Impact of Trends in Tire Design on the Chemicals and Materials Market in North America

Frost & Sullivan, November 2010, Pages: 183

The research service comprises of a description of latest trends in tire design. It also has the corresponding trends in the materials and chemicals market. The materials and chemicals include synthetic rubber- styrene butadiene rubber, fillers such as carbon black, silica and other advanced fillers, tire cords such as nylon, polyester, rayon and aramid and processing oil. The individual segments have been analyzed for the latest trends in consonance with the mega trends at the tires level. The drivers, restraints and challenges have been provided for the segments along with the forecasts for unit shipments as well as revenues

Research Overview
This Frost & Sullivan research service titled Impact of Trends in Tire Design on the Chemicals and Materials Market in North America provides market size and forecasts, technological insights, product segmentation, and future trends in tire design. In this research, Frost & Sullivan's expert analysts thoroughly examine the following markets: synthetic rubber, fillers, tire cord, and processing oil.

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Market Overview

Tire Manufacturers Move Designing into Top Gear as Low Rolling-resistant and Eco-friendly Tires Gain Popularity

The improving economy, favorable taxation on tire imports from China, and increasing environment consciousness have encouraged the tire market in North America to pass legislation mandating lower rolling resistance and tire labeling. Tire materials such as rubber and fillers will get a boost with the move to introduce labels, while the rising demand for eco-friendly tires will fuel innovation in the tire and tire materials market. “The new regulations demand greener tires, typically, tires with low rolling resistance, which consume less fuel and consequently, emit less carbon dioxide,” says the analyst of this research. “For example, the labeling legislation requires all the tires to be rated according to their rolling resistance, wet grip, and tire wear and in places like Europe, the noise generated is just as important as tire wear in North America.” Companies have to comply with at least the minimum criteria on all the three aspects of rolling resistance, wet grip, and noise generation in Europe, whereas in North America, they have to ensure wear resistance, as consumers prefer tires that have better green efficiency and safety ratings.

However, legislations, while proving beneficial for one set of materials, have dampened the market prospects of other types of materials. “The choice of material used largely depends on the kind of performance that is expected from the tires,” notes the analyst. “Since lowering rolling resistance and improving wet grip has been the main objective of the tire manufacturers, materials such as solution styrene butadiene rubber (SBR), and silica are expected to cannibalize the more conventional materials like emulsion SBR and carbon black.” Traditionally, tire manufacturers have often had to reduce the rolling resistance at the expense of wet grip. However, more advanced fillers such as silica have helped improve the rolling resistance and wet grip simultaneously, while solution SBR with silica has reduced rolling resistance.

In the tire cord segment, polyethylene naphthalate (PEN) is expected to hold a steady share as it is quieter and stronger, while in the processing oil segment, the phasing out of aromatic oils in Europe is expected to provide an opportunity for oils such as naphthenic oil and, to a lesser extent, mild extract solvate oils. Although the market for materials had been affected in 2008 and 2009, it is expected to rebound in 2010 and become stable, in tandem with the tires and thereby, automotive market.

Market Sectors

Expert Frost & Sullivan analysts thoroughly examine the following market sectors in this research:
- Synthetic rubber
- Fillers
- Tire cord
- Processing oil

- 1. Research Aims and Objectives

- 2. Research Methodology

- 3. Research Scope

- 4. Market Segmentation

- 5. List of Acronyms

- 6. Executive Summary
- - 6.1 Market Overview
- - 6.2 Market Segmentation
- - 6.3 Industry Challenge, Market Drivers and Restraints
- - 6.4 Key Mega Trends in Tire Industry
- - 6.5 Summary of Major Findings

- 7. North American Tire Market
- - 7.1 Introduction
- - 7.2 Tire Industry Challenges
- - 7.3 Tire Market Drivers
- - 7.4 Tire Market Restraints
- - 7.5 Key Mega Trends in Automotive Industry
- - 7.6 Key Mega Trends in Tire Market
- - 7.7 Technology Innovation From Pneumatic to Green Tire
- - 7.8 Tire Technology and its Implications
- - 7.9 Legislations in the Tire Industry in Europe
- - 7.10 Legislations in the Tire Industry in North America
- - 7.11 Implications of Tire Legislation to the Raw Materials Market
- - 7.12 Revenue Market Share Analysis (North America) –2009
- - 7.13 Overview of Top Market Participants in Tire Industry

