Polyamide markets in Europe

Date of publication: May 2007

Overview:
This new study looks in detail at the market for polyamide resins and compounds in Europe. It builds a bottom-up analysis of the market and significantly expands and updates AMI’s previous work in the polyamide arena, which mainly focussed on compounds. The research programme gathered consumption details of major users, often on a site-by-site basis, and has used these building blocks to create an analysis of existing demand. The study also provides a multi-polymer perspective, by segment and application, and discusses the potential for PA to displace alternative polymers (and vice versa) and metals. Alongside this analysis are forecasts for PA demand to 2010 and a discussion of the key issues.

• Executive summary
• Section 1 The market for polyamide in Europe
• Section 2 Production and supply of polyamide polymer in Europe
• Section 3 PA compound production
• Section 4 High temperature nylons
• Section 5 The market for polyamide in automotive applications
• Section 6 The market for polyamide in the electrical / electronics industry
• Section 7 The market for polyamide in other injection moulded industrial applications
• Section 8 The market for polyamide in film
• Section 9 The market for polyamide in non-film extrusion markets
• Section 10 Demand for polyamide in blow moulding and rotational moulding
• Section 11 Strategies of the polyamide manufacturers
• Section 12 Market position and strategies of the independent compounders
• Section 13 Review of individual country markets for polyamide:
  • France, Germany, Italy, United Kingdom, Benelux, Nordic countries, Spain, Other West European countries, Poland, Other Central European countries
• Section 14 Profiles of polyamide manufacturers
• Section 15 profiles of independent compounders

Product scope: 
PA 6, PA66, PA4.6 and partially aromatic polyamides (inc PPA), polyamide compounds (glass fibre reinforced; flame retardant (UL –V0); unfilled; heat stabilised; mineral reinforced; impact modified and blends)

Market scope: 
Injection moulding (automotive, electrical and electronics, consumer goods, industrial/engineering, building/construction, medical/healthcare, packaging), film extrusion (BOPA), non-film extrusion, blow moulding, rotational moulding.

Geographic scope: 
France, Germany, Italy, UK, Spain, Poland, Other West Europe (Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Austria, Greece, Ireland, Portugal, Switzerland), Other Central Europe (Hungary, Slovakia, Czech Republic).

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