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Market for High Performance Polymers&nbsp;2-2</P> <P>Managing Innovation&nbsp;2-2</P> <P>Timing Capacity Additions&nbsp;2-3</P> <P>Managing Geographical Presence&nbsp;2-4</P> <P>Managing Market Intelligence and Tracking Competition&nbsp;2-4</P> <P>Building Up an Understanding of the Product Both Externally and Internally&nbsp;2-5</P> <P><BR>C h a p t e r&nbsp;3 </P> <P><BR>Total European Market for High Performance Polymers</P> <P>Introduction to the Market&nbsp;3-1</P> <P>Market Overview&nbsp;3-1</P> <P>Market Characteristics&nbsp;3-2</P> <P>Key Product Types&nbsp;3-3</P> <P>Key Applications&nbsp;3-3</P> <P>Market Engineering Measurements&nbsp;3-4</P> <P>Total Market Forecasts&nbsp;3-5</P> <P>Market Drivers&nbsp;3-5</P> <P>Toughening Operating Conditions in Many Important Applications are Conducive to High</P> <P>Performance Plastics Usage&nbsp;3-5</P> <P>Expansion into Newer Applications Will Create Additional Demand for These Plastics&nbsp;3-6</P> <P>Most of the Product Types are in their Early Growth Phase Categorised by Very High Growth Rates&nbsp;3-6</P> <P>Regulations Favour High Performance Plastics Usage in Key Applications&nbsp;3-6</P> <P>Weakening USD Will Make European Markets Highly Attractive for Suppliers in the Short Term&nbsp;3-7</P> <P>Market Restraints&nbsp;3-7</P> <P>Loss of Key End-user Segments to Cheap Labour Countries&nbsp;3-8</P> <P>Competition from Other Performance Materials&nbsp;3-8</P> <P>High Costs Restrain the Market from Achieving Volumes&nbsp;3-9</P> <P>Lack of a Wide Supplier Base Affecting Growth of Certain Plastic Types&nbsp;3-9</P> <P>Market Forecasts&nbsp;3-9</P> <P>Market Trends&nbsp;3-11</P> <P>Trends by Product Type&nbsp;3-11</P> <P>Trends by Application&nbsp;3-13</P> <P>Automotive and Aerospace&nbsp;3-14</P> <P>Electrical and Electronics&nbsp;3-15</P> <P>Industrial Applications&nbsp;3-15</P> <P>Key Other Applications&nbsp;3-15</P> <P>Pricing Trends&nbsp;3-15</P> <P>Competitive Landscape&nbsp;3-17</P> <P>Competitive Structure&nbsp;3-17</P> <P><BR>C h a p t e r&nbsp;4 </P> <P><BR>European Market for Fluoropolymers</P> <P>Market Introduction&nbsp;4-1</P> <P>Market Overview&nbsp;4-1</P> <P>PTFE&nbsp;4-2</P> <P>Other Fluoropolymers&nbsp;4-2</P> <P>Market Engineering Measurements&nbsp;4-3</P> <P>Market Penetration&nbsp;4-4</P> <P>Market Concentration&nbsp;4-5</P> <P>Market Forecasts and Trends&nbsp;4-5</P> <P>Market Drivers&nbsp;4-5</P> <P>Innovation Drives Fluoropolymers Market&nbsp;4-5</P> <P>General Economic Growth Fast Becoming a Key Driver&nbsp;4-6</P> <P>Market Restraints&nbsp;4-6</P> <P>Import of Semi Finished Parts from China Erodes Market Base in Europe&nbsp;4-6</P> <P>Environmental Issues May Hamper Growth in Certain Applications&nbsp;4-7</P> <P>Market Forecasts&nbsp;4-8</P> <P>Trends by Product Type&nbsp;4-10</P> <P>Trends by Application&nbsp;4-12</P> <P>PTFE&nbsp;4-13</P> <P>Fluoroelastomers&nbsp;4-14</P> <P>PVDF&nbsp;4-14</P> <P>Competitive Analysis&nbsp;4-15</P> <P>Product Analysis&nbsp;4-15</P> <P>PTFE&nbsp;4-15</P> <P>PVDF&nbsp;4-15</P> <P>Other