Over the years, the level of demand for carbon fiber and carbon fiber reinforced composites has steadily increased in striking parallel with the number of aerospace and industrial applications using prepreg. From aerospace to sporting goods to wind energy, carbon fiber is rapidly gaining acceptance as an alternative material to metals, wood, and plastics, and is becoming more widely recognized for its high-performance characteristics.
Firms that produce carbon fiber are approaching market opportunities with starkly different strategies. In a major new research report, “Worldwide Carbon Fiber Competitive Analysis and Leadership Study 2016,” Lucintel's analysts examine and profile five of the world's leading carbon fiber producers. This report offers a full competitive analysis from target markets to product mapping and from selling strategy to production capabilities.
Lucintel built profiles of each competitor based on the following criteria:
- Company Overview
- Company Description and Business Segments
- Company Statistics
- Carbon Fiber Business Overview
- Carbon Fiber Business Segments
- Global Carbon Fiber Operations
- Key Differentiators and Strengths
- Products and Product Positioning
- Product Line Overview
- Product Mapping
- Product Positioning in Market Segments
- Production
- Global Manufacturing Operations
The resulting research report represents the most complete strategic and tactical assessment of the carbon fiber producer landscape available. In terms of the total revenue generated by leading carbon fiber producers, Toray ranks number one, followed by Teijin. The larger companies also include Mitsubishi and Cytec.
The detailed analysis of each company offers a critical view into key strategic areas, including:
- Carbon fiber producer target markets
- Key differentiators, strengths, competitors, and other insights
Designed for composites industry professionals, financial services firms, and industrial users of prepreg, Lucintel's Worldwide Carbon Fiber Competitive Analysis and Leadership Study 2016 is the industry's first comprehensive examination of the carbon fiber producers' competitive landscape.
This unique report from Lucintel will provide you with valuable information, insights, and tools needed to identify new growth opportunities and operate your business successfully in this market. This report will save hundreds of hours of your own personal research time and will significantly benefit you in expanding your business in this market. In today's stringent economy, you need every advantage that you can find.
The dynamics of the carbon fiber industry extends beyond routine macro-economic elements of supply and demand. It is the relationship between buyer's needs and seller's capabilities as well as the macroeconomic forces at work that affect the market. It is how well and how efficiently the sellers meet the needs of the buyers that determine long-term success.
In Lucintel's newest competitive research study on the world's leading carbon fiber producers-“Worldwide Carbon Fiber Competitive Analysis and Leadership Study 2016” we thoroughly profile the seven companies with detailed competitive assessments.
The detailed analysis of each company offers a critical view into key strategic areas, including:
- Carbon fiber producer target markets
- Key differentiators, strengths, competitors
- Product line overview, positioning, and mapping
- Market position in global carbon fiber business
- Revenue breakdown by market segments and regions
- Global manufacturing operations
- Current and forecasted production capacities
- Innovation and market leadership
- Marketing, sales, and organizational capabilities
- Management commitment and track record
- Financial strength
Collected from a series of primary vendor interviews and secondary sources, Lucintel also provides its own scorecard for determining which of these companies is better aligned with future market opportunities and which has the ability to gain additional market share.
Using its proprietary research methodology, Lucintel developed a comparative analysis named the Lucintel Leadership Quadrant which identifies leaders and challengers in the carbon fiber industry. Leadership closely examined and rated each carbon fiber maker on two primary criteria as shown below:
- 1. Alignment with market opportunity
- 2. Ability to gain market share
Ability to gain market share was analyzed using following parameters:
- Product portfolio
- Financial strength
- Asset position
- Execution skill
- Customer experience
Alignment with market opportunity was analyzed using following parameters:
- Target growth markets
- New product development
- Corporate and functional strategy
- Presence within the industry
In addition to the Lucintel Leadership Quadrant, this comprehensive research report also offers for consumers of carbon fiber as well as the investment community content-rich comparative analyses detailing which producers have the production capacity, service capabilities and vision to deliver fully on its promises.
