“The report includes the important maleic anhydride markets. It further divides the market on the basis of application and geography. The market data for these types is given with respect to volume (KT) and value (USD MN). The market value of maleic anhydride was estimated to be $2,838.7 million in 2013 and is projected to register a CAGR of 7.2% from 2014 to 2019. The data mentioned in the report is based on the global demand for maleic anhydride.
The total market for maleic anhydride has been analyzed which gives an idea about the current proceedings in the industry at the commercial level. The study provides the value chain analysis with respect to maleic anhydride raw materials, manufacturers, and end-users. The value chain describes the key contributors of the materials market at different stages from product development till the end-use. It represents the top players which are contributing to the global maleic anhydride market.
The impact of different market factors, such as drivers, inhibitors, and opportunities is also illustrated in the report. This gives an idea about the key drivers such as the growth in lubricant and automotive markets; and environmental sustainability. There are a few inhibitors, such as volatility in crude oil prices, and a surging demand for bio-based chemicals. The economic slowdown in the global market also affected the economy of developed countries which are of key importance for the commercial success of new materials and its end-user markets.
The global maleic anhydride market is also classified on the basis of different applications. The important applications include unsaturated polyester resins, 1,4-butanediol, additives (lubricants & oil), copolymers, and others. The unsaturated polyester resins and 1,4-butanediol industries are expected to show a rapid growth in the future.
The key companies in this market are Huntsman Corporation (U.S.), Lanxess AG (Germany), Polynt S.p.A. (Italy), Flint Hills Resources (Italy), Ashland Inc. (U.S.), DSM N.V. (Netherlands), Nippon Shokubai Co. Ltd. (Japan), BASF SE (Germany), Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation (Japan), and Thirumalai Chemicals Ltd. (India). These companies are consistently focusing on expanding their production capacity to achieve a competitive advantage, and thereby serving the customers more effectively. Investments in expansion of plant capacities, followed by acquisitions were the most preferred strategies by the top players in the year 2013 and 2014 that are driving the demand of maleic anhydride. Their strategy to capture the market in developing economies includes expansions and agreements.
The report also includes a competitive landscape covering different strategies and developments such as mergers and acquisitions, expansions, and agreements undertaken by the leading maleic anhydride companies in the past few years. Furthermore, different market participants are also profiled in the report.
Scope of the report
The report segments the Global Maleic Anhydride market as:
The global maleic anhydride market has been covered in detail in this report. In order to provide an all-round picture, the current market demand and forecasts have also been included.
On the basis of applications:
