“Global molding compounds market by thermoset resin type to grow from USD 8.04 billion in 2015 to USD 10.96 billion by 2020, at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.40% between 2015 and 2020, as the thermoset molding compounds are being increasingly used in electrical and automotive applications.
“Electrical application accounts for the largest market share in molding compound market by thermoset resin type”
Thermoset molding compounds can be molded into complex shaped and have been proved to be safe in electric application due to its high performance properties. With improvement of infrastructure, consumer demand for electrical home has changed, as well as use of thermoset molding compounds in electrical components which offer design flexibility. Also, thermoset molding compounds provide great advantages in preventing rust and corrosion of vehicles’ body and key metal parts, thus saving maintenance costs and increasing average lifespan. These are some of the factors driving the global thermoset molding compounds market.
“Phenolic molding compounds to register maximum growth during the forecast period”
Phenolic resin is the most commonly used resin for the production of thermoset molding compounds. There are certain properties of phenolic resins which make superior thermoset molding compounds in comparison to other resins used. Phenolic molding compounds are specified to insulate and protect sensitive components from the adverse effect of high temperature exposure and also maintain the structural integrity of thermoset molding compounds. Moreover, as phenolic resins offer consumer safety when the potential for the end product to melt, overheat, or initiate a fire is minimized through the use of a heat resistant phenolic molding material. Due to these properties phenolic molding compounds is expected to register the highest CAGR in the next five years.
“Asia-Pacific is projected to be the fastest-growing thermoset molding compounds market”
Asia-Pacific dominated the thermoset molding compounds market followed by North America. China is expected to register the largest market share in the Asia-Pacific region, due to the growing economy and progressing lifestyle in the country, the need for high performance products in homes and industries in increasing.
In the process of determining and verifying the market size for several segments and sub-segments gathered through secondary research, extensive primary interviews were conducted as follows:-
• By Company Type: Tier 1 (50%), Tier 2 (37%) and Tier 3 (13%).
• By Designation: C-level (46%), Director Level (21%) and others (33%)
• By Region: North America (34%), Europe (31%), APAC (23%), and RoW (12%).
Thermoset molding compounds are finding its place in new applications such as consumer goods, which use thermoset molding compounds as one of its core materials in cookware handles, knobs, and electric appliances.
The various key players profiled in the report are as follows:
1. Hexion Inc. (U.S.)
2. Hitachi Chemical Company (Japan)
3. BASF SE (Germany)
4. Huntsman International LLC (U.S.)
5. Eastman Chemical Company (U.S.)
6. Kyocera Chemical Corporation (Japan)
7. Evonik Industries (Germany)
8. Kolon Industries (South Korea)
9. Ashland Inc. (U.S.)
10. Kukdo Chemicals Company (Korea)
The report will help the market leaders/new entrants in this market in the following ways:
1. This report segments the thermoset molding compounds market comprehensively and provides the closest approximations of the revenue numbers for the overall market and the sub-segments across the different verticals and regions.
2. The report helps stakeholders to understand the pulse of the market and provides them information on key market drivers, restraints, challenges, and opportunities.
3. This report will help stakeholders to better understand the competitor and gain more insights to better their position in the business. The competitive landscape section includes competitor ecosystem, new product developments, partnerships, mergers and acquisitions.
