Opaque Polymers : 2018 Market Strategy and Major Participants - Arkema, Interpolymer Corporation, Indulor Chemie
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Release - 06 April 2018
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Opaque polymers are pigments with hollow
spheres. They are opaque. Opaque polymers are specially engineered
for usage in paints and coatings in order to improve the latter’s
hiding properties and whiteness. Usage of opaque polymers in paints
and coatings formulations help improve the optical properties of
paint formulations. Opaque polymers consist of emulsions in the form
of spherical styrene or acrylic beads. These are filled with water
for usage in wet paints. When the paints get dry, water from these
beads permanently diffuses, and is replaced by air. This results in a
uniform dry paint film, with uniform distribution of voids.
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Opaque polymers help in filling up and
hiding the gaps in paints and coatings. Addition of more titanium
dioxide (TiO2) is generally encountered in the paints & coatings
industry to compensate for gaps. However, it is an inefficient and
costly measure with diminishing returns. It helps improve the light
scattering properties of paints and coatings. Usage of opaque
polymers in paints and coatings brings about an overall cost
efficiency in formulations. Usage of opaque polymers also helps lower
the usage of TiO2, while maintaining the opacity of paints and
coatings. Furthermore, use of opaque polymers in the production of
paints and coatings provides them with benefits such as improved
resistance to dirt, tint retention, and film durability.
Opaque polymers are being extensively
employed in formulations of water based as well as solvent based
paints and coatings. However, substitutes such as flash calcined
kaolin are competing technologies for opaque polymers. They provide
the users with several benefits over opaque polymers. At equal volume
concentration in high PVC emulsion paints, flash calcined kaolin
provides better opacity than opaque polymers. Furthermore,
comparatively less volume of flash calcined kaolin is required to
match the opacity of opaque polymers.
Thus, substituting technologies such as
calcined kaolin are anticipated to provide tough competition to the
opaque polymers market during the forecast period.
Based on product type, the market for opaque
polymers can be segmented into solid content 40% and solid content
30%. Currently, the solid content 30% segment dominates the opaque
polymers market. The segment is anticipated to continue its dominance
during the forecast period. The segment is expected to expand at a
significant pace during the forecast period.
Based on end-use industry, the opaque polymers
market can be divided into personal & home care and paints &
coatings. Currently, the paints & coatings segment leads the
opaque polymers market. The segment is anticipated to continue its
dominance during the forecast period. It is estimated to expand at a
significant pace during the forecast period. Paints & coatings as
well as personal & home care industries are projected to expand
rapidly in the near future, especially in Asia Pacific, North
America, and Europe. This, in turn, is likely to fuel the demand for
opaque polymers during the forecast period.
Geographically, the market for opaque polymers is
expected to expand significantly in Asia Pacific due to the rapid
industrialization and growth in infrastructure in countries such as
Japan, India, and China. The economic development in these countries
is also driving the demand for opaque polymers in end-user
industries. Asia Pacific holds major share of the opaque polymers
market. The region is anticipated to continue its dominance during
the forecast period.
Major players operating in the opaque polymers
market include Croda International, The Dow Chemical Company, Arkema,
Interpolymer Corporation, Indulor Chemie, Junneng Chemicals, Hankuck,
Latices, En-Tech Polymer, Organik Kimya, Ashland, and Visen
Industries.
The report offers a comprehensive evaluation of
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data, and verifiable projections about market size. The projections
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- Latin America (Mexico, Brazil, Peru, Chile, and others)
- Western Europe (Germany, U.K., France, Spain, Italy, Nordic countries, Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxembourg)
- Eastern Europe (Poland and Russia)
- Asia Pacific (China, India, Japan, ASEAN, Australia, and New Zealand)
- Middle East and Africa (GCC, Southern Africa, and North Africa)
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