Glass Fiber Market & Specialty Synthetic Fibers Market by Type (Para & Meta Aramids, UHMW Polyethylene, Carbon Fiber, POA, Glass Fiber, and others), Application (Aerospace & Defense, Automotive, Wind Energy, Safety applications, and Friction Materials), and Region – Trends & Forecast to 2020

“The global glass fiber market & specialty synthetic fibers market is projected to reach about $14,240.53 million by 2020, with the large share accounted by North America and Europe together. The global glass fiber & specialty synthetic fiber market by value is projected to witness a CAGR of about 6.46% between 2015 and 2020. The high growth is estimated to be in the North America and Europe due to rising advancements in the end-industries such as protective clothing, reinforcement materials, and ballistic protection in the region. Europe is projected to account for the second-highest growth during the same period.
The increase in demand for lightweight and fuel efficient materials or advanced composite materials, rising need for safety and security, and growing demand from the transportation industry is projected to increase the need for specialty synthetic fibers gradually. Protective equipment, safety applications, ballistic protection, and automotive industry have the largest application of specialty synthetic fibers and glass fibers. The commercial, marine, medical, sporting goods, wind energy, pressure vessel, and reinforcement materials industries are the other significant applications for glass fiber and specialty synthetic fiber market. Aramids, UHME polyethylene, and POA are the major types of specialty synthetic fibers.
Glass fiber is made from extremely fine fibers of glass. It is a lightweight, extremely strong, and robust material. Although strength properties are somewhat lower than carbon fiber and it is less stiff, the material is typically far less brittle, and the raw materials are much less expensive. Its bulk strength and weight properties are also very favorable when compared to metals, and it can be easily formed using molding processes. Carbon fibers are very thin strands of carbon; however, are super strong material that is extremely lightweight. Aramids are synthetic fibers made from polymer aromatic polyamide are mainly of two types, para aramid and meta aramid. North America is the major region in terms of production and consumption of aramids. The market for aramids is projected to register a significant growth in emerging economies of Asia-Pacific mainly due to growing industrialization and infrastructure development.
The glass fiber & specialty synthetic fiber market is anticipated to register a high growth rate in the coming years. The market is innovation driven and investments are expected for new specialty synthetic fiber properties and completely new products. There are large numbers of different sized players in the market; however, it is dominated by few big companies.
Currently, the specialty synthetic fiber market is mainly concentrated in the North American and European regions while RoW, especially Latin America is expected to witness a high growth rate in future years.
AGY Holding Corp. (U.S.), 3B Fiberglass (Belgium), Cytec Industries Inc. (U.S.) is the important active players in the glass fiber and specialty synthetic fiber market. These companies registered the highest strategy adoptions amongst other players in the global glass fiber market and specialty synthetic fibers market between 2012 and 2015.
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“TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 INTRODUCTION 21
1.1 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY 21
1.2 MARKET DEFINITION 21
1.3 STUDY SCOPE 22
1.3.1 MARKETS COVERED 22
1.3.2 YEARS CONSIDERED FOR THE REPORT 22
1.4 CURRENCY 23
1.5 LIMITATIONS 23
1.6 STAKEHOLDERS 23
2 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 24
2.1 RESEARCH DATA 24
2.1.1 SECONDARY DATA 25
2.1.1.1 Key data from secondary sources 26
2.1.2 PRIMARY DATA 26
2.1.2.1 Key data from primary sources 27
2.1.2.2 Breakdown of Primaries 27
2.2 MARKET SIZE ESTIMATION 28
2.2.1.1 Bottom-up Approach 28
2.2.1.2 Top-down Approach 29
2.3 MARKET BREAKDOWN & DATA TRIANGULATION 29
2.4 RESEARCH ASSUMPTIONS AND LIMITATIONS 31
2.4.1 ASSUMPTIONS 31
2.4.2 LIMITATIONS 32
3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 33
4 PREMIUM INSIGHTS 36
4.1 SPECIALTY SYNTHETIC FIBERS MARKET EXPECTED TO REGISTER HIGH DEMAND BY 2020 36
4.2 BALLISTIC PROTECTION TO REGISTER FASTEST GROWTH ACROSS ALL THE APPLICATIONS (2015-2020) 37
4.3 AEROSPACE & DEFENSE PROJECTED TO BE THE FASTEST GROWING APPLICATION AFTER WIND ENERGY IN GLASS FIBER MARKET (2015-2020) 38
4.4 PARA-ARAMID FIBER MARKET EXPECTED TO REGISTER HIGH MARKET IN GERMANY AFTER THE U.S.(2015-2020) 39
4.5 ASIA-PACIFIC COUNTRIES ARE EXPECTED TO DRIVE THE MARKET FOR PARTIALLY OXIDIZED PAN (2015-2020) 40
4.6 META-ARAMID FIBERS HAVE HIGHEST APPLICATION IN SAFETY APPLICATION ACROSS ALL REGIONS (2015) 41
4.7 ASIA-PACIFIC COUNTRIES ARE EXPECTED TO REGISTER GROWTH IN THE SPECIALTY SYNTHETIC FIBERS MARKET (2015-2020) 42
4.8 REST OF EUROPE EXPECTED TO REGSITER HIGH CAGR IN THE META-ARAMID MARKET(2015-2020) 43
5 MARKET OVERVIEW 44
5.1 INTRODUCTION 45
5.1.1 SPECIALTY SYNTHETIC FIBERS 46
5.2 MARKET SEGMENTATION 47
5.2.1 BY TYPE 47
5.2.2 BY APPLICATION 47
5.2.3 BY REGION 48
5.3 MARKET DYNAMICS 48
5.3.1 DRIVERS 49
5.3.1.1 Increasing demand for lightweight and fuel efficient materials or advanced composite materials from the end-user industry 49
