TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 10
1.1 GLOBAL DIESEL EXHAUST FLUID (ADBLUE) MARKET, BY STORAGE SOLUTION 12
1.2 GLOBAL DIESEL EXHAUST FLUID (ADBLUE) MARKET, BY APPLICATION 13
1.3 GLOBAL DIESEL EXHAUST FLUID (ADBLUE) MARKET, BY REGION 14
2 MARKET INTRODUCTION 15
2.1 DEFINITION 15
2.2 SCOPE OF THE STUDY 15
2.3 MARKET STRUCTURE 16
3 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 17
3.1 RESEARCH PROCESS 17
3.2 PRIMARY RESEARCH 18
3.3 SECONDARY RESEARCH 19
3.4 MARKET SIZE ESTIMATION 20
3.5 FORECAST MODEL 21
3.6 LIST OF ASSUMPTIONS 21
4 MARKET DYNAMICS 22
4.1 INTRODUCTION 22
4.2 DRIVERS 23
4.2.1 GROWING ADOPTION OF DIESEL EXHAUST FLUID (ADBLUE) DUE TO GLOBAL EMISSION REDUCTION NORMS 23
4.2.2 INCREASING USE OF ADBLUE IN HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLES 25
4.2.3 DRIVERS IMPACT ANALYSIS 27
4.3 RESTRAINTS 27
4.3.1 DIESEL EXHAUST FLUID (DEF) FREEZES AT LOW TEMPERATURE 27
4.3.2 RESTRAINTS IMPACT ANALYSIS 28
4.4 OPPORTUNITIES 28
4.4.1 DEVELOPMENT OF HYBRID SELECTIVE NON-CATALYTIC REDUCTION (SNCR)/SELECTIVE CATALYTIC
REDUCTION (SCR) SYSTEM 28
4.5 CHALLENGES 29
4.5.1 FLUCTUATING PRICES OF UREA 29
5 MARKET FACTOR ANALYSIS 30
5.1 SUPPLY CHAIN ANALYSIS 30
5.1.1 RAW MATERIAL SUPPLIERS 30
5.1.2 PRODUCERS 31
5.1.3 DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL 31
5.1.4 END USERS 31
5.2 PORTER'S FIVE FORCES MODEL 32
5.2.1 THREAT OF NEW ENTRANTS 33
5.2.2 INTENSITY OF RIVALRY 33
5.2.3 THREAT OF SUBSTITUTES 33
5.2.4 BARGAINING POWER OF SUPPLIERS 33
5.2.5 BARGAINING POWER OF BUYERS 33
5.3 IMPACT OF CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK ON THE GLOBAL DIESEL EXHAUST FLUID (ADBLUE) MARKET 34
5.3.1 IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON SUPPLY CHAIN 34
5.3.2 QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS ON CHANGE IN DEMAND FROM END-USE INDUSTRY 34
5.4 TECHNOLOGY OUTLOOK 34
5.4.1 CATALYST TECHNOLOGY 35
5.4.2 SELECTIVE CATALYTIC REDUCTION 35
5.4.2.1 NOX ADSORBER CATALYST 36
5.4.2.2 LEAN NOX CATALYST 37
5.4.2.3 DIESEL OXIDATION CATALYST 37
5.4.3 EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION 37
5.4.3.1 HIGH-PRESSURE EGR 37
5.4.3.2 LOW-PRESSURE EGR 38
5.4.4 ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGIES 38
5.4.4.1 AMMINEX ASDS TECHNOLOGY 38
5.4.4.2 PASS: PASSIVE AMMONIA SCR SYSTEM 38
5.4.4.3 AMMONIUM BICARBONATE (TENNECO) 39
5.5 NUMBER OF VEHICLES SOLD BY TECHNOLOGY, BY REGION (2018) 39
6 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE 41
6.1 COMPETITIVE OVERVIEW 41
6.2 GLOBAL MARKET STRATEGY ANALYSIS 41
