Ceresana expects the world market for flame retardants to reach 7.15 billion US-dollars in the year 2021.
Polypropylene made from sugarcane, polyester based on starch, and polymers using lactic acid as feedstock: Plastics based on renewable resources are increasingly becoming a real alternative to petrochemical products. "Even in times of economic difficulties, bioplastics possess an enormous potential", describes Oliver Kutsch, CEO of the market research institute Ceresana: "Until 2021, demand is likely to increase by 18.9% per year." Ceresana is already publishing the third edi
Polystyrene is a widely used, well-established plastic that can be encountered in many situations in everyday life. In this recently published study, the market research institute Ceresana analyzes and examines the development of the global market for polystyrene. That this market is worth a detailed analysis becomes obvious simply by the fact that revenues generated with polystyrene are likely to rise to approx. US$26 billion in 2020.
Adhesives are a part of all aspects of daily life and beyond: at home and at the office, in sports and leisure goods as well as in industrial processing and many other segments. Given their versatility and increasing performance, they are still becoming more and more important. Today-s world would no longer be possible without adhesives. The market research institute Ceresana forecasts consumption of adhesives in Europe to increase to approx. 3.5 million tonnes in 2020.
The world market for antioxidants will reach a volume of almost 7,4 billion US-dollars by 2020.
Butadiene has been indispensable for a range of important industrial and consumer products for decades. Even though maybe invisible to the eye of the consumer, this preliminary product of the petrochemical industry can be found in computers, carpets, and various rubbers. Its use in tires causes butadiene to be a basic product for the growing transportation industry. In 2012, however, indications multiplied that demand for butadiene declines due to slow economic development in downstream industri
The market research institute Ceresana forecasts dynamic growth of global demand for Carbon Black: market volume is to increase by more than 3.1 million tonnes until 2019. Rubber products mainly utilize Carbon Black as filler material while other industrial segments need it as a black pigment.
In Focus: Automobiles
The automotive industry is the largest sales market for Carbon Black. Carbon Black is crucial in the production of tires. "This application area processed more than 7.8 millio
The broad portfolio of products shows how versatile the plastic high-density polyethylene (HDPE) is: it ranges from food packaging, bottles, cosmetics, care products and household goods to technical parts and products for the construction sector. Ceresana-s market analysts expect worldwide revenues generated with this important type of plastic to rise dynamically to almost US$70 billion in 2019.
Growth motor Asia-Pacific
Major increases will be seen in Asia-Pacific; Ceresana expects demand in
The importance of printing inks greatly exceeds the revenues of more than US$20 billion that were generated in this segment in 2011.
