Table of Content

1 INTRODUCTION 23
1.1 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY 23
1.2 MARKET DEFINITION 23
1.2.1 COMMODITY PLASTICS: MARKET DEFINITION AND INCLUSIONS, BY TYPE 24
1.2.2 COMMODITY PLASTICS: MARKET DEFINITION AND INCLUSIONS,
BY END-USE INDUSTRY 24
1.3 MARKET SCOPE 25
FIGURE 1 COMMODITY PLASTICS MARKET SEGMENTATION 25
1.3.1 REGIONS COVERED 26
1.3.2 YEARS CONSIDERED FOR THE STUDY 26
1.4 CURRENCY 26
1.5 UNIT CONSIDERED 27
1.6 STAKEHOLDERS 27
1.7 SUMMARY OF CHANGES 27

2 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 28
2.1 RESEARCH DATA 28
FIGURE 2 COMMODITY PLASTICS MARKET: RESEARCH DESIGN 28
2.1.1 SECONDARY DATA 29
2.1.1.1 Key data from secondary sources 29
2.1.2 PRIMARY DATA 29
2.1.2.1 Key data from primary sources 30
2.1.2.2 Key industry insights 30
2.2 BASE NUMBER CALCULATION 31
2.2.1 DEMAND SIDE APPROACH FOR MARKET SIZE (IN TERMS OF VOLUME) CALCULATION 31
2.3 MARKET SIZE ESTIMATION 32
FIGURE 3 MARKET SIZE ESTIMATION METHODOLOGY: BOTTOM-UP APPROACH 32
FIGURE 4 MARKET SIZE ESTIMATION METHODOLOGY: TOP-DOWN APPROACH 32
2.4 MARKET BREAKDOWN & DATA TRIANGULATION 33
FIGURE 5 DATA TRIANGULATION: COMMODITY PLASTICS MARKET 33
2.5 MARKET SHARE ESTIMATION 34
2.6 ASSUMPTIONS 34
2.7 LIMITATIONS 34

3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 35
FIGURE 6 PE TO DOMINATE THE OVERALL COMMODITY PLASTICS MARKET 36
FIGURE 7 PACKAGING TO BE PREFERRED INDUSTRY TO INVEST IN NEXT FIVE YEARS 36
FIGURE 8 APAC ACCOUNTED FOR LARGEST MARKET SHARE IN 2019 37

4 PREMIUM INSIGHTS 38
4.1 ATTRACTIVE OPPORTUNITIES IN COMMODITY PLASTICS MARKET 38
FIGURE 9 EMERGING ECONOMIES TO OFFER ATTRACTIVE OPPORTUNITIES
BETWEEN 2020 AND 2025 38
4.2 COMMODITY PLASTICS MARKET, BY TYPE 38
FIGURE 10 PE TO REGISTER THE HIGHEST CAGR 38
4.3 COMMODITY PLASTICS MARKET, BY END-USE INDUSTRY 39
FIGURE 11 PACKAGING TO BE THE LARGEST END USER 39
4.4 COMMODITY PLASTICS MARKET, BY COUNTRY 39
FIGURE 12 MARKET IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES TO GROW FASTER THAN
IN DEVELOPED COUNTRIES 39
4.5 APAC: COMMODITY PLASTICS MARKET 40
FIGURE 13 CHINA TO LEAD THE COMMODITY PLASTICS MARKET IN APAC 40
4.6 COMMODITY PLASTICS MARKET, REGIONAL GROWTH RATES 40
FIGURE 14 INDIA TO REGISTER HIGHEST CAGR 40

5 MARKET OVERVIEW 41
5.1 INTRODUCTION 41
5.2 MARKET EVOLUTION 41
5.3 VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS 41
FIGURE 15 COMMODITY PLASTICS VALUE CHAIN 42
5.4 MARKET DYNAMICS 43
FIGURE 16 DRIVERS, RESTRAINTS, OPPORTUNITIES, AND CHALLENGES
IN COMMODITY PLASTICS MARKET 43
5.4.1 DRIVERS 43
5.4.1.1 Growing packaging industry 43
5.4.1.2 Increasing disposable income generating high demand for
consumer goods 44
5.4.1.3 Growing production of lightweight electric vehicles and
increasing metal prices 44
5.4.2 RESTRAINTS 44
5.4.2.1 Increased environmental concerns over plastic waste 44
5.4.3 OPPORTUNITIES 44
5.4.3.1 Developing countries offering significant growth opportunities 44
5.4.4 CHALLENGES 45
5.4.4.1 Government regulations on the use of plastics for packaging 45
5.5 PORTER’S FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS OF COMMODITY PLASTICS MARKET 45
5.5.1 THREAT OF NEW ENTRANTS 46
5.5.2 THREAT OF SUBSTITUTES 46
5.5.3 BARGAINING POWER OF SUPPLIERS 46
5.5.4 BARGAINING POWER OF BUYERS 46
5.5.5 INTENSITY OF COMPETITIVE RIVALRY 47
5.6 PATENT ANALYSIS: COMMODITY PLASTICS MARKET 47
5.6.1 METHODOLOGY 47
5.6.2 DOCUMENT TYPE 47
FIGURE 17 TOTAL PATENT COUNT IN COMMODITY PLASTICS MARKET 48
5.6.3 PUBLICATION TRENDS - LAST 5 YEARS 48
FIGURE 18 PATENT PUBLICATION TRENDS – LAST 5 YEARS 48
5.6.4 INSIGHTS 48
