CEH: Thermoplastic Polyester Engineering Resins

Aug 2020. Thermoplastic polyester engineering resins, sometimes referred to as terephthalate engineering resins, include polybutylene terephthalate (PBT), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), and polycyclohexylene dimethylene terephthalate (PCT). These products are all thermoplastic linear condensation polymers based on dimethyl terephthalate (DMT) or terephthalic acid (TPA), but on different glycols. Polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) resins and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) engineering resins are high-performance, high-molecular-weight materials that can be converted into functional components and parts that are in turn used in a diverse array of assemblies for automotive, electrical/electronic, appliance, and industrial equipment applications. PBT resins and PET engineering resins share many of the same markets; however, PBT is consumed in much larger volumes than PET (accounting for about 90% of the total consumption of PBT and PET) because of its easier processability and shorter processing times.

• Publish Date: 2020-08-31
• Chemical Focus: Polymers and Elastomers
• Number of Pages: 71
• Content Type: Report
• Delivery: Email with link to PDF file

• Global summary; regional coverage
• Producers with annual capacities and plant sites
• Consumption and five-year forecast by end-use application
• Price and production figures and trends
• Trade imports and exports

• Drive market research and commercial development
• Support competitive analysis, marketing and sales
• Inform merger and acquisition decisions