Chemicals and Materials
The global silica aerogel market is witnessing significant growth due to superior thermal insulation and lighter alternative, environment-friendly material and a large base of end-use applications. Additionally, silica aerogel is a potential substitute for conventional insulation materials and its use in fabrication of apparel for low temperature weather further boosted ... Continue Reading
Acoustic insulation application is the fastest growing application segment in the global aerogel market. The high porosity of aerogel reduces the sound velocity inside it, resulting in high sound absorption capacity. This is an important characteristic of aerogel that promotes its use as an acoustic solution. Efficient thermal resistance, reusability and recyclability of aerogel, lighter ... Continue Reading
The increased focus of world economies to invest in clean power is expected to increase investments and drive the global EVA market in the field of solar energy. Technological advancements (such as solar cells encapsulation) is one major opportunity in the ethylene vinyl acetate market as technological innovations are expected to increase the market penetration of EVA and make ... Continue Reading
Lubricants is a viscous fluid (finished product) used in various industrial applications for proper functioning of machineries and its parts. The global lubricant market has been categorized on the basis of product and by application. Based on type of product, the market has been generating highest revenue from mineral lubricant, while synthetic and bio-based are the other major lubricants. ... Continue Reading
The increasing demand for dyes, plasticizers and resins has led to the strong growth of ortho-xylene market. Phthalic anhydride (a major application of ortho-xylene) is used to produce plasticizers, which are mainly employed in the construction of industries and automobiles. The primary end-users of phthalic anhydrides are unsaturated polyester resins and phthalates, which show ... Continue Reading
The adipic acid market is growing with the growth of end user industries including footwear, electronics and automotive in India and China and it is assumed to remain a remarkable factor driving the Asia-Pacific adipic acid market. The European and North American markets are highly driven by innovation and technology. Europe emerged as the second largest market for adipic acid. ... Continue Reading
The global electroceramics market was valued at $8,590.9 million in 2017 and is projected to reach $12,084.4 million by 2023, demonstrating a CAGR of 5.9% during the forecast period. This is due to high consumption of these ceramics in manufacturing of electronic and automotive components and devices, electrical systems, medical sensors and implants. ... Continue Reading
In 2014, Europe and North America dominated the global sizing and thickening agents market by region. Developing countries are the primary exporters of thickening and sizing agents to North America and Europe. The developments in industries such as paper, textiles, and the growing demand for convenience food products in the Asia-Pacific region is driving the sizing & thickening agents market. ... Continue Reading
The smart materials market is growing with a considerable rate due to the high convenience offering property of the smart materials technology to the increasing aging population in the world. Smart packaging in consumer goods is one of the major trends that can be seen in the smart materials market. The main focus of the manufacturers is expected to be on better design ... Continue Reading
The major trend being witnessed in the global cooling fabrics market is shifting consumer preference from conventional clothing materials to comfortable clothing materials such as cooling fabrics. Owing to the extremely hot climatic conditions in several countries or in activities involving increase in body temperature due to physical activities or surroundings, the consumers are increasingly favoring such clothing materials. ... Continue Reading
The global ceramic fiber market is mainly driven by the increasing use of the fiber for meeting insulation needs in industries such as iron, steel, aluminum, power, glass, and petrochemical. ... Continue Reading
The global ceramic foam market is mainly driven by the large-scale use of the material as a metallurgical industry filter and as a thermal or sound-insulating material in the metal casting, automotive, and construction industries. ... Continue Reading
The global polycarbonate sheets market is mainly driven by the growing application of polycarbonate sheets in various end-use industries, such as automotive and transportation; electrical and electronics; and building and construction. ... Continue Reading
The global microfiltration membrane market was valued at $2,387.9 million in 2017 and is projected to reach $4,039.3 million by 2023, witnessing a CAGR of 9.0% during the forecast period. The market growth is primarily driven by the increasing demand for microfiltration technologies for industrial wastewater treatment. ... Continue Reading
The activated carbon market has been on the forefront of witnessing recent advancements in reactivation service techniques and their integration to the global supply lines of activated carbons. Furthermore, these have affected the demand-supply dynamics of these solids. ... Continue Reading
The key trends identified in the glass packaging market are a shift in demand for packaging products, from traditionally favored plastic to glass, in the pharmaceutical, and food and beverage industries, and recent advancements in technology to make glass bottles compact and portable. These trends also correspond with the growing consumer preference for glass bottles owing to the virtually non-existent toxicity of these bottles and ultra-low levels of fouling. ... Continue Reading
The global filters market is growing due to increasing population and urbanization, which is consequently increasing the propensity of industrialization, as well as boosting the demand for automotive filters. The emission regulations for industrial, as well as automotive sectors are further surging the demand of filters. HEPA filters are providing considerable growth opportunity to the market, owing to high-energy efficiency provided by them. The increasing ... Continue Reading
The global automotive lightweight material market is witnessing significant growth, due to rapid increase in number of vehicles, increasing demand for improved vehicle performance, and government regulations and mandates. Moreover, the increasing demand for reducing harmful gases emission, fuel efficiency, and enhancing driving dynamics of vehicles is supporting the growth of the global automotive lightweight material market. The implementation of ... Continue Reading
