“The ABS market of South America, Africa, and Middle East has been segmented on the basis of application and geography. The major applications of the ABS market include appliances, transportation, electrical & electronics, and so on.
The market data is given with respect to volume (KT) and value (USD Million). The market value of ABS was estimated at $944.0 million in 2014 and is projected to grow at a CAGR of 3.1% during the forecast period of 2014 to 2019. The data mentioned in the report are based on the South America, Africa, and Middle East demand for ABS.
The overall South America, Africa, and Middle East ABS market has been analysed based on the MMM Analysis. This gives an idea about the current proceedings in the industry at the commercial level. The study provides value chain analysis with respect to ABS manufactures and end-users. The value chain describes the key contribution to the materials market at different stages, from product development to end-use. It represents the key players who are contributing to the South America, Africa, and Middle East ABS market.
In the South America, Africa, and Middle East region, the ABS market is primarily driven by the growing demand from end-user industries, high consumption of appliances, and the high demand from the automobile industries of the emerging economies in the region.
The important applications include appliances, electrical and electronics, transportation, and others. The flexible ABS industry is expected to show rapid growth in the future. Among the key applications, the appliances segment is the largest application segment of the South America, Africa, and Middle East region, having been valued at $405.5 million in 2014 and expected to reach $496.1 million by 2019, at a CAGR is 3.3% from 2014 to 2019. The electrical & electronics segment is the second-largest segment in the South America, Africa, and Middle East market for ABS. Among the key countries considered for the market analysis, Brazil is the leading segment, in terms of the consumption of ABS, mainly owing to the availability of technology and cheap labour in the country.
The key companies in the market are Styrolution Group GmbH (Germany), SABIC Innovation Plastics Holdings US LP (Saudi Arabia), Styron LLC (U.S.), and Ineos ABS (Switzerland), among others. These companies are consistently focusing on expanding their production capacity to achieve a competitive advantage over other players and thereby serve the customers more effectively. Investments in expansion of plant capacities, followed by acquisitions, were the most preferred strategies by the top players to drive their growth in the South America, Africa, and Middle East ABS market. Their strategies to capture the market in developing economies include expansions and joint ventures.
Scope of the Report:
This research report categorizes the South America, Africa, and Middle East market for ABS on the basis of application and geography, along with forecasts of volume, value, and trends in each of the submarkets.
On the Basis of Application:
• Appliances
• Electrical & Electronics
• Transportation
• Others
On the Basis of Geography:
• Brazil
• Saudi Arabia
• Argentina
• Others
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“TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 INTRODUCTION 9
1.1 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY 9
1.2 MARKET SEGMENTATION & COVERAGE 10
1.3 STAKEHOLDERS 10
2 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 11
2.1 INTEGRATED ECOSYSTEM OF ABS MARKET 11
2.2 ARRIVING AT THE ABS MARKET SIZE 12
2.2.1 TOP-DOWN APPROACH 13
2.2.2 BOTTOM-UP APPROACH 14
2.2.3 DEMAND SIDE APPROACH 15
