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Additives market rises in volume, falls in value
May 2000
Additives for Polymers
rheological and physical properties and so make it possible to change easily to a heavymetal free solution without any loss in efficiency and performance. Akcros is a business unit of the Dutch chemicals giant Akzo Nobel, with annual sales of around Euro 300 million. Headquartered in the UK, it has manufacturing sites also in The Netherlands, Germany and the USA. Contact: Akcros Chemicals Ltd, PO Box I, Eccles, Manchester M30 OBH, UK; tel: -144-I 61 789 7300; fax: +44-161 788 7886
Jackdaw claims to be first independent to gain QS 9000 Jackdaw Polymers, the polyamide specialist compounder in the Vita Group, claims to be the first independent compounder in this polymer sector to gain accreditation to the QS 9000 quality assurance system. General Manager Paul Tonks noted that the QS 9000 is a development of the IS0 9001 quality standard, originally promoted by Ford, GM and Chrysler and now widely accepted in the automotive industry, for application mainly to ‘first tier’ suppliers - of which Jackdaw is considered one. Contact: British Vita plc, Oldham Road, Middleton, Manchester M24 208, UK; tel: +44161 643 1133; fax: +44-161 653 5411
MARKETING Additives market rises in volume, falls in value While the volume of additives worldwide increased 6% from 1996 to 1998, value actually fell, by l%, due to the Asian crisis. According to a study from TownsendTarnell Inc, the market in 1998 was worth $15 billion - but it is important here to distinguish precisely which materials TTI regards as ‘additives’. The agency is looking only at chemical additives, and it specifically excludes fillers and reinforcements, and also pigments from its scope. An annual market growth of 5% is expected over the next five years, with a world volume of more than 9 million tonnes by 2003. 6
TTI also classifies their growth rate:
the materials
according
to
Highest growth rate (6-7%/year): Coupling agents Light stabilizers Nucleating/clarifying
agents
Medium growth rate (4-j%): Antiblocking agents Antioxidants Antistatic agents Chemical blowing agents Flame retardants Heat stabilizers Impact modifiers/processing aids Lubricants/mould release agents Organic peroxides Slip agents Lowest growth rate (3% or less): Biocides Plasticizers As well as regular market forces, TTI notes (not surprisingly) other forces acting on the additives market: environmental and health issues, new technologies, inter-material competition, strategic re-positioning for increased shareholder value, and customer-driven factors. Asia Pacific is the largest global user of additives, accounting for some 35% of demand, by value. North America and Europe are at about the same level, at 28% and 25% respectively, while the Rest of the World takes up the remaining 12%. Contact: TownsendTarnell Inc, PO Box F, International trade Center, 500 International Drive Suite 130, Mount Olive NJ 07828, USA; tel: +l-973 34753OO;fax: +l-973 3476466
LEGISLATION Europe is moving to ban an effective retardant - claim Just as the European Commission is finalizing its proposal for a Directive on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) - the latest draft of which includes provision to phase out brominated flame retardants - comes news
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Additives for Polymers
rheological and physical properties and so make it possible to change easily to a heavymetal free solution without any loss in efficiency and performance. Akcros is a business unit of the Dutch chemicals giant Akzo Nobel, with annual sales of around Euro 300 million. Headquartered in the UK, it has manufacturing sites also in The Netherlands, Germany and the USA. Contact: Akcros Chemicals Ltd, PO Box I, Eccles, Manchester M30 OBH, UK; tel: -144-I 61 789 7300; fax: +44-161 788 7886
Jackdaw claims to be first independent to gain QS 9000 Jackdaw Polymers, the polyamide specialist compounder in the Vita Group, claims to be the first independent compounder in this polymer sector to gain accreditation to the QS 9000 quality assurance system. General Manager Paul Tonks noted that the QS 9000 is a development of the IS0 9001 quality standard, originally promoted by Ford, GM and Chrysler and now widely accepted in the automotive industry, for application mainly to ‘first tier’ suppliers - of which Jackdaw is considered one. Contact: British Vita plc, Oldham Road, Middleton, Manchester M24 208, UK; tel: +44161 643 1133; fax: +44-161 653 5411
MARKETING Additives market rises in volume, falls in value While the volume of additives worldwide increased 6% from 1996 to 1998, value actually fell, by l%, due to the Asian crisis. According to a study from TownsendTarnell Inc, the market in 1998 was worth $15 billion - but it is important here to distinguish precisely which materials TTI regards as ‘additives’. The agency is looking only at chemical additives, and it specifically excludes fillers and reinforcements, and also pigments from its scope. An annual market growth of 5% is expected over the next five years, with a world volume of more than 9 million tonnes by 2003. 6
TTI also classifies their growth rate:
the materials
according
to
Highest growth rate (6-7%/year): Coupling agents Light stabilizers Nucleating/clarifying
agents
Medium growth rate (4-j%): Antiblocking agents Antioxidants Antistatic agents Chemical blowing agents Flame retardants Heat stabilizers Impact modifiers/processing aids Lubricants/mould release agents Organic peroxides Slip agents Lowest growth rate (3% or less): Biocides Plasticizers As well as regular market forces, TTI notes (not surprisingly) other forces acting on the additives market: environmental and health issues, new technologies, inter-material competition, strategic re-positioning for increased shareholder value, and customer-driven factors. Asia Pacific is the largest global user of additives, accounting for some 35% of demand, by value. North America and Europe are at about the same level, at 28% and 25% respectively, while the Rest of the World takes up the remaining 12%. Contact: TownsendTarnell Inc, PO Box F, International trade Center, 500 International Drive Suite 130, Mount Olive NJ 07828, USA; tel: +l-973 34753OO;fax: +l-973 3476466
LEGISLATION Europe is moving to ban an effective retardant - claim Just as the European Commission is finalizing its proposal for a Directive on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) - the latest draft of which includes provision to phase out brominated flame retardants - comes news
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