Jun 15 2010
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/92740d/growth_opportuniti) has announced the addition of the "Growth Opportunities in Carbon Fiber Market 2010-2015" report to their offering.
Background:
The carbon fiber is a new breed of high-strength material. In recent decades, carbon fibers have found wide applications in commercial aircraft (up to 50% of the structure as composites), along with recreational (about 50% penetration in golf and fishing pole as units) and industrial (low penetration with high growth) markets, as the price of carbon fiber has stabilized and technologies have matured. The market for carbon fiber has experienced a good growth in recent years except year 2009 due to the recession in various part of the world and economic chaos. The growth rate for the last 23 years was about 10%.
Significant changes have taken place in carbon fiber market in last 4-5 years. There was shortage of carbon fiber during 2005-2006, however market scenario has rapidly changed due to global economic downturn. From the perspective of carbon fiber suppliers, demand has slipped noticeably in first three quarters of 2009 as the global economy has worsened. At the same time, supply has increased to the degree some manufacturers now have ample supply of carbon fiber with relatively low lead times to consumers. According to Lucintel, global carbon fiber market is estimated to reach $2.3 billion in 2015. Lucintel has identified the best and worst performing markets in 2009. For the next five years, the global carbon fiber market is expected to grow 13% per year, however, individual results vary greatly from low single digit growth to high double digit growth per year. Discover which applications will grow the fastest and how changing penetration trends will affect the marketplace.
Never before has there been a report addressing the markets, opportunities, materials and technology issues of the carbon fiber market. This unique report from Lucintel will provide you with all the valuable information and tools you will need to operate your business successfully within the carbon fiber market. This report will save you hundreds of hours of your own personal research time and will significantly benefit you in expanding your business in the carbon fiber market. In todays stringent economy, you need every advantage that you can find to keep ahead in your business. Learn about current and future trends, identify key players, and explore the directions that the carbon fiber market is heading.
Features of This Report:
To make business, investment, or strategic decisions, you need timely and adequate information. This market report fulfills this core need. This is an indispensable reference guide for fiber suppliers, resin suppliers, molders, OEMs, investors, researchers, executives, distributors and many more, who are dealing with the carbon fiber market. Some of the features of this market report are:
- Properties and price comparison of various kinds of carbon fiber. Current and future price ($ / lb) in aero and non-aero grade carbon fiber
- Global carbon fiber market analysis with special emphasis on precursor. Market estimates for PAN based, Pitch based carbon fiber
- Regional market analyses have been provided
- Carbon fiber shipments in various markets and applications have been provided
- Trends (2004-2009) for the overall carbon fiber market and for its categories
- Forecasts (2010-2015) for various market segment and applications in these segments
- Carbon fiber market distribution by manufacturing processes
- And manufacturing processes for PAN and pitch based carbon fiber
- About 275 figures/charts and 63 tables in this 440-page market report to help you make confident business decisions.
Benefits of the Report:
Lucintel's core competency is market research and management consulting. In the last 10 years, Lucintel has worked on hundreds of market research studies, and we do it better, faster and more cost-effectively than others. Lucintel's market report offers following benefits:
- It saves you money, as compared to doing research in-house. ($80,000+)
- It saves you time. Lucintel delivers the report in hours vs. months of in-house data collection and report writing.
- It is an un-biased source of industry facts, intelligence and insights.
- It helps you make confident business decisions quickly.
Who Can Benefit From This Report?
The study is intended for material suppliers, compounders, parts fabricators, OEMs, investors, executives and consultants. The multi-client market studies from Lucintel is used by small to multi-national Fortune 500 companies and utilized for a variety of reasons:
- Business development
- Strategic planning
- Business presentation
- Competitive materials analysis
- Market Expansion
- Revenue Planning
- Investment Decision
- Budgeting