICATION 56
8.1.1.1 SEATING 57
8.1.1.2 INSTRUMENT PANELS 59
8.1.1.3 HEADLINERS 61
8.1.1.4 DOOR PANELS & WATERSHIELDS 63
8.1.1.5 SEALS, GASKETS & NVH 65
8.1.1.6 OTHERS 67
8.1.2 EXTERIOR APPLICATION 68
8.1.2.1 BUMPER SYSTEM 68
8.1.2.2 OTHERS 70
9 AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET, BY END-USER INDUSTRY 71
9.1 INTRODUCTION 72
9.1.1.1 PASSENGER CARS 73
9.1.1.2 HCVs 76
9.1.1.3 LCVs 78
10 AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET, BY REGION 81
10.1 INTRODUCTION 82
10.2 NORTH AMERICA 83
10.2.1 U.S. 86
10.2.2 CANADA 86
10.2.3 MEXICO 88
10.3 EUROPE 88
10.3.1 ITALY 91
10.3.2 GERMANY 91
10.3.3 FRANCE 92
10.3.4 U.K. 93
10.3.5 OTHERS 94
10.4 ASIA-PACIFIC 95
10.4.1 CHINA 98
10.4.2 JAPAN 99
10.4.3 INDIA 101
10.4.4 SOUTH KOREA 102
10.4.5 OTHERS 103
10.5 ROW 103
10.5.1 BRAZIL 105
10.5.2 OTHERS 106
11 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE 107
11.1 OVERVIEW 107
11.2 COMPETITIVE SITUATION & TRENDS 108
11.3 NEW PRODUCT LAUNCH: MOST POPULAR GROWTH STRATEGY BETWEEN 2011 & 2014 109
11.3.1 EXPANSIONS 110
11.3.2 AGREEMENTS & COLLABORATIONS 111
11.3.3 NEW PRODUCT LAUNCHES & DEVELOPMENTS 111
11.3.4 MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS 113
12 COMPANY PROFILES 114
12.1 INTRODUCTION 114
(Overview, Financials, Products & Services, Strategy, and Developments)*
12.2 ARMACELL 115
12.3 BASF SE 117
12.4 JOHNSON CONTROLS 119
12.5 WOODBRIDGE FOAM CORPORATION 121
12.6 THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY 124
12.7 LEAR CORPORATION 127
12.8 BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION 129
12.9 RECTICEL 131
12.10 VITAFOAM 133
12.11 SAINT-GOBAIN 135
12.12 ROGERS CORPORATION 138
*Details on overview, financials, product & services, strategy, and developments might not be captured in case of unlisted companies.
13 APPENDIX 140
13.1 DISCUSSION GUIDE 140
13.2 INTRODUCING RT: REAL TIME MARKET INTELLIGENCE 144
13.3 AVAILABLE CUSTOMIZATIONS 144
13.4 RELATED REPORTS 145
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“LIST OF TABLES
TABLE 1 AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2012โ2019 ($MILLION) 25
TABLE 2 IMPACT OF GLOBAL AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET DRIVERS (2014โ2019) 35
TABLE 3 IMPACT OF AUTOMOTIVE FOAM MARKET RESTRAINT (2014โ2019) 36
TABLE 4 IMPACT OF GLOBAL AUTOMOTIVE FOAM MARKET OPPORTUNITY (2014โ2019) 36
TABLE 5 IMPACT OF GLOBAL AUTOMOTIVE FOAM MARKET CHALLENGE (2014โ2019) 37
TABLE 6 AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2012โ2019 ($MILLION) 48
TABLE 7 AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2012โ2019 (KT) 48
TABLE 8 PU MARKET SIZE (VOLUME & VALUE), 2012โ2019 49
TABLE 9 PU MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2012โ2019 ($MILLION) 50
TABLE 10 PU MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2012โ2019 (KILOTONS) 51
TABLE 11 PO MARKET SIZE (VOLUME & VALUE), 2012โ2019 51
TABLE 12 PO MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2012โ2019 ($MILLION) 52
TABLE 13 PO MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2012โ2019 (KILOTONS) 53
TABLE 14 OTHERS MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2012โ2019 (KILOTONS) 53
TABLE 15 AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2012โ2019 (KILOTONS) 55
TABLE 16 AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2012โ2019 ($MILLION) 55
TABLE 17 AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY INTERIOR APPLICATION,
2012โ2019 ($MILLION) 56
TABLE 18 AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY INTERIOR APPLICATION,
2012โ2019 (KILOTONS) 57
TABLE 19 AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET SIZE IN SEATING (VOLUME & VALUE), 2012โ2019 57
TABLE 20 AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET SIZE IN SEATING, BY REGION,
012โ2019 ($MILLION) 58
