Carbon Fibers: Market Research Report
This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Carbon Fibers in Metric Tons.The market for ‘Carbon Fiber’ is analyzed by the following end-use segments: Aerospace and Defense, Sports Goods, and Industrial Applications. The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for US, Japan, Europe, and Rest of World. Annual forecasts are provided for each region for the period of 2006 through 2015. A ten-year historic analysis is also provided for this market. The report profiles 61 companies including many key and niche players worldwide such as Cytec Industries, Inc., Hexcel Corp., Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd., Grafil, Inc., SGL Carbon Group, Teijin Ltd., Toho Tenax Co., Ltd., Toho Tenax America, Inc., Toray Industries, Inc., Toray Carbon Fibers America, Inc., and Zoltek Companies, Inc. Market data and analytics are derived from primary and secondary research. Company profiles are mostly extracted from URL research and reported select online sources.
Contents
I.INTRODUCTION, METHODOLOGY & PRODUCT DEFINITIONSStudy Reliability and Reporting Limitations
Disclaimers
Data Interpretation & Reporting Level
Product Definition and Scope of Study
II. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1. INDUSTRY OVERVIEW
Outlook
Current and Future Analysis
2. TRENDS AND ISSUES
Carbon Fiber – An Inevitable Material in Defense and Aerospace Applications
Carbon Fiber Set to Replace Steel in Automotives
Industry Poorly Equipped to Serve Automotive Needs
The FreedomCAR Program to Boost Carbon Fiber Demand
Consumption of Carbon Fiber in Sports Goods - Current Scenario
Sports Goods Manufacturers Haunted by Big Buyers
Golf Clubs – A Key Fiber Consumer
Racquets – Second Largest Category
Snowboards and Skis – Smaller Segment
Fishing Rods – Maximum User of Fiber Properties
MEMS Applications – The Latest Avenue for Carbon Fiber
Carbon Fiber Recycling – Rising Expectations
3. COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
Table 1: Global Market for Carbon Fibers (2008): Competitive Scenario for Major Players - Toray Industries, Inc., Teijin Ltd., and Mitsubishi Rayon Co.
A Peek into Production Lines
Table 2: Carbon Fibers Production Base of Toray (2009 (E)): Annual Production Capacity in Thousand Metric Tons by Subsidiary (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 3: Carbon Fibers Production Base of Toho Group (2008 & 2009 (E)): Annual Production Capacity in Thousand Metric Tons by Subsidiary (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 4: Carbon Fibers Production Base of Mitsubishi Rayon Group (2009 (E)): Annual Production Capacity in Thousand Metric Tons by Location (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 5: Carbon Fibers Production Lines of Zoltek Companies, Inc. (2008 & 2009 (E)): Annual Production Capacity in Million Pounds by Location (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 6: Carbon Fibers Production Base of SGL Group (2009 (E) & 2012 (E)): Annual Production Capacity in Thousand Metric Tons by Location (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 7: Global Carbon Fibers Market (2008 (E)): Percentage Share Breakdown of Production in Thousand Metric Tons by Country/Region - Japan, USA, Europe, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
4. PRODUCT OVERVIEW
Introduction
Definition
Characteristics
Handling Measures and Safety Precautions
Emergency Care-Taking Measures
Storing Carbon Fibers
Shipping Carbon Fibers
Disposal of Carbon Fibers
History of Carbon Fibers
Classification of Carbon Fibers
Based on Precursor Material
PAN-Based Carbon Fiber
Production Process
Pitch-Based Carbon Fiber
Rayon-Based Carbon Fiber
Based on Form
Conventional/Small Tow
Large Tow
A Brief Description of Attributes and Applications of Carbon Fiber
End-Use Applications of Carbon Fibers
Aerospace and Defense
Select Applications of Carbon Fiber Composites in Aircraft
Table 8: Consumption Pattern of Carbon Fiber in Select Aircraft Model for 2008
Sports Goods
Use of Carbon Fiber in Sports Goods
Industrial Applications
General Industrial Machinery
Energy-Related
Transport Machinery
Infrastructure-Related
Table 9: Global Carbon Fiber Market (2009 (E)): Percentage Breakdown of Consumption in Industrial Applications by End-Use - General Industrial Machinery, Energy-Related, Transport-Machinery, Infrastructure-Related, and Other Applications (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
5. TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS
Quatro Composites Introduces Structural Optimization Technology for Carbon Fibers
Texas-Based Researchers Produce Fiber Using Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes
PlastiComp Compounds Carbon Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastics
Japanese Research Team Develops Carbon Fiber Size-Adjusting Agent
Japanese Team Comes Up with Catalytic Metal Supportive Carbon Fiber
Carbon Fiber Electrode Substrate for Electrochemical Cells
Composite Containing Reinforcing Fibers from German Researchers
Goodyear Launches Fiber Based Tyre
6. PRODUCT INNOVATIONS/INTRODUCTIONS
Hexcel Develops New Prepreg
Aldila Releases Latest VooDoo Shaft
Fujitsu Introduces New Nano-Scale Carbon Composite
Victrex Rolls Out New Carbon Fibers
Mitsubishi Rayon Develops New Small Tow Fiber
NEC Rolls Out New Bioplastic
Goodyear Introduces Unique Carbon Fiber Based CVT
Invibio Unleashes Carbon Fiber Reinforced PEEK-OPTIMA Polymer
Wujiang Shengfang Introduces Carbon Fiber Polyester Fabric
Ecarboy Rolls Out Carbon Fiber Grill Cover
Dymag Develops Carbon Fiber Wheels for Cars
