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 Growth in construction industry in the Asia-Pacific & Eastern Europe
4.1.2 Advantage Over Competitive Materials
4.2 Restraints
4.2.1 Strict Governmental Regulations
4.2.2 Decreasing Demand from Packaging Industry
4.3 Industry Value-Chain Analysis
4.4 Porters Five Force 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 Patent Analysis
4.6 Import-export Trends
4.7 Technological Snapshot
4.7.1 Current Technologies
4.7.2 Upcoming Technologies


5 MARKET SEGMENTATION
5.1 Product Type
5.1.1 White EPS
5.1.2 Grey and Silver EPS
5.2 End-user Industry
5.2.1 Building and Construction
5.2.2 Packaging
5.2.3 Automotive
5.2.4 Agriculture
5.2.5 Other End-user Industries
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 Italy
5.3.3.4 France
5.3.3.5 Nordic Countries
5.3.3.6 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 Rest of Middle-East and 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 BASF SE
6.4.2 ACH Foam Technologies
6.4.3 Eastchem A.S.
6.4.4 Flint Hills Resources
6.4.5 Formosa Plastics Corporation
6.4.6 Zhenjiang Chimei Chemical Co. Ltd
6.4.7 Jiangsu Nijiaxiang Chemical Co. Ltd
6.4.8 Jiangyin Sunping New Material Co. Ltd
6.4.9 LANXESS
6.4.10 Loyal Group
6.4.11 Ming Dih Group Corporation
6.4.12 Nova Chemicals Corporation
6.4.13 Owens Corning
6.4.14 Plasti-Fab
6.4.15 Polimeri Europa
6.4.16 Polioles S.A. de C.V.
6.4.17 SABIC
6.4.18 StyroChem
6.4.19 INEOS Styrolution Group GmbH
6.4.20 Sunde Group
6.4.21 SUNPOR
6.4.22 Supreme Petrochem Ltd
6.4.23 Synthos S.A.
6.4.24 Taita Chemical
6.4.25 Thai ABS Co. Ltd
6.4.26 Tianjin Jiatai Weiye Chemical Co. Ltd


7 MARKET OPPORTUNITIES AND FUTURE TRENDS
7.1 Recycling in EPS Industry
7.2 Huge Investments in Research and Development (R&D)