Asia-Pacific Concrete Admixtures Market: By Type, By Geography - Analysis and Forecast to 2019

The report covers the Asia-Pacific concrete admixtures market and further divides the market on the basis of type and geography. The market data for these types have been given with respect to value ($). The concrete admixtures market in Asia-Pacific was valued at $7.22 billion in 2014 and is projected to grow at a CAGR of about 10.8% from 2014 to 2019. The data mentioned in the report are based on the Asia-Pacific demand for concrete admixtures.

The total market for concrete admixtures has been analyzed based on the current proceedings in the industry, at the commercial level. The study provides value chain analysis with respect to concrete admixture raw materials, manufacturers, and end users. The value chain describes the key contributors to the materials market at different stages - from product development to end use. It represents the top players who are contributing to the growth of the concrete admixtures industry.

The impacts of different market factors, such as drivers and inhibitors, have also been illustrated in the report. This provides insights into the key drivers, such as high demand in developing countries, improving quality & economics of construction, and growing urbanization trends; and inhibitors such as rising costs of unstable economic cycles.

The Asia-Pacific concrete admixtures market has also been classified based on different types. The important types covered in the report are superplasticizers, normal plasticizers, accelerating agents, and waterproofing admixtures, among others.

The key companies in this market are Ashland Inc. (U.S.), BASF SE (Germany), CICO Technologies Ltd. (India), The Dow Chemical Company (U.S.), The Euclid Chemical Company (U.S.), and Pidilite Industries Ltd. (India), among others. These companies are consistently focusing on expanding their production capacities to achieve a competitive advantage and thereby serve the customers more effectively. Investments in expansion of plant capacities, followed by acquisitions, were the most preferred strategies by the top players in 2012 and 2013. Their strategies to capture the markets in developing economies include expansions and agreements.

China is the largest market for concrete admixtures in the Asia-Pacific region, as of 2014, having contributed a share of 76.3% of the total demand.

The report also presents a competitive landscape covering different strategies and developments, such as mergers & acquisitions, expansions, and agreements, undertaken by the leading concrete admixtures companies over the past few years. Furthermore, different concrete admixtures market participants are also profiled in the report.

Scope of the Report:
This research report categorizes the Asia-Pacific concrete admixtures market on the basis of type and geography, along with forecasting volume, value, and analyzing trends in each of the sub-markets.

On the Basis of Type:
‧ Superplasticizers
‧ Normal Plasticizers
‧ Accelerating Agents
‧ Retarding Agents
‧ Air Entraining Agents
‧ Waterproofing
‧ Others

On the Basis of Geography:
‧ China
‧ India
‧ Japan
‧ South Korea
‧ Rest of APAC

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 INTRODUCTION 11
1.1 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY 11
1.2 MARKET SEGMENTATION & COVERAGE 12
1.3 STAKEHOLDERS 12
2 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 13
2.1 INTEGRATED ECOSYSTEM OF CONCRETE ADMIXTURES MARKET 14
2.2 ARRIVING AT THE CONCRETE ADMIXTURES MARKET SIZE 15
2.2.1 TOP-DOWN APPROACH 16
2.2.2 BOTTOM-UP APPROACH 17
2.2.3 MACROINDICATOR-BASED APPROACH 18
2.3 ASSUMPTIONS 19
3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 20
4 MARKET OVERVIEW 21
4.1 INTRODUCTION 21
4.2 ASIA-PACIFIC CONCRETE ADMIXTURES MARKET: COMPARISON WITH PARENT MARKET 23
4.3 MARKET DRIVERS AND INHIBITORS 24
4.4 PORTER’S FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS 26
4.4.1 THREAT OF NEW ENTRANTS 26
4.4.2 THREAT OF SUBSTITUTES 27
4.4.3 BARGAINING POWER OF BUYERS 27
4.4.4 BARGAINING POWER OF SUPPLIERS 27
4.4.5 DEGREE OF COMPETITION 27
4.5 KEY MARKET DYNAMICS 28
5 ASIA-PACIFIC CONCRETE ADMIXTURES MARKET, BY TYPE 32
5.1 INTRODUCTION 33
5.2 ASIA-PACIFIC SUPERPLASTICIZERS MARKET, BY GEOGRAPHY 36
5.3 ASIA-PACIFIC NORMAL PLASTICIZERS MARKET, BY GEOGRAPHY 38
5.4 ASIA-PACIFIC ACCELERATING AGENTS MARKET, BY GEOGRAPHY 40
5.5 ASIA-PACIFIC RETARDING AGENTS MARKET, BY GEOGRAPHY 41
5.6 ASIA-PACIFIC AIR ENTRAINING AGENTS MARKET, BY GEOGRAPHY 43
5.7 ASIA-PACIFIC WATERPROOFING MARKET, BY GEOGRAPHY 45
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6 CONCRETE ADMIXTURE MARKET , BY REGION 47
6.1 INTRODUCTION 48
6.2 CHINA CONCRETE ADMIXTURES MARKET 50
6.3 INDIA CONCRETE ADMIXTURES MARKET 52
6.4 SOUTH KOREA CONCRETE ADMIXTURES MARKET 55
6.5 JAPAN CONCRETE ADMIXTURES MARKET 57
6.6 REST OF APAC CONCRETE ADMIXTURES MARKET 59
7 ASIA-PACIFIC CONCRETE ADMIXTURES MARKET : COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE 61
7.1 OVERVIEW 61
7.2 NEW PRODUCT LAUNCH & DEVELOPMENT: KEY GROWTH STRATEGY 61
7.3 EXPANSIONS 62
7.4 JOINT VENTURES 63
7.5 MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS 63
7.6 NEW PRODUCT LAUNCH 64
7.7 AGREEMENTS 66
8 ASIA-PACIFIC CONCRETE ADMIXTURES MARKET, BY COMPANY 67
(Overview, Financials, Products & Services, Strategy, and Developments)*
8.1 THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY 67
8.2 BASF SE 70
8.3 SIKA AG 73
8.4 W.R. GRACE & CO. 77
8.5 RPM INTERNATIONAL INC. 81
8.6 ASHLAND INC. 84
8.7 PIDILITE INDUSTRIES 87
8.8 CICO TECHNOLOGIES LTD. 90
8.9 FOSROC INTERNATIONAL LTD. 92
8.10 MAPEI CORPORATION (PTY) LTD 94
*Details on overview, financials, product & services, strategy, and developments might not be captured in case of unlisted company
9 APPENDIX 96
9.1 CUSTOMIZATION OPTIONS 96
9.1.1 TECHNICAL ANALYSIS 96
9.1.2 LOW-COST SOURCING LOCATIONS 96
9.1.3 REGULATORY FRAMEWORK 96
9.1.4 CONCRETE ADMIXTURES USAGE DATA 96
9.1.5 IMPACT ANALYSIS 96
9.1.6 TRADE ANALYSIS 97
9.1.7 HISTORICAL DATA AND TRENDS 97
9.2 RELATED REPORTS 98
9.3 INTRODUCING RT: REAL-TIME MARKET INTELLIGENCE 99
9.3.1 RT SNAPSHOTS 100
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