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United States Saturated Polyester Resin Market Report 2017

December 2017 | 121 pages | ID: UC78DAA00B7EN
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In this report, the United States Saturated Polyester Resin market is valued at USD XX million in 2016 and is expected to reach USD XX million by the end of 2022, growing at a CAGR of XX% between 2016 and 2022.

Geographically, this report splits the United States market into seven regions:
  • The West
  • Southwest
  • The Middle Atlantic
  • New England
  • The South
  • The Midwest
  • with sales (volume), revenue (value), market share and growth rate of Saturated Polyester Resin in these regions, from 2012 to 2022 (forecast).
United States Saturated Polyester Resin market competition by top manufacturers/players, with Saturated Polyester Resin sales volume, price, revenue (Million USD) and market share for each manufacturer/player; the top players including
  • Allnex
  • DSM
  • Evonik
  • Hitachi Chem
  • Stepan
  • NIPPON GOHSEI
  • Hexion
  • Arkema
  • SK Chem
  • CSE Group
  • Arakawa Chemical
  • TCV
  • Nuplex
  • DIC Corp
  • Royal Gent Ind
  • Helios Resins
  • GOO Chem
  • Kimteks
  • Ciech Chem
  • Synthopol
  • SIR Ind
  • TUP
  • Sino-French Ind
  • Shenjian New Material
  • Tiansong
  • Kinte Ind
  • Yantai Fenglin
  • Yinyang Resin
  • DSM (CN)
  • Guanghua New Material
On the basis of product, this report displays the production, revenue, price, market share and growth rate of each type, primarily split into
  • Type I
  • Type II
On the basis on the end users/applications, this report focuses on the status and outlook for major applications/end users, sales volume, market share and growth rate for each application, including
  • Application 1
  • Application 2
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United States Saturated Polyester Resin Market Report 2017

1 SATURATED POLYESTER RESIN OVERVIEW

1.1 Product Overview and Scope of Saturated Polyester Resin
1.2 Classification of Saturated Polyester Resin by Product Category
  1.2.1 United States Saturated Polyester Resin Market Size (Sales Volume) Comparison by Type (2012-2022)
  1.2.2 United States Saturated Polyester Resin Market Size (Sales Volume) Market Share by Type (Product Category) in 2016
  1.2.3
  1.2.4
1.3 United States Saturated Polyester Resin Market by Application/End Users
  1.3.1 United States Saturated Polyester Resin Market Size (Consumption) and Market Share Comparison by Application (2012-2022)
  1.3.1 Application
  1.3.2 Application
1.4 United States Saturated Polyester Resin Market by Region
  1.4.1 United States Saturated Polyester Resin Market Size (Value) Comparison by Region (2012-2022)
  1.4.2 The West Saturated Polyester Resin Status and Prospect (2012-2022)
  1.4.3 Southwest Saturated Polyester Resin Status and Prospect (2012-2022)
  1.4.4 The Middle Atlantic Saturated Polyester Resin Status and Prospect (2012-2022)
  1.4.5 New England Saturated Polyester Resin Status and Prospect (2012-2022)
  1.4.6 The South Saturated Polyester Resin Status and Prospect (2012-2022)
  1.4.7 The Midwest Saturated Polyester Resin Status and Prospect (2012-2022)
1.5 United States Market Size (Value and Volume) of Saturated Polyester Resin (2012-2022)
  1.5.1 United States Saturated Polyester Resin Sales and Growth Rate (2012-2022)
  1.5.2 United States Saturated Polyester Resin Revenue and Growth Rate (2012-2022)

2 UNITED STATES SATURATED POLYESTER RESIN MARKET COMPETITION BY PLAYERS/SUPPLIERS

2.1 United States Saturated Polyester Resin Sales and Market Share of Key Players/Suppliers (2012-2017)
2.2 United States Saturated Polyester Resin Revenue and Share by Players/Suppliers (2012-2017)
2.3 United States Saturated Polyester Resin Average Price by Players/Suppliers (2012-2017)
2.4 United States Saturated Polyester Resin Market Competitive Situation and Trends
  2.4.1 United States Saturated Polyester Resin Market Concentration Rate
  2.4.2 United States Saturated Polyester Resin Market Share of Top 3 and Top 5 Players/Suppliers
  2.4.3 Mergers & Acquisitions, Expansion in United States Market
2.5 United States Players/Suppliers Saturated Polyester Resin Manufacturing Base Distribution, Sales Area, Product Type