Table of Contents
1. Competitive and Leadership Analysis
- 1.1: Introduction
- 1.2: Competitive Analysis
- 1.2.1: Product Mapping: Width and Breadth of Product Offerings
- 1.2.2: Industry Leaders in Terms of Market Share
- 1.3: Financial Strength
- 1.4: Regional Reach
- 1.5: Trend
- 1.6: Leadership Quadrant Analysis
- 1.6.1: Leaders (Top Right)
- 1.6.2: Challengers (Bottom Right)
- 1.6.3: Visionaries (Top Left)
- 1.6.4: Niche Players (Lower Left)
- 1.6: Leadership Quadrant Analysis
- 1.6.1: Leaders (Top Right)
- 1.6.2: Challengers (Bottom Right)
- 1.6.3: Visionaries (Top Left)
- 1.6.4: Niche Players (Lower Left)
2. Cytec Profile
- 2.1: Company Overview
- 2.1.1: Cytec Company Description and Business Segments
- 2.1.2: Cytec Company Statistics
- 2.2: Carbon Fiber Business Overview
- 2.2.1: Carbon Fiber Business Segment
- 2.2.2: Global Carbon Fiber Operations
- 2.2.3: Key Differentiators and Strengths
- 2.2.4: Key Carbon Fiber Competitors
- 2.3: Products and Product Positioning
- 2.3.1: Product Line Overview
- 2.3.2: Carbon Fiber Product Mapping
- 2.3.3: Product Positioning in Market Segments
- 2.4: Markets and Market Positioning
- 2.4.1: Market Position in Global Carbon Fiber Business
- 2.5: Revenue Breakdown by Market Segments
- 2.6: Revenue Breakdown by Regions
- 2.7: Production
- 2.7.1: Cytec Global Manufacturing Operations
- 2.7.2: Current and Forecast Production Capacities
- 2.8: Innovation and Market Leadership
- 2.9: Marketing, Sales, and Organizational Capabilities
- 2.9.1: Marketing and Sales
- 2.9.2: Management Commitment and Track Record
- 2.10: Financial Strength
3. Hexcel Profile
- 3.1: Company Overview
- 3.1.1: Hexcel Company Description and Business Segments
- 3.1.2: Hexcel Company Statistics
- 3.2: Carbon Fiber Business Overview
- 3.2.1: Carbon Fiber Business Segment
- 3.2.2: Global Operations in Carbon Fiber
- 3.2.3: Key Differentiators and Strengths
- 3.2.4: Key Carbon Fiber Competitors
- 3.3: Products and Product Positioning
- 3.3.1: Product Line Overview
- 3.3.2: Carbon Fiber Product Mapping
- 3.3.3: Product Positioning in Market Segments
- 3.4: Markets and Market Positioning
- 3.4.1: Market Position in Global Carbon Fiber Business
- 3.4.2: Revenue Breakdown by Market Segments
- 3.4.3: Revenue Breakdown by Regions
- 3.5: Production
- 3.5.1: Hexcel Global Manufacturing Operations
- 3.5.2: Current and Forecast Production Capacities
- 3.6: Innovation and Market Leadership
- 3.7: Marketing, Sales, and Organizational Capabilities
- 3.7.1: Marketing and Sales
- 3.7.2: Management Commitment and Track Record
- 3.8: Financial Strength
4. MCH Profile
- 4.1: Company Overview
- 4.1.1: Mitsubishi Chemical Holding Company (MCH) Description and Business Segments
- 4.1.2: Mitsubishi Chemical Holding Statistics
- 4.2: Carbon Fiber Business Overview
- 4.2.1: Carbon Fiber Business Segment
- 4.2.2: Global Carbon Fiber Operations
- 4.2.3: Key Differentiators and Strengths
- 4.2.4: Key Carbon Fiber Competitors
- 4.3: Products and Product Positioning
- 4.3.1: Product Line Overview
- 4.3.2: Product Mapping
- 4.3.3: Product Positioning in Market Segments
- 4.4: Markets and Market Positioning
- 4.4.1: Market Position in Global Carbon Fiber Business
- 4.4.2: Revenue Breakdown by Market Segments
- 4.4.3: Revenue Breakdown by Regions
- 4.5: Production
- 4.5.1: MRC Global Manufacturing Operations
- 4.6: Current and Forecast Production Capacities
- 4.7: Innovation and Market Leadership
- 4.8: Marketing, Sales, and Organizational Capabilities
- 4.8.1: Marketing and Sales
- 4.8.2: Management Commitment and Track Record
- 4.9: Financial Strength
5. SGL Profile
- 5.1: Company Overview
- 5.1.1: SGL Group - The Carbon Company Description and Business Segments
- 5.1.2: SGL Group Statistics
- 5.2: Carbon Fiber Business Overview
