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 29
4.1 ATTRACTIVE OPPORTUNITIES IN THE CHEMICAL LICENSING MARKET 29
5 MARKET OVERVIEW 31
5.1 INTRODUCTION 31
5.1.1 DRIVERS 32
5.1.1.1 Increasing demand for petrochemicals in APAC 32
5.1.1.2 Stringent environmental regulations 32
5.1.1.3 Cost optimization strategies implemented by refiners 32
5.1.2 RESTRAINTS 33
5.1.2.1 In-house technology development by end users 33
5.1.3 OPPORTUNITIES 33
5.1.3.1 Increasing refinery capacities 33
5.1.3.2 Increasing use of new technologies for sustainable manufacturing 33
5.1.4 CHALLENGES 33
5.1.4.1 Cost optimization and high licensing cost 33
6 INDUSTRY TRENDS 34
6.1 PORTER’S FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS 34
6.1.1 BARGAINING POWER OF SUPPLIERS 35
6.1.2 THREAT OF NEW ENTRANTS 35
6.1.3 THREAT OF SUBSTITUTES 35
6.1.4 BARGAINING POWER OF BUYERS 35
6.1.5 INTENSITY OF COMPETITIVE RIVALRY 36
7 CHEMICAL LICENSING MARKET, BY TYPE 37
7.1 INTRODUCTION 38
7.2 C1 DERIVATIVES 39
7.2.1 DIMETHYL ETHER (DME) 39
7.2.2 DIMETHYLFORMAMIDE (DMF) 39
7.2.3 FORMALDEHYDE 39
7.2.4 METHANOL 40
7.2.5 METHYLAMINE 40
7.3 C2 DERIVATIVES 41
7.3.1 POLYMERIZATION 41
7.3.2 CHLORINATION 41
7.3.3 OXIDATION 42
7.4 C3 DERIVATIVES 43
7.4.1 POLYMERIZATION 43
7.4.2 AMMOXIDATION 43
7.4.3 OXIDATION 43
7.4.4 ESTERIFICATION 43
7.5 C4 DERIVATIVES 45
7.5.1 BUTANEDIOL 45
7.5.2 MALEIC ANHYDRIDE 45
7.5.3 POLYTETRAMETHYLENE ETHER GLYCOL 45
7.6 OTHER DERIVATIVES 47
7.6.1 PURIFIED TEREPHTHALIC ACID 47
7.6.2 POLYBUTYLENE TEREPHTHALATE 47
7.6.3 BISPHENOL A 47
8 CHEMICAL LICENSING MARKET, BY END–USE INDUSTRY 49
8.1 INTRODUCTION 50
8.2 OIL & GAS 50
8.3 CHEMICAL 52
8.4 OTHERS 53
9 CHEMICAL LICENSING MARKET, BY REGION 54
9.1 INTRODUCTION 55
9.2 NORTH AMERICA 57
9.2.1 US 59
9.2.2 CANADA 60
9.2.3 MEXICO 61
9.3 APAC 62
9.3.1 CHINA 65
9.3.2 INDIA 66
9.3.3 JAPAN 67
9.3.4 SOUTH KOREA 68
9.3.5 INDONESIA 70
9.3.6 MALAYSIA 71
9.3.7 AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND 72
9.4 EUROPE 73
9.4.1 GERMANY 74
9.4.2 FRANCE 75
9.4.3 RUSSIA 76
9.4.4 UK 77
9.4.5 ITALY 78
9.4.6 SPAIN 79
9.5 MEA 81
9.5.1 SAUDI ARABIA 83
9.5.2 SOUTH AFRICA 84
9.6 SOUTH AMERICA 85
9.6.1 BRAZIL 87
9.6.2 ARGENTINA 88
10 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE 89
10.1 INTRODUCTION 89
10.1.1 AGREEMENT & CONTRACT 90
10.1.2 NEW TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 91
10.1.3 MERGER & ACQUISITION 91
10.2 MARKET RANKING 92
10.2.1 INTRODUCTION 92
10.2.2 MARKET RANKING OF KEY PLAYERS 92
11 COMPANY PROFILES 94
(Overview, Financial*, Products & Services, Strategy, and Developments)
11.1 SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS 94
11.2 EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION 97
11.3 CHEVRON PHILLIPS CHEMICAL COMPANY 100
11.4 SUMITOMO CHEMICAL 102
11.5 MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION 105
11.6 JOHNSON MATTHEY 107
11.7 MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC. 109
11.8 HUNTSMAN CORPORATION 111
11.9 EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY 112
11.10 NOVA CHEMICALS CORPORATION 114
*Details might not be captured in case of unlisted companies
12 APPENDIX 115
12.1 INSIGHTS FROM INDUSTRY EXPERTS 115
12.2 DISCUSSION GUIDE 116
12.3 KNOWLEDGE STORE: MARKETSANDMARKETS SUBSCRIPTION PORTAL 119
12.4 INTRODUCING RT: REAL-TIME MARKET INTELLIGENCE 121
12.5 AVAILABLE CUSTOMIZATIONS 122
12.6 RELATED REPORTS 122
12.7 AUTHOR DETAILS 123
