The U.S. Market for Advanced Structural Carbon Products: Fibers, Foams and Composites

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction

• Study and Objectives
  
• Reason for Doing This Study
  
• Intended Audience
  
• Scope of the Report
  
• Methodology and Information Sources
  
• Analyst's Credentials
  
• Custom Research
  
• Related Reports
  

Chapter 2 Summary and Highlights

Chapter 3 Market Overview

• U.S. Market
  
• Research and Technology Trends
  
• Industry Structure
  

Chapter 4 Technical Overview

• Introduction to Advanced Structural Carbon Products
  
• Importance of Mechanical Properties
  
• Carbon Fibers
  
• Raw Materials for Carbon Fibers
  
• Manufacturing Process
  
• Chemical and Physical Properties
  
• Carbon Fiber Product Forms
  
• Recent Developments in Manufacturing Technologies
  
• Manufacturers of Pan-Based Fibers
  
• Manufacturers of Pitch-Based Carbon Fibers
  
• Carbon Fiber Composites
  
• Carbon Foams
  
• Raw Materials
  
• Manufacturing Process
  
• Chemical and Physical Properties
  
• Recent Trends in Carbon Foam Technology
  
• Manufacturers of Carbon Foams
  
• Structure of Graphite
  
• Types and Manufacturing of Graphite Materials
  
• Physical and Chemical Properties
  
• Emerging Technologies
  
• Carbon-Carbon Structural Composites
  
• Types of Structural Composite Materials
  
• Carbon-Reinforced Carbon Matrix Composites
  
• Differences Between Graphite and Carbon-Carbon Composites
  
• Chemical and Physical Properties
  
• Reinforcement Architecture
  
• Manufacturing Processes
  
• Structure and Property Relationship
  
• Oxidation Protection for Carbon-Carbon Composites
  
• Technology Trends
  
• Graphene
  
• Properties
  
• Raw Materials and Production Processes
  

Chapter 5 Market Breakdown by Commercial Application

• Introduction to Commercial Applications
  
• Carbon Fiber Application
  
• Aerospace and Defense Industry
  
• Ground Transport
  
• Industrial Applications
  
• Wind Energy
  
• Sporting Goods
  
• Infrastructure
  
• Thermal Management
  
• Other Applications
  
• Carbon Fiber Market Growth
  
• Carbon Foam Applications
  
• Aerospace and Defense Industry
  
• Ground Transportation
  
• Industrial Applications
  
• Energy
  
• Other Applications
  
• Carbon Foam Market Growth
  
• Structural Graphite Applications
  
• Aerospace and Defense
  
• Ground Transportation
  
• Industrial Applications
  
• Energy
  
• Structural Graphite Market Growth
  
• Carbon-Carbon Composites Applications
  
• Aerospace
  
• Ground Transportation
  
• Industrial Applications
  
• Energy
  
• Other Applications
  
• Carbon-Carbon Composites Market Growth
  
• Structural Graphene Applications
  
• Industrial Applications
  
• Energy
  
• Other Applications
  
• Structural Graphene Market growth
  
• Markets for Advanced Structural Carbons
  
• U.S. Market for Advanced Structural Carbon Products, by Region
  

Chapter 6 Industry Structure and Market Drivers

• Markets for Structural Carbon Materials
  
• Manufacturers of Structural Carbons
  
• Carbon Fibers
  
• Carbon Foams
  
• Structural Graphite
  
• Carbon-Carbon Composites
  
• SWOT Analysis of Structural Carbons Industry
  
• Strengths
  
• Weaknesses
  
• Opportunities
  
• Threats
  
• Market Drivers
  
• Economic Factors
  
• Legal and Regulatory Factors
  
• Industry Factors
  

Chapter 7 Competitive Strategies and Technology Trends

• Competitive Strategies Used in the Structural Carbons Industry
  
• New Business Development
  
• Competitive Pricing
  
• Vertical Integration
  
• Global Strategic Alliances
  
• Intellectual Property Analysis
  
• Technology Development Trends
  

Chapter 8 Company Profiles

• U.S. Manufacturers
  
• Advanced Carbon Technologies, Inc.
  
• Advanced Composites, Inc.
  
• Aerospace Composite Products Co.
  
• Albany Engineered Composites
  
• Applied Sciences, Inc.
  
• Asbury Carbons
  
• Boeing Co.
  
• Carbon Carbon Advanced Technologies, Inc.
  
• Chomarat North America
  
• Cytec Solvay Group
  
• Fiber Materials, Inc.
  
• General Motors Co.
  
• Graphite Metallizing Corp.
  
• Graphite Sales, Inc.
  
