subject: Specialty Chemicals: Global Industry Guide - Market Research Reports On Aarkstore Enterprise [print this page] Specialty Chemicals: Global Industry Guide is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the Specialty Chemicals industry. It includes detailed data on market size and segmentation, textual analysis of the key trends and competitive landscape, and profiles of the leading companies. This incisive report provides expert analysis on a global, regional and country basis.
Scope of the Report
* Contains an executive summary and data on value, volume and segmentation
* Provides textual analysis of the industry's prospects, competitive landscape and profiles of the leading companies
* Incorporates in-depth five forces competitive environment analysis and scorecards
* Covers the Global, European and Asia-Pacific markets as well as individual chapters on 5 major markets (France, Germany, Japan, the UK and the US).
* Includes a five-year forecast of the industry
Highlights
The global specialty chemicals market shrank by 1.8% in 2009 to reach a value of $639.9 billion.
In 2014, the global specialty chemicals market is forecast to have a value of $892.1 billion, an increase of 39.4% since 2009.
Fine Chemicals is the largest segment of the global specialty chemicals market, accounting for 28.7% of the market's total value.
Americas accounts for 34.4% of the global specialty chemicals market value.
There are a number of large, multinational incumbents who benefit from scale economies; however, they tend to operate in a diverse range of markets which eases rivalry.
Why you should buy this report
* Spot future trends and developments
* Inform your business decisions
* Add weight to presentations and marketing materials
* Save time carrying out entry-level research
Market Definition
The specialty chemical market covers the revenues generated from the sales of high value-added chemicals used in the manufacture of a wide variety of products, including but not limited to fine chemicals, additives, advanced polymers, adhesives, sealants and specialty paints, pigments and coatings. The market value represent the revenues from the sales of such products valued at ex manufacture price. Any currency conversions used in the creation of this report have been calculated using 2009 constant annual average exchange rates.