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“TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 INTRODUCTION 13
1.1 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY 13
1.2 MARKET DEFINITION 13
1.3 MARKETS SCOPE 14
1.3.1 MARKETS COVERED 14
1.3.2 YEARS CONSIDERED IN THE REPORT 15
1.4 CURRENCY 15
1.5 PACKAGE SIZE 15
1.6 LIMITATIONS 15
1.7 STAKEHOLDERS 15
2 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 16
2.1.1 SECONDARY DATA 18
2.1.2 PRIMARY DATA 19
2.1.2.1 Breakdown of primaries 21
2.2 MARKET SIZE ESTIMATION 21
2.2.1 BOTTOM-UP APPROACH 21
2.2.2 TOP-DOWN APPROACH 22
2.3 MARKET BREAKDOWN AND DATA TRIANGULATION 23
2.3.1 RESEARCH ASSUMPTIONS 24
3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 25
4 PREMIUM INSIGHTS 29
4.1 THERMOSET MOLDING COMPOUNDS MARKET SIZE (VALUE), BY 2020 29
4.2 THERMOSET MOLDING COMPOUNDS MARKET: RESIN SEGMENTS 30
4.3 THERMOSET MOLDING COMPOUNDS – ELECTRICAL APPLICATION ACCOUNTS FOR THE LARGEST MARKET SHARE 31
4.4 THERMOSET MOLDING COMPOUNDS MARKET ATTRACTIVENESS, BY COUNTRY 32
4.5 THERMOSET MOLDING COMPOUNDS, APPLICATION INDUSTRY, GROWTH MATRIX 33
4.6 LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS, BY REGION 34
5 MARKET OVERVIEW 35
5.1 INTRODUCTION 36
5.2 MARKET SEGMENTATION 36
5.2.1 THERMOSET MOLDING COMPOUNDS MARKET, BY RESIN TYPE 36
5.2.2 THERMOSET MOLDING COMPOUNDS MARKET, BY APPLICATION 36
5.3 MARKET DYNAMICS 37
5.3.1 DRIVERS 38
5.3.1.1 Increasing need for corrosion and heat-resistant components in electricals 38
5.3.1.2 Weight saving advantage for automotive 38
5.3.1.3 Ease in manufacturing small and complex parts 38
5.3.2 RESTRAINTS 39
5.3.2.1 High investment costs 39
5.3.2.2 High cost of raw materials 39
5.3.3 OPPORTUNITIES 40
5.3.3.1 Entry of thermoset molding compounds in new application markets 40
5.3.3.2 Green molding compounds 40
5.3.4 CHALLENGES 41
5.3.4.1 To produce low-cost products 41
6 INDUSTRY TRENDS 42
6.1 INTRODUCTION 42
6.1.1 THREAT OF NEW ENTRANTS 43
6.1.2 THREAT OF SUBSTITUTES 43
6.1.3 BARGAINING POWER OF SUPPLIERS 44
6.1.4 BARGAINING POWER OF BUYERS 44
6.1.5 INTENSITY OF COMPETITIVE RIVALRY 45
7 THERMOSET MOLDING COMPOUNDS MARKET, BY RESIN TYPE 46
7.1 INTRODUCTION 47
7.2 PHENOLIC 47
7.3 POLYESTER 47
7.4 EPOXY 47
7.5 OTHERS 48
8 THERMOSET MOLDING COMPOUNDS MARKET, BY APPLICATIONS 49
8.1 INTRODUCTION 50
8.2 AUTOMOTIVE 52
8.3 AEROSPACE 53
8.4 ELECTRICAL 55
8.5 OTHER APPLICATIONS 56
9 THERMOSET MOLDING COMPOUND MARKET, BY REGION 58
9.1 INTRODUCTION 59
9.2 ASIA-PACIFIC 61
9.2.1 CHINA 64
9.2.2 INDIA 66
9.2.3 JAPAN 67
9.2.4 REST OF ASIA-PACIFIC 68
9.3 EUROPE 69
9.3.1 GERMANY 72
9.3.2 FRANCE 73
9.3.3 U.K. 74
9.3.4 ITALY 75
9.3.5 REST OF EUROPE 76
9.4 NORTH AMERICA 77
9.4.1 U.S. 80
9.4.2 CANADA 81
9.4.3 MEXICO 82
9.5 ROW 83
9.5.1 BRAZIL 85
9.5.2 SOUTH AFRICA 86
9.5.3 REST OF ROW 87
10 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE 88
10.1 INTRODUCTION 88
10.2 COMPETITIVE SITUATION & TRENDS 89
10.3 INVESTMENTS & EXPANSIONS 90
10.4 NEW PRODUCT LAUNCHES 91
10.5 ACQUISITIONS 92
11 COMPANY PROFILES 93
(Company at a Glance, Business Overview, Products Offered, Key Strategy, Recent Developments, SWOT Analysis & MNM View)*
11.1 INTRODUCTION 93
11.2 HEXION INC 94
11.3 HITACHI CHEMICAL COMPANY LTD. 97
11.4 BASF SE 100
11.5 HUNTSMAN INTERNATIONAL LLC. 103
11.6 EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY 105
11.7 KYOCERA CHEMICAL CORPORATION 107
11.8 ASHLAND INC. 109
11.9 EVONIK INDUSTRIES 111
11.10 KOLON INDUSTRIES INC. 113
11.11 KUKDO CHEMICAL CO. LTD. 115
*Details on company at a glance, recent financials, Products offered, strategies & insights, & recent developments might not be captured in case of unlisted companies.