Fluoropolymers&nbsp;4-16</P> <P>Market Share Analysis&nbsp;4-16</P> <P>PTFE&nbsp;4-17</P> <P>PVDF&nbsp;4-17</P> <P>Fluoroelastomers&nbsp;4-18</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>C h a p t e r&nbsp;5 </P> <P><BR>European Market for High Performance Polyamides</P> <P>Market Introduction&nbsp;5-1</P> <P>Market Overview&nbsp;5-1</P> <P>Market Engineering Measurements&nbsp;5-3</P> <P>Market Penetration&nbsp;5-4</P> <P>Market Concentration&nbsp;5-5</P> <P>Market Forecasts and Trends&nbsp;5-5</P> <P>Market Drivers&nbsp;5-5</P> <P>Extensive Product Mix for Polyamides Makes Possible to Target a Wider Market Base&nbsp;5-5</P> <P>Market Restraints&nbsp;5-6</P> <P>Engineering Polyamides are Ever Improving in Performance which will Thwart Substitution Trends&nbsp;5-6</P> <P>High Product Maturity Affects Certain Grades of HPPA&nbsp;5-7</P> <P>Market Forecasts&nbsp;5-7</P> <P>Market Trends&nbsp;5-8</P> <P>PA11 and PA12&nbsp;5-11</P> <P>HTPA&nbsp;5-12</P> <P>Other HPPA&nbsp;5-12</P> <P>Competitive Analysis&nbsp;5-12</P> <P>Product Analysis&nbsp;5-12</P> <P>PA11/PA12&nbsp;5-12</P> <P>PPA&nbsp;5-13</P> <P>PA46&nbsp;5-14</P> <P>Market Share Analysis&nbsp;5-14</P> <P>PA11 and PA12&nbsp;5-15</P> <P>PPA&nbsp;5-15</P> <P>Other HPPA&nbsp;5-16</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>C h a p t e r&nbsp;6 </P> <P><BR>European Market for Liquid Crystal Polymers</P> <P>Market Introduction&nbsp;6-1</P> <P>Market Overview&nbsp;6-1</P> <P>Market Engineering Measurements&nbsp;6-2</P> <P>Market Concentration&nbsp;6-3</P> <P>Market Penetration&nbsp;6-4</P> <P>Market Forecasts and Trends&nbsp;6-4</P> <P>Market Drivers&nbsp;6-4</P> <P>New Application Development to Sustain LCP Demand in Europe&nbsp;6-4</P> <P>RoHS Regulation To Further Extend LCP Usage in Electronics&nbsp;6-5</P> <P>Market Restraints&nbsp;6-5</P> <P>High Reliance on Electronics Industry Not Conducive to Future LCP Growth in Europe&nbsp;6-6</P> <P>High Market Concentration Affects Competitiveness&nbsp;6-6</P> <P>Lack of Local Production Facilities to Impede LCP Growth in Europe&nbsp;6-6</P> <P>Market Forecasts&nbsp;6-7</P> <P>Trends by Application&nbsp;6-8</P> <P>Electrical and Electronics&nbsp;6-9</P> <P>Other Applications&nbsp;6-10</P> <P>Competitive Analysis&nbsp;6-10</P> <P>Product Analysis&nbsp;6-10</P> <P>Market Share Analysis&nbsp;6-11</P> <P>Ticona&nbsp;6-12</P> <P>DuPont&nbsp;6-12</P> <P>Solvay Advanced Polymers&nbsp;6-13</P> <P>Other Players&nbsp;6-13</P> <P><BR>C h a p t e r&nbsp;7 </P> <P><BR>European Market for Polyphenylene Sulphides</P> <P>Market Introduction&nbsp;7-1</P> <P>Market Overview&nbsp;7-1</P> <P>Market Engineering Measurements&nbsp;7-2</P> <P>Market Forecasts and Trends&nbsp;7-4</P> <P>Market Drivers&nbsp;7-4</P> <P>Innovation Drives PPS into High Performance Applications&nbsp;7-4</P> <P>Rising Temperatures Under the Hood Creating Opportunities for PPS in Automotive Applications&nbsp;7-5</P> <P>Low Price to Performance Ratio Reduces Barriers for PPS Usage&nbsp;7-5</P> <P>Market Restraints&nbsp;7-6</P> <P>Lack