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Overview of the Global Market for Aliphatic Polyester Polyols

Description: We are pleased to announce the publication of our latest report for the polyurethane industry, analysing the consumption of adipate-based, aliphatic polyester polyols, within the major end-use markets across the world. Figures are based upon 2001 production of polyurethane products and associated polyester polyol consumption. Total global production capacity of these polyester polyols is reported to be in excess of 1.1 million tonnes, accounting for nearly 25% of worlds total polyurethane polyol capacity, which is estimated to be 4.8 million tonnes. Geographical coverage of this report includes data for production and consumption in the following major markets: Western Europe Central & Eastern Europe North America South America Asia-Pacific (inc. Japan & China) Middle East & Africa

This report reviews the consumption of polyester polyols by the following major end use markets: PU Flexible Foam - Slabstock & Moulded PU Elastomers - Solid Microcellular & TPUs PU Coatings PU Adhesives & Sealants Synthetic Leather

Published figures and industry estimates for production of end-use products are given where available, in order to substantiate market figures for polyol demand Brief technical and commercial information is provided within the report for each enduse market. A directory listing the main raw material producers and formulators of polyester polyols and systems is also included. Major end-users are listed and when known, figures for their estimated production levels and associated polyester polyol consumption are given. Market Trends and Influences: Production of these polyols in Asia in one of the fastest growing sectors in the polyurethane industry. Demand in the region is driven by use in synthetic leather and shoe soles, with many producers having captive polyol production

The adhesives, sealants, paints and coatings industries are largely supplied by systems houses, some of whom have an in-house supply of polyester polyols. The quality of the polyols supplied to these applications is critical and demands higher prices. Between 1998- 2000 the aliphatic polyester polyols business was profitable with profit margins of around 10%, however, the material is now more or less a commodity with margins well below 5%. The low profit margins are expected to squeeze some of the smaller independent producers out of business. All polyols manufacturers are looking to increase sales volumes and reduce their fixed costs. This trend started in the slabstock sector and has now spread to the footwear sector Polyol prices bear little connection to raw material and manufacturing costs, they are dictated by the large foam producers who are in turn under the control of their customers in the furniture, construction, appliance and automotive industries Production of polyester foam in Asia remains limited to more technically advanced countries such as Japan and South Korea, however, the large and growing demand in the disposable nappy and bra markets is expected to ensure production starts in China in the near future Contents: TABLE OF CONTENTS: 1. INTRODUCTION...... 1 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 SCOPE OF THE STUDY.................. 1 END-USE MARKETS COVERED.... 1 METHODOLOGY............................. 2 UNITS OF VOLUME........................ 2 FORMULATIONS ............................ 2 ABBREVIATIONS............................ 8

2. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND FORECASTS ........................ 9 2.1 MARKET TRENDS AND INFLUENCES ......................... 12 3. GLOBAL PRODUCTION OF POLYESTER POLYOLS...... 17 3.1 POLYESTER POLYOLS PRECURSORS.......................... 17 3.2 ADIPIC ACID.................................. 17 3.3 POLYESTER POLYOL PRODUCTION CAPACITY IN EUROPE .................... 20 3.4 POLYESTER POLYOL CAPACITY IN THE AMERICAS ................................. 23 3.5 POLYESTER POLYOL CAPACITY IN ASIA-PACIFIC.. 24 3.6 MARKET TRENDS AND INFLUENCES ......................... 28 3.6.1 Americas........ 29 3.6.2 Asia-Pacific... 29 4. GLOBAL CONSUMPTION OF POLYESTER POLYOLS... 31 4.1 FLEXIBLE POLYESTER SLABSTOCK FOAM............... 31 4.1.1 Technical Background ...................... 33 4.1.2 Major Global Producers of PU Flexible Foam ................... 36 4.1.3 Market Trends and Influences........... 41