TABLE 1 GLOBAL CHEMICAL LICENSING MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 38
TABLE 2 CHEMICAL LICENSING MARKET SIZE FOR C1 DERIVATIVES, BY REGION,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 41
TABLE 3 CHEMICAL LICENSING MARKET SIZE FOR C2 DERIVATIVES, BY REGION,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 42
TABLE 4 CHEMICAL LICENSING MARKET SIZE FOR C3 DERIVATIVES, BY REGION,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 44
TABLE 5 CHEMICAL LICENSING MARKET SIZE FOR C4 DERIVATIVES, BY REGION,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 46
TABLE 6 CHEMICAL LICENSING MARKET SIZE FOR OTHER DERIVATIVES, BY REGION,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 48
TABLE 7 CHEMICAL LICENSING MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 50
TABLE 8 CHEMICAL LICENSING MARKET SIZE IN OIL & GAS INDUSTRY, BY REGION,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 51
TABLE 9 CHEMICAL LICENSING MARKET SIZE IN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY, BY REGION,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 52
TABLE 10 CHEMICAL LICENSING MARKET SIZE IN OTHER END-USE INDUSTRIES, BY REGION, 2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 53
TABLE 11 CHEMICAL LICENSING MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 56
TABLE 12 NORTH AMERICA: CHEMICAL LICENSING MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 58
TABLE 13 NORTH AMERICA: CHEMICAL LICENSING MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 58
TABLE 14 NORTH AMERICA: CHEMICAL LICENSING MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 58
TABLE 15 US: CHEMICAL LICENSING MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 59
TABLE 16 US: CHEMICAL LICENSING MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 60
TABLE 17 CANADA: CHEMICAL LICENSING MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 60
TABLE 18 CANADA: CHEMICAL LICENSING MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 61
TABLE 19 MEXICO: CHEMICAL LICENSING MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 62
TABLE 20 MEXICO: CHEMICAL LICENSING MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 62
TABLE 21 APAC: CHEMICAL LICENSING MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 64
TABLE 22 APAC: CHEMICAL LICENSING MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 64
TABLE 23 APAC: CHEMICAL LICENSING MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 65
TABLE 24 CHINA: CHEMICAL LICENSING MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 65
TABLE 25 CHINA: CHEMICAL LICENSING MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 66
TABLE 26 INDIA: CHEMICAL LICENSING MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 67
TABLE 27 INDIA: CHEMICAL LICENSING MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 67
TABLE 28 JAPAN: CHEMICAL LICENSING MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 68
TABLE 29 JAPAN: CHEMICAL LICENSING MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 68
TABLE 30 SOUTH KOREA: CHEMICAL LICENSING MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 69
TABLE 31 SOUTH KOREA: CHEMICAL LICENSING MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 69
TABLE 32 INDONESIA: CHEMICAL LICENSING MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 70
TABLE 33 INDONESIA: CHEMICAL LICENSING MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 70
