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© Copyright 2002 Frost & Sullivan. All Rights Reserved. U.S. Plastic Compounding Markets Forward Integration by Resin Manufacturers Threatens Independent Compounders "The acquisition of small and mid-size compounders by bigger compounders to gain greater market share will gradually result in some smaller players exiting the market or being bought." Materials Analyst Team Frost & Sullivan

© Copyright 2002 Frost & Sullivan. All Rights Reserved. Frost & Sullivan provides: Detailed insights into recent developments and trends Drivers, restraints, challenges, and strategic recommendations Analyst insights on ‘hot topics’ and emerging applications in the plastic compounding market Market sizing and competitive analysis Market forecasts and opportunity analysis Quarterly assessments End user analysis within each report Key Features

© Copyright 2002 Frost & Sullivan. All Rights Reserved. Coverage: The United States Proven methodology that uses extensive primary and secondary data as well as research Focused information and strategies that cover business and technology issues Credible data and analyses highlighting industry dynamics Winning strategies to help you create precise business plans What We Offer

© Copyright 2002 Frost & Sullivan. All Rights Reserved. Current Market Participants Find out where you stand in comparison with competitors Assess current and future drivers as well as restraints Determine and exploit new market share opportunities New Entrants Analyze challenges associated with the industry Calculate timescales for strategy implementation Position yourself to capitalize on the unmet needs of the market Investment Community Analyze long-term strategies of companies Determine which participants will outperform the competition Assess attractiveness of investing in the market Who Will Benefit?

© Copyright 2002 Frost & Sullivan. All Rights Reserved. Allied Signal, Inc./ Honeywell International, Inc. A. Schulman, Inc. AMETEK, Inc. Ampacet Corp. Advanced Elastomer System, L.P. Asahi-Thermofil, Inc. ATOFINA BASF Aktiengesellschaft Bayer AG Clariant International Ltd. Colortech, Inc. Dow Plastics/The Dow Chemical Co. DSM Elastomers DuPont Entec Engineered Resins Engineered Polymers Industries Ferro Corp. GE Plastics/General Electric Co. GE Polymerland.com Georgia Gulf Corp. Gitto/Global Corp. GLS Corp. H. Muehlstein & Co., Inc. J-Von Kraton Polymers LNP Engineering Plastics, Inc. The Matrixx Group Noveon, Inc. PolyOne Corp. Prime Colorants, Inc. PVC Compounders, Inc. RheTech, Inc. Shintech, Inc. Solvay Engineered Polymers SPARTECH Corp. Ticona/Celanese AG Teknor Apex Techmer PM, LLC Unichem plc Uniform Color Co. Washington Penn Plastic, Inc., Co. (abridged list) Key Market Participants

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