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World Silicones to 2019

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Date: 29-May-2015
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World demand to rise 5.8% annually through 2019

World demand for silicones is forecast to rise 5.8 percent per year to $19.6 billion in 2019 thanks, in part, to an improved outlook for silicone prices. In real terms, the pace of growth will lag that of the 2009-2014 period, a time when growth was bolstered by recovery from the effects of the 2009 recession. Demand for silicone in developing regions is still expected to see strong gains through 2019, benefiting from economic advancement and greater penetration of silicones in less mature markets..

Asia/Pacific region to offer best growth opportunities

The Asia/Pacific region will continue to be the strongest source of additional silicone demand, accounting for 58 percent of the total increase in global silicone consumption between 2014 and 2019. The bulk of these gains will be attributable to China, which will represent threefifths of the Asia/Pacific total in 2019. Although China’s silicone market will not be able to maintain the extremely rapid pace of gains seen in recent years, growth will still continue to be well in excess of the global average. Through 2019, China is expected to register the second fastest growth in silicone consumption of any nation worldwide, behind only India. Other developing countries in the Asia/ Pacific region, such as Indonesia and Thailand, are also expected to post strong gains in silicone demand through 2019, but the overall pace of growth will be limited by a below average performance in Japan, which remains the second largest silicone market in the region. Above average growth is also expected in the Africa/Mideast region and Central and South America. Gains in Eastern Europe are expected to be slightly below the world average, but will still represent a healthy increase through 2019.

The outlook for silicone demand in the mature markets of North America and Western Europe is somewhat weaker. In the US market, which ranks as the second largest worldwide behind China, demand for silicones will be bolstered by a major improvement in construction activity. However, a significant slowdown in the transportation market from a rebound fueled 2009-2014 performance will limit the pace of silicone growth in the US. Stronger growth is expected in Mexico, where silicone usage is less mature. Demand for silicones in Western Europe will advance slowly, although a rebound in construction spending will allow for acceleration from the pace of growth seen between 2009 and 2014.

Construction market to see strongest growth

The largest market for silicones in 2014 was electrical and electronic products, which accounted for 20 percent of total demand. The other leading markets for silicones are construction, health and personal care, transportation, and chemicals. However, nearly one-fourth of total silicone demand is consumed outside of the leading markets, in applications such as paper production, textiles, and plastic additives. Through 2019, strong growth in silicone consumption is expected in the construction market, where an improved outlook in developed countries will be coupled with continued rapid advancement in developing regions. Demand for silicones will also increase quickly in the health and personal care market, as rising global incomes support greater consumption of cosmetic and toiletry products.

Company Profiles

Profiles global competitors such as Bluestar Silicones, Dow Corning, Momentive Performance Materials, Evonik, Shin-Etsu & Wacker Chemie

Additional Information

This study examines the world market for silicones by product (e.g., elastomers, fluids, resins, and gels), market (e.g., electrical and electronics, construction, health and personal care, transportation, and chemical), and world region. Historical data for 2004, 2009, and 2014 and forecasts for the years 2019 and 2024 are provided for silicone demand in current dollars for each of the products and markets. Volume data (in metric tons) are also provided for major world regions. In addition, the key strategic and competitive variables affecting the world silicone industry are discussed, the industry’s key players are identified and profiled, and global market share is evaluated. The entire study is framed within the silicone industry’s economic and market environments.

For the purposes of this study, silicones are defined as polymers of silicon and oxygen. To avoid double-counting, silicone demand is determined at the producer level and includes only basic products such as elastomers, fluids, resins, and gels; and not downstream silicone products such as adhesives, sealants, lubricants, defoamers, and molded rubber goods. Siloxanes used as raw materials for silicones are not included, although siloxanes used as silicone products themselves (as in personal care product formulations) are included. Silanes, including chlorosilane intermediates and silane coupling agents, are not defined as silicone polymers and are thus excluded.

