US Amines Market

US Amines Market

US amines demand to grow 3% annually through 2012
US demand for amines (excluding those used to produce other amines) is forecast to advance 3.0 percent annually to 2.9 billion pounds in 2012, valued at $3.4 billion. Although gains will decelerate from the pace of the 2002-2007 period, demand will continue to grow at a healthy pace. The personal care products market will experience the most rapid gains, benefitting from higher loadings in long-lasting formulations in addition to increased demand for fatty amines as surfactants in skin care formulations. Other smaller markets -- particularly monoethanolamine for wood preservation chemicals -- will also see strong gains, as new applications continue to post rapid growth.

Ethanolamines to remain key product segment
Ethanolamines represent both the largest and fastest-growing product segment in the US amines market. Diethanolamine will remain the most commercially significant of the ethanolamines, providing strong support as it continues to benefit from use in popular glyphosate herbicides. Demand for monoethanolamine -- which rapidly gained popularity in the wood treatment market as chromated copper arsenate was phased out in favor of alkaline copper quaternary and copper azole -- will expand at a healthy rate through 2012 despite decelerating significantly from the 1997-2007 pace. Additionally, growth in triethanolamine demand will be aided by new uses in fabric softeners and personal care products.

Specialty amines will benefit from an improving outlook for plastics processing, their largest market. However, the higher up-front costs of specialty amines will limit growth in price-sensitive markets where commodity amines provide more than adequate performance characteristics, such as in agricultural chemicals. Fatty amines are most commonly used in personal care products and will continue to benefit from their benign environmental profile and gentleness on the skin. Alkylamines will advance at a below-average pace, restrained by market maturity combined with sluggish gains for the major final products that employ these amines. Market maturity -- particularly in the lubricants market -- will also limit gains for ethyleneamines, which represent the smallest-volume product segment.

Personal care products to be fastest growing amines market
Among the various markets in which amines are used, cleaning products and agricultural chemicals are the largest and will account for the majority of gains through 2012. However, more rapid growth will be achieved in the personal care products market, driven by higher amine loadings and by the popularity of high-end cosmetics and soaps that employ fatty and specialty amines. Overall advances will be limited by sluggishness in the petroleum market and outright declines in the textiles and fibers market resulting from declining acrylic fiber production.

Study coverage
This new industry study, Amines, presents historical demand data (1997, 2002 and 2007) plus forecasts for 2012 and 2017 primarily in pounds, although it also presents demand in current US dollars in certain tables. Demand is broken down by product and market. The study also considers market environment factors, details industry structure, evaluates company market share and profiles 26 industry competitors, including Dow, Huntsman and Taminco.

