The Silver Inks and Pastes Market – 2013
This latest report from NanoMarkets quantifies the market opportunities for silver inks and pastes in electronics applications over the next eight years. In the report, we consider how the industry’s latest commercial strategies and technical developments, as well as the persistent environment of high silver prices, which has been in effect for over 18 months now, have affected the market for printed silver in electronics. We identify the applications in which printed silver will generate revenue for the industry in the near- and mid-term, and we examine the key players in the silver inks/pastes markets. The report provides granular, eight-year volume and revenue forecasts for this business by application and by material.
Printed silver, with its superior conductivity, stability, and ease-of-use in printing applications, has long held a critical place in electronics applications, and suppliers of printable silver materials have enjoyed a fortunate history of new applications – home electronics, computers and displays, photovoltaics, etc. – for their materials. In the report, we consider the following, shifting, opportunities for silver inks and pastes:
NanoMarkets has been covering this sector now for more than six years, and this is latest in our ongoing series of industry analysis on silver materials used in various applications.
Printed silver, with its superior conductivity, stability, and ease-of-use in printing applications, has long held a critical place in electronics applications, and suppliers of printable silver materials have enjoyed a fortunate history of new applications – home electronics, computers and displays, photovoltaics, etc. – for their materials. In the report, we consider the following, shifting, opportunities for silver inks and pastes:
- We examine the traditional electronics applications for printed silver – circuit boards, membrane switches, resistive heaters, keyboards, etc. – and look for opportunities for thick-film silver pastes to continue to make money.
- We review the changes in the photovoltaics industry and discuss how changes in the business environment are damaging the growth of printed silver in this sector.
- We look for rising applications – in OLEDs, in other new kinds of displays, and in sensors for pervasive electronics – that may be able to make up for losses elsewhere.
- Finally, we consider whether the nanosilver revolution will ever happen, or if it is time to give up on nanosilver-based electronics.
NanoMarkets has been covering this sector now for more than six years, and this is latest in our ongoing series of industry analysis on silver materials used in various applications.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: SILVER INKS AND PASTE
E.1 Major Changes Since NanoMarkets' 2012 Report on Silver Inks and Pastes
E.1.1 Persistently High Silver Prices: The New Reality for Silver Inks and Pastes?
E.1.2 Other Major Changes
E.2 Where is the Money in Silver Inks and Pastes?
E.2.1 Finding Opportunities in Old Applications
E.2.2 Are There New Applications Markets to Be Had for Silver Inks and Pastes?
E.2.3 Is Nanosilver Over?
