Automotive Plastics - A World Market Review

1.METHODOLOGY
Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations
Disclaimers
Quantitative Techniques & Reporting Level
2.GLOBAL MARKET OVERVIEW AND OUTLOOK
Plastic Manufacturers Sense Huge Potential in Auto Industry
What Plastics Have to Offer?
Vehicle Weight Reduction: Top Priority for Automakers
Vehicle Composition Undergoes Transition
3.MAJOR TRENDS & ISSUES
Smart Materials to Act as Makeover Catalyst for Automobiles
Thermoset Composites Score High
Polycarbonate Automobile Glazing Makes Headway
HTPs Make Rapid Inroads in Automotive Industry
Safety for Pedestrians: Top Priority for Automakers
Long Fiber Thermoplastics Gather Momentum
Bioplastics Poised to Follow Healthy Growth
Health Issues Faced by Use of Automotive Plastics
Initiatives by Automakers to Go the Healthier and Eco-Friendly Way
Ford
Nissan
Toyota
General Motors
Hyundai
Honda
Unsaturated Polyester Resins - Market Scan
Non-Recyclability of Automotive Components Concern Automakers
Regulations for Automotive Plastics Recycling
4.PRODUCT FACTS
Automotives –The Largest End-Use Segment for Plastics
Automotive Plastics Applications
Select Institutes Engaged in Automotive Plastics R&D
5.CORPORATE DEVELOPMENTS
SABIC and Sinopec Enter into a Joint Venture Agreement
BASF to Expand Its Automotive Business in India
DuPont Commences Production of Vespel® Shapes and Parts
DuPont Expands the Compounding Capability of Zytel® Portfolio
Dow Izolan Breaks Ground for New Facility
DIC Receives New Name
Mazda Develops New Plastic Mould Technology
Ford Pursues Biodegradable Plastics
Toray Expedites Foamed Plastics Development
SABIC and Azdel Launch New Automotive Composite
Bayer to Rollout Levblend PC-ABS-R
BASF Acquires BASF GE Schwarzheide
Basell Merges with Lyondell to Form LyondellBasell
SABIC Takes Over GE Plastics
Hanwha Acquires Azdel
Hitachi Incorporates Arnite® TV4 261
DuPont Partners With Morph Technologies, Integran and PowerMetal
Bayer MaterialScience Teams Up with O-Flex Automotive
Celanese Divests AT Plastics Film Business to BPI
Solvay to Set up Epichlorohydrin Manufacturing Plant
Saudi Kayan Signs Contracts to Set Up Two Plants for LDPE and PP
Dow Automotive Proposes New Plant
DSM Proposes New Manufacturing Facility
Basell Develops New HDPE Resin
Dow Chemical Launches New Calendering- Grade TPU Elastomer
Dow Chemical Launches New Low-YI TPU Elastomers
Bayer MaterialScience’s Texin® 985 TPU Lends Support to Xtensor Device
DuPont Packaging Introduces New DuPont™ Vamac®
DuPont Introduces New Grades of Soft Thermoplastic Elastomers
6.MAJOR PLAYERS
Basell Service Company B.V (The Netherlands)
BASF SE (Germany)
Bayer MaterialScience, LLC (US)
Celanese Corporation (US)
DIC Corporation (Japan)
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (US)
Equistar Chemicals LP (US)
Evonik Degussa GmbH (Germany)
Formosa Plastics Corporation (Taiwan)
Formosa Plastics Corporation U.S.A. (US)
KMI Group, Inc. (US)
Polímeros Nacionales S.A. de C.V. (Mexico)
Royal DSM N.V (The Netherlands)
Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (Saudi Arabia)
Solvay S.A. (Belgium)
Solvay North America, LLC (US)
The Dow Chemical Company (US)
7.GLOBAL MARKET ANALYTICS
8.NORTH AMERICA
Automotive Plastics in Canada
9.JAPAN
10.EUROPE
Quick Facts
High Performance Polymers and the Automotive Industry
East Germany: A Land of Promises for Automotive Plastics
Central Europe
11.ASIA-PACIFIC
China
12.LATIN AMERICA
13.REST OF WORLD
Exhibits
Table 1: Percentage Breakdown of Long Fiber Thermoplastics Market in the World by Application –
Table 2: Global Automotive Plastics Market by Region for the Period 2007-2015 (Consumption in Tons)
Table 3: Percentage Breakdown of Global Automotive Plastics Market by Region for the Years 2009 & 2012
Table 4: Polypropylene Consumption in the Global Automotive Industry by Region for the Period 2007-2015 (Consumption in Tons)
Table 5: Percentage Breakdown of Polypropylene Consumption in the Global Automotive Industry by Region for the Years 2009 & 2012
