TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 INTRODUCTION 14
1.1 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY 14
1.2 MARKET DEFINITION 14
1.3 MARKET SCOPE 15
1.3.1 YEARS CONSIDERED FOR THE STUDY 15
1.4 CURRENCY 16
1.5 UNIT CONSIDERED 16
1.6 STAKEHOLDERS 16
2 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 17
2.1 RESEARCH DATA 17
2.1.1 SECONDARY DATA 18
2.1.1.1 Key data from secondary sources 18
2.1.2 PRIMARY DATA 19
2.1.2.1 Key data from primary sources 19
2.1.2.2 Key industry insights 20
2.1.2.3 Breakdown of primary interviews 20
2.2 MARKET SIZE ESTIMATION 21
2.2.1 TOP-DOWN APPROACH 21
2.2.2 BOTTOM-UP APPROACH 22
2.3 DATA TRIANGULATION 23
2.4 ASSUMPTIONS 24
2.5 LIMITATIONS 24
3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 25
4 PREMIUM INSIGHTS 30
4.1 ATTRACTIVE MARKET OPPORTUNITIES IN POLYETHYLENE WAX MARKET 30
4.2 POLYETHYLENE WAX MARKET SIZE, BY PROCESS 31
4.3 POLYETHYLENE WAX MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE 31
4.4 POLYETHYLENE WAX MARKET GROWTH, BY APPLICATION 32
4.5 APAC POLYETHYLENE WAX MARKET, BY COUNTRY AND PROCESS 32
5 MARKET OVERVIEW 33
5.1 INTRODUCTION 33
5.2 MARKET DYNAMICS 33
5.2.1 DRIVERS 34
5.2.1.1 Growing end-use applications of polyethylene wax 34
5.2.2 RESTRAIN 34
5.2.2.1 Volatility in raw material prices 34
5.2.3 OPPORTUNITIES 34
5.2.3.1 Increased use of polyethylene wax in plastic processing and hot-melt adhesives in road marking application 34
5.2.4 CHALLENGES 34
5.2.4.1 Limited investment in new product development 34
5.3 PORTER’S FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS 35
5.3.1 BARGAINING POWER OF SUPPLIERS 35
5.3.2 THREAT OF NEW ENTRANTS 35
5.3.3 THREAT OF SUBSTITUTES 36
5.3.4 BARGAINING POWER OF BUYERS 36
5.3.5 INTENSITY OF RIVALRY 36
6 POLYETHYLENE WAX MARKET, BY PROCESS 37
6.1 INTRODUCTION 38
6.2 POLYMERIZATION 39
6.3 MODIFICATION 40
6.4 THERMAL CRACKING 41
7 POLYETHYLENE WAX MARKET, BY TYPE 42
7.1 INTRODUCTION 43
7.2 HIGH-DENSITY POLYETHYLENE (HDPE) WAX 44
7.3 LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENE (LDPE) WAX 45
7.4 OXIDIZED POLYETHYLENE WAX 46
7.5 OTHERS 47
8 POLYETHYLENE WAX MARKET, BY APPLICATION 48
8.1 INTRODUCTION 49
8.2 PLASTIC PROCESSING 50
8.3 HOT-MELT ADHESIVE 51
8.4 INK & COATING INDUSTRY 52
8.5 OTHERS 54
9 POLYETHYLENE WAX MARKET, BY REGION 56
9.1 INTRODUCTION 57
9.2 APAC 58
9.2.1 CHINA 62
9.2.2 JAPAN 63
9.2.3 INDIA 63
9.2.4 SOUTH KOREA 63
9.2.5 VIETNAM 63
9.2.6 INDONESIA 64
9.2.7 REST OF APAC 64
9.3 NORTH AMERICA 65
9.3.1 US 68
9.3.2 CANADA 69
9.3.3 MEXICO 69
9.4 EUROPE 70
9.4.1 GERMANY 73
9.4.2 ITALY 73
9.4.3 FRANCE 73
9.4.4 POLAND 73
9.4.5 UK 74
9.4.6 SPAIN 74
9.4.7 REST OF EUROPE 74
9.5 MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA 75
9.5.1 SOUTH AFRICA 78
9.5.2 SAUDI ARABIA 78
9.5.3 REST OF MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA 78
9.6 SOUTH AMERICA 79
9.6.1 BRAZIL 82
9.6.2 ARGENTINA 82
9.6.3 REST OF SOUTH AMERICA 82
10 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE 83
10.1 OVERVIEW 83
10.2 MARKET RANKING 83
10.3 COMPETITIVE SCENARIO 84
10.3.1 MERGER & ACQUISITION 84
10.3.2 INVESTMENT & EXPANSION 84
10.3.3 PARTNERSHIP 85
11 COMPANY PROFILES 86
(Overview, Financial*, Products & Services, Strategy, and Developments)
11.1 HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL 86
11.2 MITSUI CHEMICALS 89
11.3 CLARIANT 91
11.4 TRECORA RESOURCES 93
11.5 BASF 95
11.6 SCG GROUP 97
11.7 INNOSPEC INC. 98
11.8 THE LUBRIZOL CORPORATION 100
11.9 EUROCERAS 101
11.10 WESTLAKE CHEMICAL CORPORATION 102
11.11 OTHER KEY PLAYERS 103
11.11.1 MARCUS OIL AND CHEMICAL 103
11.11.2 COSCHEM 103
11.11.3 WIWAX 103
11.11.4 DEUREX 103
11.11.5 MICHELMAN 103
11.11.6 THE INTERNATIONAL GROUP 103
11.11.7 SQI GROUP 104
11.11.8 LION CHEMTECH 104
11.11.9 CERONAS 104
11.11.10 PARAMELT 104
11.11.11 SYNERGY ADDITIVES 104
11.11.12 BYK ADDITIVES & INSTRUMENTS 104
11.11.13 COSMIC PETROCHEM 104
11.11.14 EP CHEM 105
11.11.15 QINGDAO BOUNI CHEMICAL 105
*Details might not be captured in case of unlisted companies
12 APPENDIX 106
12.1 INSIGHTS FROM INDUSTRY EXPERTS 106
12.2 DISCUSSION GUIDE 107
12.3 KNOWLEDGE STORE: MARKETSANDMARKETS SUBSCRIPTION PORTAL 109
12.4 INTRODUCING RT: REAL-TIME MARKET INTELLIGENCE 111
12.5 AVAILABLE CUSTOMIZATIONS 112
12.6 RELATED REPORTS 112
12.7 AUTHORS DETAILS 113
TABLE 1 POLYETHYLENE WAX MARKET SIZE, BY PROCESS, 2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 38
TABLE 2 POLYETHYLENE WAX MARKET SIZE, BY PROCESS, 2015–2022 (KILOTON) 38
TABLE 3 POLYETHYLENE WAX MARKET SIZE BY POLYMERIZATION, BY REGION,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 39
TABLE 4 POLYETHYLENE WAX MARKET SIZE BY POLYMERIZATION, BY REGION,
2015–2022 (KILOTON) 39
TABLE 5 POLYETHYLENE WAX MARKET SIZE BY MODIFICATION PROCESS, BY REGION, 2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 40
TABLE 6 POLYETHYLENE WAX MARKET SIZE BY MODIFICATION PROCESS, BY REGION, 2015–2022 (KILOTON) 40
TABLE 7 POLYETHYLENE WAX MARKET SIZE BY THERMAL CRACKING PROCESS, BY REGION, 2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 41
TABLE 8 POLYETHYLENE WAX MARKET SIZE BY THERMAL CRACKING PROCESS, BY REGION, 2015–2022 (KILOTON) 41
TABLE 9 POLYETHYLENE WAX MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 43
TABLE 10 POLYETHYLENE WAX MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2015–2022 (KILOTON) 44
TABLE 11 HDPE WAX MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 44
TABLE 12 HDPEWAX MARKET SIZE BY POLYMERIZATION, BY REGION, 2015–2022 (KILOTON) 44
TABLE 13 LDPE WAX MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 45
TABLE 14 LDPE WAX MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2015–2022 (KILOTON) 45
TABLE 15 OXIDIZED POLYETHYLENE WAX MARKET SIZE, BY REGION,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 46
TABLE 16 OXIDIZED POLYETHYLENE WAX MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2015–2022 (KILOTON) 46
TABLE 17 OTHER POLYETHYLENE WAXES MARKET SIZE, BY REGION,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 47
TABLE 18 OTHER POLYETHYLENE WAXES MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2015–2022 (KILOTON) 47
TABLE 19 POLYETHYLENE WAX MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 49
TABLE 20 POLYETHYLENE WAX MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2015–2022 (KILOTON) 50
TABLE 21 POLYETHYLENE WAX MARKET SIZE BY PLASTIC PROCESSING, BY REGION,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 50
TABLE 22 POLYETHYLENE WAX MARKET SIZE BY PLASTIC PROCESSING, BY REGION,
2015–2022 (KILOTON) 51
TABLE 23 POLYETHYLENE WAX MARKET SIZE BY HOT-MELT ADHESIVE, BY REGION,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 51
TABLE 24 POLYETHYLENE WAX MARKET SIZE BY HOT-MELT ADHESIVE, BY REGION,
2015–2022 (KILOTON) 52
TABLE 25 POLYETHYLENE WAX MARKET SIZE BY INK & COATING INDUSTRY, BY REGION, 2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 53
TABLE 26 POLYETHYLENE WAX MARKET SIZE BY INK & COATING INDUSTRY, BY REGION, 2015–2022 (KILOTON) 53
TABLE 27 POLYETHYLENE WAX MARKET SIZE, BY OTHER APPLICATIONS, BY REGION,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 54
TABLE 28 POLYETHYLENE WAX MARKET SIZE, BY OTHER APPLICATIONS, BY REGION,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 55
TABLE 29 POLYETHYLENE WAX MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2015–2022, (USD MILLION) 57
TABLE 30 POLYETHYLENE WAX MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2015–2022, (KILOTON ) 58
TABLE 31 APAC: POLYETHYLENE WAX MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY,
2015–2022, (USD MILLION) 59
TABLE 32 APAC: POLYETHYLENE WAX MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2015–2022, (KILOTON) 60
TABLE 33 APAC: POLYETHYLENE WAX MARKET SIZE, BY PROCESS,
2015–2022, (USD MILLION) 60
TABLE 34 APAC: POLYETHYLENE WAX MARKET SIZE, BY PROCESS, 2015–2022, (KILOTON) 60
TABLE 35 APAC: POLYETHYLENE WAX MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2015–2022, (USD MILLION) 61
TABLE 36 APAC: POLYETHYLENE WAX MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2015–2022, (KILOTON ) 61
TABLE 37 APAC: POLYETHYLENE WAX MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,
2015–2022, (USD MILLION) 62
TABLE 38 APAC: POLYETHYLENE WAX MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,
2015–2022, (KILOTON ) 62
TABLE 39 NORTH AMERICA: POLYETHYLENE WAX MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY,
2015–2022, (USD MILLION) 66
TABLE 40 NORTH AMERICA: POLYETHYLENE WAX MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY,
2015–2022, (KILOTON) 66
TABLE 41 NORTH AMERICA: POLYETHYLENE WAX MARKET SIZE, BY PROCESS,
2015–2022, (USD MILLION) 66
TABLE 42 NORTH AMERICA: POLYETHYLENE WAX MARKET SIZE, BY PROCESS,
2015–2022, (KILOTON) 67
TABLE 43 NORTH AMERICA: POLYETHYLENE WAX MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE,
2015–2022, (USD MILLION) 67
TABLE 44 NORTH AMERICA: POLYETHYLENE WAX MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE,
2015–2022, (KILOTON) 67
TABLE 45 NORTH AMERICA: POLYETHYLENE WAX MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,
2015–2022, (USD MILLION) 68
TABLE 46 NORTH AMERICA: POLYETHYLENE WAX MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,
2015–2022, (KILOTON) 68
TABLE 47 EUROPE: POLYETHYLENE WAX MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY,
2015–2022, (USD MILLION) 70
TABLE 48 EUROPE: POLYETHYLENE WAX MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY,
2015–2022, (KILOTON) 71
TABLE 49 EUROPE: POLYETHYLENE WAX MARKET SIZE, BY PROCESS,
2015–2022, (USD MILLION) 71
TABLE 50 EUROPE: POLYETHYLENE WAX MARKET SIZE, BY PROCESS,
2015–2022, (KILOTON) 71
TABLE 51 EUROPE: POLYETHYLENE WAX MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE,
2015–2022, (USD MILLION) 72
TABLE 52 EUROPE: POLYETHYLENE WAX MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2015–2022, (KILOTON) 72
TABLE 53 EUROPE: POLYETHYLENE WAX MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,
2015–2022, (USD MILLION) 72
TABLE 54 EUROPE: POLYETHYLENE WAX MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,
2015–2022, (KILOTON) 72
TABLE 55 MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA: POLYETHYLENE WAX MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY,
2015–2022, (USD MILLION) 75
TABLE 56 MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA: POLYETHYLENE WAX MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY,
2015–2022, (KILOTON) 76
TABLE 57 MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA: POLYETHYLENE WAX MARKET SIZE, BY PROCESS,
2015–2022, (USD MILLION) 76
TABLE 58 MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA: POLYETHYLENE WAX MARKET SIZE, BY PROCESS,
2015–2022, (KILOTON) 76
TABLE 59 MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA: POLYETHYLENE WAX MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE,
2015–2022, (USD MILLION) 77
TABLE 60 MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA: POLYETHYLENE WAX MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE,
2015–2022, (KILOTON) 77
TABLE 61 MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA: POLYETHYLENE WAX MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2015–2022, (USD MILLION) 77
TABLE 62 MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA: POLYETHYLENE WAX MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2015–2022, (KILOTON) 78
TABLE 63 SOUTH AMERICA: POLYETHYLENE WAX MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY,
2015–2022, (USD MILLION) 79
TABLE 64 SOUTH AMERICA: POLYETHYLENE WAX MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY,
2015–2022, (KILOTON) 79
TABLE 65 SOUTH AMERICA: POLYETHYLENE WAX MARKET SIZE, BY PROCESS,
2015–2022, (USD MILLION) 80
TABLE 66 SOUTH AMERICA: POLYETHYLENE WAX MARKET SIZE, BY PROCESS,
2015–2022, (KILOTON) 80
TABLE 67 SOUTH AMERICA: POLYETHYLENE WAX MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE,
2015–2022, (USD MILLION) 80
TABLE 68 SOUTH AMERICA: POLYETHYLENE WAX MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE,
2015–2022, (KILOTON) 81
TABLE 69 SOUTH AMERICA: POLYETHYLENE WAX MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,
2015–2022, (USD MILLION) 81
TABLE 70 SOUTH AMERICA: POLYETHYLENE WAX MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,
2015–2022, (KILOTON) 81
TABLE 71 MARKET KEY PLAYERS, 2016 84
TABLE 72 MERGER & ACQUISITION, 2014–2017 84
TABLE 73 INVESTMENT & EXPANSION, 2014–2017 84
TABLE 74 PARTNERSHIP, 2014–2017 85
LIST OF FIGURES
FIGURE 1 POLYETHYLENE WAX MARKET: RESEARCH DESIGN 17
FIGURE 2 POLYETHYLENE WAX MARKET: DATA TRIANGULATION 23
FIGURE 3 HDPE WAX TO ACCOUNT FOR THE LARGEST SHARE DURING THE
FORECAST PERIOD 26
FIGURE 4 POLYMERIZATION TO BE THE DOMINATING PROCESS IN THE POLYETHYLENE WAX MARKET DURING THE FORECAST PERIOD 27
FIGURE 5 PLASTIC PROCESSING IS THE LARGEST APPLICATION OF POLYETHYLENE WAX DURING THE FORECAST PERIOD 28
FIGURE 6 APAC EXPECTING HIGHEST GROWTH IN THE FORECAST PERIOD 29
FIGURE 7 EMERGING ECONOMIES OFFER HIGH GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES IN POLYETHYLENE WAX MARKET 30
FIGURE 8 MODIFICATION TO REGISTER THE HIGHEST CAGR BETWEEN 2017 AND 2022 31
FIGURE 9 OXIDIZED WAX TO REGISTER THE HIGHEST CAGR BETWEEN 2017 AND 2022 31
FIGURE 10 INKS & COATINGS TO REGISTER THE FASTEST-GROWING RATE DURING THE FORECAST PERIOD 32
FIGURE 11 CHINA ACCOUNTED FOR THE LARGEST SHARE OF APAC POLYETHYLENE WAX MARKET IN 2016 32
FIGURE 12 POLYETHYLENE WAX MARKET: DRIVERS, RESTRAINTS, OPPORTUNITIES, AND CHALLENGES 33
FIGURE 13 PORTER’S FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS 35
FIGURE 14 POLYMERIZATION IS THE WIDELY USED PROCESS TO MANUFACTURE POLYETHYLENE WAX 38
FIGURE 15 HDPE WAX TO LEAD THE POLYETHYLENE WAX MARKET DURING THE FORECAST PERIOD 43
FIGURE 16 PLASTIC PROCESSING TO BE THE MAJOR APPLICATION OF POLYETHYLENE WAX DURING THE FORECAST PERIOD 49
FIGURE 17 INDIA AND CHINA EMERGING HOTSPOT IN GLOBAL PE WAX MARKET DURING FORECAST PERIOD 57
FIGURE 18 APAC POLYETHYLENE WAX MARKET: SNAPSHOT 59
FIGURE 19 NORTH AMERICA POLYETHYLENE WAX MARKET: SNAPSHOT 65
FIGURE 20 GERMANY TO LEAD POLYETHYLENE WAX MARKET IN EUROPE DURING THE FORECAST PERIOD 70
FIGURE 21 SAUDI ARABIA TO LEAD THE POLYETHYLENE WAX MARKET IN
MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA 75
FIGURE 22 BRAZIL TO LEAD THE POLYETHYLENE WAX MARKET IN SOUTH AMERICA 79
FIGURE 23 COMPANIES MAJORLY ADOPTED INORGANIC GROWTH STRATEGIES BETWEEN 2014 AND 2017 83
FIGURE 24 HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 86
FIGURE 25 MITSUI CHEMICALS: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 89
FIGURE 26 MITSUI CHEMICALS: SWOT ANALYSIS 90
FIGURE 27 CLARIANT: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 91
FIGURE 28 TRECORA RESOURCES: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 93
FIGURE 29 BASF: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 95
FIGURE 30 SCG GROUP: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 97
FIGURE 31 INNOSPEC INC.: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 98
FIGURE 32 THE LUBRIZOL CORPORATION: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 100
FIGURE 33 WESTLAKE CHEMICAL CORPORATION: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 102
【レポートのキーワード】
ポリエチレンワックス、重合、変更、熱分解、LDPE、HDPE、プラスチック加工、接着剤、コーティング