Opacifiers: Oxides and Opaque Polymers, Characteristics, Applications and Markets

June 2019 | 226 pages | ID: O623AEAEBFEEN
BCC Research

Abstracts

REPORT SCOPE:

The scope of this report is broad and covers the entire market for opacifiers, which are used globally in various types of industry applications. The market is broken down by product types, industry applications and region. Revenue forecasts from 2018 to 2023 are presented for each product type, industry application and regional market.

The report also includes a discussion of the major players in each of the regional markets for opacifiers. It explains the major market drivers of the global market for opacifiers, the current trends within the industry and the regional dynamics of the opacifiers market. The report concludes with a special focus on the vendor landscape. It includes detailed profiles of the major vendors in the global opacifiers industry.

REPORT INCLUDES:

• 79 tables
• An overview of global market for opacifiers and their potential applications in paints and coatings, ceramics, personal care, paper, plastics, and glass industry
• Discussion on how opacifiers alter the visual appearance of certain products to make them more appealing to the consumers and deliver luster, shimmering effects, or opacity to a solution
• Information on titanium dioxide and discussion on why it is considered as the most common type of opacifier across industries
• Insight into government regulations regarding use of certain oxides
• Comprehensive company profiles of major players in the market, including BASF Group, Dowdupont, Evonik Industries AG, Omnova Solutions, Inc., and Tayca Corp.

Contents

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION

Study Goals and Objectives
Reasons for Doing This Study
Intended Audience
Recent Developments
Scope of the Report
Information Sources
Methodology
Geographic Breakdown
North America
Europe
South America
ROW
Analyst's Credentials
BCC Custom Research
Related BCC Research Reports

CHAPTER 2 SUMMARY AND HIGHLIGHTS

CHAPTER 3 MARKET AND TECHNOLOGY BACKGROUND

Key Types of Opacifiers
Cerium Oxide (CeO2)
Tin Oxide (SnO2)
Titanium Dioxide (TiO2)
Zircon (ZrO2.SiO2)
Antimony Trioxide (Sb2O3)
Opaque Polymers
Zinc Oxide (ZnO)
Arsenic Trioxide (As2O3)
Key Application Segments of Opacifiers
Personal Care
Home Care
Paper
Paints and Coatings
Inks
Fibers
Glass
Ceramics
Plastics
Others

CHAPTER 4 GLOBAL MARKET FOR OPACIFIERS

Global Market for Opacifiers by Type
Global Market for Opacifiers by Application
Global Market for Opacifiers by Region
Global Market for Cerium Oxide Opacifiers by Application
Global Market for Tin Oxide Opacifiers by Application
Global Market for Titanium Dioxide Opacifiers by Application
Global Market for Zircon Opacifiers by Application
Global Market for Arsenic Trioxide Opacifiers by Application
Global Market for Opaque Polymers Opacifiers by Application
Global Market for Antimony Trioxide Opacifiers by Application
Global Market for Zinc Oxide Opacifiers by Application
Global Market for Cerium Oxide Opacifiers by Region
Global Market for Tin Oxide Opacifiers by Region
Global Market for Titanium Dioxide Opacifiers by Region
Global Market for Zircon Opacifiers by Region
Global Market for Arsenic Trioxide Opacifiers by Region
Global Market for Opaque Polymers Opacifiers by Region
Global Market for Antimony Trioxide Opacifiers by Region
Global Market for Zinc Oxide Opacifiers by Region
Global Market for Personal Care Industry Applications of Opacifiers by Region
Global Market for Home Care Industry Applications of Opacifiers by Region
Global Market for Paper Industry Applications of Opacifiers by Region
Global Market for Ink Industry Applications of Opacifiers by Region
Global Market for Paints and Coatings Industry Applications of Opacifiers by Region
Global Market for Fiber Industry Applications of Opacifiers by Region
Global Market for Glass Industry Applications of Opacifiers by Region
Global Market for Ceramics Industry Opacifiers by Region
Global Market for Plastics Industry Applications of Opacifiers by Region
Global Market for Other Industry Applications of Opacifiers by Region