INTRODUCTION

I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

II. MARKET ENVIRONMENT

General

Macroeconomic Outlook

Demographic Outlook

Consumer Spending Outlook

Manufacturing Outlook

Historical Market Trends

Pricing Patterns

Environmental and Regulatory Considerations

International Activity

Foreign Trade

Exports

Imports

III. PRODUCTS

General

Ethanolamines

Supply and Demand

Types

Diethanolamine

Monoethanolamine

Triethanolamine

Producers and Capacity

Alkylamines

Supply and Demand

Types

Methylamines

Dimethylamine

Monomethylamine

Trimethylamine

Other Alkylamines

Producers and Capacity

Fatty Amines

Supply and Demand

Types

Markets

Producers

Specialty Amines

Supply and Demand

Types

Markets

Producers

Ethyleneamines

Supply and Demand

Types

Ethylenediamine

Diethylenetriamine

Triethylenetetramine

Other Ethyleneamines

Producers and Capacity

IV. MARKETS

General

Cleaning Products

Cleaning Products Outlook

Amines Demand

Agricultural Chemicals

Agricultural Chemicals Production Outlook

Amines Demand

Personal Care Products

Personal Care Products Outlook

Amines Demand

Petroleum

Petroleum Outlook

Amines Demand

Lubricants

Oilfield and Refinery

Water Treatment

Water Withdrawal and Usage

Amines Demand

Natural Gas

Natural Gas Outlook

Amines Demand

Plastics

Plastics Outlook

Amines Demand

Rubber

Rubber Outlook

Amines Demand

Pharmaceuticals

Pharmaceutical Industry Outlook

Amines Demand

Textiles and Fibers

Textiles and Fibers Outlook

Amines Demand

Other Markets

V. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

General

Market Share

Capacity Share

Mergers and Acquisitions

Marketing and Distribution

Research and Development

Competitive Strategies

Company Profiles

Air Products and Chemicals Incorporated

Akzo Nobel NV

Albemarle Corporation

Arkema SA

BASF SE

Celanese Corporation

Chemical Solutions Enterprise, see DuPont

Chemtura Corporation

Cognis Deutschland GmbH and Company KG

Croda International plc

Delamine, see Akzo Nobel and Tosoh

Dow Chemical Company

DuPont (EI) de Nemours

Equistar Chemicals, see LyondellBasell Industries

Evonik Industries AG

Harcros Chemicals Incorporated

Huntsman Corporation

INEOS Group Limited

INVISTA, see Koch Industries

Koch Industries Incorporated

Lonza Group Limited

LyondellBasell Industries AF SCA

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company Incorporated

Mitsui Chemicals Incorporated

Procter and Gamble Company

Rhodia SA

Rohm and Haas Company

Taminco NV

Tosoh Corporation

US Amines Limited

LIST OF TABLES

SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Summary Table

SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT

1 Macroeconomic Indicators

2 Population and Households

3 Personal Consumption Expenditures

4 Manufacturers’ Shipments

5 Amines Market, 1997-2007

6 Amines Pricing

7 Foreign Trade in Amines

SECTION III -- PRODUCTS

1 Amines Demand by Product

2 Ethanolamines Supply and Demand

3 Ethanolamines Demand by Type

4 Diethanolamine Demand by Market

5 Monoethanolamine Demand by Market

6 Triethanolamine Demand by Market

7 Ethanolamines Capacity by Producer, 2007

8 Alkylamines Supply and Demand

9 Alkylamines Demand by Type

10 Methylamines Demand by Type

11 Dimethylamine Demand by Market

12 Monomethylamine Demand by Market

13 Trimethylamine Demand by Market

14 Other Alkylamines Demand by Market

15 Alkylamines Capacity by Producer, 2007

16 Fatty Amines Supply and Demand

17 Fatty Amines Demand by Market

18 Specialty Amines Supply and Demand

19 Specialty Amines Demand by Market

20 Ethyleneamines Supply and Demand

21 Ethyleneamines Demand by Type

22 Ethylenediamine Demand by Market

23 Diethylenetriamine Demand by Market

24 Triethylenetetramine Demand by Market

25 Other Ethyleneamines Demand by Market

26 Ethyleneamines Capacity by Producer, 2007

SECTION IV -- MARKETS

1 Amines Demand by Market

2 Cleaning Product Shipments

3 Cleaning Products Market: Amines Demand

4 Agricultural Chemical Indicators

5 Agricultural Chemicals Market: Amines Demand

6 Personal Care Product Shipments

7 Personal Care Products: Amines Demand

8 Petroleum Industry Indicators

9 Petroleum Market: Amines Demand

10 Lubricants Market: Amines Demand

11 Oilfield and Refinery Market: Amines Demand

12 Nonagricultural Water Withdrawal and Usage

13 Water Treatment Market: Amines Demand

14 Natural Gas Supply and Demand

15 Natural Gas Production Market: Amines Demand

16 Plastics Supply and Demand

17 Plastics Production Market: Amines Demand

18 Rubber Supply and Demand

19 Rubber Production Market: Amines Demand

20 Pharmaceutical Shipments

21 Pharmaceuticals Market: Amines Demand

22 Textiles and Fibers Indicators

23 Textiles and Fibers Market: Amines Demand

24 Other Markets: Amines Demand

SECTION V -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

1 US Amines Sales by Company, 2007

2 Selected Acquisitions and Divestitures

LIST OF CHARTS

SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT

1 Amines Market, 1997-2007

2 Amines Exports by Type, 2007

3 Amines Imports by Type, 2007

SECTION III -- PRODUCTS

1 Amines Demand by Product, 2007: Volume Versus Value

2 Ethanolamines Demand by Type, 2007

3 Methylamines Demand by Type, 2007

4 Ethyleneamines Demand by Type, 2007

SECTION IV -- MARKETS

1 Amines Demand by Market, 2007

SECTION V -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

1 US Amines Market Share by Company, 2007

2 US Amines Capacity Share by Company, 2007