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BACKGROUND This report is an update by a different author of one published in September 2009 . The new researcher and writer is a Ph.D. chemical engineer who has written many BCC Research reports on plastics markets. The term "plastics" in this report refers to thermoplastic organic polymers that are also commonly called resins. The majority of the plastics discussed and covered in this study are large-volume commodity resins produced from petrochemical feedstocks; they include familiar resins and resin families such as polyethylenes, polypropylene, polyvinyl chloride and others including thermoplastic polyesterers. We also include in this study some more specialty engineering resins such as nylons and polycarbonate. For completeness, we also include an introduction to some newer biopolymers, made from biological instead of petrochemical feedstocks.
The subject of this study is plastics compounding. What is compounding? As plastic resins leave the chemical polymerization reactor in which they are formed, they are "neat" polymers; that is, they are essentially pure compounds consisting only of the molecules of the polymer produced. Some of these resins, like PVC, are almost impossible to process as neat polymers; additional chemicals and other materials must be added to make them commercially useful. For other resins like HDPE that can be satisfactorily processed in neat form, in virtually all cases an additive or some additives are added, such as colorants to add color to the formed product like an HDPE white milk or colored motor oil bottle.
This process of adding other materials is defined as compounding, or the creation of a compound, a mixture. The additives that are added to neat polymers include colorants, stabilizers, flame retardants, impact modifiers, plasticizers and dozens of others, including a lot of important fillers and reinforcements.
Plastic compounding is a big business that is done by three different kinds of companies. These companies are usually grouped either as resin producers, plastics processors (that is, firms that process and shape resins and compounds by injection or blow molding, thermoforming and extruding) and independent compounders. Some companies do more than one of these activities.
SCOPE OF THE REPORT This report covers the compounding of major thermoplastic resins. The high-volume commodity resins include high-density polyethylene (HDPE), low-density polyethylene (LDPE), linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE), polypropylene (PP), polystyrene (PS), polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and thermoplastic polyesters (primarily PET). Engineering thermoplastics (ETPs) covered include PBT, nylons (polyamides), polycarbonates, ABS and some real specialties such as polyacetals and polysulfones. This report also includes an introduction to thermoplastic elastomers and some bio compounds, plastics that are made from plants instead of hydrocarbons.
The plastics compounding market is segmented by each of the above resins and by each of the three plastics compounding groups. Applications and markets by volume in pounds are estimated for the years 2012, 2013 and five-year forecast to 2018. Major resin producers, key plastics processors and independent compounders are identified. We discuss the activities, product lines and other information for the major independent compounders.
Our market estimates are mostly for markets for the United States or North America . Other features in this report include the following. • Review of key plastics additives used in plastics compounding. • Important information on major fillers/reinforcements. • Developments in carbon fiber and carbon nanotubes for reinforcement of thermoplastics. • Advances in natural fiber reinforcements. • Regulatory and environmental developments shaping compounds, ranging from phthalate plasticizers to halogenated flame retardants. • Key suppliers of plastics additives and fillers/reinforcements. • Notes of some recent advances in plastics compounding and machinery.
INTENDED AUDIENCE Because of the size and diversity of plastic compounding materials, products, and markets, this report should be of interest to a wide group of organizations and individuals. These are people who are involved in the development, design, manufacture, sale, and use of the materials used, as well as the industry itself; also politicians of all stripes and the general public. BCC Research believes that this report will be of value to technical and business personnel in the following areas, among others: • Marketing and management personnel in companies which produce, market, and sell all types of plastic compounding materials, as well as those involved in installing equipment and parts, components, maintenance materials, and chemicals for cleaning and other uses. • Companies that supply, or want to supply, equipment and services to plastic compounding materials and equipment supply companies. • Financial institutions that supply money for such facilities and systems, including banks, merchant bankers, venture capitalists, and others. • Personnel in end-user companies, communities, and industries that purchase and use plastics and plastics compounds. This includes some huge industries such as the automotive and healthcare industries. • Personnel in government and standards-writing organizations. Local, state, and federal officials are all involved in writing and enforcing standards to ensure and protect public health and safety and the environment. Since compounded plastics are used in a wide variety of products, many of them consumer goods, the public must be assured that these products are made and used in a proper and safe manner.
REASONS FOR DOING THE STUDY Plastics compounding is a big business (or group of businesses) that is of interest to a wide group of organizations and individuals involved in the design, development, manufacture, sale, and use of plastics and plastics compounds and products made from them.
