Flame Retardant Chemicals Market Reviewed in New Report Published by MarketPublishers.com
11 Oct 2011 • by Natalie Aster
LONDON – Forecasts say the world market for flame retardant chemicals will approach 1.9 million metric tons by 2012, amounting to an estimated USD 5.1 billion.
Increased security measures and the new regulatory guidelines for reducing toxic chemicals are major drivers for flame retardants demand. With governments setting new standards for flammability and smoke for a range of products, innovation takes the front seat with a chance of entering the market and making it big. Nanotechnology is expected to be the next big thing in the context of improving performance, creating, amongst others, polymer-clay composites.
New report “Flame Retardant Chemicals - A Global Market Overview” elaborated by Industry Experts has been recently published by Market Publishers Ltd.
Report Details:
Title: Flame Retardant Chemicals - A Global Market Overview
Published: October, 2011
Pages: 235
Price: US$ 3,960.00
The report gives true and unbiased insights into the world flame retardant chemicals market, also covering the regional markets including the United States, Europe, Asia-Pacific China, Japan and ROW, which are further analyzed for 7 more independent countries across Europe – France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom; and Asia-Pacific – India, South Korea and Taiwan. The study covers the brief business profiles of key market players, provides the list of 602 companies engaged in R&D, equipment manufacturing, processing, supplies and distribution of flame retardants. The market analysis for end-use application areas of flame retardant chemicals for global and key regional markets is also included.
Report Contents:
1. GLOBAL MARKET PERSPECTIVE
1.1 INTRODUCTION
1.2 PRODUCT OUTLINE
1.2.1 Flame Retardant Chemicals
1.2.2 Rationale for Using Flame Retardants
1.2.3 Safety Benefits of Flame Retardants
1.2.4 Product Categorization
1.2.4.1 Brominated Flame Retardants
1.2.4.1.1 Classes of Compounds Used
1.2.4.2 Chlorinated Flame Retardants
1.2.4.3 Phosphorous Flame Retardants
1.2.4.4 Aluminum Trihydrate (ATH)
1.2.4.5 Antimony Trioxide (ATO)
1.2.4.6 Other Flame Retardants
1.2.4.6.1 Nitrogen Flame Retardants
1.2.4.6.2 Magnesium Hydroxide (MDH)
1.2.4.6.3 Boron Compounds
1.2.4.6.4 Zinc, Tin and Other Metal Compounds
1.2.4.6.5 Silica Products
1.2.4.6.6 Aluminosilicate Clays
1.2.4.6.7 Graphite
1.2.5 Functioning of Flame Retardants
1.2.5.1 Flame Retardants and their Synergists
1.2.5.1.1 Halogenated Flame Retardants
1.2.5.1.2 Phosphorous Flame Retardants
1.2.5.1.3 Nitrogen Flame Retardants
1.2.5.1.4 Metal Hydrates
1.2.6 Are Flame Retardants As Safe As Claimed?
1.3 A SNAPSHOT ON END-USE INDUSTRY
1.3.1 Automotive/Transport Industry
1.3.1.1 Airplanes
1.3.1.2 Automobiles
1.3.1.3 Trains
1.3.2 Construction and Building Industry
1.3.2.1 Cables and Electric Installations
1.3.2.2 Structural Insulation
1.3.2.3 Foam Board Insulation
1.3.2.4 Structural Elements
1.3.2.5 Fire Retardant Wood
1.3.3 Electrical and Electronics Industry
1.3.3.1 Televisions
1.3.3.2 Computers
1.3.3.3 Washing Machines
1.3.4 Wires & Cables
1.3.5 Other Applications
1.3.5.1 Upholstered Furniture
1.3.5.2 Wood
1.3.5.3 Textiles
1.4 KEY MARKET TRENDS
1.4.1 New Flame Retardant Greenhouse Film Developed
1.4.2 Foam Baby Products Sold in Michigan, Other States Found to Contain Toxic Flame Retardants
1.4.3 Aquatic Life Being Harmed by Common Flame Retardant
1.4.4 Pet Dogs Found to be High in Flame Retardant Levels
1.4.5 Flame Retardant for Tenting Material Developed
1.4.6 Shift of Electronics Industry from Brominated Flame Retardants and PVC Offers EU Opportunity to Enforce Restrictions
