Worldwide Carbon Fiber Competitive Analysis and Leadership Study 2011, September 2011
Background:
The carbon fiber market has experienced significant growth during the last five years and through 2011, Lucintel sees an increasing number of industries embracing the benefits of carbon fiber reinforced composites.
In a new research report, “Worldwide Carbon Fiber Competitive Analysis and Leadership Study, 2011” Lucintel's analysts examine and profile seven of the world's leading carbon fiber producers. This report offers a full competitive analysis from target markets to product mapping, and from selling strategy to production capabilities. Leadership Quadrant analyzes carbon fiber maker on two primary dimensions: Ability to gain market share and Alignment with market opportunity.
Lucintel’s Leadership Quadrant was compiled based on research conducted in the first quarter of 2011 and it positions competitors at a specified point in time. In the current carbon fiber competitive landscape, Toray, the largest carbon fiber producer in the world, stands as a leading performer. With the most complete product range in the marketplace, Toray is in a position to cater to the needs of carbon fiber market place.
Lucintel’s research indicates great potential for carbon fiber. With strong product demand from Boeing and Airbus in the commercial aircraft sector, Bombardier and Embraer from RJ sector, wind energy and automotive companies looking to make product advancements through greater use of composite materials, Lucintel expects the industry to grow globally to approximately $2.9 billion by 2016, representing a 5-year CAGR of over 12 %.
Lucintel’s believes leaders will emerge when they align their marketing strategy with customers to find answers to complex business or technology problems and design a solution that caters to both party’s needs. According to Lucintel, specific industries to observe over the next 5 years are: Alternative Energy – Wind turbines, compressed natural gas storage and fuel cells Fuel Efficient Automobiles – Currently in small production, but moving toward large-scale production Construction and Infrastructure – Light weight pre-cast concrete, and applications for earth quake protection Oil Exploration – Deep-sea drilling platforms, Aerospace industry specifically commercial and defense market, Thermoplastic compound for E&E industry such as PC casing, cell phone casing
Features of this Report:
The dynamics of the carbon fiber industry extends beyond routine macro-economic elements of supply and demand. It is the relationship between buyer's needs and seller's capabilities as well as the macroeconomic forces at work that affect the market. It is how well and how efficiently the sellers meet the needs of the buyers that determine long-term success.
In Lucintel's newest competitive research study on the world's leading carbon fiber producers: “Worldwide Carbon Fiber Competitive Analysis and Leadership Study 2011” we thoroughly profile the seven companies with detailed competitive assessments.
The detailed analysis of each company offers a critical view into key strategic areas, including:
Lucintel’s core competency is in market research and management consulting. In last 12 years, Lucintel has worked on hundreds of market research studies. Lucintel’s market reports offer the following benefits:
The carbon fiber market has experienced significant growth during the last five years and through 2011, Lucintel sees an increasing number of industries embracing the benefits of carbon fiber reinforced composites.
In a new research report, “Worldwide Carbon Fiber Competitive Analysis and Leadership Study, 2011” Lucintel's analysts examine and profile seven of the world's leading carbon fiber producers. This report offers a full competitive analysis from target markets to product mapping, and from selling strategy to production capabilities. Leadership Quadrant analyzes carbon fiber maker on two primary dimensions: Ability to gain market share and Alignment with market opportunity.
Lucintel’s Leadership Quadrant was compiled based on research conducted in the first quarter of 2011 and it positions competitors at a specified point in time. In the current carbon fiber competitive landscape, Toray, the largest carbon fiber producer in the world, stands as a leading performer. With the most complete product range in the marketplace, Toray is in a position to cater to the needs of carbon fiber market place.
Lucintel’s research indicates great potential for carbon fiber. With strong product demand from Boeing and Airbus in the commercial aircraft sector, Bombardier and Embraer from RJ sector, wind energy and automotive companies looking to make product advancements through greater use of composite materials, Lucintel expects the industry to grow globally to approximately $2.9 billion by 2016, representing a 5-year CAGR of over 12 %.
Lucintel’s believes leaders will emerge when they align their marketing strategy with customers to find answers to complex business or technology problems and design a solution that caters to both party’s needs. According to Lucintel, specific industries to observe over the next 5 years are: Alternative Energy – Wind turbines, compressed natural gas storage and fuel cells Fuel Efficient Automobiles – Currently in small production, but moving toward large-scale production Construction and Infrastructure – Light weight pre-cast concrete, and applications for earth quake protection Oil Exploration – Deep-sea drilling platforms, Aerospace industry specifically commercial and defense market, Thermoplastic compound for E&E industry such as PC casing, cell phone casing
Features of this Report:
The dynamics of the carbon fiber industry extends beyond routine macro-economic elements of supply and demand. It is the relationship between buyer's needs and seller's capabilities as well as the macroeconomic forces at work that affect the market. It is how well and how efficiently the sellers meet the needs of the buyers that determine long-term success.