• Graftech International
  
• Graphtec Corp.
  
• Helwig Carbon Products, Inc.
  
• Hexcel Corp.
  
• Honeywell International, Inc.
  
• Kirkwood Holding, Inc.
  
• MER Corp.
  
• Minerals Technologies, Inc.
  
• Mitsubishi Chemical Carbon Fiber And Composites, Inc.
  
• Morgan Advanced Materials
  
• Poco Graphite, Inc.
  
• Roc Carbon Co.
  
• Schunk Graphite Technologies Llc
  
• SGL Group
  
• Sioux Manufacturing Corp.
  
• Spencer Composites Corp.
  
• St. Marys Carbon
  
• Superior Graphite
  
• Toho Tenax America, Inc.
  
• Toray Carbon Fibers America, Inc.
  
• Touchstone Research Laboratory
  
• TPI Composites
  
• Ultramet, Inc.
  
• UTC Aerospace Systems
  
• V2 Composites, Inc.
  
• Zoltek Corp.
  
• International Manufacturers
  
• Anaori Carbon Co. Ltd.
  
• Atlas Composite Technologies
  
• Graphenea
  
• Grupo Antolin
  
• Mersen Group
  
• Mitsubishi Chemical Corp.
  
• Nippon Graphite Fiber Co. Ltd.
  
• Toho Tenax Co. Ltd.
  
• Toray Industries, Inc.
  

Chapter 9 Appendix: List of Abbreviations

List of Tables
Summary Table: The U.S. Market for Advanced Structural Carbon Products, by End-User, Through 2023
Table 1: Dependence of Carbon Fiber Properties on Raw Materials
Table 2: Structure-Property Relationships for Carbon Fibers Derived from Various Precursors
Table 3: Typical Mechanical Properties of Carbon-Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites
Table 4: Typical Mechanical Properties of Carbon-Fiber-Reinforced Metal Composites
Table 5: Properties of Pitch Raw Materials Used for Carbon Foam Manufacturing
Table 6: Physical Properties of Pitch-Derived Carbon Foams
Table 7: Physical Properties of Graphite Materials
Table 8: Advantages and Disadvantages of Carbon-Carbon Composites
Table 9: Comparison of Physical Properties of Graphite and Carbon-Carbon Composites
Table 10: Comparison of Carbon-Carbon Composites Properties Manufactured, by Various Processing Routes
Table 11: Properties and Applications of Carbon Fibers
Table 12: The U.S. Military Aircraft Market, 2015 and 2016
Table 13: Cumulative U.S. Wind Capacity, 2010-2018
Table 14: The U.S. Carbon Fiber Market Volume, by End-User, Through 2023
Table 15: The U.S. Carbon Fiber Market Volume Share, by End-User, 2017 and 2023
Table 16: The U.S. Market for Carbon Fibers, by End-User, Through 2023
Table 17: The U.S. Carbon Fiber Market Shares, by End-User, 2017 and 2023
Table 18: The U.S. Carbon Foam Market Volume, by End-User, Through 2023
Table 19: The U.S. Carbon Foam Market Volume Shares, by End-User, 2017 and 2023
Table 20: The U.S. Market for Carbon Foam, by End-User, Through 2023
Table 21: The U.S. Carbon Foam Market Shares, by End-User, 2017 and 2023
Table 22: Typical Applications of Graphite Bearings
Table 23: The U.S. Structural Graphite Market Volume, by End-User, Through 2023
Table 24: The U.S. Structural Graphite Market Volume Shares, by End-User, 2017 and 2023
Table 25: The U.S. Market for Structural Graphite, by End-User, Through 2023
Table 26: The U.S. Structural Graphite Market Shares, by End-User, 2017 and 2023
Table 27: The U.S. Carbon-Carbon Composites Market Volume, by End-User, Through 2023
Table 28: The U.S. Carbon-Carbon Composites Market Volume Shares, by End-User, 2017 and 2023
Table 29: The U.S. Market for Carbon-Carbon Composites, by End-User, Through 2023
Table 30: The U.S. Carbon-Carbon Composites Market Shares, by End-User, 2017 and 2023
Table 31: Possible Types of Graphene Composites and Their Properties
Table 32: The U.S. Market for Structural Graphene, by End-User, Through 2023
Table 33: The U.S. Structural Carbons Market Volume, by Material Type, Through 2023
Table 34: The U.S. Structural Carbons Market Volume Shares, by Material Type, 2017 and 2023
Table 35: The U.S. Market for Structural Carbons, by Material Type, Through 2023
Table 36: The U.S. Structural Carbon Products Market Shares, by Material Type, 2017 and 2023
Table 37: The U.S. Market for Advanced Structural Carbon Products Market, by Region, Through 2023
Table 38: The U.S. Carbon Fiber Market Volume Share of Leading Suppliers, 2017
Table 39: The U.S. Carbon Foam Market Share of Leading Suppliers, 2017
Table 40: The U.S. Structural Graphite Market Share of Leading Suppliers, 2017
Table 41: The U.S. Carbon-Carbon Composites Market Share of Leading Suppliers, 2017
Table 42: Products: Advanced Composites, Inc.
Table 43: Developments: Chomarat North America, 2016-2018
Table 44: Developments: Cytec Solvay Group, 2017-2018
Table 45: Products: Fiber Materials, Inc.
Table 46: Products: GrafTech International
Table 47: Products: Hexcel Corp.
Table 48: Developments: Hexcel Corp., 2018
Table 49: Products: Honeywell International Inc.
Table 50: Developments: Honeywell International, Inc., 2010-2017
Table 51: Products: Mer Corp.
Table 52: Products: Minerals Technologies, Inc.
Table 53: Products: Mitsubishi Chemical Carbon Fiber and Composites, Inc.
Table 54: Developments: Mitsubishi Chemical Carbon Fiber and Composites, Inc., 2014-2017
Table 55: Products: Morgan Advanced Materials
Table 56: Developments: Morgan Advanced Materials, 2016-2018
Table 57: Products: Poco Graphite, Inc.
Table 58: Products: Schunk Graphite Technology LLC
Table 59: Products: SGL Group
Table 60: Developments: SGL Group, 2018
Table 61: Products: Sioux Manufacturing Corp.
Table 62: Industries Served: Spencer Composites Corp.
Table 63: Products: St. Marys Carbon
Table 64: Products: Superior Graphite Co.
Table 65: Products: Toho Tenax America, Inc.
Table 66: Products: Touchstone Research Laboratory
Table 67: Industries: TPI Composites
Table 68: Materials: Ultramet, Inc.
Table 69: Products: UTC Aerospace Systems
Table 70: Products: V2 Composites, Inc.
Table 71: Products: Zoltek Corp.
Table 72: Products: Anaori Carbon Co. Ltd.
Table 73: Sectors: Atlas Composite Technologies
Table 74: Products: Grupo Antolin
Table 75: Products: Mersen Group
Table 76: Developments: Mersen Group, 2018
Table 77: Products: Mitsubishi Chemical Corp.
Table 78: Products: Nippon Graphite Fiber Co. Ltd.
Table 79: Products: Toho Tenax Co. Ltd.
Table 80: Developments: Toho Tenax Co. Ltd., 2018
Table 81: Products: Toray Industries, Inc.
Table 82: Abbreviations Used in the U.S. Market for Advanced Structural Carbon Products

