Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 19
1.1 What is this report about? 19
1.2 Who is the target reader? 19
1.3 How to use this report 19
1.4 Definitions 19
CHAPTER 2 GROUP OF EIGHT (G8) CHEMICALS INDUSTRY OUTLOOK 20
CHAPTER 3 CHEMICALS IN CANADA 24
3.1 Market Overview 24
3.2 Market Value 26
3.3 Market Segmentation I 27
3.4 Market Segmentation II 28
3.5 Five Forces Analysis 29
3.6 Leading Companies 36
3.7 Market Forecasts 48
3.8 Macroeconomic Indicators 49
CHAPTER 4 CHEMICALS IN FRANCE 51
4.1 Market Overview 51
4.2 Market Value 53
4.3 Market Segmentation I 54
4.4 Market Segmentation II 55
4.5 Five Forces Analysis 56
4.6 Leading Companies 63
4.7 Market Forecasts 78
4.8 Macroeconomic Indicators 79
CHAPTER 5 CHEMICALS IN GERMANY 81
5.1 Market Overview 81
5.2 Market Value 83
5.3 Market Segmentation I 84
5.4 Market Segmentation II 85
5.5 Five Forces Analysis 86
5.6 Leading Companies 94
5.7 Market Forecasts 109
5.8 Macroeconomic Indicators 110
CHAPTER 6 CHEMICALS IN ITALY 112
6.1 Market Overview 112
6.2 Market Value 113
6.3 Market Segmentation I 114
6.4 Market Segmentation II 115
6.5 Five Forces Analysis 116
6.6 Leading Companies 123
6.7 Market Forecasts 135
6.8 Macroeconomic Indicators 136
CHAPTER 7 CHEMICALS IN JAPAN 138
7.1 Market Overview 138
7.2 Market Value 139
7.3 Market Segmentation I 140
7.4 Market Segmentation II 141
7.5 Five Forces Analysis 142
7.6 Leading Companies 149
7.7 Market Forecasts 158
7.8 Macroeconomic Indicators 159
CHAPTER 8 CHEMICALS IN RUSSIA 160
8.1 Market Overview 160
8.2 Market Value 161
8.3 Market Segmentation I 162
8.4 Market Segmentation II 163
8.5 Five Forces Analysis 164
8.6 Leading Companies 171
8.7 Market Forecasts 177
8.8 Macroeconomic Indicators 178
CHAPTER 9 CHEMICALS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM 180
9.1 Market Overview 180
9.2 Market Value 181
9.3 Market Segmentation I 182
9.4 Market Segmentation II 183
9.5 Five Forces Analysis 184
9.6 Leading Companies 191
9.7 Market Forecasts 206
9.8 Macroeconomic Indicators 207
CHAPTER 10 CHEMICALS IN THE UNITED STATES 209
10.1 Market Overview 209
10.2 Market Value 211
10.3 Market Segmentation I 212
10.4 Market Segmentation II 213
10.5 Five Forces Analysis 214
10.6 Leading Companies 221
10.7 Market Forecasts 234
10.8 Macroeconomic Indicators 235
CHAPTER 11 APPENDIX 236
11.1 Data Research Methodology 236
List of Tables
Table 1: G8 Chemicals industry, revenue ($bn), 2003–12 20
Table 2: G8 Chemicals industry, revenue by country ($bn) 2003–2007 22
Table 3: G8 Chemicals industry forecast, revenue by country ($bn) 2007–2012 23
Table 4: Canada Chemicals Market Value: $ billion, 2003-2007 26
Table 5: Canada Chemicals Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2007 27
Table 6: Canada Chemicals Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2007 28
Table 7: Key Facts: E. I. duPont de Nemours & Company 36
Table 8: Key Financials: E. I. duPont de Nemours & Company 39
Table 9: Key Facts: The Dow Chemical Company 40
Table 10: Key Financials: The Dow Chemical Company 45
Table 11: Key Facts: NOVA Chemicals Corporation 46
Table 12: Canada Chemicals Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2007-2012 48
Table 13: Canada Size of Population (million) , 2003-2007 49
Table 14: Canada GDP (Constant 2000 Prices, $ billion), 2003-2007 49
Table 15: Canada Inflation, 2003-2007 49
Table 16: Canada Exchange Rate, 2003 50
Table 17: France Chemicals Market Value: $ billion, 2003-2007 53
Table 18: France Chemicals Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2007 54
Table 19: France Chemicals Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2007 55
Table 20: Key Facts: BASF SE 63
Table 21: Key Financials: BASF SE 67
Table 22: Key Facts: Bayer AG 68
Table 23: Key Financials: Bayer AG 71
Table 24: Key Facts: The Dow Chemical Company 72
Table 25: Key Financials: The Dow Chemical Company 77
Table 26: France Chemicals Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2007-2012 78
Table 27: France Size of Population (million) , 2003-2007 79
Table 28: France GDP (Constant 2000 Prices, $ billion), 2003-2007 79
Table 29: France Inflation, 2003-2007 79
Table 30: France Exchange Rate, 2003 80
Table 31: Germany Chemicals Market Value: $ billion, 2003-2007 83
Table 32: Germany Chemicals Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2007 84
Table 33: Germany Chemicals Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2007 85
Table 34: Key Facts: Bayer AG 94