In Lucintel's newest competitive research study on the world's leading carbon fiber producers: “Worldwide Carbon Fiber Competitive Analysis and Leadership Study 2011” we thoroughly profile the seven companies with detailed competitive assessments.
The detailed analysis of each company offers a critical view into key strategic areas, including:
- Carbon fiber producer target markets
- Key differentiators, strengths competitors
- Product line overview, positioning and mapping
- Market position in global carbon fiber business
- Revenue breakdown by market segments and regions
- Global manufacturing operations
- Current and forecasted proproduction capacities
- Innovation and market leadership
- Marketing, sales, and organizational capabilities
- Management commitment and track record
- Financial strength
Lucintel’s core competency is in market research and management consulting. In last 12 years, Lucintel has worked on hundreds of market research studies. Lucintel’s market reports offer the following benefits:
- It saves your money, as compared to doing research in-house. ($50,000+)
- It saves your time. Lucintel delivers the report in hours vs. months of in-house data collection and report writing.
- It is an un-biased source of industry facts, intelligence and insights.
- It helps you make confident business decisions quickly.
Contents
CHAPTER 1 COMPETITIVE AND LEADERSHIP ANALYSISCompetitive analysis of industry leaders in terms of market share, product mapping
Financial strength and regional reach of industry leaders
Leadership Quadrant Analysis showing leaders quadrant, challengers quadrant, visionaries, niche players
CHAPTER 2 CYTEC PROFILE
Company overview, description of business segments and statistics
Carbon fiber business overview, description, statistics and operations
Key differentiators, strengths, competitors
Product line overview, positioning, and mapping
Market position in global carbon fiber business
Revenue breakdown by market segments and regions
Company A global manufacturing operations
Current and forecasted production capacities
Innovation and market leadership
Marketing, sales, and organizational capabilities
Management commitment and track record
Financial strength
CHAPTER 3 HEXCEL PROFILE
Company overview, description of business segments and statistics
Carbon fiber business overview, description, statistics and operations
Key differentiators, strengths, competitors
Product line overview, positioning, and mapping
Market position in global carbon fiber business
Revenue breakdown by market segments and regions
Global manufacturing operations
Current and forecasted production capacities
Innovation and market leadership
Marketing, sales, and organizational capabilities
Management commitment and track record
Financial strength
CHAPTER 4 MRC PROFILE
Company overview, description of business segments and statistics
Carbon fiber business overview, description, statistics and operations
Key differentiators, strengths, competitors
Product line overview, positioning, and mapping
Market position in global carbon fiber business
Revenue breakdown by market segments and regions
Global manufacturing operations
Current and forecasted production capacities
Innovation and market leadership
Marketing, sales, and organizational capabilities
Management commitment and track record
Financial strength
CHAPTER 5 SGL PROFILE
Company overview, description of business segments and statistics
Carbon fiber business overview, description, statistics and operations
Key differentiators, strengths, competitors
Product line overview, positioning, and mapping
Market position in global carbon fiber business
Revenue breakdown by market segments and regions
Global manufacturing operations
Current and forecasted production capacities
Innovation and market leadership
Marketing, sales, and organizational capabilities
Management commitment and track record
Financial strength
CHAPTER 6 TEIJIN PROFILE
Company overview, description of business segments and statistics
Carbon fiber business overview, description, statistics and operations
Key differentiators, strengths, competitors
Product line overview, positioning, and mapping
Market position in global carbon fiber business
Revenue breakdown by market segments and regions
Global manufacturing operations
Current and forecasted production capacities
Innovation and market leadership
Marketing, sales, and organizational capabilities
Management commitment and track record
Financial strength
CHAPTER 7 TORAY PROFILE
Company overview, description of business segments and statistics
Carbon fiber business overview, description, statistics and operations
