TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY 1.2 MARKET DEFINITION 1.3 SCOPE OF THE STUDY 1.3.1 REGIONAL SCOPE 1.3.2 MARKETS COVERED 1.3.3 YEARS CONSIDERED IN THE REPORT 1.4 CURRENCY & PRICING 1.5 PACKAGE SIZE 1.6 STAKEHOLDERS 2 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 2.1 RESEARCH DATA 2.1.1 SECONDARY DATA 2.1.1.1 Key data from secondary sources 2.1.2 PRIMARY DATA 2.1.2.1 Key data from primary sources 2.2 MARKET SIZE ESTIMATION 2.3 MARKET BREAKDOWN & DATA TRIANGULATION 2.4 ASSUMPTIONS 2.5 LIMITATIONS 3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 4 PREMIUM INSIGHTS 4.1 ATTRACTIVE MARKET OPPORTUNITIES IN EPP FOAM MARKET 4.2 EPP FOAM MARKET, BY TYPE 4.3 EPP FOAM MARKET IN ASIA-PACIFIC 4.4 ASIA-PACIFIC DOMINATES THE GLOBAL EPP FOAM MARKET 4.5 EPP FOAM MARKET ATTRACTIVENESS, BY APPLICATION 4.6 LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS, BY REGION 5 MARKET OVERVIEW 5.1 INTRODUCTION 5.1.1 PROPERTIES OF EPP FOAM 5.2 EVOLUTION OF EPP FOAM MARKET 5.3 MARKET SEGMENTATION 5.3.1 EPP FOAM MARKET SEGMENTATION, BY TECHNOLOGY 5.4 MARKET DYNAMICS 5.4.1 DRIVERS 5.4.1.1 EPP foam is recyclable 5.4.1.2 Optimum performance foam 5.4.2 RESTRAINTS 5.4.2.1 High price of EPP foam 5.4.3 OPPORTUNITIES 5.4.3.1 Growing end-use application 5.4.3.2 Emerging economies and their future growth 5.4.4 CHALLENGE 5.4.4.1 Less awareness about EPP foam products 6 INDUSTRY TRENDS 6.1 INTRODUCTION 6.2 VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS 6.3 PORTER¡¯S FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS 6.3.1 DEGREE OF COMPETITION 6.3.2 BARGAINING POWER OF BUYERS 6.3.3 BARGAINING POWER OF SUPPLIERS 6.3.4 THREAT OF SUBSTITUTES 6.3.5 THREAT OF NEW ENTRANTS 7 EPP FOAM MARKET, BY TYPE 7.1 INTRODUCTION 7.2 LOW DENSITY EPP FOAM 7.3 HIGH DENSITY EPP FOAM 7.4 POROUS PP EPP FOAM 8 EPP FOAM MARKET, BY APPLICATION 8.1 INTRODUCTION 8.2 AUTOMOTIVE 8.3 PACKAGING 8.4 CONSUMER PRODUCTS 8.5 OTHERS 9 EPP FOAM MARKET, BY REGION 9.1 INTRODUCTION 9.2 NORTH AMERICA 9.2.1 U.S. 9.2.2 CANADA 9.2.3 MEXICO 9.3 EUROPE 9.3.1 GERMANY 9.3.2 FRANCE 9.3.3 U.K. 9.3.4 ITALY 9.3.5 OTHERS 9.4 ASIA-PACIFIC 9.4.1 CHINA 9.4.2 INDIA 9.4.3 JAPAN 9.4.4 SOUTH KOREA 9.4.5 OTHERS 9.5 ROW 9.5.1 RUSSIA 9.5.2 BRAZIL 9.5.3 OTHERS 10 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE 10.1 OVERVIEW 10.2 MARKET SHARE ANALYSIS OF EPP FOAM MARKET 10.3 COMPETETIVE SITUATION AND TRENDS 11 COMPANY PROFILES 11.1 INTRODUCTION 11.2 BASF SE 11.3 DS SMITH PLC 11.4 JSP CORPORATION 11.5 KANEKA CORPORATION 11.6 FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 11.7 SONOCO 11.8 HANWHA CORPORATION 11.9 THE WOODBRIDGE GROUP 11.10 SSW PEARLFOAM GMBH 11.11 DONGSHING INDUSTRY, INC. 12 APPENDIX 12.1 INSIGHTS OF INDUSTRY EXPERTS 12.2 DISCUSSION GUIDE 12.3 INTRODUCING RT: REAL TIME MARKET INTELLIGENCE 12.4 RELATED REPORTS LIST OF TABLES
