Superhard Materials: Market Research Report
This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Superhard Materials in US$ Million by the following product segments: Cemented Carbides, Tool Steels, Ceramics, Diamond, and CBN/PCBN. The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for the North America, Europe, and Rest of World. Annual estimates and forecasts are provided for each region for the period 2007 through 2015. A seven-year historic analysis is also provided for these markets. The report profiles 143 companies including many key and niche players worldwide such as Abrasive Technology Ltd., Ceradyne Inc., ESK, COI Ceramics Inc., Dennis Tool & Supply Co., Deutsche Edelstahlwerke GmbH, Diamond Boart S.A, Electro Abrasives Corp., Element Six, H.C. Starck Inc., Kennametal Inc., Kyocera Industrial Ceramics Corp., MorganTechnical Ceramics, Mudanjiang Jingangzhuan Boron Carbide, Novatek Inc., Precorp Inc., Sandvik Tooling AB, Diamond Innovations, Inc., Saint-Gobain Advanced Ceramics Corp., Norton, Warren/Amplex Superabrasives, Sumitomo Electric Hardmetal Corp., US Synthetic Corp., and ZYP Coatings 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
1.INTRODUCTION, METHODOLOGY & PRODUCT DEFINITIONSStudy Reliability And Reporting Limitations
Disclaimers
Data Interpretation & Reporting Level
Quantitative Techniques & Analytics
Product Definitions And Scope Of Study
Cemented Carbides
Tool Steels
Ceramics
Diamonds
CBN/PCBN
2.OVERVIEW
Introduction
Super Alloys
Superhard Tools
Superhard Materials - Room for Further Technological Innovations
3.MARKET ANALYSIS
Current & Future Analysis
Tableau of Active and Operational Diamond Mines Worldwide
4.TRENDS & ISSUES
Global Rough Diamond Market Experiences Negative Growth Amidst Recession
Low Wage Countries Gear up with Higher Growth
New Tools to Decrease Production Time by Virtue of Superhard Materials
CBN Demand Surging through Technological and Application Advances
Diamond - Still the Most Preferred One for Harsh Conditions
North America - Unchallenged Leader in Ceramic and Diamond Sector
Powdered Materials - Issue of Concern for Health and Environment Authorities
5.PRODUCT OVERVIEW
Hardness - The Core Concept
Superhard Materials: An Introduction
Product Segments
I. Cemented Carbides
Physical Properties
Raw Materials
Table 1: Global Cemented Carbide Market (2008): Percentage Breakdown of Annual Production of Rare Metal (Nickel) by Major Country/ Region – Russia, Canada, Australia, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 2: Global Cemented Carbide Market (2008): Percentage Breakdown of Annual Production of Rare Metal (Vanadium) by Major Country/ Region – South Africa, China, Russia, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 3: Global Cemented Carbide Market (2008): Percentage Breakdown of Annual Production of Rare Metal (Chrome) by Major Country/ Region – South Africa, India, Kazakhstan, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 4: Global Cemented Carbide Market (2008): Percentage Breakdown of Annual Production of Rare Metal (Tungsten) by Major Country/ Region – China, Russia, Austria, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 5: Global Cemented Carbide Market (2008): Percentage Breakdown of Annual Production of Rare Metal (Cobalt) by Major Country/ Region – Congo, Zambia, Australia, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Production Process
Applications
Quality of a Cemented Carbide Tool
Types of Carbide Cutting Tools
Carbide Cutting Tools
Coated Carbides
CVD Vs. PVD
Advantages
Manufacturing Capacity
Cemented Tungsten Carbide
Categories of Tungsten Carbide
Category 1
Category 2
Category 3
Binder Systems
Carbides: Driving the Tungsten Market
II. Tool Steels
Introduction
Types of Tool Steels
High-Speed Tool Steels
Hot-Work Tool Steels
Cold-Work Tool Steels
Shock-Resistant Tool Steels
Mold Steels
Special-Purpose Tool Steels
Water-Hardening Tool Steels
Tailored for Application
Welding of Tool Steels
III. Ceramics
Introduction
Characteristics of Ceramics
Categories of Ceramics
Traditional Ceramics
Advanced Ceramics
Design of Advanced Ceramics
Manufacturing of Advanced Ceramics
Types of Advanced Ceramics
Structural Ceramics
Ceramic Coatings
Monolithic Ceramics
Engineered Ceramic Composite Materials
Refractories
Ceramic Matrix Composites
Typical applications of CMCs
Ceramic Fibers and Coatings
Key Developments in Advanced Ceramics