1.4.7 Innovations in Flame Retardant Nonwoven Thermoplastic Polyethylene Terephthalate
1.4.8 Low Smoke Halogen Free Flame Retardant Polypropylene Industry in China
1.4.9 Common Foods and Flame Retardant Chemicals
1.4.10 Mentally Retarded Children and Flame Retardant Chemicals: The Missing Link
1.4.11 Fighting Fire with Grape Juice?
1.4.12 EPA’s Action Plan for Flame Retardants
1.4.13 Fire Retardant Drops in the West to be Examined
1.4.14 Sigh of Relief as no Link Found Between Developmental Neurotoxicity and BFRs
1.4.15 Groundbreaking Non-Toxic and Driver Friendly Automotive Fabric Fire Retardant from Albemarle
1.4.16 The Truth About Flame Retardants: Do they Constitute a “Necessary Evil”?
1.4.16.1 Fast Facts
1.4.17 Common Synthetic Chemical Could Affect Liver
1.4.18 Health and Environment Protection by Eliminating Use of Toxic and Unnecessary Flame Retardant Chemicals
1.4.19 Worldwide Environment Scientists Concerned About Flame Retardants - Increased Risk of Thyroid Problems During Pregnancy
1.5 KEY GLOBAL PLAYERS
A. Schulman, Inc.
Adeka Corporation
Adeka Palmarole SAS
Akzo Nobel N.V
Albemarle Corp
Alcoa Incorporated
Arkema Group
Arkema Inc.
Asahi Kasei Fibers
Ashland Inc
BASF SE
Bayer Materialscience, LLC
Borealis AG
Buckman Laboratories International Inc
Campine NV
Celanese Corporation
Chang Chun Plastics Co Ltd
Chemische Fabrik Budenheim KG
Chemtura Corp
Chenguang Research Institute of Chemical Industry, China National Blue Star Co.
Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP
China Antimony Chemicals Co Ltd
Clariant AG
Cognis GmbH
Daihachi Chemical Industry Co Ltd
DIC Corporation
Doher Chemical Co Limited
DSM Melamine BV
Evonik Industries AG
Great Lakes Chemical Corporation
Huber Engineered Materials
ICL Industrial Products
Lanxess AG
Martin Marietta Magnesia Specialties, LLC.
Nabaltec AG
Nissan Chemical Industries Ltd
Occidental Chemical Corporation
Perstorp AB
PQ Corporation
Rhodia S.A
Rockwood Holdings Inc.
SABIC Innovative Plastics
Schill + Seilacher GmbH
Solvay SA
Supresta LLC
The Sherwin-Williams Company
Tosoh Corporation
U.S. Borax Inc.
