Reinforced Plastics

Reinforced Plastics

This study analyzes the US market for fluoropolymers, including fluoroelastomers. Fluoropolymers are polymeric molecules in which some or all hydrogen atoms have been replaced with fluorine. The study covers the market for fluoropolymers by type (polytetrafluoroethylene, fluoroelastomers, fluorinated ethylene propylene, polyvinylidene fluoride, and others, including perfluoroalkoxy, ethylene chlorotrifluoroethylene, ethylene tetrafluoroethylene and polychlorotrifluoroethylene), application (coatings and liners, mechanical parts and components, additives, film and other) and market (electrical and electronics, transportation equipment, chemicals and plastics, industrial equipment, and other). In addition, major producers and compounders of fluoropolymers are identified and profiled.

INTRODUCTION viii

I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1

II. MARKET ENVIRONMENT 4
General 4
Macroeconomic Outlook 5
Manufacturing Outlook 9
Historical Market Trends 12
Pricing Trends 15
Competitive Materials 17
Environmental & Regulatory Issues 18
Perfluorooctanoic Acid 20
International Activity 21
US Foreign Trade 23
Imports 24
Exports 28

III. PRODUCTS 31
General 31
PTFE 35
Applications & Markets 37
Types 39
Granular 40
Fine Powder 42
Dispersion 44
Micronized Powder 46
Fluoroelastomers 48
Applications & Markets 50
Types 52
Standard 53
Specialty 56
FEP 59
Resin Demand 59
Applications & Markets 60
PVDF 62
Resin Demand 62
Applications & Markets 64
Other Fluoropolymers 65
Applications & Markets 66
Types 67
PFA 68
ETFE 69
PCTFE 70
ECTFE 71
All Other 71

IV. APPLICATIONS 76
General 76
Coatings & Liners 78
Mechanical Parts & Components 82
Films 84
Additives 87
Other Applications 90

V. MARKETS 93
General 93
Electrical & Electronics 96
Electrical & Electronic Product Outlook 97
Fluoropolymer Demand 100
Wire & Cable 102
Semiconductors 105
Batteries & Fuel Cells 108
Industrial Equipment 110
Industrial Equipment Outlook 111
Fluoropolymer Demand 112
Transportation Equipment 114
Transportation Equipment Outlook 115
Fluoropolymer Demand 117
Motor Vehicles 119
Aerospace 120
Other Transportation Equipment 121
Chemicals & Plastics 121
Chemical & Plastic Outlook 122
Fluoropolymer Demand 124
Architectural Coatings 126
Plastics & Elastomers 128
Lubricants & Greases 130
Other Markets 132
Medical 133
Cookware 134
Construction 134
Textiles 135
All Other 136

VI. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE 137
General 137
Market Share 138
DuPont 139
Daikin 140
Solvay 140
Dyneon 141
Asahi Glass 141
Arkema 142
Competitive Strategies 142
Product Differentiation 142
Strategic Partnerships 143
Mergers & Acquisitions 145
Manufacturing 147
Marketing & Distribution 149
Research & Development 150
Company Profiles 151
Afton Plastics 152
AGC Chemicals Americas, see Asahi Glass Company
Arkema SA 153
Asahi Glass Company Limited 155
Castle (AM) & Company 158
Chicago Gasket Company 159
Continental Companies 161
Daikin Industries Limited 162
Dow Corning Corporation 165
DuPont (EI) de Nemours 167
Dyneon LLC, see 3M Company
Edlon Incorporated, see Robbins & Myers Incorporated
Flontech USA LLC 170
Fluoro-Plastics Incorporated 171
GE Plastics, see General Electric Company
General Electric Company 172
Gore (WL) & Associates Incorporated 174
Halocarbon Products Corporation 176
Honeywell International Incorporated 177
Interplast Incorporated 178
Kirovo-Chepetsky Khimichesky Kombinat 179
Kureha Corporation 180
MDA Manufacturing, see Daikin Industries and 3M
Momentive Performance Materials Incorporated 181
NewAge Industries Incorporated 182
Page International Hose, see Parker-Hannifin
Parker-Hannifin Corporation 183
Pelseal Technologies LLC 186
Quadrant AG 187
Robbins & Myers Incorporated 189
Saint-Gobain 191
Shamrock Technologies Incorporated 193
Shin-Etsu Chemical Company Limited 195
Shincor Silicones Incorporated, see Shin-Etsu Chemical
Solvay SA 196
TexLoc Limited, see Parker-Hannifin Corporation
3M Company 199
Total Plastics Incorporated, see Castle (AM) & Company
Westlake Plastics Company 202
Whitford Corporation 203
Zeus Industrial Products Incorporated 204

