Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) - A Global Market Report

1.METHODOLOGY
Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations
Disclaimers
Quantitative Techniques & Reporting Level
2. GLOBAL MARKET ANALYSIS AND OUTLOOK
PVC in Future
Housing Woes Affect PVC Demand in the United States
Health Concerns Adversely Affect PVC Consumption in the United States
Regions Holding Best Prospects
Western Europe to Display Slow Growth
Industry Continues to Restructure
China – On the Verge of Transforming into A Potential Exporter
Chlorinated Polyvinyl Chloride (CPVC) – A Budding Market
Production and Capacity Scenario
3. PVC - MARKET TRENDS
Increase in Competition from Substitute Goods
Vertical Integration Gains Momentum
Flexible PVC Vs. Alternative Material Developers
4. AN OVERVIEW OF THE PVC INDUSTRY
Market Facts
Market Dynamics
PVC – Pricing Rules
PVC Industry - Going Forward with Recycling Efforts
Major Players
5. PRODUCT FACTS
Construction
Packaging
Consumer Goods
Wire and Cable Coating
Miscellaneous
6. PVC - THE DARKER SIDE
Health Concerns Due to Chlorine Content
Presents Immense Environmental Hazards
Additives in PVC Also Presents Several Health Hazards
PVC Recycling
Issues in PVC Recycling
Breakthrough Recycling Technology Enhances PVC Life Cycle
PVC Faces Tough Competition in Pharmaceutical Packaging
Alternatives to PVC in the Building Industry
Polyolefins – A Threat to Flexible PVC
7. CORPORATE DEVELOPMENTS
Buy_Out CE II Acquires Chemson Polymer-Additive AG
Reliance Industries to Expand Its Plastics Market Share
Georgia Gulf Launches Solucor Division to Offer Rigid PVC Additives
Dow Chemical and Shintech Enter VCM Supply Contract
OMNOVA Solutions Acquires Remaining Stake in 3 JVs from CPPC Public
Ineos Acquires Hydro Polymers
Arkema Doubles Beijing PVC Heat Stabilizer Plant Capacity
Alphacan Acquires Croatian Prozor
Georgia Gulf Expands Bristol Building Products Facility
Georgia Gulf Idles PVC Resin Capacity to Improve Efficiency
Shintech to Build VCM Manufacturing Plant in Texas
INEOS Chlorvinyls Sells Its E-PVC Business to Vinnolit
Chemplast Sanmar to Setup a New PVC Facility in India
Sanmar Group Acquires Trust Chemical Industries
Mexichem Acquires PVC Maker Petroquimica Colombiana
LG Chem Invests US$300 Million in China’s PVC Facility
Russia to Expand Its PVC Capacity
SolVin and Sibur Ink Agreement for a 50-50 PVC JV in Russia
Westlake Invests $90 Million to Ramp Up Its Chlor-Alkali and PVC Facilities
Motion Industries Acquires Canco Hose & Fittings
Occidental Chemical Corp. Acquires Stake in Oxy Vinyls LP
J-M Manufacturing Acquires PW Eagle
PolyOne Corp. Acquires PVC Power Blends LP
CCL Industries Acquires Decorative Sleeves
Arcapita Bank BSC Acquires Profine GmbH
SolVin to Expand PVC Capacity in Belgium
Solvay to Produce Bio-PVC
Vinythai to Acquire Assets of APEX Petrochemical
SolVin’s VCM and PVC Facilities to be Relocated to Egypt
Oltchim in Negotiations with Italian Companies for PVC Facility
Akzo to Sell Its PVC Business to GIL Investments
Sakai to Create PVC Stabilizers Subsidiary in Vietnam
PolyOne Unveils Enhanced High-Heat PVC Profile Technology
PolyOne Launches New Geon® CPVC Product Line
Arkema Unveils Innovative C-PVC Range
Resinoplast Develops Patented Two-Color "Slush Molding" Technology
8. MAJOR PLAYERS
Arkema (France)
Chemplast Sanmar Limited (India)
Chemson Group (Austria)
Ercros SA (Spain)
Aiscondel (Spain)
Formosa Plastics Corporation (Taiwan)
Formosa Plastics Corporation, U.S.A.