CHAPTER 5 GLOBAL MARKET FOR OPACIFIERS, BY REGION AND COUNTRY

North American Market for Opacifiers by Country
U.S. Market for Opacifiers by Application
Canadian Market for Opacifiers by Application
Mexican Market for Opacifiers by Application
European Market for Opacifiers by Country
German Market for Opacifiers by Application
Russian Market for Opacifiers by Application
U.K. Market for Opacifiers by Application
French Market for Opacifiers by Application
Italian Market for Opacifiers by Application
Rest of European Market for Opacifiers by Application
Asia-Pacific Market for Opacifiers by Country
Chinese Market for Opacifiers by Application
Indian Market for Opacifiers by Application
Japanese Market for Opacifiers by Application
Rest of Asia-Pacific Market for Opacifiers by Application
South American Market for Opacifiers by Country
Brazilian Market for Opacifiers by Application
Argentinean Market for Opacifiers by Application
Rest of South American Market for Opacifiers by Application
ROW Market for Opacifiers by Country
Middle Eastern Market for Opacifiers by Application
African Market for Opacifiers by Application

CHAPTER 6 MARKET DRIVERS AND CHALLENGES

Drivers
Growth of Application Segments
Technological Advancements Delivering Opaque Polymers with Better Efficiency
Production of Titanium Dioxide Using Nanotechnology
Challenges
Regulations Regarding Use of Certain Oxides: Titanium Dioxide and Antimony Trioxide

CHAPTER 7 PATENT REVIEW

Recent Patents

CHAPTER 8 COMPANY PROFILES

ALKANE RESOURCES LTD.
AMGEEN MINERALS
APOLLO COLORS, INC.
ARGEX TITANIUM, INC.
ARKEMA, INC.
ASHLAND GLOBAL SPECIALTY CHEMICALS, INC.
BASF GROUP
BERG + SCHMIDT GMBH & CO. KG
BRENNTAG AG
BRITEX ENTERPRISES
THE CHEMOURS CO.
CINKARNA CELJE, D. D.
CRISTAL
CRODA INTERNATIONAL PLC
DEWOLF CHEMICAL, INC.
DOWDUPONT
EN-TECH POLYMER CO. LTD.
EVONIK INDUSTRIES AG
GRUPA AZOTY S.A.
HANKUCK LATICES CO. LTD.
INDULOR CHEMIE GMBH
ISHIHARA SANGYO KAISHA LTD.
JUNNENG CHEMICALS CO., LTD.
KRONOS WORLDWIDE, INC.
LOMON BILLIONS GROUP
MATRIX GUANGZHOU CHEMICALS CORP.
OMNOVA SOLUTIONS, INC.
ORGANIK KIMYA SAN. VE TIC. A.S.
PRECHEZA A. S.
QUATERNIA S.L.
RAJPUROHIT GROUP OF ENTERPRISES
RUBY CERAMICS PVT. LTD.
SUKASO CERACOLORS PVT. LTD.
TAYCA CORP.
TORRECID S.A.
TRONOX LTD.
VENATOR MATERIALS PLC
VENUS ETHOXYETHERS PVT. LTD
VISEN INDUSTRIES LTD.
ZSCHIMMER & SCHWARZ HOLDING GMBH & CO KG

