Table of Content

1 INTRODUCTION 20
1.1 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY 20
1.2 MARKET DEFINITION 20
1.3 MARKET SCOPE 21
1.3.1 MARKET SEGMENTATION 21
1.3.2 REGIONAL SEGMENTATION 21
1.3.3 YEARS CONSIDERED FOR THE STUDY 22
1.4 CURRENCY 22
1.5 UNIT CONSIDERED 22
1.6 STAKEHOLDERS 23
2 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 24
2.1 RESEARCH DATA 24
FIGURE 1 POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET: RESEARCH DESIGN 24
2.1.1 SECONDARY DATA 25
2.1.1.1 Key data from secondary sources 25
2.1.2 PRIMARY DATA 26
2.1.2.1 Key data from primary sources 26
2.1.2.2 Key industry insights 27
2.1.2.3 Breakdown of primary interviews 27
2.2 MARKET SIZE ESTIMATION 28
FIGURE 2 MARKET SIZE ESTIMATION: POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET 28
FIGURE 3 POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET, BY REGION 28
FIGURE 4 POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET, BY TYPE 29
FIGURE 5 MARKET SIZE ESTIMATION, BY END-USE INDUSTRY 29
2.2.1 TOP-DOWN APPROACH 30
FIGURE 6 MARKET SIZE ESTIMATION: TOP-DOWN APPROACH 30
2.2.2 BOTTOM-UP APPROACH 30
FIGURE 7 MARKET SIZE ESTIMATION: BOTTOM-UP APPROACH 30
2.3 ASSUMPTIONS 31
2.4 LIMITATIONS 31
2.5 DATA TRIANGULATION 32
FIGURE 8 POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET: DATA TRIANGULATION 32
3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 33
FIGURE 9 SOLID POLYCARBONATE SHEETS SEGMENT TO DOMINATE THE MARKET THROUGH 2025 34
FIGURE 10 PACKAGING INDUSTRY TO GROW AT THE HIGHEST RATE IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS 34
FIGURE 11 APAC TO REMAIN THE LARGEST MARKET FOR POLYCARBONATE SHEETS 35
4 PREMIUM INSIGHTS 36
4.1 ATTRACTIVE OPPORTUNITIES IN THE POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET 36
FIGURE 12 EMERGING ECONOMIES TO OFFER LUCRATIVE GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE MARKET PLAYERS 36
4.2 APAC: POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET, BY END-USE INDUSTRY AND COUNTRY 37
FIGURE 13 CHINA WAS THE LARGEST MARKET FOR POLYCARBONATE SHEETS IN APAC IN 2019 37
4.3 POLYCARBONATE SHEETS, BY TYPE 37
FIGURE 14 SOLID POLYCARBONATE SHEETS TO GROW AT THE HIGHEST CAGR 37
4.4 POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET, BY END-USE INDUSTRY 38
FIGURE 15 BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY WAS THE LARGEST SEGMENT IN 2020 38
4.5 POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET, BY COUNTRY 38
FIGURE 16 POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES TO GROW AT A FASTER RATE THAN IN DEVELOPED COUNTRIES 38
4.6 APAC: POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET 39
FIGURE 17 CHINA TO LEAD THE POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET IN APAC 39
4.7 POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET: REGIONAL GROWTH RATES 39
FIGURE 18 INDIA TO REGISTER THE HIGHEST CAGR, FOLLOWED BY CHINA 39
5 MARKET OVERVIEW 40
5.1 INTRODUCTION 40
5.2 VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS 40
FIGURE 19 VALUE-CHAIN ANALYSIS 41
5.2.1 RAW MATERIALS 41
5.2.2 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 41
5.2.3 MANUFACTURING 42
5.2.4 DISTRIBUTION 42
5.2.5 MARKETING & SALES 42
5.2.6 END-USER 42
5.3 MARKET DYNAMICS 43
FIGURE 20 DRIVERS, RESTRAINTS, OPPORTUNITIES, AND CHALLENGES IN THE POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET 43
5.3.1 DRIVERS 43
5.3.1.1 Growing demand from end-use industries 43
5.3.2 RESTRAINTS 44
5.3.2.1 Environmental impacts of polycarbonate sheets 44
5.3.3 OPPORTUNITIES 44
5.3.3.1 Increase in demand for billboards & ID card printing 44
5.3.4 CHALLENGES 45
5.3.4.1 Fluctuating raw material prices 45
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5.4 PORTER’S FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS 45
FIGURE 21 PORTER’S FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS 45
5.4.1 THREAT OF SUBSTITUTES 46
5.4.2 THREAT OF NEW ENTRANTS 46
5.4.3 BARGAINING POWER OF SUPPLIERS 46