TABLE 34 MALAYSIA: CHEMICAL LICENSING MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 71
TABLE 35 MALAYSIA: CHEMICAL LICENSING MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 71
TABLE 36 AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND: CHEMICAL LICENSING MARKET SIZE,
BY TYPE, 2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 72
TABLE 37 AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND: CHEMICAL LICENSING MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 72
TABLE 38 EUROPE: CHEMICAL LICENSING MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 73
TABLE 39 EUROPE: CHEMICAL LICENSING MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 73
TABLE 40 EUROPE: CHEMICAL LICENSING MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 74
TABLE 41 GERMANY: CHEMICAL LICENSING MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 74
TABLE 42 GERMANY: CHEMICAL LICENSING MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 75
TABLE 43 FRANCE: CHEMICAL LICENSING MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 75
TABLE 44 FRANCE: CHEMICAL LICENSING MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 76
TABLE 45 RUSSIA: CHEMICAL LICENSING MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 76
TABLE 46 RUSSIA: CHEMICAL LICENSING MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 77
TABLE 47 UK: CHEMICAL LICENSING MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 77
TABLE 48 UK: CHEMICAL LICENSING MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 78
TABLE 49 ITALY: CHEMICAL LICENSING MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 78
TABLE 50 ITALY: CHEMICAL LICENSING MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 79
TABLE 51 SPAIN: CHEMICAL LICENSING MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 79
TABLE 52 SPAIN: CHEMICAL LICENSING MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 80
TABLE 53 MEA: CHEMICAL LICENSING MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 82
TABLE 54 MEA: CHEMICAL LICENSING MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 82
TABLE 55 MEA: CHEMICAL LICENSING MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 83
TABLE 56 SAUDI ARABIA: CHEMICAL LICENSING MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 83
TABLE 57 SAUDI ARABIA: CHEMICAL LICENSING MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 84
TABLE 58 SOUTH AFRICA: CHEMICAL LICENSING MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 84
TABLE 59 SOUTH AFRICA: CHEMICAL LICENSING MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 85
TABLE 60 SOUTH AMERICA: CHEMICAL LICENSING MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 85
TABLE 61 SOUTH AMERICA: CHEMICAL LICENSING MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 86
TABLE 62 SOUTH AMERICA: CHEMICAL LICENSING MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 86
TABLE 63 BRAZIL: CHEMICAL LICENSING MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 87
TABLE 64 BRAZIL: CHEMICAL LICENSING MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 87
TABLE 65 ARGENTINA: CHEMICAL LICENSING MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 88
TABLE 66 ARGENTINA: CHEMICAL LICENSING MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY,
2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 88
TABLE 67 AGREEMENT & CONTRACT, 2014–2017 90
TABLE 68 NEW TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT, 2014–2017 91