12 APPENDIX 116
12.1 INSIGHTS FROM INDUSTRY EXPERTS 116
12.2 DISCUSSION GUIDE 117
12.3 INTRODUCING RT: REAL TIME MARKET INTELLIGENCE 119
12.4 AVAILABLE CUSTOMIZATIONS 120
12.5 RELATED REPORTS 121
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“LIST OF TABLES
TABLE 1 THERMOSET MOLDING COMPOUNDS MARKET SIZE, 2013–2020 26
TABLE 2 IMPACT ANALYSIS OF DRIVERS 39
TABLE 3 IMPACT ANALYSIS OF RESTRAINTS 39
TABLE 4 IMPACT ANALYSIS OF OPPORTUNITIES 40
TABLE 5 IMPACT ANALYSIS OF CHALLENGES 41
TABLE 6 THERMOSET MOLDING COMPOUND MARKET SIZE, BY RESIN TYPE,
2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 48
TABLE 7 THERMOSET MOLDING COMPOUND MARKET SIZE, BY RESIN TYPE,
2013–2020 (KILOTON) 48
TABLE 8 THERMOSET MOLDING COMPOUNDS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,
2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 50
TABLE 9 THERMOSET MOLDING COMPOUNDS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,
2013–2020 (KILOTON) 51
TABLE 10 THERMOSET MOLDING COMPOUNDS MARKET SIZE IN AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATION, BY REGION, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 52
TABLE 11 THERMOSET MOLDING COMPOUNDS MARKET SIZE IN AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATION, BY REGION, 2013–2020 (KILOTON) 52
TABLE 12 THERMOSET MOLDING COMPOUNDS MARKET SIZE IN AEROSPACE APPLICATION,
BY REGION, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 53
TABLE 13 THERMOSET MOLDING COMPOUNDS MARKET SIZE IN AEROSPACE APPLICATION,
BY REGION, 2013–2020 (KILOTON) 54
TABLE 14 THERMOSET MOLDING COMPOUNDS MARKET SIZE IN ELECTRICAL APPLICATION,
BY REGION, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 55
TABLE 15 THERMOSET MOLDING COMPOUNDS MARKET SIZE IN ELECTRICAL APPLICATION,
BY REGION, 2013–2020 (KILOTON) 55
TABLE 16 THERMOSET MOLDING COMPOUNDS MARKET SIZE IN OTHER APPLICATIONS,
BY REGION, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 56
TABLE 17 THERMOSET MOLDING COMPOUNDS MARKET SIZE IN OTHER APPLICATIONS,
BY REGION, 2013–2020 (KILOTON) 57
TABLE 18 THERMOSET MOLDING COMPOUNDS MARKET SIZE, BY REGION,
2013-2020 (KILOTON) 60
TABLE 19 THERMOSET MOLDING COMPOUNDS MARKET SIZE, BY REGION,
2013-2020 (USD MILLION) 60
TABLE 20 ASIA-PACIFIC: THERMOSET MOLDING COMPOUNDS MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2013-2020 (KILOTON) 63
TABLE 21 ASIA-PACIFIC: THERMOSET MOLDING COMPOUNDS MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 63
TABLE 22 ASIA-PACIFIC: THERMOSET MOLDING COMPOUNDS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013-2020 (KILOTON) 64
TABLE 23 ASIA-PACIFIC: THERMOSET MOLDING COMPOUNDS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 64
TABLE 24 CHINA: THERMOSET MOLDING COMPOUNDS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,
2013-2020 (KILOTON) 65
TABLE 25 CHINA: THERMOSET MOLDING COMPOUNDS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,
2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 65
TABLE 26 INDIA: THERMOSET MOLDING COMPOUNDS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,