5.3.1.2 Increasing usage of advanced materials in renewable energy market 50
5.3.1.3 Emerging demand from the transportation industry 50
5.3.1.3.1 Automotive Industry 50
5.3.1.3.2 Aerospace Industry 50
5.3.1.3.3 Marine Industry 51
5.3.1.4 Increasing demand for optical fiber cables and electronics 51
5.3.2 RESTRAINTS 52
5.3.2.1 High operating costs 52
5.3.2.2 Lack of required R&D investments 52
5.3.3 OPPORTUNITIES 52
5.3.3.1 Increasing scope in the automotive industry 52
5.3.3.2 Increasing penetration in new application market 53
5.3.4 CHALLENGES 53
5.3.4.1 Cost reduction through new production process and economy of scale 53
5.3.4.2 High-cost of production of carbon fiber limiting its usage to premium products 54
6 INDUSTRY TRENDS 55
6.1 INTRODUCTION 55
6.2 VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS 55
6.3 PORTER’S FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS 57
6.3.1 BARGAINING POWER OF SUPPLIERS 57
6.3.2 BARGAINING POWER OF BUYERS 58
6.3.3 THREAT OF SUBSTITUTES 58
6.3.4 THREAT OF NEW ENTRANTS 58
6.3.5 INTENSITY OF RIVALRY 59
7 SPECIALTY SYNTHETIC FIBERS & GLASS FIBER MARKET, BY TYPE 60
7.1 INTRODUCTION 61
7.2 GLOBAL ARAMID MARKET 63
7.2.1 META-ARAMID & PARA-ARAMID 63
7.3 PARA-ARAMID 64
7.4 META-ARAMID 66
7.5 UHMWPE 68
7.6 PARTIALLY OXIDIZED PAN (POA) 69
7.7 CARBON FIBER 71
7.8 GLASS FIBER 72
8 SPECIALTY SYNTHETIC FIBER & GLASS FIBER MARKET, BY APPLICATION 74
8.1 INTRODUCTION 75
8.2 GLOBAL PARA-ARAMID MARKET, BY APPLICATION 75
8.3 PARA-ARAMID: SAFETY APPLICATION 77
8.4 PARA-ARAMID: FRICTION MATERIALS 78
8.5 PARA-ARAMID: OPTICAL FIBERS 79
8.6 PARA-ARAMID: TIRE REINFORCEMENT 80
8.7 PARA-ARAMID: RUBBER REINFORCEMENT 81
8.8 PARA-ARAMID: OTHERS 82
8.9 META-ARAMID MARKET, BY APPLICATION 83
8.10 META-ARAMID: SAFETY APPLICATION 84
8.11 META-ARAMID: FILTRATION BAGS 85
8.12 META-ARAMID: OTHERS 86
8.13 UHMWPE MARKET, BY APPLICATION 87
8.14 UHMWPE: BALLISTIC PROTECTION 89
8.15 UHMWPE: COMMERCIAL MARINE 90
8.16 UHMWPE: MEDICAL 91
8.17 UHMWPE: SPORTING GOODS 92
8.18 UHMWPE: INDUSTRIAL/AUTO/CONSTRUCTION/OTHERS 93
8.19 PARTIALLY OXIDIZED POLYACRYLONITRILE (POA) MARKET, BY APPLICATION 94
8.20 POA: BRAKE & FRICTION MATERIAL 95
8.21 POA: FLAME RESISTANT APPLICATION 96
8.22 POA: OTHER APPLICATIONS 97
8.23 GLOBAL CARBON FIBER MARKET, BY APPLICATION 98
8.24 AEROSPACE & DEFENSE 100
8.25 AUTOMOTIVE 101
8.26 PRESSURE VESSELS 102
8.27 WIND ENERGY 103
8.28 SPORTING GOODS 104
8.29 OTHER 105
8.30 GLASS FIBER 106
8.30.1 GLASS FIBER: TRANSPORTATION APPLICATION 107
8.30.2 GLASS FIBER: CONSTRUCTION APPLICATION 108
8.30.3 GLASS FIBER: AEROSPACE & DEFENSE APPLICATION 109
8.30.4 GLASS FIBER: ELECTRONICS APPLICATION 110
8.30.5 GLASS FIBER: WIND ENERGY APPLICATION 111
8.30.6 GLASS FIBER: INDUSTRIAL & OTHERS APPLICATION 112
9 REGIONAL ANALYSIS 114
9.1 INTRODUCTION 115
9.2 NORTH AMERICA 119
9.2.1 U.S. 130
9.2.2 CANADA 134
9.2.3 MEXICO 139
9.3 EUROPE 143
9.3.1 GERMANY 153
9.3.2 FRANCE 157
9.3.3 ITALY 162
9.3.4 REST OF EUROPE 167
9.4 ASIA-PACIFIC 172
9.4.1 CHINA 181
9.4.2 JAPAN 186
9.4.3 INDIA 191
9.4.4 REST OF APAC 196
9.5 ROW 201
10 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE 208
10.1 OVERVIEW 208
10.2 COMPETITIVE SITUATION AND TRENDS 209
10.3 COMPETITIVE SITUATION & TRENDS 210
10.4 NEW PRODUCT LAUNCHES 211
10.5 EXPANSIONS & INVESTMENTS 214
10.6 MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS 217
10.7 PARTNERSHIPS/AGREEMENTS & COLLABORATIONS 219
10.8 OTHERS & SUPPLY CONTRACTS 221

11 COMPANY PROFILES 223
(Overview, Financial*, Products & Services, Strategy, and Developments)
11.1 INTRODUCTION 223
11.2 HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 224
11.3 E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 227
11.4 TORAY INDUSTRIES INC. 230
11.5 ROYAL DSM 233
11.6 TEIJIN LIMITED 236
11.7 MITSUBISHI RAYON CO., LTD 239
11.8 OWENS CORNING 242
11.9 TOYOBO CO. LTD 248
11.10 CYTEC INDUSTRIES INC. 250
11.11 HEXCEL CORPORATION 252
11.12 AGY HOLDING CORP 254
11.13 ZOLTEK COMPANIES INC. 256
11.14 3B FIBERGLASS 258
11.15 JUSHI GROUP CO., LTD 260
11.16 TOHO TENAX 261
*Details might not be captured in case of unlisted companies
12 APPENDIX 263
12.1 KEY EXPERT INSIGHTS 263
12.2 DISCUSSION GUIDE 264
12.3 INTRODUCING RT: REAL TIME MARKET INTELLIGENCE 268
12.4 AVAILABLE CUSTOMIZATIONS 269
12.5 RELATED REPORTS 270

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“LIST OF TABLES

TABLE 1 PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF SPECIALTY SYNTHETIC FIBERS & GLASS FIBER 45
TABLE 2 DEMAND FOR LIGHTWEIGHT & FUEL EFFICIENT ADVANCED COMPOSITE MATERIALS IS THE MAIN REASON FOR THE GROWTH OF THE MARKET 51
TABLE 3 INADEQUATE R&D INVESTMENTS ACT AS THE MAJOR RESTRAINING FACTOR FOR THE SPECIALTY SYNTHETIC FIBERS & GLASS FIBER MARKET 52
TABLE 4 INCREASED USE OF SPECIALTY SYNTHETIC FIBERS IN THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY PROJECTED TO DRIVE THE MARKET 53
TABLE 5 HIGH-COST OF PRODUCTION OF CARBON FIBER POSES A MAJOR CHALLENGE IN THE SPECIALTY SYNTHETIC FIBERS MARKET 54
TABLE 6 SPECIALTY SYNTHETIC FIBERS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 61
TABLE 7 SPECIALTY SYNTHETIC FIBERS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2013–2020 (TON) 62
TABLE 8 PHYSICAL PROPERTIES & VALUE BASED ARAMID FIBERS 63
TABLE 9 PARA-ARAMID MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 64
TABLE 10 PARA-ARAMID MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2013–2020 (TON) 65
TABLE 11 META-ARAMID MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 66
TABLE 12 META-ARAMID MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2013–2020 (TON) 67
