Plastic Additives Market by Type (Plasticizers, Stabilizers, Flame Retardants, Impact Modifiers), Plastic (Commodity, Engineering, and High Performance Plastic), and by Application (Packaging, Construction, Consumer Goods, Automotive) – Global Trends & Forecasts to 2019

“Additives are added in plastics to improve its impact strength, chemical and heat resistance, clarity, weather resistance and color preservation properties. Plastic additives are used to add volume in order to control costs, modify the physical or chemical properties of the polymer, or reinforcing the polymer’s mechanical properties to make it stronger and better for end-use applications. Plastics Additives are used in a variety of applications ranging from construction, packaging containers to consumer & electronics appliances, business machines and automotive parts.
The market for plastic additives is estimated to grow on account of increasing disposable income especially in Asia-Pacific region and growing plastic consumption. The flourishing packaging application in emerging economies and increasing use of additives for agricultural and medical applications are expected to act as budding opportunities for this market.
Region-wise, Asia-Pacific is estimated to be the leading plastic additives market. Growth in Asia-Pacific is led by the rising demand for plastics due to increasing population and improving standard of living of the people in the region. North America is estimated to be the second largest market for plastic additives and is projected to have a steady growth rate between 2014 and 2019. Packaging application is projected to have the biggest market of plastic additives as a result of rapid urbanization and increasing demand for packaging materials from consumer goods and food packaging industries. Commodity plastics segment is anticipated to have the largest market size in 2013 and will continue to dominate till 2019 on account of its economic commercial availability and wide-spread applications in several end-use industries.
The report analyzes the plastic additives market trends and forecasts till 2019. The market size has been provided in terms of market volume (kilo tons) and value ($million). The report also identifies prominent players and provides analysis for each player in terms of company overview, financials, product portfolio, recent developments, and company strategy.
The plastic additives market is projected to register a CAGR of 5.0% between 2014 and 2019 to reach $45.5 billion by 2019. The packaging application is anticipated to constitute a major part of the overall plastic additives market. The packaging and automotive segments are projected to witness a high growth rates between 2014 and 2019.
The plastic additives industry is moving towards new product developments to expand their product portfolio to meet the different requirements of the end-use industries. The companies involved in this market are extensively engrossed into new product developments and facility expansions. The company profiled in this report includes Albemarle Corporation (U.S.), AkzoNobel N.V. (The Netherlands), BASF SE (Germany), Bayer AG (Germany), Chemtura Corporation (U.S.), Clariant AG (Switzerland), The Dow Chemical Co. (U.S.), Evonik Industries AG (Germany), Kaneka Corporation (Japan), Lanxess AG (Germany), and Songwon Industrial Co. Ltd. (South Korea) among others.
