The Future of High-Performance Elastomers to 2024
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- Quantitative forecasts for the growth of high-performance elastomers to 2024, broken down by process technology, raw material, end use and geography
- Analysis of current and future trends and regulatory factors impacting the market for high-performance elastomers
- Overview of the key industry players, along with emerging and potential applications and products
What methodology is used?
The Future of High-Performance Elastomers to 2024 is based on Smithers Rapra’s in-house primary research and supported by extensive industry data. Primary research involved interviews with industry personnel from across the value chain, including leading suppliers, manufacturers and end users. Discussions with industry influencers supplemented this research. Secondary research was based on an extensive literature review of market and company reports, magazines and journals.
What will you discover?
- Growth in demand for high-performance elastomers will continue to be positive for at least the next five years, thanks to increasing demands for safety and the security that a given component will perform under difficult conditions, over an extended life
- Quantified market data and qualitative analysis of the main drivers for growth, including regulatory factors in production; supply and demand dynamics; as well as new and emerging technologies and applications
- Five-year market forecasts broken down by process technology, raw material, end use and geography.
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Table of Contents
Executive summary
- Global market for high-performance elastomers by type
- Global market for high-performance elastomers by end use
- Global market for high-performance elastomers by region
Introduction and methodology
- Introduction
- Report scope
- Report objective
- Methodology
- List of definitions
- Abbreviations and glossary of terms
Key drivers and trends
- Introduction
- Factors affecting the market for high-performance elastomers
- Regulations regarding the production of high-performance elastomers
- Supply and demand dynamics
- Group 1 – Acrylate elastomers (ACM, AEM)
- Group 2 – Epichlorohydrin elastomers (CO, ECO, ETER)
- Group 3 – Ethylene-vinyl acetate elastomers (EVM)
- Group 4 – Fluoroelastomers (FKM, FFKM, FEPM)
- Group 5 – Chlorine-based elastomers (CM, CR, CPE)
- Group 6 – High-performance thermoplastic elastomers (TPC, TPA, A-TPU, TPAcV, TPSiV)
- Higher heat resistant TPEs
- High molecular weight mineral oil
- Group 7 – silicone elastomers (MQ, VMQ, PMQ, PVMQ, FMQ, FVMQ)
- Higher heat resistant silicone elastomers
- LED lighting systems replacing halogen lamps
- Additive manufacturing
- Group 8 - Other high-performance elastomers
- Overview of new/emerging/potential applications and products
- Key players and current developments
- Top drivers and trends 2019-24
- Key regulations and likely developments 2019-24
- REACH
- OSHA and the EPA
- Replacement of halogen lamps by LEDs
- Export and import regulations
- Profitability value chain in Global high-performance elastomer market
- New entrants
- M&A activity
Cutting-edge technology developments
- Overview of new/emerging/potential materials
- Performance parameters
- Increased heat and chemical resistance
- Low-temperature resistance
- Tear strength
- New processing methods
- Reactive extrusion (REX)
- Additive manufacturing (AM)
- New applications
- Autonomous and e-mobility
- LEDs replacing halogen lamps
- Fluorination of lower performance elastomers
- Smart rubbers
- Higher heat-resistant elastomers
- Higher heat-resistant silicone elastomers
- Higher heat-resistant TPEs
High-performance elastomer markets by type
- Introduction
- Acrylate elastomers (ACM, AEM)
- Epichlorohydrin elastomers (CO/ECH ECO, GCO, GECO/ETER)
- Ethylene vinyl-acetate rubber (EVM)
- Fluoroelastomers (FKM, FFKM)
- Chlorine-based elastomers (CPE, CR, CSM)
- High-performance TPEs (A-TPU, TPA, TPC, TPSiV, TPAcV)
High-performance elastomer markets by end use
- Introduction
- Transportation
- Automotive
- Aerospace
- Rail
- Electrical/electronic
