Reportlinker Adds Global Polyester Industry

NEW YORK, March 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue:

Global Polyester Industry

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This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Polyester in Thousands of Tons by the following Product Segments: Filament Yarn, and Staple Fiber. The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for the US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America and Rest of World. Annual estimates and forecasts are provided for the period 2007 through 2015. Also, a seven-year historic analysis is provided for these markets. The report profiles 105 companies including many key and niche players such as AOC, Ashland Performance Chemicals, DAK Americas, LLC, Diolen Industrial Fibers BV, E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, Far Eastern Industrial (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., Hyosung, Indo Rama Synthetics, Invista, JBF Industries Limited, Kolon Industries, Inc., Kordsa Global, Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, Montefibre SpA, Nan Ya Plastics Corporation, Performance Fibers, Inc., Reichhold, Inc., Reliance Industries Limited, Teijin Limited, Toray Industries, Inc., Unifi, Inc., Wellman, Inc., and Zhejiang GuXianDao Industrial Fiber Co., Ltd. Market data and analytics are derived from primary and secondary research. Company profiles are mostly extracted from URL research and reported select online sources.

1. INTRODUCTION, METHODOLOGY & PRODUCT DEFINITIONS 1

Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations 1

Disclaimers 2

Data Interpretation & Reporting Level 3

Quantitative Techniques & Analytics 3

Product Definitions and Scope of Study 3

Polyester 3

Polyester Filament Yarn (PFY) 3

Polyester Staple Fiber (PSF) 4

2. MARKET OVERVIEW 5

Current and Future Analysis 5

Overview 5

Key Success Factors 6

A Highly Fragmented Market 6

Apparel - The Key End-Use Segment 6

Table 1: Global Polyester Market (2007): Percentage

Breakdown of Volume Sales by End-Use Application - Apparel,

Furnishing, Automotive, Medical, Carpets & Rugs, and Other

Industrial (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 6

3. INDUSTRY ANALYSIS 7

Global Fiber Market 7

Table 2: Global Manmade Fiber Production (2008): Percentage

Breakdown of Production by Geographic Region for Asia,

Western Europe, North America, Eastern Europe and Rest of

World (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 7

Table 3: Global Manmade Fiber Production (2008): Percentage

Breakdown of Production by Fiber Type for Polyester, Olefin,

Cellulosic, Acrylic, and Nylon (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) 7

Polyester Production Scenario 7

Asia Propels Staple Production 8

Polyester Textile Yarn Production Expands in Asia 8

Weak Automotive Industry Impacts Industrial Yarn Scenario 8

Factors Influencing the Polyester Market 8

Polyester - Substitute for Many Products 9

Cotton: No Longer the Perfect Fiber 9

Market Trends 10

Recession Impacts the Market 10

China - The Global Polyester Behemoth 10

Polyester Recur as Sports Clothing 10

Asian Polyester Producers - Integrating Backwards 10

Plants: Being Designed with Four-Reactor Construction 11

Fluctuating Polyester Demand from Textile Industry 11

Threat from Substitutes - A Concern Forever? 11

Asian Polyester Imports Continue to Affect the US and

European Markets 11

Re-entry into the Fashion Scene 11

Asian Countries Take Center Stage in Global Polyester Arena 12

Cyclical Industry 12

Competitive Scenario 12

Table 4: Leading Players in the Global Industrial Polyester

Market (2008): Production Capacity in Thousand Tons for

Performance Fibers, Hyosung, Far Eastern, Diolen, Kolon,

Guxiando, Sabanci/ Kordsa, and Teijin (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) 13

Table 5: Leading Players in the Global Thermoset Polyester

Market (2008): Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for AOC,

Ashland Chemical, Reichhold, and Others (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) 13

Table 6: Global Thermoset Polyester Market (2008): Percentage

Breakdown of Consumption by End-Use Sector - Construction,

Motor Vehicles, Durable Equipment, and Others (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) 14

Table 7: Worldwide Polyester Market (2005): Percentage

Breakdown of Production Capacity by Country - China, Taiwan,

Korea, India, US, Indonesia, and Others (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) 14