Table 35: Key Financials: Bayer AG 97
Table 36: Key Facts: BASF SE 98
Table 37: Key Financials: BASF SE 102
Table 38: Key Facts: The Dow Chemical Company 103
Table 39: Key Financials: The Dow Chemical Company 108
Table 40: Germany Chemicals Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2007-2012 109
Table 41: Germany Size of Population (million) , 2003-2007 110
Table 42: Germany GDP (Constant 2000 Prices, $ billion), 2003-2007 110
Table 43: Germany Inflation, 2003-2007 110
Table 44: Germany Exchange Rate, 2003 111
Table 45: Italy Chemicals Market Value: $ billion, 2003-2007 113
Table 46: Italy Chemicals Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2007 114
Table 47: Italy Chemicals Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2007 115
Table 48: Key Facts: TOTAL S.A. 123
Table 49: Key Financials: TOTAL S.A. 125
Table 50: Key Facts: BASF SE 126
Table 51: Key Financials: BASF SE 130
Table 52: Key Facts: Bayer AG 131
Table 53: Key Financials: Bayer AG 134
Table 54: Italy Chemicals Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2007-2012 135
Table 55: Italy Size of Population (million) , 2003-2007 136
Table 56: Italy GDP (Constant 2000 Prices, $ billion), 2003-2007 136
Table 57: Italy Inflation, 2003-2007 136
Table 58: Italy Exchange Rate, 2003 137
Table 59: Japan Chemicals Market Value: $ billion, 2003-2007 139
Table 60: Japan Chemicals Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2007 140
Table 61: Japan Chemicals Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2007 141
Table 62: Key Facts: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation 149
Table 63: Key Facts: Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. 151
Table 64: Key Financials: Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. 154
Table 65: Key Facts: Asahi Kasei Corporation 155
Table 66: Key Financials: Asahi Kasei Corporation 157
Table 67: Japan Chemicals Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2007-2012 158
Table 68: Japan Size of Population (million) , 2003-2007 159
Table 69: Japan GDP (Constant 2000 Prices, $ billion), 2003-2007 159
Table 70: Japan Exchange Rate, 2003 159
Table 71: Russia Chemicals Market Value: $ billion, 2003-2007 161
Table 72: Russia Chemicals Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2007 162
Table 73: Russia Chemicals Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2007 163
Table 74: Key Facts: Nizhnekamskneftekhim 171
Table 75: Key Financials: Nizhnekamskneftekhim 172
Table 76: Key Facts: OAO Gazprom 173
Table 77: Key Financials: OAO Gazprom 175
Table 78: Key Facts: Salavatnefteorgsintez JSC 176
Table 79: Russia Chemicals Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2007-2012 177
Table 80: Russia Size of Population (million) , 2003-2007 178
Table 81: Russia GDP (Constant 2000 Prices, $ billion), 2003-2007 178
Table 82: Russia Inflation, 2003-2007 178
Table 83: Russia Exchange Rate, 2003 179
Table 84: United Kingdom Chemicals Market Value: $ billion, 2003-2007 181
Table 85: United Kingdom Chemicals Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2007 182
Table 86: United Kingdom Chemicals Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2007 183
Table 87: Key Facts: BASF SE 191
Table 88: Key Financials: BASF SE 195
Table 89: Key Facts: Bayer AG 196
Table 90: Key Financials: Bayer AG 199
Table 91: Key Facts: the Dow Chemical Company 200
Table 92: Key Financials: The Dow Chemical Company 205
Table 93: United Kingdom Chemicals Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2007-2012 206
Table 94: United Kingdom Size of Population (million) , 2003-2007 207
Table 95: United Kingdom GDP (Constant 2000 Prices, $ billion), 2003-2007 207
Table 96: United Kingdom Inflation, 2003-2007 207
Table 97: United Kingdom Exchange Rate, 2003 208
Table 98: United States Chemicals Market Value: $ billion, 2003-2007 211
Table 99: United States Chemicals Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2007 212
Table 100: United States Chemicals Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2007 213
Table 101: Key Facts: the Dow Chemical Company 221
Table 102: Key Financials: The Dow Chemical Company 226
Table 103: Key Facts: Exxon Mobil Corporation 227
Table 104: Key Financials: Exxon Mobil Corporation 229
Table 105: Key Facts: E. I. duPont de Nemours & Company 230
Table 106: Key Financials: E. I. duPont de Nemours & Company 233