5.6.5 JURISDICTION ANALYSIS 48
FIGURE 19 JURISDICTION ANALYSIS IN COMMODITY PLASTICS MARKET 49
5.6.6 TOP APPLICANTS 49
FIGURE 20 TOP PATENT APPLICANTS IN COMMODITY PLASTICS MARKET 49
TABLE 1 LIST OF PATENTS BY GORE & ASSOCIATES 50
TABLE 2 LIST OF PATENTS BY HONDA MOTOR CO LTD. 50
TABLE 3 LIST OF PATENTS BY TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD. 50
TABLE 4 LIST OF PATENTS BY UNIVERSITY FLORIDA 50
TABLE 5 LIST OF PATENTS BY RESINATE MAT GROUP INC. 50
5.7 IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON COMMODITY PLASTICS MARKET 51
5.7.1 SHIFT IN PACKAGING INDUSTRY 51
5.7.1.1 Impact on customers’ output and strategies to resume/ improve production 51
5.7.2 SHIFT IN AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY 52
5.7.2.1 Impact on customers’ output and strategies to resume/ improve production 52
5.7.3 SHIFT IN ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY 52
5.7.3.1 Impact on customers’ output and strategies to resume/ improve production 53
5.7.4 SHIFT IN CONSUMER GOODS INDUSTRY 53
5.7.4.1 Impact on customers’ output and strategies to resume/ improve production 54
5.7.5 SHIFT IN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY 54
5.7.5.1 Impact on customers’ output and strategies to resume/ improve production 54
5.7.6 SHIFT IN TEXTILES INDUSTRY 55
5.7.6.1 Impact on customers’ output and strategies to resume/ improve production 55
5.7.7 SHIFT IN MEDICAL & PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY 55
5.7.7.1 Impact on customers’ output and strategies to resume/improve production 56
5.8 BIGGEST GAINERS, BY TOP END-USE INDUSTRIES 56
5.8.1 PACKAGING 56
5.8.2 MEDICAL & PHARMACEUTICAL 56
5.8.3 CONSUMER GOODS 57
5.9 BIGGEST LOSERS, BY TOP END-USE INDUSTRIES 57
5.9.1 CONSTRUCTION 57
5.9.2 AUTOMOTIVE 57
5.9.3 ELECTRONICS 58
5.10 PRICING ANALYSIS 58
5.11 PET VS. PP 59
TABLE 6 COMPARISON BETWEEN PET AND PP 59

6 COMMODITY PLASTICS MARKET, BY TYPE 60
6.1 INTRODUCTION 61
FIGURE 21 PE TO DOMINATE COMMODITY PLASTICS MARKET DURING
THE FORECAST PERIOD 61
TABLE 7 COMMODITY PLASTICS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2018?2025 (USD MILLION) 61
TABLE 8 COMMODITY PLASTICS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2018?2025 (KILOTON) 62
6.2 POLYETHYLENE (PE) 62
6.2.1 HDPE 62
6.2.2 LDPE 62
6.2.3 LLDPE 63
6.3 POLYPROPYLENE (PP) 63
6.3.1 POLYPROPYLENE HOMO-POLYMERS (PPH) 63
6.3.2 POLYPROPYLENE CO-POLYMERS (PPC) 63
6.4 POLYVINYL CHLORIDE (PVC) 63
6.4.1 RIGID PVC 64
6.4.2 FLEXIBLE PVC 64
6.5 POLYSTYRENE (PS) 64
6.6 ACRYLONITRILE BUTADIENE STYRENE (ABS) 64
6.7 POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE (PET) 64
6.8 POLY (METHYL METHACRYLATE) (PMMA) 65

7 COMMODITY PLASTICS MARKET, BY END-USE INDUSTRY 66
7.1 INTRODUCTION 67
FIGURE 22 PACKAGING TO BE LARGEST END-USE INDUSTRY OF COMMODITY PLASTICS 67
TABLE 9 COMMODITY PLASTICS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY,
2018?2025 (USD MILLION) 67
TABLE 10 COMMODITY PLASTICS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY,
2018?2025 (KILOTON) 68
7.2 PACKAGING 68
7.2.1 FILM WRAPS 68
7.2.2 PLASTIC BAGS 68
7.2.3 INDUSTRIAL & HOUSEHOLD CHEMICAL CONTAINERS 68
7.2.4 MILK JUGS 69
7.2.5 CEREAL BOX LINERS 69
7.2.6 OTHERS 69
7.3 AUTOMOTIVE 69
7.3.1 AIR DAMS 69
7.3.2 CAR BUMPERS 69
7.3.3 ROCKER PANELS 69
7.3.4 CONSOLES 70
7.3.5 GRILLES 70
7.3.6 OTHERS 70
7.4 ELECTRONICS 70
7.4.1 TELECOMMUNICATIONS 70
7.4.2 SEMICONDUCTORS 70
7.4.3 ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS 70
7.4.4 DISPLAYS 70
7.4.5 OTHERS 71
7.5 CONSUMER GOODS 71
7.5.1 FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS 71
