Abstract
PP resin is fastest growing thermal shaping resin, at present, the output of PP has surpassed both of polyethylene and PVC.

The major application of PP worldwide is making injection molding items, of which the turnover boxes used in freight transportation is the main usage; Owning to the low density and good mechanical property, PP are widely used in automobile parts & components making. Besides, a significant proportion of PP is consumed in fiber and film processing.

In 2001, the world PP consumption reached about 31.29 million tons. China is the world second largest PP consumption country.

By the end of 2002, China had about 70 PP producers, and possessed total production capacity of 3.89 million tons, of which 3.08 million tons of capacity consisted of 32 sets of continuous PP facilities, and 0.81 million tons existed in 106 sets of small batch-type mass facilities. The PP capacity of both Shanghai Petrochemical Co and Yangzi Petrochemical Co reached 0.4 million tons, the largest PP production capacity possessed by single enterprise in China.

In China, the largest PP consumption sector is the woven products including woven bags, baling bags and ropes, etc., taking 50%~60% of the national total. The other major application sector of PP is the field of film, accounted for 15% of the national total PP consumption, of which BOPP hold a dominant position.

China is one of the world largest PP import country, because domestic PP facilities can't meet the market demand. In 2002, the domestic PP consumption was about 6.171 million tons, while PP output merely reached 3.742 million tons. However the self-sufficient rate of PP increased to 60.6% in 2002 from 49.2% in 1995, thanks to newly launched PP facilities in China in past a few years.

There will be several new PP facilities put into operation in China from 2003 to 2005. It is predicted that China PP production capacity will increase to 5.4 million tons in 2005, and will top 12.8 million tons in 2010, meanwhile the PP consumption will also reach 8.4 million tons in 2005.

Contents
1. General Situation of the Industry
2. Current Situation of World Polypropylene Resin Production and Consumption
2.1. World Polypropylene Supply and Demand
2.2. World Major PP Enterprises
2.3. Analysis on the World PP Consumption
2.4. World PP Trade
2.5. Forecast on the World PP Supply and Demand
2.6. Worldwide PP Projects
2.7. Expectation of World PP Consumption Profile
3. China PP Market Size and Forecast
4. Market Segmentation
4.1. Woven Products
4.2. Injection Molding Products
4.3. Biaxial Oriented Polypropylene Film （BOPP）
4.4. Calendering PP Film （CPP）
4.5. Fiber
5. Supply Situation
5.1. Domestic Production
5.2. Import and Export
6. Supply and Demand Analysis
7. Price Analysis
8. Enterprises Analysis
8.1. Enterprises
8.2. Processing enterprises
8.3. Foreign Trade Companies
9. Supply and Demand Forecast
10. Competitive Analysis of China PP Industry
10.1. Size of facilities is on the low side, and energy & material consumption is obviously higher than international advanced level.
10.2. Production cost maintained at high level and the product quality is unstable, which much influence the competitive edge.
10.3. Proportion of high-grade varieties is obviously lower than international level, in addition to the singularity of models.
10.4. Development level of catalyzer and technology is obviously lower than international level.
10.5. The industry is backward in processing application study and weak in technical service forces.
11. Industry Administration System
12. Development Opportunity and Suggestions for PP Market in China
Appendix 1 Name List of Major Importers
Appendix 2 Name List of Major Exporters

Tables
Table 1 Output and Foreign Trade of PP in 2001 in country/ region specific
Table 2 Production capacity of the world major PP enterprises in 2001
Table 3 PP consumption structure in North America in 2001
Table 4 PP consumption structure in Asia in 2001
Table 5 PP consumption structure in West Europe in 2001
Table 6 World PP trade 1998-2001
Table 7 Forecast on the world PP supply and demand from 1996 to 2011
Table 8 Major PP projects worldwide from 2002 to 2005
Table 9 Expectation on PP consumption Profile in North America in 2006
Table 10 Expectation on PP consumption Profile in Asia in 2006
Table 11 Expectation on PP consumption Profile in West Europe in 2006
Table 12 China PP market size and Prediction
Table 13 PP consumption Profile in China
Table 14 PP production situation in China in 2002
Table 15 Major brands of PP special material in China
Table 16 China PP import and export volume
Table 17 Composition of China PP import mode
Table 18 China PP import origin
Table 19 Geographic distribution of PP import in China
Table 20 Major brands of import PP in China
Table 21 China PP supply and demand
Table 22 Historical average PP price in China
Table 23 China major PP enterprises
Table 24 Part of PP models of Yanshan Petrochemical Co.
Table 25 Part of PP model of Yangzi Petrochemical Corp.
Table 26 Part of PP processing enterprises in China in 2002
Table 27 New established PP production capacity in China
Table 28 China PP supply and demand forecast
Table 29　Forecast on China PP consumption structure in 2005

Figures
Figure 1 Growth of China PP market
Figure 2 Comparison of China PP consumption Profile between 1998 and 2002
Figure 3 China PP import mode（%）
Figure 4 Domestic PP supply and demand situation in the past 14 years
Figure 5 Profile of PP price in the past about ten years in China
Figure 6 PP industrial administration system in China
Figure 7 Administration flow chart of PP project in China
Figure 8 Forecast on PP consumption structure in 2005