In this market research report, Technavio covers the present scenario and the growth prospects of the global specialty silica market for 2017-2021. The report also presents the vendor landscape and corresponding detailed profiles of the five key vendors operating in the market. Vendors are selected based on their product portfolio and geographical presence. For this report, 2016 has been considered as the base year and forecasts are made with respect to the base year.

PART 01: Executive summary 6

PART 02: Scope of the report 17

Market overview 17

PART 03: Market research methodology 20

Research methodology 20

Economic indicators 20

PART 04: Introduction 21

Key market highlights 21

PART 05: Market landscape 23

Global specialty silica market 23

Five forces analysis 25

PART 06: Market segmentation by type 26

Global specialty silica market by type 26

Global precipitated silica market 27

Global fumed silica market 31

Global colloidal silica market 33

Global silica gel market 35

Global fused silica market 37

PART 07: Market segmentation by application 40

Global specialty silica market by application 40

Global specialty silica market in rubber applications 42

Global specialty silica market in personal care

applications 44

Global specialty silica market in food, feed, and

agriculture applications 46

Global specialty silica market in ink, paints, and coatings

applications 48

Global specialty silica market in other applications 50

PART 08: Geographical segmentation 52

Global specialty silica market by geography 52

Specialty silica market in APAC 53

Specialty silica market in North America 55

Specialty silica market in Europe 57

Specialty silica market in ROW 59

PART 09: Market drivers 61

Growth in the automotive industry 61

Growing applications of precipitated silica in the food

industry 63

Increasing demand for paints with functional benefits 64

PART 10: Impact of drivers 66

PART 11: Market challenges 67

Need to comply with stringent government regulations 67

High energy requirements translating to high production

costs for precipitated silica 67

Low-quality and low-priced product offerings 68

PART 12: Impact of drivers and challenges 69

PART 13: Market trends 70

Development of eco-friendly silica gel products 70

Increasing demand for precipitated silica in China 70

Increased focus on R&D of precipitated silica 70

PART 14: Vendor landscape 72

Competitive scenario 72

Major market vendors 72

Evonik Industries 73

J.M. Huber 74

PPG Industries 76

Solvay 80

W. R. Grace 81

Other prominent vendors 83

PART 15: Appendix 85

List of abbreviations 85

PART 16: Explore Technavio 86