4.2 ELASTOMERS ............................... 44 4.2.1 Technical Background ...................... 47 4.2.2 Global Producers of Elastomers ....... 52 4.2.3 Market Trends and Issues ................. 60 4.3 PAINTS AND COATINGS.............. 67 4.3.1 Technical Background ...................... 71 4.3.2 Global Producers of PU Paints & Coatings ........................ 74 4.3.3 Market Trends and Issues ................. 84 4.4 ADHESIVES AND SEALANTS...... 94 4.4.1 Technical Background ...................... 96 4.4.2 Global Producers of PU Adhesives. 102 4.4.3 Market Trends and Issues ............... 111 4.5 SYNTHETIC LEATHER ............... 121 4.5.1 Leading Global Producers of Synthetic Leather ................ 125 4.5.2 Market Trends and Issues ............... 127 5. DIRECTORY OF MAJOR GLOBAL PRODUCERS OF POLYESTER POLYOLS.......... 129 5.1 AUSTRALIA................................. 129 5.2 BRAZIL ...... 129 5.3 CHINA........ 129 5.4 CROATIA... 132 5.5 FRANCE..... 132 5.6 GERMANY 133 5.7 INDIA ......... 133 5.8 INDONESIA.................................. 133 5.9 ITALY......... 133 5.10 JAPAN........ 134 5.11 MEXICO..... 135 5.12 POLAND .... 135 5.13 PORTUGAL .................................. 135 5.14 SLOVENIA. 135 5.15 SOUTH KOREA............................ 135 5.16 SPAIN......... 137 5.17 SINGAPORE ................................. 137 5.18 TAIWAN .... 138 5.19 THAILAND 139 5.20 UNITED KINGDOM..................... 139 5.21 USA............. 140 5.22 VENEZUELA................................ 141 6. SOURCES OF INFORMATION.......... 143 6.1 PU RAW MATERIALS ................. 143 6.2 FLEXIBLE FOAM........................ 144 6.3 COATINGS 145 6.3.1 The Americas.................................. 145 6.3.2 Middle East & Africa ...................... 145 6.3.3 Asia-Pacific. 145

TABLE OF TABLES: 1. INTRODUCTION.. 1

1.1 SCOPE OF THE STUDY.................. 1 1.2 END-USE MARKETS COVERED.... 1 1.3 METHODOLOGY............................. 2 1.4 UNITS OF VOLUME........................ 2 1.5 FORMULATIONS ............................ 2 Flexible Foam: Raw Material Formulations Used (%) .............................3 PU Coatings: Raw Material Formulations Used, 2001 (%) .....................4 PU Adhesives: Raw Material Formulations Used (%)..............................5 PU Sealants: Raw Material Formulations Used (%).................................6 Elastomers: Raw Material Formulations Used (%) ..................................7 1.6 ABBREVIATIONS............................ 8 List of Abbreviations Used8 2. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND FORECASTS ........................ 9 Global Production Capacity of Aliphatic Polyester Polyols by Region, 2001 (Tonnes)..............9 Global Consumption of Aliphatic Polyester Polyols by End-use and Region, 2001 (Tonnes) ..10 Global Consumption of Aliphatic Polyester Polyols by End-use and Region, 2006 (Tonnes) ..11 Global Consumption of Polyester Polyols 2001-2006 (% Growth p.a.) .12 2.1 MARKET TRENDS AND INFLUENCES ......................... 12 3. GLOBAL PRODUCTION OF POLYESTER POLYOLS...... 17 3.1 POLYESTER POLYOLS PRECURSORS.......................... 17 3.2 ADIPIC ACID.................................. 17 3.3 POLYESTER POLYOL PRODUCTION CAPACITY IN EUROPE .................... 20 Estimated Aliphatic Polyester Polyol Production Capacity in Europe, 2001 (Tonnes) .............21 3.4 POLYESTER POLYOL CAPACITY IN THE AMERICAS ................................. 23 Estimated Polyester Polyol Production Capacity in the Americas, 2001 (Tonnes/MMlbs).......23 3.5 POLYESTER POLYOL CAPACITY IN ASIA-PACIFIC.. 24 Estimated Polyester Polyol Production Capacity in Asia-Pacific, 2001 (Tonnes) .....................25 3.6 MARKET TRENDS AND INFLUENCES ......................... 28 4. GLOBAL CONSUMPTION OF POLYESTER POLYOLS... 31 Global Consumption of Aliphatic Polyester Polyols by Region, 2001 (Tonnes).......................31 4.1 FLEXIBLE POLYESTER SLABSTOCK FOAM............... 31 Estimated Global Production of Flexible Foam Slabstock and Related Polyester Polyol Consumption by Region, 2001 (Tonnes).........32 Estimated Global Production of Flexible Foam Slabstock and Related Polyester Polyol Consumption by Region, 2006 (Tonnes)..........32 A Comparison of Polyester and Polyether Foams ..................................34 Application of Laminated Textiles in the Automotive Industry, (sq.m) .35 Major Producers of Polyester Slabstock Foam in Europe, Middle East & Africa 2001 (Tonnes) ..................36 Major Producers of Polyester Slabstock Foam in North America, 2001

