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Reportlinker Adds Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE) – A World Market Review

November 17, 2009
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NEW YORK, Nov. 17 /PRNewswire/ — Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue.

Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE) – A World Market Review

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The world LDPE market stands enthused by the promising growth potential of Asia-Pacific. North America, a developed and mature market, is expected to hit a plateau in terms of growth. Gearing up for the anticipated increase in demand, manufacturers in Middle East, Asia and South America are expanding their production capacities. Large capacity additions are planned in major facilities in China and the Middle East in the near future. Strong demand for medical film is expected to drive volume consumption patterns. Linear low- density polyethylene (LLDPE) is also expected to offer strong growth potential encouraged largely by technically superior second-generation products.

These and other market data and trends are presented in “Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE): World Market Review” by BizAcumen LLC. Our reports are designed to be most comprehensive in geographic coverage and vertical market analyses.

LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENE (LDPE) BMR-2022

CONTENTS

1. METHODOLOGY 1

Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations 1

Disclaimers 2

Quantitative Techniques & Reporting Level 3

2. MARKET OVERVIEW 3

Polyethylene -The Building Block 3

Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE) – A Major PE Derivative 4

3. APPLICATIONS 5

Will LDPE ever be Replaced by LLDPE? 5

LDPE Continues its Domination in Specific Applications 5

Films: A Major End-Use Segment 5

Medical Films – An Emerging Segment 6

LDPE Films 6

Coating and Laminating 6

Sliders Revolutionize Packaging 7

Second Generation LLDPE Products: Substitute for Plastics in Film 7

4. PRODUCT FACTS 7

Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE) 7

Linear Low-Density Polyethylene (LLDPE) 8

End Uses 8

5. CORPORATE DEVELOPMENTS 9

Maire Tecnimont Inks Petrochemical Project Contracts in Venezuela 9

Nova to Expand Polyethylene Capacity of Ontario Plants 9

Sinopec and SABIC Sign HOA to Form Joint Venture Company 9

PetroChina Opts for UNIPOL PE Process of Univation 10

LyondellBasell to Acquire Stake in Petrochemical Complex 10

SK Energy and SINOPEC to Enter into a Joint Venture 10

INEOS to Increase Polyethylene and Polypropylene Production 11

Eastern Petrochemical to Shut Down its LDPE Lines at Al-Jubail 11

Borealis to Set Up a New LDPE Unit 11

Sibur to Set Up an LDPE Plant in Russia 11

Qatar Petrochemical to Commence Ethylene Expansion Project 11

Lyondell and Basell Merge to Form LyondellBasell 12

Braskem and Pequiven Establish Companies to Install

Petrochemical Projects 12

Siam Cement and Dow to Set up Petrochemical Facility 13

Total to Construct New Petrochemical Complex in Partnership

with Sonatrach 13

Qatar Petrochemical to Establish Office in Guangzhou 13

PTT Chemical to Set Up New Plants for Manufacturing LLDPE and

LDPE 14

Westlake Chemical Acquires Polyethylene Business of Eastman 14

SAUDI KAYAN Inks Contracts for New LDPE and PP Plants 14

Wuhan Announces Ethylene Project 15

Lyondell Divests Chemical Business to Cristal 15

Borealis Divests Norwegian Petrochemical Business 15

Crystalsev and Dow to Build Plant to Produce Polyethylene from

Sugarcane 16

Borealis to Modernize and Expand Polyethylene Capacity 16

Basell to Introduce the Latest Purell LDPE Resins 17

Kazanorgsintez Introduces Three New Low Density Linear

Polyethylene Brands 17

ExxonMobil to Introduce New Exceed(TM) mPE HTC Technology 17

Dow Launches TYRINTM EXT 1000 18

Dow Launches Fingerprint(TM) Polyethylene Resins 18

INEOS Polyolefins Introduces ELTEX® PF Metallocene Range 19

6. MAJOR PLAYERS 19

Borealis AG (Austria) 19

British Polythene Industries PLC (UK) 20

Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC (US) 20

Dow Chemical Company (US) 20

DuPont (US) 20

Exxon Mobil Chemical Company (US) 21

Formosa Plastics Corporation (US) 21

