“The global chlorine market is estimated to register a CAGR of 4.9% between 2014 and 2019. Asia-Pacific holds the largest share of the global chlorine market, while North America is estimated to register the highest CAGR of 4.7% during the forecast period.
In this report, the global chlorine market has been classified on the basis of application and geography. The application segment is divided into ethylene dichloride (EDC)/polyvinyl chloride (PVC) production, chlorinated intermediaries production, isocyanates, organic & inorganic chemicals, pulp & paper, and water treatment. Based on geography, the global chlorine market is segmented into North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Rest of the World.
Increasing adoption of chlorine in developing countries, such as China and Japan, is fuelling the growth of the chlorine market in the Asia-Pacific region. The growth in demand will be driven by vinyls chain (EDC/PVC).
The global chlorine market is a competitive market with a number of market players. As of 2014, the global chlorine market was dominated by The Dow Chemical Company, followed by Oxy and Olin. Partnerships, agreements, and joint ventures are the key strategies adopted by most of the market players to achieve growth in the chlorine market.
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“TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 INTRODUCTION 10
1.1 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY 10
1.2 MARKET SEGMENTATION & COVERAGE 11
1.3 STAKEHOLDERS 11
2 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 12
2.1 INTEGRATED ECOSYSTEM OF CHLORINE MARKET 12
2.2 ARRIVING AT THE CHLORINE MARKET SIZE 13
2.2.1 TOP-DOWN APPROACH 14
2.2.2 BOTTOM-UP APPROACH 15
2.2.3 DEMAND SIDE APPROACH 16
2.3 ASSUMPTIONS 17
3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 18
4 MARKET OVERVIEW 20
4.1 INTRODUCTION 20
4.2 CHLORINE MARKET: COMPARISON WITH PARENT MARKET 21
4.3 MARKET DRIVERS AND INHIBITORS 22
4.4 KEY MARKET DYNAMICS 23
5 CHLORINE MARKET, BY APPLICATION 26
5.1 INTRODUCTION 27
5.2 GLOBAL CHLORINE MARKET IN EDC/PVC, BY REGION 30
5.3 GLOBAL CHLORINE MARKET IN C1/C2 AROMATICS, BY REGION 32
5.4 GLOBAL CHLORINE MARKET IN INORGANIC CHEMICALS, BY REGION 33
5.5 GLOBAL CHLORINE MARKET IN ORGANIC CHEMICALS, BY REGION 35
5.6 GLOBAL CHLORINE MARKET IN CHLORINATED INTERMEDIARIES, BY REGION 36
5.7 GLOBAL CHLORINE MARKET IN ISOCYANATES, BY REGION 38
5.8 GLOBAL CHLORINE MARKET IN PROPYLENE OXIDE, BY REGION 39
5.9 GLOBAL CHLORINE MARKET IN PULP & PAPER, BY REGION 41
5.10 GLOBAL CHLORINE MARKET IN WATER TREATMENT, BY REGION 42
6 CHLORINE MARKET, BY REGION 44
6.1 INTRODUCTION 45
6.2 NORTH AMERICA CHLORINE MARKET 47
6.2.1 NORTH AMERICA CHLORINE MARKET, BY APPLICATION 47
6.3 EUROPE CHLORINE MARKET 50
6.3.1 EUROPE CHLORINE MARKET, BY APPLICATION 51
6.4 ASIA-PACIFIC CHLORINE MARKET 53
6.4.1 ASIA-PACIFIC CHLORINE MARKET, BY APPLICATION 54
