This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Electronic Chemicals in US$ Million by the following Product Segments: Packaging & Substrates, Photoresists & Adjuncts, Electronic Gases,  Semiconducting Materials, and  Others (include Chemical Mechanical Planarization (CMP) slurries, Wet process chemicals, Low-k dielectric materials, Thermoplastic elastomers, and Acids, Etchants, & Solvents). The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for the US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Rest of World. Annual estimates and forecasts are provided for the period 2009 through 2017. Also, a six-year historic analysis is provided for these markets. The report profiles 125 companies including many key and niche players such as Air Products and Chemicals Inc., Air Liquide SA, BASF SE, Dow Chemical Company, Eternal Chemical (Guangzhou) Co. Ltd., Gentek Inc, Kanto Chemical Co., Inc, Linde AG, OM Group, Inc., Silecs, Inc., Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd,  and Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co., Ltd. Market data and analytics are derived from primary and secondary research.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ELECTRONIC CHEMICALS 								MCP-1547
A GLOBAL STRATEGIC BUSINESS REPORT	


                                            CONTENTS


  1. INTRODUCTION, METHODOLOGY & PRODUCT DEFINITIONS                       1
      Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations                          1
      Disclaimers                                                          2
      Data Interpretation & Reporting Level                                3
       Quantitative Techniques & Analytics                                 3
      Product Definitions and Scope of Study                               3
       Packaging & Substrates                                              4
       Photoresists & Adjuncts                                             4
       Electronic Gases                                                    4
       Semiconducting Materials                                            4
        Polycrystalline Silicon                                            4
        Gallium Arsenide                                                   5
       Others                                                              5
        Chemical Mechanical Planarization (CMP)                            5
        Low-k Dielectric Materials                                         5
        Solvents                                                           5
        Acids                                                              5
        Wet Process Chemicals                                              6
        Thermoplastics                                                     6
        Polyphenylene Sulfide                                              6
        Polyethersulfone                                                   6
        Liquid Crystal Polymers                                            6
        Thermosets                                                         6

  2. INDUSTRY OVERVIEW                                                     7
      Current and Future Analysis                                          7
      Market Scenario                                                      7
       Electronic Chemicals Market Wiggles Out of the Recession            7
       What Helped the Market Bounce Back?                                 7
       Weak Demand from the Electronics Sector Hits the Market
        During 2007-09                                                     8
      Trends                                                               9
       Emerging Technologies to Create New Markets for Electronic
        Chemicals                                                          9
       Sales of Semiconductor Materials Rise in 2010                       9
        Table 1: Global Semiconductor Material Sales (2010):
        Breakdown of Value Sales (In US$ Billions) by Regions/
        Countries - Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, North America,
        China, Europe and Rest of World (includes corresponding
        Graph/Chart)                                                       9
       Strong Semiconductor Growth Augurs Well for Electronic
        Chemicals in APAC                                                  10
       Quake Hits Production in Japan, China Witnesses New Opportunity     10
       Exploration for Rare Elements for the Mobile Sector inFull Swing    10
       CMP Slurry Market Positioned for Strong Growth                      10
        Technological Developments Drive Expansion in CMP Slurries         11
       SI GaAs Bulk Substrates - Witness Growing Demand                    11
       Printed Circuit Board Chemicals - Trends and Trade Patterns         11
        Influence of Macroeconomic Factors                                 12
       Key Market Share Statistics:                                        12
        Electronic Gases                                                   12
         Table 2: World Electronic Gases Market (2010): Percentage
         Market Share by Leading Companies for Air Products, Taiyo
         Nippon Sanso, Air Liquide, Linde, Praxair, and Others
         (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                              12
        Slurry                                                             13
         Top Seven Slurry Suppliers Ranked By Market Share for 2010        13
         Top Seven Copper Slurry Suppliers Ranked By Market Share
          for 2010                                                         13
        Wet Chemicals                                                      13
         Table 3: Global Electronic Wet Chemicals Market (2010):
         Percentage Market Share by Leading Suppliers - BASF, Kanto,
         KMG/GC, Dong Woo, Sumitomo, Mitsui, HEM, AEUCC, OM,
         ShanghairHua Yi, MBI and Others (includes corresponding
         Graph/Chart)                                                      14

