TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 INTRODUCTION 12
1.1 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY 12
1.2 MARKET DEFINITION 12
1.3 MARKET SCOPE 13
1.3.1 YEARS CONSIDERED FOR THE STUDY 14
1.4 CURRENCY 14
1.5 UNIT CONSIDERED 14
1.6 STAKEHOLDERS 14
2 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 15
2.1 RESEARCH DATA 15
2.1.1 SECONDARY DATA 16
2.1.1.1 Key data from secondary sources 16
2.1.2 PRIMARY DATA 16
2.1.2.1 Key data from primary sources 17
2.1.2.2 Key industry insights 17
2.1.2.3 Breakdown of primary interviews 18
2.2 MARKET SIZE ESTIMATION 18
2.2.1 BOTTOM-UP APPROACH 18
2.2.2 TOP-DOWN APPROACH 19
2.3 DATA TRIANGULATION 20
2.4 ASSUMPTIONS 21
2.5 LIMITATIONS 21
3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 22
4 PREMIUM INSIGHTS 27
4.1 SIGNIFICANT OPPORTUNITIES IN THF MARKET 27
4.2 THF MARKET, BY PROCESS TECHNOLOGY 28
4.3 THF MARKET, BY REGION 28
5 MARKET OVERVIEW 29
5.1 INTRODUCTION 29
5.2 MARKET DYNAMICS 29
5.2.1 DRIVERS 30
5.2.1.1 Growing demand for spandex fiber 30
5.2.1.2 High demand for polyurethane (PU) 30
5.2.2 RESTRAINTS 30
5.2.2.1 Hazardous nature of THF 30
5.2.3 OPPORTUNITIES 30
5.2.3.1 Increasing importance of green chemistry 30
5.2.3.2 High growth in emerging markets 31
5.2.4 CHALLENGES 31
5.2.4.1 Increasing environmental regulations 31
5.3 PORTER’S FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS 32
5.3.1 THREAT OF NEW ENTRANTS 32
5.3.2 THREAT OF SUBSTITUTES 33
5.3.3 BARGAINING POWER OF BUYERS 33
5.3.4 BARGAINING POWER OF SUPPLIERS 34
5.3.5 INTENSITY OF COMPETITIVE RIVALRY 34
5.4 REGULATIONS AND PROTOCOLS OF THF 34
5.4.1 REGULATIONS 34
5.4.1.1 U.S. DOT HM-181 Rules 35
5.4.2 HANDLING PROTOCOLS 35
5.4.3 THF EXPOSURE LIMITS 35
5.4.4 CHEMICAL STORAGE AND DISPOSAL 35
5.5 MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS 36
5.5.1 GDP GROWTH RATE FORECAST OF MAJOR ECONOMIES 36
5.5.2 TEXTILE INDUSTRY 36
5.5.3 MAJOR IMPORTERS AND EXPORTERS* OF THF 37
6 THF MARKET, BY PROCESS TECHNOLOGY 38
6.1 INTRODUCTION 39
6.2 COMMERCIAL TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE PRODUCTION OF BDO 41
6.3 REPPE PROCESS 42
6.4 DAVY PROCESS 42
6.5 BUTADIENE-BASED PROCESS 42
6.6 PROPYLENE OXIDE-BASED PROCESS 43
6.7 OTHER TECHNOLOGIES 43
6.7.1 CYCLIZATION OF BDO TO THF 43
6.7.1.1 Furfural 43
6.7.2 BIO-BASED TECHNOLOGIES 44
6.7.2.1 Hydrogenolysis of succinic acid 44
6.7.2.2 Fermentation of sugar 44
6.7.2.3 Hydrogenation of succinic acid 44
7 THF MARKET, BY APPLICATION 45
(Note: Market sizes are not provided for the sub-segments)
7.1 INTRODUCTION 46
7.2 SOLVENTS 47
7.2.1 COATINGS 47
7.2.2 ADHESIVES 47
7.2.3 PRINTING INKS 47
7.2.4 RESINS 47
7.2.5 REACTIONS & PURIFICATION 47
7.2.6 ORGANIC SYNTHESIS 48
7.2.7 OTHERS 48
7.3 PTMEG 48
7.3.1 SPANDEX 48
7.3.2 PU RESIN 48
7.3.3 THERMOPLASTIC POLYESTER ELASTOMER 49
7.4 OTHERS 49
8 THF MARKET, BY REGION 50
8.1 INTRODUCTION 51
8.2 APAC 52
8.2.1 CHINA 55
8.2.2 JAPAN 56
8.2.3 SOUTH KOREA 56
8.2.4 REST OF APAC 58
8.3 NORTH AMERICA 59
8.3.1 US 61
8.3.2 CANADA 62
8.3.3 MEXICO 62
8.4 EUROPE 64
8.4.1 GERMANY 66
8.4.2 FRANCE 67
8.4.3 UK 68
8.4.4 ITALY 69
8.4.5 REST OF EUROPE 70
8.5 ROW 70
8.5.1 SAUDI ARABIA 72
8.5.2 SOUTH AFRICA 73
8.5.3 BRAZIL 74
8.5.4 OTHERS 75
9 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE 76
9.1 OVERVIEW 76
9.2 MARKET SHARE ANALYSIS OF KEY PLAYERS 76
9.2.1 BASF AND DAIREN CHEMICAL 76
9.2.2 OTHERS 76
10 COMPANY PROFILES 77
(Business Overview, Products Offered, SWOT Analysis, MnM View)*
10.1 BASF 77
10.2 DAIREN CHEMICAL 79
10.3 ASHLAND 80
10.4 MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION 82
10.5 INVISTA 84
10.6 BIOAMBER 86
10.7 LYONDELLBASELL 87
10.8 PENNAKEM 89
10.9 SIPCHEM 90
*Details on Business Overview, Products Offered, SWOT Analysis, MnM View might not be captured in case of unlisted companies.
