1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Study Deliverables 1.2 Study Assumptions 1.3 Scope of the Study 2 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 4 MARKET DYNAMICS 4.1 Drivers 4.1.1 Replacement of Conventional Materials by Plastics in Various Applications 4.1.2 Rapidly Increasing Demand from the Healthcare and Packaging Sectors 4.2 Restraints 4.2.1 Stringent Environmental Regulations 4.3 Industry Value-Chain Analysis 4.4 Porters 5 Force Analysis 4.4.1 Bargaining Power of Suppliers 4.4.2 Bargaining Power of Consumers 4.4.3 Threat of New Entrants 4.4.4 Threat of Substitute Products and Services 4.4.5 Degree of Competition 5 MARKET SEGMENTATION 5.1 Type 5.1.1 Commodity Plastic 5.1.2 Engineering Plastic 5.1.3 High Performance Plastic 5.1.4 Other Types 5.2 End-user Industry 5.2.1 Packaging 5.2.2 Healthcare 5.2.3 Consumer Goods 5.2.4 Electrical and Electronics 5.2.5 Automotive 5.2.6 Building and Construction 5.2.7 Food and Beverage 5.2.8 Other End-user Industries 5.3 Geography 5.3.1 Asia-Pacific 5.3.1.1 China 5.3.1.2 India 5.3.1.3 Japan 5.3.1.4 South Korea 5.3.1.5 Rest of Asia-Pacific 5.3.2 North America 5.3.2.1 United States 5.3.2.2 Canada 5.3.2.3 Mexico 5.3.3 Europe 5.3.3.1 Germany 5.3.3.2 United Kingdom 5.3.3.3 France 5.3.3.4 Italy 5.3.3.5 Rest of Europe 5.3.4 South America 5.3.4.1 Brazil 5.3.4.2 Argentina 5.3.4.3 Rest of South America 5.3.5 Middle East & Africa 5.3.5.1 Saudi Arabia 5.3.5.2 South Africa 5.3.5.3 Rest of Middle East & Africa 6 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE 6.1 Mergers & Acquisitions, Joint Ventures, Collaborations, and Agreements 6.2 Market Share Analysis** 6.3 Strategies Adopted by Leading Players 6.4 Company Profiles 6.4.1 BASF SE 6.4.2 Bayer AG 6.4.3 Biocote (AkzoNobel N.V) 6.4.4 Clariant 6.4.5 DowDuPont 6.4.6 King Plastic Corporation 6.4.7 Lonza 6.4.8 Microban International 6.4.9 Milliken Chemical 6.4.10 Parx Plastics N.V. 6.4.11 PolyOne Corporation 6.4.12 SANITIZED AG 7 MARKET OPPORTUNITIES AND FUTURE TRENDS 7.1 Increasing Investments in R&D