Huntsman Corporation (US) 21

INEOS Plc (UK) 21

LyondellBasell Industries (Netherlands) 21

Nova Chemicals Corporation (Canada) 22

PEMEX (Mexico) 22

Qatar Chemical Company Ltd (Qatar) 22

Qenos Pty Ltd (Australia) 22

Reliance Industries Limited (India) 22

Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) (Saudi Arabia) 23

Sinopec Corp (China) 23

Westlake Chemical Corporation (US) 23

7. MARKET ANALYTICS 24

8. THE UNITED STATES 40

9. CANADA 44

10. JAPAN 46

11. EUROPE 48

a. France 52

b. Germany 54

c. Italy 56

d. The United Kingdom 58

e. Rest of Europe 60

12. ASIA-PACIFIC 62

An Overview of Select Markets 62

China 62

China Enters Its Peak Polyethylene Consumption Period 62

Packaging Market 63

13. THE MIDDLE EAST 65

14. LATIN AMERICA 67

EXHIBITS

Table 1: Top 5 LDPE Producers in the World by Production

Capacity – 2008 (in ’000 Metric Tons)

Table 2: Top 5 LLDPE Producers in the World by Production

Capacity – 2008 (in ’000 Metric Tons))

Table 3: Global Low Density Polyethylene Consumption by Region

for the Period 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Metric Tons)

Table 4: Percentage Breakdown of Global Low Density

Polyethylene Consumption by Region for the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 5: Global Linear Low Density Polyethylene Consumption by

Region for the Period 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Metric

Tons)

Table 6: Percentage Breakdown of Global Linear Low Density

Polyethylene Consumption by Region for the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 7: Global Low Density Polyethylene Consumption in Films

& Sheet End-Use by Region for the Period 2007-2015 (Sales in

Thousand Metric Tons)

Table 8: Percentage Breakdown of Global Low Density

Polyethylene Consumption in Films & Sheet End-Use by Region

for the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 9: Global Low Density Polyethylene Consumption in

Extrusion Coating End-Use by Region for the Period 2007-2015

(Sales in Thousand Metric Tons)

Table 10: Percentage Breakdown of Global Low Density

Polyethylene Consumption in Extrusion Coating by Region for

the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 11: Global Low Density Polyethylene Consumption in

Injection Molding End-Use by Region for the Period 2007-2015

(Sales in Thousand Metric Tons)

Table 12: Percentage Breakdown of Global Low Density

Polyethylene Consumption in Injection Molding End-Use by

Region for the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 13: Global Low Density Polyethylene Consumption in

Rotational Molding End-Use by Region for the Period 2007-2015

(Sales in Thousand Metric Tons)

Table 14: Percentage Breakdown of Global Low Density

Polyethylene Consumption in Rotational Molding End-Use by

Region for the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 15: Global Low Density Polyethylene Consumption in Wire

& Cable End-Use by Region for the Period 2007-2015 (Sales in

Thousand Metric Tons)

Table 16: Percentage Breakdown of Global Low Density

Polyethylene Consumption in Wire & Cable End-Use by Region for

the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 17: Global Low Density Polyethylene Consumption in Pipes

& Conduit End-Use by Region for the Period 2007-2015 (Sales in

Thousand Metric Tons)

Table 18: Percentage Breakdown of Global Low Density

Polyethylene Consumption in Pipes & Conduit End-Use by Region

for the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 19: Global Low Density Polyethylene Consumption in Blow

Molding End-Use by Region for the Period 2007-2015 (Sales in

Thousand Metric Tons)

Table 20: Percentage Breakdown of Global Low Density

Polyethylene Consumption in Blow Molding End-Use by Region for

the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 21: Global Low Density Polyethylene Consumption in

Miscellaneous End-Uses by Region for the Period 2007-2015

(Sales in Thousand Metric Tons)

Table 22: Percentage Breakdown of Global Low Density

Polyethylene Consumption in Miscellaneous End-Uses by Region

for the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 23: Global Linear Low Density Polyethylene Consumption

in Films & Sheet End-Use by Region for the Period 2007-2015

(Sales in Thousand Metric Tons)