• Unsaturated Polyester Resins
• 1, 4-butanediol
• Additives (Lubricants & Oil)
• Copolymers
• Others {Tris[3-(2-hydroxybenzophenone) propyl] Amine, Alkyd Resins, and so on}
Each application is described in detail in the report with volume and revenue forecasts for each application.
On the basis of regions:
• North America
• Europe
• Asia-Pacific
• Rest of the World (RoW)
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“TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 INTRODUCTION 11
1.1 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY 11
1.2 MARKET SEGMENTATION & COVERAGE 12
1.3 STAKEHOLDERS 12
2 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 13
2.1 INTEGRATED ECOSYSTEM OF MALEIC ANHYDRIDE MARKET 14
2.2 ARRIVING AT THE MALEIC ANHYDRIDE MARKET SIZE 15
2.2.1 TOP-DOWN APPROACH 16
2.2.2 BOTTOM-UP APPROACH 17
2.2.3 DEMAND SIDE APPROACH 18
2.3 ASSUMPTIONS 19
3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 20
4 MARKET OVERVIEW 22
4.1 INTRODUCTION 22
4.2 MARKET DRIVERS & INHIBITORS 23
4.3 KEY MARKET DYNAMICS 24
4.4 DEMAND SIDE ANALYSIS 26
5 MALEIC ANHYDRIDE MARKET, BY APPLICATION 27
5.1 INTRODUCTION 28
5.2 MALEIC ANHYDRIDE IN UNSATURATED POLYESTER RESINS, BY GEOGRAPHY 31
5.3 MALEIC ANHYDRIDE IN 1,4- BUTANEDIOL, BY GEOGRAPHY 32
5.4 MALEIC ANHYDRIDE IN ADDITIVES (LUBRICANTS & OIL), BY GEOGRAPHY 34
5.5 MALEIC ANHYDRIDE IN COPOLYMERS, BY GEOGRAPHY 36
6 MALEIC ANHYDRIDE MARKET, BY GEOGRAPHY 38
6.1 INTRODUCTION 39
6.2 NORTH AMERICA: MALEIC ANHYDRIDE MARKET, BY APPLICATION 41
6.3 EUROPE: MALEIC ANHYDRIDE MARKET, BY APPLICATION 43
6.4 ASIA-PACIFIC: MALEIC ANHYDRIDE MARKET, BY APPLICATION 45
6.5 REST OF THE WORLD: MALEIC ANHYDRIDE MARKET, BY APPLICATION 47
7 MALEIC ANHYDRIDE MARKET: COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE 49
7.1 MALEIC ANHYDRIDE MARKET: COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS 49
7.2 COMPANY PRESENCE IN MALEIC ANHYDRIDE MARKET, BY APPLICATION 50
7.3 EXPANSIONS 51
7.4 JOINT VENTURES 51
7.5 INVESTMENTS 52
7.6 MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS 52
7.7 AGREEMENTS 53
7.8 RESTRUCTURING 53
7.9 NEW PRODUCT LAUNCH 54
7.10 NEW TECHNOLOGY 54
7.11 PARTNERSHIP 54
8 MALEIC ANHYDRIDE MARKET, BY COMPANY 55
(Overview, Financials, Products & Services, Strategy, and Developments)*
8.1 HUNTSMAN CORPORATION 55
8.2 LANXESS AG 58
8.3 POLYNT S.P.A. 60
8.4 FLINT HILLS RESOURCES 61
8.5 ASHLAND INC. 62
8.6 DSM N.V. 64
8.7 NIPPON SHOKUBAI CO. LTD. 67
8.8 BASF SE 69
8.9 MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL HOLDINGS CORPORATION 72
8.10 THIRUMALAI CHEMICALS LTD. 75
8.11 BARTEK INGREDIENTS INC. 77
*Details on overview, financials, product & services, strategy, and developments might not be captured in case of unlisted company
9 APPENDIX 78
9.1 CUSTOMIZATIUON OPTIONS 78
9.1.1 TECHNICAL ANALYSIS 78
9.1.2 LOW-COST SOURCING LOCATIONS 78
9.1.3 REGULATORY FRAMEWORK 78
9.1.4 MALEIC ANHYDRIDE USAGE DATA 78
9.1.5 IMPACT ANALYSIS 78
9.1.6 TRADE ANALYSIS 79
9.1.7 HISTORICAL DATA AND TRENDS 79
9.2 RELATED REPORTS 80
9.3 INTRODUCING RT: REAL TIME MARKET INTELLIGENCE 81
9.3.1 RT SNAPSHOTS 82
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“LIST OF TABLES
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TABLE 1 GLOBAL MALEIC ANHYDRIDE APPLICATION MARKET, 2014 (USD MN) 18