TABLE 21 AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET SIZE IN SEATING, BY REGION,
2012โ2019 (KILOTONS) 59
TABLE 22 AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET SIZE IN INSTRUMENT PANELS (VOLUME & VALUE), 2012โ2019 59
TABLE 23 AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET SIZE IN INSTRUMENT PANELS, BY REGION,
2012โ2019 ($MILLION) 60
TABLE 24 AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET SIZE IN INSTRUMENT PANELS, BY REGION,
2012โ2019 (KILOTONS) 61
TABLE 25 AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET SIZE IN HEADLINERS (VOLUME & VALUE),
2012โ2019 61
TABLE 26 AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET SIZE IN HEADLINERS, BY REGION,
2012โ2019 ($MILLION) 62
TABLE 27 AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET SIZE IN HEADLINERS, BY REGION,
2012โ2019 (KILOTONS) 63
TABLE 28 AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET SIZE IN DOOR PANELS & WATER SHIELDS (VOLUME & VALUE), 2012โ2019 63
TABLE 29 AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET SIZE IN DOOR PANELS & WATER SHIELDS,
BY REGION, 2012โ2019 ($MILLION) 64
TABLE 30 AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET SIZE IN DOOR PANELS & WATER SHIELDS,
BY REGION, 2012โ2019 (KILOTONS) 65
TABLE 31 AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET SIZE IN SEALS, GASKETS & NVH (VOLUME & VALUE), 2012โ2019 65
TABLE 32 AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET SIZE IN SEALS, GASKETS & NVH, BY REGION, 2012โ2019 ($MILLION) 66
TABLE 33 AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET SIZE IN SEALS, GASKETS & NVH, BY REGION, 2012โ2019 (KILOTONS) 67
TABLE 34 INTERIOR AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET SIZE IN OTHERS, BY REGION,
2012โ2019 (KILOTONS) 67
TABLE 35 AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY EXTERIOR APPLICATION,
2012โ2019 ($MILLION) 68
TABLE 36 AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2012โ2019 (KILOTONS) 68
TABLE 37 AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET SIZE IN BUMPER SYSTEM (VOLUME & VALUE), 2012โ2019 68
TABLE 38 AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET SIZE IN BUMPER SYSTEM, BY REGION,
2012โ2019 ($MILLION) 69
TABLE 39 AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET SIZE IN BUMPER SYSTEM, BY REGION,
2012โ2019 (KILOTONS) 70
TABLE 40 AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET SIZE IN OTHERS, BY REGION,
2012โ2019 (KILOTONS) 70
TABLE 41 AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USER INDUSTRY,
2012โ2019 ($MILLION) 72
TABLE 42 AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USER INDUSTRY,
2012โ2019 (KILOTONS) 73
TABLE 43 AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET SIZE IN PASSENGER CARS (VOLUME & VALUE), 2012โ2019 73
TABLE 44 AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET SIZE IN PASSENGER CARS, BY REGION,
2012โ2019 ($MILLION) 75
TABLE 45 PASSENGER CARS: AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY REGION,
2012โ2019 (KILOTONS) 75
TABLE 46 AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET SIZE IN HCVS (VOLUME & VALUE), 2012โ2019 76
TABLE 47 AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET SIZE IN HCVS, BY REGION, 2012โ2019 ($MILLION) 77
TABLE 48 AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET SIZE IN HCVS, BY REGION, 2012โ2019 ($MILLION) 77
TABLE 49 AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET SIZE IN LCVS (VOLUME & VALUE), 2012โ2019 78
TABLE 50 AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET SIZE IN LCVS, BY REGION, 2012โ2019 ($MILLION) 79
TABLE 51 AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET SIZE IN LCVS, BY REGION, 2012โ2019 (KILOTONS) 80
TABLE 52 AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2012โ2019 ($MILLION) 83