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“TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 INTRODUCTION 19
1.1 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY 19
1.2 MARKET DEFINITION 19
1.3 MARKET SCOPE 19
1.3.1 MARKET COVERED 20
1.3.2 YEAR CONSIDERED IN THE REPORT 21
1.3.3 CURRENCY & PRICING 21
1.3.4 PACKAGE SIZE 21
1.3.5 LIMITATIONS 21
1.4 STAKEHOLDERS 22
2 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 23
2.1 MARKET SIZE ESTIMATION 24
2.2 MARKET CRACKDOWN & DATA TRIANGULATION 26
2.3 MARKET SHARE ESTIMATION 27
2.3.1 KEY INDUSTRY INSIGHTS 28
2.3.2 ASSUMPTIONS 28
3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 29
4 PREMIUM INSIGHTS 33
4.1 ATTRACTIVE OPPORTUNITY IN THE PLASTIC ADDITIVES MARKET 33
4.2 PLASTIC ADDITIVES MARKET: HIGH GROWTH EXPECTED IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION BETWEEN 2014 & 2019 34
4.3 LEADING COUNTRIES IN THE PLASTIC ADDITIVES MARKETS 35
4.4 PLASTIC ADDITIVES MARKET, BY APPLICATION 36
4.5 PLASTIC ADDITIVES MARKET, BY PLASTIC TYPE 37
4.6 PLASTIC ADDITIVES MARKET, BY TYPE 37
4.7 ASIA-PACIFIC IS THE LARGEST MARKET FOR PLASTIC ADDITIVES 38
4.8 MARKET ATTRACTIVENESS, BY COUNTRY 38
4.9 PLASTIC ADDITIVES MARKET: MAJOR APPLICATIONS,  2014 – 2019 39
4.10 PLASTIC ADDITIVES MARKET: LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS, BY REGION 40
4.11 PLASTIC ADDITIVES MARKET TRENDS & FORECAST,  BY REGION, 2012 – 2019 41

5 MARKET OVERVIEW 42
5.1 INTRODUCTION 43
5.2 MARKET SEGMENTATION 44
5.2.1 BY TYPE 44
5.2.2 BY PLASTIC TYPE 45
5.2.3 BY APPLICATION 45
5.2.4 BY REGION 46
5.3 MARKET DYNAMICS 46
5.3.1 DRIVERS 47
5.3.1.1 Rising disposable income and rapid urbanization 47
5.3.1.2 Replacement of conventional materials  by plastics in various applications 47
5.3.1.3 Huge demand from the Asia-Pacific region 47
5.3.2 RESTRAINTS 49
5.3.2.1 Stringent regulations governing the plastic additives market 49
5.3.2.2 Slow economic recovery 50
5.3.3 OPPORTUNITIES 51
5.3.3.1 Untapped opportunities of packaging application in the emerging markets 51
5.3.3.2 Growing demand for plastic additives from pharmaceutical and agriculture applications 52
5.3.4 CHALLENGES 53
5.3.4.1 Uncertain low phthalate plasticizer demand in the Asia-Pacific region 53
5.3.4.2 Disposal of plastics waste 53
5.3.5 BURNING ISSUE 54
5.3.5.1 Emergence of bio-plasticizers 54
6 INDUSTRY TRENDS 56
6.1 INTRODUCTION 56
6.2 VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS 56
6.3 PORTER’S FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS 57
6.3.1 THREAT 0F NEW ENTRANTS 58
6.3.2 THREAT OF SUBSTITUTES 58
6.3.3 BARGANING POWER OF BUYERS 58
6.3.4 BARGANING POWER OF SUPPLIERS 59
6.3.5 INTENSITY OF COMPETITIVE RIVALRY 59
6.4 REGULATORY FRAMEWORK 60
6.4.1 PLASTICIZERS 60
6.4.2 FLAME RETARDANTS 60
6.5 STRATEGIC BENCHMARKING 62
6.5.1 NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENTS & LAUNCHES 62
6.5.2 EXPANSIONS 64
7 PLASTIC ADDITIVES MARKET, BY TYPE 65
7.1 INTRODUCTION 66
7.1.1 PLASTICIZERS 67
7.1.1.1 Emerging non-phthalates segment is driving the global plasticizers market 69
7.1.2 STABILIZERS 70
7.1.2.1 Packaging & consumer goods segment to propel the growth of stabilizers market 70
7.1.3 FLAME RETARDANTS 71
7.1.3.1 Promising Asia-Pacific market is contributing to the growth of flame retardants 72
7.1.4 IMPACT MODIFIERS 73
7.1.4.1 Demand from automotive & construction applications is boosting the impact modifiers market 73