E.3 Key Firms to Watch in the Silver Inks and Pastes Industry
E.3.1 Companies to Watch
E.3.2 The Importance of China
E.4 Summary of the Eight-Year Forecasts for Silver Inks and Pastes
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background
1.1.1 The Silver Price Problem
1.1.2 Notable Recent Developments
1.1.3 Continuing Prospects for Silver in Established and New Markets
1.1.4 Will the Nanosilver Revolution Ever Happen?
1.2 Objectives and Scope of this Report
1.3 Methodology of this Report
1.4 Plan of this Report
CHAPTER TWO: SILVER INKS AND PASTES: TECHNOLOGY, PRODUCTS AND KEY SUPPLIERS
2.1 Are High Silver Prices Here to Stay?
2.2 The Future of Silver-Based Electronic Inks and Pastes
2.2.1 Screen-Printing Pastes for Thick-Film Applications
2.2.2 High-Fire vs. Low-Fire Pastes
2.2.3 Silver Inks
2.2.4 Will There Ever Be a Role for Nanosilver?
2.3 The Future of Competitive Materials
2.3.1 Carbon Inks/Pastes and Carbon-Silver Mixtures
2.3.2 Copper as Competition for Silver
2.3.3 Other Metals?
2.3.4 Carbon Nanomaterials, Conductive Polymers, and Other Emerging Threats to Printed Silver
2.4 Key Suppliers of Silver Inks and Pastes
2.4.1 Recent Developments in the Supply Chain
2.4.2 Overview of Notable Suppliers
2.4.3 Likely Future Competition from China
2.5 Key Points from this Chapter
CHAPTER THREE: APPLICATIONS FOR SILVER INKS AND PASTES
3.1 Thick Film Electronics and Printed Silver
3.1.1 Printed Circuit Boards
3.1.2 Membrane Switches
3.1.3 Keyboards
3.1.4 Resistive Heaters
3.1.5 Surface-Mounted Components
3.2 Photovoltaic Panels
3.2.1 The New Economic Reality in the PV Industry
3.2.2 Impact of the Declining Usage of Silver in PV on the Silver Inks and Pastes Industry
3.3 Printed Silver in Displays and Lighting
3.3.1 Plasma Displays: What Will the Decline of Plasma Mean for the Silver Inks and Pastes Market?
3.3.2 LCDs and Silver
3.3.3 E-Paper Displays and Silver
3.3.4 Silver and Touch Displays
3.3.5 Silver and the Rise of OLEDs
3.4 Other Likely Applications for Printed Silver
3.4.1 Sensors
3.4.2 RFIDs
3.4.3 Role for Printed Silver in Ubiquitous Electronics
3.5 Key Points from this Chapter
CHAPTER FOUR: EIGHT-YEAR FORECASTS FOR SILVER INKS AND PASTES
4.1 Forecasting Methodology
4.1.1 General Methodology
4.1.2 Scope of the Forecast
4.1.3 Data Sources
4.1.4 Pricing Assumptions
4.1.5 Other Assumptions and Changes from Previous NanoMarkets' Reports
4.1.6 Alternative Scenarios
4.2 Forecasts for Silver Inks and Pastes by Application
4.2.1 Thick-Film Electronics
4.2.2 PV Applications
4.2.3 Displays –PDPs, Touch, LCDs, e-Paper, and OLEDs
4.2.4 OLED Lighting
4.2.5 RFIDs
4.2.6 Sensors
4.3 Eight-Year Forecasts for Silver Inks and Pastes by Material
4.3.1 Screen-Printing Pastes by Application
4.3.2 Nanosilver Inkjet Inks by Application
4.3.3 Flexographic, Gravure, and Other Inks by Application
4.4 Summaries of the Silver Inks and Pastes Forecasts
Acronyms and Abbreviations Used in This Report
About the Author
E.1 Major Changes Since NanoMarkets' 2012 Report on Silver Inks and Pastes
E.1.1 Persistently High Silver Prices: The New Reality for Silver Inks and Pastes?
E.1.2 Other Major Changes
E.2 Where is the Money in Silver Inks and Pastes?
E.2.1 Finding Opportunities in Old Applications
E.2.2 Are There New Applications Markets to Be Had for Silver Inks and Pastes?
E.2.3 Is Nanosilver Over?
