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2. The Business Research Company www.thebusinessreserachcompany.comwww.thebusinessreserachcompany.com | info@tbrc.infoinfo@tbrc.info Chemicals Global Market Analytics Report Characteristics The chemicals industry is one of the largest manufacturing industries in the world. It manufactures a variety of chemicals products by processing raw materials such as air, water, natural gas, oil, metals and minerals. While many of the products from the industry, such as detergents, soaps and perfumes, are purchased directly by the consumer, xx% of chemicals manufactured are used by other industries, including other branches of the chemicals industry itself, to make products.

3. The Business Research Company www.thebusinessreserachcompany.comwww.thebusinessreserachcompany.com | info@tbrc.infoinfo@tbrc.info Key Trends in the Chemicals Global Market Analytics Report The global chemicals industry is going through a period of significant change, with worldwide competition rising rapidly during the last decade. Total chemicals sales in Asia are now almost double those of Europe. The sluggish growth of the European chemicals market in the recent period is mainly because of slow economic growth in general, the rising costs of raw materials and increasing EU regulations, particularly in the areas of environmental protection. Rapid change in the global economic landscape during the past decade has increased competition between the established multinational companies and the growing companies in the emerging markets. These budding companies are also likely to introduce products that are specifically customized to meet the needs of the local customers.

4. The Business Research Company www.thebusinessreserachcompany.comwww.thebusinessreserachcompany.com | info@tbrc.infoinfo@tbrc.info Chemicals Global Market Analytics Report – Market Comparisons The chemicals industry was the fourth largest of the selected industries in 2015,accounting for $XX billion. Chemicals is one of the main providers to other manufacturing industries including paper, plastics and rubber, machinery and transportation manufacturing; it also plays an important role in construction materials. The industry uses materials from the oil and gas, mining, and to a smaller extent agricultural markets as raw materials for the development of chemicals.

5. The Business Research Company www.thebusinessreserachcompany.comwww.thebusinessreserachcompany.com | info@tbrc.infoinfo@tbrc.info Chemicals Global Market Analytics Report Segmentation The largest market segments in the chemicals sector as of 2015 were petrochemicals, plastics materials and resin and general chemicals products. Petrochemicals was the largest segment in the chemicals sector with a xx% share of the global market. Petrochemical covers ethylene, propylene, and butylene made from refined petroleum and hydro carbons. Ethylene is the most widely used chemical compound, used in creating polyethylene films and as a plant hormone.

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7. The Business Research Company www.thebusinessreserachcompany.comwww.thebusinessreserachcompany.com | info@tbrc.infoinfo@tbrc.info Chemicals Global Market Analytics Report - Per Capita Consumption, Global Global per capita chemicals consumption grew from $XX in 2011 to $XX in 2015 at a CAGR of XX% and is expected to grow to $XX in 2019 at a CAGR of XX%. Increasing per capita spend on chemicals reflects higher per person consumption generally, especially in the emerging economies.

8. The Business Research Company www.thebusinessreserachcompany.comwww.thebusinessreserachcompany.com | info@tbrc.infoinfo@tbrc.info Chemicals Global Analytics Report Industry Competitive Landscape The chemicals market is fragmented. The top 10 competitors in the market made up xx% of the total market in 2015. BASF was the largest competitor with xx% of the market, followed by Sinopec with xx% and Dow Chemicals with xx%. BASF Product portfolio Brief financials Market share Future Strategy SINOPEC Product portfolio Brief financials Market share Future Strategy Dow Chemical Company Product portfolio Brief financials Market share Future Strategy