1.6 KEY BUSINESS TRENDS
New Fire Protection Product from The Flame Authority
Buckman Launches Bromine-Free Flame Retardant
Solvay to Establish Soda Ash Plant with Tianjin Soda Ash in China
New Name for Huber’s Business Unit
New Non-Halogenated Flame Retardant TPE Solutions from PolyOne
Chemtura and Archean Group from India in a Joint Venture
Rhodia and Faurecia JV for Developing Lightweight Seat Structural Components
Orbit Baby Uses Oeko-Tex® Certified to Be Free of Dangerous Flame Retardant Chemicals
Clariant to Present Innovative and Efficient Products
Rhodia to be Acquired by Solvay
GrafTech International Acquires Micron Research
Flame Retardant Banned from Products by Wal-Mart
Dow Global Technologies Offers Brominated Polymeric Flame Retardant
Dow, Befar Group Co Ltd Enter into a Joint Venture
American Chemistry Council Forms North American Flame Retardant Alliance (NAFRA)
ICL Industrial Products Launched New Sustainable Flame Retardant Product
Solvay Completes Bulgarian Fluorspar Mine Acquisition
Innovative High-End Automotive Materials from SABIC
Alcoa Takes Over TransDigm’s Aerospace Fastener Business
Jain Chem Completes Acquisition of Ulterion International
Arkema Plans to Acquire Total’s Photocure and Coatings Resins Businesses
Cor-Cote® HT FF Launched by Sherwin-Williams Protective & Marine Coatings
Certified Halogen-Free Polyamide Range from Rhodia
Chemtura Flame Retardants Offers New Brands
SABIC Innovative Plastics Introduces New Resins
Advanced Firefighting Suit Developed by Teijin Using Aramid Fibers
New Strippable Semi-Conductive Insulation Shield Compound Introduced by Borealis
Kaiser Aluminum Takes Over Nichols Wire Facility
Huber Acquires Kemgard® Business from Sherwin-Williams
New Range of Halogen-Free, Flame Retardant TPEs from Alliance Polymers and Services
BASF Fine Chemicals Switzerland SA Merges with BASF Orgamol Pharma Solutions SA
New Range of Fire Retardant Products Launched by Buckman Laboratories
Akzo Nobel Completes Acquisition of Dow’s Powder Coatings Business
LANXESS Offers Innovative and Safe Flame Retardants
SABIC Innovative Plastics Launches Lexan™ Thermoclear™ Sheet
Eco-Friendly Polymeric Flame Retardants from ICL IP
PolyOne Introduces New Non-Halogenated Phthalate-Free OnFlex™ HFFR TPEs
New Non-Halogen Flame Retardant from Lubrizol
YDS Acquired by Azelis
First of its Kind Law in Maine Bans Shipment of Toxic Flame Retardant Chemical in Plastic Pallets
Schulman’s Invision® 3570 Enhanced Polyolefin Resins
Grace-Chevron JV Converted into Equal Partnership
Clariant to Double Capacity for Non-Halogenated Flame Retardants
MoldX® A105 Optimized Alumina Trihydrate (ATH) Introduced by Huber
GLS Thermoplastic Elastomers Introduces Halogen-Free Flame-Retardant TPEs
High-Flow Flame-Retardant Products from Rhodia
1.7 GLOBAL MARKET OVERVIEW
1.7.1 Market Overview by Product Type
1.7.2 Market Overview by End-Use Industry
1.7.3 Flame Retardant Chemical Type Overview by Global Region
1.7.3.1 Aluminum Hydrates
1.7.3.2 Antimony Oxides
1.7.3.3 Brominated
1.7.3.4 Chlorinated
1.7.3.5 Phosphorus
1.7.3.6 Other Flame Retardants
1.7.4 Flame Retardant End-Use Industry Overview by Global Region
1.7.4.1 Automobile
1.7.4.2 Construction
1.7.4.3 Electrical & Electronics
1.7.4.4 Wires & Cables
1.7.4.5 Other End-Use Applications
2. REGIONAL MARKET PERSPECTIVE
REGIONAL MARKET OVERVIEW
2.1 THE UNITED STATES
2.1.1 Market Overview by Product Type
2.1.2 Market Overview by End-Use Industry
2.1.3 Major Market Players
A. Schulman, Inc.
Albemarle Corp
Alcoa Incorporated
Arkema Inc.
Ashland Inc
Bayer Materialscience, LLC
Buckman Laboratories International Inc
Celanese Corporation
Chemtura Corp
Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP
Cytec Industries Inc
Ferro Corp
Great Lakes Chemical Corporation
Huber Engineered Materials
Martin Marietta Magnesia Specialties, LLC.
Occidental Chemical Corporation
PQ Corporation
Rockwood Holdings Inc.
SABIC Innovative Plastics
Supresta LLC
The Sherwin-Williams Company
U.S. Borax Inc.