6.3 KEY DEVELOPMENTS 41
6.4 COMPETITIVE BENCHMARKING 42
7 COMPANY PROFILES 43
7.1 BASF SE 43
7.1.1 COMPANY OVERVIEW 43
7.1.2 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW 44
7.1.3 PRODUCT OFFERED 44
7.1.4 KEY DEVELOPMENTS 45
7.1.5 SWOT ANALYSIS 45
7.1.6 KEY STRATEGIES 45
7.2 YARA 46
7.2.1 COMPANY OVERVIEW 46
7.2.2 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW 47
7.2.3 PRODUCT OFFERED 48
7.2.4 KEY DEVELOPMENTS 48
7.2.5 SWOT ANALYSIS 48
7.2.6 KEY STRATEGIES 49
7.3 MITSUI CHEMICALS INC. 50
7.3.1 COMPANY OVERVIEW 50
7.3.2 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW 50
7.3.3 PRODUCT OFFERED 51
7.3.4 KEY DEVELOPMENTS 51
7.3.5 SWOT ANALYSIS 51
7.3.6 KEY STRATEGIES 51
7.4 BP PLC. 52
7.4.1 COMPANY OVERVIEW 52
7.4.2 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW 53
7.4.3 PRODUCTS OFFERINGS 53
7.4.4 KEY DEVELOPMENTS 53
7.4.5 SWOT ANALYSIS 54
7.4.6 KEY STRATEGY 54
7.5 BOREALIS AG 55
7.5.1 COMPANY OVERVIEW 55
7.5.2 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW 56
7.5.3 PRODUCT OFFERED 56
7.5.4 KEY DEVELOPMENTS 56
7.5.5 SWOT ANALYSIS 57
7.5.6 KEY STRATEGIES 57
7.6 NISSAN CHEMICAL CORPORATION 58
7.6.1 COMPANY OVERVIEW 58
7.6.2 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW 59
7.6.3 PRODUCT OFFERED 59
7.6.4 KEY DEVELOPMENTS 60
7.6.5 SWOT ANALYSIS 60
7.6.6 KEY STRATEGIES 60
7.7 GREENCHEM 61
7.7.1 COMPANY OVERVIEW 61
7.7.2 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW 61
7.7.3 PRODUCT OFFERED 61
7.7.4 KEY DEVELOPMENTS 61
7.7.5 SWOT ANALYSIS 62
7.7.6 KEY STRATEGIES 62
7.8 NOVAX MATERIAL & TECHNOLOGY INC 63
7.8.1 COMPANY OVERVIEW 63
7.8.2 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW 63
7.8.3 PRODUCT OFFERED 63
7.8.4 KEY DEVELOPMENTS 63
7.8.5 SWOT ANALYSIS 64
7.8.6 KEY STRATEGIES 64
7.9 ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC 65
7.9.1 COMPANY OVERVIEW 65
7.9.2 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW 66
7.9.3 PRODUCTS OFFERINGS 66
7.9.4 KEY DEVELOPMENTS 67
7.9.5 SWOT ANALYSIS 67
7.9.6 KEY STRATEGY 67
7.10 ADECO DOO 68
7.10.1 COMPANY OVERVIEW 68
7.10.2 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW 68
7.10.3 PRODUCTS OFFERINGS 68
7.10.4 KEY DEVELOPMENTS 68
7.10.5 SWOT ANALYSIS 69
7.10.6 KEY STRATEGY 69
8 APPENDIX 70
8.1 REFERENCES 70
8.2 RELATED REPORTS 71
LIST OF TABLES
TABLE 1 LIST OF ASSUMPTIONS 21
TABLE 2 REGION-WISE DATA OF NUMBER OF VEHICLES SOLD BY TECHNOLOGY 39
TABLE 3 REGION-WISE DATA OF NUMBER OF VEHICLES SOLD BY EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION (EGR), 2018 40
TABLE 4 KEY DEVELOPMENTS 41
