“Pyrogen testing is used to determine the presence of bacterial toxins in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device products, intended for medical or veterinary use. Spot checks of all batches of pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device products are mandatory for regulatory approval and market release. Pyrogen testing is carried out at all levels of pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical manufacturing process to minimize the risk of product contamination. Growth in pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries will drive the growth of the pyrogen testing market. The global pharmaceutical industry is expected to grow at a CAGR between 5% and 8%. According to the IMS Institute of Healthcare Informatics, the global biologics market has increased from $46 billion in 2002 to $169 billion in 2012. Biologics accounted for a share of 11% of the total sales of drugs in 2002, which increased to 18% in 2012. It is estimated that this figure will rise to 20% by 2017, with a total market value of $221 billion.
This report segments the pyrogen testing market on the basis of applications, products, tests, and geographies. The application segments included in this report are pharmaceuticals and biologicals, medical devices, and other applications. The product segments of this market are instruments, kits & reagents, and services. The test segments included in this report are in vitro test, LAL test, and rabbit pyrogen test. The report includes geographic analysis of the pyrogen testing market in 19 geographic and regional segments. The geographic segments included in this report are Asia, Europe, North America and the Rest of the World (RoW). The regional segments of Asia are China, India, Japan, and the Rest of Asia. The regional segments of Europe are France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the U.K., and the Rest of Europe. The regionals segments of North America are Canada and the U.S. The regional segments of RoW are Africa, Pacific and Oceania, and South America, Central America, & the Caribbean.
A combination of bottom-up and top-down approaches were used to calculate market sizes and growth rates of the global pyrogen testing market and its subsegments. Secondary information was used to identify overall revenue, geographic reach, and product portfolios of market players. Estimates of their pyrogen testing market segment revenues were validated through primary interviews. Primary interviews with key opinion leaders were also used to determine the percentage shares of each subsegment and the relative differences in growth rates.
The report provides qualitative insights on key market shares, growth rates, and market drivers for all important subsegments. It maps market sizes and growth rates of each subsegment and identifies segments poised for rapid growth. The report also includes company profiles of market leaders. These company profiles include the financial performances, product portfolios, and developments of each company. The report also provides a competitive landscape of the pyrogen testing market. The competitive landscape covers the growth strategies adopted by industry players over the last three years. It also includes analyses of industry developments like mergers and acquisitions, agreements and partnerships, and new product launches.
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“TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 INTRODUCTION 17
1.1 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY 17
1.2 MARKET DEFINITION 17