- 8. Upstream Industries
- - 8.1 Tire Composition by Weight
- - 8.2 Function of Various Materials
- - 8.3 Market Engineering Measurements
- - 8.4 North American Tire Materials Unit Shipment Forecasts
- - 8.5 North American Tire Materials Revenue Forecasts
- - 8.6 Summary of Unit Shipment and Market Revenues
- - 8.7 Competitive Landscape in North America

- 9. Rubber Market
- - 9.1 Rubber Industry-Overview
- - 9.2 Market Engineering Measurements
- - 9.3 Rubber Industry Challenges
- - 9.4 Rubber Market Drivers
- - 9.5 Rubber Market Restraints
- - 9.6 General Trends in the Rubber Industry
- - 9.7 Recent Developments in the Rubber Industry
- - 9.8 North American Rubber Market Unit Shipment Forecasts
- - 9.9 North American Rubber Market Revenue Forecasts
- - 9.10 Summary of Unit Shipments and Revenue Findings
- - 9.11 Company Profiling of Tier-1 Companies

- 10. Total Fillers Market
- - 10.1 Market Overview
- - 10.2 Market Engineering Measurements
- - 10.3 Filler Industry Challenges
- - 10.4 Fillers Market Drivers
- - 10.5 Fillers Market Restraints
- - 10.6 Key Trends in the Fillers Market
- - 10.7 Recent Developments in the Fillers Industry
- - 10.8 Fillers Market Unit Shipment Forecasts
- - 10.9 Fillers Market Revenue Forecasts
- - 10.10 Carbon Black Fillers Market Unit Shipment Forecasts
- - 10.11 Carbon Black Fillers Market Revenue Forecasts
- - 10.12 Silica Fillers Market Unit Shipment Forecasts
- - 10.13 Silica Fillers Market Revenue Forecasts
- - 10.14 Summary of Unit shipments and Revenue Findings
- - 10.15 Company Profiling of Tier-1 Companies

- 11. Tire Cord Processing Oil and Processing Agents Market
- - 11.1 Market Overview
- - 11.2 Recent Developments in the Tire Cord Industry
- - 11.3 Tire Cord Usage in the Industry
- - 11.4 Overview of Different Types of Tire Cords
- - 11.5 Market Engineering Measurements
- - 11.6 Tire Cord Market Unit Shipment Forecasts
- - 11.7 Tire Cord Market Revenue Forecasts
- - 11.8 Nylon Tire Cord Market Unit Shipment Forecasts
- - 11.9 Nylon Tire Cord Market Revenue Forecasts
- - 11.10 Polyester Tire Cord Market Unit Shipment Forecasts
- - 11.11 Polyester Tire Cord Market Revenue Forecasts
- - 11.12 Market Engineering Measurements
- - 11.13 Steel Cord Market Unit Shipment Forecasts
- - 11.14 Steel Cord Market Revenue Forecasts
- - 11.15 Summary of Unit shipments and Revenue Findings
- - 11.16 Company Profiling of Tier-1 Companies
- - 11.17 Trends in Processing Agents and Processing Oil Industry
- - 11.18 Processing Oil Market Unit Shipment Forecasts
- - 11.19 Summary of Unit Shipments and Growth Rate Findings
- - 11.20 Company Profiling of Tier-1 Companies