- 5.2.1: Carbon Fiber Business Segment
- 5.2.2: Global Carbon Fiber Operations
- 5.2.3: Key Differentiators and Strengths
- 5.2.4: Key Carbon Fiber Competitors
- 5.3: Products and Product Positioning
- 5.3.1: Product Line Overview
- 5.3.2: Carbon Fiber Product Mapping
- 5.3.3: Product Positioning in Market Segments
- 5.4: Markets and Market Positioning
- 5.4.1: Market Position in Global Carbon Fiber Business
- 5.4.2: Revenue Breakdown by Market Segments
- 5.4.3: Revenue Breakdown by Regions
- 5.5: Production
- 5.5.1: SGL Carbon AG Global Manufacturing Operations
- 5.5.2: Current and Forecast Production Capacities
- 5.6: Innovation and Market Leadership
- 5.7: Marketing, Sales, and Organizational Capabilities
- 5.7.1: Marketing and Sales
- 5.7.2: Management Commitment and Track Record
- 5.8: Financial Strength
6. Teijin Profile
- 6.1: Company Overview
- 6.1.1: Company Description and Business Segments
- 6.1.2: Company Statistics
- 6.2: Carbon Fiber Business Overview
- 6.2.1: Teijin Carbon Fiber Business Segment
- 6.2.2: Teijin Global Operations in Carbon Fiber
- 6.2.3: Key Differentiators and Strengths
- 6.2.4: Key Carbon Fiber Competitors
- 6.3: Products and Product Positioning
- 6.3.1: Product Line Overview
- 6.3.2: Carbon Fiber Product Map
- 6.3.3: Product Categories
- 6.3.4: Product Positioning in Market Segments
- 6.4: Markets and Market Positioning
- 6.4.1: Market Position in Global Carbon Fiber Business
- 6.4.2: Revenue Breakdown by Market Segments
- 6.4.3: Revenue Breakdown by Regions
- 6.5: Production
- 6.5.1: Global Manufacturing Operations
- 6.5.2: Current and Forecast Production Capacities
- 6.6: Marketing, Sales, and Organizational Capabilities
- 6.6.1: Marketing and Sales
- 6.7: Innovation and Market Leadership
- 6.8: Financial Strength
7. Toray Profile
- 7.1: Company Overview
- 7.1.1: Toray Industries Inc. Description and Business Segments
- 7.1.2: Toray Industries Inc. Statistics
- 7.2: Carbon Fiber Business Overview
- 7.2.1: Carbon Fiber Business Segment
- 7.2.2: Global Carbon Fiber Operations
- 7.2.3: Key Differentiators and Strengths
- 7.2.4: Key Carbon Fiber Competitors
- 7.3: Products and Product Positioning
- 7.3.1: Product Line Overview
- 7.3.2: Carbon Fiber Product Mapping
- 7.3.3: Product Positioning in Market Segments
- 7.4: Markets and Market Positioning
- 7.4.1: Market Position in Global Carbon Fiber Business
- 7.4.2: Revenue Breakdown by Market Segments
- 7.4.3: Revenue Breakdown by Regions
- 7.5: Production
- 7.5.1: Toray Industries Global Manufacturing Operations
- 7.5.2: Current and Forecast Production Capacities
- 7.6: Innovation and Market Leadership
- 7.7: Marketing, Sales, and Organizational Capabilities
- 7.7.1: Marketing and Sales
- 7.7.2: Management Commitment and Track Record
- 7.8: Financial Strength
List of Figures
1. Competitive and Leadership Analysis
- Figure 1.1: Schematic Representation of Carbon Fiber Preparation from PAN Fibers
- Figure 1.2: Industry-Wide Carbon Fiber Product Map
- Figure 1.3: Carbon Fiber Manufacturers' Global Market Share in 2015
- Figure 1.4: Total Revenue Trend for Major Carbon Fiber Suppliers
- Figure 1.5: Total Operating Income for Major Carbon Fiber Suppliers
- Figure 1.6: Total Net Income Trend for Major Carbon Fiber Suppliers
- Figure 1.7: Carbon Fiber Manufacturers' Market Share in Industrial Market in 2015
- Figure 1.8: Carbon Fiber Manufacturers' Market Share in Sporting Goods Market in 2015
- Figure 1.9: Carbon Fiber Manufacturers' Market Share in Aerospace Market in 2015
- Figure 1.10: Total Market vs. Capacity Growth by Company (Capacity) during 2012-2016
- Figure 1.11: Carbon Fiber Manufacturers' Market Share in North America in 2015
- Figure 1.12: Carbon Fiber Manufacturers' Market Share in Europe in 2015
- Figure 1.13: Carbon Fiber Manufacturers' Market Share in Asia and Others in 2015
