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 Geofoams from Roadways
4.1.2 Better Alternative to Traditional Land Stabilization Materials
4.1.3 Increasing Investments in the Construction Sector of Asia-Pacific
4.2 Restraints
4.2.1 High Vulnerability to Petroleum Solvents
4.2.2 Limited Technical Knowledge and Expertise about Geofoams in Emerging Economies
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


5 MARKET SEGMENTATION
5.1 Type
5.1.1 Expanded Polystyrene (EPS)
5.1.2 Extruded Polystyrene (XPS)
5.2 End-user Industry
5.2.1 Roadways
5.2.2 Buildings
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
5.3.3 Europe
5.3.3.1 Germany
5.3.3.2 United Kingdom
5.3.3.3 France
5.3.3.4 Italy
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 & Africa
5.3.5.1 Saudi Arabia
5.3.5.2 South Africa
5.3.5.3 Rest of Middle East & Africa


6 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
6.1 Mergers and 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 ACH Foam Technologies
6.4.2 AFM Corporation
6.4.3 Atlas EPS
6.4.4 Beaver Plastics
6.4.5 Carlisle
6.4.6 Drew Foam (Branford Castle)
6.4.7 FMI-EPS LLC
6.4.8 Harbor Foam Inc.
6.4.9 Insulation Corporation of America
6.4.10 NOVA Chemicals Corp.
6.4.11 Plasti-Fab Ltd
6.4.12 Poly Molding LLC
6.4.13 Styro Ltd


7 MARKET OPPORTUNITIES AND FUTURE TRENDS
7.1 Deployment of EPS Bridge Support Technology in Earthquake-prone Areas