TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 INTRODUCTION 13
1.1 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY 13
1.2 MARKET DEFINITION 13
1.3 MARKET SCOPE 14
1.3.1 MARKET SEGMENTATION 14
1.3.2 YEARS CONSIDERED FOR THE STUDY 14
1.4 CURRENCY 15
1.5 UNIT CONSIDERED 15
1.6 STAKEHOLDERS 15
2 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 16
2.1 RESEARCH DATA 16
2.2 SECONDARY DATA 17
2.2.1 KEY DATA FROM SECONDARY SOURCES 17
2.3 PRIMARY DATA 18
2.3.1 KEY DATA FROM PRIMARY SOURCES 18
2.3.1.1 Key industry insights 19
2.3.1.2 Breakdown of primary interviews 19
2.4 MARKET SIZE ESTIMATION 20
2.5 DATA TRIANGULATION 22
2.6 ASSUMPTIONS AND LIMITATIONS 23
2.6.1 ASSUMPTIONS 23
2.6.2 LIMITATIONS 23
3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 24
4 PREMIUM INSIGHTS 27
4.1 ATTRACTIVE OPPORTUNITIES IN THE CELLULOSE ESTERS MARKET 27
4.2 CELLULOSE ESTERS MARKET, BY REGION 27
4.3 CELLULOSE ESTERS MARKET, BY REGION AND APPLICATION 28
4.4 CELLULOSE ESTERS MARKET, BY APPLICATION 29
4.5 CELLULOSE ESTERS MARKET, 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 cellulose esters from APAC 32
5.2.1.2 Advancements in the applications of cellulose esters 32
5.2.2 RESTRAINTS 32
5.2.2.1 Rising awareness about health risks related to smoking 32
5.2.3 OPPORTUNITIES 33
5.2.3.1 Increase in exports from APAC 33
5.2.4 CHALLENGES 33
5.2.4.1 Volatile raw material prices 33
5.2.4.2 Stringent regulations 33
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 36
5.3.4 BARGAINING POWER OF BUYERS 36
5.3.5 INTENSITY OF COMPETITIVE RIVALRY 37
5.4 MACROECONOMIC OVERVIEW 37
5.5 TRENDS AND FORECAST OF GDP 38
6 CELLULOSE ESTERS MARKET, BY TYPE 39
6.1 INTRODUCTION 40
6.2 CELLULOSE ACETATE 41
6.3 CELLULOSE ACETATE PROPIONATE 42
6.4 CELLULOSE ACETATE BUTYRATE 43
6.5 CELLULOSE NITRATE 44
6.6 OTHERS 45
7 CELLULOSE ESTERS MARKET, BY APPLICATION 46
7.1 INTRODUCTION 47
7.2 COATINGS 48
7.3 PLASTICIZERS 49
7.4 CIGARETTE FILTERS 50
7.5 FILMS & TAPES 51
7.6 INKS 52
7.7 OTHERS 53
8 CELLULOSE ESTERS MARKET, BY REGION 54
8.1 INTRODUCTION 55
8.2 NORTH AMERICA 57
8.2.1 US 60
8.2.2 CANADA 60
8.2.3 MEXICO 61
8.3 EUROPE 61
8.3.1 GERMANY 64
8.3.2 FRANCE 64
8.3.3 UK 65
8.3.4 ITALY 65
8.3.5 RUSSIA 66
8.3.6 TURKEY 67
8.3.7 REST OF EUROPE 67
8.4 APAC 68
8.4.1 CHINA 71
8.4.2 JAPAN 71
8.4.3 INDIA 72
8.4.4 SOUTH KOREA 72
8.4.5 INDONESIA 73
8.4.6 MALAYSIA 73
8.4.7 REST OF APAC 74
8.5 MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA 74
8.5.1 SAUDI ARABIA 76
8.5.2 SOUTH AFRICA 77
8.5.3 UAE 77
8.5.4 REST OF MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA 78
8.6 SOUTH AMERICA 78
8.6.1 BRAZIL 80
8.6.2 ARGENTINA 81
8.6.3 REST OF SOUTH AMERICA 81
9 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE 82
9.1 INTRODUCTION 82
9.2 MARKET RANKING 83
9.3 COMPETITIVE SCENARIO 84
9.3.1 DIVESTMENT 84
9.3.2 ACQUISITION & MERGER 84
9.3.3 NEW PRODUCT LAUNCH 85
9.3.4 AGREEMENT 85
10 COMPANY PROFILES 86
(Overview, Financial*, Products & Services, Strategy, and Developments)
10.1 EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY 86
10.2 SOLVAY 89
10.3 CELANESE CORPORATION 92
10.4 CHINA NATIONAL TOBACCO CORPORATION 94
10.5 DAICEL CORPORATION 95
10.6 ACORDIS CELLULOSTIC FIBERS 97
10.7 MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL HOLDINGS CORPORATION 98
10.8 SICHUAN PUSH ACETATI 99
10.9 RAYONIER ADVANCED MATERIALS 100
10.10 SAPPI 101
10.11 0THER MARKET PLAYERS 102
10.11.1 ROTUBA 102
10.11.2 DOWDUPONT 102
10.11.3 NITREX CHEMICALS INDIA 102
10.11.4 NITRO QUÍMICA 102
10.11.5 SYNTHESIA 102
10.11.6 SICHUAN NITROCELL 103
10.11.7 HANGZHOU DAYANGCHEM 103
10.11.8 NOBEL NC 103
10.11.9 HAGEDORN AG 103
*Details might not be captured in case of unlisted companies
11 APPENDIX 104
11.1 DISCUSSION GUIDE 104
11.2 KNOWLEDGE STORE: MARKETSANDMARKETS SUBSCRIPTION PORTAL 108
11.3 AVAILABLE CUSTOMIZATIONS 110
11.4 RELATED REPORTS 110
