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 Growing Tire Industry in Europe 4.1.2 Increasing Use in Fibers 4.1.3 Rising Demand for Specialty Carbon Black 4.2 Restraints 4.2.1 Fluctuating Oil Prices 4.2.2 Carcinogenic Effects of Carbon Black 4.2.3 Competition from Silica-based Rubber Products 4.3 Industry Value-Chain Analysis 4.4 Porters Five 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 By Type 5.1.1 Furnace Black 5.1.2 Gas Black 5.1.3 Lamp Black 5.1.4 Thermal Black 5.2 By Application 5.2.1 Tires 5.2.2 Industrial Rubber Products 5.2.3 Plastics 5.2.4 Toners and Printing Inks 5.2.5 Coatings 5.2.6 Textile Fibers 5.2.7 Others 5.3 Geography 5.3.1 Germany 5.3.2 United Kingdom 5.3.3 Italy 5.3.4 France 5.3.5 Russia 5.3.6 Rest of Europe 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 Birla Carbon 6.4.2 Black Bear Carbon B.V. 6.4.3 Cabot Corporation 6.4.4 Cancarb 6.4.5 Carbon Black Kft. 6.4.6 Continental Carbon Company 6.4.7 Imerys Graphite & Carbon 6.4.8 Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation 6.4.9 OMSK Carbon Group 6.4.10 Orion Engineered Carbons 6.4.11 Phillips Carbon Black Ltd. 6.4.12 Tokai Carbon Co. Ltd. 7 MARKET OPPORTUNITIES AND FUTURE TRENDS 7.1 Use Of New Nanomaterial in Tire Production 7.2 Other Opportunities