The plastics additives industry, including the polyolefin additives segment, continues to be affected by global forces, which have major implications on the market dynamics of the suppliers and their products. Amidst rapid change, suppliers are seeking value. This paper discusses these major driving forces and identifies some of the additive suppliers' responses. In addition, a summary of the global polyolefin business and polyolefin additives markets is presented, along with a closer examination of key product types such as light stabilizers and antioxidants.rnThe $19 billion plastics additives industry is increasingly becoming a global industry. In recent years, there has been a significant tilt to the East, in response to the large build up of plastic end product production in China and other Asian countries. The industry has also been plagued by severe margin compression caused by intense competition, globalization, economic downturns, and more recently, by major price increases in feedstocks due to petroleum supply uncertainties around the world. Stronger competition and regulatory issues also continue to have their effect, and additive suppliers are developing new strategies and tactics to keep ahead of these changes and establish a higher value for their polyolefin additives products.
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