7.1.5 OTHERS 74
7.1.5.1 Application in commodity plastics is stimulating the demand for others segment of the plastic additives market 74
7.2 MARKET SIZE & PROJECTION 75
7.2.1 FLAME RETARDANT SEGMENT TO REGISTER THE HIGHEST GROWTH RATE BETWEEN 2014 & 2019 75
8 PLASTIC ADDITIVES MARKET, BY PLASTIC TYPE 78
8.1 INTRODUCTION 79
8.1.1 COMMODITY PLASTICS 79
8.1.1.1 Polyolefins are contributing to the growth of commodity plastics segment 79
8.1.2 ENGINEERING PLASTICS 80
8.1.2.1 Growing demand from packaging & consumer goods applications to fuel the engineering plastics market 80
8.1.3 HIGH PERFORMANCE PLASTICS 81
8.1.3.1 Automotive segment to boost the demand for high performance plastics market 81
8.2 MARKET SIZE & PROJECTION 82
8.2.1 COMMODITY PLASTICS TO DOMINATE THE GLOBAL PLASTIC ADDITIVES MARKET 82
9 PLASTIC ADDITIVES MARKET, BY APPLICATION 84
9.1 INTRODUCTION 85
9.1.1 PACKAGING 86
9.1.1.1 Increasing population in Asia-Pacific is driving the plastic additives market in the packaging segment 86
9.1.2 CONSTRUCTION 87
9.1.2.1 Asia-Pacific & South America to be the two major markets for plastic additives in construction application 87

9.1.3 CONSUMER GOODS 88
9.1.3.1 Rising disposable income & increasing electronic goods demand from Asia-Pacific are driving the plastic additives market 88
9.1.4 AUTOMOTIVE 89
9.1.4.1 Growing conventional materials’ replacements by plastics in the automotive segment to drive the plastic additives market 89
9.1.5 OTHERS 90
9.1.5.1 Promising agricultural & pharmaceutical applications is contributing to the growth of others segment 90
9.2 MARKET SIZE & PROJECTION 91
9.2.1 PACKAGING SEGMENT IS PROJECTED TO BE THE LARGEST CONSUMER OF PLASTIC ADDITIVES MARKET 91
10 PLASTIC ADDITIVES MARKET, BY REGION 94
10.1 INTRODUCTION 95
10.2 ASIA-PACIFIC 97
10.2.1 OVERVIEW 97
10.2.2 MARKET SIZE & PROJECTION, BY APPLICATION 99
10.2.3 MARKET SIZE & PROJECTION, BY COUNTRY 100
10.2.3.1 China 101
10.2.3.2 Japan 102
10.2.3.3 India 103
10.2.3.4 South Korea 104
10.2.3.5 Rest of Asia-Pacific 105
10.3 NORTH AMERICA 106
10.3.1 OVERVIEW 106
10.3.2 MARKET SIZE & PROJECTION, BY APPLICATION 107
10.3.3 MARKET SIZE & PROJECTION, BY COUNTRY 108
10.3.3.1 The U.S. 109
10.3.3.2 Mexico 110
10.3.3.3 Canada 111
10.4 EUROPE 112
10.4.1 OVERVIEW 112
10.4.2 MARKET SIZE & PROJECTION, BY APPLICATION 113
10.4.3 MARKET SIZE & PROJECTION, BY COUNTRY 114
10.4.3.1 Germany 115
10.4.3.2 Italy 116
10.4.3.3 France 117
10.4.3.4 The U.K. 118
10.4.3.5 Spain 119
10.4.3.6 Rest of Europe 120

10.5 SOUTH AMERICA 121
10.5.1 OVERVIEW 121
10.5.2 MARKET SIZE & PROJECTION, BY APPLICATION 122
10.5.3 MARKET SIZE & PROJECTION, BY COUNTRY 123
10.5.3.1 Brazil 124
10.5.3.2 Argentina 125
10.5.3.3 Rest of South America 126
10.6 THE MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA 127
10.6.1 OVERVIEW 127
10.6.2 MARKET SIZE & PROJECTION, BY APPLICATION 128
11 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE 129
11.1 OVERVIEW 129
11.2 MARKET SHARE ANALYSIS 130
11.3 MAXIMUM DEVELOPMENTS IN 2013 131
11.4 GROWTH STRATEGIES IN THE PLASTIC ADDITIVES MARKET 132
11.5 SONGWON & ALBEMARLE: THE MOST ACTIVE COMPANIES BETWEEN 2011 & 2015 133
11.6 COMPETITIVE SITUATION & TRENDS 134
11.6.1 NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENTS & LAUNCHES 135
11.6.2 AGREEMENTS 136
11.6.3 EXPANSIONS 137
11.6.4 JOINT VENTURES 138
11.6.5 ACQUISITIONS 139
12 COMPANY PROFILES 140
(Overview, Financial*, Products & Services, Strategy, and Developments)