- Building, construction and engineering
- Medical and hygiene
- Consumer, leisure and sports
- Others
High-performance elastomer markets by region and major country
- Introduction
- Western Europe
- France
- Germany
- UK
- Other Western European countries
- Central and Eastern Europe
- Russia
- Other Central and East European countries
- North America
- US
- Other North American countries
- Central & South America
- Brazil
- Other Central and South American countries
- Asia-Pacific
- China
- Japan
- Other Asian-Pacific countries
- Rest of the World
Key suppliers
- Introduction
- Arkema
- Arlanxeo
- Chemours
- Covestro
- Daikin
- DowDuPont
- DSM
- ExxonMobil
- Kuraray
- Lubrizol
- Momentive
- PolyOne
- Shin Etsu
- Showa Denko
- Teknor Apex
- Topas
- Tosoh
- Unimatec
- Wacker Chemie
- Zeon
Key Facts and Figures
- Figure 0.1 Global market for high-performance elastomers by type 2014, by volume (%)
- Figure 0.2 Global market for high-performance elastomers by type 2019, by volume (%)
- Figure 0.3 Global market for high-performance elastomers by type 2024, by volume (%)
- Figure 0.4 Global market for high-performance elastomers by end use 2014, by end use (%)
- Figure 0.5 Global market for high-performance elastomers by end use 2019, by end use (%)
- Figure 0.6 Global market for high-performance elastomers by end use 2024, by end use (%)
- Figure 0.7 Global market for high-performance elastomers by region 2014, by region (%)
- Figure 0.8 Global market for high-performance elastomers by region 2019, by region (%)
- Figure 0.9 Global market for high-performance elastomers by region 2024, by region (%)
- Figure 0.10 Global market for high-performance elastomers by country 2014, by region (%)
- Figure 0.11 Global market for high-performance elastomers by country 2019, by region (%)
- Figure 0.12 Global market for high-performance elastomers by country 2024, by region (%)
- Figure 4.1 High-performance elastomers market share by type, 2014 by volume (%)
- Figure 4.2 High-performance elastomers market share by type, 2019 by volume (%)
- Figure 4.3 High-performance elastomers market share by type, 2024 by volume (%)
- Figure 5.1 High-performance elastomers market share by end use, 2014 by volume (%)
- Figure 5.2 High-performance elastomers market share by end use, 2019 by volume (%)
- Figure 5.3 High-performance elastomers market share by end use, 2024 by volume (%)
- Figure 6.1 High-performance elastomers market share by region, 2014 by volume (%)
- Figure 6.2 High-performance elastomers market share by region, 2019 by volume (%)
- Figure 6.3 High-performance elastomers market share by region, 2024 by volume (%)
- Figure 6.4 High-performance elastomers market share by major country, 2014 by volume (%)
- Figure 6.5 High-performance elastomers market share by major country, 2019 by volume (%)
- Figure 6.6 High-performance elastomers market share by major countries, 2024 by volume (%)
- Table 4.1 High-performance elastomer market by type 2014-19, by volume (‘000 tonnes)
- Table 4.2 High-performance elastomer market by type 2019-24, by volume (‘000 tonnes)
- Table 4.3 High-performance elastomer market by type, CAGR 2014-19 and 2019-24 (%)
- Table 4.4 Acrylate elastomer’s market by region and major country 2014-19, by volume (‘000 tonnes)
- Table 4.5 Acrylate elastomer’s elastomer market by region and major country 2019-24, by volume (‘000 tonnes)
- Table 4.6 Acrylate elastomer’s elastomer market by region and major country, CAGR 2014-19 and 2019-24 (%)
- Table 4.7 Acrylate elastomer’s market by end use 2014-19, by volume (‘000 tonnes)
- Table 4.8 Acrylate elastomer’s market by end use 2019-24, by volume (‘000 tonnes)
- Table 4.9 Acrylate elastomer’s market by end use, CAGR 2014-19 and 2019-24 (%)
- Table 4.10 Epichlorohydrin elastomer’s market by region and major country 2014-19, by volume (‘000 tonnes)
- Table 4.11 Epichlorohydrin elastomer’s market by region and major country 2019-24, by volume (‘000 tonnes)
- Table 4.12 Epichlorohydrin elastomer’s market by region and major country, CAGR 2014-19 and 2019-24 (%)
- Table 4.13 Epichlorohydrin elastomer’s market by end use 2014-19, by volume (‘000 tonnes)
