“Unmatched mechanical & transport properties are the prime factors for the growth of the carbon nanotubes market”
The global carbon nanotubes market size is estimated to reach USD 5.64 billion by 2020, registering a CAGR of 20.1% between 2015 and 2020. The strong focus on imparting superior mechanical and transport properties are the prime factors for the growth of the carbon nanotubes market. Their ability to impart unique properties in every application is projected to fuel the overall demand for carbon nanotubes in the next five years.
“Electronics & Semiconductors is the largest application of carbon nanotubes”
Carbon nanotubes are used in various applications such as electronics & semiconductors, chemical & polymers, batteries & capacitors, energy, medical, composites, aerospace & defense, among others. In 2015, the electronics & semiconductors application segment accounted for the largest market share among all the applications, in terms of value. The aerospace & defense application is estimated to witness the highest CAGR between 2015 and 2020, in terms of volume.
“Rising demand from Asia-Pacific is the major driver for carbon nanotubes “
Asia-Pacific is the largest market for carbon nanotubes, in terms of volume, and is projected to register the highest CAGR during the forecast period. The robust demand in Asia-Pacific is the major driving factor for the global carbon nanotubes market. China will lead the demand for carbon nanotubes and is also among the largest consumer of carbon nanotubes at the global level. The markets in other emerging economies such as Brazil, India, and Mexico are projected to grow rapidly.
In the process of determining and verifying the market size for several segments and subsegments gathered through secondary research, extensive primary interviews were conducted.
The break-up of primary interviews is given below.
• By Company Type – Tier 1 – 16 %, Tier 2 – 72 % and Others – 12 %
• By Designation – C level – 16%, Director level – 18%, Others – 66%
• By Region – North America – 29%, Europe – 28%, Asia-Pacific – 29%, RoW – 14%
The key companies profiled in this market research report are Arkema S.A. (France), Arry International Group LTD. (China), Carbon Solutions Inc. (U.S.), Cheap Tubes Inc. (U.S.), CNano Technology LTD. (U.S.), CNT COMPANY LTD. (Korea), Continental Carbon Company (U.S.), Hanwha Chemical Co. Ltd. (Korea), Hyperion Catalysis international Inc. (U.S.), KLEAN CARBON INC. (Canada), Kumho Petrochemical Company LTD. (South Korea), Nano-C Inc (U.S.), Nanocyl S.A. (Belgium), NanoIntegris Inc. (U.S.), NanoLab, Inc. (U.S.), Nanoshel LLC (U.S.), Nanothinx S.A. (Greece), Showa Denko K.K. (Japan), SouthWest NanoTechnologies Inc. (U.S.), Thomas Swan & Co. Ltd. (U.K.), and Toray Industries, Inc. (Japan).
The report will help the market leaders/new entrants in this market in the following ways:
1. This report segments the carbon nanotubes market comprehensively and provides the closest approximations of the revenue numbers for the overall market and the subsegments across the different verticals and regions.
2. The report will help stakeholders to understand the pulse of the market and provides them with information on key market drivers, restraints, challenges, and opportunities.
3. This report will help stakeholders to understand the competitors and gain more insights to better their position in the business. The competitive landscape section includes new product developments, partnerships, and mergers & acquisitions.