List of Figures
Summary Figure: The U.S. Market for Advanced Structural Carbon Products, by End-User, 2017-2023
Figure 1: The U.S. Advanced Structural Carbons Market Share, by Type, 2017
Figure 2: Projected Compound Annual Growth Rate of the U.S. Market for Structural Carbons, by Type, 2018-2023
Figure 3: Schematic of Manufacturing Process of Synthetic Graphite
Figure 4: Crystalline Structure of Graphite
Figure 5: Representation of Carbon-Carbon Composite Manufacturing Process
Figure 6: The U.S Market for Lightweight Materials in Aviation Industry Application, by Material Type, 2010 and 2030
Figure 7: The U.S Market for Lightweight Materials in Wind Energy Application, by Material Type, 2010 and 2030
Figure 8: The U.S Market for Lightweight Materials in Automotive Application, by Material Type, 2010 and 2030
Figure 9: The U.S. Space Vehicle Market, 2017-2023
Figure 10: The U.S. Missile Shipments, 2017-2023
Figure 11: The U.S. Shipments of Carbon Fiber Fishing Rods, 2017-2023
Figure 12: The U.S. Market Volume Shares for Carbon Fiber, by End-User, 2017 and 2023
Figure 13: The U.S. Carbon Fiber Market Shares, by End-User, 2017 and 2023
Figure 14: The U.S. Carbon Foam Market Volume Shares, by End-User, 2017 and 2023
Figure 15: The U.S. Carbon Foam Market Shares, by End-User, 2017 and 2023
Figure 16: The U.S. Structural Graphite Market Shares, by End-User, 2017 and 2023
Figure 17: The U.S. Structural Graphite Market Shares, by End-User, 2017 and 2023
Figure 18: The U.S. Carbon-Carbon Composites Market Volume Shares, by End-User, 2017 and 2023
Figure 19: The U.S. Carbon-Carbon Composites Market Shares, by End-User, 2017 and 2023
Figure 20: The U.S. Structural Carbons Market Volume Shares, by Material Type, 2017 and 2023
Figure 21: The U.S. Structural Carbon Products Market Shares, by Material Type, 2017 and 2023
Figure 22: The U.S. Market for Advanced Structural Carbon Products Market, by Region, 2017 and 2023
Figure 23: The U.S. Carbon Fiber Market Share of Leading Suppliers, 2017
Figure 24: The U.S. Carbon Foam Market Share of Leading Suppliers, 2017
Figure 25: The U.S. Structural Graphite Market Shares of Leading Suppliers, 2017
Figure 26: The U.S. Carbon-Carbon Composites Market Volume Share of Leading Suppliers, 2017

