Tue 8 Oct 2013, 12:32 GMT

Report forecasts fuel additive market growth


Higher demand for cleaner transportation fuels is said to be a key driver for growth.



TechNavio has released a new market report entitled 'Global Specialty Fuel Additives Market 2012-2016', which forecasts that the global specialty fuel additives market will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.17 percent over the period 2012-2016.

According to the report, one of the key factors contributing to this market growth is the increasing demand for cleaner transportation fuels, which in turn has resulted in an increased demand for fuel additives to be used by the refiners in their petroleum products.

The global specialty fuel additives market has also seen an increase in the focus on R&D and product innovation by major producers around the world. However, the fluctuating cost of key raw materials could pose a challenge to the growth of this market, the report points out.

Global Specialty Fuel Additives Market 2012-2016, has been prepared based on an in-depth market analysis with inputs from industry experts. The report covers the Americas, and the EMEA and APAC regions; it also covers the Global Specialty Fuel Additives market landscape and its growth prospects in the coming years.

The report includes a discussion of the key vendors operating in the market. The key sellers are Afton Chemical Corp., Infineum International Ltd., Innospec Inc., and Lubrizol Corp. Other vendors mentioned in the report are BASF, Cerion Technology Inc., Chevron Oronite Company LLC, Clariant AG, Energenics Europe Ltd., and Navran Advanced NanoProduct Development International Pvt. Ltd.

Key questions answered in this report are:

What will the market size be in 2016 and what will the growth rate be?
What are the key market trends?
What is driving this market?
What are the challenges to market growth?
Who are the key vendors in this market space?
What are the market opportunities and threats faced by the key vendors?
What are the strengths and weaknesses of the key vendors?

The table of contents has been provided below.

01. Executive Summary
02. Scope of the Report
02.1 Market Overview
02.2 Product Offerings
03. Market Research Methodology
03.1 Market Research Process
03.2 Research Design
03.3 Research Methodology
04. List of Abbreviations
05. Introduction
06. Market Landscape
06.1 Market Overview
06.1.1 Anti-oxidants
06.1.2 Metal Deactivators
06.1.3 Corrosion Inhibitors
06.1.4 Lubricity Improvers
06.1.5 Cold Flow Improvers
06.1.6 Cetane Number Improvers
06.1.7 Deposit Control Additives
06.1.8 Dyes and Markers
06.2 Market Size and Forecast
06.2.1 Market Size and Forecast by Revenue
06.2.2 Market Size and Forecast by Volume
06.3 Five Forces Analysis
07. Market Segmentation by Types
07.1 Global Specialty Fuel Additives Market by Types
07.2 Global Deposit Control Additives Market
07.2.1 Market Size and Forecast
07.3 Global Cetane Improvers Market
07.3.1 Market Size and Forecast
07.4 Global Antioxidants Market
07.4.1 Market Size and Forecast
07.5 Global Lubricity Improvers Market
07.5.1 Market Size and Forecast
07.6 Global Cold Flow Improvers Market
07.6.1 Market Size and Forecast
07.7 Global Dyes and Markers Market
07.7.1 Market Size and Forecast
08. Geographical Segmentation
08.1 Global Specialty Fuel Additives Market by Geographical Segmentation
09. Key Leading Countries
09.1 USA
09.2 China
10. Buying Criteria
11. Market Growth Drivers
12. Drivers and their Impact
13. Market Challenges
14. Impact of Drivers and Challenges
15. Market Trends
16. Trends and their Impact
17. Vendor Landscape
17.1 Competitive Scenario
18. Key Vendor Analysis
18.1 Afton Chemical Corp.
18.1.1 Business Overview
18.1.2 Key Information
18.1.3 SWOT Analysis
18.2 Infineum International Ltd.
18.2.1 Business Overview
18.2.2 Key Information
18.2.3 SWOT Analysis
18.3 Innospec Inc.
18.3.1 Business Overview
18.3.2 Key Information
18.3.3 SWOT Analysis
18.4 The Lubrizol Corp.
18.4.1 Business Overview
18.4.2 Key Information
18.4.3 SWOT Analysis
19. Other Reports in this Series


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