Abstract
The market sectors covered in this report fall broadly under the category of
“consumer goods.” The consumer goods sector includes a wide range
of products from clothing and footwear to household and personal products. The
global market for nanotechnology in the above markets was worth approximately
UK£1435 million in 2009, and is expected to rise to UK£2740
million by 2015.
Nanotechnology is attractive to consumer goods companies because of the
potential it offers to add a novel design or function to a brand. There are
numerous products on the consumer goods market already incorporating
nanomaterials. In sporting goods, nanomaterials are a component of tennis
balls, tennis rackets, golf balls and ski wax. Nanocoatings have been applied
to eyewear for increased comfort and durability and to clothing and footwear
to repel stains and kill bacteria. Companies such as Unilever, Henkel and
Procter and Gamble are actively developing nanotechnologies for food
processing, nanocoatings for textiles and nano-inspired cleaning solutions.
For the purposes of this report, the market sub-sectors covered are:
- Personal care
- Household care
- Leisure equipment
- Brand & Product Security
- Packaging.
Brand & product security
Counterfeiting of branded products is estimated to cost companies $600 billion
worldwide, and affects a whole plethora of industries. The latest developments
in brand security and packaging are designed to provide “smart
protection”, by which new applications for in-print or coating taggants
(covert chemical markers) provide not only yes/no authentication of valid
products, but also tools to assist companies and organisations in effectively
managing product or item integrity in a complex environment.
Nanoscale taggants containing unique magnetic “fingerprints” can
be used in a wide range of articles, from pharmaceutical packaging and luxury
goods (such as watches and handbags) to automotive and aviation spare parts.
It is hoped that such “fingerprints” will stem the tide of
counterfeit goods by enabling genuine merchandise to be uniquely identified. A
number of nano-based products offering product security have already been
introduced into the sector, including intelligent inks and nanoparticle
coatings.
Personal care
There is a wide variety of personal care products on the market at present
claiming to contain nanomaterials. The European Commission estimates that
nanomaterials are now used in around 5% of the cosmetic products - including
sunscreen, lipsticks and anti-ageing creams - that are already on the market.
There are more than 2500 personal care products that contain either
nano-titanium dioxide or nano zinc oxide including moisturizers, eye liners,
lip sticks, make-up foundations, soaps, sunscreens, mascara, nail polish.
Household care
There are a number of products on the market for household care and
protection. Nanoscale repellent coatings can be applied to sanitary surfaces
in bathrooms, toilets, kitchens or window panes, where frequent contact with
water, oil and dirt can quickly soil surfaces. These treatments are extremely
popular in German and Asian markets.
Many different household products use nanotechnology to give them unique
properties. Bayer Chemicals has developed nanotechnologies for
“packaging” fragrances in an ultra-thin nanofilm to form
microcapsules. When leather and textiles are sprayed with these microcapsules
and subjected to pressure, a fragrance is then released.
Packaging
As the demands of the packaging industry evolve, nanotechnology has the
potential for providing new materials and applications that respond to
changing manufacturer and consumer trends. Future packaging trends, based on a
wide range of factors are likely to include material reduction, bio-based
material, differentiation and plastic with improved barrier properties. Safety
features will include freshness indicators and antimicrobial/aroma release.
Interactivity will be another feature.
Nanocomposites have had the greatest impact, with composites of polymers with
nanometre-scale reinforcements of various forms offering enhanced mechanical
properties, allowing packaging to be fabricated with less weight and bulk than
current designs and possibly at lower cost. Interpenetrating network materials
of various compositions, with domain sizes on the nanometre scale, offer
unprecedented properties for applications requiring high barrier function or
UV protection. Products are currently on the market from a number of companies
including Honeywell, Bayer and Mitsubishi Gas Chemical.
Leisure wear & equipment
The sports & leisure sector has produced a number of products utilising
nanomaterials. However, at present it is unclear the extent to which the
buzzword “nano” has been supported by serious technology. Products
span from skiing wax to ultra light bicycles, notably used in the Tour de
France. A number of companies are selling tennis rackets reinforced with
nanofillers. Other sporting goods which make use of nanomaterial reinforcement
include baseball bats, badminton rackets and hockey sticks.
