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 Rising Demand from the Packaging Industry
4.1.2 Rising Construction Sector in Asia-Pacific Region
4.2 Restraints
4.2.1 Huge Dependency on Petroleum
4.2.2 Usage Limitation to Hollow Forms
4.3 Industry Value Chain Analysis
4.4 Porter’s Five Forces Analysis
4.4.1 Threat of New Entrants
4.4.2 Bargaining Power of Buyers
4.4.3 Bargaining Power of Suppliers
4.4.4 Threat of Substitute Products
4.4.5 Degree of Competition


5 MARKET SEGMENTATION
5.1 Type
5.1.1 Polyethylene
5.1.2 Polypropylene
5.1.3 Polyvinyl Chloride
5.1.4 Polyethylene Terephthalate
5.1.5 Others
5.2 End-user Industry
5.2.1 Packaging
5.2.2 Transportation
5.2.3 Construction
5.2.4 Electronics
5.2.5 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
5.3.3 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 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/Ranking Analysis**
6.3 Strategies Adopted by Leading Players
6.4 Company Profiles
6.4.1 Chevron Phillips Chemical Company
6.4.2 Dow
6.4.3 Eastman Chemical Company
6.4.4 Exxon Mobil Corporation
6.4.5 Formosa Plastics Corporation
6.4.6 INEOS
6.4.7 LyondellBasell Industries Holdings B.V.
6.4.8 Qenos Pty Ltd
6.4.9 SABIC
6.4.10 Solvay
6.4.11 Versalis SpA


7 MARKET OPPORTUNITIES AND FUTURE TRENDS
7.1 Rising Usage of Lightweight Materials in Automotive Industry
7.2 Other Opportunities