BCC Research has updated this study to provide a new and comprehensive reference for those involved in and interested in plastics and plastics compounds. We have sorted through, organized and condensed information from a number of sources and reference materials to compile this report. We have tried to cover the overall market and in doing so have included several critical issues that will shape plastics compounding for the next five years such as bio compounds, carbon fiber, carbon nanotubes, natural fiber reinforcements and environmental regulations.
METHODOLOGY AND INFORMATION SOURCES Both primary and secondary research methodologies were used in preparing this study. Extensive searches were made of the literature and the Internet, including leading trade journals, technical papers, company literature, government information, pertinent trade associations, etc. Much product and market information was obtained from the principals involved in the industry. The information in our company profiles was obtained primarily from the companies themselves, especially the larger publicly owned firms. Other sources included directories, articles and Internet sites.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Dr. J. Charles Forman has more than 50 years of chemical engineering and business experience in private business in the healthcare industry, at a major not-for-profit educational association, and as an independent technical writer and analyst. He is an expert in the worldwide chemical process industries, with specialization in healthcare, petroleum and petrochemicals, specialty and agrochemicals, plastics and packaging. He has written many BCC Research reports on subjects including polymers and plastic packaging, chemical and petroleum processing, catalysts, healthcare policy and products, food and feed additives, chemicals/petrochemicals/specialty chemicals, pesticides, biotechnology and spectroscopy. He holds an S.B. degree in chemical engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Masters and Doctoral degrees in chemical engineering from Northwestern University .
REPORT HIGHLIGHTS The estimated distribution of compounded thermoplastic resins in North America reached 89.82 billion pounds in 2012. This total is expected to grow 90.92 billion pounds in 2013 and 102.36 billion pounds in 2018 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 2.4% for the period of 2013-2018.
This report provides: • An overview of the plastics compounding market. • Analyses of global market trends, with data from 2012, estimates for 2013, and projections of compound annual growth rates (CAGRs) through 2018. • Coverage of the major thermoplastic resins and thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs); the resins include high-density polyethylene (HDPE), low-density polyethylene (LDPE), linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE), polypropylene, polystyrene, and engineering thermoplastics (ETPs): the major representatives being