Table of Contents 1 Report Prologue 12 2 Introduction 13 2.1 Definition 13 2.2 Scope of the Study 13 2.3 Research Objective 13 2.4 Assumptions & Limitations 14 2.4.1 Assumptions 14 2.4.2 Limitations 14 2.5 Market Structure 14 3 Research Methodology 15 3.1 Research Process 15 3.2 Primary Research 16 3.3 Secondary Research 16 3.4 Market Size Estimation 16 4 Market Dynamics 18 4.1 Introduction 18 4.2 Drivers 19 4.2.1 Increasing Paper Demand from Developing Economies 19 4.2.2 Increased Recycled Paper Drives Demand for Paper Chemicals 20 4.3 Restraints 21 4.3.1 Rising Energy and Power Cost Affect the Price 21 4.3.2 Replacing Paper with Technology 21 4.3.3 Increasing Product Innovation Leading to Lesser Utilisation of Paper Dry Strength Agent 21 4.4 Opportunity & Trends 22 4.4.1 Increasing Product Innovation in Dry Strength Agents 22 4.5 Macroeconomic Indicators 22 4.5.1 Government Initiating Plastic Ban and Insisting on Paper Packaging 22 5 Market Factor Analysis 23 5.1 Supply Chain Analysis 23 5.1.1 Raw Material 24 5.1.2 Paper Dry Strength Agent Producers 24 5.1.3 Paper Dry Strength Agent Distributor 24 5.1.4 End-User 25 5.2 Porters 5 forces Analysis 25 5.2.1 Threat of New Entrants 25 5.2.2 Threat of Substitute 26 5.2.3 Bargaining Power of Supplier 26 5.2.4 Bargaining Power of Buyer 26 6 Paper Dry Strength Agent, By Type 27 6.1 Introduction 27 6.2 Polyvinylamine 27 6.3 Polyacrlamide 32 6.4 Glyoxylted Polyacrylamide 38 6.5 Starch Based Polymers 44 6.6 Amphoteric Polymers 50 6.7 Others 55 7 Paper Dry Strength Agent, By Region 62 7.1 Introduction 62 7.2 North America 66 7.2.1 US 69 7.2.2 Canada 71 7.3 Europe 73 7.3.1 Germany 77 7.3.2 UK 79 7.3.3 France 81 7.3.4 Spain 83 7.3.5 Italy 85 7.3.6 Rest of Europe 87 7.4 Asia Pacific 89 7.4.1 China 91 7.4.2 Japan 93 7.4.3 India 95 7.4.4 Rest of Asia Pacific 97 7.5 Latin America 99 7.6 Middle East & Africa 100 8 Competitive Landscape 101 8.1 Introduction 101 8.1.1 Market Share Analysis 101 8.1.2 Production Analysis -2016 102 8.1.3 Price Analysis 102 8.1.4 Key Development & Strategies 103 8.2 Expansion 104 8.3 Product Launch 106 9 Company Profiles 108 9.1 BASF SE 108 9.1.1 Company Overview 108 9.1.2 Product/Business Segment Overview 108 9.1.3 Financial Overview 109 9.1.4 Key Development 110 9.2 Kemira 111 9.2.1 Company Overview 111 9.2.2 Product/Business Segment Overview 111 9.2.3 Financial Updates 111 9.2.4 Key Developments 112 9.3 Harima Chemicals Group, Inc. 113 9.3.1 Company Overview 113 9.3.2 Product/Business Segment Overview 113 9.3.3 Financial Updates 113 9.3.4 Key Developments 114 9.4 Applied Chemicals International Group 115 9.4.1 Company Overview 115 9.4.2 Product/Business Segment Overview 115 9.4.3 Financial Updates 115 9.4.4 Key Developments 115 9.5 Solenis 116 9.5.1 Company Overview 116 9.5.2 Product/Business Segment Overview 116 9.5.3 Financial Updates 116 9.5.4 Key Developments 116 9.6 Seiko Pmc Corporation 117 9.6.1 Company Overview 117 9.6.2 Product/Business Segment Overview 117 9.6.3 Financial Updates 117 9.6.4 Key Developments 117 9.7 Richards Chemicals & Electricals Pvt. Ltd. 118 9.7.1 Company Overview 118 9.7.2 Product/Business Segment Overview 118 9.7.3 Financial Updates 118 9.7.4 Key Developments 118 10 Conclusions 119