Food safety & contamination risks are often increasingly notified as political and economical failure. The increasing global population needs a safety food and water and hence biocides come as a excellent solution .some of the Biocide products include disinfectants, chemicals used as preservatives of materials and products, pesticides for non-agricultural uses. It is also used in large volumes in water treatment plants today. The report segments biocides products by type and function.

The report segments the end-use sectors like food & beverages, cosmetics & toiletries, paints & coatings, water treatment plants and other industrial applications. The report also segments by geography such as North America Europe, Asia-Pacific and rest of World. Biocide market forecasts are provided for each region for the period of 2011 through 2016. Information contained in the report includes market sizes, revenue forecasts, value chain, market & product trends, price trends and regulations. Competitive information includes market shares of leading producers, key developments, strategy deployed to win, M&A's and JV's of key manufacturers. The report profiles leading companies such as BASF, Dow chemicals, AkzoNobel and Buckmann laboraties.

Key questions answered

• Which are the high-growth segments and how is the market segmented in terms of applications and components?
• What are market estimates and forecasts; which markets are doing well and which are not?
• Where are the gaps and opportunities; what is driving the market?
• Which are the key playing fields?
• Which are the winning edge imperatives?
• How is the competitive outlook; who are the main players in each of the segments; what are the key selling end products?
• What are their strategic directives, operational strengths and product pipelines; who is doing what?
• What are the potential applications of biocides?
• How regulations effect biocide industry?

TABLE OF CONTENTS   
  
1 INTRODUCTION 
  1.1 KEY TAKE-AWAYS 
  1.2 REPORT DESCRIPTION 
  1.3 STAKEHOLDERS 
  1.4 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 
      1.4.1 MARKET SIZE 
      1.4.2 KEY DATA POINTS TAKEN FROM SECONDARY SOURCES 
      1.4.3 KEY DATA POINTS TAKEN FROM PRIMARY SOURCES 
      1.4.4 ASSUMPTIONS MADE FOR THE REPORT 
      1.4.5 LIST OF COMPANIES COVERED DURING PRIMARIES 
  1.5 KEY QUESTIONS ANSWERED 
  
2 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 
  
3 MARKET OVERVIEW 
  3.1 INTRODUCTION 
      3.1.1 GLOBAL BIOCIDES  INDUSTRY OVERVIEW 
      3.1.2 BENEFITS OF BIOCIDES 
  3.2 MARKET DRIVERS 
  3.3 MARKET RESTRAINTS 
  3.4 MARKET OPPORTUNITIES 
  3.5 PORTER’S FIVE FORCE ANALYSIS 
  3.6 PRICING ANALYSIS 
  3.7 PATENT ANALYSIS  
  
4 GLOBAL BIOCIDES MARKET BY PRODUCT TYPES 
  4.1 INTRODUCTION 
  4.2 HALOGENETED BIOCIDES 
  4.3 PHENOLICS 
  4.4 ORGANOSULFUR 
  4.5 NITROGEN-BASED BIOCIDES 
  4.6 OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS 
  4.7 OTHERS 
   
5 GLOBAL BIO-CIDES MARKET  BY APPLICATIONS 
  5.1 INTRODUCTION 
  5.2 WATER TREATMENT 
  5.3 WOOD PRESERVATIVES 
  5.4 PAINTS AND COATINGS 
  5.5 PERSONNAL CARE PRODUCTS 
  5.6 FOOD& BEVERAGES  
  5.7 OTHER INDUSTRIAL PRESERVATION 
  5.8 OTHERS 
  
6 GLOBAL BIOCIDES MARKET BY GEOGRAPHY 
  6.1 NORTH AMERICA ( USA,CANADA) 
  6.2 EUROPE ( GERMANY,UK,FRANCE,ITALY) 
  6.3 ASIA ( CHINA, INDIA, JAPAN) 
  6.4 REST OF WORLD (ROW)  
   
7 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE 
  7.1 INTRODUCTION 
  7.2 MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS   
  7.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENTs IN GLOBAL BIO-CIDES MARKET IN 2010  
   
8 COMPANY PROFILES 
  8.1 DOW CHEMICALS 
  8.2 LONZA 
  8.3 BWA WATER ADDITIVES 
  8.4 ARCH CHEMICALS 
  8.5 BASF 
  8.6 GREAT LAKES CHEMICALS 
  8.7 HERCULES 
  8.8 RHODIA 
  8.9 NALCO CHEMICALS 
  8.1 ASHLAND CORP 
  & OTHERS  
  
APPENDIX  
  1 U.S. PATENTS 
  2 EUROPE PATENTS 
  3 JAPAN PATENTS