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“TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 INTRODUCTION 16
1.1 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY 16
1.2 MARKET DEFINITION 16
1.3 STUDY SCOPE 17
1.3.1 MARKETS COVERED 17
1.3.2 YEARS CONSIDERED FOR THE STUDY 17
1.4 CURRENCY 18
1.5 PACKAGE SIZE 18
1.6 LIMITATIONS 18
1.7 STAKEHOLDERS 18
2 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 19
2.1 RESEARCH DATA 19
2.1.1 SECONDARY DATA 20
2.1.1.1 KEY DATA FROM SECONDARY SOURCES 20
2.1.2 PRIMARY DATA 21
2.1.2.1 DATA FROM PRIMARY SOURCES 21
2.1.2.2 Key Industry Insights 21
2.2 MARKET SIZE ESTIMATION 22
2.2.1 BOTTOM-UP APPROACH 22
2.2.2 TOP-DOWN APPROACH 23
2.3 MARKET BREAKDOWN AND DATA TRIANGULATION 25
2.4 RESEARCH ASSUMPTIONS 26
2.4.1 LIMITATIONS 26
3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 27
4 PREMIUM INSIGHTS 32
4.1 ATTRACTIVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE MARKET PLAYERS 32
4.2 CARBON NANOTUBES MARKET: MAJOR TYPES 32
4.3 CARBON NANOTUBES MARKET: DEVELOPED VS. DEVELOPING NATIONS 33
4.4 CARBON NANOTUBES MARKET 34
4.5 U.S. DOMINATED THE CARBON NANOTUBES MARKET IN 2014 36
4.6 LIFECYCLE ANALYSIS, BY REGION 37
5 MARKET OVERVIEW 38
5.1 INTRODUCTION 39
5.2 MARKET SEGMENTATION 39
5.2.1 BY TYPE 39
5.2.2 BY APPLICATION 39
5.2.3 BY REGION 40
5.3 MARKET DYNAMICS 40
5.3.1 DRIVERS 41
5.3.1.1 Superior properties 41
5.3.1.2 Surging demand from end-use industries 41
5.3.1.3 Technological advancements and feasible scenarios 42
5.3.2 RESTRAINTS 42
5.3.2.1 Health & Safety Issues 42
5.3.2.2 High Price & Processing Difficulties 43
5.3.2.3 Purification Required 43
5.3.3 OPPORTUNITIES 43
5.3.3.1 Growing opportunities in the emerging applications 43
5.3.3.2 Increasing application areas as prices decrease 44
5.3.3.3 Opportunities in the emerging economies 44
5.3.4 CHALLENGES 44
5.3.4.1 Quality Issues 44
6 INDUSTRY TRENDS 45
6.1 INTRODUCTION 45
6.2 VALUE-CHAIN ANALYSIS 45
6.3 PORTER’S FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS 47
6.3.1 INTENSITY OF COMPETITIVE RIVALRY 47
6.3.2 BARGAINING POWER OF BUYERS 48
6.3.3 BARGAINING POWER OF SUPPLIERS 48
6.3.4 THREAT OF SUBSTITUTES 48
6.3.5 THREAT OF NEW ENTRANTS 49
7 CARBON NANOTUBES MARKET, BY TYPE 50
7.1 INTRODUCTION 51
7.2 SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCNTS) 53
7.3 MULTI-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCNTS) 55
8 CARBON NANOTUBES MARKET, BY APPLICATION 57
8.1 INTRODUCTION 58
8.2 ELECTRONICS & SEMICONDUCTORS 60
8.3 CHEMICAL & POLYMERS 63
8.4 BATTERIES & CAPACITORS 65
8.5 ENERGY 66
8.6 MEDICAL APPLICATION 69
8.7 ADVANCED MATERIALS APPLICATION 71
8.8 AEROSPACE & DEFENSE APPLICATION 73
8.9 OTHERS 75
9 CARBON NANOTUBES MARKET, BY REGION 77
9.1 INTRODUCTION 78
9.2 ASIA-PACIFIC 81
9.3 NORTH AMERICA 85
9.4 EUROPE 88
9.5 ROW 91
10 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE 94
10.1 OVERVIEW 94
10.2 MAXIMUM DEVELOPMENTS IN NORTH AMERICA 95
10.3 MAXIMUM DEVELOPMENTS RECORDED IN 2010 96
10.4 EXPANSIONS: THE MOST POPULAR GROWTH STRATEGY 97
10.5 COMPETITIVE SITUATIONS AND TRENDS 97
10.6 EXPANSIONS 97
10.7 CONTRACTS & AGREEMENTS 99
10.8 NEW TECHNOLOGY/PRODUCT DEVELOPMENTS 100
10.9 PARTNERSHIPS AND JOINT VENTURES & COLLABORATIONS 102
10.10 MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS 102
