World Catalysts

World Catalysts

This comprehensive study examines the world catalyst industry by product type, material, geographic sector and market. The catalyst industry, as treated in this study, comprises the markets for chemical, polymer and petroleum refining catalysts. Environmental catalysts, that is catalysts designed to reduce air and water emissions, are specifically excluded. Historical data are provided for 1995, 2000 and 2005 with forecasts for the years 2010 and 2015. “Demand” is defined as being equal to indigenous production in a country plus imports minus exports. This is synonymous with terms such as “sales” and “apparent consumption.” Data are presented in thousands of metric tons and millions of US dollars, unless otherwise indicated. Throughout this study demand is related to various indicators for comparative purposes and to facilitate further analysis. Tabular details may not add to totals due to independent rounding, and calculated ratios reflect unrounded numbers.

INTRODUCTION xii

I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1

II. MARKET ENVIRONMENT 4
General 4
World Economic Outlook 4
Recent Economic Performance 5
Macroeconomic Outlook 7
World Population Outlook 11
World Manufacturing Outlook 13
World Petroleum Refining Outlook 14
World Polymer Outlook 17
Environmental & Regulatory Outlook 19
Relationship of per Capita Catalyst Use to per Capita GDP 22
Catalyst Technology 26
Chemical Synthesis 26
Polymerization 29
Petroleum Refining 32
Pricing 36

III. CATALYST MATERIALS 39
General 39
Metals 42
Base Metals 44
Precious Metals 47
Organometallic Materials 49
Chemicals 51
Peroxides 53
Acids 54
Amines & Other Chemicals 57
Zeolites 59
Enzymes & Other Materials 62

IV. CATALYST PRODUCTS & MARKETS 65
General 65
Chemical Synthesis Catalysts 69
Organic Synthesis Catalysts 72
Oxidation Catalysts 76
Synthesis Gas Catalysts 80
Hydrogenation Catalysts 84
Other Chemical Synthesis Catalysts 87
Polymerization Catalysts 89
Ziegler-Natta Catalysts 93
Reaction Initiators 95
Single-Site Catalysts 98
Other Polymerization Catalysts 100
Urethane Catalysts 102
Chromium Catalysts 103
Petroleum Refining Catalysts 104
Hydroprocessing Catalysts 107
Hydrotreating 108
Hydrocracking 110
Fluid Catalytic Cracking (FCC) Catalysts 111
Alkylation Catalysts 114
Reforming & Other Petroleum Refining Catalysts 117
Regional Overview 120

V. NORTH AMERICA 125
North America: Economic Overview 125
North America: Catalyst Demand 127
United States 129
Canada 135
Mexico 140

VI. WESTERN EUROPE 147
Western Europe: Economic Overview 147
Western Europe: Catalyst Demand 150
Germany 152
France 157
United Kingdom 162
Italy 167
Belgium 171
Netherlands 176
Spain 181
Other Western Europe 185

VII. ASIA/PACIFIC 190
Asia/Pacific: Economic Overview 190
Asia/Pacific: Catalyst Demand 194
Japan 197
China 203
South Korea 211
India 217
Taiwan 223
Other Asia/Pacific 228
Australia 234
Indonesia 235
Malaysia 236
Thailand 237

VIII. OTHER REGIONS 239
Other Regions: Economic Overview 239
Other Regions: Catalyst Demand 242
Latin America 245
Brazil 250
Other Latin America 256
Argentina 260
Colombia 260
Venezuela 261
Eastern Europe 261
Russia 267
Other Eastern Europe 272
Poland 277
Hungary 278
Africa/Mideast 278
Saudi Arabia 284
Other Africa/Mideast 289
Iran 294
Kuwait 294
Qatar 295
South Africa 295

