“The market for polycarbonate resins is one of the growing markets in the plastic and polymer industrial sector.
The popular brands of polycarbonate resins in the market are:
Lexan,
Markolon,
Tarflon,
Iupilon,
Lupoy and so on.
The global market for polycarbonate resins is growing at a moderate pace to reach $XXm by 2020 and is projected to grow at a CAGR of around 7% during the forecast period of 2014-2020.The global market for polycarbonate resins has the geographic presence throughout the Americas, Europe, Asia-Pacific and Rest of the world. It is dominated by countries such as the U.S., China, Japan and Western European nations such as U.K., France, Germany and so on. China and the U.S. collectively occupied over 45% of global polycarbonate resins market in 2014. Fastest growth will be exhibited by APAC due to the presence of developing economies of India and China which are exhibiting high adoption rates of polycarbonate in various applications.
The competition from other resins such as polypropylene, ABS and other blended resins is likely to hinder the growth of the global polycarbonate resin market. High initial capital investment and difficulty in obtaining access to technical product licensing and establishment of efficient marketing channel can be listed as the major entry barriers for market penetration.
Electronics and electrical industry is the largest end user of polycarbonate resin market in 2014, accounting for over 20% of the market share. It is followed by building and construction and optical industries. The growth in the global polycarbonate resins market will be driven by the rising need for usage of polycarbonate resins in medical and optical applications owing to the increasing optical lens market. Optical applications include the lens used for digital cameras as well.”
“1. Global Polycarbonate Resin Market Overview
2. Executive Summary
3. Global Polycarbonate Resin Market Landscape
3.1. Market share Analysis
3.2. Comparative Analysis
3.2.1. Product Benchmarking
3.2.2. End-User Profiling
3.2.3. Patent Analysis
3.2.4. Top 5 Financial Analysis
4. Global Polycarbonate Resin Market- Market Forces
4.1. Market Drivers
4.2. Market Constraints
4.3. Market Challenges
4.4. Attractiveness of the Industry
4.4.1. Power of Suppliers
4.4.2. Power of Customers
4.4.3. Threat of New entrants
4.4.4. Threat of Substitution
4.4.5. Degree of Competition
5. Global Polycarbonate Resin Market – Strategic Analysis
5.1. Value Chain Analysis
5.2. Pricing Analysis
5.3. Opportunity Analysis
5.4. Product Life Cycle Analysis
5.5. Suppliers & Distributors
6. Global Polycarbonate Resin Market – By Grade
6.1. Introduction
6.2. Injection Moulding
6.3. UV Stabilized
6.4. Optical
6.5. Others
7. Global Polycarbonate Resin Market – By Application
7.1. Introduction
7.2. Packaging
7.3. Automotive
7.4. Building and Construction
7.5. Data Storage
7.6. Paints and Coatings
7.7. Electronics and Electrical
7.8. Optical
7.9. Medical and Laboratory
7.10. Others
8. Global Polycarbonate Resin Market – By Geography
8.1. Introduction
8.2. Americas
8.2.1. U.S.
8.2.2. Canada
8.2.3. Brazil
8.2.4. Others
8.3. Europe
8.3.1. U.K.
8.3.2. Germany
8.3.3. France
8.3.4. Spain
8.3.5. Others
8.4. APAC
8.4.1. China
8.4.2. Japan
8.4.3. Taiwan
8.4.4. South Korea
8.4.5. India
8.4.6. Australia
8.4.7. Others
8.5. RoW
8.5.1. Middle East
8.5.2. Africa
9. Market Entropy
9.1. New Product Launches
9.2. M&As, Collaborations, Partnerships & JVs
10. Company Profiles
10.1. Koninklijke DSM N.V.
10.2. Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC)
10.3. Bayer MaterialScience AG
10.4. Mitsubishi Engineering-Plastics Corporation
10.5. Teijin Kasei America, Inc.
10.6. LG Chem
10.7. Idemitsu Chemicals Europe Plc
10.8. Styron
10.9. Chi Mei Corporation
10.10. Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
10.11. Unigel S.A.
10.12. Samyang Kasei Co., Ltd.
10.13. Honam Petrochemical Corporation
10.14. Nudec, S.A.
10.15. OJSC Kazanorgsintez
10.16. Trinseo S.A.
10.17. Entec Polymers
10.18. Thai Polycarbonate Co., Ltd.
10.19. SRF Limited
10.20. Sumika Styron Polycarbonate Limited
*More than 40 Companies are profiled in this Research Report, Complete List available on Request*
“”*Financials would be provided on a best efforts basis for private companies””
11. Appendix
11.1. Abbreviations
11.2. Sources
11.3. Research Methodology
11.4. Bibliography
11.5. Compilation of Expert Insights
11.6. Disclaimer”
“10.1. Koninklijke DSM N.V.
10.2. Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC)
10.3. Bayer MaterialScience AG
10.4. Mitsubishi Engineering-Plastics Corporation
10.5. Teijin Kasei America, Inc.
10.6. LG Chem
10.7. Idemitsu Chemicals Europe Plc
10.8. Styron
10.9. Chi Mei Corporation
10.10. Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
10.11. Unigel S.A.
10.12. Samyang Kasei Co., Ltd.
10.13. Honam Petrochemical Corporation
10.14. Nudec, S.A.
10.15. OJSC Kazanorgsintez
10.16. Trinseo S.A.
10.17. Entec Polymers
10.18. Thai Polycarbonate Co., Ltd.
10.19. SRF Limited
10.20. Sumika Styron Polycarbonate Limited”