11 COMPANY PROFILES 103
(Overview, Financial*, Products & Services, Strategy, and Developments)
11.1 INTRODUCTION 103
11.2 ARKEMA S.A. 104
11.3 HANWHA CHEMICAL CO. LTD. 108
11.4 KUMHO PETROCHEMICAL 111
11.5 SHOWA DENKO K.K. 113
11.6 TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC. 116
11.7 CNANO TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 118
11.8 NANOCYL S.A. 120
11.9 HYPERION CATALYSIS INTERNATIONAL INC. 122
11.10 ARRY INTERNATIONAL GROUP LIMITED 123
11.11 CARBON SOLUTIONS, INC. 124
11.12 CHEAP TUBES INC. 125
11.13 CNT CO., LTD. 126
11.14 CONTINENTAL CARBON COMPANY 127
11.15 KLEAN CARBON INC. 128
11.16 NANO-C INC. 129
11.17 NANOINTEGRIS INC. 131
11.18 NANOLAB INC. 133
11.19 NANOSHEL LLC 135
11.20 NANOTHINX S.A. 136
11.21 SOUTHWEST NANOTECHNOLOGIES, INC. 137
11.22 THOMAS SWAN & CO. LTD. 139
*Details might not be captured in case of unlisted companies
12 APPENDIX 141
12.1 INSIGHTS FROM INDUSTRY EXPERTS 141
12.2 DISCUSSION GUIDE 142
12.3 INTRODUCING RT: REAL TIME MARKET INTELLIGENCE 145
12.4 AVAILABLE CUSTOMIZATIONS 146
12.5 RELATED REPORTS 147
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“LIST OF TABLES
TABLE 1 CARBON NANOTUBES MARKET SNAPSHOT (2015 VS. 2020) 28
TABLE 2 MECHANICAL PROPERTIES CNTS V/S OTHER MATERIAL PROPERTIES 41
TABLE 3 CNTS PRICES COMPARISON WITH OTHER COMPETITIVE MATERIALS 43
TABLE 4 CNTS: FUTURE APPLICATIONS 44
TABLE 5 CARBON NANOTUBES MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 53
TABLE 6 CARBON NANOTUBES MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2013–2020 (TON) 53
TABLE 7 SINGLE WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES MARKET SIZE, BY REGION,
2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 54
TABLE 8 SINGLE WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES MARKET SIZE, BY REGION,
2013–2020 (TON) 54
TABLE 9 MULTI WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES MARKET SIZE, BY REGION,
2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 55
TABLE 10 MULTI WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES MARKET SIZE, BY REGION,
2013–2020 (TON) 56
TABLE 11 CARBON NANOTUBES MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 58
TABLE 12 CARBON NANOTUBES MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (TON) 59
TABLE 13 CARBON NANOTUBES IN ELECTRONICS & SEMICONDUCTORS MARKET SIZE,
BY REGION, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 61
TABLE 14 CARBON NANOTUBES IN ELECTRONICS & SEMICONDUCTORS MARKET SIZE,
BY REGION, 2013–2020 (TON) 61
TABLE 15 CARBON NANOTUBES IN ELECTRONICS & SEMICONDUCTORS MARKET SIZE,
BY SUB-APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 61
TABLE 16 CARBON NANOTUBES IN ELECTRONICS & SEMICONDUCTORS MARKET SIZE,
BY SUB-APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (TON) 62
TABLE 17 CARBON NANOTUBES IN CHEMICAL & POLYMERS MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 63
TABLE 18 CARBON NANOTUBES IN CHEMICAL & POLYMERS MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2013–2020 (TON) 63
TABLE 19 CARBON NANOTUBES IN CHEMICAL & POLYMERS MARKET SIZE,
BY SUB-APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 64
TABLE 20 CARBON NANOTUBES IN CHEMICAL & POLYMERS MARKET SIZE,
BY SUB-APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (TON) 64