1.3 MARKET SCOPE 18
1.3.1 MARKETS COVERED 18
1.3.2 YEARS CONSIDERED FOR THE STUDY 19
1.4 CURRENCY 19
1.5 STAKEHOLDERS 19
2 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 20
2.1 MARKET SIZE ESTIMATION 21
2.2 MARKET BREAKDOWN AND DATA TRIANGULATION 24
2.3 MARKET SHARE ESTIMATION 25
2.3.1 KEY DATA FROM SECONDARY SOURCES 25
2.3.2 KEY DATA FROM PRIMARY SOURCES 25
2.4 ASSUMPTIONS 26
3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 27
4 PREMIUM INSIGHTS 32
4.1 LUCRATIVE OPPORTUNITIES IN THE GLOBAL PYROGEN TESTING MARKET 32
4.2 LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS, BY REGION 35
5 MARKET OVERVIEW 36
5.1 INTRODUCTION 37
5.2 MARKET SEGMENTATION 37
5.2.1 BY APPLICATION 37
5.2.2 BY PRODUCT 37
5.2.3 BY TEST 38
5.3 MARKET DYNAMICS 39
5.3.1 DRIVERS 40
5.3.1.1 Rapid growth in pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries 40
5.3.1.2 Increasing number of new drug launches 40
5.3.1.3 Strong trend of R&D investments in life sciences research 41
5.3.1.4 Increasing government support for pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries 41
5.3.2 RESTRAINTS 43
5.3.2.1 High degree of consolidation acts as an entry barrier for new entrants 43
5.3.3 OPPORTUNITIES 43
5.3.3.1 Increasing pharmaceutical outsourcing 43
5.3.3.2 Developing countries present significant opportunities for the pyrogen testing market 44
5.3.4 TRENDS 44
5.3.4.1 Shift from animal-based testing to in vitro testing 44
6 INDUSTRY TRENDS 46
6.1 INTRODUCTION 46
6.2 PORTER’S FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS 46
6.2.1 THREAT OF NEW ENTRANTS 47
6.2.2 THREAT OF SUBSTITUTES 47
6.2.3 BARGAINING POWER OF BUYERS 47
6.2.4 BARGAINING POWER OF SUPPLIERS 47
6.2.5 INTENSITY OF RIVALRY 47
6.3 STRATEGIC BENCHMARKING 48
6.3.1 EXPANSIONS 48
6.4 SUPPLY CHAIN ANALYSIS 49
6.4.1 KEY INFLUENCERS 50
7 PYROGEN TESTING MARKET, BY PRODUCT 51
7.1 INTRODUCTION 52
7.2 KITS AND REAGENTS 53
7.3 SERVICES 55
7.4 INSTRUMENTS 56
8 PYROGEN TESTING MARKET, BY APPLICATION 58
8.1 INTRODUCTION 59
8.2 PHARMACEUTICALS AND BIOLOGICS 60
8.3 MEDICAL DEVICES 62
8.4 OTHER APPLICATIONS 63
9 PYROGEN TESTING MARKET, BY TEST 65
9.1 INTRODUCTION 66
9.2 LAL TESTS 67
9.3 IN VITRO PYROGEN TESTS 70
9.4 RABBIT TESTS 73
10 PYROGEN TESTING MARKET, BY REGION 77
10.1 INTRODUCTION 78
10.2 NORTH AMERICA 80
10.2.1 U.S. 85
10.2.2 CANADA 87
10.3 EUROPE 89
10.3.1 GERMANY 94
10.3.2 U.K. 96
10.3.3 FRANCE 99
10.3.4 ITALY 101
10.3.5 SPAIN 103
10.3.6 REST OF EUROPE (ROE) 106
10.4 ASIA 108
10.4.1 CHINA 113
10.4.2 JAPAN 115
10.4.3 INDIA 118
10.4.4 REST OF ASIA (ROA) 120
10.5 REST OF THE WORLD (ROW) 123
10.5.1 SOUTH AMERICA, CENTRAL AMERICA, & THE CARIBBEAN 126
10.5.2 PACIFIC AND OCEANIA 129
10.5.3 AFRICA 131
11 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE 134
11.1 OVERVIEW 134
11.2 MARKET SHARE ANALYSIS 135
11.3 COMPETITIVE SITUATION AND TRENDS 137
11.3.1 EXPANSIONS 137
11.3.2 AGREEMENTS, COLLABORATIONS, AND PARTNERSHIPS 139
11.3.3 NEW PRODUCT LAUNCHES 140
11.3.4 ACQUISITIONS 141
11.3.5 OTHER DEVELOPMENTS 142
12 COMPANY PROFILES 143
(Overview, Financials, Products & Services, Strategy, & Developments)*
12.1 INTRODUCTION 143
12.2 ASSOCIATES OF CAPE COD, INC. 144
12.3 CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. 146
12.4 LONZA GROUP 149
12.5 MERCK & CO., INC. 152
12.6 WAKO CHEMICALS USA, INC. 154
12.7 ELLAB A/S 155
12.8 GENSCRIPT 156
12.9 HYGLOS GMBH 157
12.10 SIGMA-ALDRICH CORPORATION 159
12.11 THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC, INC. 161
*Details on Financials, Product & Services, Strategy, & Developments might not be captured in case of unlisted companies.