Table 24: Percentage Breakdown of Global Linear Low Density

Polyethylene Consumption in Films & Sheet End-Use by Region

for the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 25: Global Linear Low Density Polyethylene Consumption

in Extrusion Coating End-Use by Region for the Period

2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Metric Tons)

Table 26: Percentage Breakdown of Global Linear Low Density

Polyethylene Consumption in Extrusion Coating End-Use by

Region for the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 27: Global Linear Low Density Polyethylene Consumption

in Injection Molding End-Use by Region for the Period

2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Metric Tons)

Table 28: Percentage Breakdown of Global Linear Low Density

Polyethylene Consumption in Injection Molding End-Use by

Region for the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 29: Global Linear Low Density Polyethylene Consumption

in Rotational Molding End-Use by Region for the Period

2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Metric Tons)

Table 30: Percentage Breakdown of Global Linear Low Density

Polyethylene Consumption in Rotational Molding End-Use by

Region for the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 31: Global Linear Low Density Polyethylene Consumption

in Blow Molding End-Use by Region for the Period 2007-2015

(Sales in Thousand Metric Tons)

Table 32: Percentage Breakdown of Global Linear Low Density

Polyethylene Consumption in Blow Molding End-Use by Region for

the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 33: Global Linear Low Density Polyethylene Consumption

in Miscellaneous End-Uses by Region for the Period 2007-2015

(Sales in Thousand Metric Tons)

Table 34: Percentage Breakdown of Global Linear Low Density

Polyethylene Consumption in Miscellaneous End-Uses by Region

for the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 35: Leading LDPE Producers in North America by

Production Capacity – 2008E (in ’000 Metric Tons)

Table 36: Leading LLDPE Producers in North America by

Production Capacity – 2007 & 2008E (in ’000 Metric Tons)

Table 37: Low Density Polyethylene Consumption by End-Use

Segment in the US: 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Metric Tons)

Table 38: Percentage Breakdown of Low Density Polyethylene

Consumption by End-Use Segment in the US for the Years 2008 &

2012

Table 39: Linear Low Density Polyethylene Consumption by

End-Use Segment in the US: 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Metric

Tons)

Table 40: Percentage Breakdown of Linear Low Density

Polyethylene Consumption by End-Use Segment in the US for the

Years 2008 & 2012

Table 41: Low Density Polyethylene Consumption by End-Use

Segment in Canada: 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Metric Tons)

Table 42: Percentage Breakdown of Low Density Polyethylene

Consumption by End-Use Segment in Canada for the Years 2008 &

2012

Table 43: Linear Low Density Polyethylene Consumption by

End-Use Segment in Canada: 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Metric

Tons)

Table 44: Percentage Breakdown of Linear Low Density

Polyethylene Consumption by End-Use Segment in Canada for the

Years 2008 & 2012

Table 45: Low Density Polyethylene Consumption by End-Use

Segment in Japan: 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Metric Tons)

Table 46: Percentage Breakdown of Low Density Polyethylene

Consumption by End-Use Segment in Japan for the Years 2008 &

2012

Table 47: Linear Low Density Polyethylene Consumption by

End-Use Segment in Japan: 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Metric

Tons)

Table 48: Percentage Breakdown of Linear Low Density

Polyethylene Consumption by End-Use Segment in Japan for the

Years 2008 & 2012

Table 49: Low Density Polyethylene Consumption by Region in

Europe: 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Metric Tons)

Table 50: Percentage Breakdown of Low Density Polyethylene

Consumption by Region in Europe for the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 51: Low Density Polyethylene Consumption by End-Use

Segment in Europe: 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Metric Tons)

Table 52: Percentage Breakdown of Low Density Polyethylene

Consumption by End-Use Segment in Europe for the Years 2008 &

2012

Table 53: Linear Low Density Polyethylene Consumption by

Region in Europe: 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Metric Tons)

Table 54: Percentage Breakdown of Linear Low Density

Polyethylene Consumption by Region in Europe for the Years

2008 & 2012

Table 55: Linear Low Density Polyethylene Consumption by

End-Use Segment in Europe: 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Metric

Tons)

Table 56: Percentage Breakdown of Linear Low Density

Polyethylene Consumption by End-Use Segment in Europe for the

Years 2008 & 2012

Table 57: Low Density Polyethylene Consumption by End-Use

Segment in France: 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Metric Tons)

