Chapter 1. Methodology and Scope
1.1. Market Segmentation & Scope
1.2. Research Methodology
1.3. Research Scope & Assumption
1.4. Information Procurement
1.4.1. Purchased Database
1.4.2. GVR’s Internal Database
1.4.3. Secondary Sources & Third-Party Perspectives
1.4.4. Primary Research
1.5. Information Analysis
1.5.1. Data Analysis Models
1.6. Market Formulation & Data Visualization
1.7. Data Validation & Publishing
Chapter 2. Caustic Soda Market Intelligence
2.1. Category Definition
2.2. Category Intelligence
2.2.1. Market Size
2.2.2. Trends
2.2.3. Drivers
2.2.4. Challenges
2.2.5. Regional/ End-use Application Insights
2.3. Technology
2.3.1. Emerging Technology
2.3.2. Best Practices in the Industry
2.4. Regulatory Landscape
2.5. Porter’s Five Forces Analysis
2.5.1. Bargaining power of suppliers
2.5.2. Bargaining power of buyers
2.5.3. Threat of substitutes
2.5.4. Threat of new entrants
2.5.5. Competitive rivalry
Chapter 3. Caustic Soda - Supplier Intelligence
3.1. Identification of top 10 suppliers
3.1.1. Dow Chemical Company
3.1.2. PPG Industries Inc.
3.1.3. Hanwha Chemical Corporation
3.1.4. INEOS Group
3.1.5. Solvay SA
3.1.6. BASF SE
3.1.7. FMC Corporation
3.1.8. Occidental Petroleum Corporation
3.1.9. Formosa Plastics Group
3.1.10. Tosoh Corporation
3.2. Caustic Soda Supplier Landscape
3.3. Caustic Soda Supplier Ranking Methodology
3.3.1. Supplier Operational Capabilities
3.3.1.1. Years in Service
3.3.1.2. Industries Served
3.3.1.3. Employee Strength
3.3.1.4. Revenue/Sales Turnover
3.3.1.5. Certifications
3.3.1.6. Key Clients
3.3.2. Supplier Functional Capabilities
3.3.2.1. Caustic Soda Production Capacity
3.3.2.2. By Type (Pearls, Flakes, Liquid)
3.3.2.3. By End-Use (Detergents, Packaging, Treatment, Petroleum, others )
3.3.2.4. Quality Testing (HCL solution, Phenolphthalein, Methyl orange indicator)
3.3.2.5. Others
3.4. Caustic Soda - Supplier Scoring Criteria
3.5. Caustic Soda - Supplier Positional Matrix (SPM)
3.5.1. Rulers
3.5.2. Challengers
3.5.3. Loungers
3.5.4. Niches
3.6. Caustic Soda - Supplier Market Concentration
3.6.1. Industry structure
3.7. Recommended Suppliers
3.7.1. Supplier 1 with detailed profile
3.7.2. Supplier 2 with detailed profile
3.7.3. Supplier 3 with detailed profile
Chapter 4. Competitive Landscape
4.1. Recent Supplier Developments with Measured Impact
4.1.1. Joint Ventures
4.1.2. Mergers & Acquisitions
4.1.3. Collaborations or Partnerships
4.1.4. Other major developments
4.2. Supply - Demand Analysis
4.2.1. Supply Analysis
4.2.2. Demand Analysis
Chapter 5. Caustic Soda - Pricing and Cost Intelligence
5.1. Cost Structure Overview
5.1.1. Raw materials
5.1.2. Process, energy and production costs
5.1.3. Plant infrastructure and equipment
5.1.4. Labor
5.1.5. R&D and Quality testing
5.1.6. Operational Expenses
5.1.7. Transportation
5.1.8. Others
5.2. Factors influencing the prices of Caustic Soda
5.2.1. Scale and capacity of production
5.2.2. Raw materials availability
5.2.3. Supply chain and logistics
5.2.4. Supply and demand
5.2.5. Commodity price fluctuations
5.2.6. Others
5.3. Caustic Soda - Pricing Model Analysis
5.3.1. Cost plus pricing or,
5.3.2. Volume-based pricing or,
5.3.3. Competitive/ Dynamic pricing or,
5.3.4. Spot/ Contract pricing
5.4. Caustic Soda Prices - Suppliers Quotation
Chapter 6. Sourcing Intelligence
6.1. Engagement Model
6.1.1. Fully Outsourcing Model or,
6.1.2. Partial/Hybrid Outsourcing Model or,
6.1.3. In-house Product Development Model or,
6.1.4. Shared Service Model
6.2. Operating Model
6.2.1. Basic Provider or,
6.2.2. Approved Provider or,
6.2.3. Others
6.3. KPI/SLA Elements
6.4. Negotiation Strategies
6.5. LCC/BCC Sourcing Analysis
6.5.1. China
6.5.2. India
6.5.3. Belgium
6.5.4. Poland
6.5.5. France
6.5.6. Insights on Top 2 LCC/BCC Countries
6.6. Caustic Soda: Trade Statistics
Component wise cost break down for better negotiation for the client, highlights the key cost drivers in the market with future price fluctuation for different materials (e.g.: steel, aluminum, etc.) used in the production process
Offering cost transparency for different products / services procured by the client. A typical report involves 2-3 case scenarios helping clients to select the best suited engagement with the supplier
Determining and forecasting salaries for specific skill set labor to make decision on outsourcing vs in-house.
A typical newsletter study by capturing latest information for specific suppliers related to: M&As, technological innovations, expansion, litigations, bankruptcy etc.