3 UNITED STATES SATURATED POLYESTER RESIN SALES (VOLUME) AND REVENUE (VALUE) BY REGION (2012-2017)

3.1 United States Saturated Polyester Resin Sales and Market Share by Region (2012-2017)
3.2 United States Saturated Polyester Resin Revenue and Market Share by Region (2012-2017)
3.3 United States Saturated Polyester Resin Price by Region (2012-2017)

4 UNITED STATES SATURATED POLYESTER RESIN SALES (VOLUME) AND REVENUE (VALUE) BY TYPE (PRODUCT CATEGORY) (2012-2017)

4.1 United States Saturated Polyester Resin Sales and Market Share by Type (Product Category) (2012-2017)
4.2 United States Saturated Polyester Resin Revenue and Market Share by Type (2012-2017)
4.3 United States Saturated Polyester Resin Price by Type (2012-2017)
4.4 United States Saturated Polyester Resin Sales Growth Rate by Type (2012-2017)

5 UNITED STATES SATURATED POLYESTER RESIN SALES (VOLUME) BY APPLICATION (2012-2017)

5.1 United States Saturated Polyester Resin Sales and Market Share by Application (2012-2017)
5.2 United States Saturated Polyester Resin Sales Growth Rate by Application (2012-2017)
5.3 Market Drivers and Opportunities

6 UNITED STATES SATURATED POLYESTER RESIN PLAYERS/SUPPLIERS PROFILES AND SALES DATA

6.1 Allnex
  6.1.1 Company Basic Information, Manufacturing Base and Competitors
  6.1.2 Saturated Polyester Resin Product Category, Application and Specification
    6.1.2.1 Product A
    6.1.2.2 Product B
  6.1.3 Allnex Saturated Polyester Resin Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2012-2017)
  6.1.4 Main Business/Business Overview
6.2 DSM
  6.2.2 Saturated Polyester Resin Product Category, Application and Specification
    6.2.2.1 Product A
    6.2.2.2 Product B
  6.2.3 DSM Saturated Polyester Resin Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2012-2017)
  6.2.4 Main Business/Business Overview
6.3 Evonik
  6.3.2 Saturated Polyester Resin Product Category, Application and Specification
    6.3.2.1 Product A
    6.3.2.2 Product B
  6.3.3 Evonik Saturated Polyester Resin Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2012-2017)
  6.3.4 Main Business/Business Overview
6.4 Hitachi Chem
  6.4.2 Saturated Polyester Resin Product Category, Application and Specification
    6.4.2.1 Product A
    6.4.2.2 Product B
  6.4.3 Hitachi Chem Saturated Polyester Resin Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2012-2017)
  6.4.4 Main Business/Business Overview
6.5 Stepan
  6.5.2 Saturated Polyester Resin Product Category, Application and Specification
    6.5.2.1 Product A
    6.5.2.2 Product B
  6.5.3 Stepan Saturated Polyester Resin Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2012-2017)
  6.5.4 Main Business/Business Overview
6.6 NIPPON GOHSEI
  6.6.2 Saturated Polyester Resin Product Category, Application and Specification
    6.6.2.1 Product A
    6.6.2.2 Product B
  6.6.3 NIPPON GOHSEI Saturated Polyester Resin Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2012-2017)
  6.6.4 Main Business/Business Overview
6.7 Hexion
  6.7.2 Saturated Polyester Resin Product Category, Application and Specification
    6.7.2.1 Product A
    6.7.2.2 Product B
  6.7.3 Hexion Saturated Polyester Resin Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2012-2017)
  6.7.4 Main Business/Business Overview
6.8 Arkema
  6.8.2 Saturated Polyester Resin Product Category, Application and Specification
    6.8.2.1 Product A
    6.8.2.2 Product B
  6.8.3 Arkema Saturated Polyester Resin Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2012-2017)
  6.8.4 Main Business/Business Overview
6.9 SK Chem
  6.9.2 Saturated Polyester Resin Product Category, Application and Specification
    6.9.2.1 Product A
    6.9.2.2 Product B
  6.9.3 SK Chem Saturated Polyester Resin Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2012-2017)
  6.9.4 Main Business/Business Overview
6.10 CSE Group
  6.10.2 Saturated Polyester Resin Product Category, Application and Specification
    6.10.2.1 Product A
    6.10.2.2 Product B
  6.10.3 CSE Group Saturated Polyester Resin Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2012-2017)
  6.10.4 Main Business/Business Overview
6.11 Arakawa Chemical
6.12 TCV
6.13 Nuplex
6.14 DIC Corp
6.15 Royal Gent Ind
6.16 Helios Resins
6.17 GOO Chem
6.18 Kimteks
6.19 Ciech Chem
6.20 Synthopol
6.21 SIR Ind
6.22 TUP
6.23 Sino-French Ind
6.24 Shenjian New Material
6.25 Tiansong
6.26 Kinte Ind
6.27 Yantai Fenglin
6.28 Yinyang Resin
6.29 DSM (CN)
6.30 Guanghua New Material

