an overview of the global market for aliphatic polyester polyols ial consultants december 2002 109 uxbridge road ealing london w5 5tl tel 44 0 20 8832 7780 fax 8566 4931 email brg co uk web site www ialconsultants com all rights reserved no part this publication may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted any form by means electronic mechanical photocopying recording otherwise without prior permission copyright owner contents 1 introduction scope study 2 end use markets covered 3 methodology 4 units volume 5 formulations 6 abbreviations 8 executive summary and forecasts 9 trends influences 12 production 17 precursors adipic acid polyol capacity europe americas 23 asia pacific 24 28 29