- Figure 1.14: Relative Positions of Each Carbon Fiber Manufacturer in Four Quadrants
2. Cytec Profile
- Figure 2.1: Cytec's Carbon Fiber Manufacturing Locations
- Figure 2.2: Carbon Fibers and Industry Applications
- Figure 2.3: Cytec's Carbon Fiber Product Map
- Figure 2.4: Cytec's Carbon Fiber Revenue and Industry Market Share in 2010
- Figure 2.5: Cytec's Carbon Fiber Revenue and Industry Market Share in 2015
- Figure 2.6: Cytec's Carbon Fiber Shipments and Industry Market Share in 2010
- Figure 2.7: Cytec's Carbon Fiber Shipments and Industry Market Share in 2015
- Figure 2.8: Cytec's Carbon Fiber Revenues by Market Segment in 2015
- Figure 2.9: Cytec's Share of Market Segment Revenues in 2015
- Figure 2.10: Cytec's PAN Carbon Fiber Sales by Region in 2015
- Figure 2.11: Cytec's Carbon Fiber Manufacturing Locations
- Figure 2.12: Cytec's Production Capacity by Region and Year
- Figure 2.13: Cytec's Share of Production Capacity by Region and Year
- Figure 2.14: Cytec's Revenue, Operating Income, and Net Income Trends
3. Hexcel Profile
- Figure 3.1: Hexcel Carbon Fiber Manufacturing Locations
- Figure 3.2: Various Forms of Carbon Fibers and Composite Materials
- Figure 3.3: Hexcel's Carbon Fiber Product Map
- Figure 3.4: Hexcel's Carbon Fiber Revenues and Industry Market Share in 2010
- Figure 3.5: Hexcel's Carbon Fiber Revenues and Industry Market Share in 2015
- Figure 3.6: Hexcel's Carbon Fiber Shipments and Industry Market Share in 2010
- Figure 3.7: Hexcel's Carbon Fiber Shipments and Industry Market Share in 2015
- Figure 3.8: Hexcel's Revenues by Market Segment
- Figure 3.9: Hexcel's Share of Market Segment Revenues
- Figure 3.10: Hexcel's Carbon Fiber Sales by Global Regions
- Figure 3.11: Hexcel's Manufacturing Locations
- Figure 3.12: Hexcel's Production Capacity by Region and Year
- Figure 3.13: Share of Production Capacity by Region and Year
- Figure 3.14: Revenue, Operating Income, and Net Income Trend for Hexcel
4. MCH Profile
- Figure 4.1: MRC's Global Locations
- Figure 4.2: MRC's Carbon Fibers, Composite Materials, and Products
- Figure 4.3: MRC's Carbon Fiber Product Map
- Figure 4.4: Industry Carbon Fiber Product Map
- Figure 4.5: MCH's Carbon Fiber Revenues and Industry Market Share in 2010
- Figure 4.6: MCH's Carbon Fiber Revenues and Industry Market Share in 2015
- Figure 4.7: MCH's Carbon Fiber Shipments and Industry Market Share in 2010
- Figure 4.8: MCH's Carbon Fiber Shipments and Industry Market Share in 2015
- Figure 4.9: MRC's Revenue Breakdown by Market Segment
- Figure 4.10: MRC's Share of Market Segment Revenue in 2015
- Figure 4.11: MRC's Carbon Fiber Sales by Global Regions in 2015
- Figure 4.12: MRC's Manufacturing Locations
- Figure 4.13: MRC's Production Capacity by Region and Year
- Figure 4.14: MRC's Share of Production Capacity by Region and Year
- Figure 4.15: MCH's Revenue, Operating Income, and Net Income Trends
5. SGL Profile
- Figure 5.1: SGL Group Global Carbon Fiber Manufacturing Locations
- Figure 5.2: SGL's Various Forms and Uses of Carbon Fibers
- Figure 5.3: SGL's Carbon Fiber Product Map
- Figure 5.4: SGL's Carbon Fiber Revenues and Industry Market Share in 2010
- Figure 5.5: SGL's Carbon Fiber Revenues and Industry Market Share in 2015
- Figure 5.6: SGL's Carbon Fiber Shipments and Industry Market Share in 2010
- Figure 5.7: SGL's Carbon Fiber Shipments and Industry Market Share in 2015
- Figure 5.8: SGL's Carbon Fiber Revenues by Market Segment in 2015
- Figure 5.9: SGL's Share of Market Segment Revenue in 2015
- Figure 5.10: SGL's Carbon Fiber Sales by Regions in 2015
- Figure 5.11: SGL's Carbon Fiber Manufacturing Locations
- Figure 5.12: SGL's Production Capacity by Region and Year
- Figure 5.13: SGL's Share of Production Capacity by Region and Year
