Specialty Chemicals: Global Industry Guide

Datamonitor's Specialty Chemicals: Global Industry Guide is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the Specialty Chemicals industry. It includes detailed data on market size and segmentation, textual analysis of the key trends and competitive landscape, and profiles of the leading companies. This incisive report provides expert analysis on a global, regional and country basis.

Scope of the Report

* Contains an executive summary and data on value, volume and segmentation

* Provides textual analysis of the industry's prospects, competitive landscape and profiles of the leading companies

* Incorporates in-depth five forces competitive environment analysis and scorecards

* Covers the Global, European and Asia-Pacific markets as well as individual chapters on 5 major markets (France, Germany, Japan, the UK and the US).

* Includes a five-year forecast of the industry

Highlights

The global specialty chemicals market grew by 7.6% in 2010 to reach a value of $706,312.5 million.

In 2015, the global specialty chemicals market is forecast to have a value of $918,582.4 million, an increase of 30.1% since 2010.

Fine Chemicals is the largest segment of the global specialty chemicals market, accounting for 28.9% of the market's total value.

Asia-Pacific accounts for 37.1% of the global specialty chemicals market value.

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Market Definition

The specialty chemical market covers the revenues generated from the sales of high value-added chemicals used in the manufacture of a wide variety of products, including but not limited to fine chemicals, additives, advanced polymers, adhesives, sealants and specialty paints, pigments and coatings.
The market value represent the revenues from the sales of such products valued at ex-manufacturer price.
Any currency conversions have been calculated using constant 2010 annual average exchange rates.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ABOUT DATAMONITOR 2
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3
INTRODUCTION 23
What is this report about? 23
Who is the target reader? 23
Definitions 23
GLOBAL SPECIALTY CHEMICALS 24
Market overview 24
Market value 25
Market segmentation I 26
Market segmentation II 27
Five forces analysis 28
Market forecasts 34
SPECIALTY CHEMICALS IN ASIA-PACIFIC 36
Market overview 36
Market value 37
Market segmentation I 38
Market segmentation II 39
Five forces analysis 40
Market forecasts 47
SPECIALTY CHEMICALS IN EUROPE 49
Market overview 49
Market value 50
Market segmentation I 51
Market segmentation II 52
Five forces analysis 53
Market forecasts 59
SPECIALTY CHEMICALS IN FRANCE 61
Market overview 61
Market value 62
Market segmentation I 63
Market segmentation II 64
Five forces analysis 65
Market forecasts 71
Macroeconomic indicators 73
SPECIALTY CHEMICALS IN GERMANY 75
Market overview 75
Market value 76
Market segmentation I 77
Market segmentation II 78
Five forces analysis 79
Market forecasts 85
Macroeconomic indicators 86
SPECIALTY CHEMICALS IN ITALY 88
Market overview 88
Market value 89
Market segmentation I 90
Market segmentation II 91
Five forces analysis 92
Market forecasts 98
Macroeconomic indicators 99
SPECIALTY CHEMICALS IN JAPAN 101
Market overview 101
Market value 102
Market segmentation I 103
Market segmentation II 104
Five forces analysis 105
Market forecasts 111
Macroeconomic indicators 112
SPECIALTY CHEMICALS IN BELGIUM 114
Market overview 114
Market value 115
Market segmentation I 116
Market segmentation II 117
Five forces analysis 118
Market forecasts 124
Macroeconomic indicators 125
SPECIALTY CHEMICALS IN CANADA 127
Market overview 127
Market value 128
Market segmentation I 129
Market segmentation II 130
Five forces analysis 131
Market forecasts 137
Macroeconomic indicators 138
SPECIALTY CHEMICALS IN CHINA 140
Market overview 140
Market value 141
Market segmentation I 142
Market segmentation II 143
Five forces analysis 144
Market forecasts 151
Macroeconomic indicators 152
SPECIALTY CHEMICALS IN THE NETHERLANDS 154
Market overview 154
Market value 155
Market segmentation I 156
Market segmentation II 157
Five forces analysis 158
Market forecasts 164
Macroeconomic indicators 166
SPECIALTY CHEMICALS IN SPAIN 168
Market overview 168
Market value 169
Market segmentation I 170
Market segmentation II 171
Five forces analysis 172
Market forecasts 178
Macroeconomic indicators 179
SPECIALTY CHEMICALS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM 181
Market overview 181
Market value 182
Market segmentation I 183
Market segmentation II 184
Five forces analysis 185
Market forecasts 191
Macroeconomic indicators 193
SPECIALTY CHEMICALS IN THE UNITED STATES 195
Market overview 195
Market value 196
Market segmentation I 197
Market segmentation II 199
Five forces analysis 200
Market forecasts 206
Macroeconomic indicators 208
COMPANY PROFILES 210
BASF SE 210
The Dow Chemical Company 217
INEOS Group Limited 224
LyondellBasell Industries AF S.C.A. 229
APPENDIX 231
Data Research Methodology 231

LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Global specialty chemicals market value: $ million, 2006–10 25
Table 2: Global specialty chemicals Market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2010 26
Table 3: Global specialty chemicals Market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2010 27
Table 4: Global specialty chemicals market value forecast: $ million, 2010–15 34
Table 5: Asia-Pacific specialty chemicals market value: $ million, 2006–10 37
Table 6: Asia-Pacific specialty chemicals Market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2010 38
Table 7: Asia-Pacific specialty chemicals Market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2010 39
Table 8: Asia-Pacific specialty chemicals market value forecast: $ million, 2010–15 47
Table 9: Europe specialty chemicals market value: $ million, 2006–10 50
Table 10: Europe specialty chemicals Market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2010 51
Table 11: Europe specialty chemicals Market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2010 52
Table 12: Europe specialty chemicals market value forecast: $ million, 2010–15 59
Table 13: France specialty chemicals market value: $ million, 2006–10 62
Table 14: France specialty chemicals Market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2010 63
Table 15: France specialty chemicals Market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2010 64
Table 16: France specialty chemicals market value forecast: $ million, 2010–15 71
Table 17: France size of population (million), 2006–10 73
Table 18: France gdp (constant 2000 prices, $ billion), 2006–10 73
Table 19: France gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2006–10 73
Table 20: France inflation, 2006–10 74
Table 21: France consumer price index (absolute), 2006–10 74
Table 22: France exchange rate, 2006–10 74
Table 23: Germany specialty chemicals market value: $ million, 2006–10 76
Table 24: Germany specialty chemicals Market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2010 77
Table 25: Germany specialty chemicals Market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2010 78
Table 26: Germany specialty chemicals market value forecast: $ million, 2010–15 85
Table 27: Germany size of population (million), 2006–10 86
Table 28: Germany gdp (constant 2000 prices, $ billion), 2006–10 86
Table 29: Germany gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2006–10 86
Table 30: Germany inflation, 2006–10 87
Table 31: Germany consumer price index (absolute), 2006–10 87
Table 32: Germany exchange rate, 2006–10 87
Table 33: Italy specialty chemicals market value: $ million, 2006–10 89
Table 34: Italy specialty chemicals Market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2010 90
Table 35: Italy specialty chemicals Market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2010 91
Table 36: Italy specialty chemicals market value forecast: $ million, 2010–15 98
Table 37: Italy size of population (million), 2006–10 99
Table 38: Italy gdp (constant 2000 prices, $ billion), 2006–10 99
Table 39: Italy gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2006–10 99
Table 40: Italy inflation, 2006–10 100
Table 41: Italy consumer price index (absolute), 2006–10 100
Table 42: Italy exchange rate, 2006–10 100
Table 43: Japan specialty chemicals market value: $ million, 2006–10 102
Table 44: Japan specialty chemicals Market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2010 103
Table 45: Japan specialty chemicals Market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2010 104
Table 46: Japan specialty chemicals market value forecast: $ million, 2010–15 111
Table 47: Japan size of population (million), 2006–10 112
Table 48: Japan gdp (constant 2000 prices, $ billion), 2006–10 112
Table 49: Japan gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2006–10 112
Table 50: Japan inflation, 2006–10 113
Table 51: Japan consumer price index (absolute), 2006–10 113
Table 52: Japan exchange rate, 2006–10 113
Table 53: Belgium specialty chemicals market value: $ million, 2006–10 115
Table 54: Belgium specialty chemicals Market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2010 116
Table 55: Belgium specialty chemicals Market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2010 117
Table 56: Belgium specialty chemicals market value forecast: $ million, 2010–15 124
Table 57: Belgium size of population (million), 2006–10 125
Table 58: Belgium gdp (constant 2000 prices, $ billion), 2006–10 125
Table 59: Belgium gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2006–10 125
Table 60: Belgium inflation, 2006–10 126
Table 61: Belgium consumer price index (absolute), 2006–10 126
Table 62: Belgium exchange rate, 2006–10 126
Table 63: Canada specialty chemicals market value: $ million, 2006–10 128