TABLE 13 UHMW PE MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 68
TABLE 14 GLOBAL UHMW PE MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2013–2020 (TON) 69
TABLE 15 POA MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 69
TABLE 16 POA MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2013–2020 (TON) 70
TABLE 17 CARBON FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 71
TABLE 18 CARBON FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2013–2020 (TON) 71
TABLE 19 GLASS FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 72
TABLE 20 GLASS FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2013–2020 (TON) 73
TABLE 21 GLOBAL PARA-ARAMID MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 75
TABLE 22 PARA-ARAMID MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (TON) 76
TABLE 23 PARA-ARAMID MARKET SIZE IN SAFETY APPLICATION, BY REGION, 
2013–2020($MILLION) 77
TABLE 24 PARA-ARAMID MARKET SIZE IN SAFETY APPLICATION, BY REGION, 
2013–2020 (TON) 77
TABLE 25 PARA-ARAMID MARKET SIZE IN FRICTION MATERIALS, BY REGION, 
2013–2020($MILLION) 78
TABLE 26 PARA-ARAMID MARKET SIZE IN FRICTION MATERIALS, BY REGION, 
2013–2020 (TON) 78
TABLE 27 PARA-ARAMID MARKET SIZE IN OPTICAL FIBERS, BY REGION, 
2013–2020 ($MILLION) 79
TABLE 28 PARA-ARAMID MARKET SIZE IN OPTICAL FIBERS BY REGION, 2013–2020 (TON) 79
TABLE 29 PARA-ARAMID MARKET SIZE IN TIRE REINFORCEMENT, BY REGION, 
2013–2020 ($MILLION) 80
TABLE 30 PARA-ARAMID MARKET SIZE IN TIRE REINFORCEMENT, BY REGION, 
2013–2020 (TON) 80
TABLE 31 PARA-ARAMID MARKET SIZE IN RUBBER REINFORCEMENT, BY REGION, 
2013–2020($MILLION) 81
TABLE 32 PARA-ARAMID MARKET SIZE IN RUBBER REINFORCEMENT, BY REGION, 
2013–2020 (TON) 81
TABLE 33 PARA-ARAMID MARKET SIZE IN OTHER APPLICATIONS, BY REGION, 
2013–2020 ($MILLION) 82
TABLE 34 PARA-ARAMID MARKET SIZE IN OTHER APPLICATIONS, BY REGION, 
2013–2020 (TON) 82
TABLE 35 META-ARAMID MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 83
TABLE 36 META-ARAMID MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (TON) 83
TABLE 37 META-ARAMID MARKET SIZE IN SAFETY APPLICATION, BY REGION, 
2013–2020 ($MILLION) 84
TABLE 38 META-ARAMID MARKET SIZE IN SAFETY APPLICATION, BY REGION, 
2013–2020 (TON) 85
TABLE 39 META-ARAMID MARKET SIZE IN FILTRATION BAGS, BY REGION, 
2013–2020 ($MILLION) 85
TABLE 40 META-ARAMID MARKET SIZE IN FILTRATION BAGS, BY REGION, 2013–2020 (TON) 86
TABLE 41 META-ARAMID MARKET SIZE IN OTHERS, BY REGION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 86
TABLE 42 META-ARAMID MARKET SIZE IN OTHERS, BY REGION, 2013–2020 (TON) 87
TABLE 43 UHMWPE MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 87
TABLE 44 UHMWPE MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (TON) 88
TABLE 45 UHMWPE MARKET SIZE IN BALLISTIC PROTECTION, BY REGION, 
2013–2020 ($MILLION) 89
TABLE 46 UHMWPE MARKET SIZE IN BALLISTIC PROTECTION, BY REGION, 2013–2020 (TON) 89
TABLE 47 UHMWPE MARKET SIZE IN COMMERCIAL MARINE, BY REGION, 
2013–2020 ($MILLION) 90
TABLE 48 UHMWPE MARKET SIZE IN COMMERCIAL MARINE, BY REGION, 2013–2020 (TON) 90
TABLE 49 UHMWPE MARKET SIZE IN MEDICAL, BY REGION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 91
TABLE 50 UHMWPE MARKET SIZE IN MEDICAL, BY REGION, 2013–2020 (TON) 91
TABLE 51 UHMWPE MARKET SIZE IN SPORTING GOODS, BY REGION, 
2013–2020 ($MILLION) 92
TABLE 52 UHMWPE MARKET SIZE IN SPORTING GOODS, BY REGION, 2013–2020 (TON) 92
TABLE 53 UHMWPE MARKET SIZE IN INDUSTRIAL/AUTO/CONSTRUCTION/OTHERS, 
BY REGION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 93
TABLE 54 UHMWPE MARKET SIZE IN INDUSTRIAL/AUTO/CONSTRUCTION/OTHERS, 
BY REGION, 2013–2020 (TON) 93
TABLE 55 POA MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 94
TABLE 56 POA MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (TON) 94
TABLE 57 POA MARKET SIZE IN BRAKE & FRICTION MATERIAL, BY REGION, 
2013–2020 ($MILLION) 95
TABLE 58 POA MARKET SIZE IN BRAKE & FRICTION, BY REGION, 2013–2020 (TON) 96
TABLE 59 POA MARKET SIZE IN FR APPLICATION, BY REGION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 96
TABLE 60 POA MARKET SIZE IN FR APPLICATION, BY REGION, 2013–2020 (TON) 97
TABLE 61 POA MARKET SIZE IN OTHER APPLICATIONS, BY REGION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 97
TABLE 62 POA MARKET SIZE IN OTHER APPLICATIONS, BY REGION, 2013–2020 (TON) 98
TABLE 63 CARBON FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 98
TABLE 64 CARBON FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (TON) 99
TABLE 65 AEROSPACE & DEFENSE MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 100
TABLE 66 AEROSPACE & DEFENSE MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2013–2020 (TON) 100
TABLE 67 AUTOMOTIVE MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 101
TABLE 68 AUTOMOTIVE MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2013–2020 (TON) 101
TABLE 69 PRESSURE VESSELS MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 102
TABLE 70 PRESSURE VESSELS MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2013–2020 (TON) 102
TABLE 71 WIND ENERGY MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 103
TABLE 72 WIND ENERGY MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2013–2020 (TON) 103
TABLE 73 SPORTING GOODS MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 104
TABLE 74 SPORTING GOODS MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2013–2020 (TON) 104
TABLE 75 OTHER APPLICATION MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 105
TABLE 76 OTHER APPLICATIONS MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2013–2020 (TON) 105