nylons, polycarbonates, polyacetals, PET, and PBT; the report also includes bio compounds, or plastics that are made from plants instead of hydrocarbons. • Identifications of major resin producers, key plastics processors, and independent compounders, along with activities, product lines, and estimated sales for the major independent compounders. • Reviews of key plastics additives used in plastics compounding and advances in plastics compounding machinery/equipment. • Information on major fillers/reinforcements. • Developments in carbon fiber and carbon nanotubes, and advances in natural fibers.
TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 2 BACKGROUND 2 SCOPE OF THE REPORT 2 INTENDED AUDIENCE 3 REASONS FOR DOING THE STUDY 4 METHODOLOGY AND INFORMATION SOURCES 4 ABOUT THE AUTHOR 4 RELATED BCC REPORTS 4 BCC RESEARCH ONLINE SERVICES 5 DISCLAIMER 5
CHAPTER 2 SUMMARY 7 SUMMARY TABLE ESTIMATE OF DISTRIBUTION OF NORTH AMERICAN THERMOPLASTIC COMPOUNDING VOLUME, THROUGH 2018 (BILLION POUNDS) 8 SUMMARY FIGURE ESTIMATE OF DISTRIBUTION OF NORTH AMERICAN THERMOPLASTIC COMPOUNDING VOLUME, 2012-2018 (BILLION POUNDS) 8
CHAPTER 3 OVERVIEW 10 INTRODUCTION AND DEFINITIONS 10 BACKGROUND 10 ADDITIVES 11 TYPES OF COMPOUNDERS 12
CHAPTER 4 RESINS 15 OVERVIEW 15 TABLE 1 COMMODITY THERMOPLASTIC RESIN PRODUCTION IN NORTH AMERICA , BY PLASTIC TYPE, THROUGH 2018 (BILLION POUNDS) 15 POLYETHYLENE 18 LOW-DENSITY POLYETHYLENE 19 HIGH-DENSITY POLYETHYLENE 19 LINEAR LOW-DENSITY POLYETHYLENE 20 POLYETHYLENE COMPOUNDING 21 POLYETHYLENE PRODUCERS 21 LDPE 21 HDPE 21 LLDPE 22
POLYETHYLENE COMPOUNDING MARKET DISTRIBUTION ESTIMATES AND FORECASTS 22 Low-Density Polyethylene 22 TABLE 2 ESTIMATE OF DISTRIBUTION OF PLASTIC COMPOUNDING VOLUME FOR LDPE, THROUGH 2018 (BILLION POUNDS) 22 High-Density Polyethylene 23 TABLE 3 ESTIMATE OF DISTRIBUTION OF PLASTIC COMPOUNDING VOLUME FOR HDPE, THROUGH 2018 (BILLION POUNDS) 23 Linear Low-Density Polyethylene 23 TABLE 4 ESTIMATE OF DISTRIBUTION OF PLASTIC COMPOUNDING VOLUME FOR LLDPE, THROUGH 2018 (BILLION POUNDS) 23 POLYPROPYLENE 24 POLYPROPYLENE COPOLYMERS 25 TYPICAL APPLICATIONS 25 POLYPROPYLENE PROPERTIES 25 POLYPROPYLENE COMPOUNDING 26
POLYPROPYLENE PRODUCERS 27 POLYPROPYLENE COMPOUNDING MARKET DISTRIBUTION ESTIMATES AND FORECASTS 27 TABLE 5 ESTIMATE OF DISTRIBUTION OF PLASTIC COMPOUNDING VOLUME FOR POLYPROPYLENE, THROUGH 2018 (BILLION POUNDS) 28 POLYVINYL CHLORIDE 28 FORMS AND GRADES OF PVC 29 CHLORINATED PVC 30 APPLICATIONS FOR PVC 30 TABLE 6 SOME TYPICAL RIGID PVC APPLICATIONS 30 TABLE 7 SOME TYPICAL FLEXIBLE PVC APPLICATIONS 30 PVC PROCESSING 31 Extrusion 31 Calendering 31 Dispersion/Liquid Handling 31 PVC PRODUCERS 31 PVC COMPOUNDING 32 PVC COMPOUNDING MARKET DISTRIBUTION ESTIMATES AND FORECASTS 32 TABLE 8 ESTIMATE OF DISTRIBUTION OF PLASTIC COMPOUNDING VOLUME FOR PVC, THROUGH 2018 (BILLION POUNDS) 32 PVC'S ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES 33 Dioxins 33 Phthalate Plasticizers 33 Vinyl Chloride Monomer 34 Recycling 35