7.5.2 WEATHER-RESISTANT CLOTHING 71
7.5.3 INDOOR-OUTDOOR CARPETING 71
7.5.4 UTENSILS 71
7.5.5 OTHERS 71
7.6 CONSTRUCTION 72
7.6.1 DOORS 72
7.6.2 ROOFING 72
7.6.3 FLOORING 72
7.6.4 WALL COVERING 72
7.6.5 PIPING 72
7.6.6 WINDOW COVERING 72
7.6.7 INSULATION 73
7.6.8 OTHERS 73
7.7 TEXTILES 73
7.7.1 FIBERS AND FABRICS 73
7.7.2 OTHERS 73
7.8 MEDICAL & PHARMACEUTICAL 73
7.8.1 MEDICAL OR LABORATORY TOOLS 73
7.8.2 PHARMACY PRESCRIPTION BOTTLES 74
7.8.3 THERAPEUTIC SYSTEMS 74
7.8.4 SURGICAL EQUIPMENT 74
7.8.5 OTHERS 74
7.9 OTHERS 74
8 COMMODITY PLASTICS MARKET, BY REGION 75
8.1 INTRODUCTION 76
FIGURE 23 INDIA, CHINA, AND BRAZIL TO BE EMERGING HOTSPOTS IN THE COMMODITY PLASTICS MARKET DURING FORECAST PERIOD 76
TABLE 11 COMMODITY PLASTICS MARKET SIZE, BY REGION,
2018?2025 (USD MILLION) 77
TABLE 12 COMMODITY PLASTICS MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2018?2025 (KILOTON) 77
8.2 APAC 78
FIGURE 24 APAC: COMMODITY PLASTICS MARKET SNAPSHOT 78
TABLE 13 APAC: COMMODITY PLASTICS MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY,
2018?2025 (USD MILLION) 79
TABLE 14 APAC: COMMODITY PLASTICS MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY,
2018?2025 (KILOTON) 79
TABLE 15 APAC: COMMODITY PLASTICS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY,
2018?2025 (USD MILLION) 79
TABLE 16 APAC: COMMODITY PLASTICS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY,
2018?2025 (KILOTON) 80
8.2.1 CHINA 80
8.2.1.1 Purchasing power and growing concern over hygiene increasing the demand for commodity plastics in packaging industry 80
TABLE 17 CHINA: COMMODITY PLASTICS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2018?2025 (USD MILLION) 80
TABLE 18 CHINA: COMMODITY PLASTICS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2018?2025 (KILOTON) 81
8.2.2 INDIA 81
8.2.2.1 Emergence of e-commerce is a major driver for the market 81
TABLE 19 INDIA: COMMODITY PLASTICS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY,
2018?2025 (USD MILLION) 81
TABLE 20 INDIA: COMMODITY PLASTICS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY,
2018?2025 (KILOTON) 82
8.2.3 SOUTH KOREA 82
8.2.3.1 The Winter Olympics in 2018 largely helped in boosting the packaging industry, thereby driving the commodity plastics market 82
TABLE 21 SOUTH KOREA: COMMODITY PLASTICS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2018?2025 (USD MILLION) 83
TABLE 22 SOUTH KOREA: COMMODITY PLASTICS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2018?2025 (KILOTON) 83
8.2.4 JAPAN 84
8.2.4.1 Holds high growth potential for commodity plastics market 84
TABLE 23 JAPAN: COMMODITY PLASTICS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2018?2025 (USD MILLION) 84
TABLE 24 JAPAN: COMMODITY PLASTICS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2018?2025 (KILOTON) 85
8.2.5 REST OF APAC 85
TABLE 25 REST OF APAC: COMMODITY PLASTICS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2018?2025 (USD MILLION) 85
TABLE 26 REST OF APAC: COMMODITY PLASTICS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2018?2025 (KILOTON) 86
8.3 NORTH AMERICA 86
FIGURE 25 NORTH AMERICA: COMMODITY PLASTICS MARKET SNAPSHOT 87
TABLE 27 NORTH AMERICA: COMMODITY PLASTICS MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2018?2025 (USD MILLION) 88
TABLE 28 NORTH AMERICA: COMMODITY PLASTICS MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2018?2025 (KILOTON) 88
TABLE 29 NORTH AMERICA: COMMODITY PLASTICS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2018?2025 (USD MILLION) 88
TABLE 30 NORTH AMERICA: COMMODITY PLASTICS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2018?2025 (KILOTON) 89
