“The North America MUF market is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 10.2% from 2014 to 2019. The U.S. holds the largest share of the North American market, while the Canadian market is expected to grow at the fastest CAGR of over 12% during the given forecast period.
In this report, the North America MUF market has been broadly classified on the basis of application and country. The applications covered in the report are particleboard, plywood, Medium Density Fiberboard (MDF), and Oriented Strand Board (OSB). On the basis of country, the market has been segmented into the U.S., Canada, and Rest of North America.
The particleboard segment is the fastest-growing application segment, projected to grow at the fastest CAGR of over 10% during the forecast period of 2014 to 2019, followed by the MDF segment, which is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 10.1% during the given period. MUF is widely used as an alternative for Urea Formaldehyde (UF) and Melamine Formaldehyde (MF) resins, owing to its low cost, which is thereby driving the growth of the MUF market in North America. In addition, the urbanization of the furniture industry is also driving the growth of this market.
The North America MUF market is a highly competitive market with a number of market players. As of 2014, the North America MUF market is majorly dominated by Momentive Specialty Chemicals (U.S.), AkzoNobel (Netherlands), Ineos Melamine Company, Allnex Belgium S.A., BASF SE (Germany), Georgia-Pacific LLC, Tembec Inc., and Cytec Industries Inc., among others. New product launches, agreements & collaborations, expansions, and joint ventures are among the major strategies adopted by most market players to achieve growth in the North America MUF market.
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From an insight perspective, this research report has focused on various levels of analysis—industry analysis (industry trends and PEST analysis), market share analysis of top players, supply chain analysis, and company profiles, which together comprise and discuss basic views on the competitive landscape, emerging and high-growth segments of the MUF market, high-growth countries & their respective regulatory policies, government initiatives, drivers, restraints, and opportunities.
The report will enrich both the established firms as well as new entrants/smaller firms to gauge the pulse of the market, which in turn will help the firms garner a greater share in the concerned market. Firms that purchase the report could use any one or a combination of five strategies that include market penetration, product development/innovation, market development, market diversification, and competitive assessment to strengthen their market share.
The report provides insights on the following pointers:
• Market Penetration: Comprehensive information on MUF offered by top players in the North America MUF market
• Product Development/Innovation: Detailed insights on upcoming technologies, research & development activities, and new product launches in the North America MUF market
• Market Development: Comprehensive information of lucrative emerging markets; the report analyzes the market for various MUF production technologies across the North American region