10.10 OTHERS 92
10.10.1 TCC CHEMICAL 92
10.10.2 SINOCHEM QINGDAO 92
10.10.3 BLUESTAR NEW CHEMICAL MATERIALS 92
10.10.4 SHANXI SANWEI 92
10.10.5 NAN YA PLASTICS 92
10.10.6 KOREA PTG 92
11 APPENDIX 93
11.1 INSIGHTS FROM INDUSTRY EXPERTS 93
11.2 DISCUSSION GUIDE 94
11.3 KNOWLEDGE STORE: MARKETSANDMARKETS’ SUBSCRIPTION PORTAL 96
11.4 INTRODUCING RT: REAL-TIME MARKET INTELLIGENCE 98
11.5 AVAILABLE CUSTOMIZATIONS 98
11.6 RELATED REPORTS 99
11.7 AUTHOR DETAILS 100
TABLE 1 FORECAST OF REAL GDP GROWTH RATES, 2016—2022 36
TABLE 2 TECHNOLOGIES ADOPTED BY DIFFERENT COMPANIES FOR
THE PRODUCTION OF THF 39
TABLE 3 THF MARKET SIZE, BY PROCESS TECHNOLOGY, 2015—2022 (KILOTON) 40
TABLE 4 THF MARKET SIZE, BY PROCESS TECHNOLOGY, 2015—2022 (USD MILLION) 40
TABLE 5 COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES 41
TABLE 6 THF MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2015—2022 (KILOTON) 46
TABLE 7 THF MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2015—2022 (USD MILLION) 46
TABLE 8 SOLVENTS MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 48
TABLE 9 PTMEG MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 49
TABLE 10 OTHER APPLICATIONS MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2015–2022 (USD MILLION) 49
TABLE 11 THF MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2015—2022 (KILOTON) 51
TABLE 12 THF MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2015—2022 (USD MILLION) 51
TABLE 13 APAC: THF MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2015—2022 (KILOTON) 53
TABLE 14 APAC: THF MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2015—2022 (USD MILLION) 54
TABLE 15 APAC: THF MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2015—2022 (KILOTON) 54
TABLE 16 APAC: THF MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2015—2022 (USD MILLION) 54
TABLE 17 CHINA: THF MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2015—2022 (KILOTON) 55
TABLE 18 CHINA: THF MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2015—2022 (USD MILLION) 55
TABLE 19 JAPAN: THF MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2015—2022 (KILOTON) 56
TABLE 20 JAPAN: THF MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2015—2022 (USD MILLION) 56
TABLE 21 SOUTH KOREA: THF MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2015—2022 (KILOTON) 57
TABLE 22 SOUTH KOREA: THF MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2015—2022 (USD MILLION) 57
TABLE 23 REST OF APAC: THF MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2015—2022 (KILOTON) 58
TABLE 24 REST OF APAC: THF MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2015—2022 (USD MILLION) 58
TABLE 25 NORTH AMERICA: THF MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2015—2022 (KILOTON) 60
TABLE 26 NORTH AMERICA: THF MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2015—2022 (USD MILLION) 60
TABLE 27 NORTH AMERICA: THF MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2015—2022 (KILOTON) 60
TABLE 28 NORTH AMERICA: THF MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2015—2022 (USD MILLION) 60
TABLE 29 US: THF MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2015—2022 (KILOTON) 61
TABLE 30 US: THF MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2015—2022 (USD MILLION) 61
TABLE 31 CANADA: THF MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2015—2022 (KILOTON) 62
TABLE 32 CANADA: THF MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2015—2022 (USD MILLION) 62
TABLE 33 MEXICO: THF MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2015—2022 (KILOTON) 63
TABLE 34 MEXICO: THF MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2015—2022 (USD MILLION) 63
TABLE 35 EUROPE: THF MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2015—2022 (KILOTON) 65
TABLE 36 EUROPE: THF MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2015—2022 (USD MILLION) 65
TABLE 37 EUROPE: THF MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2015—2022 (KILOTON) 65
TABLE 38 EUROPE: THF MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2015—2022 (USD MILLION) 66