Near Net Shape Technique Reducing Manufacturing Costs
Trends and Issues
Rising Demand for Ceramic Armor Fueling Structural Ceramics Sales
Advanced Ceramics to Prove Advantageous in Aluminum Production
Opportunities for Advanced Ceramics in Chemical Processing Reactors
Silicon-Nitride Ceramic Ball Bearings Outlast Conventional Steel Bearings
IV. Diamonds
Diamond: The Hardest Natural Material
Table 6: Global Diamond Market (2009): Percentage Breakdown of Demand by Type – Gem Diamond, and Industrial Diamond
Properties of Diamond
Price Vs. Quality
Diamond Production Worldwide
Table 7: Global Rough Diamond Market (2009): Percentage Breakdown of Annual Production of Gem Diamonds in Volume Terms by Country/Region – Russia, DRC, Botswana, Australia, Canada, South Africa, Angola, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 8: Global Rough Diamond Market (2009): Percentage Breakdown of Annual Production of Gem Diamond in Value Terms by Country/Region –Russia, Canada, Botswana, South Africa, Angola, Australia, DRC and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Leading Players
Table 9: Global Rough Diamond Market (2009): Percentage Breakdown of Leading Gem Diamond Producers in Volume Terms for Alrosa, De Beers, Rio Tinto, BHP Billiton, Harry Winston, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 10: Global Rough Diamond Market (2009): Percentage Breakdown of Leading Gem Diamond Producers in Value Terms for De Beers, Alrosa, Rio Tinto, BHP Billiton, Harry Winston, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Imports Scenario
Table 11: Global Diamond Imports (2007): Annual Breakdown of Rough, Polished and manufactured/ Synthetic Diamonds in Volume Terms by Country/ Region –EU, India, UAE, China, Israel, Switzerland, USA, Thailand, South Africa, Canada and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 12: Global Diamond Imports (2007): Annual Breakdown of Rough, Polished and Manufactured/ Synthetic Diamonds in Value Terms by Country/ Region –EU, India, Israel, China, South Africa, UAE, Switzerland, USA, Thailand, Canada and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Global Diamond Production - Historic Statistics
Table 13: Major Producers in the Global Diamond Market (2004): Annual Production in US$ Billion for Select Region/Country – Botswana, Russia, Canada, South Africa, Namibia, and Australia (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 14: Major Producers in the Global Diamond Market (2002 - 2005): Annual Production in Million Carats for Select Region/Country – Botswana, Russia, Canada, South Africa, and Australia (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 15: Global Diamond Market (2006): Annual Production in Million Carats by Largest Mine, Location, and Owning Company (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Applications
Industrial Diamonds
Table 16: Global Industrial Diamond Market (2009): Percentage Breakdown of Demand for Synthetic Diamond and Natural Diamond
Diamond: Product Segments
Natural Diamond
Properties of Natural Diamond:
Categorization of Natural Diamonds
Natural Diamond Categories
Natural Industrial Diamonds
End-Use Applications
End Use of Industrial Diamonds Based on Grit Sizes
Historic Review
Synthetic Industrial Diamonds
Process of Manufacture
Major Product Categories
Product Description: Synthetic Industrial Diamonds
End-Use Applications
Synthetic Industrial Diamonds: End Use Applications (By Category)
Synthetic Industrial Diamonds Production
Historical Perspective
Table 17: World Synthetic Diamond Market (2005): Percentage Share of Leading Producers of Synthetic Industrial Diamond by Country- United States, Russia, South Africa, Ireland, Japan, Belarus, China, Sweden, Ukraine and France (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Natural Vs. Synthetic Diamonds: A Comparative Study
Diamond Thin Films
Properties of Diamond Thin Films
Process of Manufacture
Types of Diamond Thin Films
Major End-Use Applications
Diamond Supply Chain
Supply Limited to a Consortium of Market Primes
Rough Diamonds Expected to Lead the Market
Artificial Diamonds Steal the Show
V. Cubic Boron Nitride
Cubic Boron Nitride: Product Segments
Mono crystalline Cubic Boron Nitride
Polycrystalline Cubic Boron Nitride (PCBN)
Product Analysis: PCBN Products
Polycrystalline Cubic Boron Nitride (PCBN) Thin Films
Manufacturing Procedures
Electron Beam Evaporation Technique (Through Hot Filament Usage)
