Dublin, Nov. 22, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/78rx9p/thermoplastic)
has announced the addition of the "Thermoplastic
Elastomers Market By Types (SBC, TPO, TPV, TPU, COPE, PEBA),
Applications & Geography Trends & Forecasts To 2018"
report to their offering.
A thermoplastic material softens, shows plastic property, when
heated, but it does not set or get cured. Thermoplastics generally
available in the form of pellets become softer and liquid when
exposed to high temperature. Due to this property, molding and
processing of thermoplastics becomes easy. Shape change of a
thermoplastic material is completely physical and with the
reapplication of heat, it is purely reversible. A thermoplastic
elastomer, a blend of elastomers and thermoplastics, combines the
elastic properties of a thermoset elastomer and the processing
attributes of a thermoplastic. TPE is made of two phases, hard
(thermoplastic) and soft (cured thermoset rubber particles). This
makes TPEs costlier than thermoset rubber but more effective. The
property of TPEs to be easily reprocessed makes them environmental
friendly leaving very chemical wastage. Many regulations in various
customer markets affirm usage of TPEs for this reason.
The global market for TPE has grown evidently during the past few
years and is expected to grow at a healthy pace in the next five
years, driven by cost effectiveness and adaptability of TPEs in
major end-user markets. China shared about 24.3% of the TPE demand
in 2012. Consumption and revenue generation of TPE is seen to be
high in APAC, followed by the North American region.
This study basically aims to estimate the global market of TPE for
2013 and to project the expected demand of the same in 2018. This
market research study provides a detailed qualitative and
quantitative analysis of the global thermoplastic
elastomers market. It provides a comprehensive review of major
market drivers, restraints, opportunities, winning imperatives,
challenges, and key issues in the market. The market is further
segmented and forecasted for major regions of North America,
Western Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Rest of the World (ROW). Major
countries with the market volumes and revenues are covered for each
region.
Key Topics Covered:
1 Introduction
2 Executive Summary
3 Premium Insights
4 Market Overview
5 Thermoplastic Elastomers Market, By Product Types
6 Thermoplastic Elastomers Market, By Applications
7 Thermoplastic Elastomers Market, By Geography
8 Competitive Landscape
9 Company Profiles
Companies Mentioned
- Advanced Elastomer Systems L.P.
- Arkema SA
- Basf SE
- Bayer AG
- China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation
- Dynasol Elastomers Llc
- EMS Group
- Evonik Industries AG
- Huntsman Corporation
- Kraton Polymers Llc
- L.G Chem Ltd
- LCY Chemical Corporation
- Lubrizol Corporation
- Lyondellbasell Industries N.V.
- Nippon Polyurethane Industry Company Ltd
- Polyone Corporation
- TSRC Corporation
- Teknor APEX Company
- The Dow Chemical Company
- Yantai Wanhua Polyurethane Co. Ltd
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