Jack W. Plunkett

Plunkett's Chemicals, Coatings & Plastics Industry Almanac 2012: Chemicals, Coatings & Plastics Industry Market Research, Statistics, Trends & Leading Companies Jack W. Plunkett

PLUNKETT'S CHEMICALS, COATINGS & PLASTICS
INDUSTRY ALMANAC 2012

Key Features:
-Industry trends analysis, market data and competitive intelligence
-Market forecasts and Industry Statistics
-Industry Associations and Professional Societies List
-In-Depth Profiles of hundreds of leading companies
-Industry Glossary
-Buyer may register for access to search and export data at Plunkett Research Online

Pages: 550
Print ISBN: 978-1-60879-645-8
Ebook ISBN: 978-1-60879-907-7
Statistical Tables Provided: 15
Companies Profiled: 390
Geographic Focus: Global
Published Date: August 2011
Next Edition: August 2012

A complete market research report, including forecasts and market estimates, technologies analysis and developments at innovative firms. You will gain vital insights that can help you shape your own strategy for business development, product development and investments.

-How is the industry evolving?
-How is the industry being shaped by new technologies?
-How is demand growing in emerging markets and mature economies?
-What is the size of the market now and in the future?
-What are the financial results of the leading companies?
-What are the names and titles of top executives?

Contents, Statistics, Forecasts and Analysis Include:
Major Trends Affecting the Chemicals, Coatings & Plastics Industry
1) Plastic Processing Technologies Have Evolved According to Specialized Needs
2) Global Demand for Plastics Begins to Rebound
3) China's Plastics Import Market Improves/Domestic Production Picks Up
4) Petrochemicals Plant Construction in the Middle East Slows
5) India's Plastics and Chemicals Sectors Evolve
6) Polymers Enable New Display Technologies with PLEDs/May Hold Key to High Efficiency Polymer Solar Cells (PV)
7) Chemical Plants on the Decline in North America, But New Plants are Rising in the Middle East and the Pacific Rim
8) New Refineries May Create Surplus Capacity
9) Chemical Plants Are Vulnerable to Terrorist Attacks
10) Environmentalists Campaign for Chemical Industry Reform
11) Bio-plastics Become a Reality/Plastic Packaging Made from Corn and Soy
12) Nanotechnology Sees Applications in Fuel Cells and Solar Power/Micro Fuel Cells to Power Mobile Devices
13) Nanochemicals Hold Promise for Advanced Coatings and Specialty Chemicals
14) Self-Assembly and Fabrication on the Atomic Level Enable Nanomanipulation
15) Ethanol Production Soared, But a Market Glut May Slow Expansion

Chemicals, Coatings & Plastics Industry Statistics:
1) Chemicals, Coatings & Plastics Industry Overview
2) Employment in Chemicals Industry Occupations, U. S.: May 2010
3) Chemicals & Plastics Industry Employment, U. S.: 2004-2010
4) U. S. Exports & Imports of Chemicals: 2006-1st Quarter 2011
5) U. S. Exports & Imports of Organic Chemicals: 2006-1st Quarter 2011
6) U. S. Exports & Imports of Inorganic Chemicals: 2006-1st Quarter 2011
7) Summary of U. S. Production of Principal Inorganic Chemicals: 2003-1st Quarter 2011
8) U. S. Exports & Imports of Plastics & Plastics Products: 2006-1st Quarter 2011
9) U. S. Exports & Imports of Rubber & Rubber Products: 2006-1st Quarter 2011
10) U. S. Exports & Imports of Explosives & Pyrotechnic Products: 2006-1st Quarter 2011
11) U. S. Exports & Imports of Fertilizers: 2006-1st Quarter 2011
12) Summary of U. S. Production of Principal Fertilizers & Related Chemicals: 2003-1st Quarter 2011
13) U. S. Exports & Imports of Pharmaceutical Products: 2006-1st Quarter 2011
14) Estimated Quantity & Value of U. S. Shipments of Paint & Allied Products: 1999-2010
15) U. S. Shipments, Exports, Imports & Apparent Consumption of Paint, Varnish & Lacquer: 1998-2010