Tennis balls and golf balls that claim to have nanotechnologically improved
properties are also currently available. The strategy for improving tennis
balls is to decrease gas permeability, maintain pressure for longer, and
therefore increase the life-span of the balls (normal tennis balls usually do
not last a three set tennis match). Claims that nano-enhanced golf balls fly
“straighter” and roll better due to a hydrophobic surface are a
little more doubtful.
Nanomaterials are also finding their way into sportswear. A well known
disadvantage of fabrics is their tendency to get easily stained and fabrics
made of cotton tend to soak up liquids. This can be overcome by increasing the
water repellency with fluorinated carbon chains, making the cloth more
hydrophobic; these coatings, often commercialized by small companies, have
found their way into the products of brand owners such as Levis and Nike.
More recent approaches are based on the use of nanoparticles in fabric
coatings. Nanoparticles such as SiO2 increase the permanence of the textile
finish, and have been applied to various products already on the market. The
most promising application is in water, stain and oil repellent textiles.
Nanoparticles have also been used to provide the controlled release of
fragrances, biocides and anti-fungals on textiles. The technology is mostly
based on classical fluorinated carbon at present. Nanoscale silver coated
fabrics are also on the market for preventing foot odour through killing
bacteria.
The domain of “functional textiles” has grown significantly, and
one notable area is the embedding of electronics. Known as “wearable
electronics”, these find applications in sports, medicine and the
military, incorporating nanotubes as conductive materials and sensors.
This new 100-page+ report from Nanoposts.com includes:
- Global revenues for Nanotechnology in Personal Care, Cosmetics, Household
Care, Packaging and Leisure Wear & Equipment, 2008-2015
- Over 150 company profiles segmented by market sector
- Products and applications
- Current standards and regulations
Report Statistics
- Pages: 111
- Format: PDF and hard copy
- Published: February 2010
Table of Contents
1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
2. METHODOLOGY
- 2.1 Quantitative data collection
- 2.2 Qualitative data collection
- 2.3 Market forecasting
3. NANOTECHNOLOGY IN PERSONAL CARE, COSMETICS, SUNSCREENS, HOUSEHOLD CARE, PACKAGING AND LEISURE WEAR & EQUIPMENT
- 3.1 Market revenues, 2008-2015
- 3.1.1 Brand & product security
- 3.1.1.1 Security and authentication taggants
- 3.1.1.2 Supply chain tracking
- 3.1.1.3 Global revenues 2008-2015
- 3.1.2 Personal care
- 3.1.2.1 Cosmetics & Toiletries
- 3.1.2.2 Sunscreens
- 3.1.2.3 Dental products
- 3.1.2.4 Global revenues 2008-2015
- 3.1.3 Household care
- 3.1.3.1 Controlled release fragrancing
- 3.1.3.2 Paints
- 3.1.3.3 Self-cleaning coatings
- 3.1.3.4 Easy clean hygienic surfaces
- 3.1.3.5 Global revenues 2008-2015
- 3.1.4 Packaging
- 3.1.4.1 Antimicrobial coatings
- 3.1.4.2 Structural reinforcement
- 3.1.4.3 Gas barrier coatings & films
- 3.1.4.4 Printable RFID
- 3.1.4.5 UV Resistant Plastic
- 3.1.4.6 Food Quality Sensors
- 3.1.4.7 Electronic displays
- 3.1.4.8 Global revenues 2008-2015
- 3.1.5 Leisure wear & equipment
- 3.1.5.1 Sports equipment
- 3.1.5.2 Sportswear and clothing
- 3.1.5.3 Global revenues 2008-2015
- 3.1.6 Standards and regulation
4. COMPANY PROFILES
- 4.1 PERSONAL CARE
- 4.1.1 Advanced Nanotechnology Ltd
- 4.1.2 Antaria Limited
- 4.1.3 Aquamarijn Micro Filtration bv
- 4.1.4 Aquanova
- 4.1.5 Argonide
- 4.1.6 BASF
- 4.1.7 Beiersdorf
- 4.1.8 Ferro Corporation
- 4.1.9 Five Star Technologies Inc.