E.3 Key Firms to Watch in the Silver Inks and Pastes Industry
E.3.1 Companies to Watch
E.3.2 The Importance of China
E.4 Summary of the Eight-Year Forecasts for Silver Inks and Pastes
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background
1.1.1 The Silver Price Problem
1.1.2 Notable Recent Developments
1.1.3 Continuing Prospects for Silver in Established and New Markets
1.1.4 Will the Nanosilver Revolution Ever Happen?
1.2 Objectives and Scope of this Report
1.3 Methodology of this Report
1.4 Plan of this Report
CHAPTER TWO: SILVER INKS AND PASTES: TECHNOLOGY, PRODUCTS AND KEY SUPPLIERS
2.1 Are High Silver Prices Here to Stay?
2.2 The Future of Silver-Based Electronic Inks and Pastes
2.2.1 Screen-Printing Pastes for Thick-Film Applications
2.2.2 High-Fire vs. Low-Fire Pastes
2.2.3 Silver Inks
2.2.4 Will There Ever Be a Role for Nanosilver?
2.3 The Future of Competitive Materials
2.3.1 Carbon Inks/Pastes and Carbon-Silver Mixtures
2.3.2 Copper as Competition for Silver
2.3.3 Other Metals?
2.3.4 Carbon Nanomaterials, Conductive Polymers, and Other Emerging Threats to Printed Silver
2.4 Key Suppliers of Silver Inks and Pastes
2.4.1 Recent Developments in the Supply Chain
2.4.2 Overview of Notable Suppliers
2.4.3 Likely Future Competition from China
2.5 Key Points from this Chapter
CHAPTER THREE: APPLICATIONS FOR SILVER INKS AND PASTES
3.1 Thick Film Electronics and Printed Silver
3.1.1 Printed Circuit Boards
3.1.2 Membrane Switches
3.1.3 Keyboards
3.1.4 Resistive Heaters
3.1.5 Surface-Mounted Components
3.2 Photovoltaic Panels
3.2.1 The New Economic Reality in the PV Industry
3.2.2 Impact of the Declining Usage of Silver in PV on the Silver Inks and Pastes Industry
3.3 Printed Silver in Displays and Lighting
3.3.1 Plasma Displays: What Will the Decline of Plasma Mean for the Silver Inks and Pastes Market?
3.3.2 LCDs and Silver
3.3.3 E-Paper Displays and Silver
3.3.4 Silver and Touch Displays
3.3.5 Silver and the Rise of OLEDs
3.4 Other Likely Applications for Printed Silver
3.4.1 Sensors
3.4.2 RFIDs
3.4.3 Role for Printed Silver in Ubiquitous Electronics
3.5 Key Points from this Chapter
CHAPTER FOUR: EIGHT-YEAR FORECASTS FOR SILVER INKS AND PASTES
4.1 Forecasting Methodology
4.1.1 General Methodology
4.1.2 Scope of the Forecast
4.1.3 Data Sources
4.1.4 Pricing Assumptions
4.1.5 Other Assumptions and Changes from Previous NanoMarkets' Reports
4.1.6 Alternative Scenarios
4.2 Forecasts for Silver Inks and Pastes by Application
4.2.1 Thick-Film Electronics
4.2.2 PV Applications
4.2.3 Displays –PDPs, Touch, LCDs, e-Paper, and OLEDs
4.2.4 OLED Lighting
4.2.5 RFIDs
4.2.6 Sensors
4.3 Eight-Year Forecasts for Silver Inks and Pastes by Material
4.3.1 Screen-Printing Pastes by Application
4.3.2 Nanosilver Inkjet Inks by Application
4.3.3 Flexographic, Gravure, and Other Inks by Application
4.4 Summaries of the Silver Inks and Pastes Forecasts
Acronyms and Abbreviations Used in This Report
About the Author
LIST OF EXHIBITS
Exhibit E-1: GRAND TOTAL Summary of Value of Silver Printing Inks and Pastes 2013-2020 ($ Millions)
Exhibit 2-1: Typical Applications for High-Firing and Low-Temperature Curing Silver Pastes
Exhibit 2-2: Overview of Product Portfolios and Notable Developments of Selected Silver Ink and Paste Suppliers
Exhibit 2-2: Overview of Product Portfolios and Notable Developments of Selected Silver Ink and Paste Suppliers
Exhibit 2-2: Overview of Product Portfolios and Notable Developments of Selected Silver Ink and Paste Suppliers
Exhibit 3-1: Opportunities for Printed Silver in TFPV Applications
Exhibit 3-2: Targeted Sensor Applications for Printed Silver Circuitry
