Conductive Polymers: Market Research Report

December 2015 | 178 pages | ID: C626F22C230EN
Global Industry Analysts, Inc

Abstracts

This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Conductive Polymers in US$ Thousand. The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for the US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Rest of World. Annual estimates and forecasts are provided for the period 2014 through 2020. Also, a seven-year historic analysis is provided for these markets. Market data and analytics are derived from primary and secondary research. Company profiles are primarily based on public domain information including company URLs. The report profiles 53 companies including many key and niche players such as -

• Agfa-Gevaert N.V.
• Celanese Corporation
• Crosslink Technology Inc.
• Enthone Electronics Solutions

Contents

I. INTRODUCTION, METHODOLOGY & PRODUCT DEFINITIONS

Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations
Disclaimers
Data Interpretation & Reporting Level
Quantitative Techniques & Analytics
Product Definitions and Scope of Study
Conductive Polymers

II. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1. INDUSTRY OVERVIEW

Electrically Conducting Polymers: The Most Versatile Material of the 21st Century
CPs Open a New Era in Electrochemistry
Focus On Sustainable Development of Intelligent Materials Spurs Growth in the Current Post Recession Period

2. KEY MARKET TRENDS & DRIVERS

Growing Use in the Semiconductor Industry Encourages Optimism in Growth Forecasts
The Coming Age of Flexible Circuitry

Table 1. Expansion of Flexible Electronics in Myriad Applications Amplifies the Addressable Market for CPs in Upstream Production of Flexible Circuit Boards: Global Percentage Breakdown of the Flexible Electronics Market by Applications Area for the Year 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Promised Evolution of 'Polytronics' in the Era of Pervasive Intelligence & Connectivity

Table 2. Projected Growth in Organic Electronics Sets the Right Business Climate for Conductive Polymers: Breakdown of Sales (In US$ Billion) of Large Format Flexible Organic Electronics by End-Use for the Year 2020F (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 3. Replacement of Silicon-Based Microchips with Conductive Polymer Chips in RFID Tags in the US$ 6 Billion Projected RFID Tags Market, Spurs the Potential for Future Growth: Global Breakdown of the RFID Tags Market (In US$ Million) by Geographic Region for the Year 2016 & 2020 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

IOT Accelerates the Demand for Disposable Microchips, Spewing Opportunities for CPs

Table 4. The Growing Need for Cheap Embedded Intelligence in the Expanding IoT Ecosystem Provides Opportunities for CPs as the Platform for Enabling Disposable Printable Electronics: Breakdown of the Global Installed Base of IoT Devices (In Million Units) by Sector for the years 2015 & 2020 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Demand for Shape-Shifting Electronics Unveils Opportunities for Intelligent Polymers & Drives the Commercial Value of Electroactive Polymers (EAPs)
Focus on Smart Biomaterials to Fuel Long-Term Opportunities for Biocompatible Conducting Polymers in the Healthcare Sector

Table 5. The US$ Billion Market for Regenerative Medicine Provides a Large Business Playing Field for Innovative Biocompatible Conducting Polymers: Global Regenerative Medicine Market (In US$ Million) by Sector for the Years 2016 & 2020 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

LED Lighting: A Key End-Use Market
The Debut of Polymer OLEDs Brightens the Outlook for the Market

Table 6. Lucrative OLED Market Expands the Addressable Market Opportunity for Conductive Polymers: Global Breakdown of the OLED Market (In US$ Billion) for the Years 2016 & 2020 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Replacement of ITO with CPs in the Manufacture of Digital Displays
Demand Grows for Thermally Conductive Polymers in Thermal Management Applications
Thermal Management in High Power LED Lighting Bodes Well for CPs
Thermal Management Challenges in Next-Gen Power Electronics Promises New Uses of CPs

Table 7. Over 48% Projected Jump in the Share of CPs Used in LED Thermal Management by 2020, Benefits Market Growth: Percentage Breakdown of the Global Polymer Based Thermal Materials Market by Application for the Years 2015 & 2020 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Development of Flexible Polymer Solar Cells Spurs Opportunities for CPs in the PV Sector
Non-Traditional Photovoltaics On the Roll

Table 8. With Over 63% Share in PV Module Production, China Ranks as a Lucrative Market for Cheap Polymer Photovoltaics: Percentage Breakdown of PV Module Production by Geographic Region for the Year 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Increased Use of Plastics in Automotive Engineering Spurs Demand for Conductive Polymer Composites/Plastics

