Silicones Market Intelligence

Silicones Market Description

The global silicone industry is expected to grow at a CAGR of 4-5 percent to reach 2.5 million MT by 2022. The current market has surplus capacity, with more than half of the capacity concentrated in North America and Europe. The silicone production is driven by a downstream growth through technological and product innovations across all regions, particularly due to the advancements in the energy and healthcare sectors. The capacity concentration of silicone is gradually shifting towards the APAC, owing to its substantial regional demand growth in electronics, construction, and automobile sectors. The demand growth for silicone in Europe and North America is from renewable energy, personal care, and healthcare sectors for aesthetic implants, windmill, and solar applications.

The report provides a comprehensive market analysis of silicone in regions such as North America, Europe, and America. This includes trade dynamics, capacity-demand analysis, and market concentration across regions. The report also gives a detailed industry analysis, including Porter’s five forces analysis, industry drivers and constraints, events and significant innovations. It also explores the cost and price dynamics in the silicone industry, along with industry best practices and detailed profiles on industry suppliers like Dow DuPont, Momentive, Wacker, Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd., and Bluestar.

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 Trade Dynamics
Regional Market Snapshot-North America, Europe, APAC,
Innovations
Cost Structure Analysis

Silicones Market Trend, Analysis & Forecast

Category Intelligence on Silicones 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. Silicones Executive Summary

1.1 Market Overview
1.2 Supply Market Overlook
1.3 Demand Market Overlook
1.4 Industry Best Practices

2. Silicones Market Analysis

2.1 Value Chain Analysis
2.2 Global Market Outlook
– Current Market Size
– Demand–Supply Trends and Forecast
– Key End-use Industries
– Trade Dynamics
2.3 Regional Market Outlook (North America, Europe, and APAC)
– Current Market Size
– Demand–Supply Trends and Forecast
– Key End-use Industries
– Trade Dynamics

3. Silicones Industry Analysis

3.1 Industry Outlook (North America, Europe, and APAC)
– Drivers and Constraints for the Industry
– Mergers & Acquisitions
– Innovations
– Porter’s Five Forces Analysis

4. Silicones Cost Analysis

4.1 Cost Analysis (North America, Europe, and APAC)
– Cost Structure Analysis
– Cost Drivers for Silicone

5. Silicones Supplier Analysis

5.1 Key Global and Regional Suppliers
5.2 Key Supplier’s Capability Analysis
– Capacity
– Product Portfolio
– Expansions, if any
5.3 Geographical Footprint
5.4 Supplier Market Share
- Global
5.5 Detailed Supplier Profiling of the Top Five Global Suppliers
– SWOT Analysis for the Top Five Global Suppliers

6. Silicones Industry Best Practices

6.1 Types of Engagement and Sourcing Models
6.2 Contracts Adopted in the Industry

Global Silicones Market Outlook

The global silicones market has surplus capacity with more than half of the capacity concentrated in North America and Europe. The overall demand is expected to grow at 4.5 percent CAGR, to reach 2.5 million MT by 2022.The market faced several production issues during 2017, which are likely to continue in 2018 – 2019

The silicones industry is undergoing technological and product innovations across all regions driven by strong downstream growth especially due to the advancements in the healthcare and energy sectors. Silicone capacity concentration is gradually shifting towards APAC owing to its strong regional demand growth in the world

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Demand Market Outlook

Increasing demand of silicones for polyurethane-based product manufacturing in the construction and automotive sectors especially in developing regions like China, India, LATAM, etc., and also due to rising infrastructural growth and increasing auto sales is expected to drive the demand for silicones in the upcoming years
Demand from the US and Europe is expected to grow from the healthcare and medical applications and lightweight silicone applications in transportation and renewable energy sectors in the future

Industry Best Practice

Engagement models

Buyers in North America prefer contract pricing, as they are engaged in domestic sourcing of silicones. While it is partly spot and partly contract in Europe, spot pricing is the buyers’ preference in APAC

Contract structures

Fixed Contract

Length of contract: One year on average
Volume in contract : >1,000 MT/year

Multi Year Contract

Length of contract: 2–3 years (to establish long-term relationship in a highly matured market)

CPG Buyers’ Preference

CPG players opt for domestic sourcing of silicones for their small volume procurement. Large volume buyers prefer engaging with global suppliers based out of the US or Europe owing to their surplus domestic capacities

Global Market Size-Silicones

APAC countries are expected to have high demand growth rates for silicones until 2022 driven by electronics, construction, and automobile sectors.
Demand growth for silicones in North America and Europe will come from healthcare applications like aesthetic implants and renewable energy sectors like windmill and solar applications

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