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 Drivers
4.1.1 Growing Awareness with Regard to Volatile Organic Compound (VOCs)
4.1.2 Increasing Demand from the Construction and Automotive Sectors
4.2 Restraints
4.2.1 Stringent Regulations on Butadiene
4.2.2 Decreasing Demand in Off-shore Applications
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 Product Type
5.1.1 Acrylics
5.1.2 Polyurethane (PU) Dispersions
5.1.3 Styrene Butadiene (SB) Latex
5.1.4 Vinyl Acetate
5.1.5 Other Product Types
5.2 Application
5.2.1 Adhesives & Carpet Backing
5.2.2 Paper & Paperboard Coatings
5.2.3 Paints & Coatings
5.2.4 Other Applications


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 3M
6.4.2 Akzo Nobel N.V.
6.4.3 Arkema Group
6.4.4 Asahi Kasei Corporation
6.4.5 BASF SE
6.4.6 Celanese Corporation
6.4.7 Clariant
6.4.8 Solvay
6.4.9 DIC CORPORATION
6.4.10 Dow
6.4.11 Eni SpA
6.4.12 The Lubrizol Corporation
6.4.13 ALLNEX NETHERLANDS B.V.
6.4.14 JSR Corporation
6.4.15 Reichhold LLC
6.4.16 Wacker Chemie AG
6.4.17 ZEON CORPORATION


7 MARKET OPPORTUNITIES AND FUTURE TRENDS
7.1 Increasing Research on Water-based Paints in Anti-corrosive Applications