TABLE 1 IMPACT OF EPP FOAM MARKET DRIVERS (2014-2019) TABLE 2 IMPACT OF EPP FOAM MARKET RESTRAINTS (2014-2019) TABLE 3 IMPACT OF EPP FOAM MARKET OPPORTUNITIES (2014-2019) TABLE 4 IMPACT OF EPP FOAM MARKET CHALLENGE (2014-2019) TABLE 5 EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2012–2019 ($MILLION) TABLE 6 EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2012–2019 (¡®000 TONS) TABLE 7 LOW DENSITY EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2012–2019 ($MILLION) TABLE 8 LOW DENSITY EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2012–2019 (¡®000 TONS) TABLE 9 HIGH DENSITY EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2012–2019 ($MILLION) TABLE 10 HIGH DENSITY EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2012–2019 (¡®000 TONS) TABLE 11 POROUS PP EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2012–2019 ($MILLION) TABLE 12 POROUS PP EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2012–2019 (¡®000 TONS) TABLE 13 EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE IN AUTOMOTIVE, BY REGION, 2012–2019 ($MILLION) TABLE 14 EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE IN AUTOMOTIVE, BY REGION, 2012–2019 (¡®000 TONS) TABLE 15 EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE IN PACKAGING, BY REGION, 2012–2019 ($MILLION) TABLE 16 EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE IN PACKAGING, BY REGION, 2012–2019 (¡®000 TONS) TABLE 17 EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE IN CONSUMER PRODUCTS, BY REGION, 2012–2019 ($MILLION) TABLE 18 EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE IN CONSUMER PRODUCTS, BY REGION, 2012–2019 (¡®000 TONS) TABLE 19 EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE IN OTHERS, BY REGION, 2012–2019 ($MILLION) TABLE 20 EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE IN OTHERS, BY REGION, 2012–2019 (¡®000 TONS) TABLE 21 EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2012–2019 ($MILLION) TABLE 22 EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2012–2019 (¡®000 TONS) TABLE 23 NORTH AMERICA: EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2012–2019 ($MILLION) TABLE 24 NORTH AMERICA: EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2012–2019 (¡®000 TONS) TABLE 25 NORTH AMERICA: EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2012–2019 ($MILLION) TABLE 26 NORTH AMERICA: EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2012–2019 (¡®000 TONS) TABLE 27 NORTH AMERICA: EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2012–2019 ($MILLION) TABLE 28 NORTH AMERICA: EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2012–2019 (¡®000 TONS) TABLE 29 U.S.: EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2012–2019 ($MILLION) TABLE 30 U.S.: EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2012–2019 (¡®000 TONS) TABLE 31 CANADA: EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2012–2019 ($MILLION) TABLE 32 CANADA: EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2012–2019 (¡®000 TONS) TABLE 33 MEXICO: EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2012–2019 ($MILLION) TABLE 34 MEXICO: EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2012–2019 (¡®000 TONS) TABLE 35 EUROPE: EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2012–2019 ($MILLION) TABLE 36 EUROPE: EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2012–2019 (¡®000 TONS) TABLE 37 EUROPE: EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2012–2019 ($MILLION) TABLE 38 EUROPE EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2012–2019 (¡®000 TONS) TABLE 39 EUROPE: EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2012–2019 ($MILLION) TABLE 40 EUROPE: EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2012–2019 (¡®000 TONS) TABLE 41 GERMANY: EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2012–2019 ($MILLION) TABLE 42 GERMANY: EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2012–2019 (¡®000 TONS) TABLE 43 FRANCE: EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2012–2019 ($MILLION) TABLE 44 FRANCE: EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2012–2019 (¡®000 TONS) TABLE 45 U.K.: EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2012–2019 ($MILLION) TABLE 46 U.K.: EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2012–2019 (¡®000 TONS) TABLE 47 ITALY: EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2012–2019 ($MILLION) TABLE 48 ITALY: EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2012–2019 (¡®000 TONS) TABLE 49 OTHERS: EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2012–2019 ($MILLION) TABLE 50 OTHERS: EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2012–2019 (¡®000 TONS) TABLE 51 ASIA-PACIFIC EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2012–2019 ($MILLION) TABLE 52 ASIA-PACIFIC: EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2012–2019 (¡®000 TONS) TABLE 53 ASIA-PACIFIC: EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2012–2019 ($MILLION) TABLE 54 ASIA-PACIFIC: EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2012–2019 (¡®000 TONS) TABLE 55 ASIA-PACIFIC: EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2012–2019 ($MILLION) TABLE 56 ASIA-PACIFIC: EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2012–2019 (¡®000 TONS) TABLE 57 CHINA: EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2012–2019 ($MILLION) TABLE 58 CHINA: EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2012–2019 (¡®000 TONS) TABLE 59 INDIA: EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2012–2019 ($MILLION) TABLE 60 INDIA: EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2012–2019 (¡®000 TONS) TABLE 61 JAPAN: EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2012–2019 ($MILLION) TABLE 62 JAPAN: EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2012–2019 (¡®000 TONS) TABLE 63 SOUTH KOREA: EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2012–2019 ($MILLION) TABLE 64 SOUTH KOREA: EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2012–2019 (¡®000 TONS) TABLE 65 OTHERS: EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2012–2019 ($MILLION) TABLE 66 OTHERS: EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2012–2019 (¡®000 TONS) TABLE 67 ROW: EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2012–2019 ($MILLION) TABLE 68 ROW: EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2012–2019 (¡®000 TONS) TABLE 69 ROW: EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2012–2019 ($MILLION) TABLE 70 ROW: EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2012–2019 (¡®000 TONS) TABLE 71 RUSSIA: EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2012–2019 ($MILLION) TABLE 72 RUSSIA: EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2012–2019 (¡®000 TONS) TABLE 73 BRAZIL: EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2012–2019 ($MILLION) TABLE 74 BRAZIL: EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2012–2019 (¡®000 TONS) TABLE 75 OTHERS: EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2012–2019 ($MILLION) TABLE 76 OTHERS: EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2012–2019 (¡®000 TONS) TABLE 77 INVESTMENTS & EXPANSIONS, 2011–2015 TABLE 78 NEW PRODUCT LAUNCHES AND JOINT VENTURES, 2011–2015 TABLE 79 AGREEMENTS, 2011–2015 TABLE 80 ACQUISITIONS, 2011–2015 LIST OF FIGURES