2.2 EUROPE
2.2.1 Market Overview by Geographic Region
2.2.2 Market Overview by Product Type
2.2.3 Market Overview by End-Use Industry
2.2.4 Flame Retardant End-Use Industry Overview by European Region
2.2.4.1 Automobile
2.2.4.2 Construction
2.2.4.3 Electrical & Electronics
2.2.4.4 Wires & Cables
2.2.4.5 Other End-Use Applications
2.2.5 Major Market Players
Adeka Palmarole SAS (France)
AKZO Nobel N.V (The Netherlands)
Arkema Group (France)
Azelis (Belgium)
BASF SE (Germany)
BBT Brandschutz (Switzerland)
Borealis AG (Austria)
Budenheim Iberica SLSC (Spain)
Campine NV (Belgium)
Chemische Fabrik Budenheim KG (Germany)
Clariant AG (Switzerland)
COGNIS GmbH (Germany)
DSM Melamine BV (The Netherlands)
Evonik Industries AG (Germany)
Lanxess AG (Germany)
Nabaltec AG (Germany)
Perstorp AB (Sweden)
Rhodia S.A (France)
Schill + Seilacher GmbH (Germany)
Solvay SA (Belgium)
2.2.6 European Market Overview by Country
2.2.6.1 France
2.2.6.2 Germany
2.2.6.3 Italy
2.2.6.4 The United Kingdom
2.2.6.5 Rest of Europe
2.3 ASIA-PACIFIC
2.3.1 Market Overview by Geographic Region
2.3.2 Market Overview by Product Type
2.3.3 Market Overview by End-Use Industry
2.3.4 Flame Retardant End-Use Industry Overview by Asia-Pacific Region
2.3.4.1 Automobile
2.3.4.2 Construction
2.3.4.3 Electrical & Electronics
2.3.4.4 Wires & Cables
2.3.4.5 Other End-Use Applications
2.3.5 Chang Chun Plastics Co Ltd (Taiwan) – A Major Market Player
2.3.6 Asia-Pacific Market Overview by Country
2.3.6.1 India
2.3.6.2 South Korea
2.3.6.3 Taiwan
2.3.6.4 Rest of Asia-Pacific
2.4 CHINA
2.4.1 Market Overview by Product Type
2.4.2 Market Overview by End-Use Industry
2.4.3 Major Market Players
American Nano Silicon Technologies, Inc.
Chenguang Research Institute of Chemical Industry, China National Blue Star Co
China Antimony Chemicals Co Ltd
Doher Chemical Co Limited
Hangzhou JLS Flame Retardants Chemical Co Ltd
2.5 JAPAN
2.5.1 Market Overview by Product Type
2.5.2 Market Overview by End-Use Industry
2.5.3 Major Market Players
Adeka Corporation
Asahi Kasei Fibers
Daihachi Chemical Industry Co Ltd
DIC Corporation
Nissan Chemical Industries Ltd
Tosoh Corporation
2.6 REST OF WORLD
2.6.1 Market Overview by Product Type
2.6.2 Market Overview by End-Use Industry
2.6.3 ICL Industrial Products (Israel) – Major Market Player
3. GUIDE TO THE INDUSTRY
3.1 NORTH AMERICA
3.1.1 Canada
3.1.2 United States
3.2 EUROPE
3.2.1 Austria
3.2.2 Belgium
3.2.3 Denmark
3.2.4 Finland
3.2.5 France
3.2.6 Germany
3.2.7 Ireland
3.2.8 Italy
3.2.9 Lithuania
3.2.10 Norway
3.2.11 Poland
3.2.12 Russia
3.2.13 Slovak Republic
3.2.14 Spain
3.2.15 Sweden
3.2.16 Switzerland
3.2.17 The Netherlands
3.2.18 Turkey
3.2.19 United Kingdom
3.3 ASIA-PACIFIC
3.3.1 Australia
3.3.2 China
3.3.3 Hong Kong
3.3.4 India
3.3.5 Japan
3.3.6 Malaysia
3.3.7 Singapore
3.3.8 South Korea
3.3.9 Taiwan
3.4 REST OF WORLD
3.4.1 Algeria
3.4.2 Argentina
3.4.3 Brazil
3.4.4 Chile
3.4.5 Israel
3.4.6 Jordan
3.4.7 Mexico
3.4.8 Saudi Arabia
3.4.9 South Africa
4. ANNEXURE
4.1 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
4.2 THE QUESTIONNAIRE
4.3 FEEDBACK
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