Investments in research for the development of new advanced materials and for the improvement of existing products in terms of properties is the key trend witnessed in the global advanced materials market. ... Continue Reading
The global thermal interface material (TIM) market is showing significant growth, due to the growing demand in thermal management to make electronic equipment function smoothly. Moreover, the increasing demand is due to its application in sectors, such as computer hardware, electrical & electronics, telecom and automobile. The increasing demand for thermal interface materials is largely driven by better connectivity, faster computing, and increasing ... Continue Reading
The global aerosol market is expected to attain a size of $53,871.6 million in 2017 and is forecasted to reach $75,208.9 million by 2023, registering a CAGR of 5.8% during 2018–2023. The major factors driving the market growth are the growing end use industries and rapid industrialization in developing economies. ... Continue Reading
The global medical elastomers market is mainly driven by factors such as advancements in the thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) processing technology, growing demand for medical products incorporating elastomers, increasing government support, and rising awareness among people on improved healthcare facilities. ... Continue Reading
The growing demand of nanochemicals is driven by increasing demand of chemical-based products having multiple phases, which enhance chemical reactions and maximum product yield. The major factors propelling the growth of the global nanochemicals market in regions, such as North America and Europe include technological developments and increase in regulatory efforts to use nanochemicals in materials. The other factors contributing towards the growth of the market include applications of nanochemicals in industries, such as... Continue Reading
Solar control film is a thin laminate or film, which is installed on the window glass to reduce heat transfer by reflecting back visible light, infrared and ultraviolet (UV) rays entering through window. They work on the principles of radiation and convection respectively, to reduce the heat flow. These films are generally metallized (which can be transparent to visible light) or dyed and has the ability to reject inbound solar radiation through the window glass to the exterior environment. The solar control film can redu... Continue Reading
Fire resistant fabrics are materials that are more fire or flame retardant, when compared to other fabrics, due to their chemical treatment or being manufactured of special fireproof fabrics. Fire resistant fabrics are of two types inherent or fire-retardant treated (FRT). Inherent fire resistant fabrics are materials that contain fire resistance properties due to their chemical structure. Whereas, the fire-retardant treated are made fire resistance by using fire ... Continue Reading
Wind turbine composite materials refer to the composite materials used for making wind turbines. Composite materials are the materials that are made of two or more materials with different chemical and physical properties. These materials when combined produce a different material with properties different from the individual materials. Composites are made using various fibers such as carbon and glass fibers. The different resins such as epoxy, polyester, polyurethane and vinyl ester are used in making these composites. C... Continue Reading
Microcellular plastics are biodegradable plastics with various sustainability properties including thermal insulation, sound insulation, cushion, energy absorption, filtration, selective light transmission and diffusion, and tissue engineering scaffolds. The factors limiting the use of these plastics include higher material cost, and limited number of processing units. Microcellular plastics may replace the conventional plastics, if the extremely high cost won’t be a constraint for large scale production. ... Continue Reading
The ballistic protection materials market is increasing significantly and offering huge growth potential. Globally, the increasing violence, insurgency and terrorist activities are generating huge demand for ballistic protection materials. Ballistic protection materials are the protective clothing, used to protect the soldiers, law enforcement forces, and vehicles from bullets, falling glass materials, explosive materials, mines, mortar and other hazardous materials. The companies are investing heavily in R&D activiti... Continue Reading
The major trend being observed in the balsa core materials market is the shift in the preference of wind turbine manufacturers, from the use of conventional metal-based materials to balsa core materials for the manufacturing of turbine blades. ... Continue Reading
The global concrete cooling market is expected to witness strong growth during the forecast period (2016-2022). The global market is being driven by increasing demand from the Middle East and Asia-Pacific regions. Additionally, the growth is being propelled by increasing demand for concrete cooling systems from other countries having high temperature. The necessity to control volume change, induced primarily by temperature change in mass concrete ... Continue Reading
The global flat steel market is expected to witness significant growth, during the forecast period. The global market for flat steel is being driven by wide spread industrial application of steel, rapid industrialization in Asia-Pacific and extensive application of steel in the construction industry. The major industrial applications of flat steel include construction, infrastructure, automotive, transportation, energy, industrial machinery, packaging and others. ... Continue Reading
The trend witnessed in the global 3D printing ceramics market is increasing investments for outsourcing the 3D printing by various end-use industries such as healthcare, electronics, and aerospace. 3D printing has revolutionized the manufacturing process in several industries. The technology has created immense opportunities for product designing and helped in consolidating product assembly processes. ... Continue Reading
The global ceramic textile market is categorized on the basis of fiber type, end-use industry, foam type, and region. On the basis of fiber type, the global market has been segmented into vitreous alumina-silica ceramic fiber and polycrystalline ceramic fiber. Under vitreous alumina-silica, ceramic fiber has been sub-segmented into refractory ceramic fiber (RCF) and low bio-persistence ceramic fiber. ... Continue Reading