FIGURE 1 EXPANDED POLYPROPYLENE (EPP) FOAM MARKET: RESEARCH DESIGN FIGURE 2 MARKET SIZE ESTIMATION: BOTTOM-UP APPROACH FIGURE 3 MARKET SIZE ESTIMATION: TOP-DOWN APPROACH FIGURE 4 BREAKDOWN OF PRIMARY INTERVIEWS, BY COMPANY TYPE, DESIGNATION & REGION FIGURE 5 EPP FOAM MARKET: DATA TRIANGULATION FIGURE 6 EPP APPLICATION MARKET SNAPSHOT (2014 VS. 2019): PACKAGING APPLICATION IS EXPECTED TO GROW WITH HIGH CAGR% FIGURE 7 EXPANDED POLYPROPYLENE (EPP) FOAM APPLICATION MARKET, BY APPLICATION, 2013: AUTOMOTIVE IS THE BIGGEST APPLICATION (2014–2019) FIGURE 8 ASIA-PACIFIC DOMINATES THE GLOBAL EXPANDED POLYPROPYLENE (EPP) FOAM MARKET FIGURE 9 ASIA-PACIFIC IS THE FASTEST-GROWING EPP FOAM MARKET FIGURE 10 ATTRACTIVE MARKET OPPORTUNITIES IN EPP FOAM MARKET IN ASIA-PACIFIC REGION FIGURE 11 POROUS PP IS EXPECTED TO GROW AT THE HIGHEST CAGR DURING THE FORECAST PERIOD FIGURE 12 CHINA ACCOUNTED FOR THE LARGEST SHARE IN THE EMERGING ASIA-PACIFIC MARKET, 2013 FIGURE 13 GLOBAL EPP FOAM MARKET TO BE DOMINATED BY DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DURING THE FORECAST PERIOD FIGURE 14 CONSUMER PRODUCTS & PACKAGING APPLICATIONS LEAD THE GROWTH FIGURE 15 ASIA-PACIFIC MARKET IS EXPECTED TO GROW RAPIDLY DURING THE FORECAST PERIOD FIGURE 16 EPP FOAM TYPES FIGURE 17 EPP FOAM MARKET SEGMENTATION, BY APPLICATION FIGURE 18 EPP FOAM MARKET SEGMENTATION, BY REGION FIGURE 19 DRIVERS, RESTRAINTS, OPPORTUNITIES & CHALLENGES IN EPP FOAM MARKET FIGURE 20 EXPANDED POLYPROPYLENE (EPP) FOAM VALUE CHAIN FIGURE 21 PORTER¡¯S FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS FIGURE 22 LOW DENSITY TO LEAD THE EPP FOAM MARKET, BY TYPE, 2014 VS. 2019 (¡®000 TONS) FIGURE 23 APPLICATIONS AND PROPERTIES OF EPP FOAMS FIGURE 24 AUTOMOTIVE SEGMENT DOMINATES THE EPP FOAM MARKET, BY APPLICATION, 2014 VS. 2019 (¡®000 TONS) FIGURE 25 RAPID GROWTH MARKETS ARE EMERGING AS NEW DESTINATIONS FIGURE 26 ASIA-PACIFIC—AN ATTRACTIVE DESTINATION FOR ALL TYPES OF EPP FOAMS FIGURE 27 FUTURE GROWTH FOR EPP FOAM APPLICATIONS CENTERED ON ASIA-PACIFIC FIGURE 28 NORTH AMERICA MARKET SNAPSHOT: DEMAND WILL BE DRIVEN BY END-USER INDUSTRIES FIGURE 29 ASIA-PACIFIC MARKET SNAPSHOT FIGURE 30 COMPANIES ADOPTED INVESTMENTS & EXPANSIONS AS THE KEY GROWTH STRATEGY BETWEEN 2011–2014 FIGURE 31 BATTLE FOR MARKET SHARE: INVESTMENT & EXPANSION IS THE KEY STRATEGY (2011-2015) FIGURE 32 REGIONAL MIX OF TOP MARKET PLAYERS FIGURE 33 BASF: COMPANY SNAPSHOT FIGURE 34 BASF S.E SWOT ANALYSIS FIGURE 35 DS SMITH PLC: COMPANY SNAPSHOT FIGURE 36 DS SMITH PLC SWOT ANALYSIS FIGURE 37 JSP CORPORATION: COMPANY SNAPSHOT FIGURE 38 JSP CORPORATION SWOT ANALYSIS FIGURE 39 KANEKA CORPORATION: COMPANY SNAPSHOT FIGURE 40 KANEKA CORPORATION SWOT ANALYSIS FIGURE 41 FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.: COMPANY SNAPSHOT FIGURE 42 SWOT ANALYSIS FIGURE 43 SONOCO: COMPANY SNAPSHOT FIGURE 44 HANWHA CORPORATION: COMPANY SNAPSHOT
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