Aerogels: Market Research Report

February 2010 | 70 pages | ID: A2111C8CDFEEN
Global Industry Analysts, Inc

Abstracts

This report analyzes the Global market for Aerogels in US$ Million by following End-Use markets - Thermal & Acoustic Insulation, Consumer Products, Sensors & Instrumentation, Medical, Aerospace, Energy, and Others.

The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for US, Europe and Rest of World.

Annual forecasts are provided for the period 2006 through 2015.

The report profiles 11 companies including many key and niche players worldwide such as American Aerogel Corporation, Aspen Aerogels, Inc., Marketech International, Inc., and TAASI Corporation.

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 DEFINITION

Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations
Disclaimers
Data Interpretation & Reporting Level
Quantitative Techniques & Analytics
Product Definitions and Scope of Study
Aerogels
A. Thermal & Acoustic Insulation
B. Consumer Products
C. Sensors & Instrumentation
D. Medical
E. Aerospace
F. Energy
G. Others

II. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1.MARKET OVERVIEW

Market Analysis

Table 1. World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Aerogels with Consumption in Metric Tons for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 2. World Market for Aerogels (2006-2015): End-Use Markets Ranked by Growth in Terms of Revenue - Thermal & Acoustic Insulation, Consumer Products, Sensors & Instrumentation, Medical Energy, Aerospace, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

The Cost Factor – A Major Deterrent
Polymer Crosslinked Aerogels Grab Attention

2.PRODUCT OVERVIEW

Aerogels
Properties of Aerogel
Types of Aerogels
Silica Aerogel
Organic Aerogels
Carbon Aerogels
Alumina Aerogels
R-F aerogels
Other Aerogels

Table 3. Aerogels Market Worldwide (2009E): Percentage Breakdown of Revenues by Material Type (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

3.HISTORY OF AEROGELS

The Development and Transformation of Aerogels

4.APPLICATIONS OF AEROGEL

A. Thermal & Acoustic Insulation
Select Potential Industrial Applications
Oil and Gas
Automotive Industry
Skylights Market
Shipping Industry
Cryogenics
Others
B. Consumer Products
C. Sensors & Instrumentation
D. Medical
E. Aerospace
Space Technology
F. Energy
G. Others
Chemical Industry
Electrical/Electronics Market

5.PRODUCTION PROCESS

Silica Aerogel
Carbon Aerogel
Cryogels and Xerogels

6.TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS

Deposition of Aerogels on Yarn
Other Methods of Yarn and Aerogel Integration
Advantages of Aerogel Integration on Fibre
Maerogel – A cost effective Aerogel
Advantages of Maerogel
Nanotechnology for Aerogel Composites

7.PRODUCT INNOVATIONS/INTRODUCTION

Aspen Aerogels to Introduce Insulation Products in Australia
Cabot Unveils Nanogel® Aerogel TLD201
Corus Tubes and Cabot Aerogel to Offer a Novel Pipe-In-Pipe System
Penn Physicists Design Low-Density Aerogels
Cabot Nanogel®) Aerogel and ACRALIGHT Unveil New Product
Aspen Aerogels Unveils New Spaceloft® Insul-Cap™
Boot Makers Unveil New Boots with Aspen Aerogels Insulation

8.RECENT INDUSTRY ACTIVITY

Aspen Aerogels Delivers Spaceloft Thermal Insulation to Technip
Samsung Enters into Agreement with Aspen Aerogels
PTL and HMC Chooses Nanogel® Aerogel Compression Pack™
Cabot Aerogel to Insulate Subsea Pipeline in Gulf of Mexico
Arcapita Ventures Initiates Investment in Aspen Aerogels
PQ Corp. Takes Over INEOS
Aspen Aerogels Starts Production Facility
GS Carbon Takes Over ACI

9.FOCUS ON SELECT PLAYERS

American Aerogel Corporation
Aspen Aerogels, Inc.
Cabot Corporation
CF Technologies, Inc.
Dow Corning Corporation
Marketech International, Inc.
TAASI Corporation

10.GLOBAL MARKET PERSPECTIVE

Table 4. World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Aerogels by Geographic Region – US, Europe and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Revenues Figures in US$ Million for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 5. World 10-Year Perspective for Aerogels by Geographic Region – Percentage Breakdown of Revenues for US, Europe, and Rest of World Markets for Years 2006 2009 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 6. World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Aerogels by End-Use Application – Thermal & Acoustic Insulation, Consumer Products, Sensors & Instrumentation, Medical, Aerospace and Energy Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Revenues Figures in US$ Million for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 7. World 10-Year Perspective for Aerogels by End-Use Application –Percentage Breakdown of Revenues for Thermal & Acoustic Insulation, Consumer Products, Sensors & Instrumentation, Medical, Aerospace and Energy Markets for Years 2006, 2009 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

III. COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

Total Companies Profiled:
Region/CountryPlayers
The United States
Asia-Pacific (Excluding Japan)