Table of Content

1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 Study Deliverables
1.2 Study Assumptions
1.3 Scope of the Study


2 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY


3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY


4 MARKET DYNAMICS
4.1 Drivers
4.1.1 Rising Demand for Alumina in the Automotive Industry
4.1.2 Increasing Demand for Paper and Paperboards
4.1.3 Growing Demand from the Chemical Industry
4.2 Restraints
4.2.1 Energy-intensive Production Process
4.2.2 Environmental Concerns
4.3 Industry Value-Chain Analysis
4.4 Porter’s Five Forces Analysis
4.4.1 Bargaining Power of Suppliers
4.4.2 Bargaining Power of Consumers
4.4.3 Threat of New Entrants
4.4.4 Threat of Substitute Products and Services
4.4.5 Degree of Competition
4.5 Feedstock Trends
4.6 Technological Snapshot
4.6.1 Production Process
4.6.2 Technology Licensing and Patent Analysis
4.7 Import and Export Trends
4.8 Price Trends
4.9 Major Plants and Upcoming Capacities


5 MARKET SEGMENTATION
5.1 Production Process
5.1.1 Membrane Cell
5.1.2 Diaphragm Cell
5.1.3 Others
5.2 Application
5.2.1 Pulp & Paper
5.2.2 Organic Chemical
5.2.3 Inorganic Chemical
5.2.4 Soap & Detergent
5.2.5 Alumina
5.2.6 Water Treatment
5.2.7 Textile
5.2.8 Others
5.3 Geography
5.3.1 Asia-Pacific
5.3.1.1 China
5.3.1.2 India
5.3.1.3 Japan
5.3.1.4 South Korea
5.3.1.5 Rest of asia-Pacific
5.3.2 North America
5.3.2.1 United States
5.3.2.2 Canada
5.3.2.3 Mexico
5.3.2.4 Rest of North America
5.3.3 Europe
5.3.3.1 Germany
5.3.3.2 United Kingdom
5.3.3.3 Italy
5.3.3.4 France
5.3.3.5 Rest of Europe
5.3.4 South America
5.3.4.1 Brazil
5.3.4.2 Argentina
5.3.4.3 Rest of South America
5.3.5 Middle East and Africa
5.3.5.1 Saudi Arabia
5.3.5.2 South Africa
5.3.5.3 United Arab Emirates
5.3.5.4 Rest of Middle East & Africa


6 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
6.1 Mergers & Acquisitions, Joint Ventures, Collaborations, and Agreements
6.2 Market Share Analysis
6.3 Strategies Adopted by Leading Players
6.4 Company Profiles
6.4.1 Akzo Nobel NV
6.4.2 Arkema
6.4.3 Covestro AG
6.4.4 DowDuPont
6.4.5 Formosa Plastics Corp.
6.4.6 FMC
6.4.7 Grasim (Aditya Birla)
6.4.8 Hanwha Chemical Corporation
6.4.9 Inovyn
6.4.10 Kemira
6.4.11 Occidental Petroleum Corporation
6.4.12 Olin Corporation
6.4.13 SABIC
6.4.14 Shin-Etsu Chemicals Co. Ltd
6.4.15 Solvay Chemicals
6.4.16 TCI Sanmar Group


7 MARKET OPPORTUNITIES AND FUTURE TRENDS
7.1 Plant Capacity Expansions and Joint Ventures in Emerging Markets