Table 58: Percentage Breakdown of Low Density Polyethylene

Consumption by End-Use Segment in France for the Years 2008 &

2012

Table 59: Linear Low Density Polyethylene Consumption by

End-Use Segment in France: 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Metric

Tons)

Table 60: Percentage Breakdown of Linear Low Density

Polyethylene Consumption by End-Use Segment in France for the

Years 2008 & 2012

Table 61: Low Density Polyethylene Consumption by End-Use

Segment in Germany: 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Metric Tons)

Table 62: Percentage Breakdown of Low Density Polyethylene

Consumption by End-Use Segment in Germany for the Years 2008 &

2012

Table 63: Linear Low Density Polyethylene Consumption by

End-Use Segment in Germany: 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand

Metric Tons)

Table 64: Percentage Breakdown of Linear Low Density

Polyethylene Consumption by End-Use Segment in Germany for the

Years 2008 & 2012

Table 65: Low Density Polyethylene Consumption by End-Use

Segment in Italy: 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Metric Tons)

Table 66: Percentage Breakdown of Low Density Polyethylene

Consumption by End-Use Segment in Italy for the Years 2008 &

2012

Table 67: Linear Low Density Polyethylene Consumption by

End-Use Segment in Italy: 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Metric

Tons)

Table 68: Percentage Breakdown of Linear Low Density

Polyethylene Consumption by End-Use Segment in Italy for the

Years 2008 & 2012

Table 69: Low Density Polyethylene Consumption by End-Use

Segment in the UK: 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Metric Tons)

Table 70: Percentage Breakdown of Low Density Polyethylene

Consumption by End-Use Segment in the UK for the Years 2008 &

2012

Table 71: Linear Low Density Polyethylene Consumption by

End-Use Segment in the UK: 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Metric

Tons)

Table 72: Percentage Breakdown of Linear Low Density

Polyethylene Consumption by End-Use Segment in the UK for the

Years 2008 & 2012

Table 73: Low Density Polyethylene Consumption by End-Use

Segment in Rest of Europe: 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Metric

Tons)

Table 74: Percentage Breakdown of Low Density Polyethylene

Consumption by End-Use Segment in Rest of Europe for the Years

2008 & 2012

Table 75: Linear Low Density Polyethylene Consumption by

End-Use Segment in Rest of Europe: 2007-2015 (Sales in

Thousand Metric Tons)

Table 76: Percentage Breakdown of Linear Low Density

Polyethylene Consumption by End-Use Segment in Rest of Europe

for the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 77: Low Density Polyethylene Consumption by End-Use

Segment in Asia-Pacific: 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Metric

Tons)

Table 78: Percentage Breakdown of Low Density Polyethylene

Consumption by End-Use Segment in Asia-Pacific for the Years

2008 & 2012

Table 79: Linear Low Density Polyethylene Consumption by

End-Use Segment in Asia-Pacific: 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand

Metric Tons)

Table 80: Percentage Breakdown of Linear Low Density

Polyethylene Consumption by End-Use Segment in Asia-Pacific

for the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 81: Low Density Polyethylene Consumption by End-Use

Segment in Middle East: 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Metric

Tons)

Table 82: Percentage Breakdown of Low Density Polyethylene

Consumption by End-Use Segment in Middle East for the Years

2008 & 2012

Table 83: Linear Low Density Polyethylene Consumption by

End-Use Segment in Middle East: 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand

Metric Tons)

Table 84: Percentage Breakdown of Linear Low Density

Polyethylene Consumption by End-Use Segment in Middle East for

the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 85: Low Density Polyethylene Consumption by End-Use

Segment in Latin America: 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Metric

Tons)

Table 86: Percentage Breakdown of Low Density Polyethylene

Consumption by End-Use Segment in Latin America for the Years

2008 & 2012

Table 87: Linear Low Density Polyethylene Consumption by

End-Use Segment in Latin America: 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand

Metric Tons)

Table 88: Percentage Breakdown of Linear Low Density

Polyethylene Consumption by End-Use Segment in Latin America

for the Years 2008 & 2012

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