• Market Diversification: Exhaustive information of new products, untapped geographies, recent developments, and investments in the North America MUF market
• Competitive Assessment: In-depth assessment of market shares, strategies, products, and manufacturing capabilities of the leading players in the North America MUF 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 MELAMINE UREA FORMALDEHYDE MARKET 13
2.2 ARRIVING AT THE MELAMINE UREA FORMALDEHYDE MARKET SIZE 14
2.2.1 TOP DOWN APPROACH 15
2.2.2 BOTTOM-UP APPROACH 16
2.2.3 INGREDIENT BASED APPROACH 17
2.3 ASSUMPTIONS 18
3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 19
4 MARKET OVERVIEW 20
4.1 INTRODUCTION 20
4.2 MELAMINE UREA FORMALDEHYDE MARKET: COMPARISON WITH PARENT MARKET 21
4.3 MARKET DRIVERS AND INHIBITORS 22
4.4 KEY MARKET DYNAMICS 23
4.5 DEMAND SIDE ANALYSIS 25
5 NORTH AMERICA MELAMINE UREA FORMALDEHYDE MARKET, BY APPLICATION 26
5.1 INTRODUCTION 27
5.2 MELAMINE UREA FORMALDEHYDE IN PARTICLEBOARD, BY COUNTRY 30
5.3 MELAMINE UREA FORMALDEHYDE IN MEDIUM DENSITY FIBERBOARD (MDF),
BY COUNTRY 32
5.4 MELAMINE UREA FORMALDEHYDE IN PLYWOOD, BY COUNTRY 34
5.5 MELAMINE UREA FORMALDEHYDE IN ORIENTED STRAND BOARD (OSB), BY COUNTRY 36
6 NORTH AMERICA MELAMINE UREA FORMALDEHYDE MARKET, BY COUNTRY 39
6.1 INTRODUCTION 40
6.2 U.S. MELAMINE UREA FORMALDEHYDE MARKET, BY APPLICATION 43
6.3 CANADA MELAMINE UREA FORMALDEHYDE MARKET, BY APPLICATION 45
6.4 REST OF NORTH AMERICA MELAMINE UREA FORMALDEHYDE MARKET,
BY APPLICATION 48
7 NORTH AMERICA MELAMINE UREA FORMALDEHYDE MARKET: COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE 51
7.1 MELAMINE UREA FORMALDEHYDE MARKET: COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS 51
7.2 MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS 52
7.3 EXPANSIONS 53
7.4 NEW PRODUCT LAUNCH 53
7.5 JOINT VENTURES 54
7.6 AGREEMENTS 55
8 NORTH AMERICA MELAMINE UREA FORMALDEHYDE MARKET, BY COMPANY 56
(Overview, Financials, Products & Services, Strategy, and Developments)*
8.1 AKZONOBEL CHEMICALS 56
8.2 MOMENTIVE SPECIALTY CHEMICALS 58
8.3 TEMBEC INC. 61
8.4 ALLNEX BELGIUM S.A. 63
8.5 BASF S.E. 65
8.6 INEOS MELAMINES 68
8.7 CYTEC INDUSTRIES INC. 70
8.8 GEORGIA-PACIFIC LLC 72
*Details on overview, financials, product & services, strategy, and developments might not be captured in case of unlisted company
9 APPENDIX 74
9.1 CUSTOMIZATION OPTIONS 74
9.1.1 TECHNICAL ANALYSIS 74
9.1.2 LOW-COST SOURCING LOCATIONS 74
9.1.3 REGULATORY FRAMEWORK 74
9.1.4 IMPACT ANALYSIS 74
9.1.5 TRADE ANALYSIS 74
9.1.6 HISTORICAL DATA AND TRENDS 74
9.2 RELATED REPORTS 75
9.3 INTRODUCING RT: REAL TIME MARKET INTELLIGENCE 76
9.3.1 RT SNAPSHOTS 77
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“LIST OF TABLES
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TABLE 1 MELAMINE UREA FORMALDEHYDE PEER MARKET SIZE, 2014 (USD MN) 15
TABLE 2 NORTH AMERICA MELAMINE UREA FORMALDEHYDE MARKET: COMPARISON WITH PARENT MARKET, 2012–2019 (USD ‘000) 21
TABLE 3 NORTH AMERICA MELAMINE UREA FORMALDEHYDE MARKET: COMPARISON WITH PARENT MARKET, 2012–2019 (TONS) 21
TABLE 4 NORTH AMERICA MELAMINE UREA FORMALDEHYDE MARKET: DRIVERS AND INHIBITORS 22