5.4.4 BARGAINING POWER OF BUYERS 46
5.4.5 INTENSITY OF COMPETITIVE RIVALRY 47
5.5 PRICING ANALYSIS 47
6 POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET, BY TYPE 48
6.1 INTRODUCTION 49
FIGURE 22 SOLID SEGMENT LED THE POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET IN 2019 49
TABLE 1 POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET, BY TYPE, 2018–2025 (KILOTON) 49
TABLE 2 POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET, BY TYPE, 2018–2025 (USD MILLION) 49
6.2 SOLID 50
TABLE 3 SOLID POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET, BY REGION,
2018–2025 (KILOTON) 50
TABLE 4 SOLID POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET, BY REGION,
2018–2025 (USD MILLION) 50
6.3 MULTIWALL 50
TABLE 5 MULTIWALL POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET, BY REGION,
2018–2025 (KILOTON) 51
TABLE 6 MULTIWALL POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET, BY REGION,
2018–2025 (USD MILLION) 51
6.4 CORRUGATED 51
TABLE 7 CORRUGATED POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET, BY REGION,
2018–2025 (KILOTON) 51
TABLE 8 CORRUGATED POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET, BY REGION,
2018–2025 (USD MILLION) 52
6.5 OTHERS 52
TABLE 9 OTHER POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET, BY REGION,
2018–2025 (KILOTON) 52
TABLE 10 OTHER POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET, BY REGION,
2018–2025 (USD MILLION) 52
7 POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET, BY END-USE INDUSTRY 53
7.1 INTRODUCTION 54
FIGURE 23 BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION SEGMENT TO DOMINATE THE POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET THROUGH 2025 54
TABLE 11 POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET, BY END-USE INDUSTRY,
2018–2025 (KILOTON) 54
TABLE 12 POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET, BY END-USE INDUSTRY,
2018–2025 (USD MILLION) 55
7.2 BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION 55
TABLE 13 BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION: POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET SIZE,
BY REGION, 2018–2025 (KILOTON) 56
TABLE 14 BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION: POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET SIZE,
BY REGION, 2018–2025 (USD MILLION) 56
7.3 ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONICS 56
TABLE 15 ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONICS: POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET SIZE,
BY REGION, 2018–2025 (KILOTON) 57
TABLE 16 ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONICS: POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET SIZE,
BY REGION, 2018–2025 (USD MILLION) 57
7.4 AUTOMOTIVE & TRANSPORTATION 57
TABLE 17 AUTOMOTIVE & TRANSPORTATION: POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2018–2025 (KILOTON) 58
TABLE 18 AUTOMOTIVE & TRANSPORTATION: POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2018–2025 (USD MILLION) 58
7.5 AEROSPACE & DEFENSE 58
TABLE 19 AEROSPACE & DEFENSE: POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET SIZE,
BY REGION, 2018–2025 (KILOTON) 59
TABLE 20 AEROSPACE & DEFENSE: POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET SIZE,
BY REGION, 2018–2025 (USD MILLION) 59
7.6 PACKAGING 59
TABLE 21 PACKAGING: POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET SIZE, BY REGION,
2018–2025 (KILOTON) 60
TABLE 22 PACKAGING: POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET SIZE, BY REGION,
2018–2025 (USD MILLION) 60
7.7 OTHERS 60
TABLE 23 OTHERS: POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET SIZE, BY REGION,
2018–2025 (KILOTON) 60
TABLE 24 OTHERS: POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET SIZE, BY REGION,
2018–2025 (USD MILLION) 61
8 POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET, BY REGION 62
8.1 INTRODUCTION 63
FIGURE 24 CHINA AND INDIA TO REGISTER HIGH GROWTH RATES, 2020–2025 63