4. PRODUCT OVERVIEW 15

Polyester 15

Physical Properties 15

Superiority of Polyester 15

Table 8: Polyester Resin Market: Percentage Breakdown by

End-Use Type for PET, Filament Yarn, Staple Fiber, Chip,

Film, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 15

Polyester Filament Yarn (PFY) 16

Polyester Staple Fiber (PSF) 16

A Substitute for Cotton in China 16

Polyester Filament and Polyester Staple Fiber - A Comparison 16

Polyester Hollow Fiber - Another Form of Polyester Filament 16

Partially Oriented Yarn 16

Polyester Chips 17

Raw Material for Several Fabrics 17

Polyester Film 17

Thermoplastic Resins 17

Polyester Nonwovens 17

Unsaturated Polyester 18

PTT 18

Other Products 18

Polybutylene Terephthalate (PBT) 18

Liquid Crystal Polymer 18

Polyester Microfibers and Microfilaments 18

5. RAW MATERIALS OVERVIEW 19

Purified Terephthalic Acid (PTA) 19

PTA Demand in Asia 19

Ethylene Oxide 19

Ethylene Glycol 19

Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) 19

Polyethylene Naphthalate (PEN) 19

6. PRODUCTION PROCESS 20

Yarn Production 20

Filament and Staple Fibers 20

Filaments 20

Staple Fibers 21

Plies 21

Twist 21

Texturizing Yarn 21

Major Advantages of Texturizing 22

Texturizing Techniques 22

7. END-USER ANALYSIS 23

Applications in Textile Industry 23

Tire Reinforcement 23

A Near Substitute for Nylon in Carpets 23

Other Applications 24

8. TECHNOLOGICAL ISSUES 25

Separation of Polyester Fiber in Blended Textiles 25

Preparation of Polyester Foam 25

Induction of Antibacterial Properties into Polyester Fibers 25

Hollofil Fibers 25

Production of Monofilaments 25

9. PRODUCT INTRODUCTIONS/INNOVATIONS 26

Tekra Develops UV-Resistant ProTek Weatherable Polyester 26

Teijin Fibers Unveils V4 Cationic-Dyeable Polyester Fiber 26

Klockner Pentaplast Enhances Pentapharm Polyester Film Line 27

Cytec Industries Releases CRYLCOAT® E04155 Polyester Resin 27

Toray Plastics (America) Unveils Lumlife™ Polyester Film 27

Cytec Industries Launches EBECRYL® 889 Polyester Resin 28

Unifi Unveils New REPREVE Textured Polyester Fibers 28

Sartomer Launches CN2207 Polyester Acrylate Oligomer 28

Cytec Industries Rolls Out Crylcoat Primavera Polyester Resins 29

10. PRODUCT INNOVATIONS/LAUNCHES IN RECENT PAST - A PERSPECTIVE

BUILDER 30

Patagonia Introduces Polyester- Based Recyclable Jackets 30

Teijin Fibers Limited Develops ECO STORM™ 30

DuPont Teijin Films Unleashes Mylar® COOK Range 30

11. RECENT INDUSTRY ACTIVITY 31

Nakoda Acquires Kyunghan Industry's Polyester Production Facility 31

Stepan Acquires Alfa Systems 31

Teijin Divests Majority Stake in Tifico 31

R N Knitfab to Expand Polyester Yarn Production Capacity 31

Teijin Fibers to Expand Ultrathin Polyester Fiber Production

Capacity 32

Alok Industries to Increase Polyester Yarn Production Capacity 32

Lakshadweep Textile Industries Plans to Build Polyester Chips

Facility 32