World Silicones to 2019

Table of Contents

Introduction IX

I. Executive Summary 1

II. Market Environment 4
General 4
Global Economic Overview 5
Recent Historical Trends 5
World Economic Outlook 6
World Population Outlook 9
World Construction Outlook 11
World Manufacturing Overview 14
World Chemicals Outlook 17
World Motor Vehicle Production Outlook 19
World Healthcare Overview 22
Technology 25
Basic Silicone Synthesis 26
Siloxane 26
Silicone Products 28
Environmental & Regulatory Overview 31

III. Overview 34
General 34
Demand by Region 35
Demand by Market 38
Electrical & Electronic 41
Construction 44
Transportation 47
Health & Personal Care 51
Chemical 56
Other Markets 58
Demand by Product 62
Elastomers 64
Fluids 67
Resins 71
Gels & Other 74
Production & Trade 78

IV. North America 80
Economic Overview 80
Silicone Demand 82
United States 85
Canada 92
Mexico 97

V. Western Europe 103
Economic Overview 103
Silicone Demand 105
Germany 108
France 114
Italy 119
United Kingdom 124
Spain 129
Other Western Europe 134

VI. Asia/Pacific 141
Economic Overview 141
Silicone Demand 143
China 146
Japan 153
South Korea 159
India 164
Taiwan 169
Other Asia/Pacific 174

VII. Other Regions 182
Central & South America 182
Economic Overview 182
Silicone Demand 184
Brazil 186
Other Central & South America 191
Eastern Europe 195
Economic Overview 195
Silicone Demand 197
Russia 199
Other Eastern Europe 204
Africa/Mideast 209
Economic Overview 209
Silicone Demand 211

VIII. Industry Structure 215
General 215
Market Share 217
Acquisitions & Divestitures 222
Marketing Strategies 225
Channels of Distribution 225
Technology & Manufacturing 227
Research & Development 228
Cooperative Agreements 229
Company Profiles 234
ACC Silicones, see ICM Products Actavis plc 235
Allergan, see Actavis Amber Chemical, see ICM Products Arkema SA 238
Arlon, see Rogers Ashland Incorporated 240
Asia Silicones Monomer, see Shin-Etsu Chemical Berkshire Hathaway Incorporated 242
Bluestar Silicones France, see China National Bluestar Group Bostik, see Arkema Caledonia Investments plc 244
China National Bluestar Group Company Limited 245
Clariant International Limited 250
CRI-SIL Silicone Technologies LLC 251
CSL Silicones Incorporated 252
Dongyue Group Limited 254
Dow Corning Corporation 255
Elkem, see China National Bluestar Group Emerald Performance Materials LLC 260
Evonik Industries AG 262
GB Silicone Technology, see Silteq Gelest Incorporated 266
Handy & Harman Limited 268
Henkel AG & Company KGaA 269
Hutchinson, see Total ICM Products Incorporated 272
Jiangsu Hongda New Material Company Limited 275
Johnson & Johnson 276
Kaneka Corporation 278
KCC Corporation 279
Kemira Oyj 282
Lubrizol, see Berkshire Hathaway Mentor Worldwide, see Johnson & Johnson Milliken & Company 284
Momentive Performance Materials Incorporated 286
NuSil Technology LLC 290
Provista SA de CV 292
Quantum Silicones, see ICM Products Rogers Corporation 293
Shin-Etsu Chemical Company Limited 296
Silchem Incorporated 300
Silteq Limited 302
Siovation, see ICM Products SiVance, see Milliken Specialty Silicone Products Incorporated 303
Total SA 305
Wacker Chemie AG 307
Wynca Group, see Zhejiang Xinan Chemical Industrial Group Zhejiang Xinan Chemical Industrial Group Company Limited 312

List of Tables

Section I -- Executive Summary
Summary Table 3

Section II -- Market Environment
1 World Gross Domestic Product by Region 9
2 World Population by Region 11
3 World Construction Expenditures by Region 14
4 World Manufacturing Value Added by Region 17
5 World Chemical Manufacturing Value Added by Region 19
6 World Motor Vehicle Production 22
7 World Healthcare Expenditures 25

Section III -- Overview
1 World Silicone Demand by Region 37
2 World Silicone Demand by Market 40
3 World Electrical & Electronic Markets for Silicones 44
4 World Construction Markets for Silicones 47
5 World Transportation Markets for Silicones 51
6 World Health & Personal Care Markets for Silicones 55
7 World Chemical Markets for Silicones 58
8 Other World Markets for Silicones 62
9 World Silicone Demand by Product 63
10 World Silicone Elastomer Demand by Region & Market 67
11 World Silicone Fluid Demand by Region & Market 71
12 World Silicone Resin Demand by Region & Market 74
13 World Silicone Gel & Other Silicone Demand by Region & Market 77

