Masterbatches are solid or liquid mixture of additive or pigments used for coloring or enhancing other properties of polymers such as UV stabilizing, flame retardation, antistatic and antilocking. It allows the processor to color raw polymer economically during the plastics manufacturing process. It is widely used in packaging industry, automobile industry, building & construction industry and electrical & electronics industry.
Masterbatch is widely used in packaging industry, automobile Industry, building & construction Industry, electrical & electronics industry. As to the masterbatch downstream application, packaging industry is its largest downstream market, which shares 26.2% of the consumption in 2015. According to the different function, masterbatch is divided into white masterbatch, black masterbatch, color masterbatch, additive masterbatch and plastic filler masterbatch. Black masterbatch is the most common kind, accounting for more than 29.1% of the total masterbatch production.
At present, the production of masterbatch distributed evenly in Europe, USA, China and India, taking about 28.3 %, 15.6%, 33.4%, 5.7% respectively in 2015. Masterbatch industry in India is highly fragmented with a few major players & large number of small and medium players who account for majority of the market share. To meet the strong demand of masterbatch, many manufacturers established manufacturing plants in Europe.
The global production of masterbatch increased from 2910 K MT in 2011 to 3810 K MT in 2015 at an average annual growth rate of more than 6 %. In the world wide, the top five manufacturers of masterbatch are Clariant, Ampacet Corporation, A. Schulman, Inc, Americhem, Inc, Cabot Corporation. And the production of Clariant occupied about 8.9% in 2015
The masterbatches industry is highly competitive due to low entry barriers as the industry is less capital intensive and there is no major technology involved. Given the competitive landscape of the industry, the bargaining power of players with clients is low thereby resulting in vulnerability to fluctuation in raw material prices.
The report offers detailed coverage of Masterbatch industry and main market trends. The market research includes historical and forecast market data, demand, application details, price trends, and company shares of the leading Masterbatch by geography. The report splits the market size, by volume and value, on the basis of application type and geography.
The report forecast global Masterbatch market to grow to reach xxx Million USD in 2020 with a CAGR of xx% during the period 2021-2025.
First, this report covers the present status and the future prospects of the global Masterbatch market for 2015-2025.
And in this report, we analyze global market from 5 geographies: Asia-Pacific[China, Southeast Asia, India, Japan, Korea, Western Asia], Europe[Germany, UK, France, Italy, Russia, Spain, Netherlands, Turkey, Switzerland], North America[United States, Canada, Mexico], Middle East & Africa[GCC, North Africa, South Africa], South America[Brazil, Argentina, Columbia, Chile, Peru].
Key Companies
Clariant
Ampacet Corporation
A. Schulman, Inc.
Americhem, Inc.
Cabot Corporation
PolyOne
GCR Group
Tosaf
Plastika Kritis S.A
RTP Company
Polyplast Mueller GmbH
Plastiblends
Astra Polymers
Alok Masterbatches
Hubron
Hengcai
Gabriel-Chemie Group
Prayag Polytech
Wave Semuliao Group
Heima
At the same time, we classify Masterbatch according to the type, application by geography. More importantly, the report includes major countries market based on the type and application.
Market Segment as follows:
Market by Order Type
White Masterbatch
Black Masterbatch
Color Masterbatch
Additive Masterbatch
Plastic Filler Masterbatch
Market by Application
Packaging Industry
Industry
Agriculture
Consumer Products
Other Fields
By Region
Asia-Pacific[China, Southeast Asia, India, Japan, Korea, Western Asia]
Europe[Germany, UK, France, Italy, Russia, Spain, Netherlands, Turkey, Switzerland]
North America[United States, Canada, Mexico]
Middle East & Africa[GCC, North Africa, South Africa]
South America[Brazil, Argentina, Columbia, Chile, Peru]
The research provides answers to the following key questions:
• What is the estimated growth rate and market share and size of the Masterbatch market for the forecast period 2021 - 2025?
• What are the driving forces in the Masterbatch market for the forecast period 2021 - 2025?
• Who are the prominent market players and how have they gained a competitive edge over other competitors?
• What are the market trends influencing the progress of the Masterbatch industry worldwide?
• What are the major challenges and threats restricting the progress of the industry?
• What opportunities does the market hold for the prominent market players?