TABLE 5 NORTH AMERICA MELAMINE UREA FORMALDEHYDE MARKET, BY APPLICATION, 2012-2019 (USD ‘000) 23
TABLE 6 NORTH AMERICA MELAMINE UREA FORMALDEHYDE MARKET, BY APPLICATION,
2012-2019 (TONS) 24
TABLE 7 MELAMINE UREA FORMALDEHYDE MARKET: COMPARISON WITH APPLICATION MARKETS, 2012-2019 (USD MN) 25
TABLE 8 NORTH AMERICA MELAMINE UREA FORMALDEHYDE MARKET, BY APPLICATION, 2012-2019 (USD ‘000) 28
TABLE 9 NORTH AMERICA MELAMINE UREA FORMALDEHYDE MARKET, BY APPLICATION,
2012-2019 (TONS) 29
TABLE 10 NORTH AMERICA MELAMINE UREA FORMALDEHYDE IN PARTICLEBOARD,
BY COUNTRY, 2012-2019 (USD ‘000) 30
TABLE 11 NORTH AMERICA MELAMINE UREA FORMALDEHYDE IN PARTICLEBOARD,
BY COUNTRY, 2012-2019 (TONS) 31
TABLE 12 NORTH AMERICA MELAMINE UREA FORMALDEHYDE IN MEDIUM DENSITY FIBERBOARD (MDF), BY COUNTRY, 2012-2019 (USD ‘000) 32
TABLE 13 NORTH AMERICA MELAMINE UREA FORMALDEHYDE IN MEDIUM DENSITY FIBERBOARD (MDF), BY COUNTRY, 2012-2019 (TONS) 33
TABLE 14 NORTH AMERICA MELAMINE UREA FORMALDEHYDE IN PLYWOOD, BY COUNTRY, 2012-2019 (USD ‘000) 34
TABLE 15 NORTH AMERICA MELAMINE UREA FORMALDEHYDE IN PLYWOOD, BY COUNTRY, 2012-2019 (TONS) 35
TABLE 16 NORTH AMERICA MELAMINE UREA FORMALDEHYDE IN ORIENTED STRAND BOARD (OSB), BY COUNTRY, 2012-2019 (USD ‘000) 36
TABLE 17 NORTH AMERICA MELAMINE UREA FORMALDEHYDE IN ORIENTED STRAND BOARD (OSB), BY COUNTRY, 2012-2019 (TONS) 37
TABLE 18 NORTH AMERICA MELAMINE UREA FORMALDEHYDE MARKET, BY COUNTRY,
2012-2019 (USD ‘000) 41
TABLE 19 NORTH AMERICA MELAMINE UREA FORMALDEHYDE MARKET, BY COUNTRY,
2012-2019 (TONS) 42
TABLE 20 U.S. MELAMINE UREA FORMALDEHYDE MARKET, BY APPLICATION,
2012-2019 (USD ‘000) 43
TABLE 21 U.S. MELAMINE UREA FORMALDEHYDE MARKET, BY APPLICATION, 2012-2019 (TONS) 44
TABLE 22 CANADA MELAMINE UREA FORMALDEHYDE MARKET, BY APPLICATION, 2012-2019 (USD ‘000) 46
TABLE 23 CANADA MELAMINE UREA FORMALDEHYDE MARKET, BY APPLICATION, 2012-2019 (TONS) 46
TABLE 24 REST OF NORTH AMERICA MELAMINE UREA FORMALDEHYDE MARKET,
BY APPLICATION, 2012-2019 (USD ‘000) 48
TABLE 25 REST OF NORTH AMERICA MELAMINE UREA FORMALDEHYDE MARKET,
BY APPLICATION, 2012-2019 (TONS) 49
TABLE 26 MELAMINE UREA FORMALDEHYDE MARKET: COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS, 2014 (%) 51
TABLE 27 MELAMINE UREA FORMALDEHYDE MARKET: MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS 52
TABLE 28 MELAMINE UREA FORMALDEHYDE MARKET: EXPANSIONS 53
TABLE 29 MELAMINE UREA FORMALDEHYDE MARKET: NEW PRODUCT LAUNCH 53
TABLE 30 MELAMINE UREA FORMALDEHYDE MARKET: JOINT VENTURES 54
TABLE 31 MELAMINE UREA FORMALDEHYDE MARKET: AGREEMENTS 55
TABLE 32 AKZONOBEL CHEMICALS: KEY FINANCIALS, 2010-2014 (USD MN) 57
TABLE 33 MOMENTIVE SPECIALTY CHEMICALS, KEY FINANCIALS, 2009-2014 (USD MN) 59
TABLE 34 MOMENTIVE SPECIALTY CHEMICALS: REVENUE MIX, 2009-2014 (USD MN) 59
TABLE 35 TEMBEC INC., REVENUE MIX, 2009-2014 (USD MN) 61
TABLE 36 TEMBEC INC.: KEY FINANCIALS, 2009-2013 (USD MN) 62
TABLE 37 BASF S.E.: KEY FINANCIAL DATA , 2009-2013 (USD MN) 66
TABLE 38 BASF S.E.: REVENUE MIX, 2009-2013 (USD MN) 66
TABLE 39 CYTEC INDUSTRIES INC.: REVENUE MIX, 2010-2014 (USD MN) 70
TABLE 40 CYTEC INDUSTRIES INC.: KEY FINANCIAL DATA, 2010-2014 (USD MN) 71
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“LIST OF FIGURES
