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Executive Summary

Market Definition

MARKET SECTORS

MARKET POSITION

MARKET TRENDS

Table 1: International Chemical Industry Sales by Country and Region ($bn), 1995

Table 2: Index of GDP and Chemical Industry (1991=100), 1991-1996

Table 3: Indices of Producer Prices in the Chemical Industry (1990=100), 1992-1996

Market Size

THE TOTAL MARKET

MARKET SECTORS

FOREIGN TRADE

Table 4: The Total UK Chemical Market (£m), 1991-1996

Table 5: Sector Shares in the UK Chemical Market (£m and percent), 1996

Table 6: Overseas Trade in Chemicals (£m), 1996

Table 7: Export to Sales Ratio and Import Penetration in the Chemical Industry ( percent), 1996

Industry Background

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

INDUSTRY CONCENTRATION

DISTRIBUTION

EMPLOYMENT

TRADE ASSOCIATIONS

Table 8: UK Chemical Manufacturers by Turnover Size (number of VAT-based enterprises and percent), 1996

Table 9: Major Chemical Distributors in the UK (£m), 1994/1995

Table 10: Number of Chemicals Manufacturers by Employment Size (number of VAT-based enterprises and percent), 1996

Competitor Analysis

THE MARKETPLACE

MARKET LEADERS

Table 11: Major UK-Owned Chemical Companies (£m), 1995/1997

Table 12: Selected Sales Analysis of Unilever PLC (£m at constant rates), Year to 31st December 1995 and 1996

Table 13: Selected Sales Analysis of ICI PLC (£m), Year to 31st December 1995 and 1996

Table 14: Selected Sales Analysis of SmithKline Beecham PLC (£m), Year to 31st December 1995 and 1996

Table 15: Sales Analysis of Glaxo Wellcome PLC ( percent), 1996

Table 16: Selected Sales Analysis of Zeneca Group PLC (£m), Year to 31st December 1995 and 1996

Table 17: Selected Sales Analysis of The Boots Company PLC (£m), Year to 31st March 1995 and 1996

Table 18: Selected Sales Analysis of BOC Group PLC (£m), Year to 30th September 1995 and 1996

Table 19: Selected Sales Analysis of Reckitt & Colman PLC (£m), Year to 31st December 1995 and 1996

Table 20: Sales Analysis of Courtaulds PLC ( percent), Year to 31st March 1996

Table 21: Major Foreign-Owned Chemical Companies Operating in the UK (£m), 1995/1996

Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT)

STRENGTHS

WEAKNESSES

OPPORTUNITIES

THREATS

Buying Behaviour

GENERAL TRENDS

CUSTOMER INDUSTRIES

Table 22: Demand for UK Chemicals by Main Industry Sector ( percent), 1996

Table 23: Index of Output in the UK Food, Drink and Tobacco Industries (1990=100), 1991-1996

Table 24: Indices of Output in the UK Textiles, and Clothing and Footwear Sectors (1990=100), 1991-1996

Table 25: Average Annual Car and Commercial Vehicle Production (000 vehicles), 1991-1995

Table 26: Value of Construction Industry Output (£m), 1991-1996

Table 27: Total Agricultural Area in the UK (000 hectares as at June Census), 1990-1995

Outside Suppliers to the Industry

INTRODUCTION

RAW MATERIALS

PROCESS PLANT

PRODUCT TESTING

DISTRIBUTION AND PACKAGING

MARKET RESEARCH AND ADVERTISING

Current Issues

COMPANY DEVELOPMENTS

RESPONSIBLE CARE

EUROPEAN UNION LEGISLATION

Forecasts

MARKET SEGMENTATION

EUROPEANISATION/GLOBALISATION

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

COMPETITOR FORECASTS

FORECASTS 1997 TO 2001

Table 28: Forecast Total UK Chemical Market (£m), 1997-2001

Company Profiles

INTRODUCTION

DEFINITIONS

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Sources

ASSOCIATIONS

PERIODICALS

DIRECTORIES

GENERAL SOURCES

HBI UK INFORMATION SOURCES

GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS

OTHER SOURCES

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The chemicals market is an international industry with a UK market value of £32.8bn in 1996. The market has grown by 28.3 percent in value terms since 1991, fuelled by ongoing product innovation and revival of demand in customer industries.

The market has seen a number of trends in recent years. Bulk chemical production has shifted globally towards low-cost producing areas. Within more developed economies, there has been a shift on the part of larger companies to the processing of more value-added products, an area previously served by smaller businesses. Outsourcing, whereby third-party companies undertake all, or part, of the processing activity, has also become more prevalent.

Despite significant, progress as perceived by the industry itself, the majority of consumers still regard the chemical companies with a level of distrust regardeing environmental factors. However, indicators evidence better performance in recent years on environmental and safety issues, as well as the implementation of more stringent national and European legislation.

Demand for chemical products has increased as recession lifts and companies are implementing investment decisions. The move towards more highly-specified chemicals, which carry a price premium, together with research and development-inspired (R&D) new product development (NPD), will ensure ongoing growth in the sector.

The chemical indstry has traditionally achieved growth ahead of overall manufacturing. The emergence of the economy from recession brings with it increased economic activity and demand from customer induustries.

Key Note forecasts that sales in the chemical industry will increase by 16.3 percent between 1997 and the year 2001, from £33.76bn to £39.26bn.

Text © 1997 Key Note

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