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Chemicals in the United Kingdom

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  • 49 Pages
  • November 2019
  • Region: United Kingdom
  • MarketLine
  • ID: 2133977
Chemicals in the United Kingdom

Summary

Chemicals in the United Kingdom industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value 2014-18, and forecast to 2023). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market.

Key Highlights
  • The chemicals market consists of speciality chemicals, commodity chemicals, agricultural chemicals, and other chemicals (which include products such as pharmaceutical chemicals).
  • The UK chemicals market had total revenues of $66.7bn in 2018, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 0.9% between 2014 and 2018.
  • Commodity Chemicals had the highest volume in the UK chemicals market in 2018, with a total of 19.3 billion units, equivalent to 28.9% of the market's overall volume.
  • Chemical production grew by 1% in 2018 while pharmaceutical production grew by 2.9%, which has helped maintain positive growth over the previous five years.

Scope
  • Save time carrying out entry-level research by identifying the size, growth, major segments, and leading players in the chemicals market in the United Kingdom
  • Use the Five Forces analysis to determine the competitive intensity and therefore attractiveness of the chemicals market in the United Kingdom
  • Leading company profiles reveal details of key chemicals market players’ global operations and financial performance
  • Add weight to presentations and pitches by understanding the future growth prospects of the United Kingdom chemicals market with five year forecasts

Reasons to buy
  • What was the size of the United Kingdom chemicals market by value in 2018?
  • What will be the size of the United Kingdom chemicals market in 2023?
  • What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the United Kingdom chemicals market?
  • How has the market performed over the last five years?
  • What are the main segments that make up the United Kingdom's chemicals market?

Table of Contents

1 Executive Summary
1.1. Market value
1.2. Market value forecast
1.3. Category segmentation
1.4. Geography segmentation
1.5. Market rivalry
1.6. Competitive Landscape
2 Market Overview
2.1. Market definition
2.2. Market analysis
3 Market Data
3.1. Market value
4 Market Segmentation
4.1. Category segmentation
4.2. Geography segmentation
5 Market Outlook
5.1. Market value forecast
6 Five Forces Analysis
6.1. Summary
6.2. Buyer power
6.3. Supplier power
6.4. New entrants
6.5. Threat of substitutes
6.6. Degree of rivalry
7 Competitive Landscape
7.1. Who are the leading players?
7.2. What have been the most significant mergers and acquisitions over the last year?
7.3. What strategies do the leading players follow?
8 Company Profiles
8.1. BASF SE
8.2. Royal Dutch Shell plc
8.3. Johnson Matthey PLC
8.4. LyondellBasell Industries N.V.
9 Macroeconomic Indicators
9.1. Country data
10 Appendix
10.1. Methodology
10.2. Industry associations
10.3. Related research
10.4. About the Author
List of Tables
Table 1: United Kingdom chemicals market value: $ billion, 2014-18
Table 2: United Kingdom chemicals market category segmentation: $ billion, 2018
Table 3: United Kingdom chemicals market geography segmentation: $ billion, 2018
Table 4: United Kingdom chemicals market value forecast: $ billion, 2018-23
Table 5: BASF SE: key facts
Table 6: BASF SE: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 7: BASF SE: Key Employees
Table 8: Royal Dutch Shell plc: key facts
Table 9: Royal Dutch Shell plc: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 10: Royal Dutch Shell plc: Key Employees
Table 11: Johnson Matthey PLC: key facts
Table 12: Johnson Matthey PLC: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 13: Johnson Matthey PLC: Key Employees
Table 14: LyondellBasell Industries N.V.: key facts
Table 15: LyondellBasell Industries N.V.: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 16: LyondellBasell Industries N.V.: Key Employees
Table 17: LyondellBasell Industries N.V.: Key Employees Continued
Table 18: United Kingdom size of population (million), 2014-18
Table 19: United Kingdom GDP (constant 2005 prices, $ billion), 2014-18
Table 20: United Kingdom GDP (current prices, $ billion), 2014-18
Table 21: United Kingdom inflation, 2014-18
Table 22: United Kingdom consumer price index (absolute), 2014-18
Table 23: United Kingdom exchange rate, 2014-18
List of Figures
Figure 1: United Kingdom chemicals market value: $ billion, 2014-18
Figure 2: United Kingdom chemicals market category segmentation: % share, by value, 2018
Figure 3: United Kingdom chemicals market geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2018
Figure 4: United Kingdom chemicals market value forecast: $ billion, 2018-23
Figure 5: Forces driving competition in the chemicals market in the United Kingdom, 2018
Figure 6: Drivers of buyer power in the chemicals market in the United Kingdom, 2018
Figure 7: Drivers of supplier power in the chemicals market in the United Kingdom, 2018
Figure 8: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the chemicals market in the United Kingdom, 2018
Figure 9: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the chemicals market in the United Kingdom, 2018
Figure 10: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the chemicals market in the United Kingdom, 2018

Companies Mentioned (Partial List)

A selection of companies mentioned in this report includes, but is not limited to:

  • BASF SE
  • Royal Dutch Shell plc
  • Johnson Matthey PLC
  • LyondellBasell Industries N.V.