TABLE 21 CARBON NANOTUBES IN BATTERIES & CAPACITORS MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 65
TABLE 22 CARBON NANOTUBES IN BATTERIES & CAPACITORS MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2013–2020 (TON) 65
TABLE 23 CARBON NANOTUBES IN BATTERIES & CAPACITORS MARKET SIZE,
BY SUB-APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 66
TABLE 24 CARBON NANOTUBES IN BATTERIES & CAPACITORS MARKET SIZE,
BY SUB-APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (TON) 66
TABLE 25 CARBON NANOTUBES IN ENERGY MARKET SIZE, BY REGION,
2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 67
TABLE 26 CARBON NANOTUBES IN ENERGY MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2013–2020 (TON) 67
TABLE 27 CARBON NANOTUBES IN ENERGY MARKET SIZE, BY SUB-APPLICATION,
2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 67
TABLE 28 CARBON NANOTUBES IN ENERGY MARKET SIZE, BY SUB-APPLICATION,
2013–2020 (TON) 68
TABLE 29 CARBON NANOTUBES IN MEDICAL APPLICATION MARKET SIZE, BY REGION,
2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 69
TABLE 30 CARBON NANOTUBES IN MEDICAL APPLICATION MARKET SIZE, BY REGION,
2013–2020 (TON) 69
TABLE 31 CARBON NANOTUBES IN MEDICAL APPLICATION MARKET SIZE, BY SUB-APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 70
TABLE 32 CARBON NANOTUBES IN MEDICAL APPLICATION MARKET SIZE, BY SUB-APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (TON) 70
TABLE 33 CARBON NANOTUBES IN ADVANCED MATERIALS APPLICATION MARKET SIZE,
BY REGION, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 71
TABLE 34 CARBON NANOTUBES IN ADVANCED MATERIALS APPLICATION MARKET SIZE,
BY REGION, 2013–2020 (TON) 71
TABLE 35 CARBON NANOTUBES IN ADVANCED MATERIALS MARKET SIZE, BY SUB-APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 72
TABLE 36 ADVANCED MATERIALS CARBON NANOTUBES MARKET SIZE, BY SUB-APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (TON) 72
TABLE 37 CARBON NANOTUBES IN AEROSPACE & DEFENSE APPLICATION MARKET SIZE,
BY REGION, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 73
TABLE 38 CARBON NANOTUBES IN AEROSPACE & DEFENSE APPLICATION MARKET SIZE,
BY REGION, 2013–2020 (TON) 73
TABLE 39 CARBON NANOTUBES IN AEROSPACE & DEFENSE MARKET SIZE,
BY SUB-APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 74
TABLE 40 CARBON NANOTUBES IN AEROSPACE & DEFENSE MARKET SIZE,
BY SUB-APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (TON) 74
TABLE 41 CARBON NANOTUBES IN OTHER APPLICATIONS MARKET SIZE, BY REGION,
2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 75
TABLE 42 CARBON NANOTUBES IN OTHER APPLICATIONS MARKET SIZE, BY REGION,
2013–2020 (TON) 76
TABLE 43 CARBON NANOTUBES MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 80
TABLE 44 CARBON NANOTUBES MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2013–2020 (TON) 80
TABLE 45 ASIA-PACIFIC CARBON NANOTUBES MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY,
2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 82
TABLE 46 ASIA-PACIFIC CARBON NANOTUBES MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY,
2013–2020 (TON) 82
TABLE 47 ASIA-PACIFIC SINGLE WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 82
TABLE 48 ASIA-PACIFIC SINGLE WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2013–2020 (TON) 83