NKCM Spinners to Setup Polyester Viscose Yarn Production Facility 32

DSM Establishes New Polyester Facility 32

Ester Industries to Open Polyester Chips Production Unit 32

PT Indopoly Swakarsa to Build New Bopet Facility 32

Sinopec Yizheng Chemical Fibre Acquires Remaining Interest in

Yihua Unifi Fibre 33

Invista Plans Closure of Polyester Production Facility 33

SRF to Produce Polyester Yarn for Car Tyres 33

Reichhold Commences Pune Polyester Facility 33

Teijin Teams Up with Li Ning to Recycle Used Polyester Clothes 33

Teijin Plans to Shutdown Polyester Film Facilities 34

Ashland Performance Materials Commences Gelcoats and Polyester

Resin Production 34

Beekaylon Synthetics to Open Polyester Yarn Facility 34

DAK Americas Forms Joint Venture with Shaw Industries 34

PetroVietnam to Build New Polyester Fiber Facility 34

Asahi Kasei Fibers to Divest Polyester Fiber Business 35

DAK Americas Acquires Certain DuPont's Polyester Resins 35

Uflex Plans to Open Second Production Line for Polyester Films 35

Saidawala Fibres to Setup New Unit for Polyester Fibres 35

Indorama Acquires Tuntex 36

Kolon Industries Spins-off P/F and N/F Business 36

Nan Ya, Chemtura and Wistron Join HDPUG 36

Performance Fibers Acquires North American Assets of Invista 36

Teijin Fibers and Showa Shell Sekiyu Form Joint Venture 36

12. CORPORATE ACTIVITY IN RECENT PAST - A PERSPECTIVE BUILDER 37

JBF Acquires Microsynth Fabrics 37

RIL Acquires Hualon 37

Unifi Wraps-Up Operations at Kinston Unit 37

AURELIUS AG Acquires Wellman International 37

Performance Fibers Inks Agreement with Chinese Polyester

Manufacturer 37

PT Indorama Synthetics Plans Capacity Expansion 38

Performance Fiber Undertakes Capacity Expansion at German

Facility 38

Teijin Fibers Limited Plans Increased Use of PURITY® 38

N700 Series Shinkansen Bullet Train to use ELK® from Teijin 38

Toray Industries and Toray Engineering Sign Contract with SRF 38

Trevira Neckelmann Shifts Production to Poland 38

Indorama Acquires European Polyester Operations of Eastman 39

JBF Industries Forms Joint Venture in UAE 39

Performance Fibers Acquires Germany Based Operations of Invista 39

Performance Fibers Stalls Polyester Fiber Production 39

Unifi Signs Definitive Agreement with Dillon Yarn 39

SINOPEC Shanghai Petrochemical Production Reaches 150,000 Tons 39

Reliance Industries' Polyester Expansion Task Nearing Completion 40

JBF Industries Expands Polyester Output 40

Freudenberg Politex Opens Polyester Plant in Russia 40

Bombay Dyeing Establishes Polyester Unit in India 40

Indo Rama Synthetics Doubles Polyester Capacity 40

13. FOCUS ON SELECT GLOBAL PLAYERS 41

AOC (US) 41

Ashland Performance Chemicals (India) 41

DAK Americas, LLC (US) 41

Diolen Industrial Fibers BV (Netherlands) 41

E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company (US) 42

Far Eastern Industrial (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (China) 42