2013 – 2020 (KILOTON) 66
TABLE 27 INDIA: THERMOSET MOLDING COMPOUNDS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,
2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 66
TABLE 28 JAPAN: THERMOSET MOLDING COMPOUNDS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,
2013 – 2020 (KILOTON) 67
TABLE 29 JAPAN: THERMOSET MOLDING COMPOUNDS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,
2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 67
TABLE 30 REST OF ASIA-PACIFIC: THERMOSET MOLDING COMPOUNDS MARKET SIZE,
2013 – 2020 (KILOTON) 68
TABLE 31 REST OF ASIA-PACIFIC: THERMOSET MOLDING COMPOUNDS MARKET SIZE,
2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 68
TABLE 32 EUROPE: THERMOSET MOLDING COMPOUNDS MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY,
2013 – 2020 (KILOTON) 69
TABLE 33 EUROPE: THERMOSET MOLDING COMPOUNDS MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY,
2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 71
TABLE 34 EUROPE: THERMOSET MOLDING COMPOUNDS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013-2020 (KILOTON) 71
TABLE 35 EUROPE: THERMOSET MOLDING COMPOUNDS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 72
TABLE 36 GERMANY: THERMOSET MOLDING COMPOUNDS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013 – 2020 (KILOTON) 72
TABLE 37 GERMANY: THERMOSET MOLDING COMPOUNDS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 73
TABLE 38 FRANCE: THERMOSET MOLDING COMPOUNDS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013 – 2020 (KILOTON) 73
TABLE 39 FRANCE: THERMOSET MOLDING COMPOUNDS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 74
TABLE 40 U.K.: THERMOSET MOLDING COMPOUNDS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,
2013 – 2020 (KILOTON) 74
TABLE 41 U.K.: THERMOSET MOLDING COMPOUNDS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,
2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 75
TABLE 42 ITALY: THERMOSET MOLDING COMPOUNDS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,
2013 – 2020 (KILOTON) 75
TABLE 43 ITALY: THERMOSET MOLDING COMPOUNDS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,
2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 76
TABLE 44 REST OF EUROPE: THERMOSET MOLDING COMPOUNDS MARKET SIZE,
BY APPLICATION, 2013 – 2020 (KILOTON) 76
TABLE 45 REST OF EUROPE: THERMOSET MOLDING COMPOUNDS MARKET SIZE,
BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 77
TABLE 46 NORTH AMERICA: THERMOSET MOLDING COMPOUNDS MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2013 – 2020 (KILOTON) 79
TABLE 47 NORTH AMERICA: THERMOSET MOLDING COMPOUNDS MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 79
TABLE 48 NORTH AMERICA: THERMOSET MOLDING COMPOUNDS MARKET SIZE,
BY APPLICATION, 2013-2020 (KILOTON) 79
TABLE 49 NORTH AMERICA: THERMOSET MOLDING COMPOUNDS MARKET SIZE,
BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 80
TABLE 50 U.S.: THERMOSET MOLDING COMPOUNDS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,
2013 – 2020 (KILOTON) 80
TABLE 51 U.S.: THERMOSET MOLDING COMPOUNDS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,