TABLE 53 AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2012โ2019 (KILOTONS) 83
TABLE 54 NORTH AMERICA: AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY,
2012โ2019 ($MILLION) 84
TABLE 55 NORTH AMERICA: AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY,
2012โ2019 (KILOTONS) 85
TABLE 56 NORTH AMERICA: AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USER INDUSTRY, 2012โ2019 ($MILLION) 85
TABLE 57 NORTH AMERICA: AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USER INDUSTRY, 2012โ2019 (KILOTONS) 85
TABLE 58 U.S.: AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USER INDUSTRY,
2012โ2019 ($MILLION) 86
TABLE 59 U.S.: AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USER INDUSTRY,
2012โ2019 (KILOTONS) 86
TABLE 60 CANADA: AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USER INDUSTRY,
2012โ2019 ($MILLION) 87
TABLE 61 CANADA: AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USER INDUSTRY,
2012โ2019 (KILOTONS) 87
TABLE 62 MEXICO: AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USER INDUSTRY,
2012โ2019 ($MILLION) 88
TABLE 63 MEXICO: AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USER INDUSTRY,
2012โ2019 (KILOTONS) 88
TABLE 64 EUROPE: AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY,
2012โ2019 ($MILLION) 89
TABLE 65 EUROPE: AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY,
2012โ2019 (KILOTONS) 90
TABLE 66 EUROPE: AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USER INDUSTRY,
2012โ2019 ($MILLION) 90
TABLE 67 EUROPE: AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USER INDUSTRY,
2012โ2019 (KILOTONS) 90
TABLE 68 ITALY: AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USER INDUSTRY,
2012โ2019 ($MILLION) 91
TABLE 69 ITALY: AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USER INDUSTRY,
2012โ2019 (KILOTONS) 91
TABLE 70 GERMANY: AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USER INDUSTRY,
2012โ2019 ($MILLION) 92
TABLE 71 GERMANY: AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USER INDUSTRY,
2012โ2019 (KILOTONS) 92
TABLE 72 FRANCE: AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USER INDUSTRY,
2012โ2019 ($MILLION) 93
TABLE 73 FRANCE: AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USER INDUSTRY,
2012โ2019 (KILOTONS) 93
TABLE 74 U.K.: AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USER INDUSTRY,
2012โ2019 ($MILLION) 94
TABLE 75 U.K.: AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USER INDUSTRY,
2012โ2019 (KILOTONS) 94
TABLE 76 OTHERS: AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USER INDUSTRY,
2012โ2019 (KILOTONS) 94
TABLE 77 ASIA-PACIFIC: AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY,
2012โ2019 ($MILLION) 96
TABLE 78 ASIA-PACIFIC: AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY,
2012โ2019 (KILOTONS) 96
TABLE 79 ASIA-PACIFIC: AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USER INDUSTRY, 2012โ2019 ($MILLION) 98
TABLE 80 ASIA-PACIFIC: AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USER INDUSTRY, 2012โ2019 (KILOTONS) 98
TABLE 81 CHINA: AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USER INDUSTRY,
2012โ2019 ($MILLION) 99
TABLE 82 CHINA: AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USER INDUSTRY,
2012โ2019 (KILOTONS) 99
TABLE 83 JAPAN: AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USER INDUSTRY,
2012โ2019 ($MILLION) 100
TABLE 84 JAPAN: AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USER INDUSTRY,
2012โ2019 (KILOTONS) 100
TABLE 85 INDIA: AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USER INDUSTRY,
2012โ2019 ($MILLION) 101
TABLE 86 INDIA: AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USER INDUSTRY,
2012โ2019 (KILOTONS) 101
TABLE 87 SOUTH KOREA: AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USER INDUSTRY, 2012โ2019 ($MILLION) 102