TABLE 49 ASIA-PACIFIC MULTI WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 83
TABLE 50 ASIA-PACIFIC MULTI WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2013–2020 (TON) 83
TABLE 51 NORTH AMERICA CARBON NANOTUBES MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY,
2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 86
TABLE 52 NORTH AMERICA CARBON NANOTUBES MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY,
2013–2020 (TON) 86
TABLE 53 NORTH AMERICA SINGLE WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES MARKET SIZE,
BY COUNTRY, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 86
TABLE 54 NORTH AMERICA SINGLE WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES MARKET SIZE,
BY COUNTRY, 2013–2020 (TON) 86
TABLE 55 NORTH AMERICA MULTI WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES MARKET SIZE,
BY COUNTRY, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 87
TABLE 56 NORTH AMERICA MULTI WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES MARKET SIZE,
BY COUNTRY, 2013–2020 (TON) 87
TABLE 57 EUROPE CARBON NANOTUBES MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY,
2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 88
TABLE 58 EUROPE CARBON NANOTUBES MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2013–2020 (TON) 89
TABLE 59 EUROPE SINGLE WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 89
TABLE 60 EUROPE SINGLE WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2013–2020 (TON) 89
TABLE 61 EUROPE MULTI WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY,
2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 90
TABLE 62 EUROPE MULTI WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY,
2013–2020 (TON) 90
TABLE 63 ROW CARBON NANOTUBES MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 91
TABLE 64 ROW CARBON NANOTUBES MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2013–2020 (TON) 92
TABLE 65 ROW SINGLE WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY,
2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 92
TABLE 66 ROW SINGLE WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY,
2013–2020 (TON) 92
TABLE 67 ROW MULTI WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY,
2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 92
TABLE 68 ROW MULTI WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY,
2013–2020 (TON) 93
TABLE 69 EXPANSIONS, 2010–2015 98
TABLE 70 CONTRACTS & AGREEMENTS, 2010–2015 99
TABLE 71 NEW TECHNOLOGY/PRODUCT DEVELOPMENTS, 2010–2015 100
TABLE 72 PARTNERSHIPS AND JOINT VENTURES & COLLABORATIONS, 2010–2015 102
TABLE 73 MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS, 2010–2015 102
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“LIST OF FIGURES
FIGURE 1 CARBON NANOTUBES: MARKET SEGMENTATION 17
FIGURE 2 CARBON NANOTUBES MARKET: RESEARCH DESIGN 19
FIGURE 3 BREAKDOWN OF PRIMARY INTERVIEWS 22
FIGURE 4 MARKET SIZE ESTIMATION: BOTTOM-UP APPROACH 23
FIGURE 5 MARKET SIZE ESTIMATION: TOP-DOWN APPROACH 24
FIGURE 6 MARKET BREAKDOWN & DATA TRIANGULATION 25
FIGURE 7 LIMITATIONS OF THE RESEARCH STUDY 26
FIGURE 8 ASIA-PACIFIC TO DOMINATE THE CARBON NANOTUBES MARKET BETWEEN
2015 & 2020 29
FIGURE 9 MWCNT SEGMENT EXPECTED TO GROW AT THE HIGHEST CAGR DURING THE FORECAST PERIOD 30