Table 6: Polyurethane Consumption in the Global Automotive Industry by Region for the Period 2007-2015 (Consumption in Tons)
Table 7: Percentage Breakdown of Polyurethane Consumption in the Global Automotive Industry by Region for the Years 2009 & 2012
Table 8: Nylon 6 & 66 Consumption in the Global Automotive Industry by Region for the Period 2007-2015 (Consumption in Tons)
Table 9: Percentage Breakdown of Nylon 6 & 66 Consumption in the Global Automotive Industry by Region for the Years 2009 & 2012
Table 10: Polyethylene Consumption in the Global Automotive Industry by Region for the Period 2007-2015 (Consumption in Tons)
Table 11: Percentage Breakdown of Polyethylene Consumption in the Global Automotive Industry by Region for the Years 2009 & 2012
Table 12: PVC Consumption in the Global Automotive Industry by Region for the Period 2007-2015 (Consumption in Tons)
Table 13: Percentage Breakdown of PVC Consumption in the Global Automotive Industry by Region for the Years 2009
Table 14: Unsaturated Polyester Consumption in the Global Automotive Industry by Region for the Period 2007-2015 (Consumption in Tons)
Table 15: Percentage Breakdown of Unsaturated Polyester Consumption in the Global Automotive Industry by Region for the Years 2009
Table 16: PBT/PET Consumption in the Global Automotive Industry by Region for the Period 2007-2015 (Consumption in Tons)
Table 17: Percentage Breakdown of PBT/PET Consumption in the Global Automotive Industry by Region for the Years 2009
Table 18: PPE Alloys Consumption in the Global Automotive Industry by Region for the Period 2007-2015 (Consumption in Tons)
Table 19: Percentage Breakdown of PPE Alloys Consumption in the Global Automotive Industry by Region for the Years 2009
Table 20: Polyacetal Consumption in the Global Automotive Industry by Region for the Period 2007-2015 (Consumption in Tons)
Table 21: Percentage Breakdown of Polyacetal Alloys Consumption in the Global Automotive Industry by Region for the Years 2009
Table 22: Consumption of Other Plastic Types in the Global Automotive Industry by Region for the Period 2007-2015 (Consumption in Tons)
Table 23: Percentage Breakdown of Consumption of Other Plastic Types in the Global Automotive Industry by Region for the Years 2009 &
Table 24: North American Automotive Plastics Market by Material Type for the Period 2007-2015 (Consumption in Tons)
Table 25: Percentage Breakdown of North American Automotive Plastics Market by Material Type for the Years 2009 &
Table 26: Japanese Automotive Plastics Market by Material Type for the Period 2007-2015 (Consumption in Tons)
Table 27: Percentage Breakdown of Japanese Automotive Plastics Market by Material Type for the Years 2009 &
Table 28: European Small Car Market (2008): Propylene Utilized Per Car in Select European Car Models (In Pounds)
Table 29: European Automotive Plastics Market (2005): Plastic Weight (In Kilogram) in Select Automotive Components and Corresponding Plastic Type Used
Table 30: European Automotive Plastics Market by Material Type for the Period 2007-2015 (Consumption in Tons)
Table 31: Percentage Breakdown of European Automotive Plastics Market by Material Type for the Years 2009 & 2012
Table 32: Automotive Plastics Market by Material Type in Asia-Pacific for the Period 2007-2015 (Consumption in Tons)
Table 33: Percentage Breakdown of Automotive Plastics Market by Material Type in Asia-Pacific for the Years 2009 & 2012
Table 34: Latin American Automotive Plastics Market by Material Type for the Period 2007-2015 (Consumption in Tons)
Table 35: Percentage Breakdown of Latin American Automotive Plastics Market by Material Type for the Years 2009 & 2012
Table 36: Automotive Plastics Market by Material Type in Rest of World for the Period 2007-2015 (Consumption in Tons)
Table 37: Percentage Breakdown of Automotive Plastics Market by Material Type in Rest of World for the Years 2009 &
Companies Profiled