The status and prospects for PVC are undergoing a period of major change and adjustment. Nowhere are those changes more significant than on the independent PVC compounding sector which is faced by both opportunities and threats as some markets increase while others decline. To help companies actively in this area, Applied Market Information Ltd (AMI, GB-Bristol) has produced a report entitled "Corporate Performance and Ownership among Independent PVC Compounders – A Review of Europe's 50 largest players". It provides a unique perspective on the structural development of the European PVC compound industry by analysing in detail the fifty largest producers in Europe. It highlights their corporate strategies, financial performance and output according to individual production plants. The 50 companies account for over 80% of merchant supply in Europe.

The five largest European PVC compounders belong to raw material producers with the following PVC compounding capacities (t/y): EVC 207,000, Elf Atochem 175,000, Solvay 173,000, Dorlyl 104,000, Norsk Hydro 85,000.

BOOK SERVICE: "Corporate Performance and Ownership among PVC Compounders – A Review of Europe's Largest Players", 1994, 116 pages, A4 format, several tables, price DM 895.- plus postage/VAT: PIE-No. B 36235.