TABLE 88 SOUTH KOREA: AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USER INDUSTRY, 2012โ2019 (KILOTONS) 102
TABLE 89 OTHERS: AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USER INDUSTRY,
2012โ2019 (KILOTONS) 103
TABLE 90 ROW: AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2012โ2019 ($MILLION) 103
TABLE 91 ROW: AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2012โ2019 (KILOTONS) 104
TABLE 92 ROW: AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USER INDUSTRY, 2012โ2019 ($MILLION) 104
TABLE 93 ROW: AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USER INDUSTRY,
2012โ2019 (KILOTONS) 104
TABLE 94 BRAZIL: AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USER INDUSTRY,
2012โ2019 ($MILLION) 105
TABLE 95 BRAZIL: AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USER INDUSTRY,
2012โ2019 (KILOTONS) 105
TABLE 96 BRAZIL: AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USER INDUSTRY,
2012โ2019 (KILOTONS) 106
TABLE 97 EXPANSIONS, 2011โ2014 110
TABLE 98 AGREEMENTS & COLLABORATIONS, 2011โ2014 111
TABLE 99 NEW PRODUCT LAUNCHES, 2011โ2014 111
TABLE 100 MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS, 2011โ2014 113
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“LIST OF FIGURES
FIGURE 1 AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET: RESEARCH DESIGN 18
FIGURE 2 MARKET SIZE ESTIMATION: BOTTOM-UP APPROACH 19
FIGURE 3 MARKET SIZE ESTIMATION: TOP-DOWN APPROACH 20
FIGURE 4 BREAKDOWN OF PRIMARY INTERVIEWS, BY COMPANY TYPE, DESIGNATION & REGION 21
FIGURE 5 MARKET CRACKDOWN & DATA TRIANGULATION 21
FIGURE 6 POLYURETHANE TO REMAIN THE LARGEST SEGMENT OF THE AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET, 2014-2019 24
FIGURE 7 ASIA-PACIFIC TO DOMINATE THE AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET, 2014-2019 25
FIGURE 8 AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET, BY END-USER INDUSTRY, 2013 26
FIGURE 9 ASIA-PACIFIC IS THE FASTEST-GROWING AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET 26
FIGURE 10 OPPORTUNITIES IN AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET (2014โ2019) 28
FIGURE 11 SEATING SEGMENT TO GROW AT THE FASTEST RATE AMONG ALL APPLICATIONS OF AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS 28
FIGURE 12 PASSENGER CAR SEGMENT ACCOUNTS FOR THE LARGEST SHARE IN ASIA-PACIFIC IN 2013 29
FIGURE 13 ASIA-PACIFIC REGISTERED THE LARGEST SHARE IN THE AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET IN 2013 30
FIGURE 14 DEVELOPING MARKETS TO GROW FASTER THAN THE DEVELOPED ONES 31
FIGURE 15 ASIA-PACIFIC MARKET IS EXPECTED TO GROW IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS
(2014โ2019) 32
FIGURE 16 GROWTH OF END-USER INDUSTRY IN EMERGING NATIONS TO DRIVE THE AUTOMOTIVE FOAM MARKET 34
FIGURE 17 OVERVIEW OF AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS SUPPLY CHAIN 39
FIGURE 18 OVERVIEW OF PU FOAM SUPPLY CHAIN 40
FIGURE 19 OVERVIEW OF PO FOAM SUPPLY CHAIN 40
FIGURE 20 PROCESS FLOW ANALYSIS OF PU FOAM 41
FIGURE 21 PORTERโS FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS 43
FIGURE 22 AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET SHARE (VOLUME), BY TYPE, 2013 VS. 2019 47
FIGURE 23 MOST OF AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET IS DOMINATED BY PU FOAM IN TERMS OF VALUE 48
FIGURE 24 PU MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2014โ2019 ($MILLION) 50
FIGURE 25 PO MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2014โ2019 ($MILLION) 52
FIGURE 26 AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013(KILOTONS) 55
FIGURE 27 MORE THAN HALF OF THE INTERIOR AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET IS DOMINATED BY SEATING APPLICATION 56