13 APPENDIX 163
13.1 INSIGHTS OF INDUSTRY EXPERTS 163
13.2 DISCUSSION GUIDE 164
13.3 INTRODUCING RT: REAL-TIME MARKET INTELLIGENCE 166
13.4 AVAILABLE CUSTOMIZATIONS 168
13.5 RELATED REPORTS 169
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“LIST OF TABLES
TABLE 1 PYROGEN TESTING MARKET SUMMARY 27
TABLE 2 RAPID GROWTH IN PHARMACEUTICAL AND BIOTECHNOLOGY INDUSTRIES IS PROPELLING THE GROWTH OF THE PYROGEN TESTING MARKET 42
TABLE 3 HIGH DEGREE OF CONSOLIDATION ACTS AS AN ENTRY BARRIER FOR NEW ENTRANTS 43
TABLE 4 GROWTH IN PHARMACEUTICAL OUTSOURCING CREATING NEW GROWTH AVENUES FOR PLAYERS IN THE PYROGEN TESTING MARKET 44
TABLE 5 SHIFT FROM ANIMAL-BASED TESTING TO IN VITRO TESTING 45
TABLE 6 MARKET DEVELOPMENTS BETWEEN 2011 AND 2014 48
TABLE 7 PYROGEN TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY PRODUCT, 2012–2019 ($MILLION) 53
TABLE 8 PYROGEN TESTING MARKET SIZE FOR KITS AND REAGENTS, BY REGION,
2012–2019 ($MILLION) 54
TABLE 9 PYROGEN TESTING MARKET SIZE FOR SERVICES, BY REGION,
2012–2019 ($MILLION) 56
TABLE 10 PYROGEN TESTING MARKET SIZE FOR INSTRUMENTS, BY REGION,
2012–2019 ($MILLION) 57
TABLE 11 PYROGEN TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2012–2019 ($MILLION) 60
TABLE 12 PYROGEN TESTING MARKET SIZE FOR PHARMACEUTICALS AND BIOLOGICS,
BY REGION, 2012–2019 ($MILLION) 61
TABLE 13 PYROGEN TESTING MARKET SIZE FOR MEDICAL DEVICES, BY REGION,
2012–2019 ($MILLION) 63
TABLE 14 PYROGEN TESTING MARKET SIZE FOR OTHER APPLICATIONS, BY REGION,
2012–2019 ($MILLION) 64
TABLE 15 PYROGEN TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY TEST, 2012–2019 ($MILLION) 66
TABLE 16 PYROGEN TESTING MARKET SIZE FOR LAL TESTING, BY REGION,
2012–2019 ($MILLION) 68
TABLE 17 NORTH AMERICAN PYROGEN TESTING MARKET SIZE FOR LAL TESTING,
BY REGION, 2012–2019 ($MILLION) 68
TABLE 18 EUROPEAN PYROGEN TESTING MARKET SIZE FOR LAL TESTING, BY REGION, 2012–2019 ($MILLION) 69
TABLE 19 ASIAN PYROGEN TESTING MARKET SIZE FOR LAL TESTING, BY REGION,
2012–2019 ($MILLION) 69
TABLE 20 ROW PYROGEN TESTING MARKET SIZE FOR LAL TESTING, BY REGION,
2012–2019 ($MILLION) 70
TABLE 21 PYROGEN TESTING MARKET SIZE FOR IN VITRO PYROGEN TESTING, BY REGION, 2012–2019 ($MILLION) 71
TABLE 22 NORTH AMERICAN PYROGEN TESTING MARKET SIZE FOR IN VITRO PYROGEN TESTING, BY REGION, 2012–2019 ($MILLION) 72
TABLE 23 EUROPEAN PYROGEN TESTING MARKET SIZE FOR IN VITRO PYROGEN TESTING,
BY REGION, 2012–2019 ($MILLION) 72
TABLE 24 ASIAN PYROGEN TESTING MARKET SIZE FOR IN VITRO PYROGEN TESTING,
BY REGION, 2012–2019 ($MILLION) 73
TABLE 25 ROW PYROGEN TESTING MARKET SIZE FOR IN VITRO PYROGEN TESTING,
BY REGION, 2012–2019 ($MILLION) 73
TABLE 26 PYROGEN TESTING MARKET SIZE FOR RABBIT TESTING, BY REGION,
2012–2019 ($MILLION) 74
TABLE 27 NORTH AMERICAN PYROGEN TESTING MARKET SIZE RABBIT TESTING, BY REGION, 2012–2019 ($MILLION) 75
TABLE 28 EUROPEAN PYROGEN TESTING MARKET SIZE FOR RABBIT TESTING, BY REGION, 2012–2019 ($MILLION) 75