7 SATURATED POLYESTER RESIN MANUFACTURING COST ANALYSIS

7.1 Saturated Polyester Resin Key Raw Materials Analysis
  7.1.1 Key Raw Materials
  7.1.2 Price Trend of Key Raw Materials
  7.1.3 Key Suppliers of Raw Materials
  7.1.4 Market Concentration Rate of Raw Materials
7.2 Proportion of Manufacturing Cost Structure
  7.2.1 Raw Materials
  7.2.2 Labor Cost
  7.2.3 Manufacturing Expenses
7.3 Manufacturing Process Analysis of Saturated Polyester Resin

8 INDUSTRIAL CHAIN, SOURCING STRATEGY AND DOWNSTREAM BUYERS

8.1 Saturated Polyester Resin Industrial Chain Analysis
8.2 Upstream Raw Materials Sourcing
8.3 Raw Materials Sources of Saturated Polyester Resin Major Manufacturers in 2016
8.4 Downstream Buyers

9 MARKETING STRATEGY ANALYSIS, DISTRIBUTORS/TRADERS

9.1 Marketing Channel
  9.1.1 Direct Marketing
  9.1.2 Indirect Marketing
  9.1.3 Marketing Channel Development Trend
9.2 Market Positioning
  9.2.1 Pricing Strategy
  9.2.2 Brand Strategy
  9.2.3 Target Client
9.3 Distributors/Traders List

10 MARKET EFFECT FACTORS ANALYSIS

10.1 Technology Progress/Risk
  10.1.1 Substitutes Threat
  10.1.2 Technology Progress in Related Industry
10.2 Consumer Needs/Customer Preference Change
10.3 Economic/Political Environmental Change

11 UNITED STATES SATURATED POLYESTER RESIN MARKET SIZE (VALUE AND VOLUME) FORECAST (2017-2022)

11.1 United States Saturated Polyester Resin Sales Volume, Revenue Forecast (2017-2022)
11.2 United States Saturated Polyester Resin Sales Volume Forecast by Type (2017-2022)
11.3 United States Saturated Polyester Resin Sales Volume Forecast by Application (2017-2022)
11.4 United States Saturated Polyester Resin Sales Volume Forecast by Region (2017-2022)

12 RESEARCH FINDINGS AND CONCLUSION

13 APPENDIX

13.1 Methodology/Research Approach
  13.1.1 Research Programs/Design
  13.1.2 Market Size Estimation
  13.1.3 Market Breakdown and Data Triangulation
13.2 Data Source
  13.2.1 Secondary Sources
  13.2.2 Primary Sources
13.3 Disclaimer


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LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES

Figure Product Picture of Saturated Polyester Resin
Figure United States Saturated Polyester Resin Market Size (K MT) by Type (2012-2022)
Figure United States Saturated Polyester Resin Sales Volume Market Share by Type (Product Category) in 2016
Figure Type I Product Picture
Figure Type II Product Picture
Figure United States Saturated Polyester Resin Market Size (K MT) by Application (2012-2022)
Figure United States Sales Market Share of Saturated Polyester Resin by Application in 2016
Table Key Downstream Customer in Application
Table Key Downstream Customer in Application
Figure United States Saturated Polyester Resin Market Size (Million USD) by Region (2012-2022)
Figure The West Saturated Polyester Resin Revenue (Million USD) and Growth Rate (2012-2022)
Figure Southwest Saturated Polyester Resin Revenue (Million USD) and Growth Rate (2012-2022)
Figure The Middle Atlantic Saturated Polyester Resin Revenue (Million USD) and Growth Rate (2012-2022)
Figure New England Saturated Polyester Resin Revenue (Million USD) and Growth Rate (2012-2022)
Figure The South of US Saturated Polyester Resin Revenue (Million USD) and Growth Rate (2012-2022)
Figure The Midwest Saturated Polyester Resin Revenue (Million USD) and Growth Rate (2012-2022)
Figure United States Saturated Polyester Resin Sales (K MT) and Growth Rate (2012-2022)
Figure United States Saturated Polyester Resin Revenue (Million USD) and Growth Rate (2012-2022)
Figure United States Saturated Polyester Resin Market Major Players Product Sales Volume (K MT) (2012-2017)
Table United States Saturated Polyester Resin Sales (K MT) of Key Players/Suppliers (2012-2017)
Table United States Saturated Polyester Resin Sales Share by Players/Suppliers (2012-2017)
Figure 2016 United States Saturated Polyester Resin Sales Share by Players/Suppliers
Figure 2017 United States Saturated Polyester Resin Sales Share by Players/Suppliers
Figure United States Saturated Polyester Resin Market Major Players Product Revenue (Million USD) (2012-2017)
Table United States Saturated Polyester Resin Revenue (Million USD) by Players/Suppliers (2012-2017)
Table United States Saturated Polyester Resin Revenue Share by Players/Suppliers (2012-2017)
Figure 2016 United States Saturated Polyester Resin Revenue Share by Players/Suppliers
Figure 2017 United States Saturated Polyester Resin Revenue Share by Players/Suppliers
Table United States Market Saturated Polyester Resin Average Price (USD/MT) of Key Players/Suppliers (2012-2017)
Figure United States Market Saturated Polyester Resin Average Price (USD/MT) of Key Players/Suppliers in 2016
Figure United States Saturated Polyester Resin Market Share of Top 3 Players/Suppliers
Figure United States Saturated Polyester Resin Market Share of Top 5 Players/Suppliers
Table United States Players/Suppliers Saturated Polyester Resin Manufacturing Base Distribution and Sales Area
Table United States Players/Suppliers Saturated Polyester Resin Product Category
Table United States Saturated Polyester Resin Sales (K MT) by Region (2012-2017)
Table United States Saturated Polyester Resin Sales Share by Region (2012-2017)
Figure United States Saturated Polyester Resin Sales Share by Region (2012-2017)
Figure United States Saturated Polyester Resin Sales Market Share by Region in 2016
Table United States Saturated Polyester Resin Revenue (Million USD) and Market Share by Region (2012-2017)
Table United States Saturated Polyester Resin Revenue Share by Region (2012-2017)
Figure United States Saturated Polyester Resin Revenue Market Share by Region (2012-2017)
Figure United States Saturated Polyester Resin Revenue Market Share by Region in 2016
Table United States Saturated Polyester Resin Price (USD/MT) by Region (2012-2017)
Table United States Saturated Polyester Resin Sales (K MT) by Type (2012-2017)
Table United States Saturated Polyester Resin Sales Share by Type (2012-2017)
Figure United States Saturated Polyester Resin Sales Share by Type (2012-2017)
Figure United States Saturated Polyester Resin Sales Market Share by Type in 2016
