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World Specialty Silicas Market
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World demand to reach 2.7 million metric tons in 2016
World demand for specialty silicas -- which include precipitated silica, fumed silica, silica gel, and silica sol -- will increase at a healthy pace to 2.7 million metric tons in 2016. Robust growth in rubber applications -- the largest market for specialty silicas -- will drive gains, particularly in the expanding industrial sectors of developing countries such as China and India. Silica will also register strong gains in demand in the chemicals market as more products employ silica additives to improve performance. Growth in the food and feed market will be restrained by market maturity in developed countries, though demand will still be moderate as more processed food is used in developing countries. The cosmetics and toiletries market for silicas will also see more limited gains, as the usage of silica in toothpaste is becoming increasingly mature. However, increasing personal consumption expenditures in developing countries, especially China, will continue to support growth.
Strong turnaround in rubber industry to benefit specialty silica consumption
A strong turnaround in the world rubber industry, which was hard-hit by the 2008- 2009 economic downturn, will benefit silica demand. Through 2016, the fastest gains in volume terms will be seen for fumed silica, fueled by a rebound in the production of silicone rubber for industrial rubber applications as the economy recovers. Precipitated silica demand will also be bolstered by strong gains in nontire rubber products.
Adoption of "green tires" to boost specialty silica value & volume demand
A major force impacting market demand in both value and volume terms will be the adoption of "green tires," which use precipitated silica to lower rolling resistance and improve motor vehicle fuel economy. Popular in Western Europe, "green tires" are beginning to gain traction in other parts of the world as consumers seek out environmentally friendly and fuel efficient tires. Growth will continue in Western Europe with mandatory tire labeling based on fuel efficiency and other characteristics. However, as the "green tire" market in Europe approaches market maturity, advances in demand will take place in North America, Japan, and developing countries, where tire-labeling regulations are also being considered. Due to the size of the "green tire" market, precipitated silica will remain the dominant product type through 2016.
Semiconductor polishing to lead gains in industrial processing market
The industrial processing market will experience moderate growth, though more rapid increases will exist in the semiconductor polishing segment. As semiconductor device density increases, silica sol, which has smaller particle size and less tendency to form clumps, will be adopted in chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) slurries, a factor in silica sol's quickly accelerating growth rate. Rapid gains in the paper market will also drive silica sol growth. Applications such as cosmetics and cat litter will have reached maturity in developed markets, restraining growth for silica gel.
Study coverage
Details on these and other key findings are contained in World Specialty Silicas, which presents historical demand data (2001, 2006, 2011) plus forecasts for 2016 and 2021 by product, market, world region and for 16 countries. The study also assesses key market environment factors, examines industry structure, evaluates company market share, and profiles industry competitors including Cabot, Evonik Industries, PPG, Rhodia (Solvay), Wacker Chemie, and WR Grace.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION x
I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1
II. MARKET ENVIRONMENT 4
General 4
World Population Overview 5
World Economic Overview 6
Recent Historical Trends 7
World Economic Outlook 8
World Per Capita Gross Domestic Product 12
Personal Consumption & Expenditure Trends 14
World Manufacturing Overview 15
Chemical Industry Outlook 17
Food & Beverage Production Outlook 19
World Rubber Outlook 22
World Tire Industry Outlook 24
Pricing & Product Mix 26
Technology 28
Environmental & Regulatory Issues 31
III. OVERVIEW 33
General 33
Demand by Region 34
Demand by Product 36
Precipitated Silica 40
Silica Gel 43
Silica Sol 47
Fumed Silica 50
Demand by Market 54
Rubber 57
Tire Rubber 58
Non-Tire Rubber 61
Chemicals 64