TABLE 29 ASIAN PYROGEN TESTING MARKET SIZE FOR RABBIT TESTING, BY REGION,
2012–2019 ($MILLION) 76
TABLE 30 ROW PYROGEN TESTING MARKET SIZE FOR RABBIT TESTING, BY REGION,
2012–2019 ($MILLION) 76
TABLE 31 PYROGEN TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2012–2019 ($MILLION) 79
TABLE 32 NORTH AMERICA: PYROGEN TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY REGION,
2012–2019 ($MILLION) 82
TABLE 33 NORTH AMERICA: PYROGEN TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY PRODUCT,
2012–2019 ($MILLION) 83
TABLE 34 NORTH AMERICA: PYROGEN TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,
2012–2019 ($MILLION) 84
TABLE 35 NORTH AMERICA: PYROGEN TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY TEST,
2012–2019 ($MILLION) 84
TABLE 36 U.S.: PYROGEN TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY PRODUCT, 2012–2019 ($MILLION) 86
TABLE 37 U.S.: PYROGEN TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY TEST, 2012–2019 ($MILLION) 86
TABLE 38 CANADA: PYROGEN TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY PRODUCT, 2012–2019 ($MILLION) 88
TABLE 39 CANADA: PYROGEN TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY TEST, 2012–2019 ($MILLION) 88
TABLE 40 EUROPE: PYROGEN TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2012–2019 ($MILLION) 91
TABLE 41 EUROPE: PYROGEN TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY PRODUCT, 2012–2019 ($MILLION) 92
TABLE 42 EUROPE: PYROGEN TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,
2012–2019 ($MILLION) 93
TABLE 43 EUROPE: PYROGEN TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY TEST, 2012–2019 ($MILLION) 94
TABLE 44 GERMANY: PYROGEN TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY PRODUCT,
2012–2019 ($MILLION) 95
TABLE 45 GERMANY: PYROGEN TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY TEST, 2012–2019 ($MILLION) 96
TABLE 46 U.K.: PYROGEN TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY PRODUCT, 2012–2019 ($MILLION) 97
TABLE 47 U.K.: PYROGEN TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY TEST, 2012–2019 ($MILLION) 98
TABLE 48 FRANCE: PYROGEN TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY PRODUCT, 2012–2019 ($MILLION) 100
TABLE 49 FRANCE: PYROGEN TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY TEST, 2012–2019 ($MILLION) 101
TABLE 50 ITALY: PYROGEN TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY PRODUCT, 2012–2019 ($MILLION) 102
TABLE 51 ITALY: PYROGEN TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY TEST, 2012–2019 ($MILLION) 103
TABLE 52 SPAIN: PYROGEN TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY PRODUCT, 2012–2019 ($MILLION) 104
TABLE 53 SPAIN: PYROGEN TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY TEST, 2012–2019 ($MILLION) 105
TABLE 54 ROE: PYROGEN TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY PRODUCT, 2012–2019 ($MILLION) 107
TABLE 55 ROE: PYROGEN TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY TEST, 2012–2019 ($MILLION) 108
