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Biocides in Wood Preservation Global Report - 2007
Biocide Information Limited, April 2007, Pages: 80
The wood preservation industry had a difficult year as margins are being squeezed by increasing raw material and energy costs. In addition, the wood preservation industry has to contend with increasing regulatory pressures.
Most biocide active ingredient manufacturers are 'positive' on this market due to favourable trends, and while it may be difficult to develop new active ingredients, there is a lot of development work going on to find the right combination of actives and new formulations to adapt to end-user demands.
The global consumption of biocides in Wood Preservation was $ 540 million at active manufacture level in 2006 and $ 980 million at formulated products. This performance reflects not only end industry growth, regulatory and technological changes but also the growing use of Biocides as hygiene aids especially in Engineered Wood Products. The market for Biocides in Wood Preservatives will continue to grow due to the switch from solvent based to water based systems and the replacement of traditional biocides by more expensive environmentally Biocides. In addition, new market sectors are emerging such as Engineered Wood Products.
Specialty biocides includes fungicides and insecticides. North America accounted for approximately 40% of this total. But several factors are combining to bring the total market value up and the North American percentage down.
'Growth in the North American biocides market has slowed down, but competition for market share among the leaders has only accelerated. Consolidation in the industry has really raised the stakes for companies like Arch, Basf, Dow, ISP, Janssen, Lanxess, Lonza, Syngenta, Troy and Viance and they're looking to Countries in developing regions.'
Countries such as China, Eastern Europe, India and South America continue to offer growth opportunities as per capita income rises and human health issues are accorded more importance.
In addition, basic biocide producers will rely more on specialty niches ie hygiene sector for growth. 'With mature markets in the large consuming regions and generic products starting to affect the market environment, specialty niches will offer a profitable outlet for active ingredient manufacturers'.
With increased attention to specialty market sectors and growing regional markets, Biocide companies are expected to introduce new formulations to address shifts in demand. And these companies must also examine the specific needs of each regional market to adjust their strategies for growth accordingly.
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