Introduction

Specialty Chemicals in Germany industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value 2006-10, and forecast to 2015). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market. Essential resource for top-line data and analysis covering the Germany specialty chemicals market. Includes market size and segmentation data, textual and graphical analysis of market growth trends, leading companies and macroeconomic information.

Highlights

*The specialty chemical market covers the revenues generated from the sales of high value-added chemicals used in the manufacture of a wide variety of products, including but not limited to fine chemicals, additives, advanced polymers, adhesives, sealants and specialty paints, pigments and coatings.

*The German specialty chemicals market had total revenue of $53 billion in 2010, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 2.7% for the period spanning 2006-2010.

*Fine chemicals sales proved the most lucrative for the German specialty chemicals market in 2010, with total revenues of $23.3 billion, equivalent to 43.9% of the market's overall value.

*The performance of the market is forecast to accelerate, with an anticipated CAGR of 4.4% for the five-year period 2010-2015, which is expected to drive the market to a value of $65.6 billion by the end of 2015.

Features

Save time carrying out entry-level research by identifying the size, growth, major segments, and leading players in the specialty chemicals market in Germany

Use the Five Forces analysis to determine the competitive intensity and therefore attractiveness of the specialty chemicals market in Germany

Leading company profiles reveal details of key specialty chemicals market players’ global operations and financial performance

Add weight to presentations and pitches by understanding the future growth prospects of the Germany specialty chemicals market with five year forecasts

Macroeconomic indicators provide insight into general trends within the Germany economy

Key Questions Answered

What was the size of the Germany specialty chemicals market by value in 2010?

What will be the size of the Germany specialty chemicals market in 2015?

What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the Germany specialty chemicals market?

How has the market performed over the last five years?

What are the main segments that make up Germany's specialty chemicals market?
 

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2
MARKET OVERVIEW 7
Market definition 7
Research highlights 8
Market analysis 9
MARKET VALUE 10
MARKET SEGMENTATION I 11
MARKET SEGMENTATION II 12
FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS 13
Summary 13
Buyer power 14
Supplier power 15
New entrants 16
Substitutes 17
Rivalry 18
LEADING COMPANIES 19
BASF SE 19
Bayer AG 25
Evonik Industries AG 30
MARKET FORECASTS 34
Market value forecast 34
MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS 35
APPENDIX 37
Methodology 37
Industry associations 38
Related Datamonitor research 38
Disclaimer 39
ABOUT DATAMONITOR 40
Premium Reports 40
Summary Reports 40
Datamonitor consulting 40

LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Germany specialty chemicals market value: $ million, 2006–10 10
Table 2: Germany specialty chemicals market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2010 11
Table 3: Germany specialty chemicals market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2010 12
Table 4: BASF SE: key facts 19
Table 5: BASF SE: key financials ($) 22
Table 6: BASF SE: key financials (€) 23
Table 7: BASF SE: key financial ratios 23
Table 8: Bayer AG: key facts 25
Table 9: Bayer AG: key financials ($) 27
Table 10: Bayer AG: key financials (€) 28
Table 11: Bayer AG: key financial ratios 28
Table 12: Evonik Industries AG: key facts 30
Table 13: Evonik Industries AG: key financials ($) 32
Table 14: Evonik Industries AG: key financials (€) 32
Table 15: Evonik Industries AG: key financial ratios 32
Table 16: Germany specialty chemicals market value forecast: $ million, 2010–15 34
Table 17: Germany size of population (million), 2006–10 35
Table 18: Germany GDP (constant 2000 prices, $ billion), 2006–10 35
Table 19: Germany GDP (current prices, $ billion), 2006–10 35
Table 20: Germany inflation, 2006–10 36
Table 21: Germany consumer price index (absolute), 2006–10 36
Table 22: Germany exchange rate, 2006–10 36

LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: Germany specialty chemicals market value: $ million, 2006–10 10
Figure 2: Germany specialty chemicals market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2010 11
Figure 3: Germany specialty chemicals market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2010 12
Figure 4: Forces driving competition in the specialty chemicals market in Germany, 2010 13
Figure 5: Drivers of buyer power in the specialty chemicals market in Germany, 2010 14
Figure 6: Drivers of supplier power in the specialty chemicals market in Germany, 2010 15
Figure 7: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the specialty chemicals market in Germany, 2010 16
Figure 8: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the specialty chemicals market in Germany, 2010 17
Figure 9: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the specialty chemicals market in Germany, 2010 18
Figure 10: BASF SE: revenues & profitability 24
Figure 11: BASF SE: assets & liabilities 24
Figure 12: Bayer AG: revenues & profitability 29
Figure 13: Bayer AG: assets & liabilities 29
Figure 14: Evonik Industries AG: revenues & profitability 33
Figure 15: Evonik Industries AG: assets & liabilities 33
Figure 16: Germany specialty chemicals market value forecast: $ million, 2010–15 34