1. Introduction
1.1 Scope of the Report
1.2 Research Methodology
2. Executive Summary
3. Market Insights
3.1 Industry Value-Chain Analysis
3.2 Industry Attractiveness – Porter’s Five Forces Analysis
3.2.1 Bargaining Power of Suppliers
3.2.2 Bargaining Power of Consumers
3.2.3 Threat of New Entrants
3.2.4 Threat of Substitute Products and Services
3.2.5 Degree of Competition
3.3 Regulatory Policy Analysis
4. Market Dynamics
4.1 Drivers
4.1.1 Recycling in Polystyrene Industry
4.1.2 Consumer Consumer Electronics Market
4.2 Restraints
4.2.1 Increasing Ban on Polystyrene Across North America and Europe
4.2.2 Availability of High Performance Substitutes
4.3 Opportunity
4.3.1 Recovering Construction Industry in Europe
4.3.2 Ongoing Research to Develop Bio-Based Polystyrene
5. Market Segmentation and Analysis
5.1 By Resin Type
5.1.1 General Purpose Polystyrene (GPPS)
5.1.2 High Impact Polystyrene (HIPS)
5.1.3 Expandable Polystyrene (EPS)
5.2 By Form Type
5.2.1 Foams
5.2.2 Films & Sheets
5.2.3 Injection Moulding
5.2.4 Others
5.3 By End-User Industry
5.3.1 Packaging
5.3.2 Building and Construction
5.3.3 Electrical and Electronics
5.3.4 Consumer Goods
6. Regional Market Analysis
6.1 Asia-Pacific
6.1.1 China
6.1.2 India
6.1.3 Japan
6.1.4 South Korea
6.1.5 Australia and New Zealand
6.1.6 ASEAN Countries
6.1.7 Rest of Asia-Pacific
6.2 North America
6.2.1 United States
6.2.2 Canada
6.2.3 Mexico
6.2.4 Rest of North America
6.3 Europe
6.3.1 Germany
6.3.2 United Kingdom
6.3.3 Italy
6.3.4 France
6.3.5 Russia
6.3.6 NORDIC Countries
6.3.7 Rest of Europe
6.4 South America
6.4.1 Brazil
6.4.2 Argentina
6.4.3 Rest of South America
6.5 Middle East & Africa
6.5.1 Saudi Arabia
6.5.2 South Africa
6.5.3 Qatar
6.5.4 Rest of Middle East & Africa
7. Import and Export Overview
8. Future of the Market
9. Competitive Landscape
9.1 Mergers & Acquisitions, Joint Ventures, Collaborations, and Agreements
9.2 Market Share Analysis*
9.3 Strategies Adopted by Leading Players
10. Company Profiles (Overview, Financials*, Products & Services, Recent Developments, and Analyst View)
10.1 AMERICAS STYRENICS LLC
10.2 BASF PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS
10.3 CHI MEI CORPORATION
10.4 FORMOSA CHEMICALS & FIBRE CORP
10.5 INEOS STYROLUTION GROUP GMBH
10.6 KUMHO PETROCHEMICAL CO., LTD.
10.7 LG CHEM, LTD.
10.8 SABIC
10.9 SYNTHOS S.A.
10.10 THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY
10.11 TOTAL
10.12 TRINSEO
10.13 VERSALIS S.P.A
10.14 VIDEOLAR-INNOVA S.A
10.15 ...list not exhaustive
11. Disclaimer
12. * subject to availability on public domain

INEOS STYRLOUTION GROUP GMBH
TOTAL
TRINSEO
SABIC
BASF
AMERICAS STYRENICS LLC
CHI MEI CORPORATION
FORMOSA CHEMICALS & FIBRE CORP
KUMHO PETROCHEMICAL CO.
LTD.
LG CHEM
LTD.
SYNTHOS S.A.
THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY
VERSALIS S.P.A
and VIDEOLAR-INNOVA S.A.