Key differentiators, strengths, competitors
Product line overview, positioning, and mapping
Market position in global carbon fiber business
Revenue breakdown by market segments and regions
Global manufacturing operations
Current and forecasted production capacities
Innovation and market leadership
Marketing, sales, and organizational capabilities
Management commitment and track record
Financial strength
CHAPTER 8 ZOLTEK PROFILE
Company overview, description of business segments and statistics
Carbon fiber business overview, description, statistics and operations
Key differentiators, strengths, competitors
Product line overview, positioning, and mapping
Market position in global carbon fiber business
Revenue breakdown by market segments and regions
Global manufacturing operations
Current and forecasted production capacities
Innovation and market leadership
Marketing, sales, and organizational capabilities
Management commitment and track record
Financial strength
LIST OF FIGURES
1. Competitive And Leadership Analysis
Figure 1.1: Schematic representation of carbon fiber preparation from PAN fibers
Figure 1.2: Industry-wide carbon fiber product map
Figure 1.3: Carbon fiber manufacturers' market share globally in 2010
Figure 1.4: Total revenue trend for major carbon fiber suppliers
Figure 1.5: Total revenue operating income for major carbon fiber suppliers
Figure 1.6: Total net income trend for major carbon fiber suppliers
Figure 1.7: Carbon fiber manufacturers' market share in industrial market in 2010
Figure 1.8: Carbon fiber manufacturers' market share in market sporting goods in 2010
Figure 1.9: Carbon fiber manufacturers' market share in aerospace market in 2010
Figure 1.10: 2010-2011 market v. 2010-2008 capacity Growth by Company
Figure 1.11: Carbon fiber manufacturers' market share in North America in 2010
Figure 1.12: Carbon fiber manufacturers' market share in Europe in 2010
Figure 1.13: Carbon fiber manufacturers' market share in Asia and other in 2010
Figure 1.14: Relative positions of each carbon fiber manufacturer in four quadrants
2. Cytec Profile
Figure 2.1: Cytec’s carbon fiber manufacturing locations
Figure 2.2: Carbon fibers and industry applications
Figure 2.3: Cytec’s carbon fiber product map
Figure 2.4: Cytec’s carbon fiber revenue and industry market share in 2005
Figure 2.5: Cytec’s carbon fiber revenue and industry market share in 2010
Figure 2.6: Cytec’s carbon fiber shipments and industry market share in 2005
Figure 2.7: Cytec’s carbon fiber shipments and industry market share in 2010
Figure 2.8: Cytec’s carbon fiber revenues by market segment in 2010
Figure 2.9: Share of market segment revenues by Cytec in 2010
Figure 2.10: Cytec’s PAN carbon fiber sales by regions in 2010
Figure 2.11: Cytec carbon fiber manufacturing locations
Figure 2.12: Production capacity by region and year
Figure 2.13: Share of production capacity by region and year
Figure 2.14: Revenue, operating income and net income trend for Cytec
3. Hexcel Profile
Figure 3.1: Manufacturing locations
Figure 3.2: Various forms of carbon fibers and composite materials
Figure 3.3: Hexcel‘s Carbon fiber product map
Figure 3.4: Hexcel’s Carbon fiber revenues and industry market share in 2005
Figure 3.5: Hexcel’s Carbon fiber revenues and industry market share in 2010
Figure 3.6: Hexcel’s Carbon fiber shipments and industry market share in 2005
Figure 3.7: Hexcel’s carbon fiber shipments and industry market share in 2010
Figure 3.8: Revenues by market segment
Figure 3.9: Share of market segment revenues
Figure 3.10: Carbon fiber sales by global regions
Figure 3.11: Hexcel’s manufacturing locations
Figure 3.12: Production capacity by region and year
Figure 3.13: Share of production capacity by region and year
Figure 3.14: Revenue, operating income and net income trend for Hexcel
4. MRC Profile
Figure 4.1: Global locations
Figure 4.2: Mitsubishi rayon carbon fibers, composite materials, and products (Source: MRC)
Figure 4.3: MRC carbon fiber product map
Figure 4.4: Industry carbon fiber product map
Figure 4.5: Carbon fiber revenues and industry market share in 2005
Figure 4.6: Carbon fiber revenues and industry market share in 2010
Figure 4.7: Carbon fiber shipments and industry market share in 2005
Figure 4.8: Carbon fiber shipments and industry market share in 2010
Figure 4.9: Revenues by market segment
Figure 4.10: Share of market segment revenues
Figure 4.11: Carbon fiber sales by global regions
Figure 4.12: Manufacturing locations
Figure 4.13: Production capacity by region and year
Figure 4.14: Revenue, operating income and net income trend for MRC-Grafil Inc.