Metal-Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition (MO-CVD) Technique
Atmospheric Pressure Chemical Vapor Deposition Technique
Microwave Plasma Assisted Metal-Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition (MP-MO-CVD)
Major End-Use Applications
Materials Recommended for Cutting with Cubic Boron Nitride (CBN)
Productivity Compresses Cost Issues
Maintenance is Low for PCBN Tools
CBN Plated Wheels
Swift Following
The Coolant Factor
CBN Wheel Vs Commodity Wheel
Plastic Wheels: CBN Feeling the Pinch
Optimos by Saint Gobain Provides Alternative to CBN Wheels
CBN Wheels Market
6.RECENT INDUSTRY ACTIVITY
Saint-Gobain Divests Advanced Ceramics Business to CoorsTek
Krahn Chemie and H.C. Starck Ceramics Form Cooperation to Sell Silicon Nitride and Silicon carbide
Sandvik to Take Over WBH
Erasteel Acquires Steel Service Center from Crucible Materials Corp
II-VI Enters into Joint Venture with Sunpower
ADT Bags Order for Supply of Diamond Biosensors to Detect Water-Borne Pathogens
Duralor to Establish New Nanomanufacturing Facility in the US
Carborundum’s Chinese Joint Venture to Split
Kennametal Divests High Speed Steel Drills and Associated Product Lines
Sandvik Tooling Acquires Stake in Precorp
ALROSA Inks Agreement with RADWIN for Wireless Systems
De Beers Divests Entire Stake in Williamson Diamonds Limited
BRC Diamond Buys Diamond Core Resources
Morgan Crucible to Acquire Two Technical Ceramics Businesses
Vaaldiam Buys Major Stake in Great Western Diamonds Corp.
Burgon Tool Steel Takes Over Kloster Steel
Bohler-Uddeholm Acquires Summerville Steel
Carpenter Powdered Products Takes Over UltraFine Powder Technology
Barat Carbide Renames as Element Six Hard Materials
3M Snaps Up Diamond Productions
Ceradyne Acquires EaglePicher Boron
Edelstahl Witten-Krefeld Merges with Edelstahlwerke Sudwestfalen
Element Six completes its acquisition of Barat Carbide Group
Sandvik Tooling Acquires Diamond Innovations
Kennametal Acquires Purity Metal Holdings
Kennametal Acquires Federal Signal’s Cutting Tool Business
Schmolz & Bickenbach Acquires Finkl & Sons
Voestalpine Acquires Bohler Uddeholm
Sumitomo Subsidiary Buys a Stake of 75% in Master Tool Corp
H.C. Starck Enters into Tantalum Purchasing Deal
Bayer Sells H.C. Starck
Hunan Nonferrous Metals to Transfer its Stake in Two Units
Hunan Nonferrous Metals to Sell its Stakes for 2.0 billion Yuan
Sandvik to Expand Indian Business
7.PRODUCT INTRODUCTIONS/INNOVATIONS
Advanced Diamond Technologies Launches UNCD® T30™
MTC ElectroCeramics Unveils New Devices for Metering of Utilities
ADT Launches World’s Smoothest Diamond, UNCD Horizon
Sandvik Coromant Launches Tooling Solutions for Slitting and Grooving
ADT Introduces Diamond with Electrical Conductivity
Morgan Technical Ceramics Unveils PZT-5K-HD Series
Nano Steel Introduces SHS 8000
Seco Tools Launches Secomax CBN400C
Meister Abrasives Launches Novel Hybrid Bonding Technology
Valenite Launches VForce Milling Cutter
Valenite Launches VFlash Milling Cutter
Lach Diamant Launches New Grinding Products
Sandvik Coromant Introduces the Coropak Range
Morgan Electro Ceramics Launches New Piezoelectric Components
8.FOCUS ON SELECT GLOBAL PLAYERS
Abrasive Technology Ltd. (US)
Ceradyne, Inc. (US)
ESK (US)
COI Ceramics, Inc. (US)
Dennis Tool & Supply Co. (US)
Deutsche Edelstahlwerke GmbH (Germany)
Diamant Boart S.A. (Belgium)
Electro Abrasives Corp. (US)
Element Six (UK)
H.C. Starck, Inc. (US)
Kennametal, Inc. (US)
Kyocera Industrial Ceramics Corp. (US)
Morgan Technical Ceramics (US)
Mudanjiang Jingangzhuan Boron Carbide (China)
Novatek, Inc. (US)
Precorp, Inc. (US)
Sandvik Tooling AB (Sweden)
Diamond Innovations, Inc. (US)
Saint-Gobain Advanced Ceramics Corp. (US)
Norton (US)
Warren/Amplex Superabrasives (US)
Sumitomo Electric Hardmetal Corp. (Japan)
US Synthetic Corp. (US)
ZYP Coatings, Inc. (US)
9.GLOBAL MARKET PERSPECTIVE