11.5 AUTHOR DETAILS 111
TABLE 1 REAL GDP GROWTH (ANNUAL PERCENTAGE CHANGE) 38
TABLE 2 CELLULOSE ESTERS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 40
TABLE 3 CELLULOSE ESTERS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2016–2023 (KILOTON) 41
TABLE 4 CELLULOSE ACETATE MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 41
TABLE 5 CELLULOSE ACETATE MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2016–2023 (KILOTON) 42
TABLE 6 CELLULOSE ACETATE PROPIONATE MARKET SIZE, BY REGION,
2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 42
TABLE 7 CELLULOSE ACETATE PROPIONATE MARKET SIZE, BY REGION,
2016–2023 (KILOTON) 43
TABLE 8 CELLULOSE ACETATE BUTYRATE MARKET SIZE, BY REGION,
2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 43
TABLE 9 CELLULOSE ACETATE BUTYRATE MARKET SIZE, BY REGION,
2016–2023 (KILOTON) 43
TABLE 10 CELLULOSE NITRATE MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 44
TABLE 11 CELLULOSE NITRATE MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2016–2023 (KILOTON) 44
TABLE 12 OTHER CELLULOSE ESTERS MARKET SIZE, BY REGION,
2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 45
TABLE 13 OTHER CELLULOSE ESTERS MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2016–2023 (KILOTON) 45
TABLE 14 CELLULOSE ESTERS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 47
TABLE 15 CELLULOSE ESTERS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2016–2028 (KILOTON) 48
TABLE 16 CELLULOSE ESTERS MARKET SIZE IN COATINGS APPLICATION, BY REGION,
2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 48
TABLE 17 CELLULOSE ESTERS MARKET SIZE IN COATINGS APPLICATION, BY REGION,
2016–2023 (KILOTON) 49
TABLE 18 CELLULOSE ESTERS MARKET SIZE IN PLASTICIZERS APPLICATION, BY REGION, 2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 49
TABLE 19 CELLULOSE ESTERS MARKET SIZE IN PLASTICIZERS APPLICATION, BY REGION, 2016–2023 (KILOTON) 50
TABLE 20 CELLULOSE ESTERS MARKET SIZE IN CIGARETTE FILTERS APPLICATION,
BY REGION, 2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 50
TABLE 21 CELLULOSE ESTERS MARKET SIZE IN CIGARETTE FILTERS APPLICATION,
BY REGION, 2016–2023 (KILOTON) 51
TABLE 22 CELLULOSE ESTERS MARKET SIZE IN FILMS & TAPES APPLICATION, BY REGION, 2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 51
TABLE 23 CELLULOSE ESTERS MARKET SIZE IN FILMS & TAPES APPLICATION, BY REGION, 2016–2023 (KILOTON) 51
TABLE 24 CELLULOSE ESTERS MARKET SIZE IN INKS APPLICATION, BY REGION,
2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 52
TABLE 25 CELLULOSE ESTERS MARKET SIZE IN INKS APPLICATION, BY REGION,
2016–2023 (KILOTON) 52
TABLE 26 CELLULOSE ESTERS MARKET SIZE IN OTHER APPLICATIONS, BY REGION,
2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 53
TABLE 27 CELLULOSE ESTERS MARKET SIZE IN OTHER APPLICATIONS, BY REGION,
2016–2023 (KILOTON) 53
TABLE 28 CELLULOSE ESTERS MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 56
TABLE 29 CELLULOSE ESTERS MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2016–2023 (KILOTON) 56
TABLE 30 NORTH AMERICA: CELLULOSE ESTERS MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY,
2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 58
TABLE 31 NORTH AMERICA: CELLULOSE ESTERS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,
2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 58
TABLE 32 NORTH AMERICA: CELLULOSE ESTERS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,
2016–2023 (KILOTON) 58
TABLE 33 NORTH AMERICA: CELLULOSE ESTERS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE,
2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 59
TABLE 34 NORTH AMERICA: CELLULOSE ESTERS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE,
2016–2023 (KILOTON) 59
TABLE 35 US: CELLULOSE ESTERS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 60
TABLE 36 CANADA: CELLULOSE ESTERS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 60
