Sizing & Thickening Agents Market by type (Sizing: natural, synthetic, Thickening: minerals, hydrocolloids), Application (Food& Beverages, Paper & Paperboard, Paints& Coatings, Textile & Fiber) & by Region – Global Trends & Forecast to 2020

“The global sizing & thickening agents market is dominated by North America and Europe. Developing countries are the leading exporters of sizing & thickening agents to North America and Europe. European and Middle Eastern countries have been increasing their production of sizing & thickening agents. The market in the Asia-Pacific region is projected to grow at a CAGR of 6.5% from 2015 to 2020. The developments in industries such as paper, textiles, and the growing demand for convenience food products in the Asia-Pacific region drive the sizing & thickening agents market.
Starch and starch derivatives are the most common natural sizing agents and thickening agents and polyvinyl alcohol is the most common synthetic polymer used for sizing. Hydrocolloids are the most widely used thickening agents.
The food & beverages sector is the dominant application for global sizing & thickening agents. A thickener helps in the modification of texture and viscosity of food systems to enhance their sensory properties. Food thickeners are mostly derived either from polysaccharides such as starches, vegetable gums, and pectin or proteins. The market for natural thickeners, which includes starches and hydrocolloids, is driven by the growing health consciousness among consumers for natural products.
Sizing agents are widely used in the paper & paperboard industry. Sizing agents provide protection to paper against the penetration of water or other fluids, and hold the printing ink. Chemical processes such as hydrophobation and film formation take place and lead to effective printability of fine paper, coating hold-out, and gullibility in recycled grades.
Some prominent players in the global sizing & thickening agents market are DuPont (U.S.), CP Kelco (U.S.), Cargill, Inc. (U.S.), AkzoNobel NV (The Netherlands), The Dow Chemical Company (U.S.), Archer Daniels Midland Company (U.S.), and Ashland, Inc. (U.S.).
The segments of the sizing & thickening agents market considered for this study include type, application, and region. All growth parameters in individual segments have been considered. North America dominated the global sizing & thickening agents market in 2014.”

“TABLE OF CONTENTS 

1 INTRODUCTION 16
1.1 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY 16
1.2 MARKET DEFINITION 16
1.3 STUDY SCOPE 17
1.3.1 PERIODIZATION CONSIDERED 17
1.4 CURRENCY 18
1.5 STAKEHOLDERS 18
2 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 19
2.1 RESEARCH DATA 19
2.1.1 SECONDARY DATA 20
2.1.1.1 Key data from secondary sources 20
2.1.2 PRIMARY DATA 20
2.1.2.1 Key data from primary sources 21
2.1.2.2 Key industry insights 22
2.1.2.3 Breakdown of primaries 22
2.2 MARKET SIZE ESTIMATION 23
2.3 MARKET BREAKDOWN & DATA TRIANGULATION 25
2.4 MARKET SHARE ESTIMATION 25
2.5 RESEARCH ASSUMPTIONS & LIMITATIONS 26