Hyosung (South Korea) 43

Indo Rama Synthetics (India) 43

Invista (US) 43

JBF Industries Limited (India) 43

Kolon Industries, Inc. (South Korea) 44

Kordsa Global (Turkey) 44

Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation (Japan) 44

Montefibre S.p.A. (Italy) 44

Nan Ya Plastics Corporation (Taiwan) 45

Performance Fibers, Inc. (US) 45

Reichhold, Inc. (US) 46

Reliance Industries Limited (India) 46

Teijin Limited (Japan) 46

Toray Industries, Inc. (Japan) 47

Unifi, Inc. (US) 47

Wellman, Inc. (US) 47

Zhejiang GuXianDao Industrial Fiber Co., Ltd. (China) 48

14. GLOBAL MARKET PERSPECTIVE 49

Table 9: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for

Polyester by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe,

Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America and Rest of

World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures

in Thousand Tons for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) 49

Table 10: World Historic Review for Polyester by Geographic

Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia- Pacific (excluding

Japan), Latin America and Rest of World Markets Independently

Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years

2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 50

Table 11: World 11-Year Perspective for Polyester by

Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for

USA, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan),

Latin America and Rest of World Markets for Years 2005, 2010 &

2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 51

Table 12: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for

Polyester Filament Yarn by Geographic Region - US, Canada,

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

and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual

Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2007 through 2015

(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 52

Table 13: World Historic Review for Polyester Filament Yarn by

Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific

(excluding Japan), Latin America and Rest of World Markets

Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand

Tons for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) 53

Table 14: World 11-Year Perspective for Polyester Filament

Yarn by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Volume

Sales for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding

Japan), Latin America and Rest of World Markets for Years

2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 54

Table 15: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for

Polyester Staple Fiber by Geographic Region - US, Canada,

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

and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual

Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2007 through 2015

(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 55

Table 16: World Historic Review for Polyester Staple Fiber by

Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific

(excluding Japan), Latin America and Rest of World Markets

Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand

Tons for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) 56

Table 17: World 11-Year Perspective for Polyester Staple Fiber

by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales

for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan),

Latin America and Rest of World Markets for Years 2005, 2010 &

2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 57

15. THE UNITED STATES 58

A.Market Analysis 58

Current & Future Analysis 58

Low Prices: A Growing Concern 58

Competitive Scenario 58

Table 18: Leading Players in the North American Polyester

Staple Fiber Market (2008): Percentage Breakdown of

Production Capacity for DAK, Wellman, Nan YA, Invista, and

Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 58

End-Use Applications for Polyester Fiber - A Historic

Perspective 59

Table 19: Polyester Fiber Market in the US (2007):

Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption by End-Use

Application - Apparel, Carpets & Rugs, Fiberfill, Interior

Textiles, Non-woven Fabrics, and Industrial (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) 59

B.Market Analytics 60

Table 20: US Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for

Polyester by Product Segment - Polyester Filament Yarn and

Polyester Staple Fiber Markets Independently Analyzed with

Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2007 through

2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 60

Table 21: US Historic Review for Polyester by Product

Segment - Polyester Filament Yarn and Polyester Staple Fiber

Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in

Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) 61

Table 22: US 11-Year Perspective for Polyester by Product

Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for Polyester

Filament Yarn and Polyester Staple Fiber Markets for

Years2005, 2010 & 2015 61

16. CANADA 62

Market Analysis 62

Table 23: Canadian Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis

for Polyester by Product Segment - Polyester Filament Yarn

and Polyester Staple Fiber Markets Independently Analyzed

with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2007

through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 62

Table 24: Canadian Historic Review for Polyester by Product

Segment - Polyester Filament Yarn and Polyester Staple Fiber

Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in

Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) 63

Table 25: Canadian 11-Year Perspective for Polyester by

Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for

Polyester Filament Yarn and Polyester Staple Fiber Markets

for Years 2005, 2010 & 2015 63

17. JAPAN 64

Market Analysis 64

Table 26: Japanese Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis

for Polyester by Product Segment - Polyester Filament Yarn

and Polyester Staple Fiber Markets Independently Analyzed

with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2007

through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 64

Table 27: Japanese Historic Review for Polyester by Product

Segment - Polyester Filament Yarn and Polyester Staple Fiber

Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in

Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) 65

Table 28: Japanese 11-Year Perspective for Polyester by

Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for

Polyester Filament Yarn and Polyester Staple Fiber Markets

for Years 2005, 2010 & 2015 65

18. EUROPE 66

A.Market Analysis 66

Current & Future Analysis 66

Market Overview 66

Table 29: Leading Players in the European Polyester Staple

Fiber Market (2005): Percentage Breakdown of Annual

Production Capacity for Wellman, Trevira, Elana, Faser,

Advansa, Tergal, Silon, and Others (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) 66

