1 Table Of Contents 2
1.1 List of Tables 7
1.2 List of Figures 9
2 Introduction 11
2.1 What is this Report About? 11
2.2 Global Markets Direct Report Coverage 11
2.3 Definitions 12
3 Executive Summary 13
3.1 Introduction 13
3.2 The Global Polypropylene Industry 13
3.3 Global Polypropylene Market Drivers 14
3.4 Global Polypropylene Market Restraints 15
3.5 Global Polypropylene Industry Challenges 15
3.6 Geographical Segmentation of the Polypropylene Market 16
3.6.1 Canadian Demand Will Drive North America Polypropylene Market 17
3.6.2 European Polypropylene Demand Will Be Stagnant 17
3.6.3 Brazil Is the Only Growing Market in Latin America 17
3.6.4 It’s China Story All The Way in Asia 18
3.6.5 Middle East Is Poised To Be the Centerpiece of Global Polypropylene Industry 18
3.7 End-use Segmentation of the Polypropylene Market 19
3.7.1 Polypropylene in Packaging Applications Will Have the Best Growth Potential 20
3.7.2 Demand for Polypropylene in Construction Applications Will Remain Stable 20
3.7.3 Demand from Automotive Applications Will Be Stagnant In North America and Europe 20
3.7.4 Asia Will Be the Main Consumer of Polypropylene in Electrical Applications 21
3.8 Feedstock and Polypropylene Price Analysis 21
3.8.1 Feedstock Costs Are Lowest in Latin America and Polypropylene Costs Are Highest In Middle East 21
3.9 Polypropylene Market Share Analysis 22
3.9.1 Middle East and Chinese Producers Will Dominate the Global Polypropylene Market In The Future 22
4 Global Polypropylene Markets 24
4.1 Global Polypropylene Demand and Production to 2020 24
4.1.1 Europe Polypropylene Demand and Production Analysis, and Forecasts to 2020 28
4.1.2 North America Polypropylene Demand and Production Analysis, and Forecasts to 2020 29
4.1.3 Asia Polypropylene Demand and Production Analysis, and Forecasts to 2020 30
4.1.4 Latin America Polypropylene Demand and Production Analysis, and Forecasts to 2020 30
4.1.5 Middle East Polypropylene Demand and Production Analysis, and Forecasts to 2020 31
4.2 Global Polypropylene End Use Analysis and Forecasts to 2020 32
4.2.1 Global Polypropylene in Packaging Applications Analysis and Forecasts to 2020 35
4.2.2 Global Polypropylene in Automotive Applications Analysis and Forecasts to 2020 36
4.2.3 Global Polypropylene in Electrical Applications Analysis and Forecasts to 2020 37
4.2.4 Global Polypropylene in Construction Applications Analysis and Forecasts to 2020 38
4.3 Global Feedstock and Polypropylene Price Analysis and Forecasts to 2020 40
4.3.1 Global Propylene Price Analysis and Forecasts to 2020 40
4.4 Global Polypropylene Price Analysis and Forecasts to 2020 43
4.5 Global Polypropylene Market Share Analysis 2008 45
5 European Polypropylene Markets 47
5.1 Europe Polypropylene Market Overview 47
5.2 Europe Polypropylene Market Drivers: 47
5.3 Europe Polypropylene Market Restraints: 47
5.4 European Polypropylene Demand and Production to 2020 48
5.4.1 Germany Polypropylene Demand and Production Analysis, and Forecasts to 2020 53
5.4.2 Italy Polypropylene Demand and Production Analysis, and Forecasts to 2020 53
5.4.3 France Polypropylene Demand and Production Analysis, and Forecasts to 2020 53
5.4.4 Spain Polypropylene Demand and Production Analysis, and Forecasts to 2020 54
5.4.5 United Kingdom Polypropylene Demand and Production Analysis, and Forecasts to 2020 54
5.5 European Polypropylene End Use Analysis and Forecasts to 2020 55
5.5.1 European Polypropylene in Packaging Applications Analysis and Forecasts to 2020 58