of Colourability a Major Restraint in Expanding into Consumer Applications&nbsp;7-6</P> <P>Lack of Choice in Suppliers Hampers Market Acceptance and Product Development&nbsp;7-7</P> <P>Market Forecasts&nbsp;7-7</P> <P>Trends by Application&nbsp;7-8</P> <P>Automotive and Aerospace&nbsp;7-10</P> <P>Electrical and Electronics&nbsp;7-10</P> <P>Industrial&nbsp;7-11</P> <P>Competitive Analysis&nbsp;7-11</P> <P>Product Analysis&nbsp;7-11</P> <P>Chevron Phillips Chemicals&nbsp;7-11</P> <P>Ticona&nbsp;7-12</P> <P>Market Share Analysis&nbsp;7-12</P> <P>Chevron Phillips Chemical Company&nbsp;7-13</P> <P>Ticona (Fortron Industries)&nbsp;7-13</P> <P>Solvay Advanced Polymers&nbsp;7-13</P> <P>Others&nbsp;7-13</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>C h a p t e r&nbsp;8 </P> <P><BR>European Market for Polyketones</P> <P>Market Introduction&nbsp;8-1</P> <P>Market Overview&nbsp;8-1</P> <P>Market Engineering Measurements&nbsp;8-2</P> <P>Price Sensitivity&nbsp;8-3</P> <P>Market Saturation&nbsp;8-4</P> <P>Market Forecasts and Trends&nbsp;8-4</P> <P>Market Drivers&nbsp;8-4</P> <P>Capacity Additions Enable PEEK Availability for Further Market Expansion&nbsp;8-4</P> <P>Newcomers Bring New Technology with them Furthering Market Growth&nbsp;8-6</P> <P>Developing Applications Expand Target Base for PEEK&nbsp;8-6</P> <P>Blends with Other High Performing Plastics Give Economic Benefits&nbsp;8-6</P> <P>Market Restraints&nbsp;8-7</P> <P>High Prices Constrain the Development of Mass Markets&nbsp;8-7</P> <P>Softening Demand from Electronic Production in Europe to Affect PEEK Demand&nbsp;8-7</P> <P>Market Forecasts&nbsp;8-7</P> <P>Trends by Application&nbsp;8-9</P> <P>Industrial&nbsp;8-10</P> <P>Automotive and Aerospace&nbsp;8-10</P> <P>Electrical and Electronics&nbsp;8-11</P> <P>Other Applications&nbsp;8-11</P> <P>Competitive Analysis&nbsp;8-12</P> <P>Product Analysis&nbsp;8-12</P> <P>Market Share Analysis&nbsp;8-13</P> <P>Victrex plc&nbsp;8-14</P> <P>Solvay&nbsp;8-15</P> <P>Evonik Industries (formerly Degussa)&nbsp;8-15</P> <P>Oxford Performance Materials&nbsp;8-16</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>C h a p t e r&nbsp;9 </P> <P><BR>European Market for Polysulphones</P> <P>Market Analysis&nbsp;9-1</P> <P>Market Overview&nbsp;9-1</P> <P>Market Drivers and Restraints&nbsp;9-2</P> <P>Market Drivers&nbsp;9-2</P> <P>Market Restraints&nbsp;9-3</P> <P>Market Forecasts&nbsp;9-3</P> <P>Competitive Structure&nbsp;9-4</P> <P>Solvay Advanced Polymers&nbsp;9-5</P> <P>BASF&nbsp;9-6</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>C h a p t e r&nbsp;1 0 </P> <P><BR>Market Engineering Strategies</P> <P><BR>Key Strategies for the Market&nbsp;10-1</P> <P>OPTOPUS Option Grid Analysis of the European High Performance Polymers Market&nbsp;10-1</P> <P>Alliances&nbsp;10-2</P> <P>Acquisition&nbsp;10-2</P> <P>Divestment&nbsp;10-3</P> <P>Value Creation&nbsp;10-3</P> <P>Value Delivery&nbsp;10-4</P> <P>Geography&nbsp;10-4</P> <P>Market Sectors&nbsp;10-5</P> <P>Customer 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