8.3.1 US 89
8.3.1.1 Rising demand from packaging, automotive, and construction industries driving the market 89
TABLE 31 US: COMMODITY PLASTICS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY,
2018?2025 (USD MILLION) 90
TABLE 32 US: COMMODITY PLASTICS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY,
2018?2025 (KILOTON) 90
8.3.2 MEXICO 91
8.3.2.1 Rising demand for value-added packaging boosting the market 91
TABLE 33 MEXICO: COMMODITY PLASTICS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2018?2025 (USD MILLION) 91
TABLE 34 MEXICO: COMMODITY PLASTICS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2018?2025 (KILOTON) 92
8.3.3 CANADA 92
8.3.3.1 Demand from food and non-food packaging sectors for superior-quality polymers to drive the market 92
TABLE 35 CANADA: COMMODITY PLASTICS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2018?2025 (USD MILLION) 93
TABLE 36 CANADA: COMMODITY PLASTICS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2018?2025 (KILOTON) 93
8.4 EUROPE 94
FIGURE 26 EUROPE: COMMODITY PLASTICS MARKET SNAPSHOT 94
TABLE 37 EUROPE: COMMODITY PLASTICS MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY,
2018?2025 (USD MILLION) 94
TABLE 38 EUROPE: COMMODITY PLASTICS MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY,
2018?2025 (KILOTON) 95
TABLE 39 EUROPE: COMMODITY PLASTICS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2018?2025 (USD MILLION) 95
TABLE 40 EUROPE: COMMODITY PLASTICS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2018?2025 (KILOTON) 96
8.4.1 GERMANY 96
8.4.1.1 Presence of a large number of plastic processing/production companies to boost the market 96
TABLE 41 GERMANY: COMMODITY PLASTICS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2018?2025 (USD MILLION) 97
TABLE 42 GERMANY: COMMODITY PLASTICS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2018?2025 (KILOTON) 97
8.4.2 FRANCE 98
8.4.2.1 Increased consumption of packaged food and aerated drinks creating demand for packaging 98
TABLE 43 FRANCE: COMMODITY PLASTICS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2018?2025 (USD MILLION) 98
TABLE 44 FRANCE: COMMODITY PLASTICS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2018?2025 (KILOTON) 98
8.4.3 ITALY 99
8.4.3.1 Growing usage of commodity plastics in the food & beverage industry driving the market 99
TABLE 45 ITALY: COMMODITY PLASTICS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY,
2018?2025 (USD MILLION) 99
TABLE 46 ITALY: COMMODITY PLASTICS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY,
2018?2025 (KILOTON) 99
8.4.4 UK 100
8.4.4.1 Rise in household expenditure to increase the demand for commodity plastics market 100
TABLE 47 UK: COMMODITY PLASTICS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY,
2018?2025 (USD MILLION) 100
TABLE 48 UK: COMMODITY PLASTICS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY,
2018?2025 (KILOTON) 100
8.4.5 SPAIN 101
8.4.5.1 Regulations related to food handling, rising environmental concerns, and growing population to propel the market 101
TABLE 49 SPAIN: COMMODITY PLASTICS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY,
2018?2025 (USD MILLION) 101
TABLE 50 SPAIN: COMMODITY PLASTICS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY,
2018?2025 (KILOTON) 101
8.4.6 RUSSIA 102
8.4.6.1 Food & beverage industry mainly responsible for driving the commodity plastics market 102
TABLE 51 RUSSIA: COMMODITY PLASTICS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2018?2025 (USD MILLION) 102