2.5.1 ASSUMPTIONS 26
2.5.2 LIMITATIONS 26
3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 27
3.1 SIZING & THICKENING AGENTS MARKET 28
4 PREMIUM INSIGHTS 30
4.1 ATTRACTIVE OPPORTUNITIES IN THE SIZING & THICKENING AGENTS MARKET 30
4.2 SIZING & THICKENING AGENTS MARKET, BY APPLICATION 30
4.3 SIZING & THICKENING AGENTS MARKET IN NORTH AMERICA,  BY TYPE 31
4.4 U.S. DOMINATES THE OVERALL SIZING & THICKENING  AGENTS MARKET 32
4.5 SIZING & THICKENING AGENTS MARKET: DEVELOPED VS. EMERGING MARKETS 33
4.6 HYDROCOLLOIDS SEGMENT TO ACCOUNT FOR LARGEST SHARE IN SIZING & THICKENING AGENTS MARKET IN 2015 33
4.7 SIZING & THICKENING AGENTS MARKET: LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS,  BY REGION 34

5 MARKET OVERVIEW 35
5.1 INTRODUCTION 36
5.2 MARKET SEGMENTATION 36
5.2.1 SIZING & THICKENING AGENTS MARKET, BY TYPE 37
5.2.2 SIZING & THICKENING AGENTS MARKET, BY APPLICATION 37
5.3 MARKET DYNAMICS 37
5.3.1 DRIVERS 38
5.3.1.1 Increasing demand for sizing & thickening agents due to  wide range of industrial applications 38
5.3.1.2 Increasing demand for natural and clean-label ingredients in food & beverages industry 39
5.3.2 RESTRAINTS 40
5.3.2.1 Vulnerability to seasonal changes restricts raw material availability 40
5.3.2.2 Depletion of mineral resources restricts production of mineral thickeners 40
5.3.2.3 Environmental concerns 41
5.3.3 OPPORTUNITIES 42
5.3.3.1 Increased consumption of convenience foods 42
5.3.3.2 Development in developing economies  43
5.3.4 CHALLENGES 43
5.3.4.1 Fluctuating prices of raw materials 43
5.3.4.2 Approval by regulatory bodies 44
6 INDUSTRY TRENDS 46
6.1 INTRODUCTION 46
6.2 VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS 47
6.3 SUPPLY CHAIN 47
6.4 INDUSTRY INSIGHTS 48
6.5 PORTER’S FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS 49
6.6 PORTER’S FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS 49
6.6.1 THREAT OF NEW ENTRANTS 50
6.6.2 THREAT OF SUBSTITUTES 50
6.6.3 BARGAINING POWER OF SUPPLIERS 50
6.6.4 BARGAINING POWER OF BUYERS 51
6.6.5 INTENSITY OF COMPETITIVE RIVALRY 51
6.7 PEST ANALYSIS 51
6.7.1 POLITICAL/LEGAL FACTORS 51
6.7.1.1 Government regulations 51
6.7.2 ECONOMIC FACTORS 52
6.7.2.1 Fluctuating raw material prices 52
6.7.3 SOCIAL FACTORS 52
6.7.3.1 Consumer demand for superior packaged food 52
6.7.4 TECHNOLOGICAL FACTORS 52
6.7.4.1 R&D initiatives 52
6.8 STRATEGIC BENCHMARKING 53
6.8.1 STRATEGIC ACQUISITIONS, NEW PRODUCT LAUNCHES, INVESTMENTS & EXPANSIONS: KEY STRATEGIES ADOPTED BY LEADING COMPANIES IN GLOBAL SIZING & THICKENING AGENTS MARKET 53
7 SIZING & THICKENING AGENTS MARKET, BY TYPE 54
7.1 INTRODUCTION 55
7.2 SIZING AGENTS 56
7.2.1 NATURAL SIZING AGENTS 56
7.2.2 SYNTHETIC SIZING AGENTS 57
7.3 THICKENING AGENTS 59
7.3.1 MINERALS 59
7.3.2 HYDROCOLLOIDS 61
7.3.3 OTHER THICKENING AGENTS 63
8 SIZING & THICKENING AGENTS MARKET, BY APPLICATION 65
8.1 INTRODUCTION 66
8.1.1 FOOD & BEVERAGES 67
8.1.2 PAPER & PAPERBOARD 70
8.1.3 PAINTS & COATINGS 71
8.1.4 TEXTILE & FIBER 73
8.1.5 OTHERS 74
9 SIZING & THICKENING AGENTS MARKET, BY REGION 75