Table 9. Growing Use of Plastics to Reduce Vehicle Weight Spurs Demand for Conductive Thermoplastic Polymers in Automobile Parts/ Component Production: Plastics as a Percentage of Total Vehicle Weight for the Years 1980, 2000, and 2020 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Sensors Based On Conductive Polymers to Benefit From the IoT Sensor Swarm
Asia-Pacific: The Focal Point for Future Growth
Market Outlook

3. TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS/ BREAKTHROUGHS

Researchers Develop New Catalyst for Affordable Production of Conductive Polymers
Novel Methods of Making Conductive Plastics
Polyaniline in Carbon Nanotubes
Researchers Develop New Method to Produce Yarns
Enhancement in the Conductivity of Polyaniline
Plextronics Develops Sulfur Based Polythiophene
Simple Method to Produce Polymer Nanowires Production
Phillips Research Develops New Polymer Technology
Creation of Conductive Polymers Analysis
Electricity Sensitive Clothes
Individual Efforts in Conducting Polymers Development
Conducting Polymer Sheath for Tissue Stimulation
Energizing Conducting Polymers Technology
Biomaterials Based Conducting Polymers
Pennsylvania Developer Creates Conducting Jacket
Ohio Creators Invent Conducting Polymeric Nanocomposites
Idaho Developer Creates Polymer Contact System

4. PRODUCT OVERVIEW

Polymers or Plastics
What Are Conductive Polymers?
Conductivity of Polymers
Diverse Molecular Structure of Conducting Polymers
Unique Characteristics of Conductive Polymers
Manufacture of Conductive Polymers
The Making of Conductive Polymers
Combination of Traditional and Conductive Polymers Drives Unique Properties
A Glance at the Negative Aspects of Conductive Polymers
History Behind the Development
Chemical and Electrochemical Oxidation Polymerization for Synthesizing Conductive Polymers
Solid-Phase Template Synthesis
Molecular Template Synthesis
Template-Free Synthesis
Applications of Conductive Polymers
Grouping of Polymer Applications
Conductivity Applications
Electroactivity Applications
Polymer Batteries Vs Metal Batteries
Conductive Polymers Suppress Static Discharge
Sensors Sensing Polymers
Application of Conductive Polymers in Various Types of Sensors
Biosensors
Chemical Sensors
Others types of Sensors
Conductive Polymers in OLEDs
Can Conductive Polymers be Artificial Muscles?
Conducting Polymers for Electronic Ink
Conductive Polymers Foray into Medical Industry
Polymers in Printed Circuit Boards
Light Emitting Polymers Battle Against LCDs
Types of Polymer Materials
Conductive Polymers – A Classification
Polyacetylene
Properties of Polyacetylene
Characteristics of Polyacetylene
Polyaniline
Synthesis of Polyaniline
Properties of Polyaniline
Polyaniline – A Look at the Chemical Properties
Fillers Based Polyaniline Composites
Polyaniline – Major Applications
Polyaniline in Nanospray Emitters
Polyaniline Effective against Static Discharge
Polyaniline Effective Against Corrosion
Polypyrrole
Polypyrrole Vs Electrical Stimuli
Applications of Polypyrrole
Polyphenylene Vinylene (PPV)
Polythiophene
Applications of Polythiophene
Polyphenylene Sulfide (PPS)
Poly 3-alkylthiophenes
Lithium-Conductive Polymers

5. PRODUCT INTRODUCTIONS/INNOVATIONS

Premix Launches PRE-ELEC PP Concentrate
Sylumis Launches New Range of Orion LED Spot Lamps
ESP Develops New PermaStat Sheet
Heraeus and Cambrios Launches New Range of High-Conductive Materials
Parker Hannifin Unveils New BioCare Business Unit with EAP
Bayer Launches New MakroblendA M525
WACKER to Unveil ELASTOSIL Precision Silicone Film
Kodak and Xymox Jointly Launches KODAK HCF-385 Film
Teknor Apex Introduces New Flexalloy 9614-73 PVC Elastomer
SABIC Introduces Two LEXAN Polycarbonate Solutions for Aircraft Interiors
Heraeus Launches New LOPE-C Conductive Material
AVX Expands Tantalum Polymer Capacitors Portfolio
Metabolix Unveils New I6003rp Biobased Polymeric Performance Additive

