Industries

The European Flame-Retardant industry experienced negative growth between 1997 and 2000, due to strong pressures on prices. However, revenues are expected to recover from 2001 onwards as prices stabilise and volume growth continues to drive the market. This market is benefiting from greater industry awareness on the role of flame retardants in prot...

This particular report focuses on the use of engineering and high-performance plastics in four key areas of application. These are interior parts, exterior parts, under-the-bonnet and electrical & lighting systems. It presents a detailed analysis of the market tonnage, revenues, and projected growth rates for all engineering and high performance pl...

The market for microencapsulation technologies is very fragmented. The bespoke nature of product developments in this field leads to a market in which many applications of the technology are unique to particular companies, making market definitions difficult. However, certain industrial areas have been identified where the use of microencapsulati...

This study analyses the market for industrial surfactants in Europe. The different types of industrial surfactant market covered in this report include agrochemical, emulsion polymerisation, paint, bitumen, metalworking and textiles. The report covers the market by surfactant product types. With its evaluation of challenges and its expert forecas...

This study not only includes high temperature polyamides within the definition of high performance, but other specialty polyamides which display outstanding characteristics such as very low moisture absorption, outstanding chemical resistance, toughness and strength and the study focuses on four different classes of high performance polyamides (HP...

Foams are cellular materials consisting of a gas phase dispersed in a solid matrix. The focus of this report is on polymer foams, in which the solid matrix is a plastic, which might either be a thermoplastic or a thermosetting material. This report analyzes the market for polymer foams by classifying it based on their application, which mainly incl...

This strategic review examines how the European market for thermoplastic elastomers (TPE) in technical applications has changed since last researched in 2002. In addition to the existing classes of TPE, the research includes a separate chapter devoted to super-TPV, the new class of high performance TPV materials that were only starting to be commer...

This research service investigates the European market for metalworking fluid additives. It provides definitions of the constituent market segments as well as an overview of the market structure. It describing how drivers and restraints are impacting the market also offering a discussion on product, technology, pricing, revenue and legislation tre...