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SEBS, TPV and TPO-type Thermoplastic Elastomers…
Markets, Economics,Technology, Intermaterials competition
and the Role of Metallocene resins.-
(a multi-client study being developed by Robert Eller Associates)

Trends driving Intermaterial competition in Thermoplastic Elastomer markets: ·

• New Metallocenes and non-metallocene plastomer and elastomer resins which
  • -alter the compounding technology requirements and capabilities
  • -shift the path to market and affect the value chain ·
• An expanded TPE performance envelope( compression set, UV resistance,
  adhesion, softness, oil resistance, vibration damping) that permits entry into new
  market sectors and increased competition potential with rubber ·
• New fabrication process technologies that will broaden the market range ·
• Some compounding industry consolidation as major compounders
  (some from the PVC sector) entering the market. ·
• The continued dynamism of the small specialty compounder seeking
  the added value offered by TPEs and the raw material benefits of metallocene-catalyzed resins. ·
• Real or imagined concern over PVC substitution and recycling initiatives ·
• Potential for increased use of recyclate in TPE formulation ·
• Price erosion of key TPE base resins as the compounder base broadens,
  internationalizes and gains compounding technology access. ·
• Increased transparency of global technology boundaries ·
• Use of reactive compounding technology to provide the benefits of partial/full
  cross-linking over a broad monomer range ·
• Growing role for polyolefin producers using metallocene resin technology.

The overall objectives of the study are to characterize and analyze the
target segment of the European, North American and Japanese TPE Industry with respect to: ·

• Implications of new metallocene and non-metallocene polymerization technology ·
• Intra-TPE competition in the target zone ·
• Competition between the target TPEs and other plastics and rubbers ·
• TPE pricing and functional value in the market ·
• Driving forces for materials and process substitution ·
• Competition between current and evolving TPE fabrication processes ·
• Comparative manufacturing economics for key growth applications ·
• Implications of structural change and globalization in the target
  TPE supplier and customer sectors The study is currently in process and
  will be completed sometime in the third quarter 2000.

The price of the study is $12,000.00. For more information contact
Robert Eller of Robert Eller Associates 330-665-1139.