TABLE 77 GLASS FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 106
TABLE 78 GLASS FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (TON) 107
TABLE 79 GLASS FIBER MARKET SIZE IN TRANSPORTATION, BY REGION, 
2013–2020 ($MILLION) 107
TABLE 80 TRANSPORTATION MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2013–2020 (TON) 108
TABLE 81 GLASS FIBER MARKET SZE IN CONSTRUCTION, BY REGION, 
2013–2020 ($MILLION) 108
TABLE 82 GLASS FIBER MARKET SIZE IN CONSTRUCTION, BY REGION, 2013–2020 (TON) 109
TABLE 83 GLASS FIBER MARKET SIZE IN AEROSPACE & DEFENSE, BY REGION, 
2013–2020 ($MILLION) 109
TABLE 84 GLASS FIBER MARKET SIZE IN AEROSPACE & DEFACE, BY REGION, 
2013–2020 (TON) 110
TABLE 85 GLASS FIBER MARKET SIZE IN ELECTRONICS, BY REGION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 110
TABLE 86 ELECTRONICS MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2013–2020 (TON) 111
TABLE 87 GLASS FIBER MARKET SIZE IN WIND ENERGY, BY REGION, 
2013–2020 ($MILLION) 111
TABLE 88 GLASS FIBER MARKET SIZE IN WIND ENERGY, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (TON) 112
TABLE 89 INDUSTRIAL & OTHER MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 112
TABLE 90 INDUSTRIAL & OTHER MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2013–2020 (TON) 113
TABLE 91 PARA-ARAMID MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 115
TABLE 92 PARA-ARAMID MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2013–2020 (TON) 115
TABLE 93 META-ARAMID MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 116
TABLE 94 META-ARAMID MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2013–2020 (TON) 116
TABLE 95 UHMWPE MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 116
TABLE 96 UHMWPE MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2013–2020 (TON) 117
TABLE 97 POA MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 117
TABLE 98 POA MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2013–2020 (TON) 117
TABLE 99 GLASS FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 118
TABLE 100 GLASS FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2013–2020 (TON) 118
TABLE 101 CARBON FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 118
TABLE 102 CARBON FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2013–2020 (TON) 119
TABLE 103 NORTH AMERICA: SPECIALTY SYNTHETIC FIBERS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 
2013–2020 ($MILLION) 121
TABLE 104 NORTH AMERICA: SPECIALTY SYNTHETIC FIBERS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 
2013–2020 (TON) 121
TABLE 105 NORTH AMERICA: PARA-ARAMID MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 
2013–2020 ($MILLION) 122
TABLE 106 NORTH AMERICA: PARA-ARAMID MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 
2013–2020 (TON) 122
TABLE 107 NORTH AMERICA: PARA-ARAMID MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 
2013–2020 ($MILLION) 123
TABLE 108 NORTH AMERICA: PARA-ARAMID MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2013–2020 (TON) 123
TABLE 109 NORTH AMERICA: META-ARAMID MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 
2015-2020 ($MILLION) 123
TABLE 110 NORTH AMERICA: META-ARAMID MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 
2013–2020 (TON) 124
TABLE 111 NORTH AMERICA: META-ARAMID MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 
2013–2020 ($MILLION) 124
TABLE 112 NORTH AMERICA: META-ARAMID MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2013–2020 (TON) 124
TABLE 113 NORTH AMERICA: UHMWPE MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 
2013–2020 ($MILLION) 125
TABLE 114 NORTH AMERICA: UHMWPE MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (TON) 125
TABLE 115 NORTH AMERICA: UHMWPE MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 125
TABLE 116 NORTH AMERICA: UHMWPE MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2013–2020 (TON) 126
TABLE 117 NORTH AMERICA: POA MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 126
TABLE 118 NORTH AMERICA: POA MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (TON) 126
TABLE 119 NORTH AMERICA: POA MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 127
TABLE 120 NORTH AMERICA: POA MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2013–2020 (TON) 127
TABLE 121 NORTH AMERICA: GLASS FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 
2013–2020 ($MILLION) 127
TABLE 122 NORTH AMERICA: GLASS FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (TON) 128
TABLE 123 NORTH AMERICA: GLASS FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 
2013–2020 ($MILLION) 128
TABLE 124 NORTH AMERICA: GLASS FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2013–2020 (TON) 129
TABLE 125 NORTH AMERICA: CARBON FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 
2013–2020 ($MILLION) 129
TABLE 126 NORTH AMERICA: CARBON FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,
 2013–2020 (TON) 130
TABLE 127 U.S.: SPECIALTY SYNTHETIC FIBERS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 
2013–2020 ($MILLION) 130
TABLE 128 U.S.: SPECIALTY SYNTHETIC FIBERS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2013–2020 (TON) 131
TABLE 129 U.S.: PARA-ARAMID MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 131
TABLE 130 U.S.: PARA-ARAMID MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (TON) 131
TABLE 131 U.S.: META-ARAMID MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 132
TABLE 132 U.S.: META-ARAMID MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (TON) 132
TABLE 133 U.S.: UHMWPE MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 132
