1 Introduction (Page No. – 23)
1.1 Objectives of the Study
1.2 Market Definition
1.3 Market Scope
1.3.1 Markets Covered
1.3.2 Years Considered for the Study
1.4 Currency
1.5 Package Size
1.6 Limitations
1.7 Stakeholders
2 Research Methodology (Page No. – 27)
2.1 Research Data
2.1.1 Secondary Data
2.1.1.1 Key Data From Secondary Sources
2.1.2 Primary Data
2.1.2.1 Key Data From Primary Sources
2.1.2.2 Key Industry Insights
2.1.2.3 Breakdown of Primary Interviews+
2.2 Market Engineering Process
2.2.1 Bottom-Up Approach
2.2.2 Top-Down Approach
2.3 Market Definition and Scope
2.4 Base Number Calculation
2.4.1 Supply Side Approach
2.5 Forecast Number Calculations
2.6 Research Assumptions
3 Executive Summary (Page No. – 34)
4 Premium Insights (Page No. – 39)
4.1 Attractive Opportunities in Dimethyl Carbonate Market
4.2 Dimethyl Carbonate Market, By Region
4.3 Asia Pacific Dimethyl Carbonate Market, By Application & Country
4.4 Dimethyl Carbonate Market, By Major Countries
5 Market Overview (Page No. – 42)
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Market Dynamics
5.2.1 Drivers
5.2.1.1 Increasing Demand for Polycarbonate From Various Industries
5.2.1.2 Growing Demand for Dimethyl Carbonate in Lithium-Ion Battery Electrolytes
5.2.1.3 Rapid Industrialization in Asia Pacific and Africa
5.2.2 Restraints
5.2.2.1 Use of Highly Toxic Raw Material for DMC Synthesis
5.2.3 Opportunities
5.2.3.1 Dimethyl Carbonate as an Oxygenated Fuel Additive
5.2.4 Challenges
5.2.4.1 Significant Fluctuations in Oil & Gas Prices
5.3 Porter’s Five Forces Analysis
5.3.1 Bargaining Power of Suppliers
5.3.2 Threat of New Entrants
5.3.3 Threat of Substitutes
5.3.4 Bargaining Power of Buyers
5.3.5 Intensity of Rivalry
5.4 Macroeconomic Overview and Trends
5.4.1 Trends and Forecast of GDP
5.4.2 Trends of Oil & Natural Gas Prices
5.5 Economic Indicators
5.5.1 Industry Outlook
5.5.1.1 Electric Vehicles (EVS)
6 Dimethyl Carbonate Market, By Synthesis (Page No. – 54)
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Methanol Phosgenation:
6.3 Oxidative Carbonylation of Methanol (ENI):
6.4 Oxidative Carbonylation of Methanol Via Methyl Nitrate (UBE):
6.5 Ethylene Carbonate Transesterification Process (ASAHI):
6.6 Urea Transesterification:
6.7 Direct Synthesis From Co2:
7 Dimethyl Carbonate Market, By Application (Page No. – 58)
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Polycarbonate Synthesis
7.2.1 DMC is Used as A Phosgene Substitute in the Production of Polycarbonates
7.3 Solvents
7.3.1 Dimethyl Carbonate Can Be Used as A Voc Exempt Solvent in Paints & Coatings, Adhesives, and Inks
7.4 Reagents
7.4.1 Growth of Pharmaceuticals End-Use Industry is Expected to Drive the Reagents Segment
7.4.2 Methylating Agent
7.4.3 Methoxycarbonylation Agent
7.5 Battery Electrolyte
7.5.1 Growing Demand for Lithium-Ion Batteries in Electric Vehicles is Expected to Drive the Battery Electrolyte Segment
7.6 Others
7.6.1 Fuel Additives
7.6.2 Electrolyte for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
7.6.3 Electrolyte for Supercapacitors
8 Dimethyl Carbonate Market, By Grade (Page No. – 70)
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Industry Grade (>99.0 Weight %)
8.2.1 Industry Grade Accounted for the Largest Share in the Global DMC Market
8.3 Pharmaceutical Grade (>99.5 Weight %)
8.3.1 Pharmaceutical Grade Segment Accounted for Second Largest Share in Global DMC Market
8.4 Battery Grade (>99.9 Weight %)
8.4.1 Battery Grade is the Fastest Growing Grade Segment of the Global DMC Market
9 Dimethyl Carbonate Market, By End-Use Industry (Page No. – 76)
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Plastics
9.2.1 Plastics is the Largest End-Use Industry Segment of DMC Market
9.3 Paints & Coatings
9.3.1 DMC is an Excellent Coating Solvent That Can Replace Other Organic Solvents and Can Meet Existing Coating Index Requirements
9.4 Pharmaceuticals
9.4.1 Growing Demand of Antifungals, Antibiotics, Anti-Bacterial, Anti-Infection Drugs, and Others is Expected to Drive the Pharmaceutical Industry
9.5 Batteries
9.5.1 Demand for DMC Electrolytes is Driven By Sales and Production of Lithium-Ion Batteries
9.6 Agrochemicals
9.6.1 Agrochemicals Protect Crops, Increase Crop Yields, and Maintain Food and Soil Quality
9.7 Others
10 Regional Analysis (Page No. – 86)
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Asia Pacific
10.2.1 China
10.2.1.1 China Accounted for the Largest Share of the DMC Market in APAC in 2018
10.2.2 Japan