INEOS Group Ltd.(UK)
INEOS Vinyls Limited (UK) (Formerly European Vinyl Corp. (EVC) (The Netherlands))
Georgia Gulf Corp (USA)
Limburgse Vinyl Maatschappij (LVM) (Belgium)
LG Chem (South Korea)
Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation (Japan)
Occidental Chemical Corporation (Oxychem) (USA)
OxyVinyls (USA)
PolyOne Corporation (USA)
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. (Japan)
Shintech Inc (USA)
Sidiac (France)
Solvay (Belgium)
SolVin (Belgium)
Vestolit GmbH & Co. KG (Germany)
Vinnolit GmbH & Co. KG (Germany)
9. MARKET ANALYTICS
10. THE UNITED STATES
Housing Woes Affect PVC Demand in the United States
Health Concerns Adversely Affect PVC Consumption in the United States
Major Players
Impact of Chlorine Capacity Closedown on PVC Production
Environmental Issues of PVC
Mounting of PVC Waste
Background on PVC Roofing
11. CANADA
12. JAPAN
Major Players
PVC Pipes - A Growing Market
13. EUROPE
a. France
b. Germany
c. Italy
d. The UK
e. Spain
f. Rest of Europe
14. ASIA-PACIFIC
a. China
b. India

c. Indonesia
d. Pakistan
e. Rest of Asia-Pacific
15. LATIN AMERICA
a. Argentina
b. Brazil
c. Columbia
d. Mexico
e. Rest of Latin America
16. REST OF WORLD
ExhibitsTable 1: Per Capita Consumption of PVC: 2007 (In kilograms)
Table 2: Global Capacity by Region and Company: 2006 (In kilo tons per annum)
Table 3: Leading PVC Producers Worldwide in Terms of Capacity: 2007E (In '000 Metric Tons)
Table 4: Global PVC Market by Region for the Period 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Metric Tons)
Table 5: Percentage Breakdown of Global PVC Market by Region for the Years 2008 & 2009
Table 6: Global PVC Market in Construction by Region for the Period 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Metric Tons)
Table 7: Percentage Breakdown of Global PVC Market in Construction by Region for the Years 2008 & 2009
Table 8: Global PVC Market in Packaging by Region for the Period 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Metric Tons)
Table 9: Percentage Breakdown of Global PVC Market in Packaging by Region for the Years 2008 & 2009
Table 10: Global PVC Market in Consumer Goods by Region for the Period 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Metric Tons)
Table 11: Percentage Breakdown of Global PVC Market in Consumer Goods by Region for the Years 2008 & 2009
Table 12: Global PVC Market in Wire and Cable Coatings by Region for the Period 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Metric Tons)
Table 13: Percentage Breakdown of Global PVC Market in Wire and Cable Coatings by Region for the Years 2008 & 2009
Table 14: Global PVC Market in Miscellaneous Applications by Region for the Period 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Metric Tons)
Table 15: Percentage Breakdown of Global PVC Market in Miscellaneous Applications by Region for the Years 2008 & 2009
Table 16: Market Share of Leading PVC Manufacturers by Production Capacity in the US -
Table 17: PVC Market by End-Use Segment in the US: 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Metric Tons)
Table 18: Percentage Breakdown of PVC Market by End-Use Segment in the US for the Years 2008 & 2009
Table 19: PVC Market by End-Use Segment in Canada: 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Metric Tons)
Table 20: Percentage Breakdown of PVC Market by End-Use Segment in Canada for the Years 2008 & 2009
Table 21: PVC Market by End-Use Segment in Japan: 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Metric Tons)
Table 22: Percentage Breakdown of PVC Market by End-Use Segment in Japan for the Years 2008 & 2009
Table 23: PVC Market by Region in Europe: 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Metric Tons)
Table 24: Percentage Breakdown of PVC Market by Region in Europe for the Years 2008 & 2009
Table 25: PVC Market by End-Use Segment in Europe: 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Metric Tons)
Table 26: Percentage Breakdown of PVC Market by End-Use Segment in Europe for the Years 2008 & 2009
Table 27: PVC Market by End-Use Segment in France: 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Metric Tons)
Table 28: Percentage Breakdown of PVC Market by End-Use Segment in France for the Years 2008 & 2009
Table 29: PVC Market by End-Use Segment in Germany: 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Metric Tons)
Table 30: Percentage Breakdown of PVC Market by End-Use Segment in Germany for the Years 2008 & 2009
