Table of Content

1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 Study Assumptions
1.2 Scope of the Study


2 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY


3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY


4 MARKET DYNAMICS
4.1 Market Overview
4.2 Market Drivers
4.2.1 Growth in Tire Industry
4.2.2 Increasing Penetration of Specialty Carbon Black
4.3 Market Restraints
4.3.1 Environmental Concerns Associated With the Manufacturing of Carbon Black
4.3.2 Shifting Focus of Manufacturers toward Asia-pacific Region
4.4 Value Chain / Supply Chain Analysis
4.5 Porter’s Five Forces Analysis
4.5.1 Threat of New Entrants
4.5.2 Bargaining Power of Buyers/Consumers
4.5.3 Bargaining Power of Suppliers
4.5.4 Threat of Substitute Products
4.5.5 Intensity of Competitive Rivalry
4.6 Production Scenario
4.7 Import-Export Trend


5 MARKET SEGMENTATION
5.1 Product Type
5.1.1 Furnace Black
5.1.2 Gas Black
5.1.3 Lamp Black
5.1.4 Thermal Black
5.2 Application
5.2.1 Tires and Industrial Rubber Products
5.2.2 Plastics
5.2.3 Toners and Printing Inks
5.2.4 Coatings
5.2.5 Textile Fibers
5.2.6 Other Applications
5.3 Geography
5.3.1 United States
5.3.2 Canada
5.3.3 Mexico
5.3.4 Rest of North America


6 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
6.1 Mergers and Acquisitions, Joint Ventures, Colaborations and Agreements
6.2 Market Share Analysis**
6.3 Strategies Adopted by Leading Players
6.4 Company Profiles
6.4.1 Birla Carbon
6.4.2 Cabot Corporation
6.4.3 Continental Carbon Company
6.4.4 Imerys Graphite & Carbon
6.4.5 Koppers Inc.
6.4.6 Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation
6.4.7 OMSK Carbon Group
6.4.8 Orion Engineered Carbons
6.4.9 Phillips Carbon Black Ltd
6.4.10 Pyrolyx
6.4.11 Tokai Carbon Co. Ltd


7 MARKET OPPORTUNITIES AND FUTURE TRENDS
7.1 Growing Investments on Infrastructure in North America