Cosmetics & Toiletries 68
Food & Feed 71
Industrial Processing 74
Other 78
Batteries 79
Paper 80
All Other 81
World Specialty Silica Production 83
International Trade Flows 86
IV. NORTH AMERICA 89
Overview 89
Specialty Silica Demand 91
United States 93
Canada 100
Mexico 105
V. WESTERN EUROPE 111
Overview 111
Specialty Silica Demand 113
Germany 116
France 122
Italy 126
United Kingdom 131
Spain 136
Other Western Europe 141
VI. ASIA/PACIFIC 147
Overview 147
Specialty Silica Demand 149
China 152
Japan 160
South Korea 166
India 172
Taiwan 177
Indonesia 183
Other Asia/Pacific 188
VII. OTHER REGIONS 194
Central & South America 194
Overview 194
Specialty Silica Demand 196
Brazil 198
Other Central & South America 203
Eastern Europe 208
Overview 208
Specialty Silica Demand 210
Russia 212
Other Eastern Europe 217
Africa/Mideast 222
Overview 222
Specialty Silica Demand 225
VIII. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE 228
General 228
Market Share 230
Acquisitions & Divestitures 235
Competitive Strategies 237
Cooperative Agreements 239
Manufacturing 243
Marketing & Distribution 244
Company Profiles 246
Air Products and Chemicals Incorporated 247
Akzo Nobel NV 248
AZ Electronic Materials Sarl 251
C-E Minerals, see Imerys
Cabot Bluestar Chemical Jiangxi, see Cabot and China
National Bluestar Group
Cabot Corporation 252
China National Bluestar Group Company Limited 255
DA NanoMaterials, see Air Products and Chemicals
DENTSPLY International Incorporated 257
Dow Corning Zhangjiagang, see Wacker Chemie
DuPont (EI) de Nemours 258
Ecolab Incorporated 260
Eka Chemicals, see Akzo Nobel
Evonik Industries AG 262
Fuji Silysia Chemical Limited 266
Fujimi Incorporated 267
Fuso Chemical Company Limited 268
Glassven CA 269
Grace (WR) & Company 271
Grupo IQE, see Industrias Quimicas del Ebro
Huber (JM) Corporation 274
Imerys SA 276
Industrias Quimicas del Ebro SA 277
IQESIL, see Industrias Quimicas del Ebro
Kemira Oyj 279
Madhu Silica Private Limited 280
Merck KGaA 281
Multisorb Technologies Incorporated 283
Nalco Holding, see Ecolab
Nippon Aerosil, see Evonik Industries
Nissan Chemical Industries Limited 285
Oriental Silicas Corporation 287
Orisil Limited 288
PPG Industries Incorporated 289
PQ Corporation 291
Qingdao Haiyang Chemical Company Limited 293
Qingdao Makall Group Incorporated 294
Ransom & Randolph, see DENTSPLY International
Rhodia, see Solvay
Solvay SA 296
Tokuyama Corporation 298
Tosoh Corporation 299
Wacker Chemie AG 301
Zhuzhou Xinglong Chemical Industry Company Limited 303
LIST OF TABLES
SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Summary Table 3
SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
1 World Population 6
2 World Gross Domestic Product by Region 12
3 World per Capita Gross Domestic Product 13
4 World Personal Consumption Expenditures 15
5 World Manufacturing Value Added 17
6 World Chemical Manufacturing Value Added 19
7 World Food & Beverage Manufacturing Value Added 21
8 World Rubber Demand 24
9 World Tire Production 26
10 Specialty Silica Pricing 28
SECTION III -- OVERVIEW
1 World Specialty Silica Demand by Region 35
2 World Specialty Silica Demand by Product 38
3 World Precipitated Silica Demand by Region 43
4 World Silica Gel Demand by Region 47
5 World Silica Sol Demand by Region 50
6 World Fumed Silica Demand by Region 54
7 World Specialty Silica Demand by Market 56
8 World Rubber Markets for Specialty Silicas by Application
& Region 58
9 World Tire Markets for Specialty Silicas by Region 61
10 World Non-Tire Markets for Specialty Silicas by Region 64
11 World Chemical Markets for Specialty Silicas by Application
& Region 68
12 World Cosmetic & Toiletry Markets for Specialty Silicas
by Application & Region 71
13 World Food & Feed Markets for Specialty Silicas
by Application & Region 74
14 World Industrial Processing Markets for Specialty Silicas
by Application & Region 77
15 Other Markets for Specialty Silicas by Application & Region 79
16 World Specialty Silica Production by Region 85
17 World Specialty Silica Net Exports by Region 88
SECTION IV -- NORTH AMERICA
1 North America: Specialty Silica Supply & Demand 90
2 North America: Specialty Silica Demand by Product
& Market 92
3 United States: Specialty Silica Supply & Demand 95
4 United States: Specialty Silica Demand by Product 97
5 United States: Specialty Silica Demand by Market 100
6 Canada: Specialty Silica Supply & Demand 102
7 Canada: Specialty Silica Demand by Product 103
8 Canada: Specialty Silica Demand by Market 105
9 Mexico: Specialty Silica Supply & Demand 107
