Leading World Suppliers of Engineering and High Performance Plastics

10 Leading World Suppliers of Engineering and High Performance Plastics 

There were over fifty producers of engineering and high performance plastics worldwide in 2002. The world s largest suppliers are global and multi-product companies with production facilities in all three major world regions. In terms of production capacity, the leading suppliers are GE Plastics, Bayer, BASF and DuPont. 

GE Plastics is world market leader in polycarbonate, PBT, PPO/PPE blends and polyetherimide. It is ranked world number three in ABS behind Chi Mei and LG Chem, and also produces PPS. GE Plastics has manufacturing facilities in the USA and Europe. It is also well represented in Asia through joint venture operations with local companies in polycarbonate, ABS and polyesters. 

Bayer AG is Europe s leading supplier of ABS, but is some way behind the world s leading producers. In polycarbonates, Bayer is the second largest world producer behind GE Plastics and is ranked fourth largest world polyamide producer. The company has an ambitious expansion strategy for engineering plastics, particularly for polycarbonate, and plans to invest in capacity expansion, especially in the Asia region. 

There are several other companies with a broad range of engineering and high performance plastics. 

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