TABLE 69 MERGER & ACQUISITION, 2014–2017 91
LIST OF FIGURES
FIGURE 1 CHEMICAL LICENSING MARKET: RESEARCH DESIGN 17
FIGURE 2 MARKET SIZE ESTIMATION METHODOLOGY: BOTTOM-UP APPROACH 21
FIGURE 3 MARKET SIZE ESTIMATION METHODOLOGY: TOP-DOWN APPROACH 22
FIGURE 4 CHEMICAL LICENSING MARKET: DATA TRIANGULATION 23
FIGURE 5 C2 DERIVATIVES TO LEAD THE CHEMICAL LICENSING MARKET 26
FIGURE 6 OIL & GAS TO BE THE LEADING END-USE INDUSTRY OF THE CHEMICAL
LICENSING MARKET 27
FIGURE 7 APAC TO BE THE LEADING CHEMICAL LICENSING MARKET 28
FIGURE 8 APAC AND NORTH AMERICA TO DRIVE DEMAND FOR CHEMICAL LICENSING 29
FIGURE 9 C2 DERIVATIVES SEGMENT LED THE CHEMICAL LICENSING MARKET IN 2016 29
FIGURE 10 CHINA LEA THE APAC CHEMICAL LICENSING MARKET 30
FIGURE 11 INCREASING DEMAND FOR PETROCHEMICALS AND STRINGENT REGULATIONS TO DRIVE THE CHEMICAL LICENSING MARKET 31
FIGURE 12 PORTER’S FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS 34
FIGURE 13 C2 DERIVATIVES SEGMENT LED THE CHEMICAL LICENSING MARKET IN 2016 (USD MILLION) 38
FIGURE 14 MEA TO REGISTER THE HIGHEST CAGR FOR THE C1 DERIVATIVES SEGMENT BETWEEN 2017 AND 2022 40
FIGURE 15 APAC TO REGISTER THE HIGHEST CAGR FOR THE C2 DERIVATIVES SEGMENT BETWEEN 2017 AND 2022 42
FIGURE 16 APAC TO REGISTER THE HIGHEST CAGR FOR THE C3 DERIVATIVES SEGMENT BETWEEN 2017 AND 2022 44
FIGURE 17 APAC TO REGISTER THE HIGHEST CAGR FOR THE C4 DERIVATIVES SEGMENT BETWEEN 2017 AND 2022 46
FIGURE 18 APAC TO REGISTER THE HIGHEST CAGR FOR OTHER DERIVATIVES BETWEEN 2017 AND 2022 47
FIGURE 19 APAC TO ACCOUNT FOR THE LARGEST SHARE OF THE CHEMICAL LICENSING MARKET IN THE OIL & GAS INDUSTRY 50
FIGURE 20 APAC TO BE THE LARGEST CHEMICAL LICENSING MARKET IN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY DURING THE FORECAST PERIOD 52
FIGURE 21 APAC TO REGISTER THE HIGHEST CAGR IN OTHER INDUSTRIES DURING THE FORECAST PERIOD 53
FIGURE 22 INDIA TO RECORD THE HIGHEST CAGR IN THE CHEMICAL LICENSING MARKET BETWEEN 2017 AND 2022 56
FIGURE 23 OIL & GAS SEGMENT TO BE LARGEST END-USE INDUSTRY IN NORTH AMERICA 57
FIGURE 24 INDIA TO WITNESS THE HIGHEST CAGR IN THE APAC CHEMICAL LICENSING MARKET (2017–2022) 63
FIGURE 25 CHEMICAL LICENSING MARKET TO WITNESS HIGHEST-GROWTH IN THE OIL & GAS INDUSTRY IN THE MEA 81
FIGURE 26 COMPANIES ADOPTED AGREEMENT & CONTRACT AS THE KEY GROWTH STRATEGY BETWEEN 2014 AND 2017 89
FIGURE 27 RANKING OF CHEMICAL LICENSING PROVIDERS, 2016 92
FIGURE 28 SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 94
FIGURE 29 EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 97
FIGURE 30 EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION: SWOT ANALYSIS 99
FIGURE 31 CHEVRON PHILLIPS CHEMICAL COMPANY: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 100
FIGURE 32 CHEVRON PHILLIPS CHEMICAL COMPANY: SWOT ANALYSIS 101
FIGURE 33 SUMITOMO CHEMICAL: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 102
FIGURE 34 SUMITOMO CHEMICAL: SWOT ANALYSIS 104
FIGURE 35 MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION: SWOT ANALYSIS 106
FIGURE 36 JOHNSON MATTHEY: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 107
FIGURE 37 MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 109
FIGURE 38 HUNTSMAN CORPORATION: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 111
FIGURE 39 EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 112
FIGURE 40 NOVA CHEMICALS CORPORATION: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 114