TABLE 39 GERMANY: THF MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2015—2022 (KILOTON) 66
TABLE 40 GERMANY: THF MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2015—2022 (USD MILLION) 66
TABLE 41 FRANCE: THF MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2015—2022 (KILOTON) 67
TABLE 42 FRANCE: THF MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2015—2022 (USD MILLION) 67
TABLE 43 UK: THF MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2015—2022 (KILOTON) 68
TABLE 44 UK: THF MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2015—2022 (USD MILLION) 68
TABLE 45 ITALY: THF MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2015—2022 (KILOTON) 69
TABLE 46 ITALY: THF MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2015—2022 (USD MILLION) 69
TABLE 47 REST OF EUROPE: THF MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2015—2022 (KILOTON) 70
TABLE 48 REST OF EUROPE: THF MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,
2015—2022 (USD MILLION) 70
TABLE 49 ROW: THF MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2015—2022 (KILOTON) 71
TABLE 50 ROW: THF MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2015—2022 (USD MILLION) 71
TABLE 51 ROW: THF MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2015—2022 (KILOTON) 71
TABLE 52 ROW: THF MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2015—2022 (USD MILLION) 71
TABLE 53 SAUDI ARABIA: THF MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2015—2022 (KILOTON) 72
TABLE 54 SAUDI ARABIA: THF MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2015—2022 (USD MILLION) 72
TABLE 55 SOUTH AFRICA: THF MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2015—2022 (KILOTON) 73
TABLE 56 SOUTH AFRICA: THF MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2015—2022 (USD MILLION) 73
TABLE 57 BRAZIL: THF MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2015—2022 (KILOTON) 74
TABLE 58 BRAZIL: THF MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2015—2022 (USD MILLION) 74
TABLE 59 OTHERS: THF MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2015—2022 (KILOTON) 75
TABLE 60 OTHERS: THF MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2015—2022 (USD MILLION) 75
LIST OF FIGURES
FIGURE 1 THF MARKET SEGMENTATION 13
FIGURE 2 THF MARKET: RESEARCH DESIGN 15
FIGURE 3 MARKET SIZE ESTIMATION: BOTTOM-UP APPROACH 19
FIGURE 4 MARKET SIZE ESTIMATION: TOP-DOWN APPROACH 19
FIGURE 5 THF MARKET: DATA TRIANGULATION 20
FIGURE 6 THF MARKET SIZE, BY VOLUME (KILOTON) AND VALUE (USD BILLION), 2015—2022 22
FIGURE 7 REPPE PROCESS TO BE THE DOMINATING TECHNOLOGY FOR THF 23
FIGURE 8 PTMEG TO BE THE DOMINATING APPLICATION OF THF 23
FIGURE 9 CHINA TO BE THE LARGEST THF MARKET 24
FIGURE 10 APAC DOMINATED THE THF MARKET IN 2016 25
FIGURE 11 INCREASING DEMAND FROM PTMEG APPLICATION TO DRIVE THF MARKET 27
FIGURE 12 PTMEG TO BE THE LARGEST APPLICATION OF THF 27
FIGURE 13 BUTADIENE-BASED PROCESS TECHNOLOGY TO BE THE FASTEST-GROWING APPLICATION 28
FIGURE 14 APAC DOMINATED THF MARKET IN 2016 28
FIGURE 15 FACTORS GOVERNING THF MARKET 29
FIGURE 16 PORTER’S FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS OF THF MARKET 32
FIGURE 17 WORLD TEXTILE TRADE DATA (2005—2014) 36
FIGURE 18 REPPE PROCESS TO BE THE LEADING TECHNOLOGY FOR THF 39
FIGURE 19 VARIOUS TECHNOLOGIES USED FOR BDO PRODUCTION 41
FIGURE 20 DAVY PROCESS 42
FIGURE 21 CYCLIZATION OF BDO 43
FIGURE 22 FURFURAL TECHNOLOGY 43
FIGURE 23 BIO-BASED PROCESS 44
FIGURE 24 PTMEG TO BE THE LEADING APPLICATION OF THF 46
FIGURE 25 APAC: THF MARKET SNAPSHOT 53
FIGURE 26 NORTH AMERICA: THF MARKET SNAPSHOT 59
FIGURE 27 EUROPE: THF MARKET SNAPSHOT 64
FIGURE 28 MARKET RANKING OF KEY PLAYERS, 2016 76
FIGURE 29 BASF: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 77
FIGURE 30 ASHLAND: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 80
FIGURE 31 BIOAMBER: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 86
FIGURE 32 LYONDELLBASELL: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 87
FIGURE 33 SIPCHEM: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 90
【レポートのキーワード】
テトラヒドロフラン(THF)、PTMEG原料、溶媒