Chemicals and Materials Polyphenylene Sulfide (PPS) – A Global Market Over

Polyphenylene Sulfide (PPS) – A Global Market Overview Feb 2016 |236 Pages | 115 Charts | Price $3960 TABLE OF CONTENTS PART A: GLOBAL MARKET PERSPECTIVE ........ 1 1. INTRODUCTION .................................................. 1 1.1 Product Outline .................................................... 2 1.1.1 What is Polyphenylene Sulfide (PPS)? ............... 2 Figure 1: Polyphenylene Sulfide (PPS) Chemical Formula . 2 1.1.2 Properties of Polyphenylene Sulfide (PPS) ........ 3 Table 1: Performance Properties of PPS ........................... 3 Table 2: Comparison of Performance Properties of Select Commercial 40% Glass Fiber Filled PPS Grades ................ 4 Figure 2: Plastics Performance Pyramid ........................... 4 Table 3: Thermal Properties of Select High Performance Plastics ............................................................................. 5 1.1.2.1 High Temperature Resistance ........................ 5 1.1.2.2 Chemical Resistance ...................................... 6 1.1.2.3 Electrical Properties ....................................... 6 1.1.2.4 Flame Retardancy and Wear Resistance ........ 6 1.1.2.5 Machining Performance ................................. 6 1.1.3 Polyphenylene Sulfide (PPS) Product Types ...... 7 Table 4: Comparison of Storage Modulus (E’) Between Cross‐Linked and Linear PPS ............................................. 7 Figure 3: Comparison of Cross‐Linked and Linear PPS ...... 7 1.1.3.1 PPS Compounds ............................................. 8 1.1.3.2 PPS Fibers and Filaments ............................... 9 1.1.3.3 PPS Films ........................................................ 9 1.1.3.4 PPS Coatings .................................................. 9 1.2 End‐use Application Analysis ............................. 10 Chart 1: Global Polyphenylene Sulfide (PPS) Market Overview (2012, 2016 & 2020) by End‐Use Application in '000 Metric Tons..............................................................10 1.2.1 Automotive Applications ................................ 11 Chart 2: Global Market for Polyphenylene Sulfide (PPS) in Automotive Applications (2012, 2016 & 2020) by Geographic Region in '000 Metric Tons ...........................12 1.2.2 Electrical/Electronic Applications .................... 13 Chart 3: Global Market for Polyphenylene Sulfide (PPS) in Electrical & Electronic Applications (2012, 2016 & 2020) by Geographic Region in '000 Metric Tons ...........................14 1.2.3 Industrial/Consumer Applications .................. 15 Chart 4: Global Market for Polyphenylene Sulfide (PPS) in Industrial Applications (2012, 2016 & 2020) by Geographic Region in '000 Metric Tons ..............................................17 1.2.4 Other Applications .......................................... 18 Chart 5: Global Market for Polyphenylene Sulfide (PPS) in Other Applications (2012, 2016 & 2020) by Geographic Region in '000 Metric Tons .............................................18 2. KEY MARKET TRENDS ........................................ 19 2.1 Auto Industry Acts as Bedrock for Propelling PPS Demand ................................................................... 19 2.1.1 Global Hybrid and Electric Vehicle Market...... 20 Table 5: Global Hybrid and Electric Vehicle Sales (2011‐ 2015) by Region – Asia‐Pacific, Europe, North America and Rest of World in Units .....................................................20 2.1.1.1 Battery Electric Vehicles .............................. 20 Table 6: Global Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) Sales (2011‐ 2015) by Region – Asia‐Pacific, Europe, North America and Rest of World ..................................................................20 2.1.1.2 Plug‐in Hybrid Electric Vehicles .................... 21 Table 7: Global Plug‐in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) Sales (2011‐2015) by Region – Asia‐Pacific, Europe, North America and Rest of World ..............................................21 2.1.1.3 Hybrid Electric Vehicles ................................ 21 Table 8: Global Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV) Sales (2011‐ 2015) by Region – Asia‐Pacific, Europe, North America and Rest of World ..................................................................21 2.1.2 Recent Developments in the Usage of PPS Resin in Automotive Industry ............................................ 22 2.1.2.1 PPS in Auto Head‐Up Display ....................... 22 2.1.2.2 Tubular Cooling System’s Weight Lowered with PPS Use ............................................................ 