Exhibit 3-3: Overview of Selected Low-Cost and/or Printed Electronics Applications that Will Contribute to the Ubiquitous Electronics Revolution
Exhibit 4-1: Pricing of Silver and Silver Inks/Pastes 2013-2020
Exhibit 4-2: Eight-Year Forecasts of Silver Inks and Pastes for Traditional Thick-Film Applications 2013-2020
Exhibit 4-3: Eight-Year Forecasts of Silver Inks and Pastes for Traditional Thick-Film Applications by Printing Method 2013-2020
Exhibit 4-4: Eight-Year Forecasts of Silver Inks and Pastes in Traditional Thick-Film Applications by Ink Type 2013-2020
Exhibit 4-5: Eight-Year Forecasts of Silver Inks and Pastes in Crystalline Silicon (c-Si) and Heterojunction with Intrinsic Thin Layer (HIT) PV 2013-2020
Exhibit 4-6: Eight-Year Forecasts of Silver Inks and Pastes in Inorganic and Organic TFPV (all types) 2013-2020
Exhibit 4-7: Summary of Eight-Year Forecasts of Silver Inks and Pastes in Inorganic and Organic TFPV (all types) by PV Technology 2013-2020
Exhibit 4-8: Summary of Silver Inks & Pastes in PV Applications 2013-2020
Exhibit 4-9: Eight-Year Forecasts of Silver Inks and Pastes in PV Applications by Printing Method 2013-2020
Exhibit 4-10: Eight-Year Forecasts of Silver Inks and Pastes in PV Applications by Ink Type 2013-2020
Exhibit 4-11: Eight-Year Forecasts of Silver Inks and Pastes in Plasma Display Panels (PDPs) 2013-2020
Exhibit 4-12: Eight-Year Forecasts of Silver Inks and Pastes in Organic Light-Emitting Diode (OLED) Displays 2013-2020
Exhibit 4-13: Eight-Year Forecasts of Silver Inks and Pastes in LCDs and e-Paper Displays 2013-2020
Exhibit 4-14: Eight-Year Forecasts of Silver Inks and Pastes for Touch Display Panels 2013-2020 100
Exhibit 4-15: Summary of Eight-Year Forecasts of Silver Inks and Pastes in Displays by Application 2013-2020
Exhibit 4-16: Summary of Eight-Year Forecasts of Silver Inks and Pastes in Displays by Printing Method 2013-2020
Exhibit 4-17: Eight-Year Forecasts of Silver Inks and Pastes in Displays by Ink Type 2013-2020
Exhibit 4-18: Eight-Year Forecasts of Silver Inks and Pastes in OLED Lighting Applications 2013-2020
Exhibit 4-19: Eight-Year Forecasts of Silver Inks and Pastes in OLED Lighting by Ink Type 2013-2020
Exhibit 4-20: Eight-Year Forecasts of Silver Inks and Pastes in RFIDs by Application (Antennas vs. Chips) 2013-2020
Exhibit 4-21: Eight-Year Forecasts of Silver Inks and Pastes in RFIDs by Printing Method 2013-2020
Exhibit 4-22: Eight-Year Forecasts of Silver Inks and Pastes in RFIDs by Ink Type 2013-2020
Exhibit 4-23: Eight Year Forecasts of Silver Inks and Pastes for Sensor Applications 2013-2020
Exhibit 4-24: Eight-Year Forecasts of Silver Inks and Pastes in Sensors by Ink Type 2013-2020
Exhibit 4-25: Eight-Year Forecasts of Conventional Silver and Nanosilver Screen Printing Pastes by Application 2013-2020
Exhibit 4-26: Eight-Year Forecasts of Nanosilver Inkjet Printing Inks by Application
Exhibit 4-27: Eight-Year Forecasts of Conventional Silver and Nanosilver Flexographic, Gravure, and Other Printing Inks by Application
Exhibit 4-27: Eight-Year Forecasts of Conventional Silver and Nanosilver Flexographic, Gravure, and Other Printing Inks by Application
Exhibit 4-28: GRAND TOTAL Summary of the Quantity of Silver Consumed in Printing Inks and Pastes 2013-2020 (Millions Troy Ounces)
Exhibit 4-29: GRAND TOTAL Summary of the Value of Silver Printing Inks and Pastes 2013-2020 ($ Millions)
Exhibit E-1: GRAND TOTAL Summary of Value of Silver Printing Inks and Pastes 2013-2020 ($ Millions)
Exhibit 2-1: Typical Applications for High-Firing and Low-Temperature Curing Silver Pastes
Exhibit 2-2: Overview of Product Portfolios and Notable Developments of Selected Silver Ink and Paste Suppliers
Exhibit 2-2: Overview of Product Portfolios and Notable Developments of Selected Silver Ink and Paste Suppliers