EU Contemplates Duty over Polyester Fiber Imports 67

B.Market Analytics 67

Table 30: European Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis

for Polyester by Geographic Region - France, Germany, Italy,

UK, Spain, Russia, and Rest of Europe Markets Independently

Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for

Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 67

Table 31: European Historic Review for Polyester by

Geographic Region - France, Germany, Italy, UK, Spain,

Russia, and Rest of Europe Markets Independently Analyzed

with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2000

through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 68

Table 32: European Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis

for Polyester by Product Segment - Polyester Filament Yarn

and Polyester Staple Fiber Markets Independently Analyzed

with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2007

through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 69

Table 33: European Historic Review for Polyester by Product

Segment - Polyester Filament Yarn and Polyester Staple Fiber

Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in

Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) 70

Table 34: European 11-Year Perspective for Polyester by

Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for

France, Germany, Italy, UK, Spain, Russia, and Rest of

Europe Markets for Years 2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) 71

Table 35: European 11-Year Perspective for Polyester by

Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for

Polyester Filament Yarn and Polyester Staple Fiber Markets

for Years 2005, 2010 & 2015 71

18a. FRANCE 72

Market Analysis 72

Table 36: French Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for

Polyester by Product Segment - Polyester Filament Yarn and

Polyester Staple Fiber Markets Independently Analyzed with

Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2007 through

2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 72

Table 37: French Historic Review for Polyester by Product

Segment - Polyester Filament Yarn and Polyester Staple Fiber

Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in

Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) 73

Table 38: French 11-Year Perspective for Polyester by

Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for

Polyester Filament Yarn and Polyester Staple Fiber Markets

for Years 2005, 2010 & 2015 73

18b. GERMANY 74

Market Analysis 74

Table 39: German Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for

Polyester by Product Segment - Polyester Filament Yarn and

Polyester Staple Fiber Markets Independently Analyzed with

Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2007 through

2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 74

Table 40: German Historic Review for Polyester by Product

Segment - Polyester Filament Yarn and Polyester Staple Fiber

Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in

Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) 75

Table 41: German 11-Year Perspective for Polyester by

Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for

Polyester Filament Yarn and Polyester Staple Fiber Markets

for Years 2005, 2010 & 2015 75

18c. ITALY 76

Market Analysis 76

Table 42: Italian Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for

Polyester by Product Segment - Polyester Filament Yarn and

Polyester Staple Fiber Markets Independently Analyzed with

Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2007 through

2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 76

Table 43: Italian Historic Review for Polyester by Product

Segment - Polyester Filament Yarn and Polyester Staple Fiber

Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in

Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through 2006(includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) 77

