Chemicals constitute an integral part of the global manufacturing industry for that they constitute the raw materials for most of the key end use industries driving the world economy. The global chemical output, valued at $180 billion in 1970 has grown to $4.1 trillion in 2015, driven by rapidly growing demand for a wide variety of products and processes that throughout their lifecycles stand as indispensable parts in making the modern human life more comfortable and productive. Specialty chemicals play an even more important role as they stand as the pillars for innovation driving the efficiency in each end user industry, while resolving complex issues

pertaining to human health and ecosystem.

1 Research Methodology 9

2 Executive Summary 10

3 Scope of the Report 11

3.1 Research coverage and methodology 11

3.1.1 Definition of key terms 11

3.1.2 Definition of key geographies 14

3.1.3 Currency exchange rates 15

4 Market Size Estimation 16

4.1.1 Limitations of the report 16

5 Market Landscape 18

5.1 Introduction to the market 18

6 Key Market Trends 20

7 Key Market Growth Drivers 24

8 Key Market Restraints 29

9 Market Landscape Worldwide Specialty Chemicals Market 33

9.1 Market size and forecast 33

Specialty Chemicals Segmentation by Geography 35

10.1 Geographical mix 35

11 Specialty Chemicals Market in APAC 36

11.1 Specialty chemicals in China – segmentation, market size and forecast 38

11.2 Speciality chemicals in Japan - segmentation, market size and forecast 41

11.3 Specialty chemicals in India – segmentation, market size and forecast 44

12 Specialty Chemicals Market in Europe 46

12.1 Speciality chemicals in Germany – segmentation, market size and forecast 48

12.2 Speciality chemicals in France – segmentation, market size and forecast 50

12.3 Speciality chemicals in Italy – segmentation, market size and forecast 53

13 Specialty Chemicals Market in MEA 55

14 Specialty Chemicals Market in North America 57

14.1.1 Specialty chemicals in US – segmentation, market size and forecast 58

14.1.2 Specialty chemicals in Canada – segmentation, market size and forecast 61

15 Specialty Chemicals Market in Latin America 63

16 Segmentation by Application 65

16.1 Paints and Coatings 65

16.2 Polymers and Plastic Additives 68

16.3 Agrochemicals 70

16.4 Food Additives 73

16.5 Homecare Surfactants 76

16.6 Water Management Chemical 78

16.7 Leather and Textile Chemicals 80

16.8 Construction Chemicals 83

16.9 Lubricant and Fuel Additives 85

16.10 Pulp and Paper Chemicals 87

16.11 Others 90

17 Competitive Landscape 92

17.1 Porter’s five forces analysis of the Market 92

17.2 Overview of competition 93

17.3 Market share analysis 94

17.4 News and developments 94

17.5 Mergers and acquisitions 95

18 Key Vendor Analysis 96

18.1 BASF 96

18.1.1 Introduction 96

18.1.2 Specialty chemicals portfolio 97

18.1.3 Key strengths 98

18.1.4 Key strategy 99

18.1.5 Key opportunities 100

18.2 DOW 101

18.2.1 Introduction 101

18.2.2 Financial performance 102

18.2.3 Key strengths 103

18.2.4 Key strategy 103

18.2.5 Key opportunities 104

18.3 Akzo Nobel 105

18.3.1 Introduction 105

18.3.2 Financial performance 105

18.3.3 Specialty chemicals portfolio 106

18.3.4 Key strengths 108

18.3.5 Key strategy 108

18.3.6 Key opportunities 109

18.4 DuPont 110

18.4.1 Introduction 110

18.4.2 Financial performance 110

18.4.3 Specialty chemicals portfolio – key products 110

18.4.4 Key strengths 111

18.4.5 Key strategy 111

18.4.6 Key opportunities 112

18.5 Lanxess 113

18.5.1 Introduction 113

18.5.2 Business units 113

18.5.3 Financial performance 113

18.5.4 Specialty chemicals portfolio 114

18.5.5 Key strengths 116

18.5.6 Key strategy 116

18.5.7 Key opportunities 118

19 Other Vendors With Prominent Presence 119

19.1 Solvay 119

19.1.1 Introduction 119

19.2 Eastman 119

19.2.1 Introduction 119

19.3 Huntsman Corporation 120

19.3.1 Introduction 120

19.4 SABIC 120

19.4.1 Introduction 120

19.5 Evonik Industries 121

19.5.1 Introduction 121

19.6 ExxonMobil 121

19.6.1 Introduction 121

19.7 DSM 122

19.7.1 Introduction 122

19.8 Ashland 122

19.8.1 Introduction 122

19.9 Henkel 123

19.9.1 Introduction 123

19.10 Sumitomo Chemical 123

19.10.1 Introduction 123

20 Appendix 124

20.1 List of abbreviations 124

20.2 Summary of figures 125