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F O C US (Egypt, Iran and Turkey). Chapter 5 is devoted to forecasts for consumption, capacity and prices. Chapter 6 assesses the competitive strengths and strategies of the top five global suppliers. Chapter 7 discusses the major end-use sectors, identifying consumption trends and major consumers. Carbon Black: 2014 World Market Outlook & Forecast up to 2018, 295 pp, 162 tables, 65 charts & graphs. Price: $4500 for single-user licence, electronic copy (in *.PDF format) or $4690 for printed copy. Original Source: Merchant Research & Consulting Ltd, Central House, 582-586 Kingsbury Road, Birmingham B24 9ND, UK, tel: +44 (0)20 7558 8740, website: http://mcgroup.co.uk, © Merchant Research & Consulting 2014
R&M’s carbon black reports feature China and the global market for speciality grades Research & Markets Ltd (headquartered in Dublin, with a sales office in New York), one of the world’s largest wholesalers of published market research reports, with a catalogue listing more than 1.5 M reports, recently added two new reports on carbon black to its catalogue – one covering the Chinese industry, the other covering the global market for speciality (non-rubber) applications. The 186-page report on China was compiled in June 2014 by Asia Market Information & Development Co (AMID, headquartered at Woodinville, WA in the United States). The report contains data for 2003, 2008 and 2013, with forecasts to 2018 and 2023. AMID is forecasting average growth in Chinese carbon black demand at 5.7% per annum between now and 2023. The report consists of seven chapters. Chapter 1 sets out the scope and methodology, as well as providing an executive summary of the main findings. Chapter 2 describes the business environment in China, including economic and demographic factors, with information on tax and financial regulations, import tariffs, etc. Chapter 3 provides an overview on the structure of the Chinese carbon black industry, identifying the major suppliers, major consumers, potential new entrants and foreign investors. Prices and technology developments are also SEPTEMBER 2014
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discussed in this chapter. Chapter 4 shows data on China’s carbon black capacity, output, demand, trade and prices. Chapter 5 shows data on consumption, highlighting developments in the usage of carbon black for rubber, printing inks, plastics, etc. Chapter 6 describes market entry channels, including franchising and Ecommerce. Chapter 7 shows profiles of the major Chinese carbon black producers and end-users, including the country’s top 30 rubber producers and the top 13 carbon black customers in the plastics industry. The 158-page report on speciality carbon blacks was compiled in October 2013 by TechSci Research (of Burnaby, BC, Canada; Peterborough, UK; and Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India). Historically, there have been relatively few suppliers of speciality grades suitable for applications in the printing ink, paint, plastics, electronic and other sectors. The technical criteria in terms of purity (especially regarding sulfur, ash and metal content) tend to be much more stringent than for commodity grades used in the rubber industry. But the high profit margins attainable and the fairly strong market growth for speciality grades of carbon black have attracted a number of new entrants in recent years. TechSci identifies 10 major global suppliers of speciality grades in its discussion of the competitive landscape, namely: Asia Carbon Industries, Birla, Cabot, Cancarb, China Synthetic Rubber, Continental Carbon, Orion, Phillips, Sid Richardson, and Zaozhuang Xinyuan. World consumption of speciality grades – currently in excess of 1 M tonnes/y – is expected to increase at an average rate of 5% per annum between now and 2018. The TechSci report consists of 17 chapters. The first three chapters define the scope of the study, provide overviews of the carbon black industry in general and the speciality segment in particular. Chapters 4, 7, 8 and 9 provide data and forecasts on the size and structure of the market (in volume and value, by end-use, country and supplier) for the world, the Americas, Europe and Asia/Pacific respectively. Chapter 5 deals with speciality carbon black raw material specifications. Chapter 6 discusses plant capacities for making speciality grades. Chapters 10, 11 and 12 deal with
sales channels, pricing and market dynamics. Recent trends and developments are highlighted in Chapter 13. The regulatory landscape is dealt with in Chapter 14. Chapter 15 discusses the competitive landscape. Chapter 16 provides a set of strategic recommendations. Chapter 17 is essentially an appendix on the research methodology adopted for compiling this report. Carbon Black Markets in China (reference 223250), 186 pp, 24 tables, 32 charts & graphs. Price: £2458 for single-user licence, electronic copy (in *.PDF format) or £2581 for CD-ROM or printed copy. Global Speciality Carbon Black Market Forecast & Opportunities, 2018 (reference 2650119), 158 pp, 38 tables, 30 charts & graphs. Price: £1844 for single-user licence, electronic copy (in *.PDF format) or £2458 for CD-ROM copy or £2766 for printed copy. Original Source: Research & Markets Ltd, Guinness Centre, Taylors Lane, Dublin 8, Ireland. Tel: +353 1 416 8900 & New York, USA, tel: +1 (800) 526 8630 or +1 (917) 300 0470, website: http://www.researchandmarkets.com © Research & Markets 2014
US will become a substantial net importer of carbon black Speaking at the Clemson University Tire Industry Conference (Hilton Head Island, NC, April 2014), Mr Gregory King (Vice President, Marketing at Sid Richardson Carbon Co) warned that the US is going to become a substantial net importer of carbon black over the next few years. Current nameplate capacity for carbon black in Mexico and the US is 2.1 M tonnes/y, but several producers will retire capacity in order to meet tough new standards on sulfur and nitrogen oxide emissions laid down by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This will probably reduce capacity to 1.86 M tonnes/y by 2020. Demand will reach 2.07 M tonnes/y by that time, resulting in a shortfall of more than 200,000 tonnes/y. Mr King believes that Chinese suppliers – as well as Indian and Russian suppliers – will be eager to plug this gap by raising their exports to the US. Original Source: Rubber and Plastics News, 5 May 2014, 43 (20), 12 (Website: http://www.rubbernews.com) © Crain Communications Inc 2014