- Table 4.14 Epichlorohydrin elastomer’s market by end use 2019-24, by volume (‘000 tonnes)
- Table 4.15 Epichlorohydrin elastomer’s market by end use, CAGR 2014-19 and 2019-24 (%)
- Table 4.16 Ethylene vinyl-acetate elastomer’s market by region and major country 2014-19, by volume (‘000 tonnes)
- Table 4.17 Ethylene vinyl-acetate elastomer’s market by region and major country 2019-24, by volume (‘000 tonnes)
- Table 4.18 Ethylene vinyl-acetate elastomer’s market by region and major country, CAGR 2014-19 and 2019-24 (%)
- Table 4.19 Ethylene vinyl-acetate elastomer’s market by end use 2014-19, by volume (‘000 tonnes)
- Table 4.20 Ethylene vinyl-acetate elastomer’s market by end use 2019-24, by volume (‘000 tonnes)
- Table 4.21 Ethylene vinyl-acetate elastomer’s market by end use, CAGR 2014-19 and 2019-24 (%)
- Table 4.22 Fluoroelastomer’s market by region and major country 2014-19, by volume (‘000 tonnes)
- Table 4.23 Fluoroelastomer’s market by region and major country 2019-24, by volume (‘000 tonnes)
- Table 4.24 Fluoroelastomer’s market by region and major country, CAGR 2014-19 and 2019-24 (%)
- Table 4.25 Fluoroelastomer’s market by end use 2014-19, by volume (‘000 tonnes)
- Table 4.26 Fluoroelastomer’s market by end use 2019-24, by volume (‘000 tonnes)
- Table 4.27 Fluoroelastomer’s market by end use, CAGR 2014-19 and 2019-24 (%)
- Table 4.28 Chlorine-based elastomer’s market by region and major country 2014-19, by volume (‘000 tonnes)
- Table 4.29 Chlorine-based elastomer’s market by region and major country 2019-24, by volume (‘000 tonnes)
- Table 4.30 Chlorine-based elastomer’s market by region and major country, CAGR 2014-19 and 2019-24 (%)
- Table 4.31 Chlorine-based elastomer’s market by end use 2014-19, by volume (‘000 tonnes)
- Table 4.32 Chlorine-based elastomer’s market by end use 2019-24, by volume (‘000 tonnes)
- Table 4.33 Chlorine-based elastomer’s market by end use, CAGR 2014-19 and 2019-24 (%)
- Table 4.34 High-performance thermoplastic elastomer’s market by region and major country 2014-19, by volume (‘000 tonnes)
- Table 4.35 High-performance thermoplastic elastomer’s market by region and major country 2019-24, by volume (‘000 tonnes)
- Table 4.36 High-performance thermoplastic elastomer’s market by region and major country, CAGR 2014-19 and 2019-24 (%)
- Table 4.37 High-performance thermoplastic elastomer’s market by end use 2014-19, by volume (‘000 tonnes)
- Table 4.38 High-performance thermoplastic elastomer’s market by end use 2019-24, by volume (‘000 tonnes)
- Table 4.39 High-performance thermoplastic elastomer’s market by end use, CAGR 2014-19 and 2019-24 (%)
- Table 4.40 Types of silicone elastomers classified by their processing methods
- Table 4.41 Current applications for silicone elastomers
- Table 4.42 Silicone elastomer’s market by region and major country 2014-19, by volume (‘000 tonnes)
- Table 4.43 Silicone elastomer’s market by region and major country 2019-24, by volume (‘000 tonnes)
- Table 4.44 Silicone elastomer’s market by region and major country, CAGR 2014-19 and 2019-24 (%)
- Table 4.45 Silicone elastomer’s market by end use 2014-19, by volume (‘000 tonnes)
- Table 4.46 Silicone elastomer’s market by end use 2019-24, by volume (‘000 tonnes)
- Table 4.47 Silicone elastomer’s market by end use, CAGR 2014-19 and 2019-24 (%)
- Table 4.48 Other high-performance elastomer’s market by region and major country 2014-19, by volume (‘000 tonnes)
- Table 4.49 Other high-performance elastomer’s market by region and major country 2019-24, by volume (‘000 tonnes)
- Table 4.50 Other high-performance elastomer’s market by region and major country, CAGR 2014-19 and 2019-24 (%)
- Table 4.51 Other high-performance elastomer’s market by end use 2014-19, by volume (‘000 tonnes)
- Table 4.52 Other high-performance elastomer’s market by end use 2019-24, by volume (‘000 tonnes)
- Table 4.53 Other high-performance elastomer’s market by end use, CAGR 2014-19 and 2019-24 (%)
- Table 5.1 High-performance elastomer market by end use 2014-19, by volume (‘000 tonnes)
- Table 5.2 High-performance elastomer market by end use 2019-24, by volume (‘000 tonnes)
