Polycarbonate

As a major consumer of polycarbonate around the world, China has to import a large amount of polycarbonate every year owing to its poor production and great demand. As of September 2011, only three active producers are engaged in the production of polycarbonate in China. Among them, two are wholly foreign owned. What are the reasons for the poor production of polycarbonate in China? And whether some new projects or capacity expansion are planned in China as of September 2011? Since the production of polycarbonate in China is poor, and the demand from China’s market is great, thus a mass of polycarbonate is imported annually to China. What is the situation of polycarbonate import in the past years, and how about the detailed import situation of polycarbonate in 2010? In the past years, polycarbonate consumption grows rapidly in China. Polycarbonate is mainly used in the production of electronic and electrical components, automotive components, construction materials, drinking bottles and food containers, optical disks, etc. How about the detailed consumption situation of polycarbonate in each downstream product in China in 2010? In this report, it will give the answers to the above questions and show the truth to penetrate into China’s polycarbonate market. Besides, other points in China's polycarbonate industry are covered: - Production technology improvements - Raw material supply situation - Price change of polycarbonate in 2009-August 2011 and its trend - Development situation of major polycarbonate downstream industries - Forecast on production, consumption and raw materials supply to 2016 - Trend of polycarbonate market structure to 2016 - Introduction to key active and potential polycarbonate producers