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GLOBAL POLYMER DEMAND

Global polymer demand report draws on AMI Consulting’s

unique, in-depth knowledge and understanding of the

downstream plastics processing value chain to provide

unrivalled detail in quantifying the volume of polymer

materials used across all major plastics processing

technologies on a country-by-country basis. This is backed

up by underlying economic and market data to provide a

complete current statistical dataset (for 2012, 2013 and 2014)

for each world region with future forecasts to 2018.

Global polymer demand

While many established markets in the world are relatively

mature, the industry continues to show strong growth. It

is also notable that there are significant opportunities in

a number of developing world regions where the pace of

growth is accelerating on the back of economic expansion

and rising incomes. This growth is also being driven by the

ongoing process of innovation and performance advances for

a wide variety of polymers and compounds combined with

the growing sophistication in the manufacturing technology

for plastic products.

The polymer industry is increasingly driven by the global

nature of many of the end use markets the plastics industry

serves, from packaging to cars, and the competitive pressures

this exerts. For any company active in the polymer market it is

important to understand how individual geographic markets

around the world will develop, and what opportunities it will

give their company. Without high quality data it is difficult

to plan future investments and marketing strategies. Global

Polymer Demand is the first global report from Applied

Market Information which aims to remedy the lack of

consistent and accurate information by providing an up to

date and thoroughly researched report on the current status

and future trends of material usage and industry structure for

the global market.

AMI’s new report deals with the size, structure and future

prospects of polymer demand and provides a detailed

statistical analysis of where demand is currently occurring

and the nature of processing that is carried out there, with

an assessment of where the growth opportunities are likely

to arise.

What this report will give you

The report provides a complete, consistent statistical dataset for polymer consumption by polymer, by process and by country. Key highlights of the nature of the demand by each polymer, process and country is also given.

Published as a single volume report, the report is divided into 6 easy to use sections covering polymer demand by resin type, processing technology and region. This is set in the context of a global market overview.

Polymers coveredLL/LDPE, HDPE, PP, PVC, PS, PET, ABS/SAN, Engineering thermoplastics (including PA, PC, POM, PBT, Acetal)

Processing technologies covered Film extrusion, pipe/profile extrusion, sheet extrusion, injection moulding, blow moulding, fibre extrusion, other processes ( includ-ing rotomoulding, cable extrusion, tube extrusion, compounding, other plastics processing).

Geographic coverageData is reported for the following geographic regions: Europe, North America, South America, Greater China, Asia-Pacific, Indian sub-continent, Middle East and Africa

Years coveredThe report provides data for the following years: 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2018.

Data coveredAll data is reported in tonnes or thousand metric tonnes

Table of contentsThe structure of the report is as follows:

1. Introduction

2. Explanatory Notes

3. The global plastics industry a. Introduction b. Status of the global polymer

market c. End use applications d. Structure of the plastics

processing industry e. Trends shaping the global

industry f. Future development

4. Resin markets a. LDPE b. LLDPE c. HDPE d. PP e. PVC f. PS/EPS g. ABS/SAN h. PET i. Engineering Polymers

5. Major processing techniques a. Film Extrusion b. Injection Moulding c. Blow Moulding d. Sheet Extrusion e. Pipe/profile Extrusion f. Fibre Extrusion

6. Regional markets overview a. Europe b. North America c. South America d. Greater China e. Asia f. Indian sub-continent g. Middle East and Africa

GLOBAL POLYMER DEMAND

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Who should buy this report

Suppliers of polymers, compounds and masterbatch looking for market intelligence on the size and structure of demand in order to understand where the market opportunities lie and develop appropriate strategies

Plastic processors requiring market data and intelligence to support business planning or investment projects.

Manufacturers of machinery and equipment for the plastics processing industry who need to understand the

size and scale of processing activity to know where to focus sales and marketing strategies.

Investors and business analysts who follow manufacturing industries and want to keep up to date with the trends shaping the plastics processing industry.

Methodology

AMI Consulting Data Reports are based on

AMI’s own proprietary statistical databases

built up from over 25 years of research and

analysis of the global plastics industry. This

is then further supplemented by primary

research to cross check and refine the

data. AMI has built its data from a unique

combination of bottom up (interviews

with primary processors) and top down

(interviews with raw material suppliers and

compounders) along with analysis of GDP,

population size, manufacturing output,

etc., in order to reach its assessment of

the size and structure of polymer demand

within each country. Due to its extensive

background knowledge and understand-

ing of plastics processing, AMI Consulting

is highly successful in engaging industry

participants in detailed discussions in order

to gain unique market insights and thanks

to its long-standing research of plastics

processing markets, can accurately model

and predict market trends.

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