POLYSTYRENE 35 GENERAL PURPOSE POLYSTYRENE 35 Characteristics of General Purpose Polystyrene 36 Rubber-Modified Polystyrene 36 POLYSTYRENE PRODUCERS 36 POLYSTYRENE PROCESSING 37 TABLE 9 FABRICATION METHODS AND SOME USES FOR POLYSTYRENE 37 POLYSTYRENE COMPOUNDING MARKET DISTRIBUTION ESTIMATES AND FORECASTS 37 TABLE 10 ESTIMATE OF DISTRIBUTION OF PLASTIC COMPOUNDING VOLUME FOR POLYSTYRENE, THROUGH 2018 (BILLION POUNDS) 37 POLYSTYRENE ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES 38 THERMOPLASTIC POLYESTERS 38 MAJOR PET APPLICATIONS 39 PET COMPETITION PRICING 39 MODIFIED PET RESINS 39 PET PRODUCERS 40 PET COMPOUNDING MARKET DISTRIBUTION ESTIMATES AND FORECASTS 41 TABLE 11 ESTIMATE OF DISTRIBUTION OF PLASTIC COMPOUNDING VOLUME FOR THERMOPLASTIC POLYESTER (PET), THROUGH 2018 (BILLION POUNDS) 42 ENGINEERING THERMOPLASTICS 42 POLYBUTYLENE TEREPHTHALATE 42 PBT Properties 43 PBT Producers 43
POLYAMIDES (NYLONS) 43 Major Types of Polyamides 44 Nylon 66 44 Nylon 6 44 Other Polyamides 45 Polyamide Producers 45 POLYCARBONATES 45 Types of Polycarbonates Available 46 Polycarbonate Property Advantages and Disadvantages 46 Polycarbonate Market Factors and Problems 47 Polycarbonate Producers 48 ACRYLONITRILE-BUTADIENE-STYRENE (ABS) 48 ABS Properties 48 ABS Grades 49 ABS Grades 49 ABS Applications 49 ABS Producers 50 OTHER ENGINEERING RESINS 50 Polyacetals 50 Polysulfones 51 Polyimides 51 Polyphenylene Sulfide 52
Polyketones 52 Polyphenylene Oxides 52 ENGINEERING THERMOPLASTICS COMPOUNDING MARKET DISTRIBUTION ESTIMATES AND FORECASTS 52 TABLE 12 ESTIMATE OF DISTRIBUTION OF PLASTIC COMPOUNDING VOLUME FOR ENGINEERING THERMOPLASTICS, THROUGH 2018 (BILLION POUNDS) 53 THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMERS 53 THERMOPLASTIC OLEFINS 54 COPOLYESTER TPES 54 THERMOPLASTIC POLYURETHANES 55 STYRENE BLOCK COPOLYMERS 55
CHAPTER 5 BIO COMPOUNDS 57 TABLE 13 EXAMPLES OF BIOPLASTICS 58 STARCH-BASED PLASTICS 59 PRODUCERS 59 APPLICATIONS 60 POLYHYDROXYALKANOATE (PHA) 60 PRODUCERS 60 POLY-3-HYDROXYBUTYRATE (PHB) 60 POLYLACTIDE (POLYLACTIC ACID OR PLA) PLASTICS 61 PRODUCERS 61 APPLICATIONS 62 CASTOR OIL POLYMERS 62 CELLULOSE 63 SOYBEAN OILS 63 BIO-DERIVED POLYETHYLENE 64 1,3-PROPANEDIOL (PDO) 64 PRODUCERS 65 NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN BIOPLASTICS 65
CHAPTER 6 PLASTICS ADDITIVES 69 MARKET ESTIMATES AND FORECASTS 70 TABLE 14 NORTH AMERICAN PLASTICS ADDITIVES MARKET VOLUME ESTIMATE, BY MAJOR TYPES, THROUGH 2018 (MILLION POUNDS) 70 ADDITIVE USAGE IN PLASTICS 71 TABLE 15 SELECTED ADDITIVE USAGE IN THERMOPLASTICS 71 ANTISTATIC AGENTS 72 TYPES OF ANTISTATIC AGENTS 72 Internal Antistatic Agents 72 External (Topical) Antistatic Agents 73 ANTISTATIC AGENT DEVELOPMENTS 73 ANTIOXIDANTS 73 ANTIOXIDANT DEVELOPMENTS 74 BIOCIDES 74 BIOCIDE DEVELOPMENTS 75 BLOWING AGENTS 75 PHYSICAL BLOWING AGENTS 75
CHEMICAL BLOWING AGENTS 76 MARKET ESTIMATE AND FORECAST 76 TABLE 16 ESTIMATE OF NORTH AMERICAN MARKET FOR PLASTIC BLOWING AGENTS, THROUGH 2018 (MILLION POUNDS) 77 BLOWING AGENT DEVELOPMENTS 77 COLORANTS 78 TITANIUM DIOXIDE 78 MASTERBATCHES 78 PRECOLORED RESIN 78 DRY COLOR 79 LIQUID COLOR 79 SINGLE PIGMENT CONCENTRATES (SPC) 79 ISSUES IN PLASTIC COLORING 79 DEVELOPMENTS IN PLASTIC COLORING 80 COUPLING AGENTS 81 DEVELOPMENTS IN COUPLING AGENTS 81 DEFOAMING AGENTS 81 EMULSIFIERS 82 FLAME/FIRE RETARDANTS 82 ORGANIC BROMINE COMPOUNDS 83 ANTIMONY OXIDE 83
ALUMINA TRIHYDRATE (ATH) 83 CHLORINATED COMPOUNDS 84 MOLYBDENUM AND MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS 84 PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS 84 MARKET ESTIMATE AND FORECAST 85 TABLE 17 ESTIMATE OF NORTH AMERICAN MARKET FOR PLASTIC FLAME RETARDANTS, THROUGH 2018 (MILLION POUNDS) 85 FLAME-RETARDANT REGULATORY ISSUES 85 Bioaccumulation 86 Toxicity 86 Persistence 86 Action in Europe 86 Action in California 86 Action in Canada 86 DEVELOPMENTS IN FLAME RETARDANTS 87 HEAT STABILIZERS 88 ANTIMONY MERCAPTIDES 88 MIXED METAL HEAT STABILIZERS 88 LEAD-BASED HEAT STABILIZERS 89 ORGANOTIN HEAT STABILIZERS 89
ORGANOSULFIDE HEAT STABILIZERS 89 DEVELOPMENTS IN HEAT STABILIZERS 89 MARKET ESTIMATE AND FORECAST 90 TABLE 18 NORTH AMERICAN ESTIMATE OF HEAT STABILIZERS BY CHEMISTRY, THROUGH 2018 (MILLION POUNDS) 90 IMPACT MODIFIERS 90 ACRYLIC IMPACT MODIFIERS 91 CHLORINATED POLYETHYLENE AND OTHER ELASTOMERS 91 DEVELOPMENTS IN IMPACT MODIFIERS 91 CHEMICALS USED 91 LUBRICANTS 91 CHEMICALS USED 92 PLASTICIZERS 92 DEVELOPMENTS IN PLASTICIZERS 93 PVC PROCESSING AIDS 94 SLIP AGENTS 94 SURFACTANTS 95 THICKENERS 95 THIXOTROPES 95 UV STABILIZERS 95
PLASTIC RESISTANCE TO UV 96 CHEMICAL TYPES OF UV STABILIZERS 96 Benzophenones 96 Benzotriazoles 96 Hindered Amines 97 Others 97 CHEMICAL TYPES OF UV STABILIZERS OXYGEN DEGRADATION INITIATORS 97 CHAPTER 7 FILLERS AND REINFORCEMENTS 99 PROPERTY PROFILES 100 CHARACTERISTICS OF FILLERS/REINFORCEMENTS 101 TABLE 19 PROFILES OF FILLER/REINFORCEMENT CHARACTERISTICS 101 TABLE 20 OVERVIEW OF CHARACTERISTICS AND APPLICATIONS OF FILLERS/REINFORCEMENTS 102 FILLER/REINFORCEMENT USAGE WITH SPECIFIC RESINS 102 TABLE 21 OVERVIEW OF FILLER/REINFORCEMENT USAGE WITH DIFFERENT THERMOPLASTICS 103 REINFORCEMENTS 103 GLASS FIBER REINFORCEMENTS 104 Types of Glass Fibers 104 Sizing 105 Glass Fiber Varieties 105
Recent Developments in Glass Fibers 106 Market Estimate and Forecast 106 TABLE 22 ESTIMATE OF NORTH AMERICAN REINFORCED PLASTICS GLASS FIBER MARKET*, THROUGH 2018 (MILLION POUNDS) 107 CARBON FIBER REINFORCEMENTS 107 Manufacture 107 Product Types 108 Applications 108 Carbon Fiber Producers 109 Market Estimate and Forecast 109 TABLE 23 GLOBAL PAN-BASED CARBON FIBER DEMAND ESTIMATE BY KEY MARKETS, THROUGH 2018 (MILLION POUNDS) 109 New Developments in Carbon Fiber 110 CARBON NANOTUBE REINFORCEMENTS 111 Types of Carbon Nanotubes 111 Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes 112 Multi-Wall Carbon Nanotubes 112 Properties of Carbon Nanotubes 112 Electrical 112 Thermal 112 Strength 112
Toxicity 113 Carbon Nanotube Manufacture 113 Arc Discharge 113 Laser Ablation 113 Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) 113 Controlled Flame Environments 114 Carbon Nanotube Applications 114 Electrical Applications 114 Structural Applications 114 Medical Applications 115 Carbon Nanotube Producers 115 TABLE 24 MAJOR GLOBAL PRODUCERS OF CARBON NANOTUBES (ESTIMATED PRODUCTION CAPACITY IN METRIC TONNES) 115 Market Estimate and Forecast 116 TABLE 25 GLOBAL SALES ESTIMATE FOR CARBON NANOTUBE-REINFORCED POLYMERS, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS) 116 New Developments in Carbon Nanotubes 117 NATURAL FIBER REINFORCEMENTS 117 Types of Natural Fiber Reinforcements 118 Wood Fibers 118 Kenaf 118 Coir 119 Henequen 119 Bamboo 119 Rice Hulls/Husks 119 Applications 119 Natural Fiber Producers 120 Market Estimate and Forecast 120
TABLE 26 NORTH AMERICAN MARKET ESTIMATE FOR NATURAL FIBER-PLASTIC COMPOSITES, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS) 120 New Developments 121 NON-FIBROUS REINFORCEMENTS 121 Talc 122 Grades 122 Applications 122 New Developments 122 Mica 123 Properties 123 Applications 123 Wollastonite 123 Applications 124 Nanoclays/Nanocomposites 124 Applications 124 Nanoclay Producers 125 New Developments 125 INORGANIC FILLERS 125 ALUMINA TRIHYDRATE 125 Properties 126 Grades 126 BARIUM SULFATE 126 CALCIUM CARBONATE 126 Grades 127 Applications 127 New Developments 127 CALCIUM SULFATE 128
Applications 128 KAOLINS 128 Grades 128 MARKET ESTIMATES AND FORECASTS 129 TABLE 27 NORTH AMERICAN PLASTIC FILLERS MARKET ESTIMATE BY MAJOR TYPE , THROUGH 2018 (BILLION POUNDS) 129 CHAPTER 8 MASTERBATCHES 131 OVERVIEW 131 DEFINITION 131 INDUSTRY STRUCTURE 131 MARKET ESTIMATE AND FORECAST 132 TABLE 28 NORTH AMERICAN MARKET ESTIMATE FOR PLASTIC MASTERBATCHES, THROUGH 2018 (MILLION POUNDS) 132 SOME NEW DEVELOPMENTS 133 CHAPTER 9 MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 135 SELECTION CRITERIA 135 TYPES OF MATERIALS 135 TYPES OF COMPOUNDING EQUIPMENT 135 BATCH MIXING EQUIPMENT 136 High-Shear Mixers 136 Roll Mills 136 Internal Mixers 137 High-Intensity Mixers 137 Thermokinetic Mixers 137
Other Types of Equipment Used in Batch Mixing 137 Tumbling Blenders 137 Impelling Blenders 137 Paste Mixers 138 TABLE 29 BATCH COMPOUNDING EQUIPMENT 138 CONTINUOUS COMPOUNDING EQUIPMENT 138 Continuous Systems 138 Single-Screw Extruders 139 Twin-Screw Extruders 139 Two-Stage Extruders 139 SIZE-REDUCTION EQUIPMENT 139 Dicers 140 Pelletizers 140 MAJOR COMPOUNDING EQUIPMENT COMPANIES 140 TABLE 30 MAJOR COMPOUNDING EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS 140 CHAPTER 10 TYPES OF COMPOUNDERS 143 TOLL COMPOUNDING 143 CUSTOM COMPOUNDING 144 PROPRIETARY COMPOUNDING 144 CONCENTRATE COMPOUNDING 144 AFFILIATED COMPOUNDING AND COMPOUNDERS 145