TABLE 25 POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2018–2025 (KILOTON) 64
TABLE 26 POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET SIZE, BY REGION,
2018–2025 (USD MILLION) 64
8.2 APAC 64
FIGURE 25 APAC: POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET SNAPSHOT 65
TABLE 27 APAC: POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY,
2018–2025 (KILOTON) 66
TABLE 28 APAC: POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY,
2018–2025 (USD MILLION) 66
TABLE 29 APAC: POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE,
2018–2025 (KILOTON) 66
TABLE 30 APAC: POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE,
2018–2025 (USD MILLION) 67
TABLE 31 APAC: POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2018–2025 (KILOTON) 67
TABLE 32 APAC: POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2018–2025 (USD MILLION) 67
8.2.1 CHINA 68
8.2.1.1 China is a leading plastics manufacturer and consumer 68
TABLE 33 CHINA: POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2018–2025 (KILOTON) 68
TABLE 34 CHINA: POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2018–2025 (USD MILLION) 68
8.2.2 INDIA 69
8.2.2.1 India is a leading base for electrical and automotive assembly owing to a large number of plastic processing units 69
TABLE 35 INDIA: POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2018–2025 (KILOTON) 69
TABLE 36 INDIA: POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2018–2025 (USD MILLION) 69
8.2.3 JAPAN 70
8.2.3.1 Developed manufacturing facilities along with a highly trained workforce is expected to drive the market 70
TABLE 37 JAPAN: POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2018–2025 (KILOTON) 70
TABLE 38 JAPAN: POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2018–2025 (USD MILLION) 70
8.2.4 SOUTH KOREA 71
8.2.4.1 The plastics industry in South Korea has been a major driving force in building the nation’s economy 71
TABLE 39 SOUTH KOREA: POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2018–2025 (KILOTON) 71
TABLE 40 SOUTH KOREA: POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2018–2025 (USD MILLION) 71
8.2.5 REST OF APAC 72
TABLE 41 REST OF APAC: POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2018–2025 (KILOTON) 72
TABLE 42 REST OF APAC: POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2018–2025 (USD MILLION) 72
8.3 EUROPE 73
FIGURE 26 SOLID POLYCARBONATE SHEETS TO DOMINATE THE EUROPEAN MARKET DURING THE FORECAST PERIOD 73
TABLE 43 EUROPE: POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY,
2018–2025 (KILOTON) 73
TABLE 44 EUROPE: POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY,
2018–2025 (USD MILLION) 74
TABLE 45 EUROPE: POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE,
2018–2025 (KILOTON) 74
TABLE 46 EUROPE: POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE,
2018–2025 (USD MILLION) 74
TABLE 47 EUROPE: POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2018–2025 (KILOTON) 75
TABLE 48 EUROPE: POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2018–2025 (USD MILLION) 75
8.3.1 GERMANY 75
8.3.1.1 Owing to the vast and mature chemical and manufacturing industries, Germany is one of the attractive markets 75
TABLE 49 GERMANY: POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2018–2025 (KILOTON) 76
TABLE 50 GERMANY: POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2018–2025 (USD MILLION) 76
8.3.2 FRANCE 76
8.3.2.1 France is the third-largest market for polycarbonate sheets because of its industrial hubs and presence of major international companies 76
TABLE 51 FRANCE: POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2018–2025 (KILOTON) 77
TABLE 52 FRANCE: POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2018–2025 (USD MILLION) 77
8.3.3 ITALY 77
8.3.3.1 Diversified industrial base and exports to the EU and Mediterranean countries positively impact the country’s economy 77
