U.S. MARKET FOR HIGH-PERFORMANCE FILMS TO REACH $14.9 BILLION IN 2017 Wellesley, Mass.

According to a new technical market research report, HIGHPERFORMANCE FILMS: THE U.S. MARKET (PLS039F) from BCC Research (www.bccresearch.com), the U.S. market for high-performance films was valued at $12.4 billion in 2011, and is projected to reach $14.9 billion in 2017, a five-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.7% from 2012 to 2017. The U.S. market for high-performance films can be split into two categories: commodity films and high-performance films. Commodity films are expected to increase in value from $10.1 billion in 2012 to $11.7 billion in 2017, a CAGR of 3%. The high-performance films segment is expected to increase in value from $2.3 billion in 2012 to $3.2 billion in 2017, a CAGR of 6.8%. High-performance thermoplastic (TP) films are playing an increasingly important role as engineers design products in increasingly demanding environments. Historically, the most important applications were for photographic and reprographic applications. Today, these films may make possible safer and lighter packaging, economic electric vehicles, better liquid-crystal displays (LCDs), and the growth of an economically practical photovoltaic (PV) industry. This report will help its readers:

Identify trends affecting high-performance polymer films and their major end-use application markets Review, analyze, and forecast specific end markets for high-performance films by material types, with sections devoted to each class of high-performance films Analyze and forecast market developments from the viewpoint of major applications for high-performance films Analyze how structural issues affect the high-performance plastic films industry, such as the roles of film fabricators, converters, and distributors Profile many of the most important suppliers to the high-performance plastic films industry.

This report will be most useful to those involved in the development, design, manufacture, sale, and use of high performance films. More specifically, this includes:

Personnel in end-user companies in a wide range of industries such as aerospace and food packaging Marketing and management personnel in companies that produce, market, and sell highperformance plastic films Companies involved in the design and construction of process plants that manufacture both the basic film resins and high-performance plastic films themselves Companies that supply, or want to supply, equipment and services to high-performance plastic films companies Financial institutions that supply money for such facilities and systems Investors in both equity and fixed-income markets Government personnel at all levels. SUMMARY FIGURE U.S. MARKET FOR HIGH-PERFORMANCE FILMS, 2010-2017 ($ BILLIONS)

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