Topmix International Rolls Out Carbon Fiber Spoiler Kit
7.RECENT INDUSTRY ACTIVITY
Chomarat Buys Hexcel’s Stake in Techfab
SGL Carbon Takes Over Majority Interest in Abeking
Thermo Fisher Acquires FIBERLite Centrifuge
Teijin to Buy Majority Stake in GH Craft
Japanese Carbon Fiber Majors to Establish Joint Venture
Boeing Forms Composite Recycling Joint Venture with Alenia
Quatro Inks Partnership Deal with Insitu
Mitsubishi and Teijin Tie-Up to Manufacture Automotive-Grade Carbon Fiber Materials
Toray Joins Hands with Auto Majors to Develop Automotive-Grade Carbon Fibers
Hexcel Bags Contract from Airbus
Cytec to Expand Carbon Fiber Production Capacities
Toray to Expand Production Capacity
Kureha to Invest in Carbon Fiber Output Expansion
Makino to Expand Aircraft Machine Tool Business
Atomenergoprom Establishes Dedicated Carbon Fiber Unit
Toray Inaugurates New R&D Center
Mitsubishi Plastics to Develop Thermoplastics and Carbon Fiber Composites
Reliance Plans to Foray into Carbon Fibers Market
Tokai Buys Controlling Interest in CIP
Carbon Company Takes Over epo
Zoltek Acquires Carbon Fiber Plant in Mexico
SGL Agrees to Buy Aldila’s Stake in Carbon Fiber Technology
Lenzing Creates Carbon Fibers Primary Materials Joint Venture
Alliant Techsystems and Hexcel to Support USEC
Zoltek and Vestas Renew Supply Deal
Zoltek Signs Exclusive Carbon Fiber Supply Deal with DeWind
Boeing to Extend Contract with Toray
Quatro to Expand Northwest Iowa Plant
SGL Plans to Expand Carbon Fiber Capacity
Toray to Increase Production Capacity
Toho Tenax to Expand Capacity
Mitsubishi Rayon to Enlarge Capacity
Hexcel to Expand Carbon Fiber Production Capacity
Toray to Create Dedicated Carbon Fiber Automotive Parts Unit
Chinese Companies Establish Carbon Fiber Venture
Robot-Racing to Develop Carbon Fiber Roof Assembly for DiMora’s Natalia SL 2
Plasan Acquires Vermont Composites
Kureha Acquires TTSM
Toray Bags Boeing Supply Contract
Goodrich Bags Carbon Brakes and Wheels Deal from Boeing
Showa Denko to Increase Carbon Nanofiber Production
Toho Tenax to Enhance Production Capacity
Zoltek to Upgrade Budapest Factory
Kureha to Expand Pitch-Derived Carbon Fiber Capacity
Grafil Increases Production
8. FOCUS ON SELECT GLOBAL PLAYERS
Cytec Industries, Inc. (USA)
Hexcel Corp. (USA)
Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd. (Japan)
Grafil, Inc. (USA)
SGL Carbon Group (Germany)
Teijin Ltd. (Japan)
Toho Tenax Co., Ltd. (Japan)
Toho Tenax America, Inc. (USA)
Toray Industries, Inc. (Japan)
Toray Carbon Fibers America, Inc. (USA)
Zoltek Companies, Inc. (USA)
9. GLOBAL MARKET PERSPECTIVE
Table 10: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Carbon Fibers by Geographic Region/Country – US, Japan, Europe, and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Metric Tons for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 11: World Historic Analysis for Carbon Fibers by Geographic Region/Country – US, Japan, Europe, and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Metric Tons for Years 1996 through 2005 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 12: World 15-Year Perspective for Carbon Fibers by Geographic Region/Country – Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for US, Japan, Europe, and Rest of World Markets for Years 1999, 2009 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 13: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Carbon Fibers in Aerospace and Defense by Geographic Region/Country – US, Japan, Europe, and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Metric Tons for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 14: World Historic Analysis for Carbon Fibers in Aerospace and Defense by Geographic Region/Country – US, Japan, Europe, and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Metric Tons for Years 1996 through 2005 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 15: World 15-Year Perspective for Carbon Fibers in Aerospace and Defense by Geographic Region/Country – Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for US, Japan, Europe, and Rest of World Markets for Years 1999, 2009 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 16: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Carbon Fibers in Sports Goods by Geographic Region/ Country – US, Japan, Europe, and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Metric Tons for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 17: World Historic Analysis for Carbon Fibers in Sports Goods by Geographic Region/Country – US, Japan, Europe, and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Metric Tons for Years 1996 through 2005 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 18: World 15-Year Perspective for Carbon Fibers in Sports Goods by Geographic Region/Country – Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for US, Japan, Europe, and Rest of World Markets for Years 1999, 2009 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 19: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Carbon Fibers in Industrial Applications by Geographic Region/Country – US, Japan, Europe, and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Metric Tons for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 20: World Historic Analysis for Carbon Fibers in Industrial Applications by Geographic Region/Country – US, Japan, Europe, and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Metric Tons for Years 1996 through 2005 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 21: World 15-Year Perspective for Carbon Fibers in Industrial Applications by Geographic Region/Country – Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for US, Japan, Europe, and Rest of World Markets for Years 1999, 2009 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