Table United States Saturated Polyester Resin Revenue (Million USD) and Market Share by Type (2012-2017)
Table United States Saturated Polyester Resin Revenue Share by Type (2012-2017)
Figure Revenue Market Share of Saturated Polyester Resin by Type (2012-2017)
Figure Revenue Market Share of Saturated Polyester Resin by Type in 2016
Table United States Saturated Polyester Resin Price (USD/MT) by Types (2012-2017)
Figure United States Saturated Polyester Resin Sales Growth Rate by Type (2012-2017)
Table United States Saturated Polyester Resin Sales (K MT) by Application (2012-2017)
Table United States Saturated Polyester Resin Sales Market Share by Application (2012-2017)
Figure United States Saturated Polyester Resin Sales Market Share by Application (2012-2017)
Figure United States Saturated Polyester Resin Sales Market Share by Application in 2016
Table United States Saturated Polyester Resin Sales Growth Rate by Application (2012-2017)
Figure United States Saturated Polyester Resin Sales Growth Rate by Application (2012-2017)
Table Allnex Basic Information List
Table Allnex Saturated Polyester Resin Sales (K MT), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/MT) and Gross Margin (2012-2017)
Figure Allnex Saturated Polyester Resin Sales Growth Rate (2012-2017)
Figure Allnex Saturated Polyester Resin Sales Market Share in United States (2012-2017)
Figure Allnex Saturated Polyester Resin Revenue Market Share in United States (2012-2017)
Table DSM Basic Information List
Table DSM Saturated Polyester Resin Sales (K MT), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/MT) and Gross Margin (2012-2017)
Figure DSM Saturated Polyester Resin Sales Growth Rate (2012-2017)
Figure DSM Saturated Polyester Resin Sales Market Share in United States (2012-2017)
Figure DSM Saturated Polyester Resin Revenue Market Share in United States (2012-2017)
Table Evonik Basic Information List
Table Evonik Saturated Polyester Resin Sales (K MT), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/MT) and Gross Margin (2012-2017)
Figure Evonik Saturated Polyester Resin Sales Growth Rate (2012-2017)
Figure Evonik Saturated Polyester Resin Sales Market Share in United States (2012-2017)
Figure Evonik Saturated Polyester Resin Revenue Market Share in United States (2012-2017)
Table Hitachi Chem Basic Information List
Table Hitachi Chem Saturated Polyester Resin Sales (K MT), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/MT) and Gross Margin (2012-2017)
Figure Hitachi Chem Saturated Polyester Resin Sales Growth Rate (2012-2017)
Figure Hitachi Chem Saturated Polyester Resin Sales Market Share in United States (2012-2017)
Figure Hitachi Chem Saturated Polyester Resin Revenue Market Share in United States (2012-2017)
Table Stepan Basic Information List
Table Stepan Saturated Polyester Resin Sales (K MT), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/MT) and Gross Margin (2012-2017)
Figure Stepan Saturated Polyester Resin Sales Growth Rate (2012-2017)
Figure Stepan Saturated Polyester Resin Sales Market Share in United States (2012-2017)
Figure Stepan Saturated Polyester Resin Revenue Market Share in United States (2012-2017)
Table NIPPON GOHSEI Basic Information List
Table NIPPON GOHSEI Saturated Polyester Resin Sales (K MT), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/MT) and Gross Margin (2012-2017)
Figure NIPPON GOHSEI Saturated Polyester Resin Sales Growth Rate (2012-2017)
Figure NIPPON GOHSEI Saturated Polyester Resin Sales Market Share in United States (2012-2017)
Figure NIPPON GOHSEI Saturated Polyester Resin Revenue Market Share in United States (2012-2017)
Table Hexion Basic Information List
Table Hexion Saturated Polyester Resin Sales (K MT), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/MT) and Gross Margin (2012-2017)
Figure Hexion Saturated Polyester Resin Sales Growth Rate (2012-2017)
Figure Hexion Saturated Polyester Resin Sales Market Share in United States (2012-2017)
Figure Hexion Saturated Polyester Resin Revenue Market Share in United States (2012-2017)
Table Arkema Basic Information List
