Report Feature
The high performance characteristics of Long Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastics (LFRT), compared to traditional and other competing materials, are likely to boost its demand in different application segments. The LFRT market is shifting from a seller “push” to a buyer “pull” situation. SABIC and Ticona are the
market leaders with diversified product portfolio, strong geographical reach and high strategic initiatives. Over the next five years suppliers, focusing on the emerging end-user industries and emerging countries are likely to capture larger market share in global LFRT market.
Leading LFRT suppliers have started focusing on emerging end-use application industries, such as transportation (heavy trucks, buses, and rails), and electrical & electronics. In the last five years, suppliers have increased their production capacity in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific, mainly driven by the combining effects of increasing penetration level of thermoplastic composites and better cost-performance characteristics of LFRTs.
A total of 49 figures / charts and 12 tables are provided in this 114-page report to help in your business decisions. Sample figures with some insights are shown below. To learn the scope of, benefits, companies researched and other details of thermoplastic composite competitive analysis market report, download the report brochure.
A total of 49 figures / charts and 12 tables are provided in this 114-page report to help in your business decisions. Sample figures with some insights are shown below. To learn the scope of, benefits, companies researched and other details of thermoplastic composite competitive analysis market report, download the report brochure.
The companies producing LFRT are exploring market opportunities with starkly different strategies. Lucintel, a leading global management consulting and market research firm, has analyzed the global LFRT market and has come up with a comprehensive research report, “Worldwide LFRT Competitive Analysis and Leadership Study 2015.” This report offers a full competitive analysis from target markets to product mapping, and from selling strategy to production capabilities. This report have examined and profiled the world’s leading LFRT producers in this report. Lucintel built profiles of each competitor based on the following criteria:
Company overview
- Company Description and Business Segments
LFRT business overview
- LFRT Business Segments
- Key Differentiators and Strengths
Products and product positioning
- LFRT Product Line Overview
- Product Positioning in Market Segments
Production
- Global Manufacturing Operations
The resulting research report represents the most comprehensive strategic and tactical assessment of the LFRT producers and competitive landscape available. In terms of the total revenue generated by leading LFRT producers, SABIC ranks number one, followed by Ticona (Part of Celanese). The larger companies also include Chisso/JNC, RTP Company, TechnoCompound.
The detailed analysis of each company offers a critical view into key strategic areas, including:
- LFRT producer target markets
- Key differentiators, strengths, competitors, and other insights
Designed for the composites industry professionals, financial services firms, and users of LFRT, Lucintel's “Worldwide LFRT Competitive Analysis and Leadership Study 2015” is the industry’s first comprehensive examination of the LFRT producers’ competitive landscape.
The dynamics of the LFRT market extends beyond routine macroeconomic elements of supply and demand. It is the relationship between the buyer's needs and the seller's capabilities as well as the macroeconomic forces at work that affect the market. It is how well and how efficiently the sellers meet the needs of the buyers that determine long-term success.
In Lucintel's newest competitive research study on the world's leading LFRT producers, “Worldwide LFRT Competitive Analysis and Leadership Study 2015”, we thoroughly profile the leaders with detailed competitive assessments. The detailed analysis of each company offers a critical view into key strategic areas, including:
− LFRT producer target markets
− Key differentiators, strengths, competitors
− Product line overview, positioning, and mapping
− Market position in global LFRT business
− Revenue breakdown by market segments and regions
− Global manufacturing operations
− Innovation and market leadership
− Marketing, sales, and organizational capabilities
− Management commitment and track record
− Financial strength
Collected from a series of primary vendor interviews and secondary sources, Lucintel also provides its own scorecard for determining which of these companies is better aligned with future market opportunities and which has the ability to gain additional market share. Using its proprietary research methodology, Lucintel developed a comparative analysis named the ‘Lucintel Leadership Quadrant’ which identifies leaders and challengers in the LFRT market and rated each LFRT producer on two primary criteria as shown below:
1. Alignment with market opportunity
2. Ability to gain market share
Ability to gain market share was analyzed using following parameters:
- Product portfolio
- Financial strength
- Asset position
- Execution skill
- Customer experience
Alignment with market opportunity was analyzed using following parameters:
- Target growth markets
- New product development
- Corporate and functional strategy
- Presence within the industry
The detailed analysis of each company offers a critical view into key strategic areas, including:
- LFRT producer’s target markets
- Key differentiators and strengths
- Product line overview, positioning, and mapping
- Market position in global LFRT business
- Revenue breakdown by market segment and region
- Global manufacturing operations
- Current production capacities
- Innovation and market leadership
- Marketing, sales, and organizational capabilities
- Management commitment and track record
- Financial strength
This unique report from Lucintel will provide you with valuable information, insights, and tools needed to identify new growth opportunities and operate your business successfully in this market. This report will save hundreds of hours of your own personal research time and will significantly benefit you in expanding your business in this market. In today’s stringent economy, you need every advantage that you can find.