5. SGL Profile
Figure 5.1: Global locations
Figure 5.2: Various forms and uses of carbon fibers
Figure 5.3: SGL’s carbon fiber product map
Figure 5.4: SGL’s carbon fiber revenues and industry market share in 2005
Figure 5.5: SGL’s carbon fiber revenues and industry market share in 2010
Figure 5.6: SGL’s carbon fiber shipments and industry market share in 2005
Figure 5.7: SGL’s carbon fiber shipments and industry market share in 2010
Figure 5.8: SGL’s carbon fiber revenues by market segment in 2010
Figure 5.9: SGL’s share of market segment revenues in 2010
Figure 5.10: SGL’s carbon fiber Sales by Regions in 2010
Figure 5.11: SGL’s carbon fiber Manufacturing Location
Figure 5.12: Production capacity by region and year
Figure 5.13: SGL’s share of production capacity by region and year
Figure 5.14: Revenue, operating income and net income trend for SGL Carbon
6. Teijin Profile
Figure 6.1: Teijin global locations
Figure 6.2: Various product forms for carbon fiber (Source: Toho Tenax)
Figure 6.3: Teijin carbon business unit product line overview
Figure 6.4: Teijin carbon fiber product map
Figure 6.5: Industry-wide carbon f product map
Figure 6.6: Teijin carbon fiber revenues and industry market share
Figure 6.7: Teijin carbon fiber shipments and industry market share
Figure 6.8: Revenues by market segment
Figure 6.9: Share of market segment revenues
Figure 6.10: Carbon fiber sales by global regions
Figure 6.11: Teijin manufacturing locations
Figure 6.12: Teijin global coverage
Figure 6.13: Revenue, operating income and net income trend for Teijin
7. Toray Profile
Figure 7.1: Manufacturing locations
Figure 7. 2: Various forms of Toray carbon fibers and composite materials
Figure 7.3: Toray carbon fiber product map
Figure 7.4: Industry carbon fiber product map (Source: Lucintel)
Figure 7.5: Carbon fiber revenues and industry market share
Figure 7.6: Carbon fiber shipments and industry market share
Figure 7.7: Revenues by market segment
Figure 7.8: Share of market segment revenues
Figure 7.9: Carbon fiber sales by global regions
Figure 7.10: Manufacturing locations
Figure 7.11: Production capacity by region and year
Figure 7.12: Share of production capacity by region and year
Figure 7.13: Revenue, operating income and net income trend for Toray
8. Zoltek Profile
Figure 8.1: Global locations
Figure 8.2: Zoltek’s carbon fiber products lines and forms
Figure 8.3: Zoltek carbon fiber product map
Figure 8.4: Industry carbon fiber product map
Figure 8.5: Carbon fiber revenues and industry market share
Figure 8.6: Carbon fiber shipments and industry market share
Figure 8.7: Revenues by market segment
Figure 8.8: Share of market segment revenues
Figure 8.9: Carbon fiber sales by global regions
Figure 8.10: Manufacturing locations
Figure 8.11: Production capacity by region and year
Figure 8.12: Share of production capacity by region and year
Figure 8.13: Revenue, operating income and net income trend for Zoltek
List of Table
Table 1.1: Ranking of carbon fiber suppliers based on number of product offerings
Table 1.2: Ranking of suppliers based on carbon fiber revenue
Table 1.3: Ranking of suppliers based on parent company revenue in 2010
Table 1.4: Ranking of leaders in industrial, aerospace and sporting goods market
Table 1.5: Ranking of leaders in North America, Europe and Asia
Table 1.6: Major parameters for leadership quadrant analysis
Table 2.1: Cytec Thornel® products by category
Table 2.2: Production capacity of carbon fibers
Table 2.3: Revenues and Net Income (Loss) Trends
Table 3.1: Hexcel Magnamite® products by category
Table 3.2 Hexcel production capacity of carbon fibers
Table 3.3: Revenues and net income (loss) trends
Table 4.1: PyrofilTM & Grafil products by category
Table 4.2 MRC and Grafil, Inc. production capacity of carbon fibers.
Table 4.3: Revenues and net income (loss) trends
Table 5.1: SGL Sigrafil®-c products by category
Table 5.2 Production capacity of carbon fibers
Table 5.3: Revenues and net income (loss) trends
Table 5.4: EBIT (Loss) and operating cash flows
Table 6.1: Toho’s products by category
Table 6.2: TOHO Group’s production capacity of carbon fibers (metric tons/year)
Table 6.3: Revenues and net income (loss) trends
Table 7.1: Toray’s products by category
Table 7.2 Production capacity of carbon fibers
Table 7.3: Revenues and net income (loss) trends
Table 8.1: Zoltek’s products by category
Table 8.2: Production capacity of carbon fibers
Table 8.3: Revenues and net income (loss) trends
Table 8.4: Operating income (loss) and operating cash flows Skip to top