The global coated fabrics market is showcasing positive growth on the back of increasing demand from transportation, roofing, awnings and canopies, industrial, protective clothing, furniture and seating industries. Coated fabrics find their application in the transportation industry, due to its distinctive characteristics, such as water resistance, rot-proof, UV resistance, mildew resistance, and dirt and oil repellence. These fabrics improve durability, and are ... Continue Reading
The global composites testing market is witnessing strong growth on account of growing usage of composites in aerospace and defense, transportation and wind energy industries, and strict composites testing standards. Composites find their application in transport vehicles, and the interior and exterior structures of aircraft, on account of their superior performance and high strength. Composites are required to adhere to proprietary testing standards of the ... Continue Reading
The global titanium dioxide market is expected to witness significant growth during the forecast period (2016-2022) due to growing consumption in the paints and coatings industry, increasing demand for light weight automotive vehicles and increasing consumption in the cosmetics industry. Additionally, the growing demand from cosmetics, paints and coatings and plastics is expected to further bolster the growth in the global titanium dioxide market during the ... Continue Reading
The composite repair market is expected to rise during the forecast period (2017-2023) due to rising cost of the composite part replacements, and feasible and cost effective repairment. Commercial aircrafts namely Boeing 787 Dreamliner and Airbus A350 are showing a rise in composite contents thus providing an opportunity to carry out composite repairs on damaged structural parts of aircraft frames, wind turbine blades, automotive panels. ... Continue Reading
Global ceramic matrix composites (CMC) market is estimated to account for $2.2 billion in 2016 and is projected to witness a CAGR of 13.74% between 2016 to 2024. Growing demand for ceramic matrix composites in aerospace, defense, and electronics industries is driving the growth of the ceramic matrix composites market. ... Continue Reading
The global carbon fiber reinforced thermal plastics (CFRTP) market is expected to grow during the forecast period (2017-2023) due to increasing demand for fuel-efficient vehicles and the flexibility to mold CFRTP into complex shapes and designs. Additionally, the increasing use of CFRTP in automotive, aerospace and consumer applications is expected to drive the growth of global CFRTP market during the forecast period. Moreover, the minimal maintenance costs and rapid urbanization is expected to further spike the demand fo... Continue Reading
The global carbon fiber market is estimated to grow during the forecast period (2017-2023) owing to the increase in demand of lightweight materials in end use industries such as sporting goods, aerospace and industrial applications. Additionally, the rise in the carbon fiber market is driven by the growing wind energy industry. ... Continue Reading
Owing to the lower costs associated with synthetic leather and rising applications in clothing, footwear, furnishing and automotive industries, the global synthetic leather market is estimated to grow at a significant level during the forecast period (2017-2023). The increasing demand-supply gap and high cost of genuine leather has led to the widespread adoption of synthetic leather. Synthetic leather, also known as faux leather, is a man-made polymeric material produced from PVC or PU. It is treated and dyed for making s... Continue Reading
The global tungsten carbide powder market was valued at $1,762.1 million in 2017 and is projected to reach $2,176.8 million by 2023, witnessing a CAGR of 3.6% during the forecast period. The growing demand for machineries and cutting tools from construction, mining, oil and gas, and transportation industries is the main factor driving the market growth. ... Continue Reading
The global aerospace composites market is estimated to attain a size of $2,376.7 million in 2017 and is projected to reach $4,234.4 million by 2023, witnessing a CAGR of 10.1% during 2018–2023. The market is mainly driven by the expanding commercial aircraft fleet, rising demand for carbon fiber composites in aircraft manufacturing, and growing application of composites in military aviation. ... Continue Reading
The global metal replacement market is estimated to rise at a significant level during the forecast period (2017-2023) on account of the growing demand for metal replacing materials including plastics and composites in applications such as automobile, aerospace and defense industries. ... Continue Reading
The construction composites market is estimated to grow during the forecast period (2017-2023) owing to their high strength-to-weight ratio, heat resistance, and lightweight that would increase the fuel efficiency in vehicles and provide structural stability to aircrafts, thereby resulting in high demand from aerospace and defense sectors. Additionally, the construction composites market is projected to grow during the forecast period due to the increasing penetration of composites in the construction industry and their l... Continue Reading
Conductive textiles are fabrics that can conduct electricity. Conductive fabrics or textiles are materials made by coating or blending with conductive metals including gold, carbon, titanium, nickel, silver and copper. Conductivity is established within thin layers by impregnation of the textile with thiophene derivative monomer followed by oxidative polymerization thereby, maintaining the flexibility of the textiles. ... Continue Reading
Thermal spraying is a technology in which a high-temperature heat source is used to melt and accelerate micron-sized ceramics, metals or alloy particles to build a protective coating over industrial machine surface. Molten or partially molten particles spread over the surface of the component until several layers of coating are fabricated. These coatings provide resistance against degradation caused by erosion, corrosion and high temperature. The effectiveness and versatility of these coatings have increased their use in ... Continue Reading
Recent development in the global protective clothing market is primarily due to rapid enhancement in technology and stringent regulations by governments of various developