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 16
1.4 CURRENCY 16
1.5 LIMITATIONS 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 BOTTOM-UP APPROACH 21
2.2.2 TOP-DOWN APPROACH 22
2.3 DATA TRIANGULATION 23
2.4 RESEARCH ASSUMPTIONS 24
3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 25
4 PREMIUM INSIGHTS 28
4.1 ATTRACTIVE GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES IN THE BATTERY SEPARATORS MARKET 28
4.2 BATTERY SEPARATORS MARKET GROWTH, BY REGION 28
4.3 BATTERY SEPARATORS MARKET, BY REGION AND END-USE INDUSTRY 29
4.4 BATTERY SEPARATORS MARKET, BY BATTERY TYPE 29
4.5 BATTERY SEPARATORS MARKET GROWTH, BY COUNTRY 30
5 MARKET OVERVIEW 31
5.1 INTRODUCTION 31
5.2 MARKET DYNAMICS 31
5.2.1 DRIVERS 32
5.2.1.1 Increasing demand for EVs 32
5.2.1.2 Rising demand for smart electronic devices 32
5.2.1.3 Improvement in Li-ion batteries 32
5.2.2 RESTRAINTS 33
5.2.2.1 Safety issues related to usage of batteries 33
5.2.3 OPPORTUNITIES 33
5.2.3.1 Advances in innovation and technology for battery materials 33
5.2.3.2 Use of batteries in energy storage devices 33
5.2.4 CHALLENGES 33
5.2.4.1 Maintaining uniformity in quality of materials 33
5.2.4.2 Low heat resistance of separators 34
5.3 PORTER’S FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS 34
5.3.1 THREAT OF NEW ENTRANTS 35
5.3.2 THREAT OF SUBSTITUTES 35
5.3.3 BARGAINING POWER OF SUPPLIERS 35
5.3.4 BARGAINING POWER OF BUYERS 36
5.3.5 INTENSITY OF COMPETITIVE RIVALRY 36
5.4 MACROECONOMIC OVERVIEW 36
5.4.1 GDP GROWTH RATE FORECAST OF MAJOR ECONOMIES 36
5.4.2 AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY OUTLOOK 37
6 BATTERY SEPARATORS MARKET, BY BATTERY TYPE 38
6.1 INTRODUCTION 39
6.2 LITHIUM ION (LI-ION) 40
6.3 LEAD ACID 41
6.4 OTHERS 42
7 BATTERY SEPARATORS MARKET, BY END-USE INDUSTRY 43
7.1 INTRODUCTION 44
7.2 AUTOMOTIVE 45
7.3 INDUSTRIAL 46
7.4 CONSUMER ELECTRONICS 46
7.5 OTHERS 48
8 BATTERY SEPARATORS MARKET, BY MATERIAL 49
8.1 INTRODUCTION 50
8.2 POLYPROPYLENE 51
8.3 POLYETHYLENE 52
8.4 OTHERS 53
9 BATTERY SEPARATORS MARKET, BY REGION 54
9.1 INTRODUCTION 55
9.2 APAC 56
9.2.1 CHINA 59
9.2.2 JAPAN 60
9.2.3 SOUTH KOREA 61
9.2.4 INDIA 62
9.2.5 MALAYSIA 63
9.2.6 TAIWAN 64
9.2.7 REST OF APAC 66
9.3 NORTH AMERICA 67
9.3.1 US 69
9.3.2 CANADA 70
9.3.3 MEXICO 71
9.4 EUROPE 72
9.4.1 GERMANY 74
9.4.2 FRANCE 75
9.4.3 UK 76
9.4.4 NORWAY 77
9.4.5 ITALY 78
9.4.6 NETHERLANDS 79
9.4.7 SPAIN 80
9.4.8 REST OF EUROPE 81
9.5 MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA 82
9.5.1 SAUDI ARABIA 84
9.5.2 UAE 85
9.5.3 SOUTH AFRICA 86
9.5.4 REST OF MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA 87
9.6 SOUTH AMERICA 88
9.6.1 BRAZIL 90
9.6.2 ARGENTINA 91
9.6.3 REST OF SOUTH AMERICA 92
10 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE 93
10.1 INTRODUCTION 93
10.2 MARKET RANKING 94
10.3 COMPETITIVE SCENARIO 95
10.3.1 EXPANSION 95
10.3.2 ACQUISITION & MERGER 97
10.3.3 NEW PRODUCT LAUNCH 98
10.3.4 JOINT VENTURE 98
11 COMPANY PROFILES 99
Business Overview, Products Offered, Recent Developments, MnM View
11.1 TORAY INDUSTRIES 99
11.2 ASAHI KASEI 102
11.3 SK INNOVATION 105
11.4 FREUDENBERG 108
11.5 W-SCOPE CORPORATION 110
11.6 DREAMWEAVER INTERNATIONAL 112
11.7 ENTEK INTERNATIONAL 113
11.8 UBE INDUSTRIES 114
11.9 BERNARD DUMAS 116
11.10 SUMITOMO CHEMICAL 117
11.11 OTHER KEY PLAYERS 118
11.11.1 DOWDUPONT 118