CHAPTER 11 INDUSTRY STRUCTURE 147 RESIN PRODUCERS 147 PROCESSORS 148 IMPORTANT VARIABLES AND CONSIDERATIONS 148 LEADING PLASTICS PROCESSORS 149 TABLE 31 LEADING BLOW MOLDERS, 2012 ($ BILLIONS) 149 TABLE 32 LEADING INJECTION MOLDERS, 2012 ($ BILLIONS) 150 TABLE 33 LEADING PIPE, PROFILE AND TUBING EXTRUDERS, 2012 ($ BILLIONS) 150 TABLE 34 LEADING FILM AND SHEET PRODUCERS. 2012 ($ BILLIONS) 151 TABLE 35 LEADING THERMOFORMERS, 2012 ($ BILLIONS) 152 TABLE 36 LEADING ROTATIONAL MOLDERS, 2012 ($ MILLIONS) 152 COMPOUNDERS 153 TRENDS 153 LEADING THERMOPLASTIC COMPOUNDERS 154 TABLE 37 LEADING NORTH AMERICAN THERMOPLASTIC COMPOUNDERS AND CONCENTRATE PRODUCERS 154
CHAPTER 12 COMPOUNDING COMPANY PROFILES 157 AARON INDUSTRIES CORP. 157 ACLO COMPOUNDERS 157 ACTON TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 157 ADELL PLASTICS, INC. 158 ADDIVANT USA LLC 158 AGC CHEMICALS AMERICAS, INC. 158 ALPHAGARY CORPORATION 159 AM STABILIZERS CORPORATION 159 AMCO POLYMERS LLC 159 AMERICAN COMPOUNDING SPECIALTIES, LLC 160 AMERICHEM 160 AMETEK WESTCHESTER PLASTICS 161 AMPACET 161 AMPLAS COMPOUNDING 161 AMTOPP 162 ASAHI KASEI PLASTICS NORTH AMERICA 162 ASCEND PERFORMANCE MATERIALS LLC 162 AXIALL CORPORATION 163 BASF CORPORATION 163
BAY POLYMER CORP. 164 BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE 164 BAYSHORE VINYL COMPOUNDS 164 BIRCH PLASTICS 164 CHROMA CORPORATION 165 CLARIANT INTERNATIONAL LTD., MASTERBATCHES DIVISION 165 COLORTECH INC. 165 THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY 166 DSM ENGINEERING PLASTICS INC. 166 E.I. DUPONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 166 DYNEON LLC 167 EMERALD PERFORMANCE MATERIALS LLC 167 EMS-CHEMIE (NORTH AMERICA ) INC. 168 EXXONMOBIL CHEMICAL COMPANY 168 FERRO CORPORATION 168 FOSTER CORPORATION 169 HERITAGE PLASTICS, INC. 169 INFINITY COMPOUNDING 170 INVISTA 170 KRATON PERFORMANCE POLYMERS INC. 170 THE LUBRIZOL CORPORATION 171 LYONDELLBASELL 171 LYONDELLBASELL ADVANCED POLYOLEFINS USA INC. 171 MILLIKEN & COMPANY/MILLIKEN CHEMICAL 172 MRC POLYMERS, INC. 172 MUEHLSTEIN NORTH AMERICA 173 MULTIBASE 173 NOVA POLYMERS, INC. 173 OXFORD POLYMERS 174
PERFORMANCE COMPOUNDING LLC 174 PLASTIC RECYCLING TECHNOLOGY 174 PLASTICOMP INC. 175 THE PLASTICS GROUP OF AMERICA 175 POLYFIL CORPORATION 175 POLYFUSION LLC 176 POLYMER RESOURCES, LTD. 176 POLYONE CORPORATION 176 POLYRAM U.S.A. AND CANADA 177 ROSCOM INC. 177 RTP COMPANY 178 SABIC INNOVATIVE PLASTICS/LNP 178 A. SCHULMAN INC. 179 SO.F.TER. US 179 STANDRIDGE COLOR CORPORATION 180 TECHMER PM, LLC 180 TECHNICAL POLYMERS LLC 180 TEKNI-PLEX INC. 181 TEKNOR APEX CO. 181 THEMIX PLASTICS 182
LIST OF TABLES SUMMARY TABLE ESTIMATE OF DISTRIBUTION OF NORTH AMERICAN THERMOPLASTIC COMPOUNDING VOLUME, THROUGH 2018 (BILLION POUNDS) 8 TABLE 1 COMMODITY THERMOPLASTIC RESIN PRODUCTION IN NORTH AMERICA , BY PLASTIC TYPE, THROUGH 2018 (BILLION POUNDS) 15 TABLE 2 ESTIMATE OF DISTRIBUTION OF PLASTIC COMPOUNDING VOLUME FOR LDPE, THROUGH 2018 (BILLION POUNDS) 22 TABLE 3 ESTIMATE OF DISTRIBUTION OF PLASTIC COMPOUNDING VOLUME FOR HDPE, THROUGH 2018 (BILLION POUNDS) 23 TABLE 4 ESTIMATE OF DISTRIBUTION OF PLASTIC COMPOUNDING VOLUME FOR LLDPE, THROUGH 2018 (BILLION POUNDS) 23 TABLE 5 ESTIMATE OF DISTRIBUTION OF PLASTIC COMPOUNDING