Table of Contents
1. COMPETITIVE AND LEADERSHIP ANALYSIS  
	 1.1. Introduction  
	 1.2. Research Methodology  
	 1.3. SFT Definitions  
	 1.4. Competitive Analysis  
	 1.4.1. Product Mapping: Breadth of Product Offerings  
	 1.4.2. Industry Leaders in terms of Global Market Share  
	 1.4.3. Industry Leaders in Various Market Segments  
	 1.4.4. Industry Leaders in Various Regions  
	 1.4.5. Production Sites for SFT Manufacturing  
	 1.5. Leadership Quadrant Analysis  
	 1.5.1. Leaders Quadrant (Top Right)  
	 1.5.2. Challengers Quadrant (Bottom Right)  
	 1.5.3. Visionaries (Top Left)  
	 1.5.4. Niche Players (Lower Left)  
	 1.6. Essential Guidance  
 2. BASF PROFILE  
	 2.1. Company Overview  
	 2.1.1. BASF Company Description and Business Segments  
	 2.2. SFT Business Overview  
	 2.2.1. SFT Business Segment  
	 2.2.2. Key Differentiators and Strengths  
	 2.3. Products and Product Positioning  
	 2.3.1. SFT Product Line Overview  
	 2.3.2. Product Positioning in Market Segments  
	 2.4. Markets and Market Positioning  
	 2.4.1. Market Position in the Global SFT Business  
	 2.4.2. Revenue Breakdown by Market Segments  
	 2.4.3. Revenue Breakdown by Regions  
	 2.5. Production  
	 2.5.1. BASF Global Manufacturing Operations  
	 2.6. Innovation and Market Leadership  
	 2.7. Financial Strength  
 3. DuPont PROFILE  
	 3.1. Company Overview  
	 3.1.1. DuPont Company Description and Business Segments  
	 3.2. Business Overview  
	 3.2.1. SFT Business Segment  
	 3.2.2. Key Differentiators and Strengths  
	 3.3. Products and Product Positioning  
	 3.3.1. Product Line Overview and Mapping  
	 3.3.2. Product Positioning in Market Segments  
	 3.4. Markets and Market Positioning  
	 3.4.1. Market Position in Global Business  
	 3.4.2. Revenue Breakdown by Market Segments  
	 3.4.3. Revenue Breakdown by Regions  
	 3.5. Innovation and Market Leadership  
	 3.6. Marketing, Sales, and Organizational Capabilities  
	 3.7. Financial Strength  
 4. SABIC INNOVATIVE PLASTICS PROFILE  
	 4.1. Company Overview  
	 4.1.1. SABIC Company Description and Business Segments  
	 4.1.2. SABIC Company Statistics  
	 4.2. Business Overview  
	 4.2.1. SFT Business Segment  
	 4.2.2. Key Differentiators and Strengths  
	 4.3. Products and Product Positioning  
	 4.3.1. SFT Product Line Overview  
	 4.3.2. Product Positioning in Market Segments  
	 4.4. Markets and Market Positioning  
	 4.4.1. Market Position in Global SFT Business  
	 4.4.2. Revenue Breakdown by Market Segments  
	 4.4.3. Revenue Breakdown by Regions  
	 4.5. Production  
	 4.5.1. SABIC IP Global Manufacturing Operations  
	 4.6. Innovation and Market Leadership  
	 4.7. Financial Strength  
 5. DSM PROFILE  
	 5.1. Company Overview  
	 5.1.1. DSM Company Description and Business Segments  
	 5.2. SFT Business Overview  
	 5.2.1. SFT Business Segment  
	 5.2.2. Key Differentiators and Strengths  
	 5.3. Products and Product Positioning  
	 5.3.1. SFT Product Line Overview  
	 5.3.2. Product Positioning in Market Segments  
	 5.4. Markets and Market Positioning  
	 5.4.1. Market Position in the Global SFT Business  
	 5.4.2. Revenue Breakdown by Market Segments  
	 5.4.3. Revenue Breakdown by Regions  
	 5.5. Production  
	 5.5.1. DSM Global Manufacturing Operations  
	 5.6. Innovation and Market Leadership  
	 5.7. Financial Strength  
 6. RHODIA PROFILE  
	 6.1. Company Overview  
	 6.1.1. Rhodia Company Description and Business Segments  
	 6.2. SFT Business Overview  
	 6.2.1. SFT Business Segment  
	 6.2.2. Key Differentiators and Strengths  
	 6.3. Products and Product Positioning  
	 6.3.1. SFT Product Line Overview  
	 6.3.2. Product Positioning in Market Segments  
	 6.4. Markets and Market Positioning  
	 6.4.1. Market Position in the Global SFT Business  
	 6.4.2. Revenue Breakdown by Market Segments  
	 6.4.3. Revenue Breakdown by Regions  
	 6.5. Production  
	 6.5.1. Rhodia Global Manufacturing Operations  
	 6.6. Innovation and Market Leadership  
	 6.7. Financial Strength  
 7. LANXESS PROFILE  
	 7.1. Company Overview  
	 7.1.1. LANXESS Company Description and Business Segments  
	 7.1.2. LANXESS Company Statistics  
	 7.2. SFT Business Overview  
	 7.2.1. SFT Business Segment  
	 7.2.2. Key Differentiators and Strengths  
	 7.3. Products and Product Positioning  
	 7.3.1. SFT Product Line Overview  
	 7.3.2. Product Positioning in Market Segments  
	 7.4. Markets and Market Positioning  
	 7.4.1. Market Position in the Global SFT Business  
	 7.4.2. Revenue Breakdown by Market Segments  
	 7.4.3. Revenue Breakdown by Regions  
	 7.5. Production  
	 7.5.1. LANXESS Global Manufacturing Operations  
	 7.6. Innovation and Market Leadership  
	 7.7. Financial Strength  
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 List of Tables  
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	List of Figures
	 