9.1 INTRODUCTION 76
9.2 NORTH AMERICA 79
9.2.1 U.S. 83
9.2.2 CANADA 84
9.2.3 MEXICO 85
9.3 EUROPE 85
9.3.1 U.K. 90
9.3.2 GERMANY 91
9.3.3 FRANCE 92
9.3.4 SPAIN 93
9.3.5 ITALY 93
9.3.6 OTHER EUROPEAN COUNTRIES 94

9.4 ASIA-PACIFIC 95
9.4.1 CHINA 100
9.4.2 JAPAN 101
9.4.3 INDIA 101
9.4.4 AUSTRALIA 102
9.4.5 OTHER ASIA-PACIFIC COUNTRIES 103
9.5 REST OF THE WORLD (ROW) 104
9.5.1 LATIN AMERICA 107
9.5.2 THE MIDDLE EAST 108
9.5.3 OTHERS IN ROW 109
10 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE 110
10.1 OVERVIEW 110
10.2 MARKET SHARE ANALYSIS OF SIZING &  THICKENING AGENTS MARKET 111
10.3 COMPETITIVE SITUATION & TRENDS IN SIZING & THICKENING AGENTS MARKET 112
10.3.1 NEW PRODUCT LAUNCHES 113
10.4 EXPANSIONS & INVESTMENTS 114
10.4.1 AGREEMENTS, PARTNERSHIPS & JOINT VENTURES 115
10.4.2 ACQUISITIONS 116
11 COMPANY PROFILES 117
(Overview, Financial*, Products & Services, Strategy, and Developments)
11.1 INTRODUCTION 117
11.2 ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND COMPANY 118
11.3 CARGILL INCORPORATED 122
11.4 E.I. DUPONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 126
11.5 BASF SE 130
11.6 THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY 134
11.7 AKZONOBEL N.V. 138
11.8 ASHLAND INC. 143
11.9 CP KELCO INCORPORATION 147
11.10 FMC CORPORATION 150
11.11 INGREDION INCORPORATION 153
*Details might not be captured in case of unlisted companies.

12 APPENDIX 157
12.1 INSIGHTS OF INDUSTRY EXPERTS 157
12.2 DISCUSSION GUIDE 158
12.3 INTRODUCING RT: REAL-TIME MARKET INTELLIGENCE 161
12.4 AVAILABLE CUSTOMIZATIONS 162
12.5 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 163
12.6 RELATED REPORTS 165
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“LIST OF TABLES

TABLE 1 WIDE RANGE OF INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS OF SIZING & THICKENING AGENTS DRIVING THE MARKET 39
TABLE 2 SEASONAL VARIATIONS, DEPLETING MINERAL RESOURCES, AND GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS RESTRICTING GROWTH OF SIZING & THICKENING AGENTS MARKET 42
TABLE 3 EMERGING MARKETS ARE PAVING NEW GROWTH AVENUES FOR PLAYERS IN SIZING & THICKENING AGENTS MARKET 43
TABLE 4 SIZING AGENTS MARKET, BY TYPE, 2013-2020 ($MILLION) 56
TABLE 5 NATURAL SIZING AGENTS MARKET, BY SUB-TYPE, 2013-2020 ($MILLION) 57
TABLE 6 NATURAL SIZING AGENTS MARKET, BY REGION, 2013-2020 ($MILLION) 57
TABLE 7 SYNTHETIC SIZING AGENTS, BY SUB-TYPE, 2013-2020 ($MILLION) 58
TABLE 8 SYNTHETIC SIZING AGENTS MARKET, BY REGION, 2013-2020 ($MILLION) 58
TABLE 9 THICKENING AGENTS MARKET, BY TYPE, 2013-2020 ($MILLION) 59
TABLE 10 MINERAL THICKENING AGENTS MARKET SIZE, BY SUB-TYPE, 
2013-2020 ($MILLION) 60
TABLE 11 MINERAL THICKENING AGENTS MARKET, BY REGION, 2013-2020 ($MILLION) 60
TABLE 12 HYDROCOLLOIDS IN THICKENING AGENTS MARKET, BY SUB-TYPE,  
2013-2020 ($MILLION) 62
TABLE 13 HYDROCOLLOIDS IN THICKENING AGENTS MARKET, BY REGION,  
2013-2020 ($MILLION) 62
TABLE 14 OTHER THICKENING AGENTS MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2013-2020 ($MILLION) 64
