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Silicones
Chemical Economics Handbook
Table of Contents
Section Page Number
Executive summary 6
Summary 7
Profiles of major world producers 12
Dow Silicones Corporation 12
WACKER Group 13
Elkem Silicones 15
Momentive Performance Materials Inc. 17
Shin-Etsu Chemical Company, Ltd. 18
Hoshine Silicone Group 20
Introduction 22
Silicone fluids 22
Silicone elastomers 24
Silicone resins 24
Manufacturing processes 25
Silicone fluids 25
Silicone elastomers 25
Silicone resins 27
Environmental issues 28
Supply and demand by region 30
North America 30
United States 30
Producing companies 30
Production 35
Consumption 35
Silicone fluids 36
Silicone elastomers 46
Silicone resins 51
Price 53
Trade 55
Canada and Mexico 57
Canada 57
Mexico 58
Central and South America 59
Producing companies 59
Consumption 60
Trade 60
Western Europe 61
Producing companies 61
Compounders and formulators 64
Production 65
Consumption 66
Silicone fluids 68
Silicone elastomers 71
Silicone resins 75
Price 76
Trade 78
Imports 78
Exports 79
Central and Eastern Europe 80
Producing companies 80
Production 80
Consumption 80
Trade 82
Middle East and Africa 84
Asia 85
Indian Subcontinent 86
Producing companies 86
Salient statistics 87
Consumption 87
Trade 89
Northeast Asia 90
Overview 90
Producing companies 90
Salient statistics 90
Consumption 90
Mainland China 91
Producing companies 91
Production 96
Consumption 97
Price 101
Trade 102
Japan 103
Producing companies 103
Production 104
Consumption 105
Price 109
Trade 110
Other Northeast Asia 112
Producing companies 112
Salient statistics 113
Consumption 113
Trade 115
Southeast Asia 116
Producing companies 116
Salient statistics 117
Consumption 118
Price 119
Trade 119
Indonesia 120
Malaysia 120
Thailand 120
Vietnam 121
Oceania 121
Producing companies 121
Salient statistics 122
Consumption 122
Additional resources 124
Revisions 126
Data Workbook 127
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