Table 107: United States Chemicals Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2007-2012 234
Table 108: United States Size of Population (million) , 2003-2007 235
Table 109: United States GDP (Constant 2000 Prices, $ billion), 2003-2007 235
Table 110: United States Inflation, 2003-2007 235
List of Figures
Figure 1: G8 Chemicals industry, revenue ($bn) 2003–2012 20
Figure 2: G8 Chemicals industry, revenue by country (%) 2003–2012 21
Figure 3: G8 Chemicals industry, revenue by country ($bn) 2003–2007 22
Figure 4: G8 Chemicals industry forecast, revenue by country ($bn) 2007–2012 23
Figure 5: Canada Chemicals Market Value: $ billion, 2003-2007 26
Figure 6: Canada Chemicals Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2007 27
Figure 7: Canada Chemicals Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2007 28
Figure 8: Forces Driving Competition in the Chemicals Market in Canada, 2007 29
Figure 9: Drivers of Buyer Power in the Chemicals Market in Canada, 2007 30
Figure 10: Drivers of Supplier Power in the Chemicals Market in Canada, 2007 31
Figure 11: Factors Influencing the Likelihood of New Entrants in the Chemicals Market in Canada, 2007 32
Figure 12: Factors Influencing the Threat of Substitutes in the Chemicals Market in Canada, 2007 34
Figure 13: Drivers of Degree of Rivalry in the Chemicals Market in Canada, 2007 35
Figure 14: Revenues & Profitability: E. I. duPont de Nemours & Company 39
Figure 15: Revenues & Profitability: The Dow Chemical Company 45
Figure 16: Canada Chemicals Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2007-2012 48
Figure 17: France Chemicals Market Value: $ billion, 2003-2007 53
Figure 18: France Chemicals Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2007 54
Figure 19: France Chemicals Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2007 55
Figure 20: Forces Driving Competition in the Chemicals Market in France, 2007 56
Figure 21: Drivers of Buyer Power in the Chemicals Market in France, 2007 57
Figure 22: Drivers of Supplier Power in the Chemicals Market in France, 2007 58
Figure 23: Factors Influencing the Likelihood of New Entrants in the Chemicals Market in France, 2007 59
Figure 24: Factors Influencing the Threat of Substitutes in the Chemicals Market in France, 2007 61
Figure 25: Drivers of Degree of Rivalry in the Chemicals Market in France, 2007 62
Figure 26: Revenues & Profitability: BASF SE 67
Figure 27: Revenues & Profitability: Bayer AG 71
Figure 28: Revenues & Profitability: The Dow Chemical Company 77
Figure 29: France Chemicals Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2007-2012 78
Figure 30: Germany Chemicals Market Value: $ billion, 2003-2007 83
Figure 31: Germany Chemicals Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2007 84
Figure 32: Germany Chemicals Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2007 85
Figure 33: Forces Driving Competition in the Chemicals market in Germany, 2007 86
Figure 34: Drivers of Buyer Power in the Chemicals market in Germany, 2007 87
Figure 35: Drivers of Supplier Power in the Chemicals market in Germany, 2007 89
Figure 36: Factors Influencing the Likelihood of New Entrants in the Chemicals market in Germany, 2007 90
Figure 37: Factors Influencing the Threat of Substitutes in the Chemical market in Germany, 2007 92
Figure 38: Drivers of Degree of Rivalry in the Chemicals market in Germany, 2007 93
Figure 39: Revenues & Profitability: Bayer AG 97
Figure 40: Revenues & Profitability: BASF SE 102
Figure 41: Revenues & Profitability: The Dow Chemical Company 108
Figure 42: Germany Chemicals Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2007-2012 109
Figure 43: Italy Chemicals Market Value: $ billion, 2003-2007 113
Figure 44: Italy Chemicals Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2007 114
Figure 45: Italy Chemicals Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2007 115
Figure 46: Forces Driving Competition in the Chemical market in Italy , 2007 116
Figure 47: Drivers of Buyer Power in the Chemicals market in China, 2007 117
Figure 48: Drivers of Supplier Power in the Chemicals Market in China, 2007 118
Figure 49: Factors Influencing the Likelihood of New Entrants in the Chemicals market in Italy, 2007 119
Figure 50: Factors Influencing the Threat of Substitutes in the Chemicals market in China, 2007 121
Figure 51: Drivers of Degree of Rivalry in the Chemicals market in Italy, 2007 122
Figure 52: Revenues & Profitability: TOTAL S.A. 125