5.5.2 European Polypropylene in Automotive Applications Analysis and Forecasts to 2020 58
5.5.3 European Polypropylene in Electrical Applications Analysis and Forecasts to 2020 59
5.5.4 European Polypropylene in Construction Applications Analysis and Forecasts to 2020 60
5.6 European Feedstock and Polypropylene Price Analysis and Forecasts to 2020 61
5.6.1 European Propylene Price Analysis and Forecasts to 2020 61
5.6.2 European Polypropylene Price Analysis and Forecasts to 2020 63
5.7 European Polypropylene Market Share Analysis 2008 65
6 Latin America Polypropylene Markets 67
6.1 Latin America Polypropylene Market Overview 67
6.2 Latin America Polypropylene Market Drivers: 67
6.3 Latin America Polypropylene Market Restraints: 67
6.4 Latin America Polypropylene Demand and Production to 2020 68
6.4.1 Brazil Polypropylene Demand and Production Analysis, and Forecasts to 2020 73
6.4.2 Venezuela Polypropylene Demand and Production Analysis, and Forecasts to 2020 73
6.5 Latin America Polypropylene End Use Analysis and Forecasts to 2020 74
6.5.1 Latin America Polypropylene in Packaging Applications Analysis and Forecasts to 2020 77
6.5.2 Latin America Polypropylene in Automotive Applications Analysis and Forecasts to 2020 77
6.5.3 Latin America Polypropylene in Electrical Applications Analysis and Forecasts to 2020 78
6.5.4 Latin America Polypropylene in Construction Applications Analysis and Forecasts to 2020 78
6.6 Latin America Feedstock and Polypropylene Price Analysis and Forecasts to 2020 79
6.6.1 Latin America Propylene Price Analysis and Forecasts to 2020 79
6.6.2 Latin America Polypropylene Price Analysis and Forecasts to 2020 81
6.7 Latin America Polypropylene Market Share Analysis 2008 83
7 Asia Polypropylene Markets 85
7.1 Asia Polypropylene Market Overview 85
7.2 Asia Polypropylene Market Drivers: 85
7.3 Asia Polypropylene Market Restraints: 85
7.4 Asia Polypropylene Demand and Production to 2020 86
7.4.1 China Polypropylene Demand and Production Analysis, and Forecasts to 2020 90
7.4.2 Japan Polypropylene Demand and Production Analysis, and Forecasts to 2020 91
7.4.3 India Polypropylene Demand and Production Analysis, and Forecasts to 2020 91
7.5 Asia Polypropylene End Use Analysis and Forecasts to 2020 92
7.5.1 Asia Polypropylene in Packaging Applications Analysis and Forecasts to 2020 95
7.5.2 Asia Polypropylene in Automotive Applications Analysis and Forecasts to 2020 95
7.5.3 Asia Polypropylene in Electrical Applications Analysis and Forecasts to 2020 96
7.5.4 Asia Polypropylene in Construction Applications Analysis and Forecasts to 2020 96
7.6 Asia Feedstock and Polypropylene Price Analysis and Forecasts to 2020 97
7.6.1 Asian Propylene Price Analysis and Forecasts to 2020 97
7.6.2 Asian Polypropylene Price Analysis and Forecasts to 2020 99
7.7 Asia Polypropylene Market Share Analysis 2008 101
8 North America Polypropylene Markets 103
8.1 North America Polypropylene Market Overview 103
8.2 North America Polypropylene Market Drivers: 103
8.3 North America Polypropylene Market Restraints: 103
8.4 North America Polypropylene Demand and Production to 2020 104
8.4.1 The US Polypropylene Demand and Production Analysis, and Forecasts to 2020 108
8.4.2 Canada Polypropylene Demand and Production Analysis, and Forecasts to 2020 109
8.5 North America Polypropylene End Use Analysis and Forecasts to 2020 110
8.5.1 North America Polypropylene in Packaging Applications Analysis and Forecasts to 2020 113