- Figure 5.14: Revenue, Operating Income, and Net Income Trend for SGL Group
6. Teijin Profile
- Figure 6.1: Teijin's Global Manufacturing Locations
- Figure 6.2: Teijin's Various Product Forms for Carbon Fiber
- Figure 6.3: Teijin's Carbon Business Unit Product Line Overview
- Figure 6.4: Teijin's Carbon Fiber Product Map
- Figure 6.5: Industry-Wide Carbon Fiber Product Map
- Figure 6.6: Teijin's Carbon Fiber Revenues and Industry Market Share in 2010
- Figure 6.7: Teijin's Carbon Fiber Revenues and Industry Market Share in 2015
- Figure 6.8: Teijin's Carbon Fiber Shipments and Industry Market Share in 2010
- Figure 6.9: Teijin's Carbon Fiber Shipments and Industry Market Share in 2015
- Figure 6.10: Teijin's Revenues by Market Segment
- Figure 6.11: Teijin's Share of Market Segment Revenue
- Figure 6.12: Teijin's Carbon Fiber Sales by Global Regions
- Figure 6.13: Teijin's Manufacturing Locations
- Figure 6.14: Toho Tenax's Production Capacity by Region and Year
- Figure 6.15: Toho Tenax's Share of Production Capacity by Region and Year
- Figure 6.16: Teijin's Global Coverage
- Figure 6.17: Revenue, Operating Income, and Net Income Trend for Teijin
7. Toray Profile
- Figure 7.1: Toray's Manufacturing Locations
- Figure 7.2: Toray's Various Forms of Carbon Fibers and Composite Materials
- Figure 7.3: Toray's Carbon Fiber Product Map
- Figure 7.4: Industry Carbon Fiber Product Map
- Figure 7.5: Toray's Carbon Fiber Revenues and Industry Market Share in 2010
- Figure 7.6: Toray's Carbon Fiber Revenues and Industry Market Share in 2015
- Figure 7.7: Toray's Carbon Fiber Shipments and Industry Market Share in 2010
- Figure 7.8: Toray's Carbon Fiber Shipments and Industry Market Share in 2015
- Figure 7.9: Toray's Revenues by Market Segment
- Figure 7.10: Toray's Share of Market Segment Revenue
- Figure 7.11: Toray's Carbon Fiber Sales by Global Regions
- Figure 7.12: Toray's Manufacturing Locations
- Figure 7.13: Toray's Production Capacity by Region and Year
- Figure 7.14: Toray's Share of Production Capacity by Region and Year
- Figure 7.15: Revenue, Operating Income, and Net Income Trend for Toray
List of Tables
1. Competitive and Leadership Analysis
- Table 1.1: Ranking of Carbon Fiber Suppliers Based on Number of Product Offerings
- Table 1.2: Ranking of Suppliers Based on Carbon Fiber Revenue
- Table 1.3: Ranking of Suppliers Based on Parent Company Revenue in 2015
- Table 1.4: Ranking of Leaders in Industrial, Aerospace, and Sporting Goods Markets
- Table 1.5: Ranking of Leaders in Global Carbon Fiber Market Share
- Table 1.6: Major Parameters for Lucintel's Leadership Quadrant Analysis
2. Cytec Profile
- Table 2.1: Cytec Products by Category
- Table 2.2: Production Capacity of Carbon Fibers at Cytec
- Table 2.3: Cytec Revenues and Net Income (Loss) Trends
3. Hexcel Profile
- Table 3.1: Hexcel Magnamite® Products by Category
- Table 3.2: Hexcel Production Capacity of Carbon Fibers
- Table 3.3: Hexcel's Revenues and Net Income (Loss) Trends
4. MCH Profile
- Table 4.1: Pyrofil and Grafil Products by Category
- Table 4.2: MRC and Grafil, Inc. Production Capacity of Carbon Fibers
- Table 4.3: MCH Revenues and Net Income (Loss) Trends
5. SGL Profile
- Table 5.1: SGL SIGRAFIL-C Products by Category
- Table 5.2: Production Capacity of Carbon Fibers at SGL
- Table 5.3: SGL's Revenues and Net Income (Loss) Trends
6. Teijin Profile
- Table 6.1: Teijin's (Toho's) Products by Category
- Table 6.2: Teijin's Production Capacity of Carbon Fibers (Tons/Year)
- Table 6.3: Teijin's Revenues and Net Income (Loss) Trends
7. Toray Profile
- Table 7.1: Toray's Products by Category
- Table 7.2: Toray's Production Capacity of Carbon Fibers (Metric Tons)
- Table 7.3: Toray's Revenues and Net Income (Loss) Trends
