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Polycarbonate Market Description

The global demand for polycarbonate products is expected to reach $14.58 billion by 2022 while growing at a CAGR of 3.4 percent. In addition to this, the PC demand for CPG application will reach 0.34 MMT by 2022, at a constant CAGR of 3.4 percent. Polycarbonate blends with other polymers, particularly polyester, ABS, and thermoformed PC films are also expected to be high demand drivers. Applications in automobiles, electronics, and electrical segments will drive further development in the market. The global production capacity for polystyrene (HIPS and GPPS) is estimated to be around 14 MMT, with Asia alone accounting for 54 percent of the total capacity.

The report also provides a market outlook of polycarbonates in regions such as North America, Europe, and APAC. This includes global trade dynamics, imports & exports, and supply-demand trends. It also provides a detailed industrial analysis, along with Porter’s five forces analysis, industry drivers & constraints, industry updates, and innovation. The report also explores the cost and polycarbonate price trends, including cost structure analysis and price forecast. It also provides a comprehensive review of supplier trends, regional capacity share, and detailed profiles of dominant suppliers like Covestro, SABIC, Teijin, Trinseo, and Mitsubishi EP.

Beroe gathers intelligence through primary sources that include industry experts, researchers, and consultants, as well as current suppliers, producers and distributors. Secondary sources can include business journals, newsletters, magazines, market research data, company sources, and industry associations. Following data collation, analysis, and strategic review, the Final Research Report is published on Beroe LiVE.

Report Coverage

Global Capacity–Demand Analysis
Global Trade Dynamics
Regional Market Snapshot-North America, Europe, Asia
Cost Structure Analysis

Polycarbonate Market Trend, Analysis & Forecast

Category Intelligence on Polycarbonate covers the following

Information relating to market, supply, cost, and pricing analysis
Hard to find data on cost and TCO models, supplier details, and performance benchmarks
Macroeconomic and regional trends impacting cost, supply, and other market dynamics
Category-specific negotiation and sourcing advice

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Executive Summary

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Market Analysis

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Supply Analysis

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Cost & Pricing Analysis

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Best Practices

1. Polycarbonate Executive Summary

1.1 Global Market Outlook
1.2 Supply Market Outlook
1.3 Demand Market Outlook
1.4 Industry Best Practice

2. Polycarbonate Market Analysis

2.1 Global Market Size: PC
2.2 Global Capacity–Demand Analysis
2.3 Global Demand by Application
2.4 Global Market Outlook
2.5 Global Trade Dynamics
– Global Imports
– Global Exports
2.6 Regional Market Outlook (US, Europe, and Asia)
– Supply–Demand Trends and Outlook
– Trade Dynamics

3. Polycarbonate Industry Analysis

3.1 Industry Outlook (US, Europe, and Asia)
– Porter’s Five Forces Analysis
– Industry Drivers and Constraints
– Industry Updates
– Innovations

4. Polycarbonate Cost and Pricing Analysis

4.1 Cost and Price Analysis (US, Europe, and Asia)
– Cost Structure Analysis
–Price Forecast: PC

5. Polycarbonate Supplier Analysis

5.1 Global Capacity Share by Suppliers
5.2 Global Capacity Addition by Suppliers
5.3 Regional Capacity Share
5.4 Exhaustive Supplier List
5.5 Key Global Supplier Profiles
– SWOT Analysis for Global Suppliers
– Financial Risk for Top Five Global Suppliers (if publicly listed)

6. Polycarbonate Industry Best Practices

6.1 Contract Structures
6.2 Engagement Models

7. Appendix

7.1 Experts

Global Market Outlook on Polycarbonate

The global demand is expected to grow at 3.4 percent CAGR through 2017–2022
The PC demand for CPG applications is expected to grow at a CAGR of 4 percent and reach 0.34 MMT by 2022
Blends of PC with other polymers, particularly ABS, polyester, and thermoformed PC films are expected to be the demand drivers during the period

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Demand Market Outlook

Even though the global PC market is currently oversupplied, the absence of required additions inline with the expected improvement in demand may lead to high operating rates within the suppliers

Industry Best Practice

Engagement Models

Direct buying is the preferred engagement model in the industry
CPG companies outsource its packaging requirements to the converters, as it helps to focus on its core business
Consortium buying is not a common practice for the CPG players in the resin market

Contract Models

Market Price Contract: The supplier supplies the commodity at a market price or benchmark price
Fixed Contract: The margin of a supplier is fixed throughout the contract period or fixed price is locked for the contract period
Contract Revisions: Quarterly contracts are generally preferred in this industry

Pricing Formula

Based on Monomer Contract Prices

P (PC) = Monthly contract prices for feedstock + Fixed component + Premium

Based on Index Prices

P (PC) = Resin prices quoted in the index for the month [CMAI/CDI/Platts] +/- margin%

Producer margins are observed to be the highest in North America (20– 25 percent) followed by Europe (15 –18 percent) and Asia (12–15 percent)

P (PC) = Resin index prices for the month + Conversion cost + Margins

Global Market Size: PC

The global PC market is forecasted to grow at a CAGR of 3.4 percent to reach $14.83 billion by 2022
Major drivers, such as applications in automobile, electrical and electronics segment, etc., help in the development
Growth in consumer goods applications is anticipated to remain modest during the period
The global PC market size was estimated at over $11.63 billion in 2016 with Asia driving the overall demand
Applications in electrical and electronics segment in Asia is anticipated to favor high growth rates

Global Capacity–Demand Analysis

PC demand during the forecast period is projected to witness a CAGR of 3.4 percent, owing to growth in electronics, packaging, and medical applications

Market Outlook

The global PC market has a total capacity of 5.11 MMT, as of 2017
There has been a high capacity rationalization of PC in the US and Europe in the past, which had created some deficit in production, especially in Europe
Recently, China witnessed PC capacity addition of 0.27 MMT. This is expected to reduce Asia’s PC import dependency by 2020
Lack of sufficient capacity additions in other regions would push the plants to operate at high rates, as demand is projected to increase at 3.4 percent CAGR