- 4.1.10 EKA Chemicals
- 4.1.11 geniaLabRBioTechnologie
- 4.1.12 Isehan
- 4.1.13 Lipoid GmbH
- 4.1.14 L' Oreal
- 4.1.15 Lancome
- 4.1.16 Nanobio
- 4.1.17 Nanophase
- 4.1.18 NaturalNano
- 4.1.19 Nanoscape
- 4.1.20 PVA TePla America
- 4.1.21 Salvona Technologies Inc.
- 4.1.22 Tsinghua Yuanxing Bio-Pharm. Co., Ltd
- 4.1.23 Vivamer
- 4.2 HOUSEHOLD CARE
- 4.2.1 Bayer
- 4.2.2 Bio-Gate
- 4.2.3 Bioni Paints
- 4.2.4 Celanese Chemicals Europe GmbH
- 4.2.5 CVD Technologies Ltd
- 4.2.6 De Cie GmbH
- 4.2.7 Green Millennium Inc.
- 4.2.8 Erlus Lotus
- 4.2.9 Industrial Nanotech Inc.
- 4.2.10 MCH Nanosolutions
- 4.2.11 Nano Care Ag
- 4.2.12 NanoCover A/S
- 4.2.13 Nanogate Coating Systems GmbH
- 4.2.14 Nano Hygiene Coatings Ltd
- 4.2.15 nanoproofed R Illing GbR
- 4.2.16 Nanosol AG
- 4.2.17 Nanotec Pty Ltd
- 4.2.18 Nanovations
- 4.2.19 NANO-X GmbH
- 4.2.20 NaturalNano
- 4.2.21 Ngimat Co
- 4.2.22 NTC Nano Tech Coatings GmbH
- 4.2.23 N-Tec GmbH
- 4.2.24 PChem Associates, Inc.
- 4.2.25 Percenta AG
- 4.2.26 Pilkington
- 4.2.27 Saint Goban Glass
- 4.2.28 Sarastro GmbH
- 4.2.29 Sto
- 4.2.30 Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co., Ltd
- 4.2.31 TCNano ApS
- 4.3 PACKAGING
- 4.3.1 Alcoa CSI
- 4.3.2 Bernard Technologies
- 4.3.3 Bio-Gate
- 4.3.4 Buhler
- 4.3.5 Cambridge Display Technology
- 4.3.6 Ciba Irgaguard
- 4.3.7 Dow Chemical
- 4.3.8 Elementis
- 4.3.9 Engelhard
- 4.3.10 Honeywell
- 4.3.11 ICA Trinova
- 4.3.12 InMat Inc
- 4.3.13 IQ Materials
- 4.3.14 Kuraray
- 4.3.15 LC ChemLtd.
- 4.3.16 Mitsubishi Gas Chemical
- 4.3.17 Nanocor
- 4.3.18 NanoHorizons
- 4.3.19 NanoMas
- 4.3.20 Nanux
- 4.3.21 NaturalNano
- 4.3.22 nGimat
- 4.3.23 nSec
- 4.3.24 NovaCentrix
- 4.3.25 Plextronics
- 4.3.26 Polyera
- 4.3.27 Polyone Corp
- 4.3.28 Southern Clay Products
- 4.3.29 Triton Systems
- 4.4 LEISURE EQUIPMENT
- 4.4.1 Nano-Group Holdings Ltd.
- 4.4.2 Integran
- 4.4.3 P2i Ltd.
- 4.4.4 Peratech
- 4.4.5 Surface Innovations
- 4.4.6 XeroCoat
- 4.5 BRAND & PRODUCT SECURITY
- 4.5.1 Authentix
- 4.5.2 AR Mark
- 4.5.3 CSIRO Materials Science & Engineering (CMSE)
- 4.5.4 DGTec
- 4.5.5 Evident Technologies
- 4.5.6 ID Global
- 4.5.7 Ingenia Technology
- 4.5.8 Invitrogen
- 4.5.9 Micromem Inc
- 4.5.10 Microtrace Solutions
- 4.5.11 Nanoco Technologies Ltd
- 4.5.12 Nanoink
- 4.5.13 Nanoplex
- 4.5.14 Nanoventions
- 4.5.15 Opalux