2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 81
TABLE 52 CANADA: THERMOSET MOLDING COMPOUNDS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013 – 2020 (KILOTON) 81
TABLE 53 CANADA: THERMOSET MOLDING COMPOUNDS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 82
TABLE 54 MEXICO: THERMOSET MOLDING COMPOUNDS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,
2013 – 2020 (KILOTON) 82
TABLE 55 MEXICO: THERMOSET MOLDING COMPOUNDS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,
2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 83
TABLE 56 ROW: THERMOSET MOLDING COMPOUNDS MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY,
2013 – 2020 (KILOTON) 83
TABLE 57 ROW: THERMOSET MOLDING COMPOUNDS MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY,
2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 84
TABLE 58 ROW: THERMOSET MOLDING COMPOUNDS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,
2013 – 2020 (KILOTON) 84
TABLE 59 ROW: THERMOSET MOLDING COMPOUNDS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,
2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 84
TABLE 60 BRAZIL: THERMOSET MOLDING COMPOUNDS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,
2013 – 2020 (KILOTON) 85
TABLE 61 BRAZIL: THERMOSET MOLDING COMPOUNDS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,
2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 85
TABLE 62 SOUTH AFRICA: THERMOSET MOLDING COMPOUNDS MARKET SIZE,
BY APPLICATION, 2013 – 2020 (KILOTON) 86
TABLE 63 SOUTH AFRICA: THERMOSET MOLDING COMPOUNDS MARKET SIZE,
BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 86
TABLE 64 REST OF ROW: THERMOSET MOLDING COMPOUNDS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013 – 2020 (KILOTON) 87
TABLE 65 REST OF ROW: THERMOSET MOLDING COMPOUNDS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 87
TABLE 66 INVESTMENTS & EXPANSIONS, 2011–2015 90
TABLE 67 NEW PRODUCT LAUNCHES, 2011–2015 91
TABLE 68 PARTNERSHIPS & AGREEMENTS 2011–2015 92
TABLE 69 ACQUISITIONS, 2011–2014 92
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“LIST OF FIGURES
FIGURE 1 THERMOSET MOLDING COMPOUNDS MARKET SEGMENTATION 14
FIGURE 2 THERMOSET MOLDING COMPOUNDS MARKET: RESEARCH DESIGN 16
FIGURE 3 KEY DATA FROM SECONDARY SOURCES 18
FIGURE 4 KEY DATA FROM PRIMARY SOURCES 19
FIGURE 5 KEY INDUSTRY INSIGHTS 20
FIGURE 6 BREAKDOWN OF PRIMARY INTERVIEWS: BY COMPANY TYPE, DESIGNATION,
AND REGION 21
FIGURE 7 MARKET SIZE ESTIMATION METHODOLOGY: BOTTOM-UP APPROACH 21
FIGURE 8 MARKET SIZE ESTIMATION METHODOLOGY: TOP-DOWN APPROACH 22
FIGURE 9 DATA TRIANGULATION METHODOLOGY 23
FIGURE 10 ASSUMPTIONS FOR RESEARCH STUDY 24
FIGURE 11 ELECTRICAL APPLICATION TO REGISTER THE HIGHEST CAGR IN THERMOSET MOLDING COMPOUNDS MARKET DURING THE FORECAST PERIOD 26
FIGURE 12 CHINA DOMINATED THE THERMOSET MOLDING COMPOUNDS MARKET,2014 27
FIGURE 13 ASIA-PACIFIC IS THE FASTEST-GROWING REGION IN THE THERMOSET MOLDING COMPOUNDS MARKET (VALUE), 2014 28
FIGURE 14 ATTRACTIVE OPPORTUNITIES IN THE THERMOSET MOLDING COMPOUNDS MARKET DURING THE FORECAST PERIOD 29
