Jul 19 2013
Over the past 20 years, the high performance polymers (HPPs) industry has grown from $1 billion to over $7 billion. As overall global demand is increasing, the HPP space is filling out with new products and participants, leading to increasing competition. Where and how will new applications emerge for existing and new products?
Ken Jacobson, Partner at Principia, points out, “Shifting markets, new applications, globalization, changing alignment of key players in the market, and new technologies all combine to make the HPPs industry highly dynamic. The time is right for Principia’s latest report, High Performance Polymers 2014, to answer key questions about the industry and will be based on primary research in all major global markets.”
HPPs comprise the top of the polymer pyramid, where these high value products typically outperform engineered thermoplastics, metals and ceramics with exceptional heat resistance, greater chemical and wear resistance, creep resistance, strength, stiffness and dimensional stability, among other critical properties. Examples of HPPs include fluoropolymers, high performance nylons, liquid crystal polymers (LCPs), polyimides, polyphenylene sulfide (PPS), and polysulfones.
These polymers are used extensively in the most demanding markets including aerospace, automotive, chemical processing, oil and gas exploration and medical devices. Demand in automotive and electronics is growing based on a combination of overall industry growth and as part miniaturization creates higher heat environments, which increases material performance requirements.
Many of the mainstay HPP suppliers remain a visible part of the competitive landscape, but the overall number of HPP suppliers has increased over the past several years while demand has been up moderately. Manufacturing expansions resulted in a capacity overhang in several product segments although the supply and demand balance is improving with market recovery and a rebound in global demand.
High Performance Polymers 2014 is an exhaustive market report that will reveal key global market data organized for strategic marketing and business planning. The report analyzes the best growth opportunities through 2016, strategies for value creation and competitive advantage, and changes in the supply structure serving the high performance polymers market on a global basis.
Key questions to be answered in the report include:
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Which HPP product families are best at meeting end user needs, and why?
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What are the obstacles to increased replacement of incumbent materials?
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What are the application trends to watch and capitalize on?
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How is the competitive landscape likely to change, and its impact on the industry?
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Where is the growth and what drives it?
The report will be based on direct interviews with 200 professionals involved in this high growth, high margin segment of the plastics industry. High Performance Polymers 2014 launches in the fourth quarter of 2013, and will be delivered to subscribers in the end of second quarter 2014.
The report also includes a unique interactive Market Model and Forecasting Tool that allows subscribers to model hypothetical market performance based on their own assumptions of metrics such as OEM production builds, volume per application, import/export data, market trends and other related metrics using the data compiled in the report.
About Principia
Principia serves the global plastics industry through research products and strategy consulting services aimed at profitable growth, helping clients grow market share and revenues and improve margins. Principia is headquartered in suburban Philadelphia, with offices and affiliates worldwide. For more information about the report, please contact Ken Jacobson or visit http://www.principiareports.com/offer/offer-hpp2014.php. Visit www.PrincipiaConsulting.com to learn more about Principia’s strategy consulting services.
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