TABLE 37 MEXICO: CELLULOSE ESTERS MARKET SIZE, TYPE, 2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 61
TABLE 38 EUROPE: CELLULOSE ESTERS MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY,
2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 62
TABLE 39 EUROPE: CELLULOSE ESTERS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 62
TABLE 40 EUROPE: CELLULOSE ESTERS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2016–2023 (KILOTON) 62
TABLE 41 EUROPE: CELLULOSE ESTERS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,
2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 63
TABLE 42 EUROPE: CELLULOSE ESTERS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,
2016–2023 (KILOTON) 63
TABLE 43 GERMANY: CELLULOSE ESTERS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE,
2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 64
TABLE 44 FRANCE: CELLULOSE ESTERS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 65
TABLE 45 UK: CELLULOSE ESTERS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 65
TABLE 46 ITALY: CELLULOSE ESTERS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 66
TABLE 47 RUSSIA: CELLULOSE ESTERS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 66
TABLE 48 TURKEY: CELLULOSE ESTERS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 67
TABLE 49 REST OF EUROPE: CELLULOSE ESTERS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE,
2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 67
TABLE 50 APAC: CELLULOSE ESTERS MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY,
2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 69
TABLE 51 APAC: CELLULOSE ESTERS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 69
TABLE 52 APAC: CELLULOSE ESTERS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2016–2023 (KILOTON) 69
TABLE 53 APAC: CELLULOSE ESTERS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,
2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 70
TABLE 54 APAC: CELLULOSE ESTERS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2016–2023 (KILOTON) 70
TABLE 55 CHINA: CELLULOSE ESTERS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 71
TABLE 56 JAPAN: CELLULOSE ESTERS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 71
TABLE 57 INDIA: CELLULOSE ESTERS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 72
TABLE 58 SOUTH KOREA: CELLULOSE ESTERS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE,
2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 72
TABLE 59 INDONESIA: CELLULOSE ESTERS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE,
2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 73
TABLE 60 MALAYSIA: CELLULOSE ESTERS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE,
2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 73
TABLE 61 REST OF APAC: CELLULOSE ESTERS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE,
2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 74
TABLE 62 MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA: CELLULOSE ESTERS MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY,
2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 74
TABLE 63 MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA: CELLULOSE ESTERS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE,
2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 75
TABLE 64 MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA: CELLULOSE ESTERS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE,
2016–2023 (KILOTON) 75
TABLE 65 MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA: CELLULOSE ESTERS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 75
TABLE 66 MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA: CELLULOSE ESTERS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2016–2023 (KILOTON) 76