2.2.4 ASSUMPTIONS 16
3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 17
4 MARKET OVERVIEW 19
4.1 INTRODUCTION 19
4.2 ABS MARKET: COMPARISON WITH PARENT MARKET 20
4.3 MARKET DRIVERS & INHIBITORS 21
4.4 KEY MARKET DYNAMICS 22
4.5 DEMAND SIDE ANALYSIS 24
5 SOUTH AMERICA, AFRICA, & MIDDLE EAST ACRYLONITRILE BUTADIENE STYRENE MARKET, BY APPLICATION 25
5.1 INTRODUCTION 26
5.2 SOUTH AMERICA, AFRICA, & MIDDLE EAST ABS MARKET IN APPLIANCES, BY GEOGRAPHY 28
5.3 SOUTH AMERICA, AFRICA, & MIDDLE EAST ABS MARKET IN ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONICS, BY GEOGRAPHY 29
5.4 SOUTH AMERICA, AFRICA, & MIDDLE EAST ABS MARKET IN TRANSPORTATION, BY GEOGRAPHY 31
6 SOUTH AMERICA, AFRICA, & MIDDLE EAST ACRYLONITRILE BUTADIENE STYRENE MARKET, BY GEOGRAPHY 33
6.1 INTRODUCTION 34
6.2 BRAZIL ABS MARKET 36
6.2.1 BRAZIL ABS MARKET, BY APPLICATION 36
6.3 SAUDI ARABIA ABS MARKET 38
6.3.1 SAUDI ARABIA ABS MARKET, BY APPLICATION 38
6.4 ARGENTINA ABS MARKET 40
6.4.1 ARGENTINA ABS MARKET, BY APPLICATION 40
7 SOUTH AMERICA, AFRICA, & MIDDLE EAST ACRYLONITRILE BUTADIENE STYRENE MARKET: COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE 42
7.1 ABS MARKET: COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS 42
7.2 MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS 43
7.3 EXPANSIONS 43
7.4 NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT 44
8 SOUTH AMERICA, AFRICA, & MIDDLE EAST ACRYLONITRILE BUTADIENE STYRENE MARKET, BY COMPANY 45
(Overview, Financials, Products & Services, Strategy, and Developments)*
8.1 STYROLUTION GROUP GMBH 45
8.2 STYRON LLC 49
8.3 SABICINNOVATIVE PLASTICS HOLDING US LP 51
8.4 INEOS ABS 54
*Details on overview, financials, product & services, strategy, and developments might not be captured in case of unlisted company
9 APPENDIX 57
9.1 CUSTOMIZATION OPTIONS 57
9.1.1 TECHNICAL ANALYSIS 57
9.1.2 LOW-COST SOURCING LOCATIONS 57
9.1.3 REGULATORY FRAMEWORK 57
9.1.4 USAGE DATA 57
9.1.5 IMPACT ANALYSIS 57
9.1.6 TRADE ANALYSIS 57
9.1.7 HISTORICAL DATA AND TRENDS 58
9.2 RELATED REPORTS 59
9.3 INTRODUCING RT: REAL TIME MARKET INTELLIGENCE 60
9.3.1 RT SNAPSHOTS 61
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“LIST OF TABLES
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TABLE 1 SOUTH AMERICA, AFRICA, & MIDDLE EAST ABS: PEER MARKET SIZE, 2013 (USD MN) 13
TABLE 2 SOUTH AMERICA, AFRICA, AND MIDDLE EAST ABS MARKET: APPLICATION MARKETS, 2014 (USD MN) 15
TABLE 3 ABS MARKET: COMPARISONW ITH PARENT MARKET, 2013 – 2019 (USD MN) 20
TABLE 4 ABS MARKET: COMPARISON WITH PARENT MARKET, 2012 – 2018 (KT) 21
TABLE 5 SOUTH AMERICA, AFRICA & MIDDLE EAST ACRYLONITRILE BUTADIENE STYRENE MARKET: DRIVERS AND INHIBITORS 21
TABLE 6 SOUTH AMERICA, AFRICA, & MIDDLE EAST ABS MARKET, BY APPLICATION, 2014-2019 (USD MN) 22
TABLE 7 SOUTH AMERICA, AFRICA, & MIDDLE EAST ABS MARKET, BY APPLICATION,
2014-2019 (KT) 23
TABLE 8 SOUTH AMERICA, AFRICA, & MIDDLE EAST ABS MARKET, BY GEOGRAPHY,
2014-2019 (USD MN) 23
TABLE 9 SOUTH AMERICA, AFRICA, & MIDDLE EAST ABS MARKET, BY GEOGRAPHY,
2014-2019 (KT) 23
TABLE 10 SOUTH AMERICA, AFRICA, & MIDDLE EAST ABS MARKET, BY APPLICATION,
2014-2019 (USD MN) 24
TABLE 11 SOUTH AMERICA, AFRICA, & MIDDLE EAST ABS MARKET, BY APPLICATION,
2014-2019 (USD MN) 27
TABLE 12 SOUTH AMERICA, AFRICA & MIDDLE EAST ABS MARKET, BY APPLICATION,
2014- 2019 (KT) 27
TABLE 13 SOUTH AMERICA, AFRICA, & MIDDLE EAST ABS MARKET IN APPLIANCES,
BY GEOGRAPHY, 2014–2019 (USD MN) 28
TABLE 14 SOUTH AMERICA, AFRICA, & MIDDLE EAST ABS MARKET IN APPLIANCES,
BY GEOGRAPHY, 2014-2019 (KT) 29
TABLE 15 SOUTH AMERICA, AFRICA, & MIDDLE EAST ABS MARKET IN ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONICS, 2013-2019 (USD MN) 30