         Table 4: Global PCMP Chemicals Market (2010): Percentage
         Market Share by Leading Suppliers - Wako, Air Products,
         ATMI, Du Pont EKC, Kanto, JT Baker and Others (includes
         corresponding Graph/Chart)                                        14
        Photoresists                                                       15
         Table 5: Global Photoresists Market (2010): Percentage
         Market Share by Leading Suppliers - JSR, Tokyo Ohka Kogyo,
         Shin-Etsu Chemical, Fujifilm, Sumitomo Chem and Others
         (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                              15

  3. PRODUCT OVERVIEW                                                      16
      Electronic Chemicals Defined                                         16
      Packaging & Substrates                                               16
      Photoresists & Adjuncts                                              16
      Electronic Gases                                                     16
      Semiconducting Materials                                             17
       Polycrystalline Silicon                                             17
       Gallium Arsenide                                                    17
      Others                                                               17
       Chemical Mechanical Planarization (CMP)                             17
       Low-k Dielectric Materials                                          17
       Solvents                                                            17
       Acids                                                               18
       Wet Process Chemicals                                               18
       Thermoplastics                                                      18
        Polyphenylene Sulfide                                              18
        Polyethersulfone                                                   18
        Liquid Crystal Polymers                                            18
       Thermosets                                                          19

  4. RECENT INDUSTRY ACTIVITY                                              20
      Rogers Takes Over Curamik Electronics                                20
      Applied Materials to Take Over Varian                                20
      SFC Sets Up a Joint Venture with MEMC                                20
      IBM to Collaborate with Samsung over Research for
       Semiconductor Materials                                             21
      FEI Signs Agreement with CEA-Leti for Semiconductor Materials
       Characterization                                                    21
      Applied Materials Collaborates with IIT Bombay for
       Semiconductor Materials                                             22
      A*STAR IME and ELTA Collaborate for Developing Semiconductor
       Packaging Technology                                                22
      New Mountain Capital Acquires Mallinckrodt Baker from Covidien       22
      Matheson Takes Over WIGC                                             23
      FUJIFILM Acquires 50% Stake in Planar Solutions                      23
      SUSS MicroTec AG to Acquire HamaTech APE                             24
      KMG Chemicals Acquires Electronic Chemicals Assets                   24
      AUECC Completes Acquisition of Joint Venture in China                25
      Kyma Purchases IP Rights and Assets of Fox Group                     25
      Solvay and Nepes Form Joint Venture in Korea                         25
      Showa Denko to Form Joint Venture with Air Water                     26
      Linde to Establish Ultra High-Purity Ammonia Plant in Xiamen,
       China                                                               26
      Kyma Inks Agreement with SET for Developing AlGaN Substrates         26
      Matheson Inks a Germane Marketing Agreement with Gelest              27
      AXT Secures Contract for Supply of Germanium Substrates              27
      Mallinckrodt Baker Undergoes Name Change to Avantor™
       Performance Materials                                               27
      Sumitomo Collaborates with Soitec for Developing GaN Substrates      28
      American Securities Acquires GenTek                                  28
      Applied Materials Acquires Semitool                                  28
      Cabot Microelectronics Acquires Epoch Material                       28
      Matheson Tri-Gas to Expand Capacity of Advanced Technology Center    29
      Matheson Tri-Gas Divests SEMI-GAS® Gas Cabinet product Line          29
      Evonik to Establish New Fumed Silica and Monosilanes Plant           29
      The Dow Chemical Takes Over Rohm and Haas                            30
      Electronic Chemicals Plant of OM Group Enters 'America's
       Safest Companies' List                                              30
      MEC China Specialty Products Enhances Electronic Chemicals Output    31
      OM Group Takes Over Electronics Operations from Rockwood Holdings    31
      Tazmo and Silecs Extend Partnership                                  31
      Nippon Kayaku Takes Over MicroChem                                   31
      Rohm and Hass Inks Joint Development Agreement with IBM              32
      Toho Expands Production Capacity                                     32
      Tri Chemical to Expand Electronic Chemical Capacity                  32