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Executive Summary

Summary

The advanced structural carbon products market has witnessed boom and bust cycles. These state makes it tough for fiber manufacturers to forecast capacity needs.

The aerospace and defense segment is the largest U.S. market for structural carbon materials as shown in the summary table below. Industrial applications such as corrosion-resistant chemical process equipment and refractories make up the second-largest market segment. Unlike aerospace and defense, which chiefly uses carbon fibers and carbon-carbon composites, structural graphite is the dominant structural carbon material in the industrial segment.

Energy applications are the third-largest market for structural carbon materials. The energy market consists mainly of carbon fiber for wind turbine blades and graphite for use in fuel cells, nuclear power plants and hydrogen storage media.

Scope of the Report

This report covers technological, economic and business conditions in the structural carbons industry. Included in this report are descriptions of market forces relevant to the structural carbons industry and their areas of application.

The U.S. market is presented by type of structural carbons along with growth forecasts through 2023. Estimated values used are based on manufacturers’ total revenues. Projected and forecasted revenue values are in constant U.S. dollars, unadjusted for inflation. The driving forces in the industry and the structure of the industry are also examined.

The structural carbons industry is discussed with respect to type of structural carbon material. Finally, brief profiles of the major manufacturers are presented.

Reason for Doing This Study

This study is an update of a 2016 report. The structural carbon materials industry and markets have continued to develop in the two years since the previous edition was published.

The structural carbon materials industry serves mature markets such as defense and aerospace, with a wide variety of products satisfying the requirements of well-established applications. However, continuous technical innovations and efforts to make structural carbon technologies available for new applications (at affordable prices) are leading to the development of new markets.

Corporations in the structural carbons industry need to understand the significance of these trends to manage their enterprise and resources effectively. Users of structural carbons must also understand the effect of these changes in order to select the most cost-effective option among newly available products and technologies prior to committing significant capital resources.

Companies Mentioned

• Advanced Carbon Technologies, Inc.
  
• Advanced Composites, Inc.
  
• Aerospace Composite Products Co.
  
• Albany Engineered Composites
  
• Anaori Carbon Co. Ltd.
  
• Applied Sciences, Inc.
  
• Asbury Carbons
  
• Atlas Composite Technologies
  
• Boeing Co.
  
• Carbon Carbon Advanced Technologies, Inc.
  
• Chomarat North America
  
• Cytec Solvay Group
  
• Fiber Materials, Inc.
  
• General Motors Co.
  
• Graftech International
  
• Graphenea
  
• Graphite Metallizing Corp.
  
• Graphite Sales, Inc.
  
• Graphtec Corp.
  
• Grupo Antolin
  
• Helwig Carbon Products, Inc.
  
• Hexcel Corp.
  
• Honeywell International, Inc.
  
• Kirkwood Holding, Inc.
  
• MER Corp.
  
• Mersen Group
  
• Minerals Technologies, Inc.
  
• Mitsubishi Chemical Carbon Fiber And Composites, Inc.
  
• Mitsubishi Chemical Corp.
  
• Morgan Advanced Materials
  
• Nippon Graphite Fiber Co. Ltd.
  
• Poco Graphite, Inc.
  
• Roc Carbon Co.
  
• Schunk Graphite Technologies Llc
  
• SGL Group
  
• Sioux Manufacturing Corp.
  
• Spencer Composites Corp.
  
• St. Mary's Carbon
  
• Superior Graphite
  
• Toho Tenax America, Inc.
  
• Toho Tenax Co. Ltd.
  
• Toray Carbon Fibers America, Inc.
  
• Toray Industries, Inc.
  
• Touchstone Research Laboratory
  
• TPI Composites
  
• Ultramet, Inc.
  
• UTC Aerospace Systems
  
• V2 Composites, Inc.
  
• Zoltek Corp.