FIGURE 1 NORTH AMERICA MELAMINE UREA FORMALDEHYDE MARKET: SEGMENTATION & COVERAGE 11
FIGURE 2 MELAMINE UREA FORMALDEHYDE MARKET: INTEGRATED ECOSYSTEM 13
FIGURE 3 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 14
FIGURE 4 TOP DOWN APPROACH 15
FIGURE 5 BOTTOM-UP APPROACH 16
FIGURE 6 INGREDIENT BASED APPROACH 17
FIGURE 7 GLOBAL MELAMINE UREA FORMALDEHYDE MARKET: SNAPSHOT 19
FIGURE 8 NORTH AMERICA MELAMINE UREA FORMALDEHYDE MARKET, COMPARISON WITH PARENT MARKET, 2012- 2019 (USD’ 000) 21
FIGURE 9 NORTH AMERICA MELAMINE UREA FORMALDEHYDE MARKET, BY APPLICATION,
2014 VS 2019 23
FIGURE 10 GLOBAL MELAMINE UREA FORMALDEHYDE MARKET, COMPARISON WITH APPLICATION MARKET, 2012- 2019 (USD MN) 25
FIGURE 11 MELAMINE UREA FORMALDEHYDE : APPLICATION MARKET SCENARIO 27
FIGURE 12 NORTH AMERICA MELAMINE UREA FORMALDEHYDE MARKET, BY APPLICATION,
2014 & 2019 (USD ‘000) 28
FIGURE 13 NORTH AMERICA MELAMINE UREA FORMALDEHYDE MARKET, BY APPLICATION,
2014 & 2019 (TONS) 29
FIGURE 14 NORTH AMERICA MELAMINE UREA FORMALDEHYDE MARKET IN PARTICLEBOARD,
BY COUNTRY, 2012-2019 (USD ‘000) 30
FIGURE 15 NORTH AMERICA MELAMINE UREA FORMALDEHYDE MARKET IN PARTICLEBOARD,
BY COUNTRY, 2012-2019 (TONS) 31
FIGURE 16 NORTH AMERICA MELAMINE UREA FORMALDEHYDE MARKET IN MEDIUM DENSITY FIBERBOARD (MDF), BY COUNTRY, 2012-2019 (USD ‘000) 32
FIGURE 17 NORTH AMERICA MELAMINE UREA FORMALDEHYDE MARKET IN MEDIUM DENSITY FIBERBOARD (MDF), BY COUNTRY, 2012-2019 (TONS) 33
FIGURE 18 NORTH AMERICA MELAMINE UREA FORMALDEHYDE MARKET IN PLYWOOD,
BY COUNTRY, 2012-2019 (USD ‘000) 34
FIGURE 19 NORTH AMERICA MELAMINE UREA FORMALDEHYDE MARKET IN PLYWOOD,
BY COUNTRY, 2012-2019 (TONS) 35
FIGURE 20 NORTH AMERICA MELAMINE UREA FORMALDEHYDE MARKET IN ORIENTED STRAND BOARD (MDF), BY COUNTRY, 2012-2019 (USD ‘000) 36
FIGURE 21 NORTH AMERICA MELAMINE UREA FORMALDEHYDE MARKET IN ORIENTED STRAND BOARD (OSB), BY COUNTRY, 2012-2019 (TONS) 37
FIGURE 22 NORTH AMERICA MELAMINE UREA FORMALDEHYDE MARKET: GROWTH ANALYSIS,
BY COUNTRY, 2014 & 2019 (USD ‘000) 41
FIGURE 23 NORTH AMERICA MELAMINE UREA FORMALDEHYDE MARKET: GROWTH ANALYSIS,
BY COUNTRY, 2014 & 2019 (TONS) 42
FIGURE 24 U.S. MELAMINE UREA FORMALDEHYDE MARKET, BY APPLICATION,
2012-2019 (USD ‘000) 43
FIGURE 25 U.S. MELAMINE UREA FORMALDEHYDE MARKET: APPLICATION SNAPSHOT 44
FIGURE 26 CANADA MELAMINE UREA FORMALDEHYDE MARKET, BY APPLICATION,
2012-2019 (USD ‘000) 45
FIGURE 27 CANADA MELAMINE UREA FORMALDEHYDE MARKET: APPLICATION SNAPSHOT 47
FIGURE 28 REST OF NORTH AMERICA MELAMINE UREA FORMALDEHYDE MARKET,
BY APPLICATION, 2012-2019 (USD ‘000) 48
FIGURE 29 REST OF NORTH AMERICA MELAMINE UREA FORMALDEHYDE MARKET: APPLICATION SNAPSHOT 50
FIGURE 30 MELAMINE UREA FORMALDEHYDE MARKET: COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS, 2014 (%) 51
FIGURE 31 AKZONOBEL CHEMICALS: REVENUE MIX 2013 (%) 56
FIGURE 32 MOMENTIVE SPECIALTY CHEMICALS: REVENUE MIX, 2014 (%) 58
FIGURE 33 TEMBEC INC.: REVENUE MIX, 2014 (%) 61
FIGURE 34 BASF S.E.: REVENUE MIX, 2013 (%) 65
FIGURE 35 CONTRIBUTION OF CHEMICALS SEGMENT TOWARDS COMPANY REVENUES,
2009-2013 (USD MN) 66
FIGURE 36 INEOS MELAMINES: REVENUE MIX, 2014 (%) 68
FIGURE 37 CYTEC INDUSTRIES INC.: REVENUE MIX, 2014 (%) 70
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