8.5.2 North America Polypropylene in Automotive Applications Analysis and Forecasts to 2020 113
8.5.3 North America Polypropylene in Electrical Applications Analysis and Forecasts to 2020 114
8.5.4 North America Polypropylene in Construction Applications Analysis and Forecasts to 2020 114
8.6 North America Feedstock and Polypropylene Price Analysis and Forecasts to 2020 115
8.6.1 North American Propylene Price Analysis and Forecasts to 2020 115
8.6.2 North American Polypropylene Price Analysis and Forecasts to 2020 117
8.7 North America Polypropylene Market Share Analysis 2008 119
9 Middle East Polypropylene Markets 121
9.1 Middle East Polypropylene Market Overview 121
9.2 Middle East Polypropylene Market Drivers: 121
9.3 Middle East Polypropylene Market Restraints: 121
9.4 Middle East Polypropylene Demand and Production to 2020 122
9.4.1 Turkey Polypropylene Demand and Production Analysis, and Forecasts to 2020 126
9.4.2 Iran Polypropylene Demand and Production Analysis, and Forecasts to 2020 126
9.5 Middle East Polypropylene End Use Analysis and Forecasts to 2020 127
9.5.1 Middle East Polypropylene in Packaging Applications Analysis and Forecasts to 2020 129
9.5.2 Middle East Polypropylene in Automotive Applications Analysis and Forecasts to 2020 130
9.6 Middle East Feedstock and Polypropylene Price Analysis and Forecasts to 2020 131
9.6.1 Middle East Propylene Price Analysis and Forecasts to 2020 131
9.6.2 Middle East Polypropylene Price Analysis and Forecasts to 2020 133
9.7 Middle East Polypropylene Market Share Analysis 2008 135
10 Appendix 137
10.1 Methodology 137
10.1.1 Coverage 137
10.1.2 Secondary Research 138
10.1.3 Primary Research 138
10.1.4 Expert Panel Validation 139
10.2 Unit of Measure 139
10.3 Contact Us 139
10.4 About Global Markets Direct 139
10.5 Disclaimer 139
1.1 List of Tables
Table 1: Global Polypropylene Demand and Production, 2000-2020 (Million Tons) 24
Table 2: Global Polypropylene Demand and Production, 2000-2020 ($ Millions) 26
Table 3: Global Polypropylene Demand by Region, 2008-2020 ($ Millions) 27
Table 4: Global Polypropylene End Use Demand by Sector, 2008-2020 ($ Millions) 32
Table 5: Global Polypropylene End Use Demand by Region, 2008-2020 ($ Millions) 34
Table 6: Global Propylene Price Analysis and Forecast, 2000-2020 ($/Ton) 40
Table 7: Global Polypropylene Price Analysis and Forecast, 2000-2020 ($/Ton) 43
Table 8: Global Polypropylene Top Producers Market Share Analysis, 2008 ($ Millions) 45
Table 9: European Polypropylene Demand and Production, 2000-2020 (Million Tons) 48
Table 10: European Polypropylene Demand and Production, 2000-2020 ($ Millions) 50
Table 11: European Polypropylene Demand by Country, 2008-2020 ($ Millions) 52
Table 12: European Polypropylene End Use Demand by Sector, 2008-2020 ($ Millions) 55
Table 13: European Polypropylene End Use Demand by Sector in Major Countries, 2000-2020 ($ Millions) 57
Table 14: European Propylene Price Analysis and Forecast, 2000-2020 ($/Ton) 61
Table 15: European Polypropylene Price Analysis and Forecast, 2000-2020 ($/Ton) 63
Table 16: European Polypropylene Top Producers Market Share Analysis, 2008 ($ Millions) 65
Table 17: Latin America Polypropylene Demand and Production, 2000-2020 ( Million Tons) 68
Table 18: Latin America Polypropylene Demand and Production, 2000-2020 ($ Millions) 70
Table 19: Latin America Polypropylene Demand by Country, 2008-2020 ($ Millions) 72
Table 20: Latin America Polypropylene End Use Demand by Sector, 2000-2020 ($ Millions) 74
