Global Tire Cord Industry

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This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Tire Cords in Thousand Metric Tons. The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for North America, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Rest of World. Annual estimates and forecasts are provided for each region for the period 2007 through 2015. Also, a six-year historic analysis is provided for these markets. The report profiles 31 companies including many key and niche players such as Century Enka Limited, CORDENKA GmbH, Formosa Taffeta Co. Ltd., Hyosung Corporation, Junma Tyre Cord Company Limited, Kolon Industries, Inc., Kordarna A.S., Kordsa, Inc., Nile Kordsa, NV Bekaert SA, SRF Limited, Teijin Fibers Limited, and Xingda International Holdings Limited. Market data and analytics are derived from primary and secondary research. Company profiles are mostly extracted from URL research and reported select online sources.

TIRE CORD MCP-6336

A GLOBAL STRATEGIC BUSINESS REPORT

CONTENTS

I. INTRODUCTION, METHODOLOGY & PRODUCT DEFINITIONS

Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations I-1

Disclaimers I-2

Data Interpretation & Reporting Level I-2

Quantitative Techniques & Analytics I-3

Product Definitions and Scope of Study I-3

Polyester Tire Cord I-3

Nylon Tire Cord I-3

II. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1. INDUSTRY OVERVIEW II-1

Changing Landscape in Light of Recession II-1

Current & Future Analysis II-2

Emerging Markets - The Growth Drivers II-2

Market Dynamics II-2

Replacement Tire Cord Accounts for Major Demand Share II-2

Smaller Tire Cords Contribute to Fuel-Efficient Vehicles II-2

Growing Importance of Independent Tire Cord Manufacturers II-3

Radialisation of Tires in Asia-Pacific to Contribute to Steel

Cord Demand II-3

2. TIRE INDUSTRY - AN OVERVIEW II-4

Introduction II-4

Raw Materials for Automobile Tires II-4

Automobile Tire Composition: Frequently Used Constituents II-4

Table 1: Automobile Tire Composition: Percentage Breakdown

of Constituents by Weight (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) II-5

Table 2: Automobile Tires: Composition of Raw-Materials as

Percentage of Total Raw Material Cost (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) II-5

Factors Affecting Demand in Tire Industry II-5

Vehicle Demand II-5

Vehicle Fleet II-5

Prices of Raw Material II-6

Significance of Road Transport II-6

Retreading II-6

Radial Vs. Bias Tires II-6

Radial Tire II-6

Low-Profile Radials II-6

Bias Tire II-7

Market Dynamics II-7

Changing Dimensions II-7

Need of a Big Wheel II-7

Runflat Tires to Register Healthy Growth II-8

Major Players II-8

Table 3: Global Tire Market (2008): Percentage Breakdown of

Tire Sales by Manufacturer - Michelin, Bridgestone, Goodyear,

Continental, Pirelli, and Others (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) II-8

