DUBLIN, February 14, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/6x86q4/formaldehyde) has announced the addition of the "Formaldehyde Market - Global Industry Analysis to 2018" report to their offering.

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The demand for formaldehyde is expected to be driven by strong growth prospects in end-use industries. The global demand for formaldehyde is dominated by Asia Pacific. This report analyzes and forecasts the formaldehyde demand globally, as well as regional basis, for a period of six years from 2012 to 2018, in terms of revenue and volume. The report also provides detailed insight about drivers, restraints and opportunities and its impact on overall growth of this market. The report segments the market based on applications, end-users and regions and offers estimates and forecast of formaldehyde market for each segment.

The report discusses the detailed value chain starting with raw material through to the end-use. Moreover, it assesses the market based on porter's five forces model which analyses the degree of competition in the market by considering other factors such as the bargaining power of buyers and suppliers, threat from substitute products and new entrants. The report includes a detailed competitive landscape of the formaldehyde market including company market share analysis and the profile of key market participants. 

Key applications of formaldehyde discussed in this report include, UF resins, PF resins, MF resins, polyacetal resins, pentaerythritol, methylenebis (4-phenyl isocyanate) (MDI), 1,4-butanediol, and others. UF resins dominated the demand for formaldehyde in terms of volume as well as revenue and are expected to remain major outlets for the formaldehyde. PF resins and MF resins are another important application markets for the formaldehyde. The formaldehyde demand for PF resins is expected to exhibit fastest growth. 

The construction industry has remained the largest outlet for formaldehyde. Automobile, aerospace, healthcare and textile are among the other key end-user industries for formaldehyde. Some of the leading manufactures which are profiled in this report include Bayer AG, BASF SE, Celanese Corporation, Huntsman Corporation, Dynea Oy, Momentive Specialty Chemical Inc., Georgia Pacific Corporation, and Perstorp Formox AB.

Key Topics Covered: 

1 Preface
2 Executive Summary
3 Formaldehyde - Industry Analysis
4 Formaldehyde Market - Application Analysis
5 Formaldehyde Market - End-use Analysis
6 Formaldehyde Market - Regional Analysis
7 Company Profiles

Companies Mentioned:

• BASF SE
• Bayer AG
• Celanese Corporation
• Dynea Oy
• Georgia Pacific Corporation
• Huntsman Corporation
• Momentive Specialty Chemicals Inc
• Perstorp Formox AB

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