III. MARKET
1. THE UNITED STATES
A. Market Analysis
Current and Future Analysis
Carbon Fiber – The Most Preferred Material by the US Defense
The FreedomCAR Program to Boost Carbon Fiber Demand
Table 22: US Market for Carbon Fibers in Sports Goods (2008): Percentage Breakdown of Demand by Category - Fishing Rods, Golf Clubs, Rackets, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 23: US Market for Carbon Fibers in Industrial Applications (2008): Percentage Breakdown of Demand by Category - Compounding, Civil Engineering, Oil Exploration, Pressure Vessels, Surface Transport, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 24: US Market for Carbon Fibers in Aerospace & Defense Applications (2008): Percentage Breakdown of Demand in by Category - Aircraft, Engines, Helicopter, Military, Rockets, Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Technological Developments
Product Launches/Developments
Strategic Corporate Developments
Key Players
B. Market Analytics
Table 25: US Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Carbon Fibers by End-Use Segment – Aerospace and Defense, Sports Goods, and Industrial Applications with Annual Sales Figures in Metric Tons for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 26: US Historic Analysis for Carbon Fibers by End-Use Segment – Aerospace and Defense, Sports Goods, and Industrial Applications with Annual Sales Figures in Metric Tons for Years 1996 through 2005 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 27: US 15-Year Perspective for Carbon Fibers by End-Use Segment – Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for Aerospace and Defense, Sports Goods, and Industrial Applications for Years 1999, 2009 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
2. JAPAN
A. Market Analysis
Current and Future Analysis
A Peek into Production Capacities of Major Players
Table 28: Carbon Fibers Production Base of Toray (2009 (E)): Annual Production Capacity in Thousand Metric Tons by Subsidiary (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 29: Carbon Fibers Production Base of Toho Group (2008 & 2009 (E)): Annual Production Capacity in Thousand Metric Tons by Subsidiary (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 30: Carbon Fibers Production Base of Mitsubishi Rayon Group (2009 (E)): Annual Production Capacity in Thousand Metric Tons by Location (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Technological Developments
Product Launches/Developments
Strategic Corporate Developments
Key Players
B. Market Analytics
Table 31: Japanese Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Carbon Fibers by End-Use Segment – Aerospace and Defense, Sports Goods, and Industrial Applications with Annual Sales Figures in Metric Tons for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 32: Japanese Historic Analysis for Carbon Fibers by End-Use Segment – Aerospace and Defense, Sports Goods, and Industrial Applications with Annual Sales Figures in Metric Tons for Years 1996 through 2005 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 33: Japanese 15-Year Perspective for Carbon Fibers by End-Use Segment – Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for Aerospace and Defense, Sports Goods, and Industrial Applications for Years 1999, 2009 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
3. EUROPE
A. Market Analysis
Current and Future Analysis
Technological Developments
Strategic Corporate Developments
SGL Carbon Group (Germany) - A Key Player
B. Market Analytics
Table 34: European Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Carbon Fibers by End-Use Segment – Aerospace and Defense, Sports Goods, and Industrial Applications with Annual Sales Figures in Metric Tons for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 35: European Historic Analysis for Carbon Fibers by End-Use Segment – Aerospace and Defense, Sports Goods, and Industrial Applications with Annual Sales Figures in Metric Tons for Years 1996 through 2005 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 36: European 15-Year Perspective for Carbon Fibers by End-Use Segment – Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for Aerospace and Defense, Sports Goods, and Industrial Applications for Years 1999, 2009 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
4. REST OF WORLD
A. Market Analysis
Current and Future Analysis
China
Overview
R&D Lacks Bite
Government’s Initiative
Product Launch/Development
Strategic Corporate Developments
Key Players
B. Market Analytics
Table 37: Rest of World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Carbon Fibers by End-Use Segment – Aerospace and Defense, Sports Goods, and Industrial Applications with Annual Sales Figures in Metric Tons for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 38: Rest of World Historic Analysis for Carbon Fibers by End-Use Segment – Aerospace and Defense, Sports Goods, and Industrial Applications with Annual Sales Figures in Metric Tons for Years 1996 through 2005 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 39: Rest of World 15-Year Perspective for Carbon Fibers by End-Use Segment – Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for Aerospace and Defense, Sports Goods, and Industrial Applications for Years 1999, 2009 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
IV. COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
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