Tire Manufacturers Lose Share to Emerging Market Players II-9

Consolidation in Tire Industry II-9

3. PRODUCT OVERVIEW II-10

Tire Cord - An Introduction II-10

Steel Cord II-10

Tire Cord Fabric II-10

Nylon Tire Cord II-11

Polyester Tire Cord II-11

4. RECENT INDUSTRY ACTIVITY II-12

Angang Group and Bekaert Group's Joint Venture Facility

Commences Business II-12

Century Enka Curtails Tire Cord Output II-12

Kordsa Global to Shut Down Izmit Facility II-12

SRF to Expand Textile, Packaging Films and Chemicals Businesses II-12

Teijin Fibers Launches EcoPet Plus, Pioneering Recycled

Polyester Tire Cords II-12

Bekaert Undertakes Reorganization of Plants II-13

Indian Producers Demand Anti-Dumping Duties for Nylon Tire

Cord Imported from Belarus II-13

Kordarna to Reduce Supply of Tire Cords in 2009 II-13

Performance Fibers Acquires Polyester Industrial Filament and

Tire Cord Businesses of INVISTA II-14

SRF Acquires Thai Baroda Industries II-14

Saarstahl Group Takes Over RS France and RS Slovakia II-14

5. FOCUS ON SELECT PLAYERS II-15

Century Enka Limited (India) II-15

CORDENKA GmbH (Germany) II-15

Formosa Taffeta Co. Ltd (Taiwan) II-15

Hyosung Corporation (South Korea) II-15

Junma Tyre Cord Company Limited (China) II-16

Kolon Industries, Inc (South Korea) II-16

Kordarna a.s. (Czech Republic) II-16

Kordsa, Inc. (Turkey) II-16

Nile Kordsa (Egypt) II-16

NV Bekaert SA (Belgium) II-16

SRF Limited (India) II-17

Teijin Fibers Limited (Japan) II-17

Xingda International Holdings Limited (China) II-17

6. GLOBAL MARKET PERSPECTIVE II-18

Table 4: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Tire

Cord Market by Geographic Region - North America, Japan,

Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan) and Rest of World

Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales in Thousand

Metric Tons for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) II-18

Table 5: World Historic Review for Tire Cord Market by

Geographic Region - North America, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific

(excluding Japan) and Rest of World Markets Independently

Analyzed with Annual Sales in Thousand Metric Tons for Years

for Years 2001 through 2006 (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) II-19

Table 6: World 13-Year Perspective for Tire Cord Market by

Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Annual Demand for

North America, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan)

and Rest of World Markets for 2003, 2009 and 2015 (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) II-20

Table 7: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Tire

Cord Market by Product Segment - Polyester Tire Cord and Nylon

Tire Cord Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales in

Thousand Metric Tons for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) II-21

Table 8: World Historic Review for Tire Cord Market by Product

Segment - Polyester Tire Cord and Nylon Tire Cord Markets

Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales in Thousand Metric

Tons for Years 2001 through 2006 (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) II-21

Table 9: World 13-Year Perspective for Tire Cord Market by

Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Annual Demand for

Polyester Tire Cord and Nylon Tire Cord Markets for 2003, 2009

and 2015 II-22

III. MARKET

1. NORTH AMERICA III-1

A.Market Analysis III-1

Tire Industry in the US III-1

Export/Import Scenario III-2

Table 10: US Imports of Tire Cord Fabrics made of Polyester

High Tenacity Yarns (2007, 2008): Percentage Breakdown of

Dollar Imports by Country of Origin (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) III-2

Table 11: US Imports of Tire Cord Fabrics made of Nylon Or

Other Polyamides High Tenacity Yarns (2007, 2008):

Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Imports by Country of Origin

(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-3

Table 12: US Exports of Tire Cord Fabrics made of Polyester

High Tenacity Yarns (2007, 2008): Percentage Breakdown of

Dollar Exports by Destination (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) III-4

Table 13: US Exports of Tire Cord Fabrics made of Nylon Or

Other Polyamides High Tenacity Yarns (2007, 2008):

Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Exports by Destination

(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-5

Strategic Corporate Developments III-5

B.Market Analytics III-6

Table 14: North American Recent Past, Current & Future

Analysis for Tire Cord Analyzed with Annual Sales in

Thousand Metric Tons for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) III-6

Table 15: North American Historic Review for Tire Cord

Analyzed with Annual Sales in Thousand Metric Tons for Years

2001 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-7

2. JAPAN III-8

A.Market Analysis III-8

Tire Industry III-8

Table 16: Leading Players in the Japanese Tires Market

(2007): Percentage Breakdown of Tire Production Capacity

for Bridgestone, Sumitomo Rubber, Yokohoma, Toyo Tire and

Rubber, Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-8

Export/Import Scenario III-9

Table 17: Tire Exports by Vehicle Type from Japan (2008):

Percentage Breakdown by Region of Destination (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) III-9

Table 18: Tire Imports to Japan by Vehicle Type (2008):

Percentage Breakdown by Region of Origin (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) III-10