12.1 INTRODUCTION 140
12.2 SONGWON INDUSTRIAL CO. LTD. 142
12.3 ALBEMARLE CORPORATION 146
12.4 BASF SE 149
12.5 CLARIANT AG 153
12.6 THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY 156
12.7 CHEMTURA CORPORATION 160
12.8 BAYER AG 163
12.9 AKZONOBEL N.V. 166
12.10 LANXESS AG 169
12.11 EVONIK INDUSTRIES AG 172
12.12 KANEKA CORPORATION 175
*Details might not be captured in case of unlisted companies

13 APPENDIX 177
13.1 INSIGHTS OF INDUSTRY EXPERTS 177
13.2 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 178
13.3 DISCUSSION GUIDE 181
13.4 INTRODUCING RT: REAL TIME MARKET INTELLIGENCE 185
13.5 AVAILABLE CUSTOMIZATIONS 186
13.6 RELATED REPORTS 187
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“LIST OF TABLES

TABLE 1 MAJOR PLASTIC ADDITIVES AND THEIR FUNCTIONS 43
TABLE 2 GDPS OF THE TEN LARGEST ECONOMIES, IN TERMS OF PPP, 2020 48
TABLE 3 RAPID INDUSTRIALIZATION & URBANIZATION, A SIGNIFICANT MARKET DRIVER 49
TABLE 4 REGULATIONS AGAINST PLASTIC WASTE, 2011-2013 50
TABLE 5 STRINGENT REGULATIONS & POLICIES ACT AS MAJOR MARKET RESTRAINTS 51
TABLE 6 PACKAGING LAWS IN EUROPE 52
TABLE 7 THE PLASTIC ADDITIVES MARKET IS PAVING THE WAY FOR NEW GROWTH AVENUES IN  THE PACKAGING APPLICATION 53
TABLE 8 DISPOSING OF THE PLASTIC WASTE, A MAJOR CHALLENGE FOR THE MARKET 54
TABLE 9 SOME OF THE BIO-BASED PLASTICIZERS PRODUCERS FOR PVC 55
TABLE 10 REGULATORY AUTHORITIES GOVERNING THE FLAME RETARDANTS MARKET 61
TABLE 11 TYPES OF PLASTIC ADDITIVES & THEIR DESCRIPTIONS 66
TABLE 12 EXAMPLES OF LOW & HIGH PHTHALATES 68
TABLE 13 TYPES OF NON-PHTHALATE PLASTICIZERS 68
TABLE 14 KEY APPLICATIONS FOR FLAME RETARDANTS 72
TABLE 15 PLASTIC ADDITIVES MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2012–2019 (KILOTONS) 75
TABLE 16 PLASTIC ADDITIVES MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2012–2019 ($MILLION) 76
TABLE 17 PLASTIC ADDITIVES MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2012–2019 (KILOTONS) 82
TABLE 18 PLASTIC ADDITIVES MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2012–2019 ($MILLION) 83
TABLE 19 APPLICATIONS OF PLASTIC ADDITIVES 85
TABLE 20 PLASTIC ADDITIVES MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2012–2019 (KILOTONS) 91
TABLE 21 PLASTIC ADDITIVES MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2012–2019 ($MILLION) 93
TABLE 22 PLASTIC ADDITIVES MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2012–2019 (KILOTONS) 96
TABLE 23 PLASTIC ADDITIVES MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2012–2019 ($MILLION) 97
TABLE 24 ASIA-PACIFIC: PLASTIC ADDITIVES MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,  
2012–2019 (KILOTONS) 99
TABLE 25 ASIA-PACIFIC: PLASTIC ADDITIVES MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,  
2012–2019 ($MILLION) 99
TABLE 26 ASIA-PACIFIC: PLASTIC ADDITIVES MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 
2012–2019 (KILOTONS) 100
TABLE 27 ASIA-PACIFIC: PLASTIC ADDITIVES MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 
2012–2019 ($MILLION) 100
TABLE 28 CHINA: PLASTIC ADDITIVES MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 
2012–2019 (KILOTONS) 101
TABLE 29 CHINA: PLASTIC ADDITIVES MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 
2012–2019 ($MILLION) 101
TABLE 30 JAPAN: PLASTIC ADDITIVES MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 
2012–2019 (KILOTONS) 102