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R&M’s carbon black reports feature China and the global market for speciality grades Research & Markets Ltd (headquartered in Dublin, with a sales office in New York), one of the world’s largest wholesalers of published market research reports, with a catalogue listing more than 1.5 M reports, recently added two new reports on carbon black to its catalogue – one covering the Chinese industry, the other covering the global market for speciality (non-rubber) applications. The 186-page report on China was compiled in June 2014 by Asia Market Information & Development Co (AMID, headquartered at Woodinville, WA in the United States). The report contains data for 2003, 2008 and 2013, with forecasts to 2018 and 2023. AMID is forecasting average growth in Chinese carbon black demand at 5.7% per annum between now and 2023. The report consists of seven chapters. Chapter 1 sets out the scope and methodology, as well as providing an executive summary of the main findings. Chapter 2 describes the business environment in China, including economic and demographic factors, with information on tax and financial regulations, import tariffs, etc. Chapter 3 provides an overview on the structure of the Chinese carbon black industry, identifying the major suppliers, major consumers, potential new entrants and foreign investors. Prices and technology developments are also SEPTEMBER 2014
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discussed in this chapter. Chapter 4 shows data on China’s carbon black capacity, output, demand, trade and prices. Chapter 5 shows data on consumption, highlighting developments in the usage of carbon black for rubber, printing inks, plastics, etc. Chapter 6 describes market entry channels, including franchising and Ecommerce. Chapter 7 shows profiles of the major Chinese carbon black producers and end-users, including the country’s top 30 rubber producers and the top 13 carbon black customers in the plastics industry. The 158-page report on speciality carbon blacks was compiled in October 2013 by TechSci Research (of Burnaby, BC, Canada; Peterborough, UK; and Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India). Historically, there have been relatively few suppliers of speciality grades suitable for applications in the printing ink, paint, plastics, electronic and other sectors. The technical criteria in terms of purity (especially regarding sulfur, ash and metal content) tend to be much more stringent than for commodity grades used in the rubber industry. But the high profit margins attainable and the fairly strong market growth for speciality grades of carbon black have attracted a number of new entrants in recent years. TechSci identifies 10 major global suppliers of speciality grades in its discussion of the competitive landscape, namely: Asia Carbon Industries, Birla, Cabot, Cancarb, China Synthetic Rubber, Continental Carbon, Orion, Phillips, Sid Richardson, and Zaozhuang Xinyuan. World consumption of speciality grades – currently in excess of 1 M tonnes/y – is expected to increase at an average rate of 5% per annum between now and 2018. The TechSci report consists of 17 chapters. The first three chapters define the scope of the study, provide overviews of the carbon black industry in general and the speciality segment in particular. Chapters 4, 7, 8 and 9 provide data and forecasts on the size and structure of the market (in volume and value, by end-use, country and supplier) for the world, the Americas, Europe and Asia/Pacific respectively. Chapter 5 deals with speciality carbon black raw material specifications. Chapter 6 discusses plant capacities for making speciality grades. Chapters 10, 11 and 12 deal with
sales channels, pricing and market dynamics. Recent trends and developments are highlighted in Chapter 13. The regulatory landscape is dealt with in Chapter 14. Chapter 15 discusses the competitive landscape. Chapter 16 provides a set of strategic recommendations. Chapter 17 is essentially an appendix on the research methodology adopted for compiling this report. Carbon Black Markets in China (reference 223250), 186 pp, 24 tables, 32 charts & graphs. Price: £2458 for single-user licence, electronic copy (in *.PDF format) or £2581 for CD-ROM or printed copy. Global Speciality Carbon Black Market Forecast & Opportunities, 2018 (reference 2650119), 158 pp, 38 tables, 30 charts & graphs. Price: £1844 for single-user licence, electronic copy (in *.PDF format) or £2458 for CD-ROM copy or £2766 for printed copy. Original Source: Research & Markets Ltd, Guinness Centre, Taylors Lane, Dublin 8, Ireland. Tel: +353 1 416 8900 & New York, USA, tel: +1 (800) 526 8630 or +1 (917) 300 0470, website: http://www.researchandmarkets.com © Research & Markets 2014
US will become a substantial net importer of carbon black Speaking at the Clemson University Tire Industry Conference (Hilton Head Island, NC, April 2014), Mr Gregory King (Vice President, Marketing at Sid Richardson Carbon Co) warned that the US is going to become a substantial net importer of carbon black over the next few years. Current nameplate capacity for carbon black in Mexico and the US is 2.1 M tonnes/y, but several producers will retire capacity in order to meet tough new standards on sulfur and nitrogen oxide emissions laid down by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This will probably reduce capacity to 1.86 M tonnes/y by 2020. Demand will reach 2.07 M tonnes/y by that time, resulting in a shortfall of more than 200,000 tonnes/y. Mr King believes that Chinese suppliers – as well as Indian and Russian suppliers – will be eager to plug this gap by raising their exports to the US. Original Source: Rubber and Plastics News, 5 May 2014, 43 (20), 12 (Website: http://www.rubbernews.com) © Crain Communications Inc 2014
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