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Research and Markets Adds Report: Phthalic Anhydride and Derivatives Market by Application & Geography - Trends & Forecast to 2018 [Professional Services Close - Up](Professional Services Close - Up Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Phthalic Anhydride and Derivatives Market by Application & Geography - Trends & Forecast to 2018" report to its offerings. In a release, Research and Markets noted that report highlights include: The global phthalic anhydride market is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 3.40 percent over the next five years, to reach a demand of 4,828.80 KT by 2018. The Asia-Pacific region, with its thriving economies and rapidly expanding population, is expected to remain the largest market for phthalic anhydride from 2013 to 2018. Phthalic anhydride is an important compound derived from the oxidation reaction of naphthalene. On the basis of application areas, the market of phthalic anhydride can be broadly segmented into plasticizers, unsaturated polyester resins, alkyd resins, and others. Plasticizer is the main phthalic anhydride application and serves an array of industries due to its various properties and performance advantages. Among the important plasticizers, DOP and DINP are more commonly used phthalate plasticizers. The important end-user industries of phthalic anhydride include construction, automotive, electrical & electronics, and paints & coatings, which are growing at a good pace. The key drivers for the increasing demand of phthalic anhydride is majorly due to increasing demand from Asia-Pacific region and relatively higher estimated growth rate in alkyd resins application. This study on phthalic anhydride market estimates its global demand and its market value for 2012, and projects the expected demand and market value of the same by 2018. As a part of quantitative analysis, the study segments the global market by derivatives and geography with current market estimation and forecast till 2018. The countries covered in the report are India, China, Japan, U.S., Italy, Germany, and France. The segmentation by derivatives includes plasticizers, unsaturated polyester resins (UPR), and alkyd resins. Company Profiles -Aekyung Petrochemical Co. -Asian Paints -BASF S.E. -C-Chem Co. -Exxon Mobil Corp. -I.G. Petrochemicals -Koppers Inc. -Mitsubishi Gas Chemicals Co. -Nan Ya Plastics Corp. -Polynt Spa -Shandong Hongxin Chemicals Co. -Stepan Company -Thirumalai Chemicals -UPC Technology Corp. Report information: researchandmarkets.com/research/qw3jwd/phthalic ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) (c) 2014 ProQuest Information and Learning Company; All Rights Reserved. |