Growth Opportunities in Carbon Fiber Market 2006-2011

Publication date: November 2006, Total 456 pages, 377 figures/charts and 49 tables.         The existence of carbon fiber came into being in 1879 when Edison took out a patent for the manufacture of carbon filaments suitable for use in electric lamps. However, it was in the early 1960s when successful commercial production started, as the requirements of the aerospace industry for better and lightweight materials became of paramount importance. In recent decades, carbon fibers have found wide applications in commercial aircraft, recreational, industrial, and transportation markets as technologies became mature and as the prices of carbon fiber came down as shown below.           Advances in materials, technologies and customer awareness are creating new opportunities in a variety of applications and markets for the carbon fiber. Carbon fiber industry is going through a lot of changes in the last few years. Material suppliers and product manufacturers need to continually stay abreast, critically analyze, and act fast to capture maximum market share and growth in various applications and markets. This 456-page condensed market report titled "Growth Opportunities in Carbon Fiber Market 2006-2011" provides all of the latest, as well as the critical issues concerning markets, materials and technologies related to the carbon fiber industry.          This report discusses most recent developments in new markets and applications for the carbon fiber. It is a reference guide for planning your research activities, technology development, material development, market and business development.  Inside the report, several fast growing composite applications have been identified, which are growing at more than 10% annually. Some of the highlights of this market report are as follows. Properties and price comparison of various kinds of carbon fiber. Current and future price ($ / lb) in aero and non-aero grade carbon fiber. Competitive analysis of the leading manufacturers in PAN and pitch based carbon fiber. Market shares by leading manufacturers. Global carbon fiber market analysis with special emphasis on tow size and precursor. Market estimates for PAN based, Pitch based, small and large tow carbon fiber. Market estimates for milled carbon fiber. Regional market analysis. Carbon fiber shipment and production in North America, Europe and Asia and as well as in various countries in above regions. Carbon fiber shipment in various markets and applications. Applications include roller, CNG tank, automotive, marine, infrastructure, wind blade, fuel cell, etc. in industrial market; general aviation, commercial aviation, defense, space, helicopter in aerospace market; golf, hockey, archery and other in sporting goods market. Market size of above applications at global and regional level are estimated. Growth markets and applications for carbon fiber. Six applications identified with more than 10% growth forecast. Trends and forecasts for the overall carbon fiber market, and for its categories such as PAN based, pitch based, large tow, and small tow carbon fiber. Trends and forecasts for various carbon fiber applications. Carbon fiber market distribution by manufacturing processes such as filament winding, hand lay-up, pultrusion, autoclave, ATL, RTM and more. Profiles of 10 PAN based and 6 pitch based carbon fiber manufacturers.        To get table of contents, pricing and other information on this report titled "Growth Opportunities in Carbon Fiber Market 2006-2011" , please e-mail Helpdesk@e-composites.com  or call 972-636-5056. This market report is published by E-Composites, Inc. E-Composites, Inc. is a leading business solution provider for the composites industry and it publishes CompositesWeek newsletter, market reports and other information to help you expand your business and career.  E-Composites, Inc.’s customers include many small to Fortune 500 companies such as AOC, ACG, Callaway Golf, Dow Chemical, Dow Corning, Engelhard, General Electric, General Motors, Hexcel, Lockheed Martin, Mitsubishi, Owens Corning, PPG,  Saint-Gobain, Toray, True-Temper, Xerxes, ZCL, Zeon Chemical and many more.