	Chapter 1. Competitive and Leadership Analysis
	Figure 1.1: Industry-wide SFT product map based on fiber type
	Figure 1.2: Industry-wide SFT product map based on resin type
	Figure 1.3: Industry-wide SFT product map based on market segments
	Figure 1.4:  SFT Manufacturers' global market shares in 2007
	Figure 1.5:  SFT Manufacturers' market share in global transportation market in 2007
	Figure 1.6:  SFT Manufacturers' market share in global electrical/electronics market in 2007
	Figure 1.7:  SFT Manufacturers' market share in global consumer goods market in 2007
	Figure 1.8:  SFT Manufacturers' market share in North America in 2007
	Figure 1.9:  SFT Manufacturers' market share in Europe in 2007
	Figure 1.10:  SFT Manufacturers' market share in Asia and other in 2007
	Figure 1.11: Relative positions of each SFT manufacturer four quadrants
	 
	Chapter 2.BASF Profile
	Figure 2.1: BASF SFT product line by type of resin and reinforcement
	Figure 2.2: BASF SFT product line offering by market segment
	Figure 2.3: BASF 2007 SFT revenue by market segment
	Figure 2.4: BASF 2007 SFT market share by market segment
	Figure 2.5: BASF SFT product line offering by region
	Figure 2.6: BASF 2007 SFT revenue by region
	Figure 2.7: BASF 2007 SFT market share by region
	Figure 2.8: BASF SFT production plants
	Figure 2.9: Revenue, gross income, operating income, and net income trends for BASF
	 
	Chapter 3.DuPont Profile
	Figure 3.1: DuPont SFT product line by type of resin and reinforcement
	Figure 3.2: DuPont SFT product line offering by market segment
	Figure 3.3: DuPont 2007 SFT revenue by market segment
	Figure 3.4: DuPont 2007 SFT market share by market segment
	Figure 3.5: DuPont SFT product line offering by region
	Figure 3.6: DuPont 2007 SFT market share by region
	Figure 3.7: Revenue, gross income, operating income, and net income trends for DuPont
	 