List Of Tables

LIST OF TABLES

Summary Table: Global Market for Opacifiers, by Application, Through 2023
Table 1: Refractive Indices of Selected Materials
Table 2: Physical Properties of Opaque Polymers
Table 3: Global Market for Opacifiers, by Type, Through 2023
Table 4: Global Market for Opacifiers, by Application, Through 2023
Table 5: Global Market for Opacifiers, by Region, Through 2023
Table 6: Global Market for Cerium Oxide Opacifiers, by Application, Through 2023
Table 7: Global Market for Tin Oxide Opacifiers, by Application, Through 2023
Table 8: Global Market for Titanium Dioxide Opacifiers, by Application, Through 2023
Table 9: Global Market for Zircon Opacifiers, by Application, Through 2023
Table 10: Global Market for Arsenic Trioxide Opacifiers, by Application, Through 2023
Table 11: Global Market for Opaque Polymers Opacifiers, by Application, Through 2023
Table 12: Global Market for Antimony Trioxide Opacifiers, by Application, Through 2023
Table 13: Global Market for Zinc Oxide Opacifiers, by Application, Through 2023
Table 14: Global Market for Cerium Oxide Opacifiers, by Region, Through 2023
Table 15: Global Market for Tin Oxide Opacifiers, by Region, Through 2023
Table 16: Global Market for Titanium Dioxide Opacifiers, by Region, Through 2023
Table 17: Global Market for Zircon Opacifiers, by Region, Through 2023
Table 18: Global Market for Arsenic Trioxide Opacifiers, by Region, Through 2023
Table 19: Global Market for Opaque Polymers Opacifiers, by Region, Through 2023
Table 20: Global Market for Antimony Trioxide Opacifiers, by Region, Through 2023
Table 21: Global Market for Zinc Oxide Opacifiers, by Region, Through 2023
Table 22: Global Market for Personal Care Industry Applications of Opacifiers, by Region, Through 2023
Table 23: Global Market for Home Care Industry Applications of Opacifiers, by Region, Through 2023
Table 24: Global Market for Paper Industry Applications of Opacifiers, by Region, Through 2023
Table 25: Global Market for Ink Industry Applications of Opacifiers, by Region, Through 2023
Table 26: Global Market for Paints and Coatings Industry Applications of Opacifiers, by Region, Through 2023
Table 27: Global Market for Fiber Industry Applications of Opacifiers, by Region, Through 2023
Table 28: Global Market for Glass Industry Applications of Opacifiers, by Region, Through 2023
Table 29: Global Market for Ceramics Industry Applications of Opacifiers, by Region, Through 2023
Table 30: Global Market for Plastics Industry Applications of Opacifiers, by Region, Through 2023
Table 31: Global Market for Other Industry Applications of Opacifiers, by Region, Through 2023
Table 32: North American Market for Opacifiers, by Country, Through 2023
Table 33: U.S. Market for Opacifiers, by Application, Through 2023
Table 34: Canadian Market for Opacifiers, by Application, Through 2023
Table 35: Mexican Market for Opacifiers, by Application, Through 2023
Table 36: European Market for Opacifiers, by Country, Through 2023
Table 37: German Market for Opacifiers, by Application, Through 2023
Table 38: Russian Market for Opacifiers, by Application, Through 2023
Table 39: U.K. Market for Opacifiers, by Application, Through 2023
Table 40: French Market for Opacifiers, by Application, Through 2023
Table 41: Italian Market for Opacifiers, by Application, Through 2023
Table 42: Rest of European Market for Opacifiers, by Application, Through 2023
Table 43: Asia-Pacific Market for Opacifiers, by Country, Through 2023
Table 44: Chinese Market for Opacifiers, by Application, Through 2023
Table 45: Indian Market for Opacifiers, by Application, Through 2023
Table 46: Japanese Market for Opacifiers, by Application, Through 2023
Table 47: Rest of Asia-Pacific Market for Opacifiers, by Application, Through 2023
Table 48: South American Market for Opacifiers, by Country, Through 2023
Table 49: Brazilian Market for Opacifiers, by Application, Through 2023
Table 50: Argentinean Market for Opacifiers, by Application, Through 2023
Table 51: Rest of South American Market for Opacifiers, by Application, Through 2023
Table 52: ROW Market for Opacifiers, by Region, Through 2023
Table 53: Middle Eastern Market for Opacifiers, by Application, Through 2023
Table 54: African Market for Opacifiers, by Application, Through 2023
Table 55: Revenue of Top 10 Paints and Coatings Companies in 2018
Table 56: Regional GDP Growth, 2013-2017
Table 57: Global Market for Paints and Coatings, Volume and Value, 2017-2020
Table 58: Global Leading Personal Care Market Revenue, by Company, 2018
Table 59: Global Personal Care Market Revenue, 2017-2023
Table 60: Number of Consumers in Global Personal Care Industry, 2017-2023
Table 61: Top Ceramic Tile Manufacturing Production, by Country, 2013-2017
Table 62: World Ceramic Tile Production, by Region, Through 2017
Table 63: EU Commission’s Proposal to WTO Regarding TiO2
Table 64: Patents on Titanium Dioxide Opacifiers, 2001-2016
Table 65: Patents on Zircon Opacifiers, 2011-2016
Table 66: Patents on Opaque Polymers, 1998-2017
Table 67: Patents on Zinc Oxide Opacifiers, 1999-2018
Table 68: Alkane Resources Ltd.: Recent Financial Performance, Through 2017
Table 69: Argex Titanium Inc.: Recent Financial Performance, Through 2017
Table 70: Arkema: Recent Financial Performance, Through 2017
Table 71: Ashland Global Specialty Chemicals Inc.: Recent Financial Performance, Through 2017
Table 72: BASF Group: Recent Financial Performance, Through 2017
Table 73: Brenntag AG: Recent Financial Performance, Through 2017
Table 74: The Chemours Co.: Recent Financial Performance, Through 2017
Table 75: Cinkarna Celje, D. D.: Recent Financial Performance, Through 2017
Table 76: Croda International PLC: Recent Financial Performance, Through 2017
Table 77: DowDuPont: Recent Financial Performance, Through 2017
Table 78: Evonik Industries AG: Recent Financial Performance, Through 2017
Table 79: Grupa Azoty: Recent Financial Performance, Through 2017
Table 80: Ishihara Sangyo Kaisha Ltd.: Recent Financial Performance, Through 2017
Table 81: Kronos Worldwide, Inc.: Recent Financial Performance, Through 2017
Table 82: Lomon Billions Group: Recent Financial Performance, Through 2017
Table 83: OMNOVA Solutions Inc.: Recent Financial Performance, Through 2017
Table 84: Tayca Corp.: Recent Financial Performance, Through 2017
Table 85: Tronox Ltd.: Recent Financial Performance, Through 2017
Table 86: Venator Materials PLC: Recent Financial Performance, Through 2017