TABLE 31 JAPAN: PLASTIC ADDITIVES MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 
2012–2019 ($MILLION) 102
TABLE 32 INDIA: PLASTIC ADDITIVES MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 
2012–2019 (KILOTONS) 103
TABLE 33 INDIA: PLASTIC ADDITIVES MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 
2012–2019 ($MILLION) 103
TABLE 34 SOUTH KOREA: PLASTIC ADDITIVES MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,  
2012–2019 (KILOTONS) 104
TABLE 35 SOUTH KOREA: PLASTIC ADDITIVES MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,  
2012–2019 ($MILLION) 104
TABLE 36 REST OF ASIA-PACIFIC: PLASTIC ADDITIVES MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,  
2012–2019 (KILOTONS) 105
TABLE 37 REST OF ASIA-PACIFIC: PLASTIC ADDITIVES MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 
 2012–2019 ($MILLION) 105
TABLE 38 NORTH AMERICA: PLASTIC ADDITIVES MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,  
2012–2019 (KILOTONS) 107
TABLE 39 NORTH AMERICA: PLASTIC ADDITIVES MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,  
2012–2019 ($MILLION) 107
TABLE 40 NORTH AMERICA: PLASTIC ADDITIVES MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY,  
2012–2019 (KILOTONS) 108
TABLE 41 NORTH AMERICA: PLASTIC ADDITIVES MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY,  
2012–2019 ($MILLION) 108
TABLE 42 THE U.S.: PLASTIC ADDITIVES MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 
2012–2019 (KILOTONS) 109
TABLE 43 U.S.: PLASTIC ADDITIVES MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2012–2019 ($MILLION) 110
TABLE 44 MEXICO: PLASTIC ADDITIVES MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 
2012–2019 (KILOTONS) 110
TABLE 45 MEXICO: PLASTIC ADDITIVES MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 
2012–2019 ($MILLION) 111
TABLE 46 CANADA: PLASTIC ADDITIVES MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 
2012–2019 (KILOTONS) 111
TABLE 47 CANADA: PLASTIC ADDITIVES MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 
2012–2019 ($MILLION) 112
TABLE 48 EUROPE: PLASTIC ADDITIVES MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 
2012–2019 (KILOTONS) 113
TABLE 49 EUROPE: PLASTIC ADDITIVES MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 
2012–2019 ($MILLION) 113
TABLE 50 EUROPE: PLASTIC ADDITIVES MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 
2012–2019 (KILOTONS) 114
TABLE 51 EUROPE: PLASTIC ADDITIVES MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2012–2019 ($MILLION) 114
TABLE 52 GERMANY: PLASTIC ADDITIVES MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 
2012–2019 (KILOTONS) 115
TABLE 53 GERMANY: PLASTIC ADDITIVES MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 
2012–2019 ($MILLION) 115
TABLE 54 ITALY: PLASTIC ADDITIVES MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 
2012–2019 (KILOTONS) 116
TABLE 55 ITALY: PLASTIC ADDITIVES MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 
2012–2019 ($MILLION) 116
TABLE 56 FRANCE: PLASTIC ADDITIVES MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 
2012–2019 (KILOTONS) 117
TABLE 57 FRANCE: PLASTIC ADDITIVES MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 
2012–2019 ($MILLION) 117
TABLE 58 THE U.K.: PLASTIC ADDITIVES MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 
2012–2019 (KILOTONS) 118
TABLE 59 THE U.K.: PLASTIC ADDITIVES MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 
2012–2019 ($MILLION) 118