Table 18: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Superhard Materials by Geographic Region – North America, Europe and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 19: World Historic Review for Superhard Materials by Geographic Region – North America, Europe and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 20: World 11-Year Perspective for Superhard Materials by Geographic Region – Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for North America, Europe and Rest of World Markets for Years 2005, 2010 and 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 21: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Cemented Carbides by Geographic Region – North America, Europe and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 22: World Historic Review for Cemented Carbides by Geographic Region – North America, Europe and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 23: World 11-Year Perspective for Cemented Carbides by Geographic Region – Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for North America, Europe and Rest of World Markets for Years 2005, 2010 and 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 24: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Tool Steels by Geographic Region – North America, Europe and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 25: World Historic Review for Tool Steels by Geographic Region – North America, Europe and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 26: World 11-Year Perspective for Tool Steels by Geographic Region – Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for North America, Europe and Rest of the World Markets for Years 2005, 2010 and 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 27: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Ceramics by Geographic Region – North America, Europe and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 28: World Historic Review for Ceramics by Geographic Region – North America, Europe and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 29: World 11-Year Perspective for Ceramics by Geographic Region – Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for North America, Europe and Rest of World Markets for Years 2005, 2010 and 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 30: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Diamonds by Geographic Region – North America, Europe and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 31: World Historic Review for Diamonds by Geographic Region – North America, Europe and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 32: World 11-Year Perspective for Diamonds by Geographic Region – Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for North America, Europe and Rest of World Markets for Years 2005, 2010 and 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 33: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for CBN/PCBN by Geographic Region – North America, Europe and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 34: World Historic Review for CBN/PCBN by Geographic Region – North America, Europe and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2000 through 2006(includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 35: World 11-Year Perspective for CBN/PCBN by Geographic Region – Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for North America, Europe and Rest of World Markets for Years 2005, 2010 and 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
10.NORTH AMERICA
A. Market Analysis
Overview of Canadian Diamond Market
Northwest Territories: Primary Beneficiary of Canadian Diamonds
Import and Export Scenario
US Market Analysis
Silicon Carbide
Silicon Carbide (Sic) Cutting Tools become the Rage
Diamond
Economic Recession Slows Down Demand for Diamond Products in the US
Industrial Diamond Market
Future Prospect for Industrial Diamonds
Technological Developments Pave Way for Future Growth
End-Users
Table 36: Industrial Diamond Market in the United States (2007-2009): Annual Production of Industrial Diamond Powder, Dust, Bort and Grit (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 37: Industrial Diamond Market in the United States (2007-2009): Annual Consumption of Industrial Diamond Powder, Dust, Bort and Grit (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Import-Export Scenario
Table 38: Industrial Diamond Market in the United States (2007-2009): Annual Imports of Industrial Diamond Powder, Dust, Bort and Grit (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 39: Industrial Diamond Market in the United States (2007-2009): Annual Exports of Industrial Diamond Powder, Dust, Bort and Grit (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 40: US Diamond Market (2008): Percentage Breakdown of Imports of Industrial Diamond Powder, Dust, Bort and Grit by Country – China, Ireland, Russia, Korea, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 41: US Diamond Market (2007-2009): Percentage Breakdown of Imports of Natural Industrial Diamond Stones by Country – Botswana, South Africa, Namibia, India, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Natural Industrial Diamonds Market in the US – Historical Snapshots
