New Report Released on the Global HPMC Industry

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3. IMARC Group Releases a New Report on the Global HPMC (Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose) Market A new report released by IMARC Group provides a deep insight into the HPMC (Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose) market. Both market trends (demand, prices, regional breakup, end use breakup, feed stock market trends, etc.) and manufacturing requirements (raw material requirements, mass balance, chemical reactions involved, etc.) have been thoroughly analysed in this report. IMARC’s new TMMR “HPMC (Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose) Technical Material Market Report” provides a technical, analytical and statistical insight into the HPMC market. The market analysis includes volume trends, value trends, price trends, key players, market breakup by region, market breakup by end-use industries, key success factors, key risk factors, feedstock market trends, import trends, export trends, etc. Apart from the market analysis, the report also provides an exhaustive technical insight on HPMC. This includes chemical information, manufacturing process, chemical reactions involved, raw material requirements, mass balance, conversion rate of feedstocks, etc. The study, which is based both on desk research and multiple waves of qualitative primary research, is a must-read for entrepreneurs, investors, researchers, consultants, business strategists, and all those who are planning to foray into the HPMC industry in any manner. Report Description and Highlights

4. Report Description and Highlights Key Questions Answered in This Report: • What has been the historical and current volume trends in the HPMC market? • What has been the historical and current value trends in the HPMC market? • What has been the historical and current price trends in the HPMC market? • Which are the key regions in the HPMC market and what is their breakup? • Which are the key end-use industries for HPMC and what is their breakup? • What is the outlook of the HPMC market? • What are the key success factors in the HPMC market? • What are the key risk factors in the HPMC market? • Who are the key manufacturers in the HPMC market? • How is HPMC manufactured? • What are the chemical reactions involved during the manufacturing of HPMC? • What are the raw material requirements during the manufacturing of HPMC? • What is the mass balance and conversion rates of feedstocks during the manufacturing of HPMC? • What is the supply demand of various feedstocks that are used in the manufacturing of HPMC? • Who are the key manufacturers of HPMC feed stocks? • What are the import trends of HPMC? • What are the export trends of HPMC?

5. Report Description and Highlights Table of Contents 1 Research Methodology 2 Executive Summary 3 Introduction 3.1 Overview 3.2 Physical and Chemical Properties 4 HPMC: Industry Analysis 4.1 Current and Historical Volume Trends 4.2 Current and Historical Value Trends 4.3 Market Breakup by Region 4.4 Market Breakup by End Use 4.5 Market Forecast 4.6 Price Trends 4.6.1 Construction Grade Price Trends 4.6.2 Pharmaceutical Grade Price Trends by Application 4.7 Key Suppliers 4.8 Key Success and Risk Factors 4.8.1 Key Success Factors 4.8.2 Key Risk Factors 5 HPMC: Manufacturing Process 5.1 Raw Material Requirements 5.2 Chemical Reactions Involved

6. Report Description and Highlights 5.3 Manufacturing Process 5.4 Detailed Process Flow 5.5 Cellulose Production 5.6 Mass Balance and Feedstock Conversion Rates 6 HPMC: Feedstock Analysis 6.1 Feedstocks Market Trends 6.1.1 Cotton 6.1.2 Wood Pulp 6.1.3 Propylene Oxide 6.1.4 Methyl Chloride 6.1.5 Sodium Hydroxide 6.2 Market Breakup by Region 6.2.1 Cotton 6.2.2 Wood pulp 6.2.3 Propylene Oxide 6.2.4 Methyl Chloride 6.2.5 Sodium Hydroxide 6.3 Market Breakup by End-Use 6.3.1 Cotton 6.3.2 Wood Pulp 6.3.3 Propylene Oxide 6.3.4 Methyl Chloride