TABLE 134 U.S.: UHMWPE MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (TON) 133
TABLE 135 U.S.: POA MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 133
TABLE 136 U.S.: POA MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (TON) 133
TABLE 137 U.S.: GLASS FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 134
TABLE 138 U.S.: GLASS FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (TON) 134
TABLE 139 CANADA: SPECIALTY SYNTHETIC FIBERS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 
2013–2020 ($MILLION) 135
TABLE 140 CANADA: SPECIALTY SYNTHETIC FIBERS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 
2013–2020 (TON) 135
TABLE 141 CANADA: PARA-ARAMID MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 135
TABLE 142 CANADA: PARA- ARAMID MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (TON) 136
TABLE 143 CANADA: META- ARAMID MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 136
TABLE 144 CANADA: META- ARAMID MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (TON) 136
TABLE 145 CANADA: UHMWPE MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 137
TABLE 146 CANADA: UHMWPE MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (TON) 137
TABLE 147 CANADA: POA MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 137
TABLE 148 CANADA: POA MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (TON) 138
TABLE 149 CANADA: GLASS FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 138
TABLE 150 CANADA: GLASS FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (TON) 138
TABLE 151 MEXICO: SPECIALTY SYNTHETIC FIBERS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 
2013–2020 ($MILLION) 139
TABLE 152 MEXICO: SPECIALTY SYNTHETIC FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2013–2020 (TON) 139
TABLE 153 MEXICO: PARA- ARAMID MARKT SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 140
TABLE 154 MEXICO: PARA-ARAMID MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (TON) 140
TABLE 155 MEXICO: META -ARAMID MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 140
TABLE 156 MEXICO: META-ARAMID MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (TON) 141
TABLE 157 MEXICO: UHMWPE MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 141
TABLE 158 MEXICO: UHMWPE MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (TON) 141
TABLE 159 MEXICO: POA MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 142
TABLE 160 MEXICO: POA MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (TON) 142
TABLE 161 MEXICO: GLASS FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 142
TABLE 162 MEXICO: GLASS FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (TON) 143
TABLE 163 EUROPE: SPECIALTY SYNTHETIC FIBERS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 
2013–2020 ($MILLION) 144
TABLE 164 EUROPE: SPECIALTY SYNTHETIC FIBERS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 
2013–2020 (TON) 144
TABLE 165 EUROPE: PARA-ARAMID MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 144
TABLE 166 EUROPE: PARA-ARAMID MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (TON) 145
TABLE 167 EUROPE: PARA-ARAMID MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 145
TABLE 168 EUROPE: PARA-ARAMID MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2013–2020 (TON) 146
TABLE 169 EUROPE: META-ARAMID MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 146
TABLE 170 EUROPE: META-ARAMID MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (TON) 146
TABLE 171 EUROPE: META-ARAMID MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 147
TABLE 172 EUROPE: META-ARAMID MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2013–2020 (TON) 147
TABLE 173 EUROPE: UHMWPE MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 147
TABLE 174 EUROPE: UHMWPE MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (TON) 148
TABLE 175 EUROPE: UHMWPE MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 148
TABLE 176 EUROPE: UHMWPE MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2013–2020 (TON) 149
TABLE 177 EUROPE: POA MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 149
TABLE 178 EUROPE: POA MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (TON) 149
TABLE 179 EUROPE: POA MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 150
TABLE 180 EUROPE: POA MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2013–2020 (TON) 150
TABLE 181 EUROPE: GLASS FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 150
TABLE 182 EUROPE: GLASS FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (TON) 151
TABLE 183 EUROPE: GLASS FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 151
TABLE 184 EUROPE: GLASS FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2013–2020 (TON) 152
TABLE 185 EUROPE: CARBON FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 152
TABLE 186 EUROPE: CARBON FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (TON) 152
TABLE 187 GERMANY: SPECIALTY SYNTHETIC FIBERS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 153
TABLE 188 GERMANY: SPECIALTY SYNTHETIC FIBERS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 
2013–2020 (TON) 153
TABLE 189 GERMANY: PARA-ARAMID MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 154
TABLE 190 GERMANY: PARA-ARAMID MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (TON) 154
TABLE 191 GERMANY: META-ARAMID MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 154
TABLE 192 GERMANY: META-ARAMID MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (TON) 155
TABLE 193 GERMANY: UHMWPE MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 155
