Commodity Chemicals in Asia-Pacific

Introduction

Commodity Chemicals in Asia-Pacific industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value 2006-10, and forecast to 2015). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market. Essential resource for top-line data and analysis covering the Asia-Pacific commodity chemicals market. Includes market size and segmentation data, textual and graphical analysis of market growth trends, leading companies and macroeconomic information.

Highlights

• The global commodity chemicals is valued as the revenues accrued by companies from the sales of industrial chemicals and basic chemicals. These include but are not limited to plastics, synthetic fibers, films, commodity-based paints & pigments, explosives and petrochemicals. The market excludes chemical companies classified in the diversified chemicals, fertilizers & agricultural chemicals, industrial gases, or specialty chemicals sub-industries. Any currency conversions used in this report have been calculated at 2010 constant annual average exchange rates.
• The Asia-Pacific commodity chemicals market had total revenue of $968.9 billion in 2010, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 14% for the period spanning 2006-2010.
• Basic organics sales proved the most lucrative for the Asia-Pacific commodity chemicals market in 2010, with total revenues of $501.5 billion, equivalent to 51.8% of the market's overall value.
• The performance of the market is forecast to accelerate, with an anticipated CAGR of 14.7% for the five-year period 2010-2015, which is expected to drive the market to a value of $1,923.9 billion by the end of 2015.

Features

Save time carrying out entry-level research by identifying the size, growth, major segments, and leading players in the commodity chemicals market in Asia-Pacific

Use the Five Forces analysis to determine the competitive intensity and therefore attractiveness of the commodity chemicals market in Asia-Pacific

Leading company profiles reveal details of key commodity chemicals market players’ global operations and financial performance

Add weight to presentations and pitches by understanding the future growth prospects of the Asia-Pacific commodity chemicals market with five year forecasts

Macroeconomic indicators provide insight into general trends within the Asia-Pacific economy

Key Questions Answered

What was the size of the Asia-Pacific commodity chemicals market by value in 2010?

What will be the size of the Asia-Pacific commodity chemicals market in 2015?

What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the Asia-Pacific commodity chemicals market?

How has the market performed over the last five years?

What are the main segments that make up Asia-Pacific's commodity chemicals market?

Contents

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

MARKET OVERVIEW

Market definition
Research highlights
Market analysis

MARKET VALUE

MARKET SEGMENTATION I

MARKET SEGMENTATION II

FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS

Summary
Buyer power
Supplier power
New entrants
Substitutes
Rivalry

LEADING COMPANIES

China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec)
Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation
Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.

MARKET FORECASTS

Market value forecast

APPENDIX

Methodology
Industry associations
Related Datamonitor research
Disclaimer

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LIST OF TABLES

Table 1: Asia-Pacific commodity chemicals market value: $ billion, 2006–10
Table 2: Asia-Pacific commodity chemicals market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2010
Table 3: Asia-Pacific commodity chemicals market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2010
Table 4: China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec): key facts
Table 5: China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec): key financials ($)
Table 6: China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec): key financials (CNY)
Table 7: China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec): key financial ratios
Table 8: Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation: key facts
Table 9: Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation: key financials ($)
Table 10: Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation: key financials (¥)
Table 11: Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation: key financial ratios
Table 12: Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.: key facts
Table 13: Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.: key financials ($)
Table 14: Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.: key financials (¥)
Table 15: Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.: key financial ratios
Table 16: Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.: key facts
Table 17: Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.: key financials ($)
Table 18: Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.: key financials (¥)
Table 19: Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.: key financial ratios
Table 20: Asia-Pacific commodity chemicals market value forecast: $ billion, 2010–15

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1: Asia-Pacific commodity chemicals market value: $ billion, 2006–10
Figure 2: Asia-Pacific commodity chemicals market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2010
Figure 3: Asia-Pacific commodity chemicals market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2010
Figure 4: Forces driving competition in the commodity chemicals market in Asia-Pacific, 2010
Figure 5: Drivers of buyer power in the commodity chemicals market in Asia-Pacific, 2010
Figure 6: Drivers of supplier power in the commodity chemicals market in Asia-Pacific, 2010
Figure 7: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the commodity chemicals market in Asia-Pacific, 2010
Figure 8: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the commodity chemicals market in Asia-Pacific, 2010
Figure 9: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the commodity chemicals market in Asia-Pacific, 2010
Figure 10: China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec): revenues & profitability
Figure 11: China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec): assets & liabilities
Figure 12: Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation: revenues & profitability
Figure 13: Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation: assets & liabilities
Figure 14: Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.: revenues & profitability
Figure 15: Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.: assets & liabilities
Figure 16: Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.: revenues & profitability
Figure 17: Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.: assets & liabilities
Figure 18: Asia-Pacific commodity chemicals market value forecast: $ billion, 2010–15
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