List Of Figures

LIST OF FIGURES

Summary Figure: Global Market Shares of Opacifiers, by Application, 2018 and 2023
Figure 1: Global Market Shares of Opacifiers, by Type, 2018 and 2023
Figure 2: Global Market Shares of Opacifiers, by Application, 2018 and 2023
Figure 3: Global Market Shares of Opacifiers, by Region, 2018 and 2023
Figure 4: Global Market Shares of Cerium Oxide Opacifiers, by Application, 2018 and 2023
Figure 5: Global Market Shares of Tin Oxide Opacifiers, by Application, 2018 and 2023
Figure 6: Global Market Shares of Titanium Dioxide Opacifiers, by Application, 2018 and 2023
Figure 7: Global Market Shares of Zircon Opacifiers, by Application, 2018 and 2023
Figure 8: Global Market Shares of Arsenic Trioxide Opacifiers, by Application, 2018 and 2023
Figure 9: Global Market Shares of Opaque Polymers Opacifiers, by Application, 2018 and 2023
Figure 10: Global Market Shares of Antimony Trioxide Opacifiers, by Application, 2018 and 2023
Figure 11: Global Market Shares of Zinc Oxide Opacifiers, by Application, 2018 and 2023
Figure 12: Global Market Shares of Cerium Oxide Opacifiers, by Region, 2018 and 2023
Figure 13: Global Market Shares of Tin Oxide Opacifiers, by Region, 2018 and 2023
Figure 14: Global Market Shares of Titanium Dioxide Opacifiers, by Region, 2018 and 2023
Figure 15: Global Market Shares of Zircon Opacifiers, by Region, 2018 and 2023
Figure 16: Global Market Shares of Arsenic Trioxide Opacifiers, by Region, 2018 and 2023
Figure 17: Global Market Shares of Opaque Polymers Opacifiers, by Region, 2018 and 2023
Figure 18: Global Market Shares of Antimony Trioxide Opacifiers, by Region, 2018 and 2023
Figure 19: Global Market Shares of Zinc Oxide Opacifiers, by Region, 2018 and 2023
Figure 20: Global Market Shares of Personal Care Industry Applications of Opacifiers, by Region, 2018 and 2023
Figure 21: Global Market Shares of Home Care Industry Applications of Opacifiers, by Region, 2018 and 2023
Figure 22: Global Market Shares of Paper Industry Applications of Opacifiers, by Region, 2018 and 2023
Figure 23: Global Market Shares of Ink Industry Applications of Opacifiers, by Region, 2018 and 2023
Figure 24: Global Market Shares of Paints and Coatings Industry Applications of Opacifiers, by Region, 2018 and 2023
Figure 25: Global Market Shares of Fiber Industry Applications of Opacifiers, by Region, 2018 and 2023
Figure 26: Global Market Shares of Glass Industry Applications of Opacifiers, by Region, 2018 and 2023
Figure 27: Global Market Shares of Ceramics Industry Applications of Opacifiers, by Region, 2018 and 2023
Figure 28: Global Market Shares of Plastics Industry Applications of Opacifiers, by Region, 2018 and 2023
Figure 29: Global Market Shares of Other Industry Opacifiers, by Region, 2018 and 2023
Figure 30: North American Market Shares of Opacifiers, by Country, 2018 and 2023
Figure 31: U.S. Market Shares of Opacifiers, by Application, 2018 and 2023
Figure 32: Canadian Market Shares of Opacifiers, by Application, 2018 and 2023
Figure 33: Mexican Market Shares of Opacifiers, by Application, 2018 and 2023
Figure 34: European Market Shares of Opacifiers, by Country, 2018 and 2023
Figure 35: German Market Shares of Opacifiers, by Application, 2018 and 2023
Figure 36: Russian Market Shares of Opacifiers, by Application, 2018 and 2023