10.2.2.1 The Demand for DMC in Japan is Driven By the Growth of the Automotive and Consumer Electronics Industries
10.2.3 India
10.2.3.1 Growing Demand From End-Use Industries Such as Plastics, Batteries, Paints & Coatings and Batteries is Expected to Fuel the Growth of Indian DMC Market
10.2.4 South Korea
10.2.4.1 Growth of the Electronics Industry in South Korea is Responsible to Drive the Demand for Polycarbonate Synthesis
10.2.5 Taiwan
10.2.5.1 Growing Demand From the Plastics Industry is Expected to Drive the DMC Market in Taiwan
10.2.6 Thailand
10.2.6.1 Growing Demand for Polycarbonate Synthesis is Expected to Drive the DMC Market in Thailand
10.2.7 Rest of Asia Pacific
10.3 Europe
10.3.1 Germany
10.3.1.1 Germany Expected to Be the Largest Market for DMC in Europe During Forecast Period
10.3.2 France
10.3.2.1 Solvents and Lithium Battery Electrolytes Applications in Industrial and Automotive Sectors are Expected to Drive the Demand for DMC in France
10.3.3 UK
10.3.3.1 Increased Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles Fuel the Demand for Lithium Battery Electrolyte in the UK
10.3.4 Spain
10.3.4.1 Growing Demand for Polycarbonate Synthesis is Expected to Drive the DMC Market in Spain
10.3.5 Netherlands
10.3.5.1 Growing Demand for DMC in Polycarbonate Synthesis is Expected to Fuel the Market for DMC
10.3.6 Italy
10.3.6.1 Growing Demand From the Plastics Industry is Expected to Drive the DMC Market in Italy
10.3.7 Rest of Europe
10.4 North America
10.4.1 US
10.4.1.1 US Projected to Be the Largest Market for DMC in North America During the Forecast Period
10.4.2 Canada
10.4.2.1 Growing Demand for Polycarbonate Synthesis is Expected to Drive the DMC Market in Canada
10.4.3 Mexico
10.4.3.1 Growing Demand From End-Use Industries is Expected to Fuel the DMC Market in Mexico
10.5 Middle East & Africa
10.5.1 Saudi Arabia
10.5.1.1 Saudi Arabia Accounted for the Largest Share of the DMC Market in Middle East & Africa
10.5.2 UAE
10.5.2.1 Increasing Demand for DMC in Lithium Battery Electrolytes is Expected to Drive the DMC Market in the UAE
10.5.3 Israel
10.5.3.1 Israel Accounted for the Third Largest Share in the Middle East & Africa DMC Market
10.5.4 Turkey
10.5.4.1 Growing Demand for Polycarbonate Synthesis is Expected to Drive the DMC Market in Turkey
10.5.5 South Africa
10.5.5.1 Growing Demand From the Batteries Industry is Expected to Drive the DMC Market in South Africa
10.5.6 Rest of Middle East & Africa
10.6 South America
10.6.1 Brazil
10.6.1.1 Brazil Accounted for the Largest Share of the South American DMC Market
10.6.2 Argentina
10.6.2.1 Growth of End-Use Industries is Expected to Fuel the Growth of DMC Market in South Africa
10.6.3 Rest of South America
11 Competitive Landscape (Page No. – 160)
11.1 Introduction
11.2 Competitive Leadership Mapping
11.2.1 Dynamic Differentiators
11.2.2 Visionary Leaders
11.2.3 Innovators
11.2.4 Emerging Companies
11.3 Strength of Product Portfolio
11.4 Business Strategy Excellence
11.5 Market Ranking of Key Players
11.5.1 UBE Industries LTD. (Japan)
11.5.2 Alfa Aesar (UK)
11.5.3 Merck KGaA (Germany)
11.5.4 Lotte Chemical (Korea)
12 Company Profiles (Page No. – 165)
(Business Overview, Products & Current Focus and Strategies, Threat From Competition, Right to Win, Key Insights, Recent Developments, SWOT Analysis, MnM View)*
12.1 Alfa Aesar
12.2 UBE Industries LTD.
12.3 Merck KGaA
12.4 Kowa Company LTD.
12.5 Kishida Chemical Co., LTD.
12.6 Tokyo Chemical Industry Co. LTD.
12.7 Lotte Chemical
12.8 Shandong Shida Shenghua Chemical Group Co., LTD
12.9 Guangzhou Tinci Materials Technology Co., LTD.
12.10 Haike Chemical Group
12.11 Additional Company Profiles
12.11.1 Arrow Chemical Group Corp.
12.11.2 Tongling Jintai Chemical Industrial Co., LTD
12.11.3 Dongying City Longxing Chemical Co., LTD
12.11.4 Dongying Hi-Tech Spring Chemical Industrial Co., LTD.
12.11.5 Panax ETEC
12.11.6 Hebei New Chaoyang Chemical Stock Co., LTD.
12.11.7 Shandong Wells Chemicals Co., LTD.
12.11.8 Shandong Depu Chemical Industry Science and Technology Co., LTD
12.11.9 Hefei TNJ Chemical
*Details on Business Overview, Products & Products & Current Focus and Strategies, Threat From Competition, Right to Win, Key Insights, Recent Developments, SWOT Analysis, MnM View Might Not Be Captured in Case of Unlisted Companies.
13 Appendix (Page No. – 183)
13.1 Discussion Guide
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13.3 Available Customizations
13.4 Related Reports
13.5 Author Details