	Chapter 4.SABIC Innovative Plastics Profile    
	Figure 4.1: SABIC IP SFT product line by type of resin and reinforcement
	Figure 4.2: SABIC IP SFT product line offering by market segment
	Figure 4.3: SABIC IP 2007 SFT revenue by market segment
	Figure 4.4: SABIC IP 2007 SFT market share by market segment
	Figure 4.5: SABIC IP SFT product line offering by region
	Figure 4.6: SABIC IP 2007 SFT revenue by region
	Figure 4.7: SABIC IP 2007 SFT market share by region
	Figure 4.8: SABIC IP SFT production plants
	Figure 4.9: Revenue, gross income, operating income, and net income trends for SABIC IP
	 
	Chapter 5.DSM Profile
	Figure 5.1: DSM SFT product line by type of resin and reinforcement
	Figure 5.2: DSM SFT product line offering by market segment
	Figure 5.3: DSM 2007 SFT revenue by market segment
	Figure 5.4: DSM 2007 SFT market share by market segment
	Figure 5.5: DSM SFT product line offering by region
	Figure 5.6: DSM 2007 SFT revenue by region
	Figure 5.7: DSM 2007 SFT market share by region
	Figure 5.8: DSM SFT production plants
	Figure 5.9: Revenue, Gross Income, Operating Income, and Net Income Trends for DSM
	 
	Chapter 6.Rhodia Profile
	Figure 6.1: Rhodia SFT product line by type of resin and reinforcement
	Figure 6.2: Rhodia SFT product line offering by market segment
	Figure 6.3: Rhodia 2007 SFT revenue by market segment
	Figure 6.4: Rhodia 2007 SFT market share by market segment
	Figure 6.5: Rhodia SFT product line offering by region
	Figure 6.6: Rhodia 2007 SFT revenue by region
	Figure 6.7: Rhodia 2007 SFT market share by region
	Figure 6.8: Rhodia SFT production plants
	Figure 6.9: Revenue, gross income, operating income, and net income trends for Solvay
	 
	Chapter 7.Lanxess Profile
	Figure 7.1: Lanxess SFT product line by type of resin and reinforcement
	Figure 7.2: Lanxess SFT product line offering by market segment
	Figure 7.3: Lanxess 2007 SFT revenue by market segment
	Figure 7.4: Lanxess 2007 SFT market share by market segment
	Figure 7.5: Lanxess SFT product line offering by region
	Figure 7.6: Lanxess 2007 SFT revenue by region
	Figure 7.7: Lanxess 2007 SFT market share by region
	Figure 7.8: Lanxess SFT production plants
	Figure 7.9: Revenue, gross income, operating income, and net income trends for Lanxess
	 
	List of Tables
	
	Chapter 1.Competitive and Leadership Analysis
	Table 1.1 List of high temperature thermoplastic polymers
	Table 1.2: List of medium engineering thermoplastic polymers
	Table 1.3: Property example of PA based SFT (30% fiber)
	Table 1.4: Ranking of suppliers based on SFT revenue
	Table 1.5: Ranking of leaders in transportation, electrical/electronics, and consumer
	Table 1.6: Ranking of leaders in North America, Europe, and Asia
	Table 1.7 SFT leaders’ manufacturing sites
	Table 1.8: Major parameters for Lucintel’s leadership quadrant analysis
	 
	Chapter 2.BASF Profile
	Table 2.1: BASF revenues and operating income trends
	 
	Chapter 3.DuPont Profile
	Table 3.1: DuPont revenues and operating income trends
	 
	Chapter 4.SABIC Innovative Plastics Profile
	Table 4.1: SABIC IP product line
	Table 4.2: SABIC IP revenues and operating income trends
	 
	Chapter 5.DSM Profile
	Table 5.1: DSM revenues and operating income trends
	 
	Chapter 6.Rhodia Profile
	Table 6.1: Rhodia revenues and operating income trends
	 
	Chapter 7.Lanxess Profile
	Table 7.1: Lanxess revenues and operating income trends