Exhibit 2-2: Overview of Product Portfolios and Notable Developments of Selected Silver Ink and Paste Suppliers
Exhibit 3-1: Opportunities for Printed Silver in TFPV Applications
Exhibit 3-2: Targeted Sensor Applications for Printed Silver Circuitry
Exhibit 3-3: Overview of Selected Low-Cost and/or Printed Electronics Applications that Will Contribute to the Ubiquitous Electronics Revolution
Exhibit 4-1: Pricing of Silver and Silver Inks/Pastes 2013-2020
Exhibit 4-2: Eight-Year Forecasts of Silver Inks and Pastes for Traditional Thick-Film Applications 2013-2020
Exhibit 4-3: Eight-Year Forecasts of Silver Inks and Pastes for Traditional Thick-Film Applications by Printing Method 2013-2020
Exhibit 4-4: Eight-Year Forecasts of Silver Inks and Pastes in Traditional Thick-Film Applications by Ink Type 2013-2020
Exhibit 4-5: Eight-Year Forecasts of Silver Inks and Pastes in Crystalline Silicon (c-Si) and Heterojunction with Intrinsic Thin Layer (HIT) PV 2013-2020
Exhibit 4-6: Eight-Year Forecasts of Silver Inks and Pastes in Inorganic and Organic TFPV (all types) 2013-2020
Exhibit 4-7: Summary of Eight-Year Forecasts of Silver Inks and Pastes in Inorganic and Organic TFPV (all types) by PV Technology 2013-2020
Exhibit 4-8: Summary of Silver Inks & Pastes in PV Applications 2013-2020
Exhibit 4-9: Eight-Year Forecasts of Silver Inks and Pastes in PV Applications by Printing Method 2013-2020
Exhibit 4-10: Eight-Year Forecasts of Silver Inks and Pastes in PV Applications by Ink Type 2013-2020
Exhibit 4-11: Eight-Year Forecasts of Silver Inks and Pastes in Plasma Display Panels (PDPs) 2013-2020
Exhibit 4-12: Eight-Year Forecasts of Silver Inks and Pastes in Organic Light-Emitting Diode (OLED) Displays 2013-2020
Exhibit 4-13: Eight-Year Forecasts of Silver Inks and Pastes in LCDs and e-Paper Displays 2013-2020
Exhibit 4-14: Eight-Year Forecasts of Silver Inks and Pastes for Touch Display Panels 2013-2020 100
Exhibit 4-15: Summary of Eight-Year Forecasts of Silver Inks and Pastes in Displays by Application 2013-2020
Exhibit 4-16: Summary of Eight-Year Forecasts of Silver Inks and Pastes in Displays by Printing Method 2013-2020
Exhibit 4-17: Eight-Year Forecasts of Silver Inks and Pastes in Displays by Ink Type 2013-2020
Exhibit 4-18: Eight-Year Forecasts of Silver Inks and Pastes in OLED Lighting Applications 2013-2020
Exhibit 4-19: Eight-Year Forecasts of Silver Inks and Pastes in OLED Lighting by Ink Type 2013-2020
Exhibit 4-20: Eight-Year Forecasts of Silver Inks and Pastes in RFIDs by Application (Antennas vs. Chips) 2013-2020
Exhibit 4-21: Eight-Year Forecasts of Silver Inks and Pastes in RFIDs by Printing Method 2013-2020
Exhibit 4-22: Eight-Year Forecasts of Silver Inks and Pastes in RFIDs by Ink Type 2013-2020
Exhibit 4-23: Eight Year Forecasts of Silver Inks and Pastes for Sensor Applications 2013-2020
Exhibit 4-24: Eight-Year Forecasts of Silver Inks and Pastes in Sensors by Ink Type 2013-2020
Exhibit 4-25: Eight-Year Forecasts of Conventional Silver and Nanosilver Screen Printing Pastes by Application 2013-2020
Exhibit 4-26: Eight-Year Forecasts of Nanosilver Inkjet Printing Inks by Application
Exhibit 4-27: Eight-Year Forecasts of Conventional Silver and Nanosilver Flexographic, Gravure, and Other Printing Inks by Application
Exhibit 4-27: Eight-Year Forecasts of Conventional Silver and Nanosilver Flexographic, Gravure, and Other Printing Inks by Application
Exhibit 4-28: GRAND TOTAL Summary of the Quantity of Silver Consumed in Printing Inks and Pastes 2013-2020 (Millions Troy Ounces)
Exhibit 4-29: GRAND TOTAL Summary of the Value of Silver Printing Inks and Pastes 2013-2020 ($ Millions)