- Table 5.3 High-performance elastomer market by end use, CAGR 2014-19 and 2019-24 (%)
- Table 5.4 High-performance elastomer market by transportation end uses 2014-19, by volume (‘000 tonnes)
- Table 5.5 High-performance elastomer market by transportation end uses 2019-24, by volume (‘000 tonnes)
- Table 5.6 High-performance elastomer market by transportation end uses, CAGR 2014-19 and 2019-24 (%)
- Table 5.7 High-performance elastomer market by electric and electronic end uses 2014-19, by volume (‘000 tonnes)
- Table 5.8 High-performance elastomer market by electric and electronic end uses 2019-24, by volume (‘000 tonnes)
- Table 5.9 High-performance elastomer market by electric and electronic end uses, CAGR 2014-19 and 2019-24 (%)
- Table 5.10 High-performance elastomer market by building, construction and civil engineering end uses 2014-19, by volume (‘000 tonnes)
- Table 5.11 High-performance elastomer market by building, construction and civil engineering end uses 2019-24, by volume (‘000 tonnes)
- Table 5.12 High-performance elastomer market by building, construction and civil engineering end uses, CAGR 2014-19 and 2019-24 (%)
- Table 5.13 High-performance elastomer market by medical and hygiene end uses 2014-19, by volume (‘000 tonnes)
- Table 5.14 High-performance elastomer market by medical and hygiene end uses 2019-24, by volume (‘000 tonnes)
- Table 5.15 High-performance elastomer market by medical and hygiene end uses, CAGR 2014-19 and 2019-24 (%)
- Table 5.16 High-performance elastomer market by consumer, leisure and sports end uses 2014-19, by volume (‘000 tonnes)
- Table 5.17 High-performance elastomer market by consumer, leisure and sports end uses 2019-24, by volume (‘000 tonnes)
- Table 5.18 High-performance elastomer market by consumer, leisure and sports end uses, CAGR 2014-19 and 2019-24 (%)
- Table 5.19 High-performance elastomer market by other end uses 2014-19, by volume (‘000 tonnes)
- Table 5.20 High-performance elastomer market by other end uses 2019-24, by volume (‘000 tonnes)
- Table 5.21 High-performance elastomer market by other end uses, CAGR 2014-19 and 2019-24 (%)
- Table 6.1 High-performance elastomer market by region 2014-19, by volume (‘000 tonnes)
- Table 6.2 High-performance elastomer market by region 2019-24, by volume (‘000 tonnes)
- Table 6.3 High-performance elastomer market by region, CAGR 2014-19 and 2019-24 (%)
- Table 6.4 High-performance elastomer market for Western Europe 2014-19, by volume (‘000 tonnes)
- Table 6.5 High-performance elastomer market for Western Europe 2019-24, by volume (‘000 tonnes)
- Table 6.6 High-performance elastomer market for Western Europe, CAGR 2014-19 and 2019-24 (%)
- Table 6.7 High-performance elastomer market for France 2014-19, by volume (‘000 tonnes)
- Table 6.8 High-performance elastomer market for France 2019-24, by volume (‘000 tonnes)
- Table 6.9 High-performance elastomer market for France, CAGR 2014-19 and 2019-24 (%)
- Table 6.10 High-performance elastomer market for Germany 2014-19, by volume (‘000 tonnes)
- Table 6.11 High-performance elastomer market for Germany 2019-24, by volume (‘000 tonnes)
- Table 6.12 High-performance elastomer market for Germany, CAGR 2014-19 and 2019-24 (%)
- Table 6.13 High-performance elastomer market for the UK 2014-19, by volume (‘000 tonnes)
- Table 6.14 High-performance elastomer market for the UK 2019-24, by volume (‘000 tonnes)
- Table 6.15 High-performance elastomer market for the UK, CAGR 2014-19 and 2019-24 (%)
- Table 6.16 High-performance elastomer market for other Western European countries 2014-19, by volume (‘000 tonnes)
- Table 6.17 High-performance elastomer market for other Western European countries 2019-24, by volume (‘000 tonnes)
- Table 6.18 High-performance elastomer market for other Western European countries, CAGR 2014-19 and 2019-24 (%)
- Table 6.19 High-performance elastomer market for Central and Eastern European countries 2014-19, by volume (‘000 tonnes)
- Table 6.20 High-performance elastomer market for Central and Eastern European countries 2019-24, by volume (‘000 tonnes)
- Table 6.21 High-performance elastomer market for Central and Eastern Western European countries, CAGR 2014-19 and 2019-24 (%)