TABLE 56 ASIA: PYROGEN TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2012–2019 ($MILLION) 110
TABLE 57 ASIA: PYROGEN TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY PRODUCT, 2012–2019 ($MILLION) 111
TABLE 58 ASIA: PYROGEN TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2012–2019 ($MILLION) 111
TABLE 59 ASIA: PYROGEN TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY TEST, 2012–2019 ($MILLION) 112
TABLE 60 CHINA: PYROGEN TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY PRODUCT, 2012–2019 ($MILLION) 114
TABLE 61 CHINA: PYROGEN TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY TEST, 2012–2019 ($MILLION) 115
TABLE 62 JAPAN: PYROGEN TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY PRODUCT, 2012–2019 ($MILLION) 116
TABLE 63 JAPAN: PYROGEN TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY TEST, 2012–2019 ($MILLION) 117
TABLE 64 INDIA: PYROGEN TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY PRODUCT, 2012–2019 ($MILLION) 119
TABLE 65 INDIA: PYROGEN TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY TEST, 2012–2019 ($MILLION) 120
TABLE 66 ROA: PYROGEN TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY PRODUCT, 2012–2019 ($MILLION) 121
TABLE 67 ROA: PYROGEN TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY TEST, 2012–2019 ($MILLION) 122
TABLE 68 ROW: PYROGEN TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2012–2019 ($MILLION) 124
TABLE 69 ROW: PYROGEN TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY PRODUCT, 2012–2019 ($MILLION) 124
TABLE 70 ROW: PYROGEN TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2012–2019 ($MILLION) 125
TABLE 71 ROW: PYROGEN TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY TEST, 2012–2019 ($MILLION) 126
TABLE 72 SOUTH AMERICA, CENTRAL AMERICA, AND THE CARIBBEAN: PYROGEN TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY PRODUCT, 2012–2019 ($MILLION) 127
TABLE 73 SOUTH AMERICA, CENTRAL AMERICA, AND THE CARIBBEAN: PYROGEN TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY TEST, 2012–2019 ($MILLION) 128
TABLE 74 PACIFIC AND OCEANIA: PYROGEN TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY PRODUCT,
2012–2019 ($MILLION) 130
TABLE 75 PACIFIC AND OCEANIA: PYROGEN TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY TEST,
2012–2019 ($MILLION) 131
TABLE 76 AFRICA: PYROGEN TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY PRODUCT, 2012–2019 ($MILLION) 132
TABLE 77 AFRICA: PYROGEN TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY TEST, 2012–2019 ($MILLION) 133
TABLE 78 GLOBAL PYROGEN TESTING MARKET SHARE ANALYSIS, BY KEY PLAYER, 2014 135
TABLE 79 EXPANSIONS, 2011–2014 137
TABLE 80 LIST OF EXPANSIONS, 2011–2014 138
TABLE 81 AGREEMENTS, COLLABORATIONS, AND PARTNERSHIPS, 2011–2014 139
TABLE 82 LIST OF AGREEMENTS, COLLABORATIONS, AND PARTNERSHIPS, 2011–2014 139
TABLE 83 NEW PRODUCT LAUNCHES, 2011–2014 140
