Market Study: Thermoplastic Elastomers (2nd edition)
Melting, repeatedly deforming, and recycling: Thermoplastic elastomers (TPE) can be processed just like conventional standard plastics when reheated. At room temperature however, TPE plastics have the same mechanical properties as vulcanized elastomers: They are elastic, pliable, and flexible like rubber. In its current study, Ceresana analyzes the market for these innovative materials already for the second time: In 2017, about 4.7 million tonnes of thermoplastic elastomers were used worldwide.
The Study in Brief:
Chapter 1 provides a description and analysis of the global TPE market, including forecasts up to 2025: The development of revenues, demand, and production is analyzed for each region of the world.
Chapter 2 offers a detailed analysis of 16 countries: Demand, export, import, output, and turnover in regard to TPE. In addition, these countries are also analyzed regarding application areas. Market data on demand are split by types for each country.
Chapter 3 analyzes the different types of application areas of thermoplastic elastomers in detail: Data and influential factors on the use in automobiles, the construction industry, other industries, shoes, sports goods, and consumer goods.
Chapter 4 examines the demand for TPE – split by types: styrene block copolymers (SBC), thermoplastic polyolefins (TPO), thermoplastic polyurethanes (TPU), thermoplastic vulcanizates (TPV), other thermoplastic elastomers.
Chapter 5 offers a useful directory of the most important producers of TPE, clearly arranged according to contact details, revenues, profit, product range, production sites, and profile summary. Extensive profiles of 61 manufacturers are provided, including China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. (Sinopec Corp.), Exxon Mobil Corporation, Versalis S.p.A., BASF SE, Dynasol Group, DowDuPont Inc., Compagnie de Saint-Gobain S.A., LyondellBasell Industries, Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, and Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.