Table 21: Latin America Polypropylene End Use Demand by Sector in Major Countries, 2000-2020 ($ Millions) 76
Table 22: Latin America Propylene Price Analysis and Forecast, 2000-2020 ($/Ton) 79
Table 23: Latin America Polypropylene Price Analysis and Forecast, 2000-2020 ($/Ton) 81
Table 24: Latin America Polypropylene Top Producers Market Share Analysis, 2008 ($ Millions) 83
Table 25: Asia Polypropylene Demand and Production, 2000-2020 ($ Millions) 86
Table 26: Asia Polypropylene Demand and Production, 2000-2020 ($ Millions) 88
Table 27: Asia Polypropylene Demand by Country, 2008-2020 ($ Millions) 89
Table 28: Asia Polypropylene End Use Demand by Sector, 2000-2020 ($ Millions) 92
Table 29: Asia Polypropylene End Use Demand by Sector in Major Countries, 2000-2020 ($ Millions) 94
Table 30: Asia Propylene Price Analysis and Forecast, 2000-2020 ($/Ton) 97
Table 31: Asia Polypropylene Price Analysis and Forecast, 2000-2020 ($/Ton) 99
Table 32: Asia Polypropylene Top Producers Market Share Analysis, 2008 ($ Millions) 101
Table 33: North America Polypropylene Demand and Production, 2000-2020 (Million Tons) 104
Table 34: North America Polypropylene Demand and Production, 2000-2020 ($ Millions) 106
Table 35: North America Polypropylene Demand by Country, 2008-2020 ($ Millions) 107
Table 36: North America Polypropylene End Use Demand by Sector, 2000-2020 ($ Millions) 110
Table 37: North America Polypropylene End Use Demand by Sector in Major Countries, 2000-2020 ($ Millions) 112
Table 38: North America Propylene Price Analysis and Forecast, 2000-2020 ($/Ton) 115
Table 39: North America Polypropylene Price Analysis and Forecast, 2000-2020 ($/Ton) 117
Table 40: North America Polypropylene Top Producers Market Share Analysis, 2008 ($ Millions) 119
Table 41: Middle East Polypropylene Demand and Production, 2000-2020 ( Million Tons) 122
Table 42: Middle East Polypropylene Demand and Production, 2000-2020 ($ Millions) 124
Table 43: Middle East Polypropylene Demand by Country, 2008-2020 ($ Millions) 125
Table 44: Middle East Polypropylene End Use Demand by Sector, 2000-2020 ($ Millions) 127
Table 45: Middle East Polypropylene End Use Demand by Sector in Major Countries, 2000-2020 ($ Millions) 128
Table 46: Middle East Propylene Price Analysis and Forecast, 2000-2020 ($/Ton) 131
Table 47: Middle East Polypropylene Price Analysis and Forecast, 2000-2020 ($/Ton) 133
Table 48: Middle East Polypropylene Top Producers Market Share Analysis, 2008 ($ Millions) 135
1.2 List of Figures
Figure 1: Global Polypropylene Market Size by Region, 2008-2020 ($ Million ) 16
Figure 2: Global Polypropylene End Use Demand By Industry, 2008-2020 ($ Millions) 19
Figure 3: Global Top Companies Market Share Analysis, 2008 22
Figure 4: Global Polypropylene Demand and Production, 2000-2020 (Million Tons) 25
Figure 5: Global Polypropylene Demand and Production, 2000-2020 ($ Millions) 27
Figure 6: Global Polypropylene Demand by Region, 2008-2020 ($ Millions) 28
Figure 7: Global Polypropylene End Use Demand by Sector, 2008-2020 ($ Millions) 33
Figure 8: Global Polypropylene End Use Demand by Region, 2008-2020 ($ Millions) 34
Figure 9: Global Propylene Price Analysis and Forecast, 2000-2020 ($/Ton) 41
Figure 10: Global Polypropylene Price Analysis and Forecast, 2000-2020 ($/Ton) 44
Figure 11: Global Polypropylene Top Producers Market Share Analysis, 2008 ($ Millions) 46
Figure 12: European Polypropylene Demand and Production, 2000-2020 (Million Tons) 49