FIGURE 10 ADVANCED MATERIALS APPLICATION TO DOMINATE THE MARKET BETWEEN 2015 AND 2020 30
FIGURE 11 ASIA-PACIFIC IS THE FASTEST-GROWING CARBON NANOTUBES MARKET 31
FIGURE 12 EMERGING ECONOMIES TO OFFER LUCRATIVE GROWTH POTENTIAL TO MARKET PLAYERS 32
FIGURE 13 MWCNT SEGMENT TO GROW AT THE FASTEST RATE IN CARBON NANOTUBES MARKET BETWEEN 2015 AND 2020 32
FIGURE 14 CARBON NANOTUBES MARKET TO GROW AT THE HIGH RATE ACROSS THE GLOBE 33
FIGURE 15 CHEMICAL & POLYMERS SEGMENT ACCOUNTED FOR THE LARGEST SHARE OF THE CARBON NANOTUBES MARKET IN ASIA-PACIFIC IN 2014 34
FIGURE 16 CHINA PROJECTED TO WITNESS THE HIGHEST GROWTH RATE DURING THE FORECAST PERIOD 35
FIGURE 17 U.S. AND CHINA ACCOUNTED FOR THE LARGEST SHARE IN THE CARBON NANOTUBES MARKET IN 2014 36
FIGURE 18 ASIA-PACIFIC MARKET EXPECTED TO GROW RAPIDLY DURING THE FORECAST PERIOD 37
FIGURE 19 CARBON NANOTUBES, BY REGION 40
FIGURE 20 DRIVERS, RESTRAINTS, OPPORTUNITIES, AND CHALLENGES IN CARBON NANOTUBES MARKET 40
FIGURE 21 CARBON NANOTUBES VALUE-CHAIN ANALYSIS 46
FIGURE 22 PORTER’S FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS 47
FIGURE 23 TYPES OF CARBON NANOTUBES 51
FIGURE 24 MULTI-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES TO DOMINATE THE MARKET THROUGHOUT THE FORECAST PERIOD 52
FIGURE 25 ASIA-PACIFIC DOMINATES THE CARBON NANOTUBES MARKET IN 2015 52
FIGURE 26 GROWTH OF MAJOR APPLICATION INDUSTRIES WILL CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE MARKET 59
FIGURE 27 CHEMICAL & POLYMERS IS THE FASTEST-GROWING APPLICATION SEGMENT 60
FIGURE 28 REGIONAL SNAPSHOT: INDIA, CHINA, MEXICO, AND KOREA EMERGING AS NEW STRATEGIC LOCATIONS IN THE GLOBAL CARBON NANOTUBES MARKET 78
FIGURE 29 REGIONAL CARBON NANOTUBES MARKET SHARE, BY APPLICATIONS (2014) 79
FIGURE 30 ASIA-PACIFIC MARKET SNAPSHOT—DEMAND TO BE DRIVEN BY RISING POPULATION AND INCREASE IN PURCHASING PARITY 81
FIGURE 31 NORTH AMERICA CARBON NANOTUBES MARKET SNAPSHOT 85
FIGURE 32 EUROPE CARBON NANOTUBES MARKET SNAPSHOT 88
FIGURE 33 ROW CARBON NANOTUBES MARKET SNAPSHOT 91
FIGURE 34 EXPANSIONS : THE KEY GROWTH STRATEGY ADOPTED BY COMPANIES,BETWEEN 2010 AND 2015 94
FIGURE 35 NORTH AMERICA: THE MOST ACTIVE REGION 95
FIGURE 36 MARKET EVALUATION FRAMEWORK : CONTRACTS & AGREEMENTS AND EXPANSIONS FUELLED GROWTH AND INNOVATION, 2010–2015 96
FIGURE 37 BATTLE FOR DEVELOPMENTAL MARKET SHARE : EXPANSIONS WAS THE KEY STRATEGY 97
FIGURE 38 REGIONAL REVENUE MIX OF TOP 5 MARKET PLAYERS 103
FIGURE 39 ARKEMA S.A.: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 104
FIGURE 40 ARKEMA S.A.: SWOT ANALYSIS 106
FIGURE 41 HANWHA CHEMICAL CO. LTD.: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 108
FIGURE 42 HANWHA CHEMICAL CO. LTD.: SWOT ANALYSIS 109
FIGURE 43 KUMHO PETROCHEMICAL: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 111
FIGURE 44 KUMHO PETROCHEMICAL: SWOT ANALYSIS 112
FIGURE 45 SHOWA DENKO K.K.: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 113
FIGURE 46 SHOWA DENKO K.K.: SWOT ANALYSIS 115
FIGURE 47 TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 116
FIGURE 48 TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.: SWOT ANALYSIS 117
FIGURE 49 CNANO TECHNOLOGY LIMITED: SWOT ANALYSIS 119
FIGURE 50 NANOCYL S.A.: SWOT ANALYSIS 121
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