World Fluorochemicals

Global demand to reach 3.1 million metric tons in 2013
Global demand for fluorine-containing chemicals is forecast to rise 2.5 percent per year to 3.1 million metric tons in 2013. Gains will be driven by healthy growth in the production of refrigeration and cooling equipment, boosting demand for fluorocarbon refrigerants, particularly in the developing world. Growth in demand for fluoropolymers, which will remain strong in nearly all world regions, will also benefit overall market gains. However, gains will be restrained by continued concerns over the environmental impact of fluorochemicals, which are leading consumers in major markets to limit fluorochemical use or switch to nonfluorinated alternative products.

HFC demand benefits from HCFC phaseout
Fluorocarbon demand will increase at a pace roughly in line with the fluorochemicals market as a whole; however, this masks a considerable shift in the prospects for individual products. Demand for HCFCs, which saw healthy growth during the 2003-2008 period, will begin to decline through 2013. The 2007 adjustment to the Montreal Protocol has accelerated the start of HCFC phaseout in developing countries such as China and India, significantly reducing growth prospects going forward. This, in turn, will drive strong advances in demand for HFCs, the most common replacements for HCFCs, in the developing world. However, HFCs are beginning to come  nder increasingly strict regulations, particularly in Western Europe, restraining demand for fluorocarbons overall. Gains in demand for inorganic and specialty fluorochemicals will decelerate markedly from the 2003-2008 period, as aluminum production (the largest outlet for these products) exhibits a similar slowdown. However, demand for the higher-value specialty products, such as fluorochemical gases, will benefit from strong growth in world electronics production. Fluoropolymers will exhibit the most rapid advances of any major fluorochemical product type, fueled by a rising need for high-performance materials in chemical processing, electronics and motor vehicle applications.

The Asia/Pacific region will continue to account for the largest portion of fluorochemical demand in 2013, totaling just under half of the world market. The region will also see above-average gains in demand, although slowing considerably from the pace of increase during the previous decade. The fastest demand growth, however, is expected for the Africa/Mideast region (from a relatively small base), fueled by a rapid increase in aluminum metal production in the region. In a continuation of long-term trends, the US, Western Europe and Japan will account for a shrinking share of the world fluorochemical market, as the developed world adopts more stringent restrictions on the use of fluorine-derived products.

I.  EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

II.  MARKET ENVIRONMENT
        General
        World Economic Overview
          Recent Historical Trends
          World Economic Outlook
        World Population Outlook
        World Manufacturing Outlook
        World Gross Fixed Investment Outlook
        World Motor Vehicle Outlook
          World Motor Vehicle Park
          World Motor Vehicle Production
        World Cooling & Refrigeration Outlook
          Commercial Refrigeration
          Residential Refrigeration
          Cooling Equipment
        World Aluminum Outlook
        Environmental & Regulatory Considerations
          Environmental Impact
          Montreal Protocol
          Kyoto Protocol
         
III.  PRODUCT & MARKET OVERVIEW
        Product Overview
          Fluorocarbons
           HCFCs
           HFCs
           Other
        Inorganics & Specialties
        Fluoropolymers
        Market Overview
          Refrigerants
           Commercial
           Residential
           Motor Vehicles
          Aluminum Production
          Blowing Agents
          Components
          Other
           Water Treatment
           Chemical Intermediates
           Solvents, Aerosols & All Other
        Regional Overview
          Demand
          Per Capita Consumption
          Production
          Trade
         
 IV.  NORTH AMERICA
        General
        United States
        Canada
        Mexico

V.  WESTERN EUROPE
        General
        France
        Germany
        Italy
        Spain
        United Kingdom
        Other Western Europe

VI.  ASIA/PACIFIC
        General
        Australia
        China
        India
        Japan
        South Korea
        Other Asia/Pacific
           

VII.  OTHER REGIONS
        Latin America
          General
          Brazil
          Other Latin America
        Eastern Europe
          General
          Russia
          Other Eastern Europe
        Africa/Mideast

VIII.  INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
        General
        Market Share
        Industry Restructuring
        Competitive Strategies
          Product Focus/Specialization
          Product Differentiation
          Research & Development
          Cooperative Agreements
        Marketing & Distribution

