CHEMICALS GLOBAL MARKET BRIEFING 2015

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2. Global Chemicals Market Characteristics • The chemical industry is one of the largest manufacturing industries in the world. • It manufactures a variety of chemical products by processing raw materials such as air, water, natural gas, oil, metals and minerals. • The products of the chemical industry can be broadly classified in to three categories: basic chemicals, specialty chemicals and consumer chemicals. • Basic chemicals mainly include petrochemicals, polymers and basic inorganic compounds. • These chemicals are usually produced in huge quantities and are sold either to other industries or within the chemical industry as raw materials.

3. Global Chemicals Market Characteristics • Specialty chemicals mainly comprise chemicals which are known for their specific function or performance. • Adhesives, paints, pigments and dyes are a few examples of specialty chemicals. • Consumer chemicals are chemicals which are sold as an end product to the general consumer. • Examples of consumer chemicals include soaps, detergents and toilet cleaning products.

4. Key Trends in the Chemicals Market • The global chemical industry is going through a period of significant change, with worldwide competition rising rapidly during the last decade. • Total chemical sales in Asia are now almost double those of Europe. • The sluggish growth of the European chemicals market in the recent period is mainly because of the rising costs of raw materials and increasing EU regulations, particularly in the areas of environmental protection. • The focus of production is now being shifted to developing countries like China, India and the Middle East, as these countries are increasingly investing in local chemical production. • Rapid growth is expected in local chemical production in China, India, the Middle East and Africa.

5. Key Trends in the Chemicals Market • During the 2016- 2021 period China’s chemical production is expected to grow at 10% per year. • Similarly, chemical production in India is expected to have a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8% from 2015 – 2021. • Local production in the Middle East is also expected to grow at over 5% per year from 2014 to 2021. • Lower labor costs, low trade barriers, advances in technology and ease of transportation are the key drivers that contributed towards the shift in a significant portion of production in chemical industry from developed countries to the developing countries.

6. Chemicals Market Size • The total value of the chemicals sector globally in 2014 was $4,406 billion. • Related to a world population of more than 7 billion in 2014 this equates to about $629.4 per person per annum. • Given that World Domestic Product was approximately $78 trillion in 2014,the market makes up about 6% of the global economy. • The chemical industry is one of the largest manufacturing industries and is about 38.6% of the global manufacturing industry market size. • In the European market, it is estimated that there are more than 140,000 chemicals. • Around the globe, more than 20 million people are employed directly or indirectly by the chemical industry.

7. ChemicalsMarket Segmentation • The largest market segments in the chemicals sector as of 2014 were petrochemicals, plastics materials and resins, and general chemical products. • Petrochemicals were the largest segment in the chemicals market at 21.5% of the total market, so worth about $947 billion. • The USA, China, Middle East and Europe are the largest producers of petrochemicals, with 17%, 16%, 14% and 13% shares of production respectively. • General chemical products were the third most important sector, at 11.9% of the total market, so worth about $524 billion. • Other basic organic chemicals constituted 9.2% of the global chemicals market or approximately $405 billion.

8. Chemicals Market Segmentation Chemicals, Market Segments, 2014

9. Chemicals Global Market Report- Description • Chemical Global Market Report from the Business Research Company covers market characteristics, size and growth, segmentation, regional breakdowns, competitive landscape, market shares, trends and strategies for this market. • The market characteristics section of the report defines and explains the market. • The market size section gives the chemical market revenues, covering both the historic growth of the market and forecasting the future. • Drivers and restraints looks at the external factors supporting and controlling the growth of the market.

10. Chemicals Global Market Report- Scope • Markets Covered: petrochemical, plastics material and resin and general chemical products • Companies Mentioned: BASF, Dow Chemical Company, Sinopec, SABIC, Exxon Mobil, DuPont, Formosa plastics, Ineos, Sabic, Lyndellbasell Industries and Bayer • Geographic scope: Americas, Europe, Asia, Middle East and Africa • Time series: Five years historic and forecast. • Data: Market value in $ millions. • Data segmentations: Regional breakdowns, market share of competitors, key sub segments. • Sourcing and Referencing: Data and analysis throughout the report is sourced using end notes.

11. Chemicals Global Market Report- Reasons to Purchase • Get up to date information available on the chemical market globally. • Identify growth segments and opportunities. • Facilitate decision making on the basis of historic and forecast data and understand the drivers and restraints on the market. • Develop strategies based on likely future developments. • Gain a global perspective on the development of the market.

12. Chemicals Global Market Report- Table of Contents • Chemicals Global Market Briefing • Chemicals 2015 • Chemicals Market Characteristics • Drivers of the Market • Restraints on the Market • Chemicals Market Forecast • Drivers of the Market • Restraints on the Market Chemicals Market Segmentation • Chemicals Market Geography Split • Chemicals Market Competitors • Chemicals Market Key Mergers and Acquisitions • Chemicals Market Trends and Strategies • Abbreviations • Currencies • Definitions • The Business Research Company

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