LIST OF TABLES
TABLE NUMBER PAGE
SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Summary Table 3

SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
1 Macroeconomic Indicators 9
2 Manufacturers’ Shipments 12
3 Fluoropolymer Market, 1996-2006 14
4 Fluoropolymer Pricing 16
5 Fluoropolymer Foreign Trade 24
6 Fluoropolymer Imports to the US, 2001-2006 26
7 Fluoropolymer Exports from the US, 2001-2006 29

SECTION III -- PRODUCTS
1 Fluoropolymer Demand by Product 33
2 PTFE Demand 37
3 PTFE Demand by Application & Market 39
4 PTFE Demand by Type 40
5 Granular PTFE Demand by Application & Market 42
6 Fine Powder PTFE Demand by Application & Market 44
7 Dispersion PTFE Demand by Application & Market 46
8 Micronized PTFE Demand by Market 48
9 Fluoroelastomer Demand 50
10 Fluoroelastomer Demand by Application & Market 52
11 Fluoroelastomer Demand by Type 53
12 Standard Fluoroelastomer Demand by Application & Market 55
13 Specialty Fluoroelastomer Demand by Market 58
14 FEP Demand 60
15 FEP Demand by Application & Market 61
16 PVDF Demand 63
17 PVDF Demand by Application & Market 65
18 Other Fluoropolymer Demand 66
19 Other Fluoropolymer Demand by Application & Market 67
20 Other Fluoropolymer Demand by Type 68

SECTION IV -- APPLICATIONS
1 Fluoropolymer Demand by Application 77
2 Coating & Liner Applications for Fluoropolymers 81
3 Mechanical Part & Component Applications for Fluoropolymers 83
4 Film Applications for Fluoropolymers 87
5 Additive Applications for Fluoropolymers 90
6 Other Applications for Fluoropolymers 92

SECTION V -- MARKETS
1 Fluoropolymer Demand by Market 95
2 Electrical & Electronic Indicators 100
3 Electrical & Electronics Market for Fluoropolymers 102
4 Wire & Cable Markets for Fluoropolymers 105
5 Semiconductor Market for Fluoropolymers 108
6 Battery & Fuel Cell Markets for Fluoropolymers 110
7 Industrial Equipment Shipments 112
8 Industrial Equipment Markets for Fluoropolymers 114
9 Transportation Equipment Shipments 116
10 Transportation Equipment Markets for Fluoropolymers 118
11 Chemical & Plastic Shipments 124
12 Chemical & Plastic Markets for Fluoropolymers 126
13 Architectural Coating Markets for Fluoropolymers 128
14 Plastic & Elastomer Markets for Fluoropolymers 130
15 Lubricant & Grease Markets for Fluoropolymers 132
16 Other Fluoropolymer Markets 133

SECTION VI -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
1 US Fluoropolymer Sales by Company, 2006 138
2 Selected Cooperative Agreements 145
3 Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures 147

LIST OF CHARTS
CHART NUMBER PAGE
SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
1 Fluoropolymer Market, 1996-2006 14
2 World Fluoropolymer Demand, 2006 23
3 Fluoropolymer Imports to the US, 2006: Volume Versus Value 27
4 Fluoropolymer Exports from the US, 2006 30

SECTION III -- PRODUCTS
1 Fluoropolymer Demand by Product, 2006: Volume Versus Value 34

SECTION IV -- APPLICATIONS
1 Fluoropolymer Demand by Application, 2006 78

SECTION V -- MARKETS
1 Fluoropolymer Demand by Market, 2006 96

SECTION VI -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
1 US Fluoropolymer Market Share, 2006 139