  5. PRODUCT INNOVATIONS/INTRODUCTIONS                                     33
      Kyma Launches AlGaN templates                                        33
      EoPlex Introduces xLCTM Substrate                                    33
      JSR Develops Self-Freezing ArF Photoresist                           33
      Toshiba Develops Photoresist Technology                              34
      DuPont Printed Circuit Materials Launches Latest LDI Photoresists    34
      BASF Introduces Magnetorheological Fluids                            35
      DuPont Advanced Packaging Lithography Commercializes WBR 2000
       Series Films                                                        35

  6. FOCUS ON SELECT GLOBAL PLAYERS                                        36
      Air Products and Chemicals Inc. (US)                                 36
      Air Liquide SA (France)                                              36
      BASF SE (Germany)                                                    36
      Dow Chemical Company (USA)                                           37
      Eternal Chemical (Guangzhou) Co. Ltd. (China)                        37
      Gentek Inc (US)                                                      37
      Kanto Chemical Co., Inc (Japan)                                      37
      Linde AG (Germany)                                                   38
      OM Group, Inc. (US)                                                  38
      Silecs, Inc. (US)                                                    38
      Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd (Japan)                                  38
      Sumitomo Chemical Company Limited (Japan)                            39
      Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co., Ltd. (Japan)                                   39

  7. GLOBAL MARKET PERSPECTIVE                                             40
      Table 6: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
      Electronic Chemicals by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan,
      Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), and Rest of World
      Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales in US$
      Million for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding
      Graph/Chart)                                                         40

      Table 7: World Historic Review for Electronic Chemicals by
      Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
      (excluding Japan), and Rest of World Markets Independently
      Analyzed with Annual Sales in US$ Million for Years 2003
      through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                    41

      Table 8: World 15-Year Perspective for Electronic Chemicals by
      Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for
      US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), and
      Rest of World Markets for Years 2003, 2010 & 2017(includes
      corresponding Graph/Chart)                                           42

      Table 9: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
      Packaging & Substrates by Geographic Region - US, Canada,
      Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific and Rest of World Markets
      Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales in US$ Million for
      Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)         43

      Table 10: World Historic Review for Packaging & Substrates by
      Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
      and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual
      Sales in US$ Million for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes
      corresponding Graph/Chart)                                           44

      Table 11: World 15-Year Perspective for Packaging & Substrates
      by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales
      for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan),
      and Rest of World Markets for Years 2003, 2010 & 2017
      (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                                 45

      Table 12: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
      Photoresists & Adjuncts by Geographic Region - US, Canada,
      Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific and Rest of World Markets
      Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales in US$ Million for
      Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)         46

      Table 13: World Historic Review for Photoresists & Adjuncts by
      Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
      and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual
      Sales in US$ Million for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes
      corresponding Graph/Chart)                                           47

      Table 14: World 15-Year Perspective for Photoresists &
      Adjuncts by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar
      Sales for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding
      Japan), and Rest of World Markets for Years 2003, 2010 & 2017
      (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                                 48

      Table 15: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
      Electronic Gases by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan,
      Europe, Asia-Pacific and Rest of World Markets Independently
      Analyzed with Annual Sales in US$ Million for Years 2009
      through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                    49

      Table 16: World Historic Review for Electronic Gases by
      Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
      and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual
      Sales in US$ Million for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes
      corresponding Graph/Chart)                                           50

      Table 17: World 15-Year Perspective for Electronic Gases by
      Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for
      US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), and
      Rest of World Markets for Years 2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes
      corresponding Graph/Chart)                                           51

      Table 18: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
      Semiconducting Materials by Geographic Region - US, Canada,
      Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific and Rest of World Markets
      Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales in US$ Million for
      Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)         52