Table 44: Italian 11-Year Perspective for Polyester by

Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for

Polyester Filament Yarn and Polyester Staple Fiber Markets

for Years 2005, 2010 & 2015 77

18d. THE UNITED KINGDOM 78

Market Analysis 78

Table 45: UK Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for

Polyester by Product Segment - Polyester Filament Yarn and

Polyester Staple Fiber Markets Independently Analyzed with

Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2007 through

2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 78

Table 46: UK Historic Review for Polyester by Product

Segment - Polyester Filament Yarn and Polyester Staple Fiber

Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in

Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) 79

Table 47: UK 11-Year Perspective for Polyester by Product

Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for Polyester

Filament Yarn and Polyester Staple Fiber Markets for Years

2005, 2010 & 2015 79

18e. SPAIN 80

Market Analysis 80

Table 48: Spanish Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for

Polyester by Product Segment - Polyester Filament Yarn and

Polyester Staple Fiber Markets Independently Analyzed with

Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2007 through

2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 80

Table 49: Spanish Historic Review for Polyester by Product

Segment - Polyester Filament Yarn and Polyester Staple Fiber

Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in

Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) 81

Table 50: Spanish 11-Year Perspective for Polyester by

Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for

Polyester Filament Yarn and Polyester Staple Fiber Markets

for Years 2005, 2010 & 2015 81

18f. RUSSIA 82

Market Analysis 82

Table 51: Russian Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for

Polyester by Product Segment - Polyester Filament Yarn and

Polyester Staple Fiber Markets Independently Analyzed with

Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2007 through

2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 82

Table 52: Russian Historic Review for Polyester by Product

Segment - Polyester Filament Yarn and Polyester Staple Fiber

Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in

Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) 83

Table 53: Russian 11-Year Perspective for Polyester by

Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for

Polyester Filament Yarn and Polyester Staple Fiber Markets

for Years2005, 2010 & 2015 83

18g. REST OF EUROPE 84

Market Analysis 84

Table 54: Rest of Europe Recent Past, Current & Future

Analysis for Polyester by Product Segment - Polyester

Filament Yarn and Polyester Staple Fiber Markets

Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand

Tons for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) 84

Table 55: Rest of Europe Historic Review for Polyester by

Product Segment - Polyester Filament Yarn and Polyester

Staple Fiber Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual

Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through 2006

(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 85

Table 56: Rest of Europe 11-Year Perspective for Polyester

by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales

for Polyester Filament Yarn and Polyester Staple Fiber

Markets for Years 2005, 2010 & 2015 85

19. ASIA-PACIFIC 86

A.Market Analysis 86

Current & Future Analysis 86

The Region of Bigwigs Stands Tall 86

Table 57: Polyester Staple Fiber Market in Asia- Pacific

(2005): Percentage Breakdown of Annual Production Capacity

by Country - China, Taiwan, India, Korea & Others (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) 87

Overcoming Oversupply Situation 87

Asian Players Throng Western Markets 87

Focus on Select Markets 87

Indonesia 87

Market Overview 87

Roadblocks for the Synthetic Fiber Industry 88

Polyester Fiber Production Capacity 88

Table 58: Production of Polyester Filament Yarn in

Indonesia (2007): Breakdown of Annual Production

Capacity of Leading Players (In '000 Tonnes) (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) 88

Table 59: Production of Polyester Staple Fiber In

Indonesia (2007): Breakdown of Annual Production

Capacity of Leading Players (In '000 Tonnes) (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) 89

Table 60: Annual Production of Polyester and Nylon Fiber

in Indonesia for the Years 2004, 2005 & 2006 (In '000

Tonnes) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 89

Polyester Fiber: Imports and Exports - A HistoricPerspective 90

Table 61: Indonesia Polyester Fiber Market (2000-2003):

Imports in Tons by Product Segment - Polyester Staple

Fibers (PSF) and Polyester Filament Yarns (PFY)

(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 90

Table 62: Indonesia Polyester Fiber Market (2000-2003):

Imports in US$ '000 by Product Segment - Polyester

Staple Fibers (PSF) and Polyester Filament Yarns (PFY)

(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 90

Table 63: Indonesia Polyester Staple Fiber Market

(2003): Exports in Tons by Select Country - India,

China, Hong Kong, Egypt, Bangladesh, Australia,

Thailand, United States, Germany, and Iran (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) 91

Table 64: Indonesia Polyester Staple Fiber Market

(2003): Exports in US$ '000 by Select Country - India,

China, Hong Kong, Egypt, Bangladesh, Australia,

Thailand, United States, Iran, & Germany (include

corresponding Graph/Chart) 91

Table 65: Indonesia Polyester Filament Yarn Market

(2003): Exports in Tons by Select Country - India,

Japan, Turkey, United States, Thailand, Pakistan, China,

Brazil, Syria, and South Korea (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) 92

Table 66: Indonesia Polyester Filament Yarn Market

(2003): Exports in US$ '000 by Select Country - India,

Japan, United States, Turkey, Thailand, Pakistan,

Brazil, China, South Korea, & Syria (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) 92

Table 67: Indonesia Polyester Fiber Market (2000-2003):

Exports in Tons by Product Segment - Polyester Staple

Fibers (PSF) and Polyester Filament Yarns (PFY)

(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 93

Table 68: Indonesia Polyester Fiber Market (2000-2003):

Exports in US$ '000 by Product Segment - Polyester

Staple Fibers (PSF) and Polyester Filament Yarns (PFY)