IX. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE 297
General 297
Market Share 301
Industry Restructuring 304
Cooperative Agreements 309
Research & Development 316
Marketing & Distribution 318
Competitive Strategies 319
Company Profiles 321
Adcats, see BASF AG
Advanced Refining Technologies, see Chevron and Grace (WR)
Air Products and Chemicals Incorporated 322
Akzo Nobel NV 324
Albemarle Corporation 327
Almatis, see BASF
Arkema SA 331
Basell AF SCA 334
BASF AG 337
Bayer AG 343
Borealis AG 346
BP plc 348
Chemtura Corporation 349
Chevron Corporation 351
Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC 354
CRI/Criterion, see Royal Dutch Shell
Criterion Catalysts & Technologies, see Royal Dutch Shell
Crompton, see Chemtura
Davison Catalysts, see Grace (WR)
Davy Process Technologies, see Johnson Matthey
Degussa AG 356
Dow Chemical Company 361
DuPont (EI) de Nemours 365
Eastman Chemical Company 368
Engelhard, see BASF
Equistar Chemicals, see Lyondell Chemical
Eurecat, see Albemarle
Exxon Mobil Corporation 370
Fabrica Carioca de Catalisadores, see Albemarle
FMC Corporation 372
GE Silicones, see General Electric
General Electric Company 374
GLCC Laurel, see Chemtura
Goldschmidt Polyurethane Additives, see Degussa
Grace (WR) & Company 375
Great Lakes Chemical, see Chemtura
Haldor Topsoe A/S 379
Heesung-Engelhard, see BASF
Honeywell International Incorporated 382
Innovene, see INEOS Group
INEOS Group Limited 386
Johnson Matthey plc 388
LANXESS AG 392
Lyondell Chemical Company 394
Millennium Chemicals, see Lyondell Chemical
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company Incorporated 396
Mitsui Chemicals Incorporated 397
NE Chemcat, see BASF
Nikki-Universal Company, see Honeywell International
Nippon Aluminum Alkyls, see Albemarle and Mitsui Chemicals
Nippon Ketjen, see Albemarle
Novolen Technology, see Lyondell Chemical
OM Group Incorporated 400
Polytrade, see Zoom Developers
PQ Corporation 402
Royal Dutch Shell plc 404
Saltigo, see LANXESS
Scientific Design, see Sued-Chemie
Single-Site Catalysts, see Grace (WR)
Starck (HC), see Bayer
Sued-Chemie AG 409
Total SA 414
Univation Technologies LLC 415
UOP, see Honeywell International
Zoom Developers Private Limited 416
Other Companies Mentioned in Study 418

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

SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
1 World Gross Domestic Product by Region 10
2 World Population by Region 12
3 World Manufacturing Value Added by Region 14
4 World Refined Petroleum Product Output by Region 17
5 World Polymer Production 19
6 Chemical Synthesis Processes 29
7 Polymers & Polymerization Processes 32
8 Petroleum Refining Processes 35

SECTION III -- CATALYST MATERIALS
1 World Catalyst Demand by Material 41
2 World Metal Catalyst Demand 44
3 World Base Metal Catalyst Demand 46
4 World Precious Metal Catalyst Demand 49
5 World Organometallic Catalyst Demand 51
6 World Chemical Catalyst Demand 52
7 World Peroxide Catalyst Demand 54
8 World Acid Catalyst Demand 57
9 World Amine & Other Chemical Catalyst Demand 59
10 World Zeolite Catalyst Demand 61
11 World Enzyme & Other Catalyst Demand 64

SECTION IV -- CATALYST PRODUCTS & MARKETS
1 World Catalyst Demand by Market 68
2 World Chemical Synthesis Catalyst Demand 71
3 World Organic Synthesis Catalyst Demand 76
4 World Oxidation Catalyst Demand 79
5 World Synthesis Gas Catalyst Demand 81
6 World Hydrogenation Catalyst Demand 87
7 World Other Chemical Synthesis Catalyst Demand 89
8 World Polymerization Catalyst Demand 92
9 World Ziegler-Natta Catalyst Demand 95
10 World Reaction Initiator Catalyst Demand 97
11 World Single-Site Catalyst Demand 100
12 World Other Polymerization Catalyst Demand 101
13 World Petroleum Refining Catalyst Demand 106
14 World Hydroprocessing Catalyst Demand 108
15 World Fluid Catalytic Cracking Catalyst Demand 114
16 World Alkylation Catalyst Demand 117
17 World Reforming & Other Petroleum Refining Catalyst Demand 120
18 World Catalyst Demand by Region 124