- Table 6.22 High-performance elastomer market for Russia 2014-19, by volume (‘000 tonnes)
- Table 6.23 High-performance elastomer market for Russia 2019-24, by volume (‘000 tonnes)
- Table 6.24 High-performance elastomer market for Russia, CAGR 2014-19 and 2019-24 (%)
- Table 6.25 High-performance elastomer market for other Central and Eastern European countries 2014-19, by volume (‘000 tonnes)
- Table 6.26 High-performance elastomer market for other Central and Eastern European countries 2019-24, by volume (‘000 tonnes)
- Table 6.27 High-performance elastomer market for other Central and Eastern European countries, CAGR 2014-19 and 2019-24 (%)
- Table 6.28 High-performance elastomer market for North American countries 2014-19, by volume (‘000 tonnes)
- Table 6.29 High-performance elastomer market for North American countries 2019-24, by volume (‘000 tonnes)
- Table 6.30 High-performance elastomer market for North American countries, CAGR 2014-19 and 2019-24 (%)
- Table 6.31 High-performance elastomer market for the US 2014-19, by volume (‘000 tonnes)
- Table 6.32 High-performance elastomer market for the US 2019-24, by volume (‘000 tonnes)
- Table 6.33 High-performance elastomer market for the US, CAGR 2014-19 and 2019-24 (%)
- Table 6.34 High-performance elastomer market for other North American countries 2014-19, by volume (‘000 tonnes)
- Table 6.35 High-performance elastomer market for other North American countries 2019-24, by volume (‘000 tonnes)
- Table 6.36 High-performance elastomer market for other North American countries, CAGR 2014-19 and 2019-24 (%)
- Table 6.37 High-performance elastomer market for Central & South American countries 2014-19, by volume (‘000 tonnes)
- Table 6.38 High-performance elastomer market for Central & South American countries 2019-24, by volume (‘000 tonnes)
- Table 6.39 High-performance elastomer market for Central & South American countries, CAGR 2014-19 and 2019-24 (%)
- Table 6.40 High-performance elastomer market for Brazil 2014-19, by volume (‘000 tonnes)
- Table 6.41 High-performance elastomer market for Brazil 2019-24, by volume (‘000 tonnes)
- Table 6.42 High-performance elastomer market for Brazil, CAGR 2014-19 and 2019-24 (%)
- Table 6.43 High-performance elastomer market for other Central and South American countries 2014-19, by volume (‘000 tonnes)
- Table 6.44 High-performance elastomer market for other Central and South American countries 2019-24, by volume (‘000 tonnes)
- Table 6.45 High-performance elastomer market for other Central and South American countries, CAGR 2014-19 and 2019-24 (%)
- Table 6.46 High-performance elastomer market for Asian/Pacific countries 2014-19, by volume (‘000 tonnes)
- Table 6.47 High-performance elastomer market for Asian/Pacific countries 2019-24, by volume (‘000 tonnes)
- Table 6.48 High-performance elastomer market for Asian/Pacific countries, CAGR 2014-19 and 2019-24 (%)
- Table 6.49 High-performance elastomer market for China 2014-19, by volume (‘000 tonnes)
- Table 6.50 High-performance elastomer market for China 2019-24, by volume (‘000 tonnes)
- Table 6.51 High-performance elastomer market for China, CAGR 2014-19 and 2019-24 (%)
- Table 6.52 High-performance elastomer market for Japan 2014-19, by volume (‘000 tonnes)
- Table 6.53 High-performance elastomer market for Japan 2019-24, by volume (‘000 tonnes)
- Table 6.54 High-performance elastomer market for Japan, CAGR 2014-19 and 2019-24 (%)
- Table 6.55 High-performance elastomer market for other Asian/Pacific countries 2014-19, by volume (‘000 tonnes)
- Table 6.56 High-performance elastomer market for other Asian/Pacific countries 2019-24, by volume (‘000 tonnes)
- Table 6.57 High-performance elastomer market for other Asian/Pacific countries, CAGR 2014-19 and 2019-24 (%)
- Table 6.58 High-performance elastomer market for the rest of the world 2014-19, by volume (‘000 tonnes)
- Table 6.59 High-performance elastomer market for the rest of the world 2019-24, by volume (‘000 tonnes)
- Table 6.60 High-performance elastomer market for the rest of the world, CAGR 2014-19 and 2019-24 (%)