TABLE 52 RUSSIA: COMMODITY PLASTICS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2018?2025 (KILOTON) 102
8.4.7 REST OF EUROPE 103
TABLE 53 REST OF EUROPE: COMMODITY PLASTICS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2018?2025 (USD MILLION) 103
TABLE 54 REST OF EUROPE: COMMODITY PLASTICS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2018?2025 (KILOTON) 103
8.5 MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA 104
FIGURE 27 MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA: COMMODITY PLASTICS MARKET SNAPSHOT 104
TABLE 55 MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA: COMMODITY PLASTICS MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2018?2025 (USD MILLION) 105
TABLE 56 MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA: COMMODITY PLASTICS MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2018?2025 (KILOTON) 105
TABLE 57 MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA: COMMODITY PLASTICS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2018?2025 (USD MILLION) 105
TABLE 58 MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA: COMMODITY PLASTICS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2018?2025 (KILOTON) 106
8.5.1 SAUDI ARABIA 106
8.5.1.1 Per capita plastic consumption of 40kg per person drives the market for commodity plastics 106
TABLE 59 SAUDI ARABIA: COMMODITY PLASTICS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2018?2025 (USD MILLION) 107
TABLE 60 SAUDI ARABIA: COMMODITY PLASTICS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2018?2025 (KILOTON) 107
8.5.2 SOUTH AFRICA 108
8.5.2.1 Growing demand for premium packaging, majorly from cosmetics and household sectors, driving the market 108
TABLE 61 SOUTH AFRICA: COMMODITY PLASTICS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2018?2025 (USD MILLION) 108
TABLE 62 SOUTH AFRICA: COMMODITY PLASTICS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2018?2025 (KILOTON) 108
8.5.3 REST OF MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA 109
TABLE 63 REST OF MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA: COMMODITY PLASTICS MARKET SIZE,
BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2018?2025 (USD MILLION) 109
TABLE 64 REST OF MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA: COMMODITY PLASTICS MARKET SIZE,
BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2018?2025 (KILOTON) 109
8.6 SOUTH AMERICA 110
FIGURE 28 SOUTH AMERICA: COMMODITY PLASTICS MARKET SNAPSHOT 110
TABLE 65 SOUTH AMERICA: COMMODITY PLASTICS MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2018?2025 (USD MILLION) 110
TABLE 66 SOUTH AMERICA: COMMODITY PLASTICS MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2018?2025 (KILOTON) 110
TABLE 67 SOUTH AMERICA: COMMODITY PLASTICS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2018?2025 (USD MILLION) 111
TABLE 68 SOUTH AMERICA: COMMODITY PLASTICS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2018?2025 (KILOTON) 111
8.6.1 BRAZIL 112
8.6.1.1 High growth in the plastics industry driven by growing cosmetics
and food industries 112
TABLE 69 BRAZIL: COMMODITY PLASTICS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2018?2025 (USD MILLION) 112
TABLE 70 BRAZIL: COMMODITY PLASTICS MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2018?2025 (KILOTON) 112
8.6.2 REST OF SOUTH AMERICA 113
TABLE 71 REST OF SOUTH AMERICA: COMMODITY PLASTICS MARKET SIZE,
BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2018?2025 (USD MILLION) 113
TABLE 72 REST OF SOUTH AMERICA: COMMODITY PLASTICS MARKET SIZE,
BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2018?2025 (KILOTON) 113