TABLE 15 SIZING & THICKENING AGENTS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,  
2013-2020 ($MILLION) 67
TABLE 16 FUNCTIONS OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF HYDROCOLLOIDS 67
TABLE 17 SIZING & THICKENING AGENTS MARKET SIZE FOR FOOD & BEVERAGES, 
BY REGION, 2013-2020 ($MILLION) 70
TABLE 18 SIZING & THICKENING AGENTS MARKET SIZE FOR PAPER & PAPERBOARD,  
BY REGION, 2013-2020 ($MILLION) 71
TABLE 19 SIZING & THICKENING AGENTS MARKET SIZE FOR PAINTS & COATINGS, 
BY REGION, 2013-2020 ($MILLION) 72
TABLE 20 SIZING & THICKENING AGENTS MARKET SIZE FOR TEXTILE & FIBER, BY REGION,  2013-2020 ($MILLION) 73
TABLE 21 SIZING & THICKENING AGENTS MARKET SIZE FOR OTHER APPLICATIONS, 
BY REGION, 2013-2020 ($MILLION) 74
TABLE 22 SIZING & THICKENING AGENTS MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 
2013–2020 ($MILLION) 77
TABLE 23 SIZING AGENTS MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2013-2020 ($MILLION) 77
TABLE 24 THICKENING AGENTS MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2013-2020 ($MILLION) 78
TABLE 25 NORTH AMERICA: SIZING & THICKENING AGENTS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,  2013-2020 ($MILLION) 80
TABLE 26 NORTH AMERICA: SIZING & THICKENING AGENTS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE,  
2013-2020 ($MILLION) 81
TABLE 27 NORTH AMERICA: SIZING AGENTS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2013-2020 ($MILLION) 81
TABLE 28 NORTH AMERICA: NATURAL SIZING AGENTS MARKET SIZE, BY SUB-TYPE,  
2013-2020 ($MILLION) 81
TABLE 29 NORTH AMERICA: SYNTHETIC SIZING AGENTS MARKET SIZE, BY SUB-TYPE,  
2013-2020 ($MILLION) 82
TABLE 30 NORTH AMERICA: THICKENING AGENTS MARKET, BY TYPE, 2013-2020 ($MILLION) 83
TABLE 31 NORTH AMERICA: SIZING & THICKENING AGENTS MARKET, BY COUNTRY,  
2013–2020 ($MILLION) 83
TABLE 32 U.S.: SIZING & THICKENING AGENTS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,  
2013-2020 ($MILLION) 84
TABLE 33 CANADA: SIZING & THICKENING AGENTS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,  
2013-2020 ($MILLION) 84
TABLE 34 MEXICO: SIZING & THICKENING AGENTS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,  
2013-2020 ($MILLION) 85
TABLE 35 EUROPE: SIZING & THICKENING AGENTS MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY,  
2013-2020 ($MILLION) 86
TABLE 36 EUROPE: SIZING & THICKENING AGENTS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE  
2013-2020 ($MILLION) 87
TABLE 37 EUROPE: SIZING AGENTS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2013-2020 ($MILLION) 87
TABLE 38 EUROPE: NATURAL SIZING AGENTS MARKET SIZE, BY SUB-TYPE,  
2013-2020 ($MILLION) 87
TABLE 39 EUROPE: SYNTHETIC SIZING AGENTS MARKET SIZE, BY SUB-TYPE,  
2013-2020 ($MILLION) 88
TABLE 40 EUROPE: THICKENING AGENTS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2013-2020 ($MILLION) 89
TABLE 41 EUROPE: SIZING & THICKENING AGENTS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,  
2013-2020 ($MILLION) 90
TABLE 42 U.K.: SIZING & THICKENING AGENTS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 