Company Profiles
          AGC Chemicals Americas, see Asahi Glass Company       
          Air Products and Chemicals Incorporated
          Alcoa Incorporated
          Arkema Daikin Advanced Fluorochemicals Changshu
           Company, see Arkema and Daikin Industries
          Arkema SA
          Asahi Glass Company Limited
          Chemtura Corporation
          Daikin Industries Limited
          DuPont (EI) de Nemours
          DuPont Mitsui Fluorochemicals Company, see DuPont and Mitsui Chemicals
          Dyneon, see 3M                       
          Formosa Daikin Advanced Chemicals, see Daikin Industries  
          Honeywell International Incorporated
          INEOS Group Limited
          INOX Air Products, see Air Products and Chemicals      
          Linde Electronic South Africa, see South African Nuclear Energy
          Jiangxi Datang Chemicals, see Daikin Industries       
          MDA Manufacturing, see Daikin Industries and 3M       
          Mitsui Chemicals Incorporated
          Necsa, see South African Nuclear Energy           
          Pelchem, see South African Nuclear Energy          
          Rhodia SA
          Showa Denko Air Products, see Air Products and Chemicals  
          Solvay SA
          South African Nuclear Energy Corporation
          3M Company
        Other Companies in the World Fluorochemical Industry

                 LIST OF TABLES
                   

        SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
        Summary Table

        SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
      1  World Gross Domestic Product by Region
      2  World Population by Region
      3  World Manufacturing Value Added by Region
      4  Gross Fixed Capital Investment by Region
      5  World Motor Vehicle Trends
      6  World Commercial Refrigeration Shipments by Region
      7  World Refrigerator & Freezer Production by Region
      8  World Cooling Equipment Shipments by Region
      9  World Primary Aluminum Production by Region
     10  Ozone Depletion & Global Warming Potentials for
          Selected Fluorocarbons

        SECTION III -- PRODUCT & MARKET OVERVIEW
      1  World Fluorochemical Demand by Type
      2  World Fluorocarbon Demand by Type, Market & Region
      3  World HCFC Demand by Type, Market & Region
      4  World HFC Demand by Type, Market & Region
      5  World Other Fluorocarbon Demand by Type, Market & Region
      6  World Inorganic & Specialty Fluorochemical Demand by
          Type & Region
      7  World Fluoropolymer Demand by Type & Region
      8  World Fluorochemical Demand by Market
      9  World Refrigerant Market for Fluorochemicals by Application,   
          Type & Region
     10  World Commercial Refrigerant Market for Fluorochemicals
          by Region
     11  World Residential Refrigerant Market for Fluorochemicals
          by Region
     12  World Motor Vehicle Refrigerant Market for Fluorochemicals
          by Sector, Type & Region
     13  World Aluminum Production Market for Fluorochemicals
          by Region
     14  World Blowing Agent Market for Fluorochemicals by
          Type & Region

     15  World Components Market for Fluorochemicals by
          Application & Region
     16  World Other Markets for Fluorochemicals by Type,
          Market & Region
     17  World Fluorochemical Demand by Region
     18  World Fluorochemical Production by Region
     19  World Fluorochemical Net Exports by Region

        SECTION IV -- NORTH AMERICA
      1  North America -- Fluorochemical Demand by Type & Market
      2  United States -- Fluorochemical Supply & Demand
      3  United States -- Fluorochemical Demand by Type
      4  United States -- Fluorochemical Demand by Market
      5  Canada -- Fluorochemical Supply & Demand
      6  Canada -- Fluorochemical Demand by Type
      7  Canada -- Fluorochemical Demand by Market
      8  Mexico -- Fluorochemical Supply & Demand
      9  Mexico -- Fluorochemical Demand by Type
     10  Mexico -- Fluorochemical Demand by Market

        SECTION V -- WESTERN EUROPE
      1  Western Europe -- Fluorochemical Demand by Type & Market
      2  France -- Fluorochemical Supply & Demand
      3  France -- Fluorochemical Demand by Type
      4  France -- Fluorochemical Demand by Market
      5  Germany -- Fluorochemical Supply & Demand
      6  Germany -- Fluorochemical Demand by Type
      7  Germany -- Fluorochemical Demand by Market
      8  Italy -- Fluorochemical Supply & Demand
      9  Italy -- Fluorochemical Demand by Type
     10  Italy -- Fluorochemical Demand by Market
     11  Spain -- Fluorochemical Supply & Demand
     12  Spain -- Fluorochemical Demand by Type
     13  Spain -- Fluorochemical Demand by Market
     14  United Kingdom -- Fluorochemical Supply & Demand
     15  United Kingdom -- Fluorochemical Demand by Type
     16  United Kingdom -- Fluorochemical Demand by Market
     17  Other Western Europe -- Fluorochemical Supply & Demand
     18  Other Western Europe -- Fluorochemical Demand by
          Country & Type
     19  Other Western Europe -- Fluorochemical Demand by Market