Strategic Corporate Developments III-10

Key Players III-11

B.Market Analytics III-11

Table 19: Japanese Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis

for Tire Cord Analyzed with Annual Sales in Thousand Metric

Tons for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) III-11

Table 20: Japanese Historic Review for Tire Cord Analyzed

with Annual Sales in Thousand Metric Tons for Years 2001

through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-12

3. EUROPE III-13

A.Market Analysis III-13

Current and Future Analysis III-13

Changing Dynamics in the European Tires Market III-13

Leading Players in Tire Production III-13

Table 21: Leading Players in Tire Production in Europe

(2007): Percentage Breakdown of Production Volume for

Continental, Michelin, Goodyear, Bridgestone, Pirelli, and

Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-13

Strategic Corporate Developments III-14

Select Players III-15

B.Market Analytics III-16

Table 22: European Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis

for Tire Cord Analyzed with Annual Sales in Thousand Metric

Tons for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) III-16

Table 23: European Historic Review for Tire Cord Analyzed

with Annual Sales in Thousand Metric Tons for Years 2001

through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-16

4. ASIA-PACIFIC III-17

A.Market Analysis III-17

Current and Future Analysis III-17

Leading Tire Manufacturers III-17

Table 24: Leading Players in Asia-Pacific Tire Market

(2007): Percentage Breakdown of Tire Production for

Bridgestone, Hankook, Sumitomo, Kumho, Yokohoma, Goodyear,

and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-17

B.Market Analytics III-18

Table 25: Asia-Pacific Recent Past, Current & Future

Analysis for Tire Cord Market by Geographic Region - China,

India and Rest of Asia-Pacific Independently Analyzed with

Annual Sales in Thousand Metric Tons for Years 2007 through

2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-18

Table 26: Asia-Pacific Historic Review for Tire Cord Market

by Geographic Region - China, India and Rest of Asia-Pacific

Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales in Thousand Metric

Tons for Years 2001 through 2006 (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) III-19

Table 27: Asia-Pacific 13-Year Perspective for Tire Cord

Market by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Annual

Demand for China, India and Rest of Asia-Pacific Markets for

2003, 2009 and 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-19

4a. CHINA III-20

A.Market Analysis III-20

Current and Future Analysis III-20

China - Global Tire Factory III-20

Strategic Corporate Developments III-20

Key players III-21

B.Market Analytics III-22

Table 28: Chinese Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for

Tire Cord Analyzed with Annual Sales in Thousand Metric Tons

for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) III-22

Table 29: Chinese Historic Review for Tire Cord Analyzed

with Annual Sales in Thousand Metric Tons for Years 2001

through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-22

4b. INDIA III-23

A.Market Analysis III-23

Current and Future Analysis III-23

Radialisation to Lead India's Tire Cord Sales III-23

Tire Industry- Competitive Landscape III-23

Table 30: Leading Players in the Indian Tire Market (2007):

Percentage Breakdown of Volume Production for MRF Ltd.,

Apollo Tyres, JK Tyres, Ceat, and Others (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) III-24

Strategic Corporate Developments III-24

Select Players III-25

B.Market Analytics III-26

Table 31: Indian Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for

Tire Cord Analyzed with Annual Sales in Thousand Metric Tons

for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) III-26

Table 32: Indian Historic Review for Tire Cord Analyzed with

Annual Sales in Thousand Metric Tons for Years 2001 through

2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-26

4c. REST OF ASIA-PACIFIC III-27

A.Market Analysis III-27

Current and Future Analysis III-27

Select Players III-27

B.Market Analytics III-28

Table 33: Rest of Asia-Pacific Recent Past, Current & Future

Analysis for Tire Cord Analyzed with Annual Sales in

Thousand Metric Tons for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) III-28

Table 34: Rest of Asia-Pacific Historic Review for Tire Cord

Analyzed with Annual Sales in Thousand Metric Tons for Years

2001 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-28

5. REST OF WORLD III-29

A.Market Analysis III-29

Current and Future Analysis III-29

Select Players III-29

B.Market Analytics III-29

Table 35: Rest of World Recent Past, Current & Future

Analysis for Tire Cord Analyzed with Annual Sales in

Thousand Metric Tons for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) III-29

Table 36: Rest of World Historic Review for Tire Cord

Analyzed with Annual Sales in Thousand Metric Tons for Years

2001 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-30

IV. COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

Total Companies Profiled: 31 (including Divisions/Subsidiaries - 36)

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Region/Country Players

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The United States 4

Japan 2

Europe 11

France 2

Germany 4

Rest of Europe 5

Asia-Pacific (Excluding Japan) 17

Africa 1

Middle-East 1

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