Table 64: Canada specialty chemicals Market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2010 129
Table 65: Canada specialty chemicals Market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2010 130
Table 66: Canada specialty chemicals market value forecast: $ million, 2010–15 137
Table 67: Canada size of population (million), 2006–10 138
Table 68: Canada gdp (constant 2000 prices, $ billion), 2006–10 138
Table 69: Canada gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2006–10 138
Table 70: Canada inflation, 2006–10 139
Table 71: Canada consumer price index (absolute), 2006–10 139
Table 72: Canada exchange rate, 2006–10 139
Table 73: China specialty chemicals market value: $ million, 2006–10 141
Table 74: China specialty chemicals Market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2010 142
Table 75: China specialty chemicals Market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2010 143
Table 76: China specialty chemicals market value forecast: $ million, 2010–15 151
Table 77: China size of population (million), 2006–10 152
Table 78: China gdp (constant 2000 prices, $ billion), 2006–10 152
Table 79: China gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2006–10 152
Table 80: China inflation, 2006–10 153
Table 81: China consumer price index (absolute), 2006–10 153
Table 82: China exchange rate, 2006–10 153
Table 83: Netherlands specialty chemicals market value: $ million, 2006–10 155
Table 84: Netherlands specialty chemicals Market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2010 156
Table 85: Netherlands specialty chemicals Market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2010 157
Table 86: Netherlands specialty chemicals market value forecast: $ million, 2010–15 164
Table 87: Netherlands size of population (million), 2006–10 166
Table 88: Netherlands gdp (constant 2000 prices, $ billion), 2006–10 166
Table 89: Netherlands gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2006–10 166
Table 90: Netherlands inflation, 2006–10 167
Table 91: Netherlands consumer price index (absolute), 2006–10 167
Table 92: Netherlands exchange rate, 2006–10 167
Table 93: Spain specialty chemicals market value: $ million, 2006–10 169
Table 94: Spain specialty chemicals Market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2010 170
Table 95: Spain specialty chemicals Market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2010 171
Table 96: Spain specialty chemicals market value forecast: $ million, 2010–15 178
Table 97: Spain size of population (million), 2006–10 179
Table 98: Spain gdp (constant 2000 prices, $ billion), 2006–10 179
Table 99: Spain gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2006–10 179
Table 100: Spain inflation, 2006–10 180
Table 101: Spain consumer price index (absolute), 2006–10 180
Table 102: Spain exchange rate, 2006–10 180
Table 103: United Kingdom specialty chemicals market value: $ million, 2006–10 182
Table 104: United Kingdom specialty chemicals Market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2010 183
Table 105: United Kingdom specialty chemicals Market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2010 184
Table 106: United Kingdom specialty chemicals market value forecast: $ million, 2010–15 191
Table 107: United Kingdom size of population (million), 2006–10 193
Table 108: United Kingdom gdp (constant 2000 prices, $ billion), 2006–10 193
Table 109: United Kingdom gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2006–10 193
Table 110: United Kingdom inflation, 2006–10 194
Table 111: United Kingdom consumer price index (absolute), 2006–10 194
Table 112: United Kingdom exchange rate, 2006–10 194
Table 113: United States specialty chemicals market value: $ million, 2006–10 196
Table 114: United States specialty chemicals Market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2010 197
Table 115: United States specialty chemicals Market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2010 199
Table 116: United States specialty chemicals market value forecast: $ million, 2010–15 206
Table 117: United States size of population (million), 2006–10 208
Table 118: United States gdp (constant 2000 prices, $ billion), 2006–10 208
Table 119: United States gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2006–10 208
Table 120: United States inflation, 2006–10 209
Table 121: United States consumer price index (absolute), 2006–10 209
Table 122: United States exchange rate, 2006–10 209
Table 123: BASF SE: key facts 210
Table 124: BASF SE: key financials ($) 214
Table 125: BASF SE: key financials (€) 215
Table 126: BASF SE: key financial ratios 215
Table 127: The Dow Chemical Company: key facts 217
Table 128: The Dow Chemical Company: key financials ($) 222
Table 129: The Dow Chemical Company: key financial ratios 222
Table 130: INEOS Group Limited: key facts 224
Table 131: LyondellBasell Industries AF S.C.A.: key facts 229

LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: Global specialty chemicals market value: $ million, 2006–10 25
Figure 2: Global specialty chemicals Market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2010 26
Figure 3: Global specialty chemicals Market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2010 27
Figure 4: Forces driving competition in the global specialty chemicals market, 2010 28
Figure 5: Drivers of buyer power in the global specialty chemicals market, 2010 29
Figure 6: Drivers of supplier power in the global specialty chemicals market, 2010 30
Figure 7: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the global specialty chemicals market, 2010 31
Figure 8: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the global specialty chemicals market, 2010 32
Figure 9: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the global specialty chemicals market, 2010 33
Figure 10: Global specialty chemicals market value forecast: $ million, 2010–15 35
Figure 11: Asia-Pacific specialty chemicals market value: $ million, 2006–10 37
Figure 12: Asia-Pacific specialty chemicals Market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2010 38
Figure 13: Asia-Pacific specialty chemicals Market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2010 39
Figure 14: Forces driving competition in the specialty chemicals market in Asia-Pacific, 2010 40
Figure 15: Drivers of buyer power in the specialty chemicals market in Asia-Pacific, 2010 41
Figure 16: Drivers of supplier power in the specialty chemicals market in Asia-Pacific, 2010 42
Figure 17: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the specialty chemicals market in Asia-Pacific, 2010 43
Figure 18: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the specialty chemicals market in Asia-Pacific, 2010 45
Figure 19: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the specialty chemicals market in Asia-Pacific, 2010 46
Figure 20: Asia-Pacific specialty chemicals market value forecast: $ million, 2010–15 48
Figure 21: Europe specialty chemicals market value: $ million, 2006–10 50
Figure 22: Europe specialty chemicals Market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2010 51
Figure 23: Europe specialty chemicals Market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2010 52
Figure 24: Forces driving competition in the specialty chemicals market in Europe, 2010 53
Figure 25: Drivers of buyer power in the specialty chemicals market in Europe, 2010 54
Figure 26: Drivers of supplier power in the specialty chemicals market in Europe, 2010 55
Figure 27: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the specialty chemicals market in Europe, 2010 56
Figure 28: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the specialty chemicals market in Europe, 2010 57
Figure 29: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the specialty chemicals market in Europe, 2010 58
Figure 30: Europe specialty chemicals market value forecast: $ million, 2010–15 60
Figure 31: France specialty chemicals market value: $ million, 2006–10 62
Figure 32: France specialty chemicals Market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2010 63
Figure 33: France specialty chemicals Market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2010 64
Figure 34: Forces driving competition in the specialty chemicals market in France, 2010 65
Figure 35: Drivers of buyer power in the specialty chemicals market in France, 2010 66
Figure 36: Drivers of supplier power in the specialty chemicals market in France, 2010 67
Figure 37: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the specialty chemicals market in France, 2010 68
Figure 38: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the specialty chemicals market in France, 2010 69
Figure 39: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the specialty chemicals market in France, 2010 70
Figure 40: France specialty chemicals market value forecast: $ million, 2010–15 72
Figure 41: Germany specialty chemicals market value: $ million, 2006–10 76
Figure 42: Germany specialty chemicals Market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2010 77
Figure 43: Germany specialty chemicals Market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2010 78
Figure 44: Forces driving competition in the specialty chemicals market in Germany, 2010 79
Figure 45: Drivers of buyer power in the specialty chemicals market in Germany, 2010 80
Figure 46: Drivers of supplier power in the specialty chemicals market in Germany, 2010 81
Figure 47: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the specialty chemicals market in Germany, 2010 82
Figure 48: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the specialty chemicals market in Germany, 2010 83