(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 93

Key Producers 93

Pakistan 94

Pakistan: Unsaturated Polyester Resin 94

B.Market Analytics 94

Table 69: Asia-Pacific Recent Past, Current & Future

Analysis for Polyester by Geographic Region - China, Taiwan,

South Korea, India, and Rest of Asia-Pacific Markets

Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand

Tons for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) 94

Table 70: Asia-Pacific Historic Review for Polyester by

Geographic Region - China, Taiwan, South Korea, India, and

Rest of Asia-Pacific Markets Independently Analyzed with

Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through

2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 95

Table 71: Asia-Pacific Recent Past, Current & Future

Analysis for Polyester by Product Segment - Polyester

Filament Yarn and Polyester Staple Fiber Markets

Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand

Tons for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) 96

Table 72: Asia-Pacific Historic Review for Polyester by

Product Segment - Polyester Filament Yarn and Polyester

Staple Fiber Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual

Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through 2006

(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 96

Table 73: Asia-Pacific 11-Year Perspective for Polyester by

Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for

China, Taiwan, South Korea, India, and Rest of Asia-Pacific

Markets for Years 2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) 97

Table 74: Asia-Pacific 11-Year Perspective for Polyester by

Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for

Polyester Filament Yarn and Polyester Staple Fiber Markets

for Years 2005, 2010 & 2015 97

19a.CHINA 98

A.Market Analysis 98

Current & Future Analysis 98

A Focus on the Chinese Polyester Industry 98

Table 75: Polyester Fiber Market in China (2004 & 2005):

Annual Imports and Exports in 000' Tons 98

Market Leaders 98

Table 76: Leading Players in the Chinese Polyester

Industrial Yarn Market (2009): Production Capacity in

Thousand Tons for Jiangsu Hengli Chemical Fibre Co. Ltd.,

Zhejiang Hailide New Materials Co. Ltd., Zhejiang Guxiandao

Industrial Fiber Co. Ltd., Hyosung Chemical Fiber (Jiaxing)

Co. Ltd., Taiwan Shinkong Group, Zhejiang Unifull

Industrial Fiber Co. Ltd., Shanghai Wenlong Chemical Fiber

Co. Ltd., The Far Eastern Group, Performance Fibers Kaiping

Co. Ltd., and Oriental Industries (Suzhou) Ltd. (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) 99

