Global Amino Resin Market Reached $68B, Posting Resilient Growth Over the Second Consecutive Year

IndexBox has just published a new report: 'World - Amino-Resins, Phenolic Resins And Polyurethanes (In Primary Forms) - Market Analysis, Forecast, Size, Trends and Insights'. Here is a summary of the report's key findings.

The global amino resin market revenue amounted to $68.1B in 2018, rising by 6.6% against the previous year. This figure reflects the total revenues of producers and importers (excluding logistics costs, retail marketing costs, and retailers' margins, which will be included in the final consumer price). Over the period under review, amino resin consumption, however, continues to indicate a slight descent. The most prominent rate of growth was recorded in 2011, when the market value increased by 8.6% year-to-year. Over the period under review, the global amino-resin market attained its peak figure level at $76.5B in 2007; however, from 2008 to 2018, consumption failed to regain its momentum.

Production 2007-2018

In 2018, the global amino resin production totaled 42M tonnes, going up by 4.8% against the previous year. Over the period under review, amino resin production, however, continues to indicate a mild decrease.

Exports 2007-2018

In 2018, the amount of amino-resins, phenolic resins and polyurethanes (in primary forms) exported worldwide totaled 7.6M tonnes, declining by -4.8% against the previous year. The total export volume increased at an average annual rate of +2.0% over the period from 2007 to 2018; however, the trend pattern indicated some noticeable fluctuations being recorded throughout the analyzed period. In value terms, amino resin exports amounted to $13.8B (IndexBox estimates) in 2018.

Exports by Country

In 2018, Germany (1.3M tonnes), distantly followed by China (715K tonnes), Belgium (706K tonnes), the U.S. (561K tonnes), the Netherlands (528K tonnes) and Poland (473K tonnes) represented the major exporters of amino-resins, phenolic resins and polyurethanes (in primary forms), together committing 57% of total exports. The following exporters - Portugal (279K tonnes), South Korea (267K tonnes), Japan (260K tonnes), Spain (212K tonnes), Italy (211K tonnes) and Russia (204K tonnes) - together made up 19% of total exports.

From 2007 to 2018, the most notable rate of growth in terms of exports, amongst the main exporting countries, was attained by China, while the other global leaders experienced more modest paces of growth.

In value terms, Germany ($2.9B) remains the largest amino-resin supplier worldwide, comprising 21% of global exports. The second position in the ranking was occupied by the U.S. ($1.4B), with a 10% share of global exports. It was followed by China, with a 9.9% share.

Export Prices by Country

In 2018, the average amino resin export price amounted to $1,823 per tonne, rising by 1.7% against the previous year. In general, the amino resin export price, however, continues to indicate a relatively flat trend pattern. There were significant differences in the average export prices amongst the major exporting countries. In 2018, the country with the highest export price was Italy ($3,090 per tonne), while Russia ($469 per tonne) was amongst the lowest.

From 2007 to 2018, the most notable rate of growth in terms of export prices was attained by Italy, while the other global leaders experienced more modest paces of growth.

Imports 2007-2018

In 2018, the amount of amino-resins, phenolic resins and polyurethanes (in primary forms) imported worldwide amounted to 7.5M tonnes, dropping by -4.3% against the previous year. The total import volume increased at an average annual rate of +2.4% over the period from 2007 to 2018; however, the trend pattern indicated some noticeable fluctuations being recorded in certain years. In value terms, amino resin imports stood at $14B (IndexBox estimates) in 2018.

Imports by Country

In 2018, Germany (922K tonnes), followed by France (508K tonnes), China (388K tonnes), the Netherlands (345K tonnes) and Poland (342K tonnes) were the major importers of amino-resins, phenolic resins and polyurethanes (in primary forms), together comprising 33% of total imports. Italy (336K tonnes), Canada (322K tonnes), the U.S. (318K tonnes), Spain (251K tonnes), the UK (207K tonnes), Thailand (176K tonnes) and Belarus (174K tonnes) took a minor share of total imports.

From 2007 to 2018, the most notable rate of growth in terms of imports, amongst the main importing countries, was attained by Belarus, while the other global leaders experienced more modest paces of growth.

In value terms, Germany ($1.1B), China ($1.1B) and Italy ($743M) were the countries with the highest levels of imports in 2018, with a combined 21% share of global imports. These countries were followed by the Netherlands, France, the U.S., Canada, Poland, the UK, Spain, Thailand and Belarus, which together accounted for a further 32%.

Import Prices by Country

The average amino resin import price stood at $1,859 per tonne in 2018, remaining relatively unchanged against the previous year. Overall, the amino resin import price, however, continues to indicate a relatively flat trend pattern. There were significant differences in the average import prices amongst the major importing countries. In 2018, the country with the highest import price was China ($2,821 per tonne), while Belarus ($707 per tonne) was amongst the lowest.

From 2007 to 2018, the most notable rate of growth in terms of import prices was attained by France, while the other global leaders experienced more modest paces of growth.

Source: IndexBox AI Platform