Polyoxymethylene (POM) Market Research

Annual polyoxymethylene consumption is forecast to grow by an average of 5% in Europe and by a total of 6-7% worldwide.

The demand for polymers grows with the arrival of new polyoxymethylene grades which unveil novice applications in many areas, including medicine, sanitary (resistance to detergents), automotive industry, and others.

The demand for Polyoxymethylene has been growing primarily in China.

Currently, the car industry consumes 40% of polyoxymethylene, while 10 years ago there was no single application area which dominated polyoxymethylene consumption. Other major application areas include consumer and office devices, as well as electric and electronic industries which account for one-quarters of polyoxymethylene consumption. Thus, previously existing consumption sectors prevailed, while their shares changed.

The volume of the Russian polyoxymethylene market will exceed 4 thousand tonnes in 2007.

Acetal polymers, also known as polyoxymethylene (POM) or polyacetal, are formaldehyde-based thermoplastics that have been commercially available for over 40 years. Acetal polymers have been particularly successful in replacing cast and stamped metal parts due to their excellent stiffness, resistance to friction and wear, durability. Designed by DuPont, polyoxymethylene immediately found the application in engines and electrical goods.

Polyoxymethylene are inherently self-lubricating. Their lubricity allows the incorporation of polyoxymethylene in a variety of metal-to-polymer and polymer-to-polymer interface applications such as bearings, gears, and switch plungers. These properties have permitted the material to meet a wide range of market requirements.

They are efficiently substituting metals. Other applications are as follows: business m/c parts, small pressure vessels, aerosol valves, coil formers, clock and watch parts, nuclear engineering components, plumbing systems, shoe components, DVD-ROM, DVD-RAM parts, windscreen wipers, zippers, speaker grids, gas meters parts, conveyer belts, coils for fibre, food industry equipment, faucets, ski fixtures, tennis racket parts, handles for furniture, cutlery.

The "Polyoxymethylene (POM) Market Research" also features the following information:

- Global polyoxymethylene market state;
- Producers of polyoxymethylene;
- Main polyoxymethylene consumers;
- To name only a few subjects.

This review examines the global and CIS markets for polyoxymethylene. We describe polyoxymethylene properties, processing, raw material basis, product range, application areas. The review contains the information on its supply and demand, traders, consumers, prices, etc.

CONTENTS

1. POLYOXYMETHYLENE (POLYFORMALDEHYDE, POLYOXYMETHYLENE): PROPERTIES

2. POLYOXYMETHYLENE: USES, PATENTS

3. PROCESSING OF POLYOXYMETHYLENE POLYMERS

4. MARKET FOR FEEDSTOCK USED IN FORMALDEHYDE AND POLYFORMALDEHYDE PRODUCTION

5. GLOBAL POLYOXYMETHYLENE MARKET

6. PRICES FOR POLYOXYMETHYLENE

7. REGIONAL MARKETS. FOREIGN TRADE WITH POLYFORMALDEHYDE AND POLYOXYMETHYLENE (POM)

North America
  USA
  Canada
  Mexico

Central and South America
  Argentina
  Brazil
  Columbia

Asia-Pacific region
  China
  Hong Kong
  Taiwan
  Thailand
  Singapore
  Japan
  India
  Pakistan
  South Korea
  Indonesia
  Malaysia

Middle East: Iran, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Syria

Foreign trade with polyoxymethylene in the EU countries

Western Europe
  Austria
  Belgium
  Denmark
  Finland
  Germany
  Ireland
  Malta
  Norway
  Sweden
  France
  Greece
  Italy
  Netherlands
  Portugal
  Spain
  Switzerland
  UK
  Turkey

Central and Eastern Europe (excl. CIS countries)
  Czech Republic
  Romania
  Slovenia
  Hungary
  Poland
  Slovakia

Baltic countries
  Estonia
  Latvia
  Lithuania

8. POLYOXYMETHYLENE TRADEMARKS

9. POLYOXYMETHYLENE MANUFACTURERS WORLDWIDE

10. THE RUSSIAN MARKET FOR POLYOXYMETHYLENE : MANUFACTURERS, CAPACITIES, OUTPUT, CONSUMPTION, FOREIGN ECONOMIC ACTIVITY, TRADERS, PRICES

11. THE UKRAINIAN MARKET FOR POLYOXYMETHYLENE : MANUFACTURERS, CAPACITIES, OUTPUT, CONSUMPTION, FOREIGN ECONOMIC ACTIVITY, TRADERS AND REGISTERED OFFICES, PRICES

12. THE BELARUSIAN MARKET FOR POLYOXYMETHYLENE : CONSUMPTION, FOREIGN ECONOMIC ACTIVITY

13. POLYFORMALDEHYDE SUPPLIERS TO THE CIS MARKET

14. POLYFORMALDEHYDE CONSUMERS IN THE CIS MARKET