Raw Material Shortage Likely to Affect Polyester Industry in

the Long Run 99

Wide Discrepancies in Supply and Demand of Polyester Films 99

Market Trends & Issues 100

Lifting of Textile Product Quotas - A Boon or Bane 100

Shifts in Global Production Capacity to Drive Chinese Exports 100

China's Polyester Fiber Capacity Growing Briskly 100

Polyester Producers Face Pricing Pressures 101

Surge in Demand for Unsaturated Polyester Resins 101

Chinese Polyester Filament Fabrics Make Rapid Ground 101

Reliance on Imports 101

Table 77: Polyester Products and Raw Materials Imports

into China - Tariff Reductions between 2001 and 2008 (In

%) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 102

B.Market Analytics 103

Table 78: Chinese Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for

Polyester by Product Segment - Polyester Filament Yarn and

Polyester Staple Fiber Markets Independently Analyzed with

Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2007 through

2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 103

Table 79: Chinese Historic Review for Polyester by Product

Segment - Polyester Filament Yarn and Polyester Staple Fiber

Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in

Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) 104

Table 80: Chinese 11-Year Perspective for Polyester by

Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for

Polyester Filament Yarn and Polyester Staple Fiber Markets

for Years 2005, 2010 & 2015 104

19b. TAIWAN 105

Market Analysis 105

Table 81: Taiwanese Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis

for Polyester by Product Segment - Polyester Filament Yarn

and Polyester Staple Fiber Markets Independently Analyzed

with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2007

through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 105

Table 82: Taiwanese Historic Review for Polyester by Product

Segment - Polyester Filament Yarn and Polyester Staple Fiber

Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in

Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) 106

Table 83: Taiwanese 11-Year Perspective for Polyester by

Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for

Polyester Filament Yarn and Polyester Staple Fiber Markets

for Years 2005, 2010 and 2015 106

19c.SOUTH KOREA 107

A.Market Analysis 107

Current & Future Analysis 107

Market Trends 107

Industry Resorts to Restructuring to Stay Afloat 107

Rapid Rise in Raw Material Costs Affects Margins 107

Synthetic Yarn Manufacturers Raise Prices 107

B.Market Analytics 108

Table 84: South Korean Recent Past, Current & Future

Analysis for Polyester by Product Segment - Polyester

Filament Yarn and Polyester Staple Fiber Markets

Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand

Tons for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) 108

Table 85: South Korean Historic Review for Polyester by

Product Segment - Polyester Filament Yarn and Polyester

Staple Fiber Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual

Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through 2006

(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 109

Table 86: South Korean 11-Year Perspective for Polyester by

Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for

Polyester Filament Yarn and Polyester Staple Fiber Markets

for Years 2005, 2010 & 2015 109

19d.INDIA 110

A.Market Analysis 110

Current & Future Analysis 110

Market Overview 110

Boom Time for Polyester Industry 111

Indian Fiber Market - A Historic Perspective 111

Polyester Filament Yarn 111

Polyester Staple Fiber 111

Market Leaders 112

Exports and Imports 112

Table 87: Indian Imports of Polyester Filament Yarn and

Polyester Staple Yarn in Tons: 2000-2005 (includes

corresponding graph/chart) 112

Table 88: Indian Exports of Polyester Filament Yarn and

Polyester Staple Yarn in Tons: 2000-2005 (includes

corresponding graph/chart) 113

Negative Factors 113

Pricing Pressures 113

Shift Towards Polyester Threads 114

B.Market Analytics 114

Table 89: Indian Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for

Polyester by Product Segment - Polyester Filament Yarn and

Polyester Staple Fiber Markets Independently Analyzed with

Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2007 through

2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 114

Table 90: Indian Historic Review for Polyester by Product

Segment - Polyester Filament Yarn and Polyester Staple Fiber

Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in

Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) 115

Table 91: Indian 11-Year Perspective for Polyester by

Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for

Polyester Filament Yarn and Polyester Staple Fiber Markets

for Years 2005, 2010 & 2015 115

19e. REST OF ASIA-PACIFIC 116

Market Analysis 116

Table 92: Rest of Asia-Pacific Recent Past, Current & Future

Analysis for Polyester by Product Segment - Polyester

Filament Yarn and Polyester Staple Fiber Markets

Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand

Tons for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) 116

Table 93: Rest of Asia-Pacific Historic Review for Polyester

by Product Segment - Polyester Filament Yarn and Polyester

Staple Fiber Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual

Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through 2006

(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 117

Table 94: Rest of Asia-Pacific 11-Year Perspective for

Polyester by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of

Volume Sales for Polyester Filament Yarn and Polyester

Staple Fiber Markets for Years 2005, 2010 & 2015 117

20. LATIN AMERICA 118

A.Market Analysis 118

Current & Future Analysis 118

Mexico Market Overview 118

B.Market Analytics 119

Table 95: Latin America Recent Past, Current & Future

Analysis for Polyester by Product Segment - Polyester

Filament Yarn and Polyester Staple Fiber Markets

Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand

Tons for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) 119

Table 96: Latin America Historic Review for Polyester by

Product Segment - Polyester Filament Yarn and Polyester

Staple Fiber Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual

Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through 2006

(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 120

Table 97: Latin America 11-Year Perspective for Polyester by

Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for

Polyester Filament Yarn and Polyester Staple Fiber Markets

for Years 2005, 2010 & 2015 120

21. REST OF WORLD 121

Market Analysis 121

Table 98: Rest of World Recent Past, Current & Future

Analysis for Polyester by Product Segment - Polyester

Filament Yarn and Polyester Staple Fiber Markets

Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand

Tons for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) 121

Table 99: Rest of World Historic Review for Polyester by

Product Segment - Polyester Filament Yarn and Polyester

Staple Fiber Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual

Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through 2006

(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 122

Table 100: Rest of World 11-Year Perspective for Polyester

by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales

for Polyester Filament Yarn and Polyester Staple Fiber

Markets for Years 2005, 2010 & 2015 122

COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

Total Companies Profiled: 105 (including Divisions/Subsidiaries - 134)

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Region/Country Players

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The United States 22

Canada 1

Japan 15

Europe 28

France 4

Germany 5

The United Kingdom 3

Italy 4

Spain 4

Rest of Europe 8

Asia-Pacific (Excluding Japan) 64

Latin America 4

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