Figure 53: Revenues & Profitability: BASF SE 130
Figure 54: Revenues & Profitability: Bayer AG 134
Figure 55: Italy Chemicals Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2007-2012 135
Figure 56: Japan Chemicals Market Value: $ billion, 2003-2007 139
Figure 57: Japan Chemicals Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2007 140
Figure 58: Japan Chemicals Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2007 141
Figure 59: Forces Driving Competition in the Chemicals market in Japan, 2007 142
Figure 60: Drivers of Buyer Power in the Chemicals market in Japan, 2007 143
Figure 61: Drivers of Supplier Power in the Chemicals market in Japan, 2007 144
Figure 62: Factors Influencing the Likelihood of New Entrants in the Chemicals market in Japan, 2007 145
Figure 63: Factors Influencing the Threat of Substitutes in the Chemicals market in Japan, 2007 147
Figure 64: Drivers of Degree of Rivalry in the Chemicals market in Japan, 2007 148
Figure 65: Revenues & Profitability: Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. 154
Figure 66: Revenues & Profitability: Asahi Kasei Corporation 157
Figure 67: Japan Chemicals Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2007-2012 158
Figure 68: Russia Chemicals Market Value: $ billion, 2003-2007 161
Figure 69: Russia Chemicals Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2007 162
Figure 70: Russia Chemicals Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2007 163
Figure 71: Forces Driving Competition in the Chemicals Market in Russia, 2007 164
Figure 72: Drivers of Buyer Power in the Chemicals Market in Russia, 2007 165
Figure 73: Drivers of Supplier Power in the Chemicals Market in Russia, 2007 166
Figure 74: Factors Influencing the Likelihood of New Entrants in the Chemicals Market in Russia, 2007 167
Figure 75: Factors Influencing the Threat of Substitutes in the Chemicals Market in Russia, 2007 169
Figure 76: Drivers of Degree of Rivalry in the Chemicals Market in Russia, 2007 170
Figure 77: Revenues & Profitability: Nizhnekamskneftekhim 172
Figure 78: Revenues & Profitability: OAO Gazprom 175
Figure 79: Russia Chemicals Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2007-2012 177
Figure 80: United Kingdom Chemicals Market Value: $ billion, 2003-2007 181
Figure 81: United Kingdom Chemicals Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2007 182
Figure 82: United Kingdom Chemicals Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2007 183
Figure 83: Forces Driving Competition in the Chemicals market in the United Kingdom, 2007 184
Figure 84: Drivers of Buyer Power in the Chemicals market in the United Kingdom, 2007 185
Figure 85: Drivers of Supplier Power in the Chemicals market in the United Kingdom, 2007 186
Figure 86: Factors Influencing the Likelihood of New Entrants in the Chemicals market in the United Kingdom, 2007 187
Figure 87: Factors Influencing the Threat of Substitutes in the Chemicals market in the United Kingdom, 2007 189
Figure 88: Drivers of Degree of Rivalry in the Chemicals market in the United Kingdom, 2007 190
Figure 89: Revenues & Profitability: BASF SE 195
Figure 90: Revenues & Profitability: Bayer AG 199
Figure 91: Revenues & Profitability: The Dow Chemical Company 205
Figure 92: United Kingdom Chemicals Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2007-2012 206
Figure 93: United States Chemicals Market Value: $ billion, 2003-2007 211
Figure 94: United States Chemicals Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2007 212
Figure 95: United States Chemicals Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2007 213
Figure 96: Forces Driving Competition in the Chemicals Market in the US, 2007 214
Figure 97: Drivers of Buyer Power in the Chemicals Market in the US, 2007 215
Figure 98: Drivers of Supplier Power in the Chemicals Market in the US, 2007 216
Figure 99: Factors Influencing the Likelihood of New Entrants in the Chemicals Market in the US, 2007 217
Figure 100: Factors Influencing the Threat of Substitutes in the Chemicals Market in the US, 2007 219
Figure 101: Drivers of Degree of Rivalry in the Chemicals Market in the US, 2007 220
Figure 102: Revenues & Profitability: The Dow Chemical Company 226
Figure 103: Revenues & Profitability: Exxon Mobil Corporation 229
Figure 104: Revenues & Profitability: E. I. duPont de Nemours & Company 233
Figure 105: United States Chemicals Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2007-2012 234