TABLE 53 ITALY: POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2018–2025 (KILOTON) 78
TABLE 54 ITALY: POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2018–2025 (USD MILLION) 78
8.3.4 UK 78
8.3.4.1 The UK is a leader in the plastics industry owing to its technological advancements and high economic strength 78
TABLE 55 UK: POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY,
2018–2025 (KILOTON) 79
TABLE 56 UK: POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY,
2018–2025 (USD MILLION) 79
8.3.5 SPAIN 79
8.3.5.1 Rising consumer spending and increasing exports to drive the economic growth of Spain 79
TABLE 57 SPAIN: POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2018–2025 (KILOTON) 80
TABLE 58 SPAIN: POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2018–2025 (USD MILLION) 80
8.3.6 REST OF EUROPE 80
TABLE 59 REST OF EUROPE: POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2018–2025 (KILOTON) 81
TABLE 60 REST OF EUROPE: POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2018–2025 (USD MILLION) 81
8.4 NORTH AMERICA 81
FIGURE 27 NORTH AMERICA: POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET SNAPSHOT 82
TABLE 61 NORTH AMERICA: POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2018–2025 (KILOTON) 82
TABLE 62 NORTH AMERICA: POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2018–2025 (USD MILLION) 83
TABLE 63 NORTH AMERICA: POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE,
2018–2025 (KILOTON) 83
TABLE 64 NORTH AMERICA: POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE,
2018–2025 (USD MILLION) 83
TABLE 65 NORTH AMERICA: POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2018–2025 (KILOTON) 84
TABLE 66 NORTH AMERICA: POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2018–2025 (USD MILLION) 84
8.4.1 US 84
8.4.1.1 Increasing manufacturing activities and investments to produce polycarbonate sheets will drive the market in the country 84
TABLE 67 US: POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY,
2018–2025 (KILOTON) 85
TABLE 68 US: POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY,
2018–2025 (USD MILLION) 85
8.4.2 MEXICO 86
8.4.2.1 A large concentration of gas reserves to create petrochemicals and further plastics is driving the market 86
TABLE 69 MEXICO: POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2018–2025 (KILOTON) 86
TABLE 70 MEXICO: POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2018–2025 (USD MILLION) 86
8.4.3 CANADA 87
8.4.3.1 Canada has a diversified economy and produces about 2% of the total world volume of plastic products 87
TABLE 71 CANADA: POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2018–2025 (KILOTON) 87
TABLE 72 CANADA: POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2018–2025 (USD MILLION) 87
8.5 MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA 88
FIGURE 28 SAUDI ARABIA TO REGISTER THE HIGHEST CAGR DURING THE FORECAST PERIOD 88
TABLE 73 MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA: POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET SIZE,
BY COUNTRY, 2018–2025 (KILOTON) 88
TABLE 74 MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA: POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET SIZE,
BY COUNTRY, 2018–2025 (USD MILLION) 89
TABLE 75 MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA: POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET SIZE,
BY TYPE, 2018–2025 (KILOTON) 89
TABLE 76 MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA: POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET SIZE,
BY TYPE, 2018–2025 (USD MILLION) 89
TABLE 77 MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA: POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET SIZE,
BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2018–2025 (KILOTON) 90
TABLE 78 MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA: POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET SIZE,
BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2018–2025 (USD MILLION) 90