TABLE 16 SOUTH AMERICA, AFRICA, & MIDDLE EAST ABS MARKET IN ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONICS, 2013-2019 (KT) 30
TABLE 17 SOUTH AMERICA, AFRICA, & MIDDLE EAST ABS MARKET IN TRANSPORTATION,
BY GEOGRAPHY, 2013–2019 (USD MN) 31
TABLE 18 SOUTH AMERICA, AFRICA, & MIDDLE EAST ABS MARKET IN TRANSPORTATION,
BY GEOGRAPHY, 2013–2019 (KT) 32
TABLE 19 SOUTH AMERICA, AFRICA, & MIDDLE EAST ABS MARKET, BY GEOGRAPHY,
2014–2019 (USD MN) 34
TABLE 20 SOUTH AMERICA, AFRICA, & MIDDLE EAST ABS MARKET, BY GEOGRAPHY,
2014-2019 (KT) 35
TABLE 21 BRAZIL ABS MARKET, BY APPLICATION,2 013-2019 (USD MN) 36
TABLE 22 BRAZIL ABS MARKET, BY APPLICATION, 2013-2019 (KT) 36
TABLE 23 SAUDI ARABIA ABS MARKET, BY APPLICATION, 2014-2019 (USD MN) 38
TABLE 24 SAUDI ARABIA ABS MARKET, BY APPLICATION, 2014-2019 (KT) 39
TABLE 25 ARGENTINA ABS MARKET, BY APPLICATION, 2014-2019 (USD MN) 40
TABLE 26 ARGENTINA ABS MARKET, BY APPLICATION, 2014-2019 (KT) 40
TABLE 27 ABS MARKET: COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS, 2013 (%) 42
TABLE 28 SOUTH AMERICA, AFRICA, & MIDDLE EAST ABS MARKET: MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS 43
TABLE 29 SOUTH AMERICA, AFRICA & MIDDLE EAST ABS MARKET: EXPANSIONS 43
TABLE 30 SOUTH AMERICA & MEA POLYSTYRENE MARKET: INVESTMENTS 44
TABLE 31 STYROLUTION GROUP GMBH.: KEY FINANCIALS, 2011-2014 (USD MN) 46
TABLE 32 STYRON LLC: KEY FINANCIALS , 2009-2013 (USD MN) 49
TABLE 33 SABIC: KEY FINANCIAL DATA,2 010-2013 (USD MN) 51
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“LIST OF FIGURES
FIGURE 1 ABS MARKET: SEGMENTATION & COVERAGE 10
FIGURE 2 ABS MARKET: INTEGRATED ECOSYSTEM 11
FIGURE 3 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 12
FIGURE 4 TOP-DOWN APPROACH 13
FIGURE 5 BOTTOM-UP APPROACH 14
FIGURE 6 DEMAND SIDE APPROACH 15
FIGURE 7 SOUTH AMERICA, AFRICA, & MIDDLE EAST ABS MARKET: SNAPSHOT 18
FIGURE 8 ABS MARKET: GROWTH ASPECTS 20
FIGURE 9 SOUTH AMERICA, AFRICA & MIDDLE EAST ACRYLONITRILE BUTADIENE STYRENE MARKET, BY APPLICATION, 2014 VS 2019 22
FIGURE 10 ABS: APPLICATION MARKET SCENARIO 26
FIGURE 11 SOUTH AMERICA, AFRICA, & MIDDLE EAST ABS MARKET, BY APPLICATION,
2014-2019 (USD MN) 26
FIGURE 12 SOUTH AMERICA, AFRICA & MIDDLE EAST ABS MARKET, BY APPLICATION,
2014 – 2019 (KT) 27
FIGURE 13 SOUTH AMERICA, AFRICA, & MIDDLE EAST ABS MARKET IN APPLIANCES,
BY GEOGRAPHY, 2014-2019 (USD MN) 28
FIGURE 14 SOUTH AMERICA, AFRICA, & MIDDLE EAST ABS MARKET IN ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS, 2014-2019 (USD MN) 29
FIGURE 15 SOUTH AMERICA, AFRICA, & MIDDLE EAST ABS MARKET IN TRANSPORTATION,
BY GEOGRAPHY, 2014–2019 (USD MN) 31
FIGURE 16 SOUTH AMERICA, AFRICA, & MIDDLE EAST ABS MARKET: GROWTH ANALYSIS,
BY GEOGRAPHY, 2014-2019 (USD MN) 34
FIGURE 17 SOUTH AMERICA, AFRICA, & MIDDLE EAST ABS MARKET: GROWTH ANALYSIS,
BY GEOGRAPHY, 2014-2019 (KT) 35
FIGURE 18 BRAZIL ABS MARKET, BY APPLICATION,2 014-2019 (USD MN) 36
FIGURE 19 BRAZIL ABS MARKET: APPLICATION SNAPSHOT 37
FIGURE 20 SAUDI ARABIA ABS MARKET, BY APPLICATION, 2014-2019 (USD MN) 38
FIGURE 21 SAUDI ARABIA ABS MARKET: APPLICATION SNAPSHOT 39
FIGURE 22 ARGENTINA ABS MARKET, BY APPLICATION, 2014-2019 (USD MN) 40
FIGURE 23 ARGENTINA ABS MARKET: APPLICATION SNAPSHOT 41
FIGURE 24 ABS MARKET: COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS, 2013 (%) 42
FIGURE 25 STYROLUTION GROUP GMBH: REVENUE MIX, 2013 45
FIGURE 26 CONTRIBUTION OF ABS TOWARDS COMPANY REVENUES, 2011-2014 (USD MN) 46
FIGURE 27 STYRON LLC: REVENUE MIX, 2013 (%) 49
FIGURE 28 SABIC CORPORATION REVENUE MIX, 2013 (%) 51
FIGURE 29 INEOS ABS: REVENUE MIX, 2013 (%) 54
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