Survey of the European Fabric Fairs for Autumn/Winter 2011/12

This update summarises the mood and trends at the European fabric fairs for autumn/winter 2011/12. The author of the report visited Prima Moda Tessuto, Munich Fabric Start, Milano Unica, Première Vision Pluriel and Texworld, where she interviewed exhibitors and found out first-hand which trends were proving to be the most popular. The mood at this season’s fairs was more optimistic compared with the atmosphere a year before. Two factors appear to be working in European fabric manufacturers’ favour. First, there appears to be a growing appetite for European luxury goods in certain developing markets which have the disposable income to pay for them, and second, fabric buyers working for European clothing producers have been switching some of their sourcing away from Asian mills to suppliers nearer home.

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Survey of the European Fabric Fairs for Autumn/Winter 2011/12

* Summary
* Fabric Fairs
* Fabric Trends

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European Aluminium Market Analysis

Europe has emerged as the world’s largest manufacturing base for the aluminium industry owing to large production capacities across the Western European countries. The primary aluminium production in Western Europe increased around 7% in 2008 over 2007, and increased around 5% in Eastern and Central Europe, taking the primary aluminium production in Europe to over 8 Million Metric Tons.

Our new research report “European Aluminium Market Analysis” has found that the performance of aluminium producers varies dramatically across the European region. Majority of the producer are looking towards Eastern European countries for setting up their manufacturing base due to low cost of production and availability of cheap labor. High energy prices in Western Europe have left aluminium companies with no other option but to shift to low cost countries such as Russia where labor and energy are available at lower cost.

Our research has also found that the industry is presently witnessing downturn on account of the global recession that has taken toll on two important aluminium consumers – automobile and construction industry. The current situation is likely to continue until mid 2010 when there will be some ease in the global economic environment. A steep rebound in the industry is expected by the end of 2010 on the back of government stimulus packages, improving macroeconomic environment and gaining consumer confidence.

“European Aluminium Market Analysis” provides extensive research and rational analysis of the European aluminium industry and its various segments like primary and secondary aluminium production, aluminium production and consumption. The report also contains information about changing dynamics of the aluminium industry in key European countries, with focus on present and future market trends to give a clear picture of how the industry will progress in coming years. It also studies forces that have been supporting growth in the aluminium industry along with strategic insight into the functional areas of key players.

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Analyzing the European Construction Industry

The construction industry is generally considered as being the world’s largest industrial employer. Estimates of its size and importance necessarily vary from country to country.

Construction is an important sector of the European industry, highly fragmented, and involves a majority of SMEs. The Construction industry is project centered and characterized by short-term partnering between non co-located teams with varying levels of process maturity and information and communication technologies’ capability. The industry is known for its conservative culture with a relatively high resistance to change. Although the larger industry players at the management level undertake construction internationally, the vast majority of work is done by local or national SMEs, often also under local building regulations and standards.

Aruvian's R'search’s research report on Analyzing the European Construction Industry is an in-depth guide to the European Construction Industry. The report covers the industry overview well and in extreme details in its first section. Aruvian analyzes the European Construction Industry within the SWOT and PEST framework and then moves on to an analysis of the major market trends being observed in the market in recent times.

Moving on to Section 2 of the report, this section entirely covers all the major markets of Europe, starting from Austria, looking at the major markets of France, Germany, Spain, and ends at United Kingdom. The section takes a look at the market trends of all the countries discussed, the demand trends, market overview, and lots more.

Section 3 looks at sustainable development in the European Construction Industry, focusing on the markets of the UK, The Netherlands, Sweden, and Finland.

Section 4 deals with an analysis of the leading companies in this sector, and also takes a look at the leading executives of this industry today. This section leads up to our conclusion, of course ending with an overall industry forecast.

Table of Contents :

A. Executive Summary

Section 1: Analyzing the European Construction Industry

B. Introduction to the Industry
B.1 Market Definition
B.2 Industry Structure
B.3 Determining Industry Size
B.4 Importance of the Construction Sector to the European Economy
B.5 Production Levels
B.6 Analyzing the Sector’s Productivity
B.7 Importance of R&D and Development of the Construction Sector
B.8 Trade Statistics – EU vs. Global

C. Analyzing the European Construction in a SWOT Framework

D. Analyzing the European Construction in a PEST Framework
D.1 Political Features
D.2 Economic Features
D.3 Social Features
D.4 Technological Features

E. Analyzing Industry Trends & Market Transformation Drivers
E.1 Productivity of the Sector
E.2 Demographic Development
E.2.1 Recruitment
E.2.2 Demography and Market Prospects
E.2.3 Challenge of the Aging Population
E.3 The Growth of the European Union
E.4 Labor Statistics & Movements
E.5 Technological Trends
E.5.1 Use of Information & Communication Technologies
E.5.2 E-commerce
E.5.3 Lean Construction
E.5.4 Focus on Increased R&D
E.5.5 Focus on Environmental Sustainability

