Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/dgz63z/growth) has announced the addition of the "Growth Opportunities in the Global Carbon Fiber Market 2014-2019" report to their offering.

The global carbon fiber market is expected to reach $3.3 billion by 2019 from $1.8 billion in 2013.

Both industrial and aerospace markets are expected to witness annual double-digit growth. The sporting goods market is likely to witness the lowest growth over 2014-2018 in terms of dollar shipment.

This research indicates that the future growth of global carbon fiber industry will likely be driven by emerging applications such as wind blades; nuclear centrifuge rotor tubes; laptop cases; mobile phones; and risers, tethers and umbilical in the oil and gas industry. In addition, civil and bridge applications; CNG tanks, fuel cells, and automotive applications in high-end cars; defense aircraft; commercial aerospace applications such as B787, A380, B747-8, A350; and next-generation narrow body aircraft are leading applications for carbon fiber use.

The industrial market is expected to see the highest growth among the other major sectors such as aerospace and sporting goods. The industrial market is forecast to grow at the highest rate annually over the next five years in terms of million dollars in shipments. More new carbon fiber suppliers from India, China, Russia, the Middle East, and other developing regions are likely to emerge. Although there is likely be a rise in pricing of final products annually over the next five years, this will be compensated because of high manufacturing efficiency. Additionally, competition from offshore suppliers, such as China and India, is expected to drive down the cost of end products.

The report, which provides trend scenarios for 2008-2013 and forecast statistics during 2014-2019, details industry drivers and challenges, compares properties and prices, and highlights major carbon fiber suppliers. The report also describes various carbon fiber properties, manufacturing processes, and more.

Some of the features of this market report are:

  • Properties and price comparison of various kinds of carbon fiber
  • Global carbon fiber market analysis with special emphasis on precursor. Market estimates for PAN-based and pitch-based carbon fiber
  • Carbon fiber shipments in various markets and applications have been provided
  • Global carbon fiber market size estimates in terms of dollar value and volume
  • Regional analysis of the global carbon fiber market such as North America, Europe and Rest of the World
  • Porter's Five Forces Analysis
  • Growth trends for last five years (2008-2013) and forecast for next five years (2014-2019) in terms of dollar value and volume by segments for the overall carbon fiber market and for its categories

Key Topics Covered:

1. Executive Summary

2. Evolution of Carbon Fiber Market

  • Overview of past and present
  • Future of carbon fiber market

3. Properties and Price Comparison

  • Continuous fiber
  • Chopped fiber
  • Milled fiber
  • Metal coated fiber

4. Carbon Fiber Suppliers

  • Key material suppliers and their market shares
  • Company overview

5. Carbon Fiber Market Analysis

  • Supply and demand analysis
  • Carbon fiber by market segments
  • Carbon fiber market by precursor
  • Carbon fiber market by region

6. Market Trends

  • Growth trends in global carbon fiber shipment
  • Growth trends in PAN-based carbon fiber
  • Growth trends in Pitch-based carbon fiber
  • Trends in supply and demand
  • Trends by applications
  • Trends by region
  • Trends in carbon fiber price

7. Market Forecast

  • Forecast by capacity
  • Forecast by applications
  • Forecast by region
  • Value chain analysis

8. Manufacturing of Carbon Fiber

  • Carbon fibers from precursor
  • Carbon fibers in Melt-Blown Nonwovens

Companies Mentioned

  • Cytec Industries Inc.
  • Donac Co., Ltd.
  • Formosa Plastics Corporation
  • Hexcel Composites
  • Kureha Corporation
  • Mitsubishi Plastics Composites America, Inc.
  • Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.
  • Nippon Graphite Fiber Corporation
  • SGL Group - The Carbon Company
  • Teijin Ltd.
  • Toray Industries Inc.
  • Zoltek Corp.

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