TABLE 5 BASF SE: PRODUCT OFFERED 44
TABLE 6 YARA: PRODUCT OFFERED 48
TABLE 7 YARA: KEY DEVELOPMENTS 48
TABLE 8 MITSUI CHEMICALS INC.: PRODUCT OFFERED 51
TABLE 9 BP PLC: PRODUCT OFFERED 53
TABLE 10 BOREALIS AG: PRODUCT OFFERED 56
TABLE 11 NISSAN CHEMICAL CORPORATION: PRODUCT OFFERED 59
TABLE 12 GREENCHEM: PRODUCT OFFERED 61
TABLE 13 NOVAX MATERIAL & TECHNOLOGY INC: PRODUCT OFFERED 63
TABLE 14 ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC: PRODUCT OFFERED 66
TABLE 15 ADECO DOO: PRODUCT OFFERED 68
LIST OF FIGURES
FIGURE 1 MARKET SYNOPSIS 11
FIGURE 2 GLOBAL DIESEL EXHAUST FLUID (ADBLUE) MARKET ANALYSIS BY STORAGE SOLUTION 12
FIGURE 3 GLOBAL DIESEL EXHAUST FLUID (ADBLUE) MARKET ANALYSIS BY APPLICATION 13
FIGURE 4 GLOBAL DIESEL EXHAUST FLUID (ADBLUE) MARKET ANALYSIS BY REGION 14
FIGURE 5 GLOBAL DIESEL EXHAUST FLUID (ADBLUE) MARKET: STRUCTURE 16
FIGURE 6 RESEARCH PROCESS 17
FIGURE 7 TOP-DOWN & BOTTOM-UP APPROACHES 20
FIGURE 8 DROC ANALYSIS OF GLOBAL DIESEL EXHAUST FLUID (ADBLUE) MARKET 22
FIGURE 9 ENERGY CONSUMPTION IN THE EU 24
FIGURE 10 NOX REDUCTION OF TRUCKS WITH EURO STANDARDS 26
FIGURE 11 DEVELOPMENT OF EXHAUST-GAS STAGES FOR DIESEL PASSENGER CARS 26
FIGURE 12 DRIVERS IMPACT ANALYSIS: DIESEL EXHAUST FLUID (ADBLUE) MARKET 27
FIGURE 13 RESTRAINTS IMPACT ANALYSIS: DIESEL EXHAUST FLUID (ADBLUE) MARKET 28
FIGURE 14 FLUCTUATING PRICES OF UREA, USD/TON 29
FIGURE 15 SUPPLY CHAIN: GLOBAL DIESEL EXHAUST FLUIDS (ADBLUE) MARKET 30
FIGURE 17 SELECTIVE CATALYTIC REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY 35
FIGURE 18 NOX ABSORBER CATALYST TECHNOLOGY 36
FIGURE 19 BENCHMARKING OF MAJOR COMPETITORS 42
FIGURE 20 BASF SE: FINANCIAL OVERVIEW SNAPSHOT 44
FIGURE 21 BASF SE: SWOT ANALYSIS 45
FIGURE 22 YARA: FINANCIAL OVERVIEW SNAPSHOT 47
FIGURE 23 YARA: SWOT ANALYSIS 48
FIGURE 24 MITSUI CHEMICALS INC.: FINANCIAL OVERVIEW SNAPSHOT 50
FIGURE 25 MITSUI CHEMICALS INC.: SWOT ANALYSIS 51
FIGURE 26 BP PLC: FINANCIAL OVERVIEW SNAPSHOT 53
FIGURE 27 BP PLC: SWOT ANALYSIS 54
FIGURE 28 BOREALIS AG: FINANCIAL OVERVIEW SNAPSHOT 56
FIGURE 29 BOREALIS AG: SWOT ANALYSIS 57
FIGURE 30 NISSAN CHEMICAL CORPORATION: FINANCIAL OVERVIEW SNAPSHOT 59
FIGURE 31 NISSAN CHEMICAL CORPORATION: SWOT ANALYSIS 60
FIGURE 32 GREENCHEM: SWOT ANALYSIS 62
FIGURE 33 NOVAX MATERIAL & TECHNOLOGY INC: SWOT ANALYSIS 64
FIGURE 34 ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC: FINANCIAL OVERVIEW SNAPSHOT 66
FIGURE 35 ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC: SWOT ANALYSIS 67
FIGURE 36 ADECO DOO: SWOT ANALYSIS 69