Table 42: US Industrial Diamond Market (2004 & 2005): Annual Exports of Natural Industrial Diamond Powder, Dust & Grit in Thousand Carats by Country – Switzerland, Japan, Republic of Korea, Ireland, Mexico, United Kingdom, Canada, Belgium, Spain, and Other (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 43: US Industrial Diamond Market (2004 & 2005): Annual Exports of Natural Industrial Diamond Powder, Dust & Grit in US$ Thousand by Country – Switzerland, Japan, Canada, Ireland, Mexico, Republic of Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, United Kingdom, and Other (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Natural Industrial Diamond Stones
Table 44: Industrial Diamond Market in the United States (2007-2009): Annual Imports of Natural IndustrialDiamond Stones (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 45: Industrial Diamond Market in the United States (2007-2009): Annual Consumption of Natural Industrial Diamond Stones (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Historic Statistics
Imports
Table 46: US Natural Diamond Market (2004 & 2005): Imports of Natural Industrial Diamond Stones in Thousand Carats by Country – Botswana, Namibia, Russia, Ghana, India, Australia, Belgium, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 47: US Natural Diamond Market (2004 & 2005): Imports of Natural Industrial Diamond Stones in US$ Thousand by Country – Botswana, Russia, Namibia, Ghana, Australia, Belgium, United Kingdom, India, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Exports
Table 48: US Natural Diamond Market (2004):Exports of Natural Industrial Diamond Stones in Thousand Carats by Country – Hong Kong, Belgium, and Canada (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 49: US Natural Diamond Market (2004): Exports of Natural Industrial Diamond Stones in US$ Thousand by Country – Hong Kong, Belgium, and Canada (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 50: US Natural Diamond Market (2004 & 2005): Annual Re-Exports of Natural Industrial Diamond Stones in Thousand Carats by Country –Belgium, Japan, Hong Kong, United Arab Emirates, Canada, Switzerland, United Kingdom, and Other (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 51: US Natural Diamond Market (2004): Annual Re-Exports of Natural Industrial Diamond Stones in US$ Thousand by Country –Belgium, Japan, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, Republic of Korea, Israel, Hong Kong, Canada, India, Germany, Taiwan, Switzerland, and Other (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Synthetic Diamonds
Table 52: Industrial Diamond Market in the US (2009): Percentage Breakdown of Demand for Natural Diamond and Synthetic Diamond
Synthetic Industrial Diamonds Market in the US – Historical Statistics
Table 53: Industrial Diamond Market in United States (2001-2004): Production of Industrial Synthetic Diamond (In thousand carats) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Exports
Table 54: US Industrial Diamond Market (2004 & 2005): Annual Exports of Synthetic Industrial Diamond Powder, Dust, and Grit in Thousand Carats by Country – Ireland, Japan, Republic of Korea, Italy, Switzerland, Canada, Brazil, Thailand, India, Singapore, United Kingdom, Taiwan, Germany, and Other (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 55: US Industrial Diamond Market (2004 & 2005): Annual Exports of Synthetic Industrial Diamond Powder, Dust, and Grit in US$ Thousand by Country – Ireland, Japan, Republic of Korea, Switzerland, Canada, Italy, Brazil, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom, India, Germany, and Other (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Recycling of Used Industrial Diamonds
Table 56: Industrial Diamond Market in the United States (2007-2009): Annual Recycling of Industrial Diamond Powder, Dust, Bort and Grit (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 57: Industrial Diamond Market in the United States (2007-2009): Annual Recycling of Industrial Diamond Stones (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Advanced Ceramic Coating Market in North America