2013-2020 ($MILLION) 90
TABLE 43 GERMANY: SIZING & THICKENING AGENTS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,  
2013-2020 ($MILLION) 91
TABLE 44 FRANCE: SIZING & THICKENING AGENTS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,  
2013-2020 ($MILLION) 92
TABLE 45 SPAIN: SIZING & THICKENING AGENTS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,  
2013-2020 ($MILLION) 93
TABLE 46 ITALY: SIZING & THICKENING AGENTS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,  
2013-2020 ($MILLION) 94
TABLE 47 OTHER EUROPEAN COUNTRIES: SIZING & THICKENING AGENTS MARKET SIZE,  
BY APPLICATION, 2013-2020 ($MILLION) 94
TABLE 48 ASIA-PACIFIC: SIZING & THICKENING AGENTS MARKET, BY COUNTRY,  
2013-2020 ($MILLION) 96
TABLE 49 ASIA-PACIFIC: SIZING & THICKENING AGENTS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,  2013-2020 ($MILLION) 97
TABLE 50 ASIA-PACIFIC: SIZING & THICKENING AGENTS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE 
 2013-2020 ($MILLION) 98
TABLE 51 ASIA-PACIFIC: SIZING AGENTS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2013-2020 ($MILLION) 98
TABLE 52 ASIA-PACIFIC: NATURAL SIZING AGENTS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE,  
2013-2020 ($MILLION) 98
TABLE 53 ASIA-PACIFIC: SYNTHETIC SIZING AGENTS MARKET, BY TYPE, 
2013-2020 ($MILLION) 99
TABLE 54 ASIA-PACIFIC: THICKENING AGENTS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 
2013-2020 ($MILLION) 100
TABLE 55 CHINA: SIZING & THICKENING AGENTS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,  
2013-2020 ($MILLION) 100
TABLE 56 JAPAN: SIZING & THICKENING AGENTS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,  
2013-2020 ($MILLION) 101
TABLE 57 INDIA: SIZING & THICKENING AGENTS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 
 2013-2020 ($MILLION) 102
TABLE 58 AUSTRALIA: SIZING & THICKENING AGENTS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,  
2013-2020 ($MILLION) 103
TABLE 59 OTHER ASIA-PACIFIC COUNTRIES: SIZING & THICKENING AGENTS MARKET SIZE,  BY APPLICATION, 2013-2020 ($MILLION) 103
TABLE 60 ROW: SIZING & THICKENING AGENTS MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY ($MILLION) 104
TABLE 61 ROW: SIZING & THICKENING AGENTS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,  
2013-2020 ($MILLION) 105
TABLE 62 ROW: SIZING & THICKENING AGENTS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 
2013-2020 ($MILLION) 106
TABLE 63 ROW: SIZING AGENTS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE 2013-2020 ($MILLION) 106
TABLE 64 ROW: NATURAL SIZING AGENTS MARKET SIZE, BY SUB-TYPE, 
2013-2020 ($MILLION) 106
TABLE 65 ROW: SYNTHETIC SIZING AGENTS MARKET, BY SUB-TYPE, 2013-2020 ($MILLION) 107
TABLE 66 ROW: THICKENING AGENTS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2013-2020 ($MILLION) 107
TABLE 67 LATIN AMERICA: SIZING & THICKENING AGENTS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013-2020 ($MILLION) 108
TABLE 68 THE MIDDLE EAST: SIZING & THICKENING AGENTS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013-2020 ($MILLION) 108