10 Mexico: Specialty Silica Demand by Product 108
11 Mexico: Specialty Silica Demand by Market 110
SECTION V -- WESTERN EUROPE
1 Western Europe: Specialty Silica Supply & Demand 113
2 Western Europe: Specialty Silica Demand by Product
& Market 115
3 Germany: Specialty Silica Supply & Demand 118
4 Germany: Specialty Silica Demand by Product 120
5 Germany: Specialty Silica Demand by Market 121
6 France: Specialty Silica Supply & Demand 123
7 France: Specialty Silica Demand by Product 125
8 France: Specialty Silica Demand by Market 126
9 Italy: Specialty Silica Supply & Demand 128
10 Italy: Specialty Silica Demand by Product 129
11 Italy: Specialty Silica Demand by Market 131
12 United Kingdom: Specialty Silica Supply & Demand 133
13 United Kingdom: Specialty Silica Demand by Product 134
14 United Kingdom: Specialty Silica Demand by Market 136
15 Spain: Specialty Silica Supply & Demand 138
16 Spain: Specialty Silica Demand by Product 139
17 Spain: Specialty Silica Demand by Market 141
18 Other Western Europe: Specialty Silica Supply & Demand 143
19 Other Western Europe: Specialty Silica Demand
by Product 145
20 Other Western Europe: Specialty Silica Demand by Market 146
SECTION VI -- ASIA/PACIFIC
1 Asia/Pacific: Specialty Silica Supply & Demand 149
2 Asia/Pacific: Specialty Silica Demand by Product & Market 151
3 China: Specialty Silica Supply & Demand 154
4 China: Specialty Silica Demand by Product 158
5 China: Specialty Silica Demand by Market 159
6 Japan: Specialty Silica Supply & Demand 162
7 Japan: Specialty Silica Demand by Product 164
8 Japan: Specialty Silica Demand by Market 165
9 South Korea: Specialty Silica Supply & Demand 168
10 South Korea: Specialty Silica Demand by Product 170
11 South Korea: Specialty Silica Demand by Market 171
12 India: Specialty Silica Supply & Demand 173
13 India: Specialty Silica Demand by Product 175
14 India: Specialty Silica Demand by Market 177
15 Taiwan: Specialty Silica Supply & Demand 179
16 Taiwan: Specialty Silica Demand by Product 181
17 Taiwan: Specialty Silica Demand by Market 182
18 Indonesia: Specialty Silica Supply & Demand 184
19 Indonesia: Specialty Silica Demand by Product 186
20 Indonesia: Specialty Silica Demand by Market 187
21 Other Asia/Pacific: Specialty Silica Supply & Demand 189
22 Other Asia/Pacific: Specialty Silica Demand by Product 191
23 Other Asia/Pacific: Specialty Silica Demand by Market 193
SECTION VII -- OTHER REGIONS
1 Central & South America: Specialty Silica Supply
& Demand 196
2 Central & South America: Specialty Silica Demand
by Product & Market 198
3 Brazil: Specialty Silica Supply & Demand 200
4 Brazil: Specialty Silica Demand by Product 201
5 Brazil: Specialty Silica Demand by Market 203
6 Other Central & South America: Specialty Silica Supply
& Demand 205
7 Other Central & South America: Specialty Silica
Demand by Product 206
8 Other Central & South America: Specialty Silica
Demand by Market 208
9 Eastern Europe: Specialty Silica Supply & Demand 210
10 Eastern Europe: Specialty Silica Demand by Product
& Market 212
11 Russia: Specialty Silica Supply & Demand 214
12 Russia: Specialty Silica Demand by Product 216
13 Russia: Specialty Silica Demand by Market 217
14 Other Eastern Europe: Specialty Silica Supply & Demand 219
15 Other Eastern Europe: Specialty Silica Demand by Product 221
16 Other Eastern Europe: Specialty Silica Demand by Market 222
17 Africa/Mideast: Specialty Silica Supply & Demand 224
18 Africa/Mideast: Specialty Silica Demand by Product
& Market 227
SECTION VIII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
1 World Specialty Silica Sales by Company, 2011 229
2 Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures 237
3 Selected Cooperative Agreements 242
LIST OF CHARTS
SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
1 Specialty Silica Production Flow Chart 30
SECTION III -- OVERVIEW
1 World Specialty Silica Demand Share by Region, 2001-2021 36
2 World Specialty Silica Demand by Product, 2011 39
3 World Specialty Silica Demand by Market, 2011 57
4 World Specialty Silica Production Share by Region, 2001-2021 86
SECTION IV -- NORTH AMERICA
1 North America: Specialty Silica Demand by Country, 2011 93
SECTION V -- WESTERN EUROPE
1 Western Europe: Specialty Silica Demand by Country, 2011 116
SECTION VI -- ASIA/PACIFIC
1 Asia/Pacific: Specialty Silica Demand by Country, 2011 152
SECTION VIII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
1 World Specialty Silica Market Share, 2011 231
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