Table 58: High Performance Ceramic Coating Market in North America (2004): Percentage Breakdown by Type - Thermal Spray, CVD, PVD and Other (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Select Players
B. Market Analytics
Table 59: North American Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Superhard Materials by Product Segment – Cemented Carbides, Tool Steels, Ceramics, Diamond and CBN/PCBN Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 60: North American Historic Review for Superhard Materials by Product Segment – Cemented Carbides, Tool Steels, Ceramics, Diamond and CBN/PCBN Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 61: North American 11-Year Perspective for Superhard Materials by Product Segment – Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for Cemented Carbides, Tool Steels, Ceramics, Diamond, and CBN/PCBN for years 2005, 2010 and 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
11.EUROPE
A. Market Analysis
Current & Future Analysis
Russia: One of the Leading Producers of Diamond
Impact of Recession
Cost Pressures Force European Ceramic Manufacturers to Shut Down Plants
Select Players
B. Market Analytics
Table 62: European Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Superhard Materials by Product Segment– Cemented Carbides, Tool Steels, Ceramics, Diamond and CBN/PCBN Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 63: European Historic Review for Superhard Materials by Product Segment – Cemented Carbides, Tool Steels, Ceramics, Diamond and CBN/PCBN Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 64: European 11-Year Perspective for Superhard Materials by Product Segment – Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for Cemented Carbides, Tool Steels, Ceramics, Diamond, and CBN/PCBN for years 2005, 2010 and 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
12.REST OF WORLD
A. Market Analysis
A Brief Overview of Select Regions
Japan
Recessionary Trends
Recession Leads to Contraction of Sales in the Japanese Cemented Carbide Tool Market
Import and Export Scenario – Historic Statistics
Table 65: Japanese Market for Industrial Diamonds: Annual Imports and Exports in US$ Million for Years 2003 & 2004
Asia-Pacific
Major Active and Operational Diamond Mines in Asia-Pacific
Australia
India
Table 66: India’s Placement in the Global Diamond Cutting and Polishing Market (2009) in Value Terms (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 67: India’s Workforce Advantage in the Global Diamond Cutting and Polishing Market (2009)
Table 68: India’s Cost Advantage in the Global Diamond Cutting and Polishing Market (2009): Breakdown by Average Manufacturing Cost in US$ by Country/Region – India, China/Thailand, Israel, South Africa, and Belgium
Table 69: Diamond Market in Asia-Pacific (2004): Annual Production Figures in Million Carats for Select Country – Australia, China, Indonesia, and India
Africa
A Sneak-Peek into Diamond Mining in Africa
Table 70: South Africa: Diamond Mining Methods V/s Costs
Major Participants in Worldwide Diamond Business Value Chain in Tanzania
Table 71: Diamond Market in Tanzania (2008): Percentage Breakdown of Women Participation in Small-Scale Mining by Commodity – Gemstone, Dimension Stone, Salt, Gold, Diamond, and Aggregates (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Tableau of Active and Operational Diamond Mines in Africa
Select Players
B. Market Analytics
Table 72: Rest of World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Superhard Materials by Product Segment– Cemented Carbides, Tool Steels, Ceramics, Diamond and CBN/PCBN Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales in US$ Million for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 73: Rest of World Historic Review for Superhard Materials by Product Segment–Cemented Carbides, Tool Steels, Ceramics, Diamond and CBN/PCBN Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 74: Rest of World 11-Year Perspective for Superhard Materials by Product Segment – Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for Cemented Carbides, Tool Steels, Ceramics, Diamond, and CBN/PCBN for years 2005, 2010 and 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Competitive Landscape
Total Companies Profiled: 143 (including Divisions/Subsidiaries - 168)
Region/CountryPlayers
The United States
Japan
Europe
France
Germany
The United Kingdom
Italy
Spain
Rest of Europe
Asia-Pacific (Excluding Japan)
Africa
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