22 2.1.2.3 Can “Polimotor 2” Make the Dream of All‐ Plastic Car Engine Come True? ................................ 23 2.2 PPS Thermoplastics Usage Continue to Grow in Aerospace Industry .................................................. 24 2.2.1 Aircraft Seat Designed Using PPS ................... 25 2.2.2 Airbus Military Plane Features PPS Composite 25 2.3 Above Average Growth for PPS to be Driven by Filter Bag Industry in Asia‐Pacific ............................. 26 3. INDUSTRY LANDSCAPE ...................................... 29 3.1 Commercial Production Technologies for PPS ... 29 3.2 History of Polyphenylene Sulfide (PPS) Industry ... 32 Table 9: History of PPS Industry – 1973‐2000 ................. 33 Table 10: History of PPS Industry – 2001‐2015 ................ 34 3.3 Global PPS Production Capacities ...................... 36 Chart 6: Global Polyphenylene Sulfide (PPS) Installed Capacities by Country in Metric Tons .............................. 36 Chart 7: Global Polyphenylene Sulfide (PPS) Installed Capacities by Manufacturer and Country in Metric Tons 37 4. KEY GLOBAL PLAYERS ........................................ 39 PPS Resin Manufacturers ...................................... 39 Celanese Corporation (Fortron) (United States) .............. 39 Fortron Industries Llc (United States) .............................. 40 Dic Corporation (Japan) .................................................. 42 Kureha Corporation (Japan) ............................................ 45 Sk Chemicals Co Ltd (INITZ) (South Korea) ...................... 47 Solvay Specialty Polymers Usa, Llc (United States) .......... 48 Toray Industries, Inc. (Japan) .......................................... 50 Tosoh Corporation (Japan) .............................................. 52 Zhejiang Nhu Special Materials Co Ltd (China) ................ 53 PPS Compounders and Processors......................... 54 A. Schulman, Inc. (United States) .................................... 54 Albis Plastic GmbH (Germany) ........................................ 55 Ensinger GmbH (Germany) ............................................. 57 Kotec Corporation (Japan) .............................................. 59 Lati Industria Termoplastici SpA (Italy) ............................ 60 Lehmann & Voss & Co (Germany) ................................... 61 Lion Idemitsu Composites Co., Ltd. (Japan) ..................... 61 Polyone Corporation (United States) .............................. 62 Polyplastics Co Ltd (Japan) .............................................. 63 Quadrant AG (Switzerland) ............................................. 64 Rtp Company (United States) .......................................... 65 Sabic Innovative Plastics (United States) ......................... 69 Toyobo Co Ltd (Japan) ..................................................... 70 5. KEY BUSINESS AND PRODUCT TRENDS .............. 71 Industry’s first PPS resin particles for powder bed fusion 3D printing developed by Toray ...................................... 71 Production Capacity of Polyplastics' Facility in Malaysia Increased by 9,000 Tons ................................................. 71 Polyphenylene Sulfide Fiber TORCON™ and Polyacrylonitrile‐base Flame Resistant Yarn Utilized to Develop High Performance Flame Shielding Paper ......... 71 Launch of Celanese® PPS Grades in Japan ...................... 72 Strategic Alliance with NHU Reinforces the High Performance Engineering Plastics Portfolio of DSM ........ 72 Development of the Polimotor 2 All‐Plastic Automotive Engine by Solvay ............................................................. 72 SK Chemicals and INITZ to Exhibit Super Engineering Plastics at Chinaplas 2015 ............................................... 73 Construction of New Production Line to Broaden DIC's PPS Polymer Production Capacity .......................................... 73 Ryton® PPS Acquired by Solvay ....................................... 73 First Supply Deal of SK Chemicals with a Major International Company for Super Engineering Plastic Materials ........................................................................ 74 Launch of Two Novel Grades of Ryton® PPS for Food Contact Applications ....................................................... 74 Establishment of DIC Corporation's First PPS Compounds Facility in the PRC............................................................ 74 Broadening of Celanese's Kentucky Compounding Production Facility .......................................................... 75 Celanese to Expand Compounding Capabilities at Nanjing Integrated Chemical Complex ......................................... 