World Thermoplastic Elastomers - The Freedonia Group

Table of ContentsTables and Charts are featured for each region andcountry. Historical data and forecasts are presentedfor 1996, 2001, 2006 and 2011.For each country/region, the following are provided:Population (million)GDP per capitaGross Domestic Product (bil US 98$)$ per mil $ GDPkg per capitakg per mil $ GDPTPE Demand (mil $)$/kgTPE Demand (000 mil tons)Styrenic Block Copolymers (SBCs)Thermoplastic Polyolefins (TPOs)Thermoplastic Polyurethanes (TPUs)Thermoplastic Vulcanizates (TPVs)Copolyester Elastomers (COPEs)Other TPEs+ net exports/stockpilesThermoplastic Elastomer ProductionI. EXECUTIVE SUMMARYSummary Table ...................................................................... 3II.III.MARKET ENVIRONMENTGeneral ....................................................................................... 4World Economic Overview ........................................................ 6Table - World Gross Domestic Product by Region ................ 8World Population Overview ...................................................... 9Table - World Population by Region ................................... 10World Fixed Investment Overview ........................................... 10Table - World Gross Fixed Investment by Region ................ 14World Personal Consumption Expenditures ............................ 14Table - World Personal ConsumptionExpenditures by Region ..................................................... 16World Manufacturing Overview .............................................. 16Table - World Manufacturing Value Added by Region ........ 17World Motor Vehicle Overview ............................................... 18Table - World Motor Vehicle Industry Overview ............... 18World Motor Vehicle Production/Assembly ....................... 19Table - World Motor Vehicle Production/Assembly ....... 21World Motor Vehicles in Use .............................................. 22Table - World Motor Vehicles in Use .............................. 23Per Capita Demand for Thermoplastic Elastomers ................... 23Chart - TPE Demand per Capita/GDPper Capita Relationship, 2001 ............................................ 25SUPPLY & DEMAND BY REGION & COUNTRYGeneral .................................................................................... 26Table - World Thermoplastic ElastomerSupply & Demand by Region ............................................. 28North America .......................................................................... 29North America - TPE Market Share by Company ................ 32United States ........................................................................ 33Canada ................................................................................ 36Mexico ................................................................................ 38Western Europe ...................................................................... 41Western Europe - TPE Market Share by Company ............. 45Belgium ............................................................................... 46France ................................................................................... 50Germany ............................................................................... 52Italy ...................................................................................... 55Spain ................................................................................... 58United Kingdom ................................................................... 60Other Western Europe ........................................................ 62Asia/Pacific .............................................................................. 65Asia/Pacific - TPE Market Share by Company ..................... 69China ................................................................................... 69Japan .................................................................................... 72South Korea ......................................................................... 76Taiwan ................................................................................ 79Other Asia/Pacific ............................................................... 82Rest of World ........................................................................... 86Latin America ...................................................................... 89Eastern Europe ..................................................................... 90Africa/Mideast ..................................................................... 92IV.DEMAND BY MARKETGeneral ..................................................................................... 95Table - World Thermoplastic ElastomerDemand by Market ........................................................... 97Motor Vehicles ......................................................................... 97Table - Motor Vehicle Marketsfor Thermoplastic Elastomers ........................................... 101Industrial Products ................................................................. 101Table - Industrial Product Marketsfor Thermoplastic Elastomers ........................................... 1044World Thermoplastic Elastomers #1553Freedonia Industry Study