Figure 49: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the specialty chemicals market in Germany, 2010 84
Figure 50: Germany specialty chemicals market value forecast: $ million, 2010–15 85
Figure 51: Italy specialty chemicals market value: $ million, 2006–10 89
Figure 52: Italy specialty chemicals Market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2010 90
Figure 53: Italy specialty chemicals Market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2010 91
Figure 54: Forces driving competition in the specialty chemicals market in Italy, 2010 92
Figure 55: Drivers of buyer power in the specialty chemicals market in Italy, 2010 93
Figure 56: Drivers of supplier power in the specialty chemicals market in Italy, 2010 94
Figure 57: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the specialty chemicals market in Italy, 2010 95
Figure 58: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the specialty chemicals market in Italy, 2010 96
Figure 59: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the specialty chemicals market in Italy, 2010 97
Figure 60: Italy specialty chemicals market value forecast: $ million, 2010–15 98
Figure 61: Japan specialty chemicals market value: $ million, 2006–10 102
Figure 62: Japan specialty chemicals Market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2010 103
Figure 63: Japan specialty chemicals Market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2010 104
Figure 64: Forces driving competition in the specialty chemicals market in Japan, 2010 105
Figure 65: Drivers of buyer power in the specialty chemicals market in Japan, 2010 106
Figure 66: Drivers of supplier power in the specialty chemicals market in Japan, 2010 107
Figure 67: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the specialty chemicals market in Japan, 2010 108
Figure 68: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the specialty chemicals market in Japan, 2010 109
Figure 69: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the specialty chemicals market in Japan, 2010 110
Figure 70: Japan specialty chemicals market value forecast: $ million, 2010–15 111
Figure 71: Belgium specialty chemicals market value: $ million, 2006–10 115
Figure 72: Belgium specialty chemicals Market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2010 116
Figure 73: Belgium specialty chemicals Market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2010 117
Figure 74: Forces driving competition in the specialty chemicals market in Belgium, 2010 118
Figure 75: Drivers of buyer power in the specialty chemicals market in Belgium, 2010 119
Figure 76: Drivers of supplier power in the specialty chemicals market in Belgium, 2010 120
Figure 77: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the specialty chemicals market in Belgium, 2010 121
Figure 78: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the specialty chemicals market in Belgium, 2010 122
Figure 79: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the specialty chemicals market in Belgium, 2010 123
Figure 80: Belgium specialty chemicals market value forecast: $ million, 2010–15 124
Figure 81: Canada specialty chemicals market value: $ million, 2006–10 128
Figure 82: Canada specialty chemicals Market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2010 129
Figure 83: Canada specialty chemicals Market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2010 130
Figure 84: Forces driving competition in the specialty chemicals market in Canada, 2010 131
Figure 85: Drivers of buyer power in the specialty chemicals market in Canada, 2010 132
Figure 86: Drivers of supplier power in the specialty chemicals market in Canada, 2010 133
Figure 87: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the specialty chemicals market in Canada, 2010 134
Figure 88: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the specialty chemicals market in Canada, 2010 135
Figure 89: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the specialty chemicals market in Canada, 2010 136
Figure 90: Canada specialty chemicals market value forecast: $ million, 2010–15 137
Figure 91: China specialty chemicals market value: $ million, 2006–10 141
Figure 92: China specialty chemicals Market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2010 142
Figure 93: China specialty chemicals Market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2010 143
Figure 94: Forces driving competition in the specialty chemicals market in China, 2010 144
Figure 95: Drivers of buyer power in the specialty chemicals market in China, 2010 145
Figure 96: Drivers of supplier power in the specialty chemicals market in China, 2010 146
Figure 97: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the specialty chemicals market in China, 2010 147
