
Global Silicones Market – Drivers, Opportunities, Trends & Forecasts up to 2020
- December, 2014
- Domain: Chemicals, Materials & Food - Inorganic Chemicals






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Silicones are polymers made from the monomer of siloxane (a chain of alternating silicon and oxygen atoms). These have high heat resistance (up to 250◦C), adheres very well to a substrate and form watertight seals. These properties have increased the application areas in various industries. Key drivers of the market are novel application areas of silicone which utilize the properties of high operating temperature, especially in steadily growing in developing countries.
Silicone elastomers account for the majority of the revenue in the silicone market Mainly due to the huge demand in the Electrical & Electronic industry. Silicone Oil segment follows the silicone elastomers market. Building & Construction segment had the highest contribution in the silicone market with increasing construction projects where silicone is used as weatherproofing material. Asia Pacific had the largest regional share followed by Europe. China dominates the silicone market at the country level which is a result of increased manufacturing base and large electrical & electronic market. The silicones market is highly consolidated with intense competition in the market. Some of the key players operating in the market are Dow Corning Corporation, Wacker Chemie AG and Momentive Performance Materials Inc., among others.
The study of the global silicones market provides the market size information and market trends along with the factors and parameters impacting it in both short and long term. The study ensures a 360° view, bringing out the complete key insights of the industry. The study provides analysis of the companies helping business decision makers make a better plan.
Report Scope:
- Types
- Silicone Caulk
- Silicone Elastomer
- Silicone Grease
- Silicone Resin
- Silicone Oil
- Application Areas
- Automotive
- Building & Construction
- Cosmetics
- Electrical & Electronics
- Healthcare
- Paper
- Textile
- Others
- Regions
- Asia Pacific
- Europe
- North America
- Rest of the World
- Industry outlook: market trends and drivers, restraints, and opportunities
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Report Scope
1.3 Market Definitions
1.4 Research Methodology
1.4.1 Data Collation & In-House Estimation
1.4.2 Market Triangulation
1.4.3 Forecasting
1.5 Study Declarations
1.6 Report Assumptions
1.7 Stakeholders
2 Executive Summary
3 Market Positioning
3.1 Total Addressable Market (TAM): Polymers
3.1.1 Market Overview
3.1.2 Major Trends
3.2 Segmented Addressable Market (SAM)
3.3 Related Markets
4 Market Outlook
4.1 Overview
4.2 Value Chain Analysis
4.3 PESTLE Analysis
4.4 Porter 5 (Five) Forces Analysis
4.5 Patents Analysis
5 Market Characteristics
5.1 Market Segmentation
5.2 Market Dynamics
5.2.1 Drivers
5.2.2 Restraints
5.2.3 Opportunities
5.2.4 DRO – Impact Analysis
6 Silicone Types: Market Size and Analysis
6.1 Overview
6.2 Silicone Caulk
6.3 Silicone Elastomer
6.4 Silicone Grease
6.5 Silicone Oil
6.6 Silicone Resin
6.7 Vendor Profiles
(Overview, products/services, geographic revenues, recent developments, business focus, SWOT analysis and business strategy for all vendors)
7 Silicone Application Areas: Market Size and Analysis
7.1 Overview
7.2 Automotive
7.3 Building & Construction
7.4 Cosmetics
7.5 Electrical & Electronics
7.6 Healthcare
7.7 Paper
7.8 Textile
7.9 Customer Profiles
(Overview, product usage, geographic revenues, recent developments, and business strategy for all customers)
8 Regions: Market Size and Analysis
8.1 Overview
8.2 North America
8.3 Europe
8.4 Asia Pacific
8.5 Rest of the World
9 Companies To Watch For
10 Competitive Landscape
10.1 Competitor Product & Geography Benchmarking
10.2 Market Landscape
10.2.1 Key Strategies Adopted
Annexure
Acronyms
Research Framework
Infoholic research works on a holistic 360° approach in order to deliver high quality, validated and reliable information in our market reports. The Market estimation and forecasting involves following steps:
- Data Collation (Primary & Secondary)
- In-house Estimation (Based on proprietary data bases and Models)
- Market Triangulation
- Forecasting

Market related information is congregated from both primary and secondary sources.
Primary sources
involved participants from all global stakeholders such as Solution providers, service providers, Industry associations, thought leaders etc. across levels such as CXOs, VPs and managers. Plus, our in-house industry experts having decades of industry experience contribute their consulting and advisory services.
Secondary sources
include public sources such as regulatory frameworks, government IT spending, government demographic indicators, industry association statistics, and company publications along with paid sources such as Factiva, OneSource, Bloomberg among others.