9. The Business Research Company www.thebusinessreserachcompany.comwww.thebusinessreserachcompany.com | info@tbrc.infoinfo@tbrc.info Chemicals Global Market Analytics Report Description The report covers market characteristics, size and growth, segmentation, regional and country breakdowns, competitive landscape, market shares, trends and strategies for this market. It traces the market’s historic and forecast market growth by geography. It places the market within the context of the wider chemicals market, and compares it with other sectors. The market characteristics section of the report defines and explains the chemicals market. The market size and comparisons section gives the current market value ($b) of the chemicals market and some other indications of the markets importance. It then covers the historic growth of the market and forecasts the future. Drivers and restraints looks at the external factors supporting and controlling the growth of the market. The comparisons with other markets section looks at the chemicals market in relation to a range of leading industrial markets in terms of size ($b) and growth. The regional and country breakdowns section gives the size of the chemicals market by geography and compares historic and forecast growth. It covers all the regions, key developed countries and major emerging markets. The market segmentation section looks at the segments within the chemicals market and compares their size and historic and forecast growth. The market comparison section draws comparisons between the chemicals market and country and regional populations and economies to understand the importance of the chemicals market and how this is changing. Competitive landscape gives market shares, and a description of the leading companies. Key financial deals which have shaped the chemicals market in recent years are identified as well as the pattern of financial deals in volume and value ($b) terms for recent years. The comparison with macroeconomic factors compares the chemicals market by country with population and GDP to illustrate the relative importance of the chemicals market within the society and economy in different countries and how this is changing. The next sections look at the number of employees, enterprises and energy used in the chemicals industry in different countries and how this relates to the market value in these countries to draw conclusions about the efficiency and dynamics of the country’s chemicals markets. Chemicals expenditure looks at R&D and Capex expenditure by country in the chemicals market and compares this to market value to show the relationship between investment and revenues by geography. Industry production and trade illustrates the imports and exports of chemicals by major countries and the proportion of their chemicals production which is exported and the proportion of consumption which is imported. The trends and strategies section highlights the likely future developments in the chemicals market and suggests approaches companies can take to exploit this.

10. The Business Research Company www.thebusinessreserachcompany.comwww.thebusinessreserachcompany.com | info@tbrc.infoinfo@tbrc.info Chemicals Global Market Analytics Report Scope Markets covered: Petrochemicals, Plastics Materials And Resins, General Chemicals Products, Other Basic Organic Chemicals, Soap And Cleaning Compounds, Paint And Coatings, Other Basic Inorganic Chemicals, Fertilizers, Printing Ink, Pesticide And Other Agricultural Chemicals, Industrial Gases, Adhesives, Synthetic Rubber And Fibres, Synthetic Dye And Pigments. Markets compared: transportation, plastics, machinery and metals manufacturing, construction, chemicals, oil & gas, utilities, agriculture and mining. Companies mentioned: BASF, Dow Chemical, Sinopec, SABIC, ExxonMobil, Formosa Plastics, LyondellBasell Industries, DuPont, Ineos, Bayer. Countries: Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Spain, Russia, UK, USA. Regions: Asia, Americas, Europe, Middle East & Africa, Oceania. Time series: Five years historic and forecast. Data: Ratios of market size and growth to related markets, population, GDP, capex, R&D spend, imports/exports, production, (all in $ billions). Data segmentations: country and regional splits, market share of competitors, market segments. Sourcing and referencing: Data and analysis throughout the report is sourced using end notes.

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12. The Business Research Company www.thebusinessreserachcompany.comwww.thebusinessreserachcompany.com | info@tbrc.infoinfo@tbrc.info Chemicals Global Market Analytics Report - Table of Contents Introduction 6 Chemicals Market Characteristics 7 Chemicals Market Historic Growth 9 Drivers of the Market 9 Restraints on the Market 10 Chemicals Market Forecast Growth 11 Drivers of the Market 11 Restraints on the Market 12 Chemicals Market Comparison With Other Markets 13 Chemicals Market Geography Split 15 Chemicals Market Country Split 18 Chemicals Market, 2011-19, Historic and Forecast, By Country 20 Chemicals Market Segmentation 21 Chemicals Competitive Landscape 24 Key Mergers And Acquisitions In The Chemicals Market 27 Number Of Mergers And Acquisitions In The Chemicals Industry 28 Value Of Mergers And Acquisitions In Chemicals Industry, Global, 2009-2014 29 Chemicals Industry Comparison With Macro Economic Factors 30 Chemicals Market Size, Percentage Of GDP, Global 30 Chemicals Market Size, Percentage Of GDP, By Country 31 Per Capita Consumption Of Chemicals, Global 32 Per Capita Consumption Of Chemicals, By Country 33 Employment In The Chemicals Industry 35 Average Revenues Per Employee In The Chemicals Industry 36