11.11.2 MITSUBISHI PLASTICS 118
11.11.3 EATON 118
11.11.4 TARGRAY TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL 118
11.11.5 CANGZHOU MINGZHU PLASTIC 118
11.11.6 ELECTROVAYA 119
11.11.7 CYG CHINALY NEW MATERIAL 119
11.11.8 TEIJIN 119
11.11.9 AHLSTROM-MUNKSJÖ 119
11.11.10 HOLLINGSWORTH & VOSE 119
11.11.11 AMER-SIL 120
11.11.12 B&F TECHNOLOGY 120
11.11.13 FOSHAN JINHUI HI-TECH OPTOLECTRONIC MATERIAL 120
11.11.14 NIPPON SHEET GLASS 120
11.11.15 JNC CORPORATION 120
*Details might not be captured in case of unlisted companies.
12 APPENDIX 121
12.1 INSIGHTS FROM INDUSTRY EXPERTS 121
12.2 DISCUSSION GUIDE 122
12.3 KNOWLEDGE STORE: MARKETSANDMARKETS SUBSCRIPTION PORTAL 125
12.4 INTRODUCING RT: REAL-TIME MARKET INTELLIGENCE 127
12.5 AVAILABLE CUSTOMIZATIONS 128
12.6 RELATED REPORTS 128
12.7 AUTHOR DETAILS 129
TABLE 1 TRENDS AND FORECAST OF GDP GROWTH RATES FROM 2016 TO 2021 37
TABLE 2 MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION UNITS BETWEEN 2015 AND 2016 37
TABLE 3 BATTERY SEPARATORS MARKET SIZE, BY BATTERY TYPE,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 39
TABLE 4 TYPES OF LI-ION BATTERIES 40
TABLE 5 LI-ION BATTERY SEPARATORS MARKET SIZE, BY REGION,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 40
TABLE 6 LEAD ACID BATTERY SEPARATORS MARKET SIZE, BY REGION,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 41
TABLE 7 OTHER BATTERY SEPARATORS MARKET SIZE, BY REGION,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 42
TABLE 8 BATTERY SEPARATORS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 44
TABLE 9 BATTERY SEPARATORS MARKET SIZE IN AUTOMOTIVE, BY REGION,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 45
TABLE 10 BATTERY SEPARATORS MARKET SIZE IN INDUSTRIAL, BY REGION,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 46
TABLE 11 BATTERY SEPARATORS MARKET SIZE IN CONSUMER ELECTRONICS, BY REGION, 2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 47
TABLE 12 BATTERY SEPARATORS MARKET SIZE IN OTHER END-USE INDUSTRIES, BY REGION, 2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 48
TABLE 13 BATTERY SEPARATORS MARKET SIZE, BY MATERIAL, 2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 50
TABLE 14 POLYPROPYLENE BATTERY SEPARATORS MARKET SIZE, BY REGION,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 51
TABLE 15 POLYETHYLENE BATTERY SEPARATORS MARKET SIZE, BY REGION,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 52
TABLE 16 OTHER BATTERY SEPARATORS MARKET SIZE, BY REGION,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 53
TABLE 17 BATTERY SEPARATORS MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 55
TABLE 18 APAC: BATTERY SEPARATORS MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 58
TABLE 19 APAC: BATTERY SEPARATORS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 58
TABLE 20 APAC: BATTERY SEPARATORS MARKET SIZE, BY BATTERY TYPE,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 58
TABLE 21 APAC: BATTERY SEPARATORS MARKET SIZE, BY MATERIAL,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 59
TABLE 22 CHINA: BATTERY SEPARATORS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 59
TABLE 23 CHINA: BATTERY SEPARATORS MARKET SIZE, BY BATTERY TYPE,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 60
TABLE 24 JAPAN: BATTERY SEPARATORS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 60
TABLE 25 JAPAN: BATTERY SEPARATORS MARKET SIZE, BY BATTERY TYPE,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 61
TABLE 26 SOUTH KOREA: BATTERY SEPARATORS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 61
TABLE 27 SOUTH KOREA: BATTERY SEPARATORS MARKET SIZE, BY BATTERY TYPE,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 62
TABLE 28 INDIA: BATTERY SEPARATORS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 62
TABLE 29 INDIA: BATTERY SEPARATORS MARKET SIZE, BY BATTERY TYPE,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 63
TABLE 30 MALAYSIA: BATTERY SEPARATORS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 64
TABLE 31 MALAYSIA: BATTERY SEPARATORS MARKET SIZE, BY BATTERY TYPE,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 64
TABLE 32 TAIWAN: BATTERY SEPARATORS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 65
TABLE 33 TAIWAN: BATTERY SEPARATORS MARKET SIZE, BY BATTERY TYPE,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 65
TABLE 34 REST OF APAC: BATTERY SEPARATORS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 66
TABLE 35 REST OF APAC: BATTERY SEPARATORS MARKET SIZE, BY BATTERY TYPE,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 66
TABLE 36 NORTH AMERICA: BATTERY SEPARATORS MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 67
TABLE 37 NORTH AMERICA: BATTERY SEPARATORS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 68
TABLE 38 NORTH AMERICA: BATTERY SEPARATORS MARKET SIZE, BY BATTERY TYPE,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 68
TABLE 39 NORTH AMERICA: BATTERY SEPARATORS MARKET SIZE, BY MATERIAL,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 68
TABLE 40 US: BATTERY SEPARATORS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 69
TABLE 41 US: BATTERY SEPARATORS MARKET SIZE, BY BATTERY TYPE,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 69
TABLE 42 CANADA: BATTERY SEPARATORS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 70
TABLE 43 CANADA: BATTERY SEPARATORS MARKET SIZE, BY BATTERY TYPE,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 70
TABLE 44 MEXICO: BATTERY SEPARATORS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 71
TABLE 45 MEXICO: BATTERY SEPARATORS MARKET SIZE, BY BATTERY TYPE,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 71
TABLE 46 EUROPE: BATTERY SEPARATORS MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 73
TABLE 47 EUROPE: BATTERY SEPARATORS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 73
TABLE 48 EUROPE: BATTERY SEPARATORS RESIN MARKET SIZE, BY BATTERY TYPE,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 73
TABLE 49 GERMANY: BATTERY SEPARATORS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 74
TABLE 50 GERMANY: BATTERY SEPARATORS MARKET SIZE, BY BATTERY TYPE,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 74
TABLE 51 FRANCE: BATTERY SEPARATORS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 75
TABLE 52 FRANCE: BATTERY SEPARATORS MARKET SIZE, BY BATTERY TYPE,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 75
TABLE 53 UK: BATTERY SEPARATORS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 76
TABLE 54 UK: BATTERY SEPARATORS MARKET SIZE, BY BATTERY TYPE,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 76
TABLE 55 NORWAY: BATTERY SEPARATORS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 77
TABLE 56 NORWAY: BATTERY SEPARATORS MARKET SIZE, BY BATTERY TYPE,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 77
TABLE 57 ITALY: BATTERY SEPARATORS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 78
TABLE 58 ITALY: BATTERY SEPARATORS MARKET SIZE, BY BATTERY TYPE,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 78
TABLE 59 NETHERLANDS: BATTERY SEPARATORS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 79
TABLE 60 NETHERLANDS: BATTERY SEPARATORS MARKET SIZE, BY BATTERY TYPE,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 79
TABLE 61 SPAIN: BATTERY SEPARATORS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 80
TABLE 62 SPAIN: BATTERY SEPARATORS MARKET SIZE, BY BATTERY TYPE,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 80
TABLE 63 REST OF EUROPE: BATTERY SEPARATORS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 81
TABLE 64 REST OF EUROPE: BATTERY SEPARATORS MARKET SIZE, BY BATTERY TYPE,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 81
TABLE 65 MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA: BATTERY SEPARATORS MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 82
TABLE 66 MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA: BATTERY SEPARATORS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 82
TABLE 67 MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA: BATTERY SEPARATORS MARKET SIZE, BY BATTERY TYPE, 2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 83
TABLE 68 MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA: BATTERY SEPARATORS MARKET SIZE, BY MATERIAL, 2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 83
TABLE 69 SAUDI ARABIA: BATTERY SEPARATORS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 015–2022 (USD MILLION) 84
TABLE 70 SAUDI ARABIA: BATTERY SEPARATORS MARKET SIZE, BY BATTERY TYPE,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 84
TABLE 71 UAE: BATTERY SEPARATORS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 85
TABLE 72 UAE: BATTERY SEPARATORS MARKET SIZE, BY BATTERY TYPE,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 85
TABLE 73 SOUTH AFRICA: BATTERY SEPARATORS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 86
TABLE 74 SOUTH AFRICA: BATTERY SEPARATORS MARKET SIZE, BY BATTERY TYPE,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 86
TABLE 75 REST OF MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA: BATTERY SEPARATORS MARKET SIZE,
BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 87
TABLE 76 REST OF MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA: BATTERY SEPARATORS MARKET SIZE,
BY BATTERY TYPE, 2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 87
TABLE 77 SOUTH AMERICA: BATTERY SEPARATORS MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 88
TABLE 78 SOUTH AMERICA: BATTERY SEPARATORS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 88
TABLE 79 SOUTH AMERICA: BATTERY SEPARATORS MARKET SIZE, BY BATTERY TYPE,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 89
TABLE 80 SOUTH AMERICA: BATTERY SEPARATORS MARKET SIZE, BY MATERIAL,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 89
TABLE 81 BRAZIL: BATTERY SEPARATORS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 90
TABLE 82 BRAZIL: BATTERY SEPARATORS MARKET SIZE, BY BATTERY TYPE,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 90
TABLE 83 ARGENTINA: BATTERY SEPARATORS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 91
TABLE 84 ARGENTINA: BATTERY SEPARATORS MARKET SIZE, BY BATTERY TYPE,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 91
TABLE 85 REST OF SOUTH AMERICA: BATTERY SEPARATORS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 92
TABLE 86 REST OF SOUTH AMERICA: BATTERY SEPARATORS MARKET SIZE, BY BATTERY TYPE, 2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 92
TABLE 87 EXPANSION, 2014–2017 95
TABLE 88 ACQUISITION & MERGER, 2014–2017 97
TABLE 89 NEW PRODUCT LAUNCH, 2014–2017 98
TABLE 90 JOINT VENTURE, 2014–2017 98
LIST OF FIGURES
FIGURE 1 BATTERY SEPARATORS MARKET: RESEARCH DESIGN 17
FIGURE 2 BATTERY SEPARATORS MARKET: DATA TRIANGULATION 23
FIGURE 3 LEAD ACID SEGMENT TO DOMINATE BATTERY SEPARATORS MARKET
BETWEEN 2017 AND 2022 25
FIGURE 4 AUTOMOTIVE END-USE INDUSTRY TO LEAD BATTERY SEPARATORS MARKET BETWEEN 2017 AND 2022 26
FIGURE 5 APAC TO BE FASTEST-GROWING MARKET DURING FORECAST PERIOD 27
FIGURE 6 BATTERY SEPARATORS MARKET TO WITNESS RAPID GROWTH BETWEEN
2017 AND 2022 28
FIGURE 7 APAC TO LEAD BATTERY SEPARATORS MARKET, 2017–2022 28
FIGURE 8 AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY ACCOUNTED FOR HIGHEST SHARE OF BATTERY SEPARATORS MARKET, 2017 29
FIGURE 9 LEAD ACID TYPE TO ACCOUNT FOR LARGEST SHARE OF OVERALL BATTERY SEPARATORS MARKET, 2017–2022 29
FIGURE 10 APAC TO BE FASTEST-GROWING BATTERY SEPARATORS MARKET BETWEEN
2017 AND 2022 30
FIGURE 11 DRIVERS, RESTRAINTS, OPPORTUNITIES, AND CHALLENGES
IN THE BATTERY SEPARATORS MARKET 31
FIGURE 12 LI-ION BATTERY SEPARATORS EXPECTED TO GROW SIGNIFICANTLY
DURING FORECAST PERIOD 39
FIGURE 13 AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY TO LEAD BATTERY SEPARATORS MARKET
DURING FORECAST PERIOD 44
FIGURE 14 COMPARISON OF BATTERIES 47
FIGURE 15 POLYETHYLENE SEGMENT TO LEAD OVERALL BATTERY SEPARATORS MARKET DURING FORECAST PERIOD 50
FIGURE 16 CHINA AND INDIA ARE HOTSPOTS IN BATTERY SEPARATORS MARKET
DURING FORECAST PERIOD 55
FIGURE 17 APAC MARKET SNAPSHOT: AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY TO DRIVE THE BATTERY SEPARATORS MARKET 57
FIGURE 18 NORTH AMERICA MARKET SNAPSHOT: AUTOMOTIVE TO BE LARGEST
END-USE INDUSTRY OF BATTERY SEPARATORS 67
FIGURE 19 GERMANY TO LEAD BATTERY SEPARATORS MARKET IN EUROPE DURING FORECAST PERIOD 72
FIGURE 20 COMPANIES ADOPTED EXPANSION AS THE KEY GROWTH STRATEGY, 2014–2017 93
FIGURE 21 TORAY INDUSTRIES AND ASAHI KASEI DOMINATED THE BATTERY SEPARATORS MARKET IN 2016 94
FIGURE 22 TORAY INDUSTRIES: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 99
FIGURE 23 TORAY INDUSTRIES: SWOT ANALYSIS 101
FIGURE 24 ASAHI KASEI: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 102
FIGURE 25 ASAHI KASEI: SWOT ANALYSIS 104
FIGURE 26 SK INNOVATION: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 105
FIGURE 27 SK INNOVATION: SWOT ANALYSIS 106
FIGURE 28 FREUDENBERG: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 108
FIGURE 29 FREUDENBERG: SWOT ANALYSIS 109
FIGURE 30 W-SCOPE CORPORATION: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 110
FIGURE 31 W-SCOPE CORPORATION: SWOT ANALYSIS 111
FIGURE 32 UBE INDUSTRIES: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 114
FIGURE 33 SUMITOMO CHEMICAL: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 117