FIGURE 15 PHENOLIC RESIN PROJECTED TO BE THE FASTEST-GROWING MARKET AMONG ALL THE THERMOSET RESIN TYPES, 2015–2020 30
FIGURE 16 ASIA-PACIFIC WAS THE BIGGEST MARKET FOR THERMOSET MOLDING COMPOUNDS, IN TERMS OF VALUE, 2014 31
FIGURE 17 CHINA PROJECTED TO BE THE FASTEST-GROWING MARKET (KILOTON), 2015–2020 32
FIGURE 18 ELECTRICAL APPLICATION PROJECTED TO WITNESS HIGHEST GROWTH RATE BETWEEN 2015 AND 2020 33
FIGURE 19 ASIA-PACIFIC MARKET IS PROJECTED TO EXPERIENCE EXPONENTIAL GROWTH DURING THE FORECAST PERIOD 34
FIGURE 20 DRIVERS, RESTRAINTS, OPPORTUNITIES, AND CHALLENGES IN THERMOSET MOLDING COMPOUNDS MARKET 37
FIGURE 21 PORTER’S FIVE FORCES: INTENSITY OF RIVALRY IS HIGH DUE TO LOW LEVEL OF PRODUCT DIFFERENTIATION 42
FIGURE 22 ELECTRICAL APPLICATION PROJECTED TO REGISTER THE HIGHEST MARKET SIZE (USD MILLION), 2015–2020 51
FIGURE 23 RISING DEMAND FOR LIGHTWEIGHT COMPONENTS WILL BOOST THE GROWTH OF AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATION, 2015 VS. 2020 (USD MILLION) 53
FIGURE 24 MARKET SIZE OF THERMOSET MOLDING COMPOUNDS IN AEROSPACE APPLICATION, 2015 VS. 2020, (USD MILLION) 54
FIGURE 25 ELECTRICAL APPLICATION TO DOMINATE OTHER APPLICATIONS IN THE THERMOSET MOLDING COMPOUNDS MARKET 56
FIGURE 26 REGIONAL SNAPSHOT: RAPID GROWTH MARKETS ARE EMERGING AS NEW STRATEGIC LOCATIONS (2015–2020) 59
FIGURE 27 ASIA-PACIFIC MARKET SNAPSHOT: CHINA IS THE MOST LUCRATIVE MARKET 62
FIGURE 28 GERMANY TO DOMINATE THE THERMOSET MOLDING COMPOUNDS MARKET IN EUROPE (2015–2020) 70
FIGURE 29 U.S. IS THE KEY MARKET FOR THE THERMOSET MOLDING COMPOUNDS MARKET IN NORTH AMERICA 78
FIGURE 30 EXPANSIONS WAS THE MAIN STRATEGY ADOPTED BY LEADING COMPANIES BETWEEN 2011 AND 2015 88
FIGURE 31 EXPANSIONS & INVESTMENTS WAS THE MAJOR STRATEGY ADOPTED BY LEADING PLAYERS BETWEEN 2011 AND 2015 89
FIGURE 32 REGIONAL REVENUE MIX OF TOP5 MARKET PLAYERS 93
FIGURE 33 HEXION INC.: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 94
FIGURE 34 HEXION INC.: SWOT ANALYSIS 96
FIGURE 35 HITACHI CHEMICAL COMPANY LTD.: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 97
FIGURE 36 HITACHI CHEMICAL COMPANY LTD.: SWOT ANALYSIS 99
FIGURE 37 BASF SE : COMPANY SNAPSHOT 100
FIGURE 38 BASF SE : SWOT ANALYSIS 102
FIGURE 39 HUNTSMAN INTERNATIONAL LLC.: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 103
FIGURE 40 HUNTSMAN INTERNATIONAL LLC: SWOT ANALYSIS 104
FIGURE 41 EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 105
FIGURE 42 EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY: SWOT ANALYSIS 106
FIGURE 43 KYOCERA CHEMICAL CORPORATION: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 107
FIGURE 44 ASHLAND INC.: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 109
FIGURE 45 EVONIK INDUSTRIES: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 111
FIGURE 46 KOLON INDUSTRIES INC: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 113
FIGURE 47 KUKDO CHEMICAL CO. LTD.: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 115
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