Table of Contents
List of Figures
Figure 1.1: Industry-wide LFRT Product Map based on Fiber Type
Figure 1.2: Industry-Wide LFRT Product Map based on Resin Type
Figure 1.3: Industry-Wide LFRT Product Map based on Market Segments
Figure 1.4: Market Share of Global LFRT Suppliers in 2015
Figure 1.5: Market Share Analysis of LFRT Suppliers in Automotive Segment in 2015
Figure 1.6: Market Share Analysis of LFRT Suppliers in Industrial Segment in 2015
Figure 1.7: Market Share Analysis of LFRT Suppliers in Consumer Goods Segment in 2015
Figure 1.8: Market Share Analysis of LFRT Suppliers in North America in 2015
Figure 1.9: Market Share Analysis of LFRT Suppliers in Europe in 2015
Figure 1.10: Market Share Analysis of LFRT Suppliers in Asia Pacific and the Rest of the World in 2015
Figure 1.11: LFRT Leaders’ Manufacturing Facilities
Figure 1.12: Relative Positions of Each LFRT Manufacturer in Four Quadrants
Figure 2.1: Ticona LFRT Product Line by Type of Resin and Reinforcement
Figure 2.2: Ticona LFRT Product Line Offering by Market Segment
Figure 2.3: Ticona-LFRT Revenue by Market Segment in 2015
Figure 2.4: Market Share of Ticona-LFRT by Market Segment in 2015
Figure 2.5: Ticona LFRT Product Offerings by Region
Figure 2.6: Ticona LFRT Revenue by Region in 2015
Figure 2.7: Market Share of Ticona-LFRT by Region in 2015
Figure 2.8: Ticona LFRT Manufacturing Locations
Figure 3.1: SABIC’s LFRT Product Line by Type of Resin and Reinforcement
Figure 3.2: SABIC LFRT Product Line Offering by Market segment
Figure 3.3: SABIC LFRT Revenue by Market Segment in 2015
Figure 3.4: Market Share of SABIC LFRT by Market Segment in 2015
Figure 3.5: SABIC LFRT Product Line Offering by Region
Figure 3.6: SABIC LFRT Revenue by Region in 2015
Figure 3.7: Market Share of SABIC LFRT by Region in 2015
Figure 3.8: SABIC LFRT Manufacturing Locations
Figure 4.1: RTP LFRT Product Line by Type of Reinforcement and Resin
Figure 4.2: RTP LFRT Product Line Offering by Market Segment
Figure 4.3: RTP LFRT Revenues by Market Segment in 2015
Figure 4.4: Market Share of RTP LFRT Market Segment in 2015
Figure 4.5: RTP LFRT Revenues by Region in 2015
Figure 4.6: Market Share of RTP LFRT by Region in 2015
Figure 4.7: RTP’s LFRT Manufacturing Locations
Figure 5.1: Chisso/JNC Product Line by Type of Fiber and Reinforcement
Figure 5.2: Chisso/JNC Product Line Offering by Market Segments
Figure 5.3: Chisso/JNC LFRT Revenue by Market Segment in 2015
Figure 5.4: Market Share of Chisso/JNC in LFRT by Market Segments in 2015
Figure 5.5: Chisso/JNC’s LFRT Revenue by Region in 2015
Figure 5.6: Chisso/JNC LFRT Market Share by Region in 2015
Figure 5.7: Chisso/JNC LFRT Manufacturing Locations
Figure 6.1: TechnoCompound LFRT Product Line by Type of Fiber and Reinforcement
Figure 6.2: TechnoCompound LFRT Product Line Offering by Market Segments
Figure 6.3: TechnoCompound LFRT-Revenue by Market Segment in 2015
Figure 6.4: Market Share of TechnoCompound in LFRT by Market Segment in 2015
Figure 6.5: TechnoCompound LFRT Revenue by Regions in 2015
Figure 6.6: TechnoCompound LFRT Market Share by Regions in 2015
Figure 6.7: TechnoCompound LFRT Manufacturing Locations
List of Tables
Table 1.1: Properties of Various LFRT Materials
Table 1.2: Ranking of Suppliers Based on LFRT Revenue
Table 1.3: Ranking of Leaders in Automotive, Industrial Goods, and Consumer Goods Segments
Table 1.4: Ranking of leaders in North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and the Rest of the World
Table 1.5: Major Parameters of Lucintel’s Leadership Quadrant Analysis
Methodology
Lucintel has been in the business of market research and management consulting since 2000 and has published over 1000 market intelligence reports in various markets / applications and served over 1,000 clients worldwide. This study is a culmination of four months of full-time effort performed by Lucintel's analyst team. The analysts used the following sources for the creation and completion of this valuable report:
- In-depth interviews of the major players in this market
- Detailed secondary research from competitors’ financial statements and published data
- Extensive searches of published works, market, and database information pertaining to industry news, company press releases, and customer intentions
- A compilation of the experiences, judgments, and insights of Lucintel’s professionals, who have analyzed and tracked this market over the years.
Extensive research and interviews are conducted across the supply chain of this market to estimate market share, market size, trends, drivers, challenges, and forecasts. Below is a brief summary of the primary interviews that were conducted by job function for this report.
Thus, Lucintel compiles vast amounts of data from numerous sources, validates the integrity of that data, and performs a comprehensive analysis. Lucintel then organizes the data, its findings, and insights into a concise report designed to support the strategic decision-making process. The figure below is a graphical representation of Lucintel’s research process.
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