TABLE 2 GLOBAL MALEIC ANHYDRIDE MARKET: DRIVERS & INHIBITORS 23
TABLE 3 GLOBAL MALEIC ANHYDRIDE MARKET, BY APPLICATION, 2013-2019 (USD MN) 25
TABLE 4 GLOBAL MALEIC ANHYDRIDE MARKET, BY APPLICATION, 2013-2019 (KT) 25
TABLE 5 GLOBAL MALEIC ANHYDRIDE MARKET, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2013-2019 (USD MN) 25
TABLE 6 GLOBAL MALEIC ANHYDRIDE MARKET, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2013-2019 (KT) 26
TABLE 7 GLOBAL MALEIC ANHYDRIDE MARKET: 2013-2019 (USD MN) 26
TABLE 8 GLOBAL MALEIC ANHYDRIDE MARKET, BY APPLICATION, 2013-2019 (USD MN) 29
TABLE 9 GLOBAL MALEIC ANHYDRIDE MARKET, BY APPLICATION, 2013-2019 (KT) 30
TABLE 10 GLOBAL MALEIC ANHYDRIDE IN UNSATURATED POLYESTER RESINS, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2013-2019 (USD MN) 31
TABLE 11 GLOBAL MALEIC ANHYDRIDE IN UNSATURATED POLYESTER RESINS, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2013-2019 (KT) 32
TABLE 12 GLOBAL MALEIC ANHYDRIDE IN 1, 4- BUTANEDIOL, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2013-2019
(USD MN) 33
TABLE 13 GLOBAL MALEIC ANHYDRIDE IN 1, 4- BUTANEDIOL, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2013-2019 (KT) 33
TABLE 14 GLOBAL MALEIC ANHYDRIDE IN ADDITIVES (LUBRICANTS & OIL), BY GEOGRAPHY, 2013-2019 (USD MN) 35
TABLE 15 GLOBAL MALEIC ANHYDRIDE IN ADDITIVES (LUBRICANTS & OIL), BY GEOGRAPHY, 2013-2019 (KT) 35
TABLE 16 GLOBAL MALEIC ANHYDRIDE IN COPOLYMERS, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2013-2019 (USD MN) 36
TABLE 17 GLOBAL MALEIC ANHYDRIDE IN COPOLYMERS, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2013-2019 (KT) 37
TABLE 18 GLOBAL MALEIC ANHYDRIDE MARKET, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2013-2019 (USD MN) 39
TABLE 19 GLOBAL MALEIC ANHYDRIDE MARKET, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2013-2019 (KT) 40
TABLE 20 NORTH AMERICA: MALEIC ANHYDRIDE MARKET, BY APPLICATION, 2013-2019
(USD MN) 41
TABLE 21 NORTH AMERICA: MALEIC ANHYDRIDE MARKET, BY APPLICATION, 2013-2019 (KT) 42
TABLE 22 EUROPE: MALEIC ANHYDRIDE MARKET, BY APPLICATION, 2013-2019 (USD MN) 43
TABLE 23 EUROPE: MALEIC ANHYDRIDE MARKET, BY APPLICATION, 2013-2019 (KT) 44
TABLE 24 ASIA-PACIFIC: MALEIC ANHYDRIDE MARKET, BY APPLICATION, 2013-2019 (USD MN) 45
TABLE 25 ASIA-PACIFIC: MALEIC ANHYDRIDE MARKET, BY APPLICATION, 2013-2019 (KT) 46
TABLE 26 REST OF THE WORLD: MALEIC ANHYDRIDE MARKET, BY APPLICATION, 2013-2019 (USD MN) 47
TABLE 27 REST OF THE WORLD: MALEIC ANHYDRIDE MARKET, BY APPLICATION, 2013-2019 (KT) 48
TABLE 28 MALEIC ANHYDRIDE MARKET: COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS, 2014 (%) 49
TABLE 29 GLOBAL MALEIC ANHYDRIDE MARKET: EXPANSIONS 51
TABLE 30 GLOBAL MALEIC ANHYDRIDE MARKET: JOINT VENTURES 51
TABLE 31 GLOBAL MALEIC ANHYDRIDE MARKET: INVESTMENTS 52
TABLE 32 GLOBAL MALEIC ANHYDRIDE MARKET: MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS 52
TABLE 33 GLOBAL MALEIC ANHYDRIDE MARKET: AGREEMENTS 53
TABLE 34 GLOBAL MALEIC ANHYDRIDE MARKET: RESTRUCTURING 53
TABLE 35 GLOBAL MALEIC ANHYDRIDE MARKET: NEW PRODUCT LAUNCH 54
TABLE 36 GLOBAL MALEIC ANHYDRIDE MARKET: NEW TECHNOLOGY 54
TABLE 37 GLOBAL MALEIC ANHYDRIDE MARKET: PARTNERSHIP 54
TABLE 38 HUNTSMAN CORPORATION: BUSINESS SEGMENT, 2010-2014 (USD MN) 56