(Tonnes) ....................38 Major Producers of Polyester Slabstock Foam in South America, 2001 (Tonnes) ....................39 Producers of Polyester Slabstock Foam in Asia-Pacific, 2001 ...............40 Global Market Breakdown by End-use Application and Region, 2001 (%) ..............................41 4.2 ELASTOMERS ............................... 44 Estimated Global Production of PU Elastomers and Related Polyester Polyol Consumption, 2001 ..................44 Global PU Elastomer Production by Region and Elastomer Type, 2001 (Tonnes) ...................45 Estimated Global Production of PU Elastomers and Related Polyester Polyol Consumption, 2006 .................45 Global PU Elastomer Production by Region and Elastomer Type, 2006 (Tonnes) ...................46 Global Footwear Production by Country, 2001-2006 (Millions of Pairs)..................................50 Estimated Consumption of Polyester Polyol in the Global Soling Market, 2001 and 2006 (Tonnes)................51 Estimated Global Production of Leading Producers of PU Footwear Systems, 2001................52 EMEA Production of PU Footwear Systems 2001 (Tonnes)..................53 Major Producers of PU Footwear Systems in Asia-Pacific, 2001 (Tonnes) ..............................54 Major Producers of PU Footwear Systems in the Americas, 2001 (Tonnes)...........................56 Major Producers of Hot Cure Cast Elastomers in Western Europe ........57 Major Producers of Hot Cure Cast Elastomers in the Americas .............57 Major Hot Cure Cast Elastomer Suppliers in Asia-Pacific .....................58 Major Producers of Thermoplastic Polyurethane TPUs) in Western Europe.............................58 Major Producers of Thermoplastic Polyurethane TPUs in the Americas ..................................59 Major Producers of Thermoplastic Polyurethanes (TPUs) in AsiaPacific................................59 4.3 PAINTS AND COATINGS.............. 67 Global Production of Paints and Coatings by Region, 2001 (Tonnes)...67 Estimated Global Production of Polyurethane Paints & Coatings by Region, 2001 (Tonnes)...68 Consumption of Aliphatic Polyester Polyols by the Global Paints & Coatings Industry, 2001 (Tonnes).....................68 Global Consumption of Aliphatic Polyester Polyols in Polyurethane Coating Production 2001 (Tonnes)...................69 Global Consumption of Aliphatic Polyester Polyols in Polyurethane Coating Production 2006 (Tonnes)...................70 Major Producers of PU Coatings in Western Europe .............................74 Major Producers of PU Coatings in Eastern Europe...............................77 Major Producers of PU Coatings in the Middle East & Africa...............79 Major Producers of PU Coatings in North America ...............................80 Major Producers of PU Coatings in South America ...............................81 Major Producers of PU Coatings in Asia-Pacific 82 4.4 ADHESIVES AND SEALANTS...... 94 Global Production of PU Adhesives & Sealants and Related Polyester Polyol Consumption, 2001 (Tonnes).............94 Aliphatic Polyester Polyol Consumption in PU Adhesive Production, by Region and

Application, 2001 (Tonnes)....95 Aliphatic Polyester Polyol Consumption in PU Adhesive Production, by Region and Application, 2006 (Tonnes)....95 Aliphatic Polyester Polyol Consumption in PU Sealant Production, by Region and Application (2001).....................96 Aliphatic Polyester Polyol Consumption in PU Sealant Production, by Region and Application, 2006 (Tonnes) .......96 Major Producers of PU Adhesives & Sealants in Western Europe.......102 Major Producers of PU Adhesives & Sealants in Eastern Europe ........104 Major Producers of PU Adhesives & Sealants in the Middle East & Africa ...........................105 Major Producers of PU Adhesives in North America...........................106 Major Producers of PU Sealants in North America ..............................107 Major Producers of PU Adhesives & Sealants in South America.........108 Major Producers of PU Adhesives & Sealants in Asia-Pacific.............109 4.5 SYNTHETIC LEATHER ............... 121 Estimated Production of Synthetic Leather Resin (Slurry), 2001 (Tonnes).............................123 Estimated Production of Synthetic Leather Resin by Manufacturer in China, 2001 (Tonnes) 124 Estimated Consumption of Aliphatic Polyester Polyol in the Global Production of PU Resins for Synthetic Leather, 2001 and Forecast for 2006 (Tonnes) ..124 Major Producers of PU Synthetic Leather, 2001 ..................................125 5. DIRECTORY OF MAJOR GLOBAL PRODUCERS OF POLYESTER POLYOLS............. 129 5.1 AUSTRALIA................................. 129 5.2 BRAZIL ...... 129 5.3 CHINA........ 129 5.4 CROATIA... 132 5.5 FRANCE..... 132 5.6 GERMANY 133 5.7 INDIA ......... 133 5.8 INDONESIA.................................. 133 5.9 ITALY......... 133 5.10 JAPAN........ 134 5.11 MEXICO..... 135 5.12 POLAND .... 135 5.13 PORTUGAL .................................. 135 5.14 SLOVENIA. 135 5.15 SOUTH KOREA............................ 135 5.16 SPAIN......... 137 5.17 SINGAPORE ................................. 137 5.18 TAIWAN .... 138 5.19 THAILAND 139 5.20 UNITED KINGDOM..................... 139 5.21 USA............. 140 5.22 VENEZUELA................................ 141 6. SOURCES OF INFORMATION.......... 143 6.1 PU RAW MATERIALS ................. 143 6.2 FLEXIBLE FOAM........................ 144 6.3 COATINGS 145

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