TABLE 194 GERMANY: UHMWPE MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (TON) 155
TABLE 195 GERMANY: POA MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 156
TABLE 196 GERMANY: POA MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (TON) 156
TABLE 197 GERMANY: GLASS FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 156
TABLE 198 GERMANY: GLASS FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (TON) 157
TABLE 199 FRANCE: SPECIALTY SYNTHETIC FIBERS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 
2013–2020 ($MILLION) 157
TABLE 200 FRANCE: SPECIALTY SYNTHETIC FIBERS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 
2013–2020 (TON) 158
TABLE 201 FRANCE: PARA-ARAMID MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 158
TABLE 202 FRANCE: PARA-ARAMID MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (TON) 158
TABLE 203 FRANCE: META-ARAMID MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 159
TABLE 204 FRANCE: META-ARAMID MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (TON) 159
TABLE 205 FRANCE: UHMWPE MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 159
TABLE 206 FRANCE: UHMWPE MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (TON) 160
TABLE 207 FRANCE: POA MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 160
TABLE 208 FRANCE: POA MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (TON) 160
TABLE 209 FRANCE: GLASS FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 161
TABLE 210 FRANCE: GLASS FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (TON) 161
TABLE 211 ITALY: SPECIALTY SYNTHETIC FIBERS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 
2013–2020 ($MILLION) 162
TABLE 212 ITALY: SPECIALTY SYNTHETIC FIBERS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2013–2020 (TON)S 162
TABLE 213 ITALY: PARA-ARAMID MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 163
TABLE 214 ITALY: PARA-ARAMID MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (TON) 163
TABLE 215 ITALY: META-ARAMID MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 164
TABLE 216 ITALY: META-ARAMID MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (TON) 164
TABLE 217 ITALY: UHMWPE MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 164
TABLE 218 ITALY: UHMWPE MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (TON) 165
TABLE 219 ITALY: POA MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 165
TABLE 220 ITALY: POA MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (TON) 165
TABLE 221 ITALY: GLASS FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 166
TABLE 222 ITALY: GLASS FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (TON) 166
TABLE 223 REST OF EUROPE: SPECIALTY SYNTHETIC FIBERS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 
2013–2020 ($MILLION) 167
TABLE 224 REST OF EUROPE: SPECIALTY SYNTHETIC FIBERS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE,
 2013–2020 (TON) 167
TABLE 225 REST OF EUROPE: PARA ARAMID MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 
2013–2020 ($MILLION) 168
TABLE 226 REST OF EUROPE: PARA ARAMID MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 
2013–2020 (TON) 168
TABLE 227 REST OF EUROPE: META ARAMID MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 
2013–2020 ($MILLION) 169
TABLE 228 REST OF EUROPE: META ARAMID MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 
2013–2020 (TON) 169
TABLE 229 REST OF EUROPE: UHMWPE MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 
2013–2020 ($MILLION) 169
TABLE 230 REST OF EUROPE: UHMWPE MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (TON) 170
TABLE 231 REST OF EUROPE: POA MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 170
TABLE 232 REST OF EUROPE: POA MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (TON) 170
TABLE 233 REST OF EUROPE: GLASS FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 
2013–2020 ($MILLION) 171
TABLE 234 REST OF EUROPE: GLASS FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 
2013–2020 (TON) 171
TABLE 235 ASIA-PACIFIC: SPECIALTY SYNTHETIC FIBERS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 
2013–2020 ($MILLION) 173
TABLE 236 ASIA-PACIFIC: SPECIALTY SYNTHETIC FIBERS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 
2013–2020 (TON) 173
TABLE 237 ASIA-PACIFIC: SPECIALTY SYNTHETIC FIBERS MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 
2013–2020 ($MILLION) 174
TABLE 238 ASIA-PACIFIC: SPECIALTY SYNTHETIC FIBERS MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 
2013–2020 (TON) 174
TABLE 239 ASIA-PACIFIC: GLASS FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 175
TABLE 240 ASIA-PACIFIC: GLASS FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2013–2020 (TON) 175
TABLE 241 ASIA-PACIFIC: PARA-ARAMID MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 176
TABLE 242 ASIA-PACIFIC: PARA-ARAMID MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (TON) 176
TABLE 243 ASIA-PACIFIC: META-ARAMID MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 
2013–2020 ($MILLION) 177
TABLE 244 ASIA-PACIFIC: META-ARAMID MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (TON) 177
TABLE 245 ASIA-PACIFIC: UHMWPE MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 177
TABLE 246 ASIA-PACIFIC: UHMWPE MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (TON) 178
TABLE 247 ASIA-PACIFIC: POA MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 178
TABLE 248 ASIA-PACIFIC: POA MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (TON) 179
TABLE 249 ASIA-PACIFIC: GLASS FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 
