Global Carbon Fiber Market by Types, Applications, Trends & Forecasts (2011 – 2016)

July 15, 2011 - PRLog -- Carbon fiber is a type of composite material often found in vehicles where advanced technology is used. Despite its expensiveness, it has been in many applications and is also easy to work with. Carbon fibre is sometimes referenced as fiberglass because of their similar manufacturing processes. some of widely used applications of carbon fibers are commercial aircraft , golf and fishing poles ,sports cars, superbikes and powerboats. Additionally carbon fibers are finding more applications in wind turbines, industrial pressure vessels and in automotive parts. This report segments the carbon fiber market by types and various applications. some of common manufacturing methods, raw materials used , prices are featured in the report. The report segments by geography such as North America Europe, Asia-Pacific and rest of World . Annual forecasts are provided for each region for the period of 2011 through 2016. Information contained in the report includes market sizes, revenue forecasts, value chain, market & product trends, cost analysis and regulations. Competitive information includes market shares of leading producers, key developments, strategy deployed to win, M&A's and profiles of leading manufacturers. Most of the market is dominated by Japanese companies like toho tenax, toray industries.

Key questions answered

Which are the high growth markets segments in terms of applications?
What are the market forecasts and estimates from the period 2011-16?
What are the major drivers and opportunities in the market?
What is the competitive outlook, what are the recent developments, who are the major players in the market segments?
What & Where are key opportunities available to the market players to capitalize on?
Stakeholders
The intended audiences will be
Carbon fiber manufacturers
Carbon fiber raw material suppliers
Institutional investors/shareholders
R& D depts. of applications industry
Government institutions and carbon fiber associations
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 INTRODUCTION
 1.1 KEY TAKE-AWAYS
 1.2 REPORT DESCRIPTION
 1.3 MARKETS COVERED
 1.4 STAKEHOLDERS
 1.5 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

2 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

3 MARKET OVERVIEW
 3.1 INTRODUCTION
 3.2 GLOBAL CARBON FIBER MARKET LANDSCAPE
 3.3 MARKET SHARE ANALYSIS
 3.4 MARKET GROWTH METRICS
     3.4.1 DRIVERS
     3.4.2 RESTRAINTS
     3.4.3 OPPORTUNITIES
 3.5 BURNING ISSUES
 3.6 WINNING IMPERATIVES
 3.7 RAW MATERIAL ANALYSIS
 3.8 PORTER’S FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS
 3.9 POLICY AND REGULATIONS
 3.10 TECHNOLOGY TRENDS
 3.11 VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS
 3.12 COST ANALYSIS
     3.12.1 COST DRIVERS
     3.12.2 TRENDS ON MASS MANUFACTURING
 3.13 R&D,INVESTMENT TRENDS
 3.14 PATENT ANALYSIS

4 GLOBAL CARBON FIBER MARKET BY TYPE
  4.1 POLYACRYLONITRILE (PAN-BASED)
     4.1.1 SMALL-TOW
     4.1.2 LARGE-TOW
 4.2 PITCH BASED
 4.3 RAYON BASED
 4.4 OTHERS

5 GLOBAL CARBON FIBER MARKET BY APPLICATION
 5.1 AEROSPACE
 5.2 WIND ENERGY
 5.3 MARINE INDUSTRY
 5.3 AUTOMOTIVE
 5.4 SPORTING GOODS
 5.5 OTHER NEW APPLICATIONS

6 GLOBAL CARBON FIBER MARKET BY GEOGRAPHY
 6.1 NORTH AMERICA - USA
     6.1.1 MARKET SIZE, TRENDS AND FORECASTS
 6.2 EUROPE – FRANCE ,GERMANY
     6.2.1 MARKET SIZE, TRENDS AND FORECASTS
 6.3 ASIA - JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA,CHINA
     6.3.1 MARKET SIZE, TRENDS AND FORECASTS

7 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
 7.1 MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
 7.2 AGREEMENTS/PARTNERSHIPS
 7.3 NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENTS

8 COMPANY PROFILES
 8.1 CYTEC INDUSTRIES INC
 8.2 FORMOSA PLASTIC CORP
 8.3 HEXCEL CORP
 8.4 KEMROCK
 8.5 MITSUBISHI RAYON CO., LTD.
 8.6 NIPPON GRAPHITE FIBER CORP
 8.7 SGL CARBON GROUP
 8.8 TOHO TENAX CO LTD (TEIJIN LIMITED)
 8.9 TORAY INDUSTRIES INC
 8.10 ZOLTEK COMPANIES INC
 AND OTHERS

(KEY DATA POINTS CAPTURED IN COMPANY PROFILES ARE KEY CONTACTS , BACKWARD/FORWARD INTEGRATED , STRATEGY ADOPTED, FINANCIAL SNAPSHOTS AND RECENT DEVELOPMENTS)

APPENDIX
 U.S. PATENTS
 EUROPE PATENTS
 ASIA PATENTS

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