TABLE 60 SPAIN: PLASTIC ADDITIVES MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 
2012–2019 (KILOTONS) 119
TABLE 61 SPAIN: PLASTIC ADDITIVES MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 
2012–2019 ($MILLION) 119
TABLE 62 REST OF EUROPE: PLASTIC ADDITIVES MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,  
2012–2019 (KILOTONS) 120
TABLE 63 REST OF EUROPE: PLASTIC ADDITIVES MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,  
2012–2019 ($MILLION) 120
TABLE 64 SOUTH AMERICA: PLASTIC ADDITIVES MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,  
2012–2019 (KILOTONS) 122
TABLE 65 SOUTH AMERICA: PLASTIC ADDITIVES MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,  
2012–2019 ($MILLION) 122
TABLE 66 SOUTH AMERICA: PLASTIC ADDITIVES MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY,  
2012–2019 (KILOTONS) 123
TABLE 67 SOUTH AMERICA: PLASTIC ADDITIVES MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY,  
2012–2019 ($MILLION) 123
TABLE 68 BRAZIL: PLASTIC ADDITIVES MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 
2012–2019 (KILOTONS) 124
TABLE 69 BRAZIL: PLASTIC ADDITIVES MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 
2012–2019 ($MILLION) 124
TABLE 70 ARGENTINA: PLASTIC ADDITIVES MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,  
2012–2019 (KILOTONS) 125
TABLE 71 ARGENTINA: PLASTIC ADDITIVES MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 
2012–2019 ($MILLION) 125
TABLE 72 REST OF SOUTH AMERICA: PLASTIC ADDITIVES MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,  2012–2019 (KILOTONS) 126
TABLE 73 REST OF SOUTH AMERICA: PLASTIC ADDITIVES MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,  2012–2019 ($MILLION) 126
TABLE 74 THE MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA: PLASTIC ADDITIVES MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,  2012–2019 (KILOTONS) 128
TABLE 75 THE MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA: PLASTIC ADDITIVES MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,  2012–2019 ($MILLION) 128
TABLE 76 NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENTS & LAUNCHES, 2011–2015 135
TABLE 77 AGREEMENTS, 2011-2015 136
TABLE 78 EXPANSIONS, 2011–2015 137
TABLE 79 JOINT VENTURES, 2011-2015 138
TABLE 80 ACQUISITIONS, 2011-2015 139
TABLE 81 NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENTS & LAUNCHES, 2011-2014 178
TABLE 82 EXPANSIONS, 2011-2014 178
TABLE 83 AGREEMENTS, 2011-2014 179
TABLE 84 JOINT VENTURES, 2011-2014 179
TABLE 85 ACQUISITION, 2011-2014 180
TABLE 86 PARTNERSHIP, 2011-2014 180
TABLE 87 DIVESTMENT, 2011-2014 180
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“LIST OF FIGURES

FIGURE 1 GLOBAL PLASTIC ADDITIVES MARKET: RESEARCH DESIGN 23
FIGURE 2 MARKET SIZE ESTIMATION: BOTTOM-UP APPROACH 24
FIGURE 3 MARKET SIZE ESTIMATION: TOP-DOWN APPROACH 25
FIGURE 4 BREAKDOWN OF PRIMARY INTERVIEWS, BY COMPANY TYPE,  DESIGNATION & REGION 26
FIGURE 5 PLASTIC ADDITIVES MARKET: DATA TRIANGULATION 26
FIGURE 6 KEY DATA TAKEN FROM SECONDARY SOURCES 27
FIGURE 7 KEY DATA TAKEN FROM PRIMARY SOURCES 27
FIGURE 8 GLOBAL PLASTIC ADDITIVES MARKET SNAPSHOT (KT), 2014 29
FIGURE 9 PLASTIC ADDITIVES MARKET, BY APPLICATION, 2014 VS 2019:  MARKET FOR PACKAGING APPLICATION TO GROW AT THE HIGHEST RATE 30
FIGURE 10 PLASTIC ADDITIVES MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2014 (KT):  EMERGING ECONOMIES TO BE THE FASTEST-GROWING MARKETS 31