2013–2020 ($MILLION) 179
TABLE 250 ASIA-PACIFIC: GLASS FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (TON) 180
TABLE 251 ASIA-PACIFIC: CARBON FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 
2013–2020 ($MILLION) 180
TABLE 252 ASIA-PACIFIC: CARBON FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (TON) 181
TABLE 253 CHINA: SPECIALTY SYNTHETIC FIBERS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 
2013–2020 ($MILLION) 181
TABLE 254 CHINA: SPECIALTY SYNTHETIC FIBERS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2013–2020 (TON) 182
TABLE 255 CHINA: PARA-ARAMID MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 182
TABLE 256 CHINA: PARA-ARAMID MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (TON) 182
TABLE 257 CHINA: META-ARAMID MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 183
TABLE 258 CHINA: META-ARAMID MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (TON) 183
TABLE 259 CHINA: UHMWPE MARKET SIZE BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 183
TABLE 260 CHINA: UHMWPE MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (TON) 184
TABLE 261 CHINA: POA MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 184
TABLE 262 CHINA: POA MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (TON) 184
TABLE 263 CHINA: GLASS FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 185
TABLE 264 CHINA: GLASS FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (TON) 185
TABLE 265 JAPAN: SPECIALTY SYNTHETIC FIBERS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 
2013–2020 ($MILLION) 186
TABLE 266 JAPAN: SPECIALTY SYNTHETIC FIBERS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2013–2020 (TON) 186
TABLE 267 JAPAN: PARA-ARAMID MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 187
TABLE 268 JAPAN: PARA-ARAMID MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (TON) 187
TABLE 269 JAPAN: META-ARAMID MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 188
TABLE 270 JAPAN: META-ARAMID MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (TON) 188
TABLE 271 JAPAN: UHMWPE MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 188
TABLE 272 JAPAN: UHMWPE MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (TON) 189
TABLE 273 JAPAN: POA MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 189
TABLE 274 JAPAN: POA MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (TON) 190
TABLE 275 JAPAN: GLASS FIBERS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 190
TABLE 276 JAPAN: GLASS FIBERS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (TON) 191
TABLE 277 INDIA: SPECIALTY SYNTHETIC FIBERS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 
2013–2020 ($MILLION) 191
TABLE 278 INDIA: SPECIALTY SYNTHETIC FIBERS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2013–2020 (TON) 192
TABLE 279 INDIA: PARA-ARAMID MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 192
TABLE 280 INDIA: PARA-ARAMID MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (TON) 193
TABLE 281 INDIA: META-ARAMID MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 193
TABLE 282 INDIA: META-ARAMID MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (TON) 193
TABLE 283 INDIA: UHMWPE MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 194
TABLE 284 INDIA: UHMWPE MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (TON) 194
TABLE 285 INDIA: POA MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 194
TABLE 286 INDIA: POA MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (TON) 195
TABLE 287 INDIA: GLASS FIBERS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 195
TABLE 288 INDIA: GLASS FIBERS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (TON) 196
TABLE 289 REST OF APAC: SPECIALTY SYNTHETIC FIBERS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 
2013–2020 ($MILLION) 196
TABLE 290 REST OF APAC: SPECIALTY SYNTHETIC FIBERS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 
2013–2020 (TON) 197
TABLE 291 REST OF APAC: PARA-ARAMID MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 
2013–2020 ($MILLION) 197
TABLE 292 REST OF APAC: PARA-ARAMID MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (TON) 198
TABLE 293 REST OF APAC: META-ARAMID MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 
2013–2020 ($MILLION) 198
TABLE 294 REST OF APAC: META-ARAMID MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (TON) 198
TABLE 295 REST OF APAC: UHMWPE MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 199
TABLE 296 REST OF APAC: UHMWPE MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (TON) 199
TABLE 297 REST OF APAC: POA MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 199
TABLE 298 REST OF APAC: POA MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (TON) 200
TABLE 299 REST OF APAC: GLASS FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 
2013–2020 ($MILLION) 200
TABLE 300 REST OF APAC: GLASS FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (TON) 201
TABLE 301 ROW: SPECIALTY SYNTHETIC FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 
2013–2020 ($MILLION) 201
TABLE 302 ROW: SPECIALTY SYNTHETIC FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2013–2020 (TON) 202
TABLE 303 ROW: PARA-ARAMID MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 202
TABLE 304 ROW: PARA-ARAMID MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (TON) 203
TABLE 305 ROW: META-ARAMID MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 203
TABLE 306 ROW: META-ARAMID MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (TON) 203