Table Arkema Saturated Polyester Resin Sales (K MT), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/MT) and Gross Margin (2012-2017)
Figure Arkema Saturated Polyester Resin Sales Growth Rate (2012-2017)
Figure Arkema Saturated Polyester Resin Sales Market Share in United States (2012-2017)
Figure Arkema Saturated Polyester Resin Revenue Market Share in United States (2012-2017)
Table SK Chem Basic Information List
Table SK Chem Saturated Polyester Resin Sales (K MT), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/MT) and Gross Margin (2012-2017)
Figure SK Chem Saturated Polyester Resin Sales Growth Rate (2012-2017)
Figure SK Chem Saturated Polyester Resin Sales Market Share in United States (2012-2017)
Figure SK Chem Saturated Polyester Resin Revenue Market Share in United States (2012-2017)
Table CSE Group Basic Information List
Table CSE Group Saturated Polyester Resin Sales (K MT), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/MT) and Gross Margin (2012-2017)
Figure CSE Group Saturated Polyester Resin Sales Growth Rate (2012-2017)
Figure CSE Group Saturated Polyester Resin Sales Market Share in United States (2012-2017)
Figure CSE Group Saturated Polyester Resin Revenue Market Share in United States (2012-2017)
Table Arakawa Chemical Basic Information List
Table TCV Basic Information List
Table Nuplex Basic Information List
Table DIC Corp Basic Information List
Table Royal Gent Ind Basic Information List
Table Helios Resins Basic Information List
Table GOO Chem Basic Information List
Table Kimteks Basic Information List
Table Ciech Chem Basic Information List
Table Synthopol Basic Information List
Table SIR Ind Basic Information List
Table TUP Basic Information List
Table Sino-French Ind Basic Information List
Table Shenjian New Material Basic Information List
Table Tiansong Basic Information List
Table Kinte Ind Basic Information List
Table Yantai Fenglin Basic Information List
Table Yinyang Resin Basic Information List
Table DSM (CN) Basic Information List
Table Guanghua New Material Basic Information List
Table Production Base and Market Concentration Rate of Raw Material
Figure Price Trend of Key Raw Materials
Table Key Suppliers of Raw Materials
Figure Manufacturing Cost Structure of Saturated Polyester Resin
Figure Manufacturing Process Analysis of Saturated Polyester Resin
Figure Saturated Polyester Resin Industrial Chain Analysis
Table Raw Materials Sources of Saturated Polyester Resin Major Players/Suppliers in 2016
Table Major Buyers of Saturated Polyester Resin
Table Distributors/Traders List
Figure United States Saturated Polyester Resin Sales Volume (K MT) and Growth Rate Forecast (2017-2022)
Figure United States Saturated Polyester Resin Revenue (Million USD) and Growth Rate Forecast (2017-2022)
Figure United States Saturated Polyester Resin Price (USD/MT) Trend Forecast (2017-2022)
Table United States Saturated Polyester Resin Sales Volume (K MT) Forecast by Type (2017-2022)
Figure United States Saturated Polyester Resin Sales Volume (K MT) Forecast by Type (2017-2022)
Figure United States Saturated Polyester Resin Sales Volume (K MT) Forecast by Type in 2022
Table United States Saturated Polyester Resin Sales Volume (K MT) Forecast by Application (2017-2022)
Figure United States Saturated Polyester Resin Sales Volume (K MT) Forecast by Application (2017-2022)
Figure United States Saturated Polyester Resin Sales Volume (K MT) Forecast by Application in 2022
Table United States Saturated Polyester Resin Sales Volume (K MT) Forecast by Region (2017-2022)
Table United States Saturated Polyester Resin Sales Volume Share Forecast by Region (2017-2022)
Figure United States Saturated Polyester Resin Sales Volume Share Forecast by Region (2017-2022)
Figure United States Saturated Polyester Resin Sales Volume Share Forecast by Region in 2022
Table Research Programs/Design for This Report
Figure Bottom-up and Top-down Approaches for This Report
Figure Data Triangulation
Table Key Data Information from Secondary Sources
Table Key Data Information from Primary Sources

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