      Table 19: World Historic Review for Semiconducting Materials
      by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
      and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual
      Sales in US$ Million for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes
      corresponding Graph/Chart)                                           53

      Table 20: World 15-Year Perspective for Semiconducting
      Materials by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of
      Dollar Sales for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
      (excluding Japan), and Rest of World Markets for Years 2003,
      2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                     54

      Table 21: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
      Other Electronic Chemicals by Geographic Region - US, Canada,
      Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific and Rest of World Markets
      Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales in US$ Million for
      Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)         55

      Table 22: World Historic Review for Other Electronic Chemicals
      by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
      and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual
      Sales in US$ Million for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes
      corresponding Graph/Chart)                                           56

      Table 23: World 15-Year Perspective for Other Electronic
      Chemicals by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of
      Dollar Sales for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
      (excluding Japan), and Rest of World Markets for Years 2003,
      2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                     57

  8. THE UNITED STATES                                                     58
      A.Market Analysis                                                    58
        Current and Future Analysis                                        58
        Trends & Issues                                                    58
         Advanced Chip Fabrication Drives Electronic Chemicals Market      58
         Reducing Chip Sizes Propels Electronic Chemicals Market           58
         Wet Process Chemicals Market Offers Growth Potential              59
        Focus on Select Players                                            59
      B.Market Analytics                                                   63
        Table 24: US Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
        Electronic Chemicals by Product Segment - Packaging &
        Substrates, Photoresists & Adjuncts, Electronic Gases,
        Semiconducting Materials and Other Markets Independently
        Analyzed with Annual Sales in US$ Million for Years 2009
        through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                  63

        Table 25: US Historic Review for Electronic Chemicals by
        Product Segment - Packaging & Substrates, Photoresists &
        Adjuncts, Electronic Gases, Semiconducting Materials and
        Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales in
        US$ Million for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes
        corresponding Graph/Chart)                                         64

        Table 26: US 15-Year Perspective for Electronic Chemicals by
        Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for
        Packaging & Substrates, Photoresists & Adjuncts, Electronic
        Gases, Semiconducting Materials and Other Markets for 2003,
        2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                   65

  9. CANADA                                                                66
       Market Analysis                                                     66
        Table 27: Canadian Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis
        for Electronic Chemicals by Product Segment - Packaging &
        Substrates, Photoresists & Adjuncts, Electronic Gases,
        Semiconducting Materials and Other Markets Independently
        Analyzed with Annual Sales in US$ Million for Years 2009
        through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                  66

        Table 28: Canadian Historic Review for Electronic Chemicals
        by Product Segment - Packaging & Substrates, Photoresists &
        Adjuncts, Electronic Gases , Semiconducting Materials and
        Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales in
        US$ Million for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes
        corresponding Graph/Chart)                                         67

        Table 29: Canadian 15-Year Perspective for Electronic
        Chemicals by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of
        Dollar Sales for Packaging & Substrates, Photoresists &
        Adjuncts, Electronic Gases, Semiconducting Materials and
        Other Markets for 2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding
        Graph/Chart)                                                       68

  10. JAPAN                                                                69
      A.Market Analysis                                                    69
        Current and Future Analysis                                        69
        Focus on Select Players                                            69
      B.Market Analytics                                                   71
        Table 30: Japanese Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis
        for Electronic Chemicals by Product Segment - Packaging &
        Substrates, Photoresists & Adjuncts, Electronic Gases,
        Semiconducting Materials and Other Markets Independently
        Analyzed with Annual Sales in US$ Million for Years 2009
        through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                  71

        Table 31: Japanese Historic Review for Electronic Chemicals
        by Product Segment - Packaging & Substrates, Photoresists &
        Adjuncts, Electronic Gases, Semiconducting Materials and
        Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales in
        US$ Million for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes
        corresponding Graph/Chart)                                         72

        Table 32: Japanese 15-Year Perspective for Electronic
        Chemicals by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of
        Dollar Sales for Packaging & Substrates, Photoresists &
        Adjuncts, Electronic Gases, Semiconducting Materials and
        Other Markets for 2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding
        Graph/Chart)                                                       73