Section IV -- North America
1 North America: Key Indicators for Silicone Demand 82
2 North America: Silicone Demand by Market & Product 84
3 United States: Key Indicators for Silicone Demand 87
4 United States: Silicone Demand by Market & Product 90
5 Canada: Key Indicators for Silicone Demand 93
6 Canada: Silicone Demand by Market & Product 96
7 Mexico: Key Indicators for Silicone Demand 99
8 Mexico: Silicone Demand by Market & Product 101

Section V -- Western Europe
1 Western Europe: Key Indicators for Silicone Demand 105
2 Western Europe: Silicone Demand by Market & Product 107
3 Germany: Key Indicators for Silicone Demand 110
4 Germany: Silicone Demand by Market & Product 112
5 France: Key Indicators for Silicone Demand 116
6 France: Silicone Demand by Market & Product 118
7 Italy: Key Indicators for Silicone Demand 121
8 Italy: Silicone Demand by Market & Product 123
9 United Kingdom: Key Indicators for Silicone Demand 126
10 United Kingdom: Silicone Demand by Market & Product 128
11 Spain: Key Indicators for Silicone Demand 131
12 Spain: Silicone Demand by Market & Product 133
13 Other Western Europe: Key Indicators for Silicone Demand 136
14 Other Western Europe: Silicone Demand by Market & Product 138
15 Other Western Europe: Silicone Demand by Country 140

Section VI -- Asia/Pacific
1 Asia/Pacific: Key Indicators for Silicone Demand 143
2 Asia/Pacific: Silicone Demand by Market & Product 145
3 China: Key Indicators for Silicone Demand 148
4 China: Silicone Demand by Market & Product 151
5 Japan: Key Indicators for Silicone Demand 155
6 Japan: Silicone Demand by Market & Product 158
7 South Korea: Key Indicators for Silicone Demand 161
8 South Korea: Silicone Demand by Market & Product 163
9 India: Key Indicators for Silicone Demand 166
10 India: Silicone Demand by Market & Product 168
11 Taiwan: Key Indicators for Silicone Demand 171
12 Taiwan: Silicone Demand by Market & Product 173
13 Other Asia/Pacific: Key Indicators for Silicone Demand 176
14 Other Asia/Pacific: Silicone Demand by Market & Product 178
15 Other Asia/Pacific: Silicone Demand by Country 180

Section VII -- Other Regions
1 Central & South America: Key Indicators for Silicone Demand 184
2 Central & South America: Silicone Demand by Market & Product 185
3 Brazil: Key Indicators for Silicone Demand 188
4 Brazil: Silicone Demand by Market & Product 190
5 Other Central & South America: Key Indicators for Silicone Demand 192
6 Other Central & South America: Silicone Demand by Market & Product 194
7 Eastern Europe: Key Indicators for Silicone Demand 197
8 Eastern Europe: Silicone Demand by Market & Product 199
9 Russia: Key Indicators for Silicone Demand 201
10 Russia: Silicone Demand by Market & Product 203
11 Other Eastern Europe: Key Indicators for Silicone Demand 206
12 Other Eastern Europe: Silicone Demand by Market & Product 208
13 Africa/Mideast: Key Indicators for Silicone Demand 211
14 Africa/Mideast: Silicone Demand by Market & Product 213

Section VIII -- Industry Structure
1 World Silicone Sales by Company, 2014 217
2 Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures 224
3 Selected Cooperative Agreements 231

List of Charts

Section II -- Market Environment
1 World Siloxane Production, 2014 28

Section III -- Overview
1 World Silicone Demand by Region, 2004-2024 38
2 World Silicone Demand by Market, 2014 41
3 World Silicone Demand by Product, 2014 64

Section IV -- North America
1 North America: Silicone Demand by Country, 2014 85

Section V -- Western Europe
1 Western Europe: Silicone Demand by Country, 2014 108

Section VI -- Asia/Pacific
1 Asia/Pacific: Silicone Demand by Country, 2014 146

Section VIII -- Industry Structure
1 World Silicone Market Share, 2014 218

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