6. RECENT INDUSTRY ACTIVITY

Bayer MaterialScience Operates Independently as Covestro
Heraeus and Belectric OPV Inks Partnership to Supply OPV Products
Heraeus Collaborates with ITRI for Clevios Based Films
Celanese Acquires Cool Polymers
Mexichem to Acquire Vestolit
Westlake Chemical to Take Over Vinnolit
Microchip Inks Partnership with Xymox Technologies
Toagosei Inks Licensing Agreement with Heraeus
Plastic Logic and Solvay Specialty Polymers Collaborates for Low-Power Flexible Electronics
INEOS and Doeflex Collaborates for PVC Compounding
OpenGate Capital to Acquire Benvic
Integral Technologies Signs LOI with BASF

7. FOCUS ON SELECT GLOBAL PLAYERS

Agfa-Gevaert N. V (Belgium)
Celanese Corporation (US)
Crosslink Technology Inc. (Canada)
Enthone Electronics Solutions (USA)
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA (Germany)
Heraeus Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG (Germany)
Kenner Material & System Co., Ltd (Taiwan)
KEMET Corporation (USA)
Lubrizol Advanced Materials, Inc. (USA)
Parker Hannifin Corporation (USA)
The Dow Chemical Company (USA)
Voltaic Coatings (USA)

8. GLOBAL MARKET PERSPECTIVE

Table 10. World Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Conductive Polymers by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Europe, Asia-Pacific and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed by Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for Years 2014 through 2020 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 11. World Historic Review for Conductive Polymers by Geographic Region -US, Canada, Europe, Asia-Pacific and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed by Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for Years 2007 through 2013 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 12. World 14-Year Perspective for Conductive Polymers by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales US, Canada, Europe, Asia-Pacific and Rest of World Markets for Years 2007, 2015 & 2020 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

III. MARKET

1. THE UNITED STATES

A. Market Analysis
Key Findings

Table 13. US Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Conductive Polymers Analyzed by Annual Sales Figures in Metric Tons for Years 2014 through 2020 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 14. US Historic Review for Conductive Polymers Analyzed by Annual Sales in Metric Tons for Years 2007 through 2013 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Product Launches
Strategic Corporate Developments
Key Players
B. Market Analytics

Table 15. US Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Conductive Polymers Analyzed by Annual Sales Figures in US$ Thousand for Years 2014 through 2020 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 16. US Historic Review for Conductive Polymers Analyzed by Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for Years 2007 through 2013 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

2. CANADA

A. Market Analysis
Product Launch
Key Player
B. Market Analytics

Table 17. Canadian Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Conductive Polymers Analyzed by Annual Sales Figures in US$ Thousand for Years 2014 through 2020 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 18. Canadian Historic Review for Conductive Polymers Analyzed by Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for Years 2007 through 2013 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

3. EUROPE

A. Market Analysis
Product Launches
Strategic Corporate Developments
Key Players
B. Market Analytics

Table 19. European Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Conductive Polymers Analyzed by Annual Sales Figures in US$ Thousand for Years 2014 through 2020 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 20. European Historic Review for Conductive Polymers Analyzed by Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for Years 2007 through 2013 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

4. ASIA-PACIFIC

A. Market Analysis
Product Launch
Key Player
B. Market Analytics

Table 21. Asia-Pacific Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Conductive Polymers Analyzed by Annual Sales Figures in US$ Thousand for Years 2014 through 2020 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 22. Asia-Pacific Historic Review for Conductive Polymers Analyzed by Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for Years 2007 through 2013 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

5. REST OF WORLD

A. Market Analysis
Product Launch
B. Market Analytics

Table 23. Rest of World Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Conductive Polymers Analyzed by Annual Sales Figures in US$ Thousand for Years 2014 through 2020 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 24. Rest of World Historic Review for Conductive Polymers Analyzed by Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for Years 2007 through 2013 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

IV. COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

Total Companies Profiled: 53 (including Divisions/Subsidiaries - 60)
The United States (36)
Canada (1)
Japan (3)
Europe (14)
  France (1)
  Germany (7)
  The United Kingdom (1)
  Rest of Europe (5)
Asia-Pacific (Excluding Japan) (6)