TABLE 84 LIST OF NEW PRODUCT LAUNCHES, 2011–2014 140
TABLE 85 ACQUISITIONS, 2011–2014 141
TABLE 86 LIST OF ACQUISITIONS, 2011–2014 141
TABLE 87 OTHER DEVELOPMENTS, 2011–2014 142
TABLE 88 LIST OF OTHER DEVELOPMENTS, 2011–2014 142
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“LIST OF FIGURES
FIGURE 1 PLASTIC FILMS & SHEETS MARKET: RESEARCH DESIGN 21
FIGURE 2 MARKET SIZE ESTIMATION: BOTTOM-UP APPROACH 22
FIGURE 3 MARKET SIZE ESTIMATION: TOP-DOWN APPROACH 23
FIGURE 4 BREAKDOWN OF PRIMARY INTERVIEWS, BY COMPANY TYPE, DESIGNATION & REGION 24
FIGURE 5 PLASTIC FILMS & SHEETS MARKET: DATA TRIANGULATION 24
FIGURE 6 KEY DATA FROM SECONDARY SOURCES 25
FIGURE 7 KEY DATA FROM PRIMARY SOURCES 25
FIGURE 8 LLDPE TO DOMINATE THE PLASTIC FILMS & SHEETS MARKET BETWEEN
2014 & 2019 27
FIGURE 9 PES TO REGISTER THE HIGHEST CAGR BETWEEN 2014 & 2019 28
FIGURE 10 ASIA-PACIFIC IS ESTIMATED TO BE THE LARGEST MARKET, IN TERMS OF VOLUME BY 2019 29
FIGURE 11 HIGH GROWTH IN THE PLASTIC FILMS & SHEETS MARKET BETWEEN
2014 & 2019 30
FIGURE 12 ASIA-PACIFIC TO GROW AT THE FASTEST RATE BETWEEN 2014 & 2019 30
FIGURE 13 CHINA ACCOUNTS FOR THE LARGEST SHARE IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC MARKET
IN 2013 31
FIGURE 14 ASIA-PACIFIC IS THE FASTEST-GROWING PLASTIC FILMS & SHEETS MARKET BETWEEN 2014 & 2019 32
FIGURE 15 FOOD PACKAGING & AGRICULTURE TO DOMINATE THE PLASTIC FILMS & SHEETS MARKET 33
FIGURE 16 INDIA TO EMERGE AS A LUCRATIVE MARKET BY 2019 33
FIGURE 17 ASIA-PACIFIC TO EXPERIENCE HIGH GROWTH IN THE COMING YEARS FOR PLASTIC FILMS & SHEETS 34
FIGURE 18 INCREASING DEMAND FOR CONVENIENCE IN PACKAGING 36
FIGURE 19 PLASTIC FILMS & SHEETS MARKET, BY TYPE 37
FIGURE 20 PLASTIC FILMS & SHEETS MARKET, BY REGION 37
FIGURE 21 PLASTIC FILMS & SHEETS MARKET, BY APPLICATION 38
FIGURE 22 OVERVIEW OF THE FORCES GOVERNING THE PLASTIC FILMS & SHEETS MARKET 39
FIGURE 23 END LIFE OF BIOPLASTICS & CONVENTIONAL PLASTICS 40
FIGURE 24 VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS FOR PLASTIC FILMS & SHEETS: RAW MATERIAL ACCOUNTS FOR THE MAJOR VALUE ADDITION 46
FIGURE 25 PORTER’S FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS 47
FIGURE 26 STRATEGIC BENCHMARKING: UFLEX LTD. FOCUSED ON EXPANSIONS TO CAPTURE A LARGE SHARE OF THE MARKET 49
FIGURE 27 STRATEGIC BENCHMARKING: AMCOR LIMITED & BEMIS COMPANY, INC. HAVE IMPROVED THEIR PRODUCT OFFERINGS THROUGH ACQUISITIONS 50
FIGURE 28 OTHERS TO REGISTER THE HIGHEST CAGR IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS (2014–2019) 52
FIGURE 29 ASIA-PACIFIC TO DRIVE THE LLDPE MARKET BETWEEN 2014 & 2019 54
FIGURE 30 HIGH DEMAND FROM DEVELOPING NATIONS FOR LDPE TO DRIVE THE MARKET BETWEEN 2014 & 2019 56
FIGURE 31 HDPE TO WITNESS SLOWEST GROWTH IN EUROPE BETWEEN 2014 AND 2019 57
FIGURE 32 ASIA-PACIFIC TO WITNESS THE FASTEST GROWTH IN BOPP FILMS BETWEEN
2014 & 2019 59
FIGURE 33 CPP TO WITNESS STRONG GROWTH IN ASIA-PACIFIC 60