TABLE 39 LANXESS AG: BUSINESS SEGMENT, 2010 – 2014 (USD MN) 58
TABLE 40 ASHLAND INC.: BUSINESS SEGMENT, 2010 – 2014 (USD MN) 62
TABLE 41 DSM N.V.: BUSINESS SEGMENT, 2010 – 2014 (USD MN) 65
TABLE 42 NIPPON SHOKUBAI CO. LTD.: BUSINESS SEGMENT, 2010 – 2014 (USD MN) 67
TABLE 43 BASF SE: BUSINESS SEGMENT, 2010 – 2014 (USD MN) 70
TABLE 44 MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL HOLDINGS CORPORATION: BUSINESS SEGMENT, 2010 – 2014 (USD MN) 73
TABLE 45 THIRUMALAI CHEMICALS LTD.: BUSINESS SEGMENT, 2010 – 2014 (USD MN) 75
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“LIST OF FIGURES
FIGURE 1 GLOBAL MALEIC ANHYDRIDE MARKET: SEGMENTATION & COVERAGE 12
FIGURE 2 MALEIC ANHYDRIDE MARKET: INTEGRATED ECOSYSTEM 14
FIGURE 3 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 15
FIGURE 4 TOP-DOWN APPROACH 16
FIGURE 5 BOTTOM-UP APPROACH 17
FIGURE 6 DEMAND SIDE APPROACH 18
FIGURE 7 GLOBAL MALEIC ANHYDRIDE MARKET SNAPSHOT, 2014 21
FIGURE 8 MALEIC ANHYDRIDE MARKET: GROWTH ASPECTS 23
FIGURE 9 GLOBAL MALEIC ANHYDRIDE MARKET, BY APPLICATION, 2014 & 2019 24
FIGURE 10 MALEIC ANHYDRIDE: APPLICATION MARKET SCENARIO 28
FIGURE 11 GLOBAL MALEIC ANHYDRIDE MARKET, BY APPLICATION, 2014-2019 (USD MN) 29
FIGURE 12 GLOBAL MALEIC ANHYDRIDE MARKET, BY APPLICATION, 2013-2019 (KT) 30
FIGURE 13 GLOBAL MALEIC ANHYDRIDE MARKET IN UNSATURATED POLYESTER RESINS,
BY GEOGRAPHY, 2013-2019 (USD MN) 31
FIGURE 14 GLOBAL MALEIC ANHYDRIDE MARKET IN 1, 4- BUTANEDIOL, BY GEOGRAPHY,
2013-2019 (USD MN) 33
FIGURE 15 GLOBAL MALEIC ANHYDRIDE MARKET IN ADDITIVES (LUBRICANTS & OIL),
BY GEOGRAPHY, 2013-2019 (USD MN) 34
FIGURE 16 GLOBAL MALEIC ANHYDRIDE MARKET IN COPOLYMERS, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2013-2019 (USD MN) 36
FIGURE 17 GLOBAL MALEIC ANHYDRIDE MARKET: GROWTH ANALYSIS, BY GEOGRAPHY,
2014-2019 (USD MN) 39
FIGURE 18 GLOBAL MALEIC ANHYDRIDE MARKET: GROWTH ANALYSIS, BY GEOGRAPHY,
2014-2019 (KT) 40
FIGURE 19 NORTH AMERICA: MALEIC ANHYDRIDE MARKET, BY APPLICATION, 2013-2019
(USD MN) 41
FIGURE 20 NORTH AMERICA MALEIC ANHYDRIDE MARKET: APPLICATION SNAPSHOT 42
FIGURE 21 EUROPE: MALEIC ANHYDRIDE MARKET, BY APPLICATION, 2013-2019 (USD MN) 43
FIGURE 22 EUROPE: MALEIC ANHYDRIDE MARKET: APPLICATION SNAPSHOT 44
FIGURE 23 ASIA-PACIFIC: MALEIC ANHYDRIDE MARKET, BY APPLICATION, 2013-2019 (USD MN) 45
FIGURE 24 ASIA-PACIFIC: MALEIC ANHYDRIDE MARKET: APPLICATION SNAPSHOT 46
FIGURE 25 REST OF THE WORLD: MALEIC ANHYDRIDE MARKET, BY APPLICATION, 2013-2019 (USD MN) 47
FIGURE 26 REST OF THE WORLD: MALEIC ANHYDRIDE MARKET: APPLICATION SNAPSHOT 48
FIGURE 27 MALEIC ANHYDRIDE MARKET: COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS, 2014 (%) 49
FIGURE 28 MALEIC ANHYDRIDE: COMPANY COVERAGE, BY APPLICATION, 2014 50
FIGURE 29 HUNTSMAN CORPORATION: REVENUE MIX, 2014 (%) 55
FIGURE 30 LANXESS AG: REVENUE MIX, 2014 (%) 58
FIGURE 31 ASHLAND INC.: REVENUE MIX, 2014 (%) 62
FIGURE 32 DSM N.V.: REVENUE MIX, 2014 (%) 64
FIGURE 33 NIPPON SHOKUBAI CO. LTD.: REVENUE MIX, 2014 (%) 67
FIGURE 34 BASF SE: REVENUE MIX, 2014 (%) 69
FIGURE 35 MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL HOLDINGS CORPORATION: REVENUE MIX, 2014 (%) 72
FIGURE 36 THIRUMALAI CHEMICALS LTD.: REVENUE MIX, 2014 (%) 75
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