The Demand for HPP by Consumer Market Segments

Let us have a look at the supply side (producers) and the demand by market segments and regions. 

I will use two terms to indicate the types of pigment producers. Traditional Suppliers (TS) and Non-Traditional Suppliers (NTS). By traditional suppliers I mean those international chemical companies which have been producing organic pigments for many years. From the beginning, the locations of HPP production plants have always been located in the country of these companies headquarters. For HPPs, Germany, Switzerland, USA and Japan have been and still are by far the most important production countries. 

Nevertheless, the question remains as to why so few producers dominate this market 1 see mainly two reasons  

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The Demand for HPP by Consumer Market Segments 11J5 Table 9.1 Production site of main HPP producers. 

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