TABLE 307 ROW: UHMWPE MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 204
TABLE 308 ROW: UHMWPE MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (TON) 204
TABLE 309 ROW: POA MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 204
TABLE 310 ROW: POA MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (TON) 205
TABLE 311 ROW: GLASS FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 205
TABLE 312 ROW: GLASS FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (TON) 206
TABLE 313 ROW: CARBON FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 206
TABLE 314 ROW: CARBON FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (TON) 207
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“LIST OF FIGURES

FIGURE 1 RESEARCH DESIGN 24
FIGURE 2 PARAMETERS & SOURCES CONSIDERED FOR THE REPORT 26
FIGURE 3 PARAMETERS & KEY DATA CONSIDERED FOR THE REPORT 27
FIGURE 4 BOTTOM-UP APPROACH 28
FIGURE 5 TOP-DOWN APPROACH 29
FIGURE 6 DATA TRIANGULATION: PRIMARY & SECONDARY SOURCES 30
FIGURE 7 ASSUMPTIONS OF THE RESEARCH STUDY 31
FIGURE 8 LIMITATIONS OF THE RESEARCH STUDY 32
FIGURE 9 UHMWPE MARKET TO REGISTER THE HIGHEST CAGR ACROSS OTHER SPECIALTY SYNTHETIC FIBERS, 2015—2020 ($MILLION) 33
FIGURE 10 ASIA-PACIFIC TO REGISTER A SIGNIFICANT GROWTH IN THE GLASS FIBER MARKET (2015–2020) 34
FIGURE 11 SPECIALTY SYNTHETIC FIBERS & GLASS FIBER MARKET 2015-2020 ($MILLION) 36
FIGURE 12 BALLISTIC PROTECTION APPLICATION TO REGISTER THE HIGHEST GROWTH, IN TERMS OF VALUE, 2015–2020 37
FIGURE 13 GLASS FIBER IS PROJECTED TO REGISTER HIGH CAGR IN WIND ENERGY APPLICATION, IN TERMS OF VALUE, 2015–2020 38
FIGURE 14 FRICTION MATERIALS HELD THE LARGEST MARKET SIZE BY VALUE IN THE U.S. IN PARA-ARAMID MARKET (2015) 39
FIGURE 15 PARTIALLY OXIDIZED PAN REGISTERED THE HIGHEST MARKET SHARE 
IN CHINA, 2015 40
FIGURE 16 EUROPE DOMINATED THE META-ARAMID FIBER MARKET ACROSS ALL APPLICATIONS (2015) 41
FIGURE 17 ASIA-PACIFIC COUNTRIES ARE AT THE GROWING STAGE OF THE LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS (2015-2020) 42
FIGURE 18 EUROPE DOMINATED THE META-ARAMID FIBER MARKET ACROSS ALL APPLICATIONS (2015) 43
FIGURE 19 MARKET SEGMENTATION OF SPECIALTY SYNTHETIC FIBERS & GLASS FIBERS, 
BY TYPE 47
FIGURE 20 MARKET SEGMENTATION OF SPECIALTY SYNTHETIC FIBERS & GLASS FIBER, BY APPLICATION 47
FIGURE 21 MARKET SEGMENTATION OF GLASS FIBER & SPECIALTY SYNTHETIC FIBERS, BY REGION 48
FIGURE 22 DEMAND FOR LIGHT WEIGHT & FUEL EFFICIENT ADVANCED COMPOSITE MATERIALS ARE THE MAJOR REASONS FOR GROWTH OF THE MARKET 49
FIGURE 23 VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS (2014): CONVERTERS/FABRICATORS/COMPOSERS ADD MAXIMUM VALUE 56
FIGURE 24 PORTER’S FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS (2014): LOW THREAT OF SUBSTITUTES & LOW ENTRY BARRIERS LEADING TO HIGH GROWTH 57
FIGURE 25 SPECIALTY SYNTHETIC FIBERS & GLASS FIBER MARKET, BY TYPE 61
FIGURE 26 PARA-ARAMID IS THE FASTEST-GROWING TYPE IN SPECIALTY SYNTHETIC FIBERS MARKET ( (2015-2020) 62
FIGURE 27 ASIA-PACIFIC IS THE FAST GROWING REGION FOR PARA-ARAMID FIBER 
(2014–2020) 65
FIGURE 28 META-ARAMID IS EXPECTED TO REGISTER HIGH GROWTH IN ASIA-PACIFIC 
(2015–2020) 67
FIGURE 29 NORTH AMERICA FOLLOWED BY EUROPE IS EXPECTED TO LEAD UHMWPE MARKET (2014–2020) 68
FIGURE 30 ASIA-PACIFIC PROJECTED TO REGISTER HIGH CAGR FOR POA (2014–2020) 70
FIGURE 31 DEMAND FOR GLASS FIBERS TO BE HIGHEST IN ASIA-PACIFIC (2015–2020) 73
FIGURE 32 SAFETY APPLICATION & FRICTION MATERIAL IS EXPECTED TO BE THE FASTEST-GROWING APPLICATION (2014–2020) 76
FIGURE 33 SAFETY APPLICATION IS EXPECTED TO BE THE FASTEST-GROWING SEGMENT FOR META-ARAMID FIBERS (2014-2020) 84
FIGURE 34 BALLISTIC PROTECTION IS EXPECTED TO BE THE FASTEST-GROWING APPLICATION FOR UHMWPE FIBER (2014-2020) 88
FIGURE 35 BRAKE & FRICTION MATERIAL APPLICATION IS EXPECTED TO BE THE LARGEST APPLICATION IN POA MARKET (2014-2020) 95
FIGURE 36 WIND ENERGY IS EXPECTED TO BE THE FASTEST-GROWING APPLICATION IN THE CARBON FIBER MARKET (2015-2020) 99
FIGURE 37 AEROSPACE & DEFENSE DOMINATES THE GLASS FIBER MARKET (2014–2020) 106
FIGURE 38 NORTH AMERICA SNAPSHOT (2014): THE U.S. HELD THE MAJOR MARKET SHARE 120
FIGURE 39 EUROPE SSF MARKET IS DOMINATED BY PARA-ARAMID FIBERS (2014-2020) 143
FIGURE 40 ASIA-PACIFIC MARKET SNAPSHOT (2014): CHINA HELD THE LARGEST MARKET SHARE 172
FIGURE 41 GROWTH STRATEGIES ADOPTED BY LEADING COMPANIES 208
FIGURE 42 COLLABORATIONS/PARTNERSHIPS/AGREEMENTS & EXPANSIONS THE KEY STRATEGIES ADOPTED BY COMPANIES, 2010-2015 209
FIGURE 43 NEW PRODUCT LAUNCH HAS FUELED GROWTH & INNOVATION BETWEEN 
2010 & 2015 210
FIGURE 44 BATTLE FOR MARKET SHARE: NEW PRODUCT LAUNCH WAS THE KEY STRATEGY 211
FIGURE 45 REGIONAL REVENUE MIX OF LEADING MARKET PLAYERS 223
FIGURE 46 HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL : COMPANY SNAPSHOT 224
FIGURE 47 DUPONT : COMPANY SNAPSHOT 227
FIGURE 48 TORAY: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 230
FIGURE 49 ROYAL DSM: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 233
FIGURE 50 TEIJIN : COMPANY AT A GLANCE 236
FIGURE 51 MITSUBISHI RAYON: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 239
FIGURE 52 OWENS: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 242
FIGURE 53 TOYOBO: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 248
FIGURE 54 CYTEC INDUSTRIES: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 250
FIGURE 55 HEXCEL: BUSINESS SNAPSHOT 252
FIGURE 56 AGY HOLDING: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 254
FIGURE 57 ZOLTEK: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 256
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