FIGURE 11 PLASTIC ADDITIVES MARKET SHARE (KT), BY REGION, 2014: ASIA-PACIFIC IS ESTIMATED TO BE THE LARGEST MARKET 32
FIGURE 12 GROWTH IN THE PLASTIC ADDITIVES MARKET (2014 – 2019) 33
FIGURE 13 ASIA-PACIFIC COUNTRIES TO DRIVE THE GLOBAL PLASTIC ADDITIVES MARKET BETWEEN 2014 & 2019 34
FIGURE 14 INDIA AND CHINA: THE TOP TWO FASTEST-GROWING COUNTRIES IN THE PLASTIC ADDITIVES MARKET BETWEEN 2014 & 2019 35
FIGURE 15 ASIA-PACIFIC IS ESTIMATED TO BE THE MAJOR CONSUMER OF PLASTIC
 ADDITIVES, 2014 36
FIGURE 16 COMMODITY PLASTICS IS ANTICIPATED TO ACCOUNT FOR HIGHEST GROWTH RATE BETWEEN 2014 & 2019 37
FIGURE 17 FLAME RETARDANTS EXPECTED TO WITNESS PROMISING FUTURE BETWEEN  2014 & 2019 37
FIGURE 18 CHINA ACCOUNTS FOR THE MAJOR SHARE IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC PLASTIC ADDITIVES MARKET IN 2014 38
FIGURE 19 KEY GROWTH POCKETS: INDIA TO EMERGE AS A LUCRATIVE MARKET, BY 2019 38
FIGURE 20 TOP-THREE APPLICATION SEGMENTS TO ACCOUNT FOR MORE THAN 70% OF THE GLOBAL MARKET SIZE IN 2019 39
FIGURE 21 PLASTIC ADDITIVES MARKET IN ASIA-PACIFIC PROJECTED TO GROW AT THE FASTEST RATE BETWEEN 2014 & 2019 40
FIGURE 22 NORTH AMERICA DOMINATED THE GLOBAL PLASTIC ADDITIVES MARKET IN 2014 41
FIGURE 23 PLASTIC ADDITIVES MARKET SEGMENTATION, BY TYPE 44
FIGURE 24 PLASTIC ADDITIVES MARKET SEGMENTATION, BY PLASTIC TYPE 45
FIGURE 25 PLASTIC ADDITIVES MARKET, BY APPLICATION 45
FIGURE 26 PLASTIC ADDITIVES MARKET, BY REGION 46
FIGURE 27 OVERVIEW OF THE FACTORS GOVERNING THE GLOBAL PLASTIC  ADDITIVES MARKET 46
FIGURE 28 VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS OF PLASTIC ADDITIVES MARKET 56
FIGURE 29 PORTER’S FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS OF THE PLASTIC ADDITIVES MARKET 57
FIGURE 30 STRATEGIC BENCHMARKING: CLARIANT AG & THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY HAVE DEVELOPED THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF NEW PRODUCTS 63
FIGURE 31 STRATEGIC BENCHMARKING: SONGWON INDUSTRIAL CO. LTD. & BASF SE FOCUS ON EXPANSIONS TO CATER TO THE GROWING MARKET DEMAND 64
FIGURE 32 TYPES OF PLASTICIZERS 67
FIGURE 33 PLASTICIZERS DOMINATE THE GLOBAL PLASTIC ADDITIVES MARKET BETWEEN 2014 & 2019 69
FIGURE 34 FLOURISHING AGRICULTURAL & FOOD PACKAGING APPLICATION TO PUSH THE GLOBAL DEMAND FOR STABILIZERS BY 2019 70
FIGURE 35 TYPES OF FLAME RETARDANTS 71
FIGURE 36 FLAME RETARDANTS TO WITNESS THE FASTEST GROWTH DURING  THE PROJECTED PERIOD 72
FIGURE 37 MAJOR END-USE INDUSTRIES TO DRIVE THE IMPACT MODIFIERS MARKET BETWEEN 2014 & 2019 73
FIGURE 38 EMERGING APPLICATIONS IN DIFFERENT POLYMERS TO RESULT IN DEMAND UPSURGE OF OTHERS SEGMENT, 2014-2019 74
FIGURE 39 FLAME RETARDANT SEGMENT TO REGISTER THE HIGHEST CAGR BETWEEN  2014 & 2019 75
FIGURE 40 FLAME RETARDANTS TO DRIVE THE GLOBAL PLASTIC ADDITIVES MARKET BETWEEN 2014 & 2019 77
FIGURE 41 EXAMPLES OF DIFFERENT PLASTICS TYPES 79
FIGURE 42 COMMODITY PLASTICS EXPERIENCING A SURGE IN DEMAND GLOBALLY BETWEEN 2013 & 2019 79
FIGURE 43 GROWING PACKAGING APPLICATION IN ASIA-PACIFIC IS GIVING IMPETUS TO ENGINEERING PLASTICS MARKET, 2013-2019 80
FIGURE 44 KEY APPLICATIONS TO DRIVE THE HIGH PERFORMANCE PLASTICS MARKET  
BY 2019 81
FIGURE 45 FLAME RETARDANT SEGMENT TO REGISTER THE HIGHEST GROWTH RATE BETWEEN 2014 & 2019 82
FIGURE 46 COMMODITY PLASTICS TO DRIVE THE GLOBAL MARKET OF PLASTIC ADDITIVES, 2014-2019 83
FIGURE 47 FOOD PACKAGING CONTRIBUTES TO THE GROWTH OF PACKAGING APPLICATION IN ASIA-PACIFIC, 2014-2019 86