Figure 37: U.K. Market Shares of Opacifiers, by Application, 2018 and 2023
Figure 38: French Market Shares of Opacifiers, by Application, 2018 and 2023
Figure 39: Italian Market Shares of Opacifiers, by Application, 2018 and 2023
Figure 40: Rest of European Market Shares of Opacifiers, by Application, 2018 and 2023
Figure 41: Asia-Pacific Market Shares of Opacifiers, by Country, 2018 and 2023
Figure 42: Chinese Market Shares of Opacifiers, by Application, 2018 and 2023
Figure 43: Indian Market Shares of Opacifiers, by Application, 2018 and 2023
Figure 44: Japanese Market Shares of Opacifiers, by Application, 2018 and 2023
Figure 45: Rest of Asia-Pacific Market Shares of Opacifiers, by Application, 2018 and 2023
Figure 46: South American Market Shares of Opacifiers, by Country, 2018 and 2023
Figure 47: Brazilian Market Shares of Opacifiers, by Application, 2018 and 2023
Figure 48: Argentinean Market Shares of Opacifiers, by Application, 2018 and 2023
Figure 49: Rest of South American Market Shares of Opacifiers, by Application, 2018 and 2023
Figure 50: ROW Market Shares of Opacifiers, by Region, 2018 and 2023
Figure 51: Middle Eastern Market Shares of Opacifiers, by Application, 2018 and 2023
Figure 52: African Market Shares of Opacifiers, by Application, 2018 and 2023
Figure 53: Cosmetics Market Share, by Segment, 2018
Figure 54: Personal Care Market Share, by Region, 2018
Figure 55: Ceramic Sanitary Ware Export Shares, by Country, 2016
Figure 56: Alkane Resources Ltd.: Revenue Share, by Segment, 2017
Figure 57: Arkema: Revenue Share, by Segment, 2017
Figure 58: Arkema: Revenue Share, by Region, 2017
Figure 59: Ashland Global Specialty Chemicals Inc.: Revenue Share, by Segment, 2017
Figure 60: Ashland Global Specialty Chemicals Inc.: Revenue Share, by Region, 2017
Figure 61: BASF Group: Revenue Share, by Segment, 2017
Figure 62: BASF Group: Revenue Share, by Region, 2017
Figure 63: Brenntag AG: Revenue Share, by Country, 2017
Figure 64: The Chemours Co.: Revenue Share, by Segment, 2017
Figure 65: The Chemours Co.: Revenue Share, by Region, 2017
Figure 66: Cinkarna Celje, D. D.: Revenue Share, by Segment, 2017
Figure 67: Cinkarna Celje, D. D.: Revenue Share, by Region/Country, 2017
Figure 68: Croda International PLC: Revenue Share, by Segment, 2017
Figure 69: Croda International PLC: Revenue Share, by Region, 2017
Figure 70: DowDuPont: Revenue Share, by Segment, 2017
Figure 71: DowDuPont: Revenue Share, by Region/Country, 2017
Figure 72: Evonik Industries AG: Revenue Share, by Segment, 2017
Figure 73: Evonik Industries AG: Revenue Share, by Region, 2017
Figure 74: Grupa Azoty: Revenue Share, by Segment, 2017
Figure 75: Grupa Azoty: Revenue Share, by Region/Country, 2017
Figure 76: Ishihara Sangyo Kaisha Ltd.: Revenue Share, by Segment, 2017
Figure 77: Ishihara Sangyo Kaisha Ltd.: Revenue Share, by Region/Country, 2017
Figure 78: Kronos Worldwide, Inc.: Revenue Share, by Segment, 2017
Figure 79: Kronos Worldwide, Inc.: Revenue Share, by Region, 2017
Figure 80: OMNOVA Solutions, Inc.: Revenue Share, by Segment, 2017
Figure 81: OMNOVA Solutions, Inc.: Revenue Share, by Region/Country, 2017
Figure 82: Tayca Corp.: Revenue Share, by Segment, 2017
Figure 83: Tronox Ltd.: Revenue Share, by Region, 2017
Figure 84: Venator Materials PLC: Revenue Share, by Segment, 2017
Figure 85: Venator Materials PLC: Revenue Share, by Country, 2017