TABLE 67 SAUDI ARABIA: CELLULOSE ESTERS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE,
2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 76
TABLE 68 SOUTH AFRICA: CELLULOSE ESTERS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE,
2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 77
TABLE 69 UAE: CELLULOSE ESTERS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 77
TABLE 70 REST OF MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA: CELLULOSE ESTERS MARKET SIZE, TYPE,
2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 78
TABLE 71 SOUTH AMERICA: CELLULOSE ESTERS MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY,
2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 78
TABLE 72 SOUTH AMERICA: CELLULOSE ESTERS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE,
2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 79
TABLE 73 SOUTH AMERICA: CELLULOSE ESTERS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE,
2016–2023 (KILOTON) 79
TABLE 74 SOUTH AMERICA: CELLULOSE ESTERS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,
2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 79
TABLE 75 SOUTH AMERICA: CELLULOSE ESTERS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,
2016–2023 (KILOTON) 80
TABLE 76 BRAZIL: CELLULOSE ESTERS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE INDUSTRY,
2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 80
TABLE 77 ARGENTINA: CELLULOSE ESTERS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE,
2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 81
TABLE 78 REST OF SOUTH AMERICA: CELLULOSE ESTERS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE,
2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 81
TABLE 79 DIVESTMENT, 2015–2018 84
TABLE 80 ACQUISITION & MERGER, 2015–2018 84
TABLE 81 NEW PRODUCT LAUNCH, 2015–2017 85
TABLE 82 AGREEMENT, 2015–2018 85
LIST OF FIGURES
FIGURE 1 CELLULOSE ESTERS MARKET: RESEARCH DESIGN 16
FIGURE 2 BOTTOM-UP APPROACH 20
FIGURE 3 TOP-DOWN APPROACH 21
FIGURE 4 CELLULOSE ESTERS MARKET: DATA TRIANGULATION 22
FIGURE 5 CELLULOSE ACETATE SEGMENT TO LEAD THE CELLULOSE ESTERS MARKET 24
FIGURE 6 COATINGS TO BE THE FASTEST-GROWING APPLICATION OF CELLULOSE ESTERS 25
FIGURE 7 APAC WAS THE LARGEST CELLULOSE ESTERS MARKET IN 2017 25
FIGURE 8 CELLULOSE ESTERS MARKET TO WITNESS RAPID GROWTH DURING 2018–2023 27
FIGURE 9 APAC TO LEAD THE CELLULOSE ESTERS MARKET 27
FIGURE 10 CIGARETTE FILTERS WAS THE LARGEST APPLICATION OF CELLULOSE ESTERS 28
FIGURE 11 CIGARETTE FILTERS TO BE THE LARGEST SEGMENT OF THE CELLULOSE ESTERS MARKET 29
FIGURE 12 CHINA TO BE THE FASTEST-GROWING CELLULOSE ESTERS MARKET 30
FIGURE 13 OVERVIEW OF FACTORS GOVERNING THE CELLULOSE ESTERS MARKET 31
FIGURE 14 CELLULOSE ACETATE TO BE THE LARGEST SEGMENT OF THE CELLULOSE ESTERS MARKET 40
FIGURE 15 CIGARETTE FILTERS TO BE THE LEADING APPLICATION OF CELLULOSE ESTERS 47
FIGURE 16 REGIONAL SNAPSHOT: CELLULOSE ESTERS MARKET IN CHINA TO REGISTER
A HIGH CAGR 55
FIGURE 17 NORTH AMERICA: CELLULOSE ESTERS MARKET SNAPSHOT 57
FIGURE 18 APAC: CELLULOSE ESTERS MARKET SNAPSHOT 68
FIGURE 19 COMPANIES ADOPTED NEW PRODUCT LAUNCH AND AGREEMENT AS THE KEY GROWTH STRATEGIES, 2015–2018 82
FIGURE 20 EASTMAN AND SOLVAY DOMINATED CELLULOSE ESTERS MARKET IN 2017 83
FIGURE 21 EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 86
FIGURE 22 SOLVAY: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 89
FIGURE 23 CELANESE CORPORATION: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 92
FIGURE 24 DAICEL CORPORATION: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 95
FIGURE 25 MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL HOLDINGS COMPANY: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 98
FIGURE 26 RAYONIER ADVANCED MATERIALS: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 100
FIGURE 27 SAPPI: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 101