13. The Business Research Company www.thebusinessreserachcompany.comwww.thebusinessreserachcompany.com | info@tbrc.infoinfo@tbrc.info Chemicals Global Market Analytics Report - Table of Contents Enterprises In The Chemicals Industry 38 Average Revenue Per Enterprise 39 Energy Consumption In The Chemicals Industry 41 Natural Gas Consumption In The Chemicals Industry 43 Electricity Consumption In The Chemicals Industry 44 Petroleum Products Consumption In The Chemicals Industry 45 Chemicals Industry Expenditure 46 Chemicals Industry Capital Expenditure 46 Chemicals Industry R&D Spend 48 Capital Spending, Percentage Of Revenues In The Chemicals Industry, By Country 49 R&D Spending, Percentage Of Revenues In The Chemicals Industry, By Country 50 Chemicals Industry International Trade And Production 51 Chemicals Production, By Country, 2011, 2015 And 2019, $ billion 51 Chemicals Industry International Trade 53 Chemicals Imports 53 Chemicals Imports, Percentage Of Market Value, By Country 55 Chemicals Exports 56 Chemicals Exports, Percentage of Production, By Country 58 Chemicals Market Trends and Strategies 59 Appendix 60 Abbreviations 60 NAICS Definitions Of Industry Covered In This Report 60 Currencies 62 Research Inquiries 62 The Business Research Company 62

14. The Business Research Company www.thebusinessreserachcompany.comwww.thebusinessreserachcompany.com | info@tbrc.infoinfo@tbrc.info Chemicals Global Market Analytics Report – Table of Figures Figure 1: Global Chemicals Market Historic Market Size, 2011 – 2015, $ Billion 9 Figure 2: Global Chemicals Market Forecast Market Size, 2015 – 2019, $ Billion 11 Figure 3: Global Chemicals Market Value, Comparison With Other Markets, 2015, $ Billion 13 Figure 4: Global Chemicals Market, Historic and Forecast Growth Rate, Comparison With Other Industries, 2011-2019, %s 14 Figure 5: Global Chemicals Market, Split By Region, 2015, $ Billion 15 Figure 6: Global Chemicals Market, Historic and Forecast Growth Rate, Split By Region, 2011 – 2019, % CAGR 16 Figure 7: Global Chemicals Market, Split By Country, 2015, $ Billion 18 Figure 8: Chemicals Market Size, Historic and Forecast Growth Rate, By Country, 2011 – 2019, $ billion 20 Figure 9: Global Chemicals Market, 2015, Split By Segments, $ Billion 21 Figure 10: Global Chemicals Market, Historic and Forecast Growth Rate, Split By Segment, 2011-2019, %s 23 Figure 11: Global Chemicals Market, Key Competitor Shares, 2015, Percentage (%) 24 Figure 12: Global Chemicals Market Total Number of Deals, 2009 – 2014 28 Figure 13: Global Chemicals Market, Value of M&A Deals, 2009 – 2014, $ Billion 29 Figure 14 Global Chemicals Market Value, Market Size As A Percentage Of Global GDP, 2011 – 2018, $ Billion 30 Figure 15: Chemicals Market, Market Size As A Percentage Of GDP, 2011, 2015 And 2019 31 Figure 16: Global Chemicals Market, Per Capita Consumption, 2011 – 2019, $ 32 Figure 17: Chemicals Industry, Per Capita Consumption By Country, 2011, 2015 And 2019, $ 33 Figure 18: Chemicals Industry Employment, By Country, 2011, 2015 And 2019, ‘000s 35