9 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE 114
9.1 INTRODUCTION 114
FIGURE 29 COMPANIES ADOPTED CONTRACT, EXPANSION, AGREEMENT, AND INVESTMENT AS THEIR KEY STRATEGIES BETWEEN 2015 AND 2020 114
9.2 COMPETITIVE LEADERSHIP MAPPING 115
9.2.1 STAR 115
9.2.2 EMERGING LEADERS 115
9.2.3 PERVASIVE 115
9.2.4 EMERGING COMPANIES 115
FIGURE 30 COMMODITY PLASTICS MARKET: COMPETITIVE LEADERSHIP MAPPING, 2019 116
9.3 STRENGTH OF PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 117
FIGURE 31 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO ANALYSIS OF TOP PLAYERS IN COMMODITY
PLASTICS MARKET 117
9.4 BUSINESS STRATEGY EXCELLENCE 118
FIGURE 32 BUSINESS STRATEGY EXCELLENCE OF TOP PLAYERS IN COMMODITY PLASTICS MARKET 118
9.5 MARKET RANKING 119
FIGURE 33 MARKET RANKING OF KEY PLAYERS 119
9.6 COMPETITIVE SCENARIO 120
9.6.1 INVESTMENT & EXPANSION 120
TABLE 73 INVESTMENT & EXPANSION, 2015?2020 120
9.6.2 MERGERS & ACQUISITION 122
TABLE 74 MERGER & ACQUISITION, 2015?2020 122
9.6.3 CONTRACT, AGREEMENT, JOINT VENTURE, COLLABORATION,
AND PARTNERSHIP 122
TABLE 75 CONTRACT, AGREEMENT, JOINT VENTURE, COLLABORATION,
AND PARTNERSHIP, 2015?2020 122
9.6.4 NEW PRODUCT LAUNCH/DEVELOPMENT 123
TABLE 76 NEW PRODUCT LAUNCH/DEVELOPMENT, 2015?2020 123

10 COMPANY PROFILES 124
(Business Overview, Products Offered, Recent Developments, SWOT Analysis, winning imperatives, Threat from Competition, Right to Win, MnM View)*
10.1 EXXON MOBIL 124
FIGURE 34 EXXON MOBIL: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 124
FIGURE 35 EXXON MOBIL: SWOT ANALYSIS 126
10.2 LG CHEM 128
FIGURE 36 LG CHEM: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 128
FIGURE 37 LG CHEM: SWOT ANALYSIS 129
10.3 SUMITOMO CHEMICAL 131
FIGURE 38 SUMITOMO CHEMICAL: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 131
FIGURE 39 SUMITOMO CHEMICAL: SWOT ANALYSIS 133
10.4 THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY 135
FIGURE 40 THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 135
FIGURE 41 THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY: SWOT ANALYSIS 137
10.5 SABIC 139
FIGURE 42 SABIC: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 139
FIGURE 43 SABIC: SWOT ANALYSIS 141
10.6 BASF SE 143
FIGURE 44 BASF SE: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 143
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10.7 LYONDELLBASELL 145
FIGURE 45 LYONDELLBASELL: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 145
10.8 SINOPEC 147
FIGURE 46 SINOPEC: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 147
10.9 INEOS 149
FIGURE 47 INEOS: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 149
10.10 FORMOSA PLASTICS 151
FIGURE 48 FORMOSA PLASTICS: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 151
10.11 MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL 153
FIGURE 49 MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 153
10.12 OTHER COMPANIES 155
10.12.1 BOREALIS 155
10.12.2 CHEVRON PHILLIPS CHEMICAL 155
10.12.3 ENI SPA 155
10.12.4 RELIANCE INDUSTRIES 155
10.12.5 BRASKEM 155
10.12.6 HANWHA CHEMICAL 156
10.12.7 LOTTE CHEMICAL 156
10.12.8 INDIAN OIL 156
10.12.9 HALDIA PETROCHEMICALS 156
10.12.10 NOVA CHEMICALS 156
10.12.11 QENOS PTY 156
10.12.12 QATAR PETROLEUM 157
10.12.13 WESTLAKE CHEMICAL 157
10.12.14 PTT GLOBAL CHEMICAL 157
*Details on Business Overview, Products Offered, Recent Developments, SWOT Analysis, winning imperatives, Threat from Competition, Right to Win, might not be captured in case of unlisted companies.

11 APPENDIX 158
11.1 DISCUSSION GUIDE 158
11.3 RELATED REPORTS 163
11.4 AUTHOR DETAILS 164