F. Market Developments & Trends
F.1 Globalization
F.2 Development of Supply Chain Solutions
F.3 Innovation & Collaboration
F.4 Mergers & Acquisitions & Industry Consolidation
F.5 Future Development of Financial Agreements

G. Regulatory Framework & Impact on European Construction Sector
G.1 CE Marking of Building Materials
G.2 Safety Regulations
G.3 Role of Public Procurement
G.4 Focusing on ‘Undeclared’ Work
G.5 Looking at the EU Internal Market
G.6 Other Frameworks affecting the Construction Industry

H. Analyzing Public Private Partnerships
H.1 Overview
H.2 Legislations
H.3 Looking at the Role of the European Investment Bank

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The Top 10 European Specialty Chemicals Companies: Changing business models, strategies and SWOTs

The specialty chemicals operations of major European players remained relatively resilient during the economic downturn compared to their other business lines. The 2005-09 period witnessed a considerable rise in consolidation activities among European companies. Some players are focused on backward integration of operations whilst others are aiming to offload non-core franchises. Consolidation is in part prompted by fluctuations in raw material prices and rising competitiveness in the global marketplace.

The report profiles major European players in the specialty chemicals segment and elucidates trends associated with these companies, and insights into the opportunities and threats facing them. This report provides detailed profiles of ten leading European specialty chemicals companies, and brief profiles of other major players. The detailed profiles contain descriptions of business, financial performance, growth strategies and SWOT analyses. Analysis is based on:

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Each company’s consolidated and segmental financial performance;
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Each company’s growth strategies and major acquisitions and divestments relating to the specialty chemicals market;
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Key partnerships and alliances formed by these companies;
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Business-related strengths and weaknesses of these companies.

Key features of this report

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Key drivers and resistors to growth of leading European specialty chemicals companies.
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Common industry characteristics in strategies and performance of European specialty chemicals companies.
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Analysis of financial performance and growth strategies of leading specialty chemicals companies during 2005–09.
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Overview of specialty chemicals product portfolios of leading companies.
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SWOT analysis of the leading European specialty chemicals companies.

Scope of this report

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Learn from the strategies of European specialty chemicals companies to target future growth markets effectively, avoid their mistakes, replicate their successes and learn of the threats they face.
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Benchmark your performance against the leading European specialty chemicals companies by understanding their strategies.
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Measure the resilience of specialty chemicals operations of European companies during the economic downturn.
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Compare performances of specialty and non-specialty chemicals operations of European companies in the global soft drink market arising from the change in consumers’ preferences and global recession.
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Save time, money and resources on analyzing the performance of leading specialty chemicals companies using this report.

Key Market Issues

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Raw material price fluctuations: Review of the 2005-09 period indicates that profits of specialty chemicals operations of leading European players are influenced by fluctuations in raw material prices. Rise in prices in early 2008 coupled with lack of backward integration squeezed margins of Ciba leading to its acquisition by BASF. Fall in prices during the economic downturn had considerable effects on operating margins of European players.
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Fall in demand during downturn: Fall in demand considerably suppressed operating income of European companies in 2009. However, prompt restructuring activities enabled several companies to maintain steady levels of operating margin.
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Relative resilience of specialty chemicals operations: Business Insights observes that the impact was less profound when compared to non-specialty chemicals. The contribution of specialty chemicals to the decline in consolidated revenues was relatively modest. Our in house developed Revenue Growth Index clearly differentiates the performance of specialty and non-specialty operations of European players.
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Consolidation: European players are focused on consolidating their position in the global specialty chemicals market through backward integration and shifting attention to core franchises. Ciba merged with BASF, sensing opportunities for backward integration. Lanxess divested its paper chemicals business, which was later acquired by Kemira.

Key findings from this report

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Business Insights forecasts that the global specialty chemicals market will grow at a CAGR of 2% during 2010–14 to reach a total value of approximately $319bn in 2014.
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The 15 leading European companies generated $44.9bn sales in 2009, accounting for 15.6% of the $288bn global specialty chemicals market.
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BASF was the largest European specialty chemicals company with $13bn sales in 2009. The acquisition of Ciba in 2008 propelled the company’s topline significantly.
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European specialty chemicals companies were not insulated from the fall in volume sales experienced by the global chemicals industry. The majority of these players were affected by the fall in industrial input costs as was observed in their selling prices.
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Business Insights’ Revenue growth index found that during the downturn, specialty chemicals businesses of European players performed better than their non-specialty operations.

Key questions answered

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What was the market size of the global specialty chemicals industry by value in 2009?
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What will be the market size of the global specialty chemicals industry during 2010-14?
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What are the key trends observed in the European specialty chemicals companies and strategic responses that are taking shape?
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Who are the major European players in the global specialty chemicals market?
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What are the growth strategies of the leading 10 companies?


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