DUBLIN, August 5, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Liquid Crystal Polymers (LCP) - A Global Market Overview" report to their offering.

Global Liquid Crystal Polymers (LCPs) market standing at US$650.1 million in 2016 and projected to touch US$883.2 million by 2022 growing by a 2016-2022 CAGR of 5.2%. Asia-Pacific leads the global market for LCPs, forecast to be US$525.7 million (80.9% share) in 2016, which is also likely to record the fastest CAGR of 5.5% over 2016-2022 and reach a projected US$723.2 million by 2022.

Liquid Crystal Polymer (LCP), a high performance engineering plastic, is partially crystalline aromatic polyester based on p-hydroxybenzoic acid (HBA) and other related monomers. The chemical structure and morphology of LCPs is vastly different compared to conventional polyester polymers, due to which there are considerable differences between the two not only in physical and mechanical properties, but also in processability.

Electrical & electronic components sector is the largest end-user for LCP, followed by automotive and industrial sectors, among others. LCP demand is further driven by miniaturization of electrical & electronic components in smartphones, laptops and tablets and new emerging applications such as LEDs. However, in the developed regions such as United States and Europe, the fastest growth is expected to come from automotive sector, as vehicle manufacturers are using lightweight materials for automobile components to increase fuel efficiency and reduce carbon emissions.

The Liquid Crystal Polymers (LCP) global market report analyzes the key end-use sectors of LCP comprising Automotive, Electrical & Electronics, Industrial and Others. The global markets for the above mentioned end-use sectors are analyzed in terms of volume in metric tons and value in USD for the period from 2012 to 2022.

Key Topics Covered:

Part A: Global Market Perspective

1. Introduction
1.1 The Market Outlook
1.2 Product Outline
1.2.1 Liquid Crystal Polymers (LCP)
1.2.1.1 Types of Liquid Crystal Polymers
1.2.1.2 Molecular Structure and Properties of LCP
1.2.1.3 Polymerization of Liquid Crystal Polymers (LCP)
1.2.1.4 Commercially Available LCP Forms
1.2.1.4.1 LCP Compounds
1.2.1.4.2 LCP Fibers, Films and Sheets

2. End-Use Sector Analysis
2.1 Automotive
2.2 Electrical & Electronics
2.3 Industrial Sector
2.4 Other End-use Sectors

3. Industry Landscape
3.1 LCP Producers and Production Capacities
3.2 Key Global Players
- Celanese Corporation (United States)
- Polyplastics Co., Ltd. (Japan)
- Shanghai PRET Composites Co., Ltd. (China)
- Solvay SA (Belgium)
- Solvay Specialty Polymers USA, LLC
- Sumitomo Chemical Company Limited (Japan)
- Toray International, Inc. (Japan)
- Ueno Fine Chemicals Industry, Ltd. (Japan)
3.3 Other Players
- JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation (Japan)
- Shenzhen Wote Advanced Materials Co., Ltd. (China)
3.4 Key Independent Compounders and Processors
- Asia International Enterprise (Hong Kong) Ltd. (China)
- BARLOG plastics GmbH (Germany)
- Kuraray Co., Ltd. (Japan)
- Lehmann & Voss & Co. (Germany)
- Polyone Corporation (United States)
- RTP Company (United States)

4. Key Business & Product Trends
- Solvay Launched Xydar® MG-850 LCP to Meet the Demands of New 12-Gigabyte Connectors
- Celanese to Exhibit Zenite® and Vectra® LCPs at Chinaplas® 2016
- Celanese Presents Guto India da Costa's New Design of Cooking Module Made from Vectra® and Zenite® LCPs at K 2013
- MID-Industry Award 2013 Awarded for OLED Light Element Using Vectra® E840i LDS LCP
- Market Launch of Polyplastics' LAPEROS® LCP for Use in Electronic Components
- Ticona's Vectra E130i LCP is a Material of Choice for Samtec's Micro Pitch Interconnects
- Ticona and DELO Collaborate to Develop Adhesive Solution for LCP Bonding
- LCPG Acquired by Polyplastics
- Development of two New Vectra LCP Grades from Ticona for Electronic Portable Devices
- Vectra® E840i LDS from Ticona Used by 2E mechatronic to Develop 3-D MID Flow Sensor for Air Conditioning Systems
- E477i, a Super High-flow, Low-Warp Grade Liquid Crystal Plastic Developed by Polyplastics
- Polyplastics to Establish New Compounding Company in China
- Celanese Acquired DuPont's Zenite® LCP and Thermx® PCT Product Lines
- Polyplastics Broadens LCP Production Capacity at the Fuji Plant

5. Global Market Overview
5.1 Global Liquid Crystal Polymers (LCP) Market Overview by End-use Sector
5.1.1 Global Liquid Crystal Polymers (LCP) End-use Sector Market Overview by Global Region
5.1.1.1 Electrical & Electronics
5.1.1.2 Automotive Sector
5.1.1.3 Industrial Sector
5.1.1.4 Other End-use Sectors
5.2 Global Liquid Crystal Polymers (LCP) Neat Resin Market Overview
5.2.1 Global Liquid Crystal Polymers (LCP) Neat Resin Market Overview by Global Region
5.2.2 Global Liquid Crystal Polymers (LCP) Neat Resin Market Overview by End-use Sector

Companies Mentioned

- Celanese Corporation
- Polyplastics Co., Ltd.
- Shanghai PRET Composites Co., Ltd.
- Solvay SA
- Solvay Specialty Polymers USA, LLC
- Sumitomo Chemical Company Limited
- Toray International, Inc.
- Ueno Fine Chemicals Industry, Ltd.

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