TABLE 69 OTHERS IN ROW: SIZING & THICKENING AGENTS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013-2020 ($MILLION) 109
TABLE 70 NEW PRODUCT & TECHNOLOGY LAUNCHES, 2011-2015 113
TABLE 71 EXPANSIONS & INVESTMENTS, 2011-2015 114
TABLE 72 AGREEMENTS, COLLABORATIONS & JOINT VENTURES, 2011-2015 115
TABLE 73 ACQUISITIONS, 2011-2015 116
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“LIST OF FIGURES

FIGURE 1 SIZING & THICKENING AGENTS MARKET SEGMENTATION 17
FIGURE 2 SIZING & THICKENING AGENTS MARKET: RESEARCH DESIGN 19
FIGURE 3 MARKET SIZE ESTIMATION METHODOLOGY: BOTTOM-UP APPROACH 24
FIGURE 4 MARKET SIZE ESTIMATION METHODOLOGY: TOP-DOWN APPROACH 24
FIGURE 5 ASSUMPTIONS OF THE RESEARCH STUDY 26
FIGURE 6 LIMITATIONS OF THE RESEARCH STUDY 26
FIGURE 7 FOOD & BEVERAGES TO MAINTAIN LEADING POSITION TILL 2020 28
FIGURE 8 ASIA-PACIFIC IS PROJECTED TO GROW AT THE HIGHEST CAGR DURING THE FORECAST PERIOD 29
FIGURE 9 EMERGING ECONOMIES OFFER ATTRACTIVE OPPORTUNITIES IN THE SIZING & THICKENING AGENTS MARKET 30
FIGURE 10 PAPER & PAPERBOARD APPLICATION PROJECTED TO GROW AT THE SECOND HIGHEST CAGR (2015-2020) 30
FIGURE 11 HYDROCOLLOID THICKENERS SEGMENT TO DOMINATE THE NORTH AMERICAN MARKET IN 2015 31
FIGURE 12 INDIA IS PROJECTED TO BE THE FASTEST-GROWING MARKET (2015-2020) 32
FIGURE 13 CHINA IS PROJECTED TO GROW AT A HIGHER CAGR THAN FRANCE (2015-2020) 33
FIGURE 14 HYDROCOLLOIDS SEGMENT DOMINATED THE SIZING & THICKENING AGENTS MARKET IN 2014 33
FIGURE 15 SIZING & THICKENING AGENTS MARKET IN ASIA-PACIFIC REGION TO EXPERIENCE THE HIGHEST GROWTH 34
FIGURE 16 SIZING & THICKENING AGENTS MARKET SEGMENTATION 36
FIGURE 17 MARKET DYNAMICS OF SIZING & THICKENING AGENTS MARKET 38
FIGURE 18 INDEX OF MINERAL PRODUCTION IN INDIA 40
FIGURE 19 PROCESSING CONTRIBUTES MAXIMUM VALUE TO OVERALL WORTH OF SIZING & THICKENING AGENTS 47
FIGURE 20 DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL PLAYS A VITAL ROLE IN SUPPLY CHAIN OF SIZING & THICKENING AGENTS 47
FIGURE 21 INDUSTRY INSIGHTS: LEADING TRENDS AMONG KEY PLAYERS 48
FIGURE 22 PORTER’S IMPACT ANALYSIS WEIGHTAGE 49
FIGURE 23 PORTER’S FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS: STRATEGIC MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS IN DIVERSE GEOGRAPHIES HAVE INTENSIFIED INDUSTRIAL RIVALRY 49
FIGURE 24 STRATEGIC EXPANSION OF KEY COMPANIES 53
FIGURE 25 HYDROCOLLOIDS SEGMENT TO DOMINATE SIZING & THICKENING AGENTS MARKET IN 2015 55
FIGURE 26 STARCHES DOMINATE THE THICKENING AGENT MARKET BY 2020 ($MILLION) 61
FIGURE 27 HYDROCOLLOIDS TO BE FASTEST-GROWING SEGMENT IN THICKENING AGENTS MARKET, THROUGH 2020 63
FIGURE 28 NORTH AMERICA TO CAPTURE HIGHEST MARKET SHARE FOR OTHER THICKENING AGENTS, 2015 VS. 2020 ($MILLION) 64
FIGURE 29 SIZING & THICKENING AGENTS MARKET SIZE FOR FOOD & BEVERAGES, 
BY REGION, 2015 VS. 2020 66

FIGURE 30 SIZING & THICKENING AGENTS MARKET SIZE FOR FOOD & BEVERAGES,  
BY REGION, 2015 VS. 2020 70
FIGURE 31 SIZING & THICKENING AGENTS MARKET SIZE FOR PAPER & PAPERBOARD,  
BY REGION, 2015 VS. 2020 ($MILLION) 71