Figure 98: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the specialty chemicals market in China, 2010 149
Figure 99: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the specialty chemicals market in China, 2010 150
Figure 100: China specialty chemicals market value forecast: $ million, 2010–15 151
Figure 101: Netherlands specialty chemicals market value: $ million, 2006–10 155
Figure 102: Netherlands specialty chemicals Market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2010 156
Figure 103: Netherlands specialty chemicals Market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2010 157
Figure 104: Forces driving competition in the specialty chemicals market in the Netherlands, 2010 158
Figure 105: Drivers of buyer power in the specialty chemicals market in the Netherlands, 2010 159
Figure 106: Drivers of supplier power in the specialty chemicals market in the Netherlands, 2010 160
Figure 107: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the specialty chemicals market in the Netherlands, 2010 161
Figure 108: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the specialty chemicals market in the Netherlands, 2010 162
Figure 109: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the specialty chemicals market in the Netherlands, 2010 163
Figure 110: Netherlands specialty chemicals market value forecast: $ million, 2010–15 165
Figure 111: Spain specialty chemicals market value: $ million, 2006–10 169
Figure 112: Spain specialty chemicals Market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2010 170
Figure 113: Spain specialty chemicals Market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2010 171
Figure 114: Forces driving competition in the specialty chemicals market in Spain, 2010 172
Figure 115: Drivers of buyer power in the specialty chemicals market in Spain, 2010 173
Figure 116: Drivers of supplier power in the specialty chemicals market in Spain, 2010 174
Figure 117: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the specialty chemicals market in Spain, 2010 175
Figure 118: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the specialty chemicals market in Spain, 2010 176
Figure 119: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the specialty chemicals market in Spain, 2010 177
Figure 120: Spain specialty chemicals market value forecast: $ million, 2010–15 178
Figure 121: United Kingdom specialty chemicals market value: $ million, 2006–10 182
Figure 122: United Kingdom specialty chemicals Market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2010 183
Figure 123: United Kingdom specialty chemicals Market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2010 184
Figure 124: Forces driving competition in the specialty chemicals market in the United Kingdom, 2010 185
Figure 125: Drivers of buyer power in the specialty chemicals market in the United Kingdom, 2010 186
Figure 126: Drivers of supplier power in the specialty chemicals market in the United Kingdom, 2010 187
Figure 127: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the specialty chemicals market in the United Kingdom, 2010 188
Figure 128: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the specialty chemicals market in the United Kingdom, 2010 189
Figure 129: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the specialty chemicals market in the United Kingdom, 2010 190
Figure 130: United Kingdom specialty chemicals market value forecast: $ million, 2010–15 192
Figure 131: United States specialty chemicals market value: $ million, 2006–10 196
Figure 132: United States specialty chemicals Market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2010 198
Figure 133: United States specialty chemicals Market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2010 199
Figure 134: Forces driving competition in the specialty chemicals market in the United States, 2010 200
Figure 135: Drivers of buyer power in the specialty chemicals market in the United States, 2010 201
Figure 136: Drivers of supplier power in the specialty chemicals market in the United States, 2010 202
Figure 137: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the specialty chemicals market in the United States, 2010 203
Figure 138: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the specialty chemicals market in the United States, 2010 204
Figure 139: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the specialty chemicals market in the United States, 2010 205
Figure 140: United States specialty chemicals market value forecast: $ million, 2010–15 207
Figure 141: BASF SE: revenues & profitability 216
Figure 142: BASF SE: assets & liabilities 216
Figure 143: The Dow Chemical Company: revenues & profitability 223
Figure 144: The Dow Chemical Company: assets & liabilities 223


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