- 12. Conclusions

- 13. Strategic Recommendation

- 14. About Frost & Sullivan

List of Figures
- Tire Market: Impact of Top Industry Challenges (North America), 2010-2016
- Tire Market: Market Drivers Ranked in Order of Impact (North America), 2010-2016
- Tire Market: Market Restraints Ranked in Order of Impact (North America), 2010-2016
- Tire Materials Market: Unit Shipment Forecasts (North America), 2006-2016
- Tire Materials Market: Revenue Forecasts (North America), 2006-2016
- Rubber Market: Impact of Top Industry Challenges (North America), 2010-2016
- Rubber Market: Market Drivers Ranked in Order of Impact (North America), 2010-2016
- Rubber Market: Market Restraints Ranked in Order of Impact (North America), 2010-2016
- Rubber Market: Unit Shipment Forecasts (North America) 2006-2016
- Rubber Market: Revenue Forecasts (North America), 2006-2016
- Total Fillers Market: Impact of Top Industry Challenges (North America), 2010-2016
- Total Fillers Market: Market Drivers Ranked in Order of Impact (North America), 2010-2016
- Total Fillers Market: Market Restraints Ranked in Order of Impact (North America), 2010-2016
- Total Fillers Market: Unit Shipment Forecasts (North America), 2006-2016
- Total Fillers Market: Revenue Forecasts (North America), 2006-2016
- Carbon Black Fillers Market: Unit Shipment Forecasts (North America), 2006-2016
- Carbon Black Fillers Market: Revenue Forecasts (North America), 2006-2016
- Silica Fillers Market: Unit Shipment Forecasts (North America), 2006-2016
- Silica Fillers Market: Revenue Forecasts (North America), 2006-2016
- Tire Cord Fabric Market: Unit Shipment Forecasts (North America), 2006-2016
- Tire Cord Fabric Market: Revenue Forecasts (North America), 2006-2016
- Nylon Tire Cord Market: Unit Shipment Forecasts (North America), 2006-2016
- Nylon Tire Cord Market: Revenue Forecasts (North America), 2006-2016
- Polyester Tire Cord Market: Unit Shipment Forecasts (North America), 2006-2016
- Polyester Tire Cord Market: Revenue Forecasts (North America), 2006-2016
- Steel Tire Cord Market: Unit Shipment Forecasts (North America), 2006-2016
- Steel Tire Cord Market: Revenue Forecasts (North America), 2006-2016
- Processing Oil Market: Unit Shipment Forecasts (North America), 2010-2016

List Of Charts:

- Tire Market: Industry Challenges, Market Drivers and Restraints (North America) 2010-2016
- Tire Market: Current Trends (North America), 2009
- Tire Market: Market Drivers (North America), 2010-2016
- Tire Market: Market Restraints (North America), 2010-2016
- Tire Market: Key Trends in the Automotive Industry (North America), 2010-2016
- Tire Market: Current Trends (North America), 2009
- Tire Market: Tire Technology and its Implications for the Upstream Industries (North America) 2010-2016
- Tire Market: Market Share Analysis by Revenues (North America), 2009
- Tire Materials Market: Percentage Composition of Tire by Weight (North America), 2009
- Tire Materials Market: Market Engineering Measurements (North America), 2009
- Tire Materials Market: Unit Shipment Forecasts (North America) 2006-2016
- Tire Materials Market: Revenue Forecasts (North America), 2006-2016
- Tire Materials Market: Units Shipment Shares (North America), 2009
- Tire Materials Market: Revenue Shares (North America), 2009
- Rubber Market: Market Engineering Measurements (North America), 2009
- Rubber Market: Market Drivers (North America), 2010-2016
- Rubber Market: Market Restraints (North America), 2010-2016
- Rubber Market: Unit Shipment Forecasts (North America) 2006-2016
- Rubber Market: Revenue Forecasts (North America), 2006-2016
- Total Fillers Market: Market Engineering Measurements (North America), 2009
- Total Fillers Market: Market Drivers (North America), 2010-2016
- Total Fillers Market: Market Restraints (North America), 2010-2016
- Total Fillers Market: Unit Shipment Forecasts (North America), 2006-2016
- Total Fillers Market: Revenue Forecasts (North America), 2006-2016
- Carbon Black Fillers Market: Unit Shipment Forecasts (North America), 2006-2016
- Carbon Black Fillers Market: Revenue Forecasts (North America), 2006-2016
- Silica Fillers Market: Unit Shipment Forecasts (North America), 2006-2016
- Silica Fillers Market: Revenue Forecasts (North America), 2006-2016
- Tire Cord Fabric Market: Percent of Various Tire Cords Used in Industry (North America), 2009
- Tire Cord Fabric Market: Market Engineering Measurements (North America), 2009
- Tire Cord Fabric Market: Unit Shipment Forecasts (North America), 2006-2016
- Tire Cord Fabric Market: Revenue Forecasts (North America), 2006-2016
- Nylon Tire Cord Market: Unit Shipment Forecasts (North America), 2006-2016
- Nylon Tire Cord Market: Revenue Forecasts (North America), 2006-2016
- Polyester Tire Cord Market: Unit Shipment Forecasts (North America), 2006-2016
- Polyester Tire Cord Market: Revenue Forecasts (North America), 2006-2016
- Steel Tire Cord Market: Market Engineering Measurements (North America), 2009
- Steel Tire Cord Market: Unit Shipment Forecasts (North America), 2006-2016
- Steel Tire Cord Market: Revenue Forecasts (North America), 2006-2016
- Processing Oil Market: Unit Shipment Forecasts (North America), 2006-2016

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