15. The Business Research Company www.thebusinessreserachcompany.comwww.thebusinessreserachcompany.com | info@tbrc.infoinfo@tbrc.info Chemicals Global Market Analytics Report – Table of Figures Figure 19: Chemicals Industry, Average Revenue Per Employee By Country, 2011, 2015 And 2019, $ Million 36 Figure 20: Chemicals Industry, Total Enterprises By Country, 2011, 2015 And 2019, ‘000s 38 Figure 21: Chemicals Industry, Average Revenue Per Enterprise By Country, 2011, 2015 And 2019, $ Million 39 Figure 22: Chemicals Industry, Energy Consumption By Country, 2015, ‘000 TOE (Tonnes Of Oil Equivalent) 41 Figure 23: Chemicals Industry, Natural Gas Consumption By Country, 2011, 2015 And 2019, ‘000 TOE (Tonnes Of Oil Equivalent) 43 Figure 24: Chemicals Industry, Electricity Consumption By Country, 2011, 2015 And 2019, Thousand TOE (Tonnes Of Oil Equivalent) 44 Figure 25: Chemicals Industry, Petroleum Products Consumption By Country, 2011, 2015 And 2019, Thousand TOE (Tonnes Of Oil Equivalent) 45 Figure 26: Chemicals Industry Capital Expenditure By Country, 2015, $ Billion 46 Figure 27: Chemicals Industry R&D Spend By Country, 2015, $ billion 48 Figure 28: Chemicals Industry, Capital Spending, Percentage Of Revenues By Country, 2011, 2015 And 2019, % 49 Figure 29: Chemicals Industry, R&D Spending, Percentage Of Revenues By Country, 2011, 2015 And 2019 50 Figure 30: Chemicals Industry Production By Country, 2011, 2015 And 2019, $ billion 51 Figure 31: Chemicals Market Imports By Country, 2011, 2015 And 2019, $ billion 53 Figure 32: Chemicals Market, Imports As Percentage Of Market Value By Country, 2011, 2015 And 2019 55 Figure 33: Chemicals Industry Exports By Country, 2011, 2015 And 2019, $ Billion 56 Figure 34: Chemicals Industry, Exports As Percentage Of Production By Country, 2011, 2015 And 2019, %s 58

16. The Business Research Company www.thebusinessreserachcompany.comwww.thebusinessreserachcompany.com | info@tbrc.infoinfo@tbrc.info Chemicals Global Market Analytics Report – List of Tables Table 1: Global Chemicals Market Historic Market Size, 2011 – 2015, $ Billion 9 Table 2: Global Chemicals Market Forecast Market Size, 2015 – 2019, $ Billion 11 Table 3: Global Chemicals Market, Split By Region, 2015, $ Billion 15 Table 4: Global Chemicals Market, Split By Country, 2015, $ Billion 18 Table 5: Global Chemicals Market, 2015, Split By Segments, $ Billion 21 Table 6: Global Chemicals Market, Key Competitor Shares, 2015, Percentage (%) 24 Table 7: Global Chemicals Market Total Number of Deals, 2009 – 2014 28 Table 8: Global Chemicals Market, Value of M&A Deals, 2009 – 2014, $ Billion 29 Table 9: Global Chemicals Market, Per Capita Consumption, 2011 – 2019, $ 32 Table 10: Chemicals Industry Employment, By Country, 2011, 2015 And 2019, ‘000s 35 Table 11: Chemicals Industry, Total Enterprises By Country, 2011, 2015 And 2019, ‘000s 38 Table 12: Chemicals Industry, Energy Consumption By Country, 2015, ‘000 TOE (Tonnes Of Oil Equivalent) 42 Table 13: Chemicals Industry Capital Expenditure By Country, 2015, $ Billion 46 Table 14: Chemicals Industry R&D Spend By Country, 2015, $ billion 48 Table 15: Chemicals Industry Production By Country, 2011, 2015 And 2019, $ billion 51 Table 16: Chemicals Market Imports By Country, 2011, 2015 And 2019, $ billion 53 Table 17: Chemicals Industry Exports By Country, 2011, 2015 And 2019, $ Billion 56

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