8.5.1 SAUDI ARABIA 90
8.5.1.1 An increase in the number of construction and infrastructure development activities is driving the market 90
TABLE 79 SAUDI ARABIA: POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET SIZE,
BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2018–2025 (KILOTON) 91
TABLE 80 SAUDI ARABIA: POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET SIZE,
BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2018–2025 (USD MILLION) 91
8.5.2 UAE 91
8.5.2.1 Polycarbonate sheet consumption in the UAE has been experiencing rapid growth due to the flourishing construction sector 91
TABLE 81 UAE: POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2018–2025 (KILOTON) 92
TABLE 82 UAE: POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2018–2025 (USD MILLION) 92
8.5.3 SOUTH AFRICA 92
8.5.3.1 Investments by the government in the construction and industrial sectors to boost the demand 92
TABLE 83 SOUTH AFRICA: POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2018–2025 (KILOTON) 93
TABLE 84 SOUTH AFRICA: POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2018–2025 (USD MILLION) 93
8.5.4 REST OF THE MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA 93
TABLE 85 REST OF THE MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA: POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET,
BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2018–2025 (KILOTON) 94
TABLE 86 REST OF THE MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA: POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET,
BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2018–2025 (USD MILLION) 94
8.6 SOUTH AMERICA 94
FIGURE 29 INCREASING DEMAND FROM THE PACKAGING AND BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRIES TO DRIVE THE SOUTH AMERICAN POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET 95
TABLE 87 SOUTH AMERICA: POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2018–2025 (KILOTON) 95
TABLE 88 SOUTH AMERICA: POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2018–2025 (USD MILLION) 95
TABLE 89 SOUTH AMERICA: POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE,
2018–2025 (KILOTON) 96
TABLE 90 SOUTH AMERICA: POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE,
2018–2025 (USD MILLION) 96
TABLE 91 SOUTH AMERICA: POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2018–2025 (KILOTON) 96
TABLE 92 SOUTH AMERICA: POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2018–2025 (USD MILLION) 97
8.6.1 BRAZIL 97
8.6.1.1 Brazil is the largest market for polycarbonate sheets in South America and the seventh-largest consumer of plastics in the world 97
TABLE 93 BRAZIL: POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2018–2025 (KILOTON) 97
TABLE 94 BRAZIL: POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2018–2025 (USD MILLION) 98
8.6.2 ARGENTINA 98
8.6.2.1 The demand for polycarbonate sheets from construction and automotive industries to drive the market 98
TABLE 95 ARGENTINA: POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2018–2025 (KILOTON) 99
TABLE 96 ARGENTINA: POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2018–2025 (USD MILLION) 99
8.6.3 REST OF SOUTH AMERICA 100
TABLE 97 REST OF SOUTH AMERICA: POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET SIZE,
BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2018–2025 (KILOTON) 100
TABLE 98 REST OF SOUTH AMERICA: POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET SIZE,
BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2018–2025 (USD MILLION) 100
9 IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET 101
9.1 OVERVIEW 101
9.2 COVID-19 IMPACT ON THE TYPES 101
9.2.1 SOLID 101
9.2.2 MULTIWALL 101
9.2.3 CORRUGATED 102
9.3 COVID-19 IMPACT ON THE END-USE INDUSTRIES 102
9.3.1 SHIFT IN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY 102
9.3.1.1 Impact on customers’ output and strategies to resume/improve production 103