FIGURE 34 BOOSTING CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES IN EMERGING MARKETS TO DRIVE THE MARKET FOR PVC 62
FIGURE 35 ASIA-PACIFIC ACCOUNTS FOR THE LARGEST SHARE IN PES 63
FIGURE 36 ASIA-PACIFIC TO GROW AT THE HIGHEST CAGR 65
FIGURE 37 FOOD PACKAGING TO REGISTER THE HIGHEST CAGR FOR THE FORECAST PERIOD 69
FIGURE 38 ASIA-PACIFIC TO DRIVE THE FOOD PACKAGING MARKET 71
FIGURE 39 INCREASING AGEING POPULATION IN ASIA-PACIFIC TO BOOST THE PHARMACEUTICAL & MEDICAL PACKAGING MARKET 72
FIGURE 40 ASIA-PACIFIC TO LEAD THE CONSUMER GOODS PACKAGING MARKET BETWEEN 2014 & 2019 73
FIGURE 41 INCREASING CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES IN ASIA-PACIFIC TO DRIVE THE MARKET FOR INDUSTRIAL PACKAGING 74
FIGURE 42 AGRICULTURE APPLICATION TO GROW AT THE HIGHEST CAGR FOR THE FORECAST PERIOD 76
FIGURE 43 ASIA-PACIFIC TO DRIVE THE MARKET FOR PLASTIC FILMS & SHEETS IN AGRICULTURE BETWEEN 2014 & 2019 77
FIGURE 44 ASIA-PACIFIC LEADS THE PLASTIC FILMS & SHEETS MARKET IN CONSTRUCTION APPLICATION 78
FIGURE 45 ASIA-PACIFIC TO BE THE LARGEST MARKET FOR MEDICAL & HEALTH CARE 79
FIGURE 46 REGIONAL SNAPSHOT (2013)–CHINA, INDIA & BRAZIL ARE EMERGING AS NEW HOTSPOTS 82
FIGURE 47 INDIA TO BE THE LEADING MARKET FOR PLASTIC FILMS & SHEETS IN 2019 83
FIGURE 48 NORTH AMERICAN MARKET SNAPSHOT: PREFERENCE FOR PLASTIC FILMS & SHEETS (2013–2019) 85
FIGURE 49 ASIA-PACIFIC MARKET SNAPSHOT–CHINA & INDIA ARE THE MOST LUCRATIVE MARKETS 113
FIGURE 50 ROW: DEMAND FROM DEVELOPING NATIONS 124
FIGURE 51 COMPANIES ADOPTED EXPANSIONS AS THE KEY GROWTH STRATEGY DURING THE LAST FOUR YEARS 135
FIGURE 52 SEALED AIR CORPORATION GREW AT THE HIGHEST RATE BETWEEN 2009 & 2013 136
FIGURE 53 EXPANSIONS IS THE MOST PREFERRED STRATEGY IN PLASTIC FILMS & SHEETS MARKET 137
FIGURE 54 MAXIMUM DEVELOPMENTS IN THE YEAR 2013 137
FIGURE 55 ASIA-PACIFIC ACCOUNTED FOR THE MAXIMUM DEVELOPMENTS BETWEEN
2011 & 2014 138
FIGURE 56 AMCOR LIMITED ACCOUNTED FOR THE MAXIMUM DEVELOPMENTS BETWEEN 2011 & 2014 139
FIGURE 57 REGIONAL REVENUE MIX OF TOP FOUR MARKET PLAYERS 143
FIGURE 58 COMPETITIVE BENCHMARKING OF THE KEY MARKET PLAYERS (2009-2013): SEALED AIR CORPORATION EMERGED AS THE CHAMPION 143
FIGURE 59 AMCOR LIMITED: BUSINESS OVERVIEW 144
FIGURE 60 AMCOR LIMITED: SWOT ANALYSIS 146
FIGURE 61 BEMIS COMPANY: BUSINESS OVERVIEW 147
FIGURE 62 BEMIS COMPANY: SWOT ANALYSIS 149
FIGURE 63 JINDAL POLY FILMS: BUSINESS OVERVIEW 150
FIGURE 64 JINDAL POLY FILMS: SWOT ANALYSIS 151
FIGURE 65 SEALED AIR CORPORATION: BUSINESS OVERVIEW 152
FIGURE 66 SEALED AIR CORPORATION: SWOT ANALYSIS 154
FIGURE 67 TOYOBO: BUSINESS OVERVIEW 155
FIGURE 68 TOYOBO: SWOT ANALYSIS 157
FIGURE 69 AEP INDUSTRIES: BUSINESS OVERVIEW 158
FIGURE 70 BERRY PLASTICS GROUP: BUSINESS OVERVIEW 160
FIGURE 71 RKW SE: BUSINESS OVERVIEW 162
FIGURE 72 SABIC: BUSINESS OVERVIEW 164
FIGURE 73 TORAY INDUSTRIES: BUSINESS OVERVIEW 166
FIGURE 74 UFLEX LTD: BUSINESS OVERVIEW 168
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