FIGURE 32 SIZING & THICKENING AGENTS MARKET SIZE FOR PAINTS & COATINGS,  
BY REGION, 2015 VS. 2020 72
FIGURE 33 SIZING & THICKENING AGENTS MARKET SIZE FOR TEXTILE & FIBER, BY REGION, 2015 VS. 2020 73
FIGURE 34 SIZING & THICKENING AGENTS MARKET SIZE FOR OTHER APPLICATIONS,  
BY REGION, 2015 VS. 2020 74
FIGURE 35 GEOGRAPHICAL SNAPSHOT (2015-2020): ASIA-PACIFIC EMERGING AS A NEW HOTSPOT FOR SIZING & THICKENING AGENTS 76
FIGURE 36 NORTH AMERICA TO DOMINATE GLOBAL SIZING & THICKENING AGENTS MARKET, 2015 TO 2020 77
FIGURE 37 U.S. COMMANDS A LION’S SHARE OF TOTAL NORTH AMERICAN MARKET  IN 2014 79
FIGURE 38 FOOD & BEVERAGE SECTOR DRIVES THE NORTH AMERICAN SIZING & THICKENING AGENTS MARKET ($MILLION) 80
FIGURE 39 HYDROCOLLOIDS DOMINATE THE NORTH AMERICAN SIZING & THICKENING AGENTS MARKET, BY TYPE, 2015–2020 ($MILLION) 82
FIGURE 40 FRANCE AND GERMANY LED THE EUROPEAN MARKET FOR SIZING &  THICKENING AGENTS IN 2015 86
FIGURE 41 HYDROCOLLOIDS IS THE FASTEST GROWING SEGMENT IN EUROPE FOR  SIZING & THICKENING AGENTS, 2015-2020 88
FIGURE 42 FOOD & BEVERAGE IS LARGEST SEGMENT FOR SIZING & THICKENING AGENTS MARKET, 2015-2020 89
FIGURE 43 ASIA-PACIFIC SIZING & THICKENING AGENTS MARKET SNAPSHOT:  CHINA & INDIA ARE THE MOST LUCRATIVE MARKETS FROM 2015 TO 2020 95
FIGURE 44 CHINA LED THE SIZING & THICKENING AGENTS MARKET IN ASIA-PACIFIC,  
2015 VS 2020 ($MILLION) 96
FIGURE 45 HYDROCOLLOIDS IS THE FASTEST-GROWING SEGMENT IN ASIA-PACIFIC,  
2015-2020 99
FIGURE 46 INVESTMENTS BY MAJOR PLAYERS HAS BEEN DRIVING THE MARKET IN LATIN AMERICA, 2015 VS 2020 104
FIGURE 47 PAPER & PAPER BOARD IS THE FASTEST GROWING SECTOR FOR SIZING & THICKENING AGENTS MARKET IN ROW, 2015 VS 2020 105
FIGURE 48 COMPANIES ADOPTED EXPANSION AS THE KEY GROWTH STRATEGY, 2010-2014  110
FIGURE 49 SIZING & THICKENING AGENTS MARKET SHARE, BY KEY PLAYER, 2014 111
FIGURE 50 EXPANSIONS FUELED GROWTH BETWEEN 2010 TO 2014 112
FIGURE 51 BATTLE FOR MARKET SHARE: EXPANSIONS & INVESTMENTS WAS THE KEY STRATEGY 113
FIGURE 52 GEOGRAPHICAL REVENUE MIX OF TOP FIVE PLAYERS 117
FIGURE 53 ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND COMPANY: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 119
FIGURE 54 CARGILL INCORPORATED: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 122
FIGURE 55 CARGILL INCORPORATED: SWOT ANALYSIS 125
FIGURE 56 DUPONT: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 126
FIGURE 57 DUPONT: SWOT ANALYSIS 129

FIGURE 58 BASF SE: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 130
FIGURE 59 BASF SE: SWOT ANALYSIS 133
FIGURE 60 THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 134
FIGURE 61 THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY: SWOT ANALYSIS 137
FIGURE 62 AKZONOBEL: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 138
FIGURE 63 ASHLAND INC.: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 143
FIGURE 64 FMC CORPORATION: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 150
FIGURE 65 INGREDION INCORPORATION: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 153

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