  11. EUROPE                                                               74
      A.Market Analysis                                                    74
        Current and Future Analysis                                        74
        Focus on Select Players                                            74
      B.Market Analytics                                                   75
        Table 33: European Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis
        for Electronic Chemicals by Product Segment - Packaging &
        Substrates, Photoresists & Adjuncts, Electronic Gases,
        Semiconducting Materials and Other Markets Independently
        Analyzed with Annual Sales in US$ Million for Years 2009
        through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                  75

        Table 34: European Historic Review for Electronic Chemicals
        by Product Segment - Packaging & Substrates, Photoresists &
        Adjuncts, Electronic Gases, Semiconducting Materials and
        Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales in
        US$ Million for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes
        corresponding Graph/Chart)                                         76

        Table 35: European 15-Year Perspective for Electronic
        Chemicals by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of
        Dollar Sales for Packaging & Substrates, Photoresists &
        Adjuncts, Electronic Gases, Semiconducting Materials and
        Other Markets for 2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding
        Graph/Chart)                                                       77

  12. ASIA-PACIFIC                                                         78
      A.Market Analysis                                                    78
        Current and Future Analysis                                        78
        Trends & Issues                                                    78
         Emergence of Asia on Semiconductor Landscape                      78
         Market for Electronic Materials and Chemicals Booming in
          Asia Pacific                                                     78
         Pricing Checks Profits, Brings Down Average Selling Prices        78
         Consumer Electronics to Bolster Specialty Chemicals Growth        79
        Taiwan                                                             79
         Demand for Electronic Chemicals in Taiwan Continues to Grow       79
         Outlook                                                           80
      B.Market Analytics                                                   81
        Table 36: Asia-Pacific Recent Past, Current & Future
        Analysis for Electronic Chemicals by Product Segment -
        Packaging & Substrates, Photoresists & Adjuncts, Electronic
        Gases, Semiconducting Materials and Other Markets
        Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales in US$ Million for
        Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)       81

        Table 37: Asia-Pacific Historic Review for Electronic
        Chemicals by Product Segment - Packaging & Substrates,
        Photoresists & Adjuncts, Electronic Gases, Semiconducting
        Materials and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with
        Annual Sales in US$ Million for Years 2003 through 2008
        (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                               82

        Table 38: Asia-Pacific 15-Year Perspective for Electronic
        Chemicals by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of
        Dollar Sales for Packaging & Substrates, Photoresists &
        Adjuncts, Electronic Gases, Semiconducting Materials and
        Other Markets for 2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding
        Graph/Chart)                                                       83

  13. REST OF WORLD                                                        84
       Market Analysis                                                     84
        Table 39: Rest of World Recent Past, Current & Future
        Analysis for Electronic Chemicals by Product Segment -
        Packaging & Substrates, Photoresists & Adjuncts, Electronic
        Gases, Semiconducting Materials and Other Markets
        Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales in US$ Million for
        Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)       84

        Table 40: Rest of World Historic Review for Electronic
        Chemicals by Product Segment - Packaging & Substrates,
        Photoresists & Adjuncts, Electronic Gases, Semiconducting
        Materials and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with
        Annual Sales in US$ Million for Years 2003 through 2008
        (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                               85

        Table 41: Rest of World 15-Year Perspective for Electronic
        Chemicals by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of
        Dollar Sales for Packaging & Substrates, Photoresists &
        Adjuncts, Electronic Gases, Semiconducting Materials and
        Other Markets for 2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding
        Graph/Chart)                                                       86


  COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

     Total Companies Profiled: 125 (including Divisions/Subsidiaries - 154)

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     Region/Country                     Players
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     The United States                     76
     Japan                                 29
     Europe                                20
      France                                3
      Germany                               7
      The United Kingdom                    3
      Rest of Europe                        7
     Asia-Pacific (Excluding Japan)        27
     Latin America                          1
     Middle-East                            1
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