Introduction
Large corporations in plastics and chemicals and M & A activities
The stock price performance

General information from companies and associations in Websites
CAMPUS
Business to Business (B2B)

Introduction
Price development
Process technologies available for licences
PE-LLD
PE-HD Conclusions and trends

Introduction
Process technologies available for licensing
Conclusions and trends in polypropylene

Introduction
PVC markets and applications
Conclusions and trends

Introduction
Producers and capacities
Price development
Markets
New polystyrene products
New styrene monomer process
Conclusions and trends
Expanded polystyrene (EPS)
Conclusions and trends

Introduction
Processes
Producers
Markets
Conclusions and trends

Introduction
Process technology
Global supply
Markets and applications
Conclusions and trends

Introduction
Processes for the production of caprolactam
Price development of caprolactamv Polyamide producers and global supply
Products
Markets
Polyamide recycling
Conclusions and trends

Introduction
Methylmethacrylate (MMA) monomer process technologies
PMMA markets
New products
Recycling
Conclusions and trends

The automotive industry structure
Legislation

Introduction
Introduction to polyesters
PET bottle grade price development in Europe
PET production process technology
PET bottles
Techniques for the reduction of oxygen permeability of PET bottles
Conclusions and trends

Glossary
Abbreviations

BASF AG
Bayer AG
Borealis A/S
BP Amoco plc
British Vita plc
Dow Chemical
DSM NV
Elenac GmbH
EniChem SpA
M. A. Hanna Company
Montell Polyolefins BV
National Petrochemical Company (NPC), Iran
Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC)
TOSOH Corporation

Table 1: Growth of plastics, iron and aluminium
Table 2: US consumption of resins (1998 in %)
Table 3: West Europe consumption of the major plastics 1997 and 1998 in kt
Table 2.1: Share price development of Dow Chemical and DuPont
Tabel 2.2: Some European companies shares
Table 2.3: Oil companies
Table 3.1a: Some companies and their web addresses
Table 3.1b: Some trade associations and their web addresses
Table 3.2: Internet market exchanges and the companies involved
Table 5.1: Nominal PE capacities in 1998 by region
Table 5.2: Recent M & A joint ventures and capacity expansions in PE
Table 5.3: Ten years of changes in European PE producers from 1991 onwards
Table 5.4: PE-LLD producers in Europe
Table 5.5: PE-LLD producers in the US
Table 5.6: PE-LLD producers in Japan
Table 5.7: The geographical distribution of PE-HD capacity in 1998
Table 5.8: PE-HD producers in Europe
Table 5.9: PE-HD producers in US
Table 5.10: PE-HD application segments in West Europe
Table 5.11: Technical trend in PE-HD pipe materials
Table 5.12: Classes of PEX pipe
Table 6.1: PP capacity development per continent
Table 6.2: Largest polyolefins producers
Table 6.3: M & A, joint ventures and expansions in the polypropylene sector
Table 6.4: Various PP producers and capacities in 2000
Table 6.5: PP producers in South Korea with capacities in m t/y
Table 6.6: Permeabilities of BOPP films
Table 7.1: European PVC producers 65
Table 7.2: Production and sales of PVC in Japan (m t)
Table 7.3: Recent M & A, joint ventures and PVC capacity changes
Table 7.4: PVC producers in the US
Table 7.5: A selection of important PVC producers in the world
Table 7.6: Geographical distribution of PVC consumption
Table 7.7: PVC applications in Western Europe
Table 7.8: Products used in flooring in Europe
Table 7.9: Sterilisation methods for different plastics
Table 8.1: Important producers of PS and EPS in Europe and the US
Table 8.2: Producers and capacities of PS/HIPS in Japan (1999 versus 1998)
Table 8.3: M & A – joint ventures and expansion activities
Table 8.4: Geographical distribution of EPS consumption
Table 9.1: ABS polymer M & A, joint ventures and capacity expansions
Table 9.2: ABS producers and capacities
Table 10.1: Polycarbonate application areas
Table 10.2: PC producers in the world
Table 10.3: Polycarbonate M & A, joint ventures and capacity increases
Table 11.1: Caprolactam producers
Table 11.2: M & A, joint ventures and expansion activities
Table 11.3: Worldwide polyamide plastics producers
Table 11.4: Capacities of selected polyamide producers in Europe
Table 11.5: Geographical distribution of PA consumption
Table 12.1: M & A, joint ventures and expansions
Table 12.2: PMMA suppliers and capacities
Table 13.1: Concentration in the car industry
Table 13.2: Selected Tier-1 suppliers involved in interior parts
Table 13.3: Impact and crash test methods
Table 13.4: Type and weight of plastics used in an average West European car
Table 13.5: Materials used in European car production 1998
Table 13.6: Market share of fuel system suppliers
Table 13.7: Market share of instrument panels in Nafta plus European countries in 1998
Table 14.1: Packaging materials in West Europe
Table 14.2: Consumption of plastics in packaging in Japan (m t)
Table 14.3: Selected producers of PET resin
Table 14.4: Some M & A, joint venture and capacity expansions
Table 14.5 Bottle type for mineral water, soft drinks and beer in Italy (in % of total)
Table 14.6: Market share (%) of PET containers in Germany
Table 14.7: Annual consumption of PET bottle grade in Japan (m t)
Table 14.8: Market for mineral waters in Europe in 1998 (bn litres)
Table 14.9: Sales of beer brewers worldwide (m hectolitres)
Table 14.10: Breweries and their PET bottle design

Figure 14.1: Plastics shares and consumption in West-Europe