75 Development of Halogen‐free Fortron® PPS CES50 for Consumer Electronics Device Housings .......................... 75 Use of Celanese's Fortron ICE PPS in Making Allied Series VX‐Mid™ HT UHF RFID Tag ............................................. 75 Commercial Release of Xtel® PPS Alloys under the Ryton® PPS Brand Name ............................................................. 76 Use of Celanese's Fortron PPS in Making Ice Protection Plates and in Aircraft Window Frame Production Process . 76 Celanese Presents New Bomat Profitherm Heat Exchanger with Fortron® PPS at K 2013 ........................................... 76 Celanese Offers Fortron® PPS for Use in Automotive Head‐ Up Displays for Safe Driving ............................................ 77 HCL Replaces Conventional PEEK Cable Ties for Oil and Gas Pipelines with Fortron® PPS ............................................ 77 Development of New Sealing Shim and Flange by KACO Using Celanese's Fortron® PPS ....................................... 77 Klopman Relies on Fortron® PPS Fibers from Celanese to Make the New Sungrazer 180 Fabric for PPE Clothing .... 78 Plans to Set up Toray's First Manufacturing Base for PPS Resin outside Japan ........................................................ 78 Albis Plastic and Toray Form Torelina® PPS Distribution Pact ..... 78 Lion Idemitsu Composites Acquires Idemitsu Kosan’s PPS Business .......................................................................... 79 Use of Celanese's Fortron® FX4382T1 PPS in Food Handling Applications ..................................................... 79 New Bi‐Component PPS Felt Media for Coal‐Fired Boilers Launched by GE .............................................................. 79 Implementation of Hot Water Systems for Molding Fortron PPS Deliver Exceptional Heat Transfer Performance ................................................................... 79 Teijin Chemicals Signs Collaborative Agreement with SK Chemicals ...................................................................... 80 Fortron Industries Celebrates 20th Anniversary with an Overall PPS Production of 230 Million Pounds................ 80 Chevron Philips Chemical Celebrates 40th Anniversary of Ryton® PPS .................................................................... 81 Construction of Toray's Third Compounding Facility in China .... 81 Chrysler Relies on Molded Plastic Transmission Accumulator Piston Made Using Ryton PPS .................... 81 DIC to Build New PPS Polymer Production Line to Expand its Overall Production Capacity ....................................... 81 Fortron Industries to Enhance PPS Production at Wilmington Plant ............................................................ 82 6. GLOBAL MARKET OVERVIEW ............................. 83 Chart 8: Global Polyphenylene Sulfide (PPS) Market Analysis (2012‐2022) in Volume ('000 Metric Tons) and Value (USD Million) ........................................................ 83 6.1 Market Overview by Product Type .................... 84 Chart 9: Global Polyphenylene Sulfide (PPS) Market Analysis (2012‐2022) by Product Type – PPS Compounds and Other PPS in '000 Metric Tons ................................. 84 Chart 10: Glance at 2012, 2017 and 2022 Global Polyphenylene Sulfide (PPS) Volume Market Share (%) by Type – PPS Compounds and Other PPS ........................... 85 6.1.1 Product Type Market Overview by Geographic Region ...................................................................... 86 6.1.1.1 PPS Compounds ........................................... 86 Chart 11: Global Polyphenylene Sulfide (PPS) Compounds Market Analysis (2012‐2022) by Geographic Region – North America, Europe, Asia‐Pacific and Rest of World in '000 Metric Tons ............................................................. 86 Chart 12: Glance at 2012, 2017 and 2022 Global Polyphenylene Sulfide (PPS) Compounds Volume Market Share (%) by Geographic Region – North America, Europe, Asia‐Pacific and Rest of World ........................................ 87 6.1.1.2 Other PPS Products ...................................... 88 Chart 13: Global Other Polyphenylene Sulfide (PPS) Products Market Analysis (2012‐2022) by Geographic Region – North America, Europe, Asia‐Pacific and Rest of World in '000 Metric Tons .............................................. 88 Chart 14: Glance at 2012, 2017 and 2022 Global Polyphenylene Sulfide (PPS) Product Type Volume Market Share (%) by Geographic Region – North America, Europe, Asia‐Pacific and Rest of World ........................................ 89 Page 3 Click here to buy the report

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