Figure 13: European Polypropylene Demand and Production, 2000-2020 ($ Millions) 51
Figure 14: European Polypropylene Demand by Country, 2008-2020 ($ Millions) 52
Figure 15: European Polypropylene End Use Demand by Sector, 2008-2020 ($ Millions) 56
Figure 16: European Polypropylene End Use Demand by Sector in Major Countries, 2000-2020 ($ Millions) 57
Figure 17: European Propylene Price Analysis and Forecast, 2000-2020 ($/Ton) 62
Figure 18: European Polypropylene Price Analysis and Forecast, 2000-2020 ($/Ton) 64
Figure 19: European Polypropylene Top Producers Market Share Analysis, 2008 ($ Millions) 66
Figure 20: Latin America Polypropylene Demand and Production, 2000-2020 ( Million Tons) 69
Figure 21: Latin America Polypropylene Demand and Production, 2000-2020 ($ Millions) 71
Figure 22: Latin America Polypropylene Demand by Country, 2008-2020 ($ Millions) 72
Figure 23: Latin America Polypropylene End Use Demand by Sector, 2000-2020 ($ Millions) 75
Figure 24: Latin America Polypropylene End Use Demand by Sector in Major Countries, 2000-2020 ($ Millions) 76
Figure 25: Latin America Propylene Price Analysis and Forecast, 2000-2020 ($/Ton) 80
Figure 26: Latin America Polypropylene Price Analysis and Forecast, 2000-2020 ($/Ton) 82
Figure 27: Latin America Polypropylene Top Producers Market Share Analysis, 2008 ($ Millions) 84
Figure 28: Asia Polypropylene Demand and Production, 2000-2020 ( Million Tons) 87
Figure 29: Asia Polypropylene Demand and Production, 2000-2020 ($ Millions) 89
Figure 30: Asia Polypropylene Demand by Country, 2008-2020 ($ Millions) 90
Figure 31: Asia Polypropylene End Use Demand by Sector, 2000-2020 ($ Millions) 93
Figure 32: Asia Polypropylene End Use Demand by Sector in Major Countries, 2000-2020 ($ Millions) 94
Figure 33: Asia Propylene Price Analysis and Forecast, 2000-2020 ($/Ton) 98
Figure 34: Asia Polypropylene Price Analysis and Forecast, 2000-2020 ($/Ton) 100
Figure 35: Asia Polypropylene Top Producers Market Share Analysis, 2008 ($ Millions) 102
Figure 36: North America Polypropylene Demand and Production, 2000-2020 ( Million Tons) 105
Figure 37: North America Polypropylene Demand and Production, 2000-2020 ($ Millions) 107
Figure 38: North America Polypropylene Demand by Country, 2008-2020 ($ Millions) 108
Figure 39: North America Polypropylene End Use Demand by Sector, 2000-2020 ($ Millions) 111
Figure 40: North America Polypropylene End Use Demand by Sector in Major Countries, 2000-2020 ($ Millions) 112
Figure 41: North America Propylene Price Analysis and Forecast, 2000-2020 ($/Ton) 116
Figure 42: North America Polypropylene Price Analysis and Forecast, 2000-2020 ($/Ton) 118
Figure 43: North America Polypropylene Top Producers Market Share Analysis, 2008 ($ Millions) 120
Figure 44: Middle East Polypropylene Demand and Production, 2000-2020 ( Million Tons) 123
Figure 45: Middle East Polypropylene Demand and Production, 2000-2020 ($ Millions) 125
Figure 46: Middle East Polypropylene Demand by Country, 2008-2020 ($ Millions) 126
Figure 47: Middle East Polypropylene End Use Demand by Sector, 2000-2020 ($ Millions) 128
Figure 48: Middle East Polypropylene End Use Demand by Sector in Major Countries, 2000-2020 ($ Millions) 129
Figure 49: Middle East Propylene Price Analysis and Forecast, 2000-2020 ($/Ton) 132
Figure 50: Middle East Polypropylene Price Analysis and Forecast, 2000-2020 ($/Ton) 134
Figure 51: Middle East Polypropylene Top Producers Market Share Analysis, 2008 ($ Millions) 136
Figure 52: Global Markets Direct Methodology 137