Opportunities in Coolants: Global Market Analysis

The global growth of the passenger car and commercial vehicle population is driving demand for automotive coolants/antifreeze. Additionally, changing vehicle landscape globally is driving changes in coolant additive systems and base fluids. On one hand, the performance requirements for coolants used in automotive with IC engines are evolving to provide better protection to engines and increasing drain intervals. On the other hand, a niche market segment is emerging for coolants that are used in hybrid and fully electric vehicles, which need sophisticated thermal management systems. Kline’s study, Opportunities in Automotive Coolants: Global Market Analysis, provides a comprehensive analysis of the automotive coolants market, focusing on some of the most important country markets around the world. The study provides insights on coolants that are used in vehicles with IC engines as well as in electric vehicles.

This Report Helps Subscribers to:

• Assess the demand for coolants in terms of product type, additive technology, country
  markets, and end-use applications Analyze key trends in coolant demand, such as
  the shift in product technology, drain intervals, and coolant sump sizes
• Understand product performance requirements for different market segments, such as IC engine and electric vehicles, thus identifying opportunities for growth
• Assess the demand for coolants by key sales channels, including direct, installed, and retail
• Understand different additive technologies in use and preferences by country markets and end-use applications
• Understand key growth drivers and identify market opportunities and challenges

Report Contents

Introduction

Executive Summary
An overview of key findings

Market Profiles
Detailed profiles covering key markets (listed in Table 1) are provided, covering the following information:

• Economic background
• Vehicle population and manufacturing
• Coolants product specifications, plus regulations for usage, recycling, and disposal
• Usage practices, dilution rates, change intervals
• Coolants demand by service-fill and factory-fill applications
• Coolants demand by product base fluid type (ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, glycerin)
• Coolants demand by product technology (IAT, OAT, HOAT, S-OAT, S-HOAT, P-HOAT)
• Short profiles of key coolants suppliers
• Market trends – product trends, technology trends
• Supply chain, coolants demand by sales channel, packaging and pricing, recycled coolants
• Coolant demand outlook by end-use segments – drivers and restraints
• Five-year outlook by end-use segments
• Market evaluation and opportunities
• Coolant suppliers – market structure
• Short profiles of key coolant suppliers

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Opportunities in Automotive Coolants: Global Market Analysis provides a detailed independent appraisal of the complex automotive coolants market and explore opportunities and challenges for manufacturers and marketers of coolants in key country markets/regions. Key insight provided in the report includes the following:

• Demand for coolants in key country markets in 2020, split by factory-fill and service-fill applications for consumer and commercial vehicles
• Changing coolant landscape EV penetration and key performance requirements by coolants used in electric vehicles for country markets experiencing significant EV penetration
• Coolant demand split by channel, including direct, retail, and installed
• Demand by product type, additive technology, and market segment
• Supplier market share by key markets
• Analysis of market trends, regulations, growth drivers, and restraints
• Evaluation of market opportunities and challenges

This report serves as an excellent resource for manufacturers and marketers of coolants to build solid strategic plans and respond to competitive forces, emerging technologies, and evolving market needs. Specifically, this report assists subscribers by providing:

• A highly reliable and independent assessment of coolant demand and market share of leading suppliers in key markets
• An assessment of key market segments in terms of their unique requirements, maintenance practices, distribution networks, challenges for doing business, and opportunities for growth
• An examination of new business opportunities in established and emerging markets
• An understanding of current and future technology trends and the resultant impact of
  OEM requirements on product performance to assist product development and product
  differentiation
• An appraisal of market trends and supply and demand drivers, enabling subscribers to position themselves to capitalize on these trends
• Market intelligence for evaluating key opportunities and challenges facing the business