Abstract
US demand to grow 6.5% annually through 2010
Demand for advanced ceramics is forecast to increase 6.5 percent per year to nearly $12 billion in 2010. Although the advanced ceramics industry is in some respects mature and well-established, it is also a high technology industry. As a result, the research and development of new products, new applications and new market niches is a critical and continuous process. New or reinvigorated uses for ceramics which offer considerable growth potential include ballistic armor, ceramic composite automotive brakes, diesel particulate filters, a wide variety of prosthetic products, piezoceramic sensors and next-generation computer memory products.
Ongoing proliferation of electronics to spark demand
Consumption of advanced ceramics is highly dependent upon the health of the electronics and electrical products industries, which combined accounted for 46 percent of total demand in 2005. In the electronics market, the ongoing proliferation of cellular phones, portable computing devices, gaming systems and other personal electronic devices will continue to spark demand for semiconductors, capacitors and other ceramiccontaining electronic components. The electrical market is sizeable but relatively mature with a comparatively low level of new product development. Growth is therefore closely tied to overall prospects for electrical equipment and tends to be highly cyclical. After suffering outright declines, electrical equipment shipments will experience a rebound through 2010, favorably impacting advanced ceramics demand in such items as insulators.
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION
I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
II. MARKET ENVIRONMENT
- General
- Macroeconomic Overview
- Demographic Trends
- Consumer Spending Overview
- Manufacturing Outlook
- Pricing Issues & Competitive Materials
- Historical Trends
- Regulatory & Environmental Factors
- International Activity
- Foreign Trade
III. TYPES
- General
- Alumina Ceramics
- Titanate Ceramics
- Barium Titanate
- Lead Zirconate Titanate
- Other Titanate Ceramics
- Ferrite Ceramics
- Zirconate Ceramics
- Silicon Carbide Ceramics
- Cordierite Ceramics
- Beryllia Ceramics
- Silicon Nitride Ceramics
- Other Ceramics
IV. PRODUCTS
- General
- Monolithic Ceramics
- Electrical & Electronic Products
- Catalyst Supports
- Filters
- Wear Parts
- Engine Parts
- Bioceramics
- Membranes
- Cutting Tools
- Other Monolithic Ceramics
- Ceramic Coatings
- Engine Parts
- Cutting Tools
- Wear Parts
- Other Ceramic Coatings
- Ceramic Matrix Composites
- Wear Parts
- Engine Parts
- Cutting Tools
- Other Ceramic Matrix Composites
- Demand by Process
V. MARKETS
- General
- Electronic Component Market
- Electronic Component Outlook
- Advanced Ceramics Demand
- Semiconductors & Integrated Circuit Packages
- Capacitors
- Other Electronic Components
- Electrical Equipment Market
- Electrical Equipment Outlook
- Advanced Ceramics Demand
- Insulators
- Permanent Magnets
- Other Electrical Equipment
- Industrial Machinery Market
- Industrial Machinery Outlook
- Advanced Ceramics Demand
- Transportation Equipment Market
- Transportation Equipment Outlook
- Advanced Ceramics Demand
- Motor Vehicles
- Aerospace & Other Transportation Equipment
- Chemical & Plastic Market
- Chemical & Plastic Industry Outlook
- Advanced Ceramics Demand
- Environmental Market
- Pollution Control & Abatement Outlook
- Advanced Ceramics Demand
- Medical Product Market
- Implantable Medical Devices Outlook
- Advanced Ceramics Demand
- Other Markets
VI. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
- General
- Market Share
- Industry Restructuring
- Cooperative Agreements
- Marketing & Distribution
- Manufacturing
- Research & Development
- Competitive Strategies
- COMPANY PROFILES
- American Technical Ceramics Corporation
- Argillon GmbH, see Siemens AG
- AVX Corporation, see Kyocera Corporation
- Brush Engineered Materials Incorporated
- Carpenter Technology Corporation
- Ceradyne Incorporated
- CerCo LLC
- Certech Incorporated, see Carpenter Technology
- Cookson Group plc
- CoorsTek Incorporated
- Corning Incorporated
- CTS Corporation
- DENSO Corporation
- DuPont (EI) de Nemours
- Ferro Corporation
- GE Advanced Ceramics, see General Electric Company
- General Electric Company
- Hitachi Limited
- KEMET Corporation
- Kyocera Corporation
- Matsushita Electric Industrial Company Limited
- Morgan Crucible Company plc
- Murata Manufacturing Company Limited
- Natel Engineering Company Incorporated
- NGK Insulators Limited
- Noritake Company Limited
- Pall Corporation
- Rockwood Holdings Incorporated
- Saint-Gobain
- Scrantom Incorporated, see Natel Engineering
- Siemens AG
- Sulzer Limited
- TDK Corporation
- Thermal Ceramics, see Morgan Crucible Company plc
- Toshiba Ceramics Company Limited
- Vishay Intertechnology Incorporated
- Zentrix Technologies Incorporated, see Brush Engineered Materials Incorporated
- Other Companies in the Advanced Ceramics Industry