FIGURE 48 EMERGING ECONOMIES TO LEAD THE CONSTRUCTION SEGMENT OF PLASTIC ADDITIVES MARKET BETWEEN 2014 & 2019 87
FIGURE 49 BOOMING CONSUMER GOODS APPLICATION IN ASIA-PACIFIC TO DRIVE THE PLASTIC ADDITIVES MARKET BETWEEN 2014 & 2019 88
FIGURE 50 MAJOR AUTOMOTIVE OEMS ARE LOOKING TOWARD PLASTIC AS MORE EFFICIENT & LIGHTER ALTERNATIVE TO METAL COMPONENTS, 2014-2019 89
FIGURE 51 ASIA-PACIFIC LEADS THE PLASTIC ADDITIVES MARKET IN AGRICULTURAL & PHARMACEUTICAL APPLICATIONS BETWEEN 2014 & 2019 90
FIGURE 52 AUTOMOTIVE SEGMENT TO REGISTER THE HIGHEST CAGR BETWEEN  
2014 & 2019 91
FIGURE 53 PACKAGING SEGMENT DOMINATES THE PLASTIC ADDITIVES MARKET 93
FIGURE 54 REGIONAL SNAPSHOT OF PLASTIC ADDITIVES MARKET: ASIA-PACIFIC COUNTRIES TO DRIVE THE MARKET 95
FIGURE 55 INDIA, CHINA & BRAZIL – EMERGING MARKETS FOR PLASTIC  ADDITIVES APPLICATIONS 96
FIGURE 56 ASIA-PACIFIC PLASTIC ADDITIVES MARKET SNAPSHOT: CHINA & INDIA ARE THE MOST LUCRATIVE MARKETS 98
FIGURE 57 NORTH AMERICA PLASTIC ADDITIVES MARKET SNAPSHOT: PREFERENCE FOR PLASTIC MATERIALS 106
FIGURE 58 EUROPEAN PLASTIC ADDITIVES MARKET SNAPSHOT: GERMANY IS  THE LARGEST MARKET 112
FIGURE 59 SOUTH AMERICA: GROWING DEMAND FROM CONSTRUCTION APPLICATION IS ESTIMATED TO DRIVE THE PLASTIC ADDITIVES MARKET 121
FIGURE 60 PACKAGING SEGMENT TO DOMINATE THE PLASTIC ADDITIVES MARKET IN THE MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA 127
FIGURE 61 KEY COMPANIES PREFERRED NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT & LAUNCH STRATEGY DURING THE LAST FIVE YEARS 129
FIGURE 62 MARKET SHARE ANALYSIS, BY KEY PLAYERS, 2014 130
FIGURE 63 PLASTIC ADDITIVES MARKET WITNESSED MAXIMUM DEVELOPMENTS IN 2013 131
FIGURE 64 BATTLE FOR MARKET SHARE: NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT & LAUNCH WAS THE KEY STRATEGY, 2011-2015 132
FIGURE 65 PLASTIC ADDITIVES MARKET DEVELOPMENTS, BY KEY PLAYERS, 2011-2015 133
FIGURE 66 PLASTIC ADDITIVES MARKET: DEVELOPMENTS 2011–2015 134
FIGURE 67 REGIONAL REVENUE MIX OF THE LEADING MARKET PLAYERS 140
FIGURE 68 REGIONAL SNAPSHOT OF PLASTIC ADDITIVES MARKET PLAYERS 140
FIGURE 69 BENCHMARKING OF TOP MARKET PLAYERS – BASF SE CATERS TO MORE APPLICATIONS THAN OTHER PLAYERS 141
FIGURE 70 SONGWON INDUSTRIAL CO. LTD.: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 142
FIGURE 71 SONGWON INDUSTRIAL CO. LTD.: SWOT ANALYSIS 145
FIGURE 72 ALBEMARLE CORPORATION: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 146
FIGURE 73 ALBEMARLE CORPORATION: SWOT ANALYSIS 148
FIGURE 74 BASF SE: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 149
FIGURE 75 BASF SE: SWOT ANALYSIS 152
FIGURE 76 CLARIANT AG: COMPANY SHAPSHOT 153
FIGURE 77 CLARIANT AG: SWOT ANALYSIS 155
FIGURE 78 THE DOW CHEMICAL CO.: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 156
FIGURE 79 THE DOW CHEMICAL CO.: SWOT ANALYSIS 158
FIGURE 80 CHEMTURA CORPORATION: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 160
FIGURE 81 BAYER AG: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 163
FIGURE 82 AKZONOBEL N.V.: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 166
FIGURE 83 LANXESS AG: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 169
FIGURE 84 EVONIK INDUSTRIES AG: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 172
FIGURE 85 KANEKA CORPORATION: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 175
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