This report studies the global Thermoplastic Elastomers (TPE) market status and forecast, categorizes the global Thermoplastic Elastomers (TPE) market size (value & volume) by manufacturers, type, application, and region. This report focuses on the top manufacturers in North America, Europe, Japan, China, India, Southeast Asia and other regions (Central & South America, and Middle East & Africa).

Thermoplastic Elastomers are the class of polymers which consist of thermoplastics and elastomeric properties. Thermoplastic elastomers consist of several properties such as high flexibility, slip resistance, electric absorption, ergonomic comfort and soft texture.
The TPE industry has low concentration. Manufacturers are distributed around the world. Kraton Polymers is the largest manufacturer, with the market share of 8.96% in 2015. The top four companies occupied about 28.10% share of the market in 2015.
Automobile accounted for the largest market with about 42.94% of the global consumption for TPE in 2015. With over 28.94% share of in the TPE market, Footwear was the second largest.
SBCs is the main product, capturing about 41.10% of global consumption of TPE in 2015. SBCs are widely used in adhesives, sealants, polymer, paving and roofing, coatings, candle and personal care applications and others. The manufacturing bases scatter around the world, mainly concentrating in Korea, China, Japan and USA.
The global Thermoplastic Elastomers (TPE) market is valued at xx million US$ in 2017 and will reach xx million US$ by the end of 2025, growing at a CAGR of xx% during 2018-2025.

The major manufacturers covered in this report
Kraton Polymers
DOW Chemical
BASF SE
Dynasol
LG Chem
PolyOne
Asahi Chemical
Versalis
Mitsubishi
Sibur
Chevron Phillips
Kumho Petrochemical
DuPont
ExxonMobil
JSR
Kuraray
Arkema SA
Sinopec
Lee Chang Yung
TSRC
CNPC
ChiMei

Geographically, this report studies the top producers and consumers, focuses on product capacity, production, value, consumption, market share and growth opportunity in these key regions, covering
North America
Europe
China
Japan
India
Southeast Asia
Other regions (Central & South America, Middle East & Africa)

We can also provide the customized separate regional or country-level reports, for the following regions:
North America
United States
Canada
Mexico
Asia-Pacific
China
India
Japan
South Korea
Australia
Indonesia
Singapore
Rest of Asia-Pacific
Europe
Germany
France
UK
Italy
Spain
Russia
Rest of Europe
Central & South America
Brazil
Argentina
Rest of South America
Middle East & Africa
Saudi Arabia
Turkey
Rest of Middle East & Africa

On the basis of product, this report displays the production, revenue, price, market share and growth rate of each type, primarily split into
Styrene-based TPE (SBCs)
Thermoplastic Polyolefins
Thermoplastic Polyurethanes
Polyether Ester TPE(TPEE)
Others

By Application, the market can be split into
Footwear
Automobile
Building & Construction
Other

The study objectives of this report are:
To analyze and study the global Thermoplastic Elastomers (TPE) capacity, production, value, consumption, status (2013-2017) and forecast (2018-2025);
Focuses on the key Thermoplastic Elastomers (TPE) manufacturers, to study the capacity, production, value, market share and development plans in future.
Focuses on the global key manufacturers, to define, describe and analyze the market competition landscape, SWOT analysis.
To define, describe and forecast the market by type, application and region.
To analyze the global and key regions market potential and advantage, opportunity and challenge, restraints and risks.
To identify significant trends and factors driving or inhibiting the market growth.
To analyze the opportunities in the market for stakeholders by identifying the high growth segments.
To strategically analyze each submarket with respect to individual growth trend and their contribution to the market.
To analyze competitive developments such as expansions, agreements, new product launches, and acquisitions in the market.
To strategically profile the key players and comprehensively analyze their growth strategies.

In this study, the years considered to estimate the market size of Thermoplastic Elastomers (TPE) are as follows:
History Year: 2013-2017
Base Year: 2017
Estimated Year: 2018
Forecast Year 2018 to 2025

For the data information by region, company, type and application, 2017 is considered as the base year. Whenever data information was unavailable for the base year, the prior year has been considered.

Key Stakeholders
Thermoplastic Elastomers (TPE) Manufacturers
Thermoplastic Elastomers (TPE) Distributors/Traders/Wholesalers
Thermoplastic Elastomers (TPE) Subcomponent Manufacturers
Industry Association
Downstream Vendors

Available Customizations
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Regional and country-level analysis of the Thermoplastic Elastomers (TPE) market, by end-use.
Detailed analysis and profiles of additional market players.

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