FIGURE 28 AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET SIZE IN SEATING, BY REGION,
2014โ2019 ($MILLION) 58
FIGURE 29 AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET SIZE IN INSTRUMENT PANELS, BY REGION,
2014โ2019 ($MILLION) 60
FIGURE 30 AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET SIZE IN HEADLINERS, 2014โ2019 ($MILLION) 62
FIGURE 31 AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET SIZE IN DOOR PANELS & WATER SHIELDS,
2014โ2019 ($MILLION) 64
FIGURE 32 AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET SIZE IN SEALS, GASKETS & NVH,
2014โ2019 ($MILLION) 66
FIGURE 33 AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET SIZE IN BUMPER SYSTEM, 2014โ2019 ($MILLION) 69
FIGURE 34 MORE THAN HALF OF THE INTERIOR AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET IS DOMINATED BY PASSENGER CARS END-USER INDUSTRY 72
FIGURE 35 AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET SIZE IN PASSENGER CARS, BY REGION,
2014โ2019 ($MILLION) 74
FIGURE 36 CHINA DOMINATED THE PASSENGER CARS AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET
IN 2013 (KILOTONS) 74
FIGURE 37 AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET SIZE IN HCVS, BY REGION, 2014โ2019 ($MILLION) 76
FIGURE 38 CHINA DOMINATED THE HCVS AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET IN 2013 (KILOTONS) 77
FIGURE 39 AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET SIZE IN LCVS, 2014โ2019 ($MILLION) 78
FIGURE 40 U.S. DOMINATED AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET IN LCVS 2013 (KILOTONS) 79
FIGURE 41 REGIONAL SNAPSHOT (2013)โRAPIDLY GROWING MARKETS ARE EMERGING AS NEW STRATEGIC LOCATIONS 82
FIGURE 42 INDIA & JAPANโATTRACTIVE DESTINATIONS FOR KEY END-USER INDUSTRIES 82
FIGURE 43 U.S. IS THE KEY MARKET FOR TOP 3 APPLICATIONS OF AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS IN NORTH AMERICA (2013) 84
FIGURE 44 GERMANY: MAJOR MARKET FOR TOP 3 APPLICATIONS OF AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS IN EUROPE, 2013 89
FIGURE 45 CHINA: KEY MARKET FOR TOP 3 APPLICATIONS OF AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS IN ASIA-PACIFIC, 2013 95
FIGURE 46 AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET IN THE CHINA: 2014 VS. 2019 97
FIGURE 47 AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET IN CHINA CONTINUES TO LEAD IN THE FORECAST PERIOD 97
FIGURE 48 COMPANIES ADOPTED PARTNERSHIPS, AGREEMENTS, COLLABORATIONS & EXPANSIONS AS THE KEY GROWTH STRATEGIES OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS (2012-2015) 107
FIGURE 49 LEAR CORPORATION GREW AT THE FASTEST RATE BETWEEN 2011 AND 2013 108
FIGURE 50 MARKET EVOLUTION FRAMEWORK 2012-2015 108
FIGURE 51 MAXIMUM DEVELOPMENTS IN AUTOMOTIVE FOAMS MARKET IN 2014 109
FIGURE 52 REGIONAL REVENUE MIX OF MARKET PLAYERS 114
FIGURE 53 ARMACELL: SWOT ANALYSIS 115
FIGURE 54 BASF SE CORPORATION: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 117
FIGURE 55 SWOT ANALYSIS 118
FIGURE 56 JOHNSON CONTROLS: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 119
FIGURE 57 SWOT ANALYSIS 120
FIGURE 58 SWOT ANALYSIS 123
FIGURE 59 THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 124
FIGURE 60 SWOT ANALYSIS 126
FIGURE 61 LEAR CORPORATION: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 127
FIGURE 62 LEAR CORPORATION: SWOT ANALYSIS 128
FIGURE 63 BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 129
FIGURE 64 RECTICEL: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 131
FIGURE 65 RECTICEL: SWOT ANALYSIS 132
FIGURE 66 SWOT ANALYSIS 134
FIGURE 67 SAINT-GOBAIN: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 135
FIGURE 68 SWOT ANALYSIS 137
FIGURE 69 ROGERS CORPORATION: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 138
FIGURE 70 SWOT ANALYSIS 139
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