6.5 ROW CHLORINE MARKET 56
6.5.1 ROW CHLORINE MARKET, BY APPLICATION 57
7 CHLORINE MARKET: COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE 59
7.1 CHLORINE MARKET: COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS 59
7.2 MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS 61
7.3 EXPANSIONS 61
7.4 JOINT VENTURES 63
8 CHLORINE MARKET, BY COMPANY 64
(Overview, Financials, Products & Services, Strategy, and Developments)*
8.1 THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY 64
8.2 OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION (OXY) 67
8.3 PPG INDUSTRIES 70
8.4 TATA CHEMICALS LIMITED 73
8.5 XINJIANG ZHONGTAI CHEMICAL CO. LTD. 76
8.6 TOSOH CORPORATION 79
8.7 HANWHA CHEMICAL CORPORATION 81
8.8 INEOS GROUP LIMITED 83
8.9 OLIN CORPORATION 85
*Details on overview, financials, product & services, strategy, and developments might not be captured in case of unlisted company
9 APPENDIX 88
9.1 CUSTOMIZATION OPTIONS 88
9.1.1 TECHNICAL ANALYSIS 88
9.1.2 LOW-COST SOURCING LOCATIONS 88
9.1.3 REGULATORY FRAMEWORK 88
9.1.4 IMPACT ANALYSIS 88
9.1.5 TRADE ANALYSIS 88
9.1.6 HISTORICAL DATA AND TRENDS 88
9.2 RELATED REPORTS 89
9.3 INTRODUCING RT: REAL TIME MARKET INTELLIGENCE 90
9.3.1 RT SNAPSHOTS 91
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“LIST OF TABLES
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TABLE 1 GLOBAL CHLORINE PEER MARKET SIZE, 2014 (USD MN) 14
TABLE 2 GLOBAL CHLORINE APPLICATION MARKET GROWTH, 2014 (%) 16
TABLE 3 GLOBAL CHLORINE MARKET: COMPARISON WITH PARENT MARKET,
2013–2019 (USD MN) 21
TABLE 4 GLOBAL CHLORINE MARKET: COMPARISON WITH PARENT MARKET, 2013–2019 (KT) 21
TABLE 5 GLOBAL CHLORINE MARKET: DRIVERS AND INHIBITORS 22
TABLE 6 GLOBAL CHLORINE MARKET, BY APPLICATION, 2013-2019 (USD MN) 23
TABLE 7 GLOBAL CHLORINE MARKET, BY APPLICATION, 2013-2019 (KT) 24
TABLE 8 GLOBAL CHLORINE MARKET, BY REGION, 2013-2019 (USD MN) 24
TABLE 9 GLOBAL CHLORINE MARKET, BY REGION, 2013-2019 (KT) 25
TABLE 10 GLOBAL CHLORINE MARKET, BY APPLICATION, 2013-2019 (USD MN) 28
TABLE 11 GLOBAL CHLORINE MARKET, BY APPLICATION, 2013-2019 (KT) 29
TABLE 12 GLOBAL CHLORINE MARKET IN EDC/PVC, BY REGION, 2013-2019 (USD MN) 31
TABLE 13 GLOBAL CHLORINE MARKET IN EDC/PVC, BY REGION, 2013-2019 (KT) 31
TABLE 14 GLOBAL CHLORINE MARKET IN C1/C2 AROMATICS , BY REGION, 2013-2019 (USD MN) 32
TABLE 15 GLOBAL CHLORINE MARKET IN C1/C2 AROMATICS , BY REGION, 2013-2019 (KT) 33
TABLE 16 GLOBAL CHLORINE MARKET IN INORGANIC CHEMICALS, BY REGION,
2013-2019 (USD MN) 34
TABLE 17 GLOBAL CHLORINE MARKET IN INORGANIC CHEMICALS, BY REGION, 2013-2019 (KT) 34
TABLE 18 GLOBAL CHLORINE MARKET IN ORGANIC CHEMICALS, BY REGION,
2013-2019 (USD MN) 35
TABLE 19 GLOBAL CHLORINE MARKET IN ORGANIC CHEMICALS, BY REGION, 2013-2019 (KT) 36
TABLE 20 GLOBAL CHLORINE MARKET IN CHLORINATED INTERMEDIARIES, BY REGION,
2013-2019 (USD MN) 37
TABLE 21 GLOBAL CHLORINE MARKET IN CHLORINATED INTERMEDIARIES, BY REGION,