9.3.2 SHIFT IN AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY 103
9.3.2.1 Impact on customers’ output and strategies to resume/improve production 103
9.3.3 SHIFT IN ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY 104
9.3.3.1 Impact on customers’ output and strategies to resume/improve production 104
9.4 BIGGEST LOSERS, BY TOP END-USE INDUSTRIES 105
9.4.1 CONSTRUCTION 105
9.4.2 AUTOMOTIVE 105
9.4.3 ELECTRONICS 105
9.5 SUPPLY CHAIN DISRUPTION 106
9.6 WINNING STRATEGIES OF THE COMPANY TO GAIN MARKET SHARE 107
9.6.1 SHORT-TERM STRATEGIES (TILL DEC 2020) 107
9.6.2 MID-TERM STRATEGIES (2021-2022) 109
9.6.3 LONG-TERM STRATEGIES (2022 ONWARDS) 109
10 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE 110
10.1 INTRODUCTION 110
FIGURE 30 NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENTS/LAUNCHES WAS THE KEY GROWTH STRATEGY ADOPTED BY THE PLAYERS 111
10.2 COMPETITIVE LEADERSHIP MAPPING 112
10.2.1 STAR 112
10.2.2 EMERGING LEADERS 112
10.2.3 PERVASIVE 112
10.2.4 EMERGING COMPANIES 112
FIGURE 31 POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET: COMPETITIVE LEADERSHIP MAPPING, 2019 113
10.3 STRENGTH OF PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 114
FIGURE 32 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO ANALYSIS OF TOP PLAYERS IN THE POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET 114
10.4 BUSINESS STRATEGY EXCELLENCE 115
FIGURE 33 BUSINESS STRATEGY EXCELLENCE OF TOP PLAYERS IN THE POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET 115
10.5 MARKET SHARE ANALYSIS 116
FIGURE 34 MARKET SHARES OF COMPANIES OPERATING IN THE POLYCARBONATE SHEETS MARKET 116
10.6 COMPETITIVE SITUATIONS & TRENDS 117
10.6.1 NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENTS/LAUNCHES 117
TABLE 99 NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENTS/LAUNCHES 117
10.6.2 INVESTMENTS & EXPANSIONS 118
TABLE 100 INVESTMENTS & EXPANSIONS 118
10.6.3 MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS 119
TABLE 101 MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS 119
10.6.4 PARTNERSHIPS, CONTRACTS & AGREEMENTS, JOINT VENTURES 119
TABLE 102 PARTNERSHIPS, CONTRACTS & AGREEMENTS, JOINT VENTURES 119
11 COMPANY PROFILES 120
(Business Overview, Products Offered, Recent Developments, SWOT Analysis, MnM View)*
11.1 SABIC 120
FIGURE 35 SABIC: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 120
FIGURE 36 WINNING IMPERATIVES: SABIC 125
11.2 COVESTRO AG 127
FIGURE 37 COVESTRO AG: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 127
FIGURE 38 WINNING IMPERATIVES: COVESTRO AG 131
11.3 TRINSEO S.A. 132
FIGURE 39 TRINSEO S.A.: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 132
FIGURE 40 WINNING IMPERATIVES: TRINSEO 134
11.4 TEIJIN LIMITED 135
FIGURE 41 TEIJIN LIMITED: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 135
FIGURE 42 WINNING IMPERATIVES: TEIJIN LIMITED 137
11.5 MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC. 138
FIGURE 43 MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 138
FIGURE 44 WINNING IMPERATIVES: MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICALS GROUP 140
11.6 EVONIK INDUSTRIES AG 141
FIGURE 45 EVONIK INDUSTRIES AG: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 141
11.7 PALRAM INDUSTRIES LTD. 143
11.8 ARLA PLAST AB 145
11.9 3A COMPOSITES GMBH 147
11.10 PLAZIT-POLYGAL GROUP 148
11.11 EXCELITE 150
11.12 OTHER COMPANIES 153
11.12.1 SUZHOU OMAY OPTICAL MATERIALS CO., LTD. 153
11.12.2 UG-OIL-PLAST LTD. 155
11.12.3 GALLINA INDIA 155
11.12.4 SPARTECH 155
11.12.5 KOSCON INDUSTRIAL S.A. 155
11.12.6 BRETT MARTIN LTD. 156
11.12.7 ISIK PLASTIK 156
11.12.8 ASAHI GLASS CO., LTD. 156
11.12.9 SAFPLAST COMPANY 157
*Details on Business Overview, Products Offered, Recent Developments, SWOT Analysis, MnM View might not be captured in case of unlisted companies.
12 APPENDIX 158
12.1 DISCUSSION GUIDE 158
12.2 KNOWLEDGE STORE: MARKETSANDMARKETS’ SUBSCRIPTION PORTAL 161
12.3 AVAILABLE CUSTOMIZATIONS 163
12.4 RELATED REPORTS 163
12.5 AUTHOR DETAILS 164