7. Report Description and Highlights 6.3.5 Sodium Hydroxide 6.4 Historical and Current Price Trends 6.4.1 Cotton 6.4.2 Wood pulp 6.4.3 Propylene Oxide 6.4.4 Methyl Chloride 6.4.5 Sodium Hydroxide 6.5 Key Feedstock Suppliers 7 Trade Data 7.1 Imports by Major Countries 7.2 Exports by Major Countries List of Figures Figure 4 1: Global: HPMC Market: Consumption Volume (in ‘000 Metric Tons), 2007-2014 Figure 4 2: Global: HPMC Market: Consumption Value (in US$ Million), 2007-2014 Figure 4 3: Global: HPMC Consumption: Break Up by Region (in %), 2014 Figure 4 4: Global: HPMC Consumption: By End-Use Industry (in %), 2014 Figure 4 5: Global: Pharmaceutical HPMC Consumption: By End-Use Industry (in %), 2014 Figure 4 6: Global: HPMC Market: Consumption Volume Forecast (in ‘000 Metric Tons), 2015-2020 Figure 4 7: Global: HPMC Market: Consumption Value Forecast (in US$ Million), 2015-2020 Figure 4 8: HPMC: Historical and Future Price* Trends (in US$ per Ton), 2007-2020 Figure 4 9: HPMC: Pharmaceutical Grade Price Trends by Application (in US$ per kg), 2011-2014

8. Report Description and Highlights Figure 5 1: HPMC Manufacturing Process: Unit Operations Involved in the Process Figure 5 2: HPMC Manufacturing Process: Conversion Rate of Feed stocks Figure 6 1: Global: Cotton Consumption Volume (in Million Tons), 2007-2014 Figure 6 2: Global: Wood Pulp Consumption Volume (in Million Tons), 2007-2014 Figure 6 3: Global: Propylene Oxide Consumption Volume (in Million Tons), 2007-2014 Figure 6 4: Global: Methyl Chloride Consumption Volume (in Million Tons), 2007-2014 Figure 6 5: Global: Sodium Hydroxide Consumption Volume (in Million Tons), 2007-2014 Figure 6 6: Global: Cotton Market: Consumption by Country (in %), 2014 Figure 6 7: Global: Wood Pulp Market: Consumption by Country (in %), 2014 Figure 6 8: Global: Propylene Oxide Market: Consumption by Country (in %), 2014 Figure 6 9: Global: Methyl Chloride Market: Consumption by Country (in %), 2014 Figure 6 10: Global: Sodium Hydroxide Market: Consumption by Country (in %), 2014 Figure 6 11: Global: Cotton: Breakup by End Use (in %), 2014 Figure 6 12: Global: Wood Pulp: Breakup by End Use (in %), 2014 Figure 6 13: Global: Propylene Oxide: Breakup by End Use (in %), 2014 Figure 6 14: Global: Methyl Chloride: Breakup by End Use (in %), 2014 Figure 6 15: Global: Sodium Hydroxide: Breakup by End Use (in %), 2014 Figure 6 16: Historical and Current Price Trends of Cotton: China (in US$ per kg), 2011-2014 Figure 6 17: Historical and Current Price Trends of Wood Pulp: China (in US$ per kg), 2011-2014 Figure 6 18: Historical and Current Price Trends of Propylene Oxide (in US$ per kg), 2011-2014 Figure 6 19: Historical and Current Price Trends of Methyl Chloride (in US$ per kg), 2011-2014 Figure 6 20: Historical and Current Price Trends of Sodium Hydroxide (in US$ per kg),2011-2014

9. Report Description and Highlights Figure 7 1: Global: Cellulose Ethers: Import Volume Breakup by Country (in %), 2014 Figure 7 2: Belgium: Cellulose Ethers: Import Volume Trends (in Tons) Figure 7 3: Global: Cellulose Ethers: Export Volume Breakup by Country (in %), 2014 Figure 7 4: Germany: Cellulose Ethers: Export Volume Trends (in Tons) List of Tables Table 3 1: Physical and Chemical Properties of HPMC Table 4 1: HPMC: Pharmaceutical Applications with their Typical Use Level, 2014 Table 4 2: Global: HPMC: Capacity of Major Players (in Tons per Year), 2014 Table 5 1: HPMC Manufacturing Process: Raw Material Requirements Table 6 1: Global: Dissolving Pulp Market: Key Players Table 6 2: Global: Propylene Oxide Market: Key Players Table 6 3: Global: Methyl Chloride Market: Key Players Table 6 4: Global: Sodium Hydroxide Market: Key Players Table 7 1: Global: Cellulose Ethers: Import Data (in 000’s US$ and Tons), 2014 Table 7 2: Global: Cellulose Ethers: Export Data (in 000’s US$ and Tons), 2014

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