        SECTION VI -- ASIA/PACIFIC
      1  Asia/Pacific -- Fluorochemical Demand by Type & Market
      2  Australia -- Fluorochemical Supply & Demand
      3  Australia -- Fluorochemical Demand by Type
      4  Australia -- Fluorochemical Demand by Market
      5  China -- Fluorochemical Supply & Demand
      6  China -- Fluorochemical Demand by Type
      7  China -- Fluorochemical Demand by Market
      8  India -- Fluorochemical Supply & Demand
      9  India -- Fluorochemical Demand by Type
     10  India -- Fluorochemical Demand by Market
     11  Japan -- Fluorochemical Supply & Demand
     12  Japan -- Fluorochemical Demand by Type
     13  Japan -- Fluorochemical Demand by Market
     14  South Korea -- Fluorochemical Supply & Demand
     15  South Korea -- Fluorochemical Demand by Type
     16  South Korea -- Fluorochemical Demand by Market
     17  Other Asia/Pacific -- Fluorochemical Supply & Demand
     18  Other Asia/Pacific -- Fluorochemical Demand by
          Country & Type
     19  Other Asia/Pacific -- Fluorochemical Demand by Market

        SECTION VII -- OTHER REGIONS
      1  Latin America -- Fluorochemical Demand by Type & Market
      2  Brazil -- Fluorochemical Supply & Demand
      3  Brazil -- Fluorochemical Demand by Type
      4  Brazil -- Fluorochemical Demand by Market
      5  Other Latin America -- Fluorochemical Supply & Demand
      6  Other Latin America -- Fluorochemical Demand by
          Country & Type
            
      7  Other Latin America -- Fluorochemical Demand by Market
      8  Eastern Europe -- Fluorochemical Demand by Type & Market
      9  Russia -- Fluorochemical Supply & Demand
     10  Russia -- Fluorochemical Demand by Type
     11  Russia -- Fluorochemical Demand by Market
     12  Other Eastern Europe -- Fluorochemical Supply & Demand
     13  Other Eastern Europe -- Fluorochemical Demand by Type
     14  Other Eastern Europe -- Fluorochemical Demand by Market
     15  Africa/Mideast -- Fluorochemical Supply & Demand
     16  Africa/Mideast -- Fluorochemical Demand by Country & Type
     17  Africa/Mideast -- Fluorochemical Demand by Market

        SECTION VIII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
      1  World Fluorochemical Sales by Company, 2008
      2  Selected Cooperative Agreements


LIST OF CHARTS
                   

        SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
      1  World Aluminum Production by Region

        SECTION III -- PRODUCT & MARKET OVERVIEW
      1  World Fluorochemical Demand by Type
      2  World Fluorocarbon Demand by Type
      3  World Fluorochemical Demand by Market, 2008
      4  World Fluorochemical Demand by Region, 2008
      5  World per Capita Fluorochemical Demand/per Capita
          GDP Relationship, 2008
      6  World Fluorochemical Production by Region, 2008

        SECTION IV -- NORTH AMERICA
      1  United States -- Fluorochemical Demand by Type
      2  Canada -- Fluorochemical Demand by Type
      3  Mexico -- Fluorochemical Demand by Type

        SECTION V -- WESTERN EUROPE
      1  France -- Fluorochemical Demand by Type
      2  Germany -- Fluorochemical Demand by Type
      3  Italy -- Fluorochemical Demand by Type
      4  Spain -- Fluorochemical Demand by Type
      5  United Kingdom -- Fluorochemical Demand by Type
      6  Other Western Europe -- Fluorochemical Demand by Type

        SECTION VI -- ASIA/PACIFIC
      1  Australia -- Fluorochemical Demand by Type
      2  China -- Fluorochemical Demand by Type
      3  India -- Fluorochemical Demand by Type
      4  Japan -- Fluorochemical Demand by Type
      5  South Korea -- Fluorochemical Demand by Type
      6  Other Asia/Pacific -- Fluorochemical Demand by Type

        SECTION VII -- OTHER REGIONS
      1  Brazil -- Fluorochemical Demand by Type
      2  Other Latin America -- Fluorochemical Demand by Type
      3  Russia -- Fluorochemical Demand by Type
      4  Other Eastern Europe -- Fluorochemical Demand by Type
      5  Africa/Mideast -- Fluorochemical Demand by Type        263            
               

        SECTION VIII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
      1  World Fluorochemicals Market Share, 2008

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