Market Study: Polyurethanes & Isocyanates
Polyurethanes are durable, dimensionally stable and exceptionally versatile; they can be soft and elastic but also hard and brittle. Therefore, PUR plastics are used in a wide range of applications: for car seats and mattresses, skis and shoe soles, sponges and carpet coatings, elastomeres, paints and coatings, but also for adhesives and sealants.
The Study in Brief:
Chapter 1 is a comprehensive description and analysis of the global PUR market. Development of demand, revenues, and production are explained in detail. Demand for PUR will be split by its production with MDI or TDI. This report offers a comprehensive overview over development in the 7 regions of the world Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, and Africa, as well as in 20 particular countries and over the worldwide market dynamics. The demand for the isocyanates MDI and TDI as well as their present and prospective capacities are also taken into consideration.
Chapter 2 examines the 20 largest countries of the market in more detail: Detailed information is given on demand, revenues, production, and trade of PUR as well as demand for isocyanates. Demand for PUR, MDI, and TDI is analyzed in detail by splitting it by respective application areas.
Chapter 3 analyzes explicitly the various application areas of PUR: Data on the development in the 7 regions of the world as well as sales figures of the 20 most important countries. Construction, furniture, bedding, transportation, paints, coatings, adhesives and sealants, as well as other applications such as rubber, leisure and sports goods, electrics and electronics, textiles, and packaging are considered explicitly.
Chapter 4 provides a useful list of producers that manufacture MDI and TDI, clearly arranged according to contact details, turnover, profit, product range, production sites, profile summary, product-specific information as well as existing and future capacities of individual production sites. Comprehensive profiles are given of 23 producers, e.g. BASF SE, Chemtura Corporation, Sadara Chemical Company, Sumitomo Chemical Co., The Dow Chemical Company, Vencorex Holding SAS, and Wanhua Chemical Group Co.