VOLUME FOR POLYPROPYLENE, THROUGH 2018 (BILLION POUNDS) 28 TABLE 6 SOME TYPICAL RIGID PVC APPLICATIONS 30 TABLE 7 SOME TYPICAL FLEXIBLE PVC APPLICATIONS 30 TABLE 8 ESTIMATE OF DISTRIBUTION OF PLASTIC COMPOUNDING VOLUME FOR PVC, THROUGH 2018 (BILLION POUNDS) 32 TABLE 9 FABRICATION METHODS AND SOME USES FOR POLYSTYRENE 37 TABLE 10 ESTIMATE OF DISTRIBUTION OF PLASTIC COMPOUNDING VOLUME FOR POLYSTYRENE, THROUGH 2018 (BILLION POUNDS) 37 TABLE 11 ESTIMATE OF DISTRIBUTION OF PLASTIC COMPOUNDING VOLUME FOR THERMOPLASTIC POLYESTER (PET), THROUGH 2018 (BILLION POUNDS) 42 TABLE 12 ESTIMATE OF DISTRIBUTION OF PLASTIC COMPOUNDING VOLUME FOR ENGINEERING THERMOPLASTICS, THROUGH 2018 (BILLION POUNDS) 53 TABLE 13 EXAMPLES OF BIOPLASTICS 58
TABLE 14 NORTH AMERICAN PLASTICS ADDITIVES MARKET VOLUME ESTIMATE, BY MAJOR TYPES, THROUGH 2018 (MILLION POUNDS) 70 TABLE 15 SELECTED ADDITIVE USAGE IN THERMOPLASTICS 71 TABLE 16 ESTIMATE OF NORTH AMERICAN MARKET FOR PLASTIC BLOWING AGENTS, THROUGH 2018 (MILLION POUNDS) 77 TABLE 17 ESTIMATE OF NORTH AMERICAN MARKET FOR PLASTIC FLAME RETARDANTS, THROUGH 2018 (MILLION POUNDS) 85 TABLE 18 NORTH AMERICAN ESTIMATE OF HEAT STABILIZERS BY CHEMISTRY, THROUGH 2018 (MILLION POUNDS) 90 TABLE 19 PROFILES OF FILLER/REINFORCEMENT CHARACTERISTICS 101 TABLE 20 OVERVIEW OF CHARACTERISTICS AND APPLICATIONS OF FILLERS/REINFORCEMENTS 102 TABLE 21 OVERVIEW OF FILLER/REINFORCEMENT USAGE WITH DIFFERENT THERMOPLASTICS 103 TABLE 22 ESTIMATE OF NORTH AMERICAN REINFORCED PLASTICS GLASS FIBER MARKET*, THROUGH 2018 (MILLION POUNDS) 107 TABLE 23 GLOBAL PAN-BASED CARBON FIBER DEMAND ESTIMATE BY KEY MARKETS, THROUGH 2018 (MILLION POUNDS) 109
TABLE 24 MAJOR GLOBAL PRODUCERS OF CARBON NANOTUBES (ESTIMATED PRODUCTION CAPACITY IN METRIC TONNES) 115 TABLE 25 GLOBAL SALES ESTIMATE FOR CARBON NANOTUBE-REINFORCED POLYMERS, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS) 116 TABLE 26 NORTH AMERICAN MARKET ESTIMATE FOR NATURAL FIBER-PLASTIC COMPOSITES, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS) 120 TABLE 27 NORTH AMERICAN PLASTIC FILLERS MARKET ESTIMATE BY MAJOR TYPE , THROUGH 2018 (BILLION POUNDS) 129 TABLE 28 NORTH AMERICAN MARKET ESTIMATE FOR PLASTIC MASTERBATCHES, THROUGH 2018 (MILLION POUNDS) 132 TABLE 29 BATCH COMPOUNDING EQUIPMENT 138 TABLE 30 MAJOR COMPOUNDING EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS 140 TABLE 31 LEADING BLOW MOLDERS, 2012 ($ BILLIONS) 149 TABLE 32 LEADING INJECTION MOLDERS, 2012 ($ BILLIONS) 150 TABLE 33 LEADING PIPE, PROFILE AND TUBING EXTRUDERS, 2012 ($ BILLIONS) 150 TABLE 34 LEADING FILM AND SHEET PRODUCERS. 2012 ($ BILLIONS) 151 TABLE 35 LEADING THERMOFORMERS, 2012 ($ BILLIONS) 152 TABLE 36 LEADING ROTATIONAL MOLDERS, 2012 ($ MILLIONS) 152 TABLE 37 LEADING NORTH AMERICAN THERMOPLASTIC COMPOUNDERS AND CONCENTRATE PRODUCERS 154
LIST OF FIGURES SUMMARY FIGURE ESTIMATE OF DISTRIBUTION OF NORTH AMERICAN THERMOPLASTIC COMPOUNDING VOLUME, 2012-2018 (BILLION POUNDS) 8
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