[141 Pages] Polyarylsulfone are amorphous high temperature thermoplastic, comprising of polysulfone, polyethersulfone and polyphenylsulfone. Due to their high resistance to chemical, high temperature and good hydrolysis, these are majorly used in medical, automotive, household/food technology, electrical & electronics industry.

North America is the biggest market of polyarylsulfone, having a significant share of more than 30% of the total market size in 2014. The market patterns of polyarylsulfone and its various types are continuously showing an upward trend which is mainly due to the increasing medical and automotive industrial development across the globe. U.S. is the leading country in North America and across the globe in terms of consumption and value.

Among various major types of polyarylsulfone, polysulfone dominates the market and had more than one-fourth of the total polyarylsulfone market share in 2014. The market share is increasing at a considerable pace due to budding demand in different end-user industry. Polyethersulfone is another major product segment and is expected to grow significantly, from 2015 to 2020.

This study on polyarylsulfone market estimates the market consumption and market share in terms of volume and value for polyarylsulfone and projects the same by 2020. As a part of quantitative analysis, the study segments the market by e & types at country level with the current market estimation and forecast till 2020. The countries covered in the report are China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, India, Germany, U.K. Italy, Spain, France, U.S., Mexico, Canada, and Brazil. The segmentation by type includes polysulfone, polyethersulfone and polyphenylsulfone. Further, as a part of qualitative analysis, the research provides a comprehensive review of major market drivers, restraints, opportunities, winning imperatives, challenges, and key issues in the market. It also includes the company profiling and competitive strategies adopted by various market players, including BASF SE (Germany), Solvay Chemical Company (U.S.), Sumitomo Chemicals (Japan), SABIC Innovative plastics (Saudi Arabia), Quadrant Engineering Plastics Product (Switzerland), NYTEF Plastics LTd. (U.S.), Polymer Dynamix(U.S.), RTP Company (U.S.), Westlake Plastics Company (France), and Ensigner Inc. (U.S.).

Scope of the report:

This research report categorizes the market for polyarylsulfone on the basis of types, end-user industry and geography along with forecast of revenue and analyzing trends in each of the submarkets.

On the basis of types: The polyarylsulfone market is segmented into three different types such as polysulfone, polyethersulfone and polyphenylsulfone.

On the basis of end-user industry: The polyarylsulfone market is segmented on the basis of end-user industry that include medical, automotive, household/food technology, electrical & electronics, mechanical engineering and others

On the basis of region: A country level segmentation is done for polyarylsulfone for regions segmented as Asia, North America, Europe, & ROW; and further for key countries in each region that includes China, Japan, South Korea, India, Taiwan, Germany, U.K. Italy, Spain, France, U.S., Mexico, Canada, and Brazil.

Polyarylsulfone: 75.39 KT market by 2020 signify firm annualized growth of 6.70% between 2015 and 2020.

The polyarylsulfone market has witnessed a significant growth in the recent years and the growth is estimated to persist in the coming years. Among three different polyarylsulfone, polysulfone is the cheapest and has largest market share in the total polyarylsulfone market. Polyhenylsulfone is the costliest and has least market share in the polyarylsulfone market.

Currently, the North America is the biggest market of polyarylsulfone, which had more than 30.0% of the total market size in terms of value and consumptions in 2014. U.S. dominates the polyarylsulfone market in the region and had the maximum market share in 2014. Asia-Pacific is the fastest growing polyarylsulfone market, followed by RoW having the smallest polyarylsulfone market size. Asia-Pacific polyarylsulfone market is expected to be the largest market for polyarylsulfone in 2020.

On the basis of end-user industry the polyarylsulfone market is further categorized into medical, automotive, household & food technology, electrical & electronics, mechanical engineering and others. The market is basically driven due to the high growth in medical and automotive industry across the globe.

The major players of polyarylsulfone include BASF SE (Germany), Solvay Chemical Company (U.S.), Sumitomo Chemicals (Japan), SABIC Innovative plastics (Saudi Arabia), Quadrant Engineering Plastics Product (Switzerland), NYTEF Plastics LTd. (U.S.), Polymer Dynamix(U.S.), RTP Company (U.S.), Westlake Plastics Company (France), and Ensigner Inc. (U.S.). BASF SE and Solvay chemical company are the two major players in the polyarylsulfone market.

BASF SE opened its Ultrason plant in South Korea, to serve the growing demand of high performance specialty plastics in Asia-Pacific. Biesterfeld Plastic GmbH and Solvay Specialty Polymers Italy S.p.A. agreed on a distribution agreement for the distribution of Udel PSU, Polysulfones Radel PPSU and Veradel PESU in Finland and Scandinavia by Biesterfeld Nordic AB located in Malmo, Sweden.