SECTION V -- NORTH AMERICA
1 North America Macroeconomic Indicators 126
2 North America Catalyst Demand 128
3 United States Macroeconomic Indicators 132
4 United States Catalyst Demand 135
5 Canada Macroeconomic Indicators 138
6 Canada Catalyst Demand 140
7 Mexico Macroeconomic Indicators 143
8 Mexico Catalyst Demand 146

SECTION VI -- WESTERN EUROPE
1 Western Europe Macroeconomic Indicators 149
2 Western Europe Catalyst Demand 151
3 Germany Macroeconomic Indicators 154
4 Germany Catalyst Demand 157
5 France Macroeconomic Indicators 160
6 France Catalyst Demand 162
7 United Kingdom Macroeconomic Indicators 165
8 United Kingdom Catalyst Demand 167
9 Italy Macroeconomic Indicators 169
10 Italy Catalyst Demand 171
11 Belgium Macroeconomic Indicators 174
12 Belgium Catalyst Demand 176
13 Netherlands Macroeconomic Indicators 178
14 Netherlands Catalyst Demand 181
15 Spain Macroeconomic Indicators 183
16 Spain Catalyst Demand 185


(continued on next page)
17 Other Western Europe Macroeconomic Indicators 187
18 Other Western Europe Catalyst Demand 189

SECTION VII -- ASIA/PACIFIC
1 Asia/Pacific Macroeconomic Indicators 193
2 Asia/Pacific Catalyst Demand 196
3 Japan Macroeconomic Indicators 200
4 Japan Catalyst Demand 203
5 China Macroeconomic Indicators 207
6 China Catalyst Demand 211
7 South Korea Macroeconomic Indicators 214
8 South Korea Catalyst Demand 217
9 India Macroeconomic Indicators 220
10 India Catalyst Demand 223
11 Taiwan Macroeconomic Indicators 226
12 Taiwan Catalyst Demand 228
13 Other Asia/Pacific Macroeconomic Indicators 231
14 Other Asia/Pacific Catalyst Demand 234

SECTION VIII -- OTHER REGIONS
1 Other Regions Macroeconomic Indicators 242
2 Other Regions Catalyst Demand 244
3 Latin America Macroeconomic Indicators 248
4 Latin America Catalyst Demand 250
5 Brazil Macroeconomic Indicators 253
6 Brazil Catalyst Demand 255
7 Other Latin America Macroeconomic Indicators 258
8 Other Latin America Catalyst Demand 259
9 Eastern Europe Macroeconomic Indicators 264
10 Eastern Europe Catalyst Demand 267
11 Russia Macroeconomic Indicators 270
12 Russia Catalyst Demand 272
13 Other Eastern Europe Macroeconomic Indicators 275
14 Other Eastern Europe Catalyst Demand 276
15 Africa/Mideast Macroeconomic Indicators 282
16 Africa/Mideast Catalyst Demand 284

(continued on next page)
17 Saudi Arabia Macroeconomic Indicators 287
18 Saudi Arabia Catalyst Demand 289
19 Other Africa/Mideast Macroeconomic Indicators 291
20 Other Africa/Mideast Catalyst Demand 293

SECTION IX -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
1 World Catalyst Sales by Company, 2005 299
2 Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures 306
3 Selected Cooperative Agreements 311

LIST OF CHARTS

CHART NUMBER PAGE

SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
1 Catalyst Use per Capita/GDP per Capita Relationship, 2005 25

SECTION III -- CATALYST MATERIALS
1 World Catalyst Demand by Material, 2005 42

SECTION IV -- CATALYST PRODUCTS & MARKETS
1 World Catalyst Demand by Market, 2005 68
2 World Chemical Synthesis Catalyst
Demand by Type, 2005 72
3 World Polymerization Catalyst
Demand by Type, 2005 93
4 World Petroleum Refining Catalyst
Demand by Type, 2005 107
5 World Catalyst Demand by Region, 2005 124

SECTION V -- NORTH AMERICA
1 North America Catalyst Demand, 2005 129

SECTION VI -- WESTERN EUROPE
1 Western Europe Catalyst Demand, 2005 152

SECTION VII -- ASIA/PACIFIC
1 Asia/Pacific Catalyst Demand, 2005 197

SECTION VIII -- OTHER REGIONS
1 Other Regions Catalyst Demand, 2005 245

SECTION IX -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
1 World Catalyst Market Share, 2005 303