Table 31: PVC Market by End-Use Segment in Italy: 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Metric Tons)
Table 32: Percentage Breakdown of PVC Market by End-Use Segment in Italy for the Years 2008 & 2009
Table 33: PVC Market by End-Use Segment in the UK: 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Metric Tons)
Table 34: Percentage Breakdown of PVC Market by End-Use Segment in the UK for the Years 2008 & 2009
Table 35: PVC Market by End-Use Segment in Spain: 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Metric Tons)
Table 36: Percentage Breakdown of PVC Market by End-Use Segment in Spain for the Years 2008 & 2009
Table 37: PVC Market by End-Use Segment in Rest of Europe: 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Metric Tons)
Table 38: Percentage Breakdown of PVC Market by End-Use Segment in Rest of Europe for the Years 2008 & 2009
Table 39: PVC Market by Region in Asia-Pacific: 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Metric Tons)
Table 40: Percentage Breakdown of PVC Market by Region in Asia-Pacific for the Years 2008 & 2009
Table 41: PVC Market by End-Use Segment in Rest of Asia-Pacific: 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Metric Tons)
Table 42: Percentage Breakdown of PVC Market by End-Use Segment in Rest of Asia-Pacific for the Years 2008 & 2009
Table 43: PVC Projects in China
Table 44: Proposed Capacity Expansions in China: 2007-2010 (In kt/pa)
Table 45: PVC Market by End-Use Segment in China: 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Metric Tons)
Table 46: Percentage Breakdown of PVC Market by End-Use Segment in China for the Years 2008 & 2009
Table 47: PVC Market by End-Use Segment in India: 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Metric Tons)
Table 48: Percentage Breakdown of PVC Market by End-Use Segment in India for the Years 2008 & 2009
Table 49: PVC Market by End-Use Segment in Indonesia: 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Metric Tons)
Table 50: Percentage Breakdown of PVC Market by End-Use Segment in Indonesia for the Years 2008 & 2009
Table 51: PVC Market by End-Use Segment in Pakistan: 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Metric Tons)
Table 52: Percentage Breakdown of PVC Market by End-Use Segment in Pakistan for the Years 2008 & 2009
Table 53: PVC Market by End-Use Segment in Rest of Asia-Pacific: 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Metric Tons)
Table 54: Percentage Breakdown of PVC Market by End-Use Segment in Rest of Asia-Pacific for the Years 2008 & 2009
Table 55: PVC Market by Region in Latin America: 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Metric Tons)
Table 56: Percentage Breakdown of PVC Market by Region in Latin America for the Years 2008 & 2009
Table 57: PVC Market by End-Use Segment in Latin America: 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Metric Tons)
Table 58: Percentage Breakdown of PVC Market by End-Use Segment in Latin America for the Years 2008 & 2009
Table 59: PVC Market by End-Use Segment in Argentina: 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Metric Tons)
Table 60: Percentage Breakdown of PVC Market by End-Use Segment in Argentina for the Years 2008 & 2009
Table 61: PVC Market by End-Use Segment in Brazil: 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Metric Tons)
Table 62: Percentage Breakdown of PVC Market by End-Use Segment in Brazil for the Years 2008 & 2009
Table 63: PVC Market by End-Use Segment in Columbia: 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Metric Tons)
Table 64: Percentage Breakdown of PVC Market by End-Use Segment in Columbia for the Years 2008 & 2009
Table 65: PVC Market by End-Use Segment in Mexico: 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Metric Tons)
Table 66: Percentage Breakdown of PVC Market by End-Use Segment in Mexico for the Years 2008 & 2009
Table 67: PVC Market by End-Use Segment in Rest of Latin America: 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Metric Tons)
Table 68: Percentage Breakdown of PVC Market by End-Use Segment in Rest of Latin America for the Years 2008 & 2009
Table 69: PVC Market by End-Use Segment in Rest of World: 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Metric Tons)
Table 70: Percentage Breakdown of PVC Market by End-Use Segment in Rest of World for the Years 2008 & 2009
Companies Profiled