2013-2019 (KT) 37
TABLE 22 GLOBAL CHLORINE MARKET IN ISOCYANATES, BY REGION, 2013-2019 (USD MN) 38
TABLE 23 GLOBAL CHLORINE MARKET IN ISOCYANATES, BY REGION, 2013-2019 (KT) 39
TABLE 24 GLOBAL CHLORINE MARKET IN PROPYLENE OXIDE, BY REGION, 2013-2019 (USD MN) 40
TABLE 25 GLOBAL CHLORINE MARKET IN PROPYLENE OXIDE, BY REGION, 2013-2019 (KT) 40
TABLE 26 GLOBAL CHLORINE MARKET IN PULP & PAPER, BY REGION, 2013-2019 (USD MN) 41
TABLE 27 GLOBAL CHLORINE MARKET IN PULP & PAPER, BY REGION, 2013-2019 (KT) 42
TABLE 28 GLOBAL CHLORINE MARKET IN WATER TREATMENT, BY REGION, 2013-2019 (USD MN) 43
TABLE 29 GLOBAL CHLORINE MARKET IN WATER TREATMENT, BY REGION, 2013-2019 (KT) 43
TABLE 30 GLOBAL CHLORINE MARKET, BY REGION, 2013-2019 (USD MN) 45
TABLE 31 GLOBAL CHLORINE MARKET, BY REGION, 2013-2019 (KT) 46
TABLE 32 NORTH AMERICA CHLORINE MARKET, BY APPLICATION, 2013-2019 (USD MN) 48
TABLE 33 NORTH AMERICA CHLORINE MARKET, BY APPLICATION, 2013-2019 (KT) 48
TABLE 34 EUROPE CHLORINE MARKET, BY APPLICATION, 2013-2019 (USD MN) 51
TABLE 35 EUROPE CHLORINE MARKET, BY APPLICATION, 2013-2019 (KT) 52
TABLE 36 ASIA-PACIFIC CHLORINE MARKET, BY APPLICATION, 2013-2019 (USD MN) 54
TABLE 37 ASIA-PACIFIC CHLORINE MARKET, BY APPLICATION, 2013-2019 (KT) 55
TABLE 38 ROW CHLORINE MARKET, BY APPLICATION, 2013-2019 (USD MN) 57
TABLE 39 ROW CHLORINE MARKET, BY APPLICATION, 2013-2019 (KT) 58
TABLE 40 CHLORINE MARKET: COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS, 2013(%) 60
TABLE 41 GLOBAL CHLORINE MARKET: MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS 61
TABLE 42 GLOBAL CHLORINE MARKET: EXPANSIONS 61
TABLE 43 GLOBAL CHLORINE MARKET: JOINT VENTURES 63
TABLE 44 THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY: KEY FINANCIALS, 2009-2013 (USD MN) 65
TABLE 45 OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION (OXY): KEY FINANCIALS,
2009-2013 (USD MN) 67
TABLE 46 PPG INDUSTRIES: KEY FINANCIALS, 2009-2013 (USD MN) 70
TABLE 47 TATA CHEMICALS LIMITED: KEY FINANCIALS, 2009-2013 (USD MN) 73
TABLE 48 XINJIANG ZHONGTAI CHEMICAL CO. LTD.: KEY FINANCIALS, 2009-2013 (USD MN) 76
TABLE 49 TOSOH CORPORATION: KEY FINANCIALS, 2009-2013 (USD MN) 79
TABLE 50 HANWHA CHEMICAL CORPORATION: KEY FINANCIALS, 2009-2013 (USD MN) 81
TABLE 51 OLIN CORPORATION: KEY FINANCIALS, 2009-2013 (USD MN) 85
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“LIST OF FIGURES
FIGURE 1 GLOBAL CHLORINE MARKET: SEGMENTATION & COVERAGE 11
FIGURE 2 CHLORINE MARKET: INTEGRATED ECOSYSTEM 12
FIGURE 3 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 13
FIGURE 4 TOP-DOWN APPROACH 14
FIGURE 5 BOTTOM-UP APPROACH 15
FIGURE 6 DEMAND SIDE APPROACH 16
FIGURE 7 GLOBAL CHLORINE MARKET SNAPSHOT 18
FIGURE 8 GLOBAL CHLORINE MARKET: GROWTH ASPECTS 20
FIGURE 9 GLOBAL CHLORINE MARKET, BY APPLICATION, 2014 VS. 2019 23
FIGURE 10 GLOBAL CHLORINE MARKET: APPLICATION MARKET SCENARIO 27
FIGURE 11 GLOBAL CHLORINE MARKET, BY APPLICATION, 2014-2019 (USD MN) 28
FIGURE 12 GLOBAL CHLORINE MARKET, BY APPLICATION, 2014-2019 (KT) 29
FIGURE 13 GLOBAL CHLORINE MARKET IN EDC/PVC, BY REGION, 2013-2019 (USD MN) 30
FIGURE 14 GLOBAL CHLORINE MARKET IN C1/C2 AROMATICS, BY REGION, 2013-2019 (USD MN) 32
FIGURE 15 GLOBAL CHLORINE MARKET IN INORGANIC CHEMICALS, BY REGION,
2013-2019 (USD MN) 33
FIGURE 16 GLOBAL CHLORINE MARKET IN ORGANIC CHEMICALS, BY REGION,
2013-2019 (USD MN) 35
FIGURE 17 GLOBAL CHLORINE MARKET IN CHLORINATED INTERMEDIARIES, BY REGION,
2013-2019 (USD MN) 36
FIGURE 18 GLOBAL CHLORINE MARKET IN ISOCYANATES, BY REGION, 2013-2019 (USD MN) 38
FIGURE 19 GLOBAL CHLORINE MARKET IN PROPYLENE OXIDE, BY REGION, 2013-2019 (USD MN) 39
FIGURE 20 GLOBAL CHLORINE MARKET IN PULP & PAPER, BY REGION, 2013-2019 (USD MN) 41
FIGURE 21 GLOBAL CHLORINE MARKET IN WATER TREATMENT, BY REGION, 2013-2019 (USD MN) 42
FIGURE 22 GLOBAL CHLORINE MARKET: GROWTH ANALYSIS, BY REGION, 2013-2019 (USD MN) 45
FIGURE 23 GLOBAL CHLORINE MARKET: GROWTH ANALYSIS, BY REGION, 2013-2019 (KT) 46
FIGURE 24 NORTH AMERICA CHLORINE MARKET OVERVIEW, 2013 & 2019 (%) 47
FIGURE 25 NORTH AMERICA CHLORINE MARKET, BY APPLICATION, 2013-2019 (USD MN) 47
FIGURE 26 NORTH AMERICA CHLORINE MARKET: APPLICATION SNAPSHOT 49
FIGURE 27 EUROPE CHLORINE MARKET OVERVIEW, 2014 & 2019 (%) 50
FIGURE 28 EUROPE CHLORINE MARKET, BY APPLICATION, 2013-2019 (USD MN) 51
FIGURE 29 EUROPE CHLORINE MARKET: APPLICATION SNAPSHOT 53
FIGURE 30 ASIA-PACIFIC CHLORINE MARKET OVERVIEW, 2014 & 2019 (%) 53
FIGURE 31 ASIA-PACIFIC CHLORINE MARKET, BY APPLICATION, 2013-2019 (USD MN) 54
FIGURE 32 ASIA-PACIFIC CHLORINE MARKET: APPLICATION SNAPSHOT 56
FIGURE 33 ROW CHLORINE MARKET OVERVIEW, 2014 & 2019 (%) 56
FIGURE 34 ROW CHLORINE MARKET, BY APPLICATION, 2013-2019 (USD MN) 57
FIGURE 35 ROW CHLORINE MARKET: APPLICATION SNAPSHOT 58
FIGURE 36 CHLORINE MARKET: COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS, 2013 (%) 59
FIGURE 37 THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY: REVENUE MIX, 2013 (%) 64
FIGURE 38 COMPANY REVENUE, 2009-2013 (USD MN) 65
FIGURE 39 OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION: REVENUE MIX, 2013 (%) 67
FIGURE 40 COMPANY REVENUE, 2009-2013 (USD MN) 68
FIGURE 41 PPG INDUSTRIES: REVENUE MIX, 2013 (%) 70
FIGURE 42 COMPANY REVENUE, 2009-2013 (USD MN) 71
FIGURE 43 TATA CHEMICALS LIMITED: REVENUE MIX, 2013 73
FIGURE 44 COMPANY REVENUE, 2009-2013 (USD MN) 74
FIGURE 45 XINJIANG ZHONGTAI CHEMICAL CO. LTD., REVENUE MIX, 2013 (%) 76
FIGURE 46 COMPANY REVENUE, 2009-2013 (USD MN) 77
FIGURE 47 TOSOH CORPORATION: REVENUE MIX, 2013 (%) 79
FIGURE 48 COMPANY REVENUE, 2009-2013 (USD MN) 80
FIGURE 49 COMPANY REVENUE, 2009-2013 (USD MN) 81
FIGURE 50 INEOS GROUP LIMITED: REVENUE MIX, 2013 (%) 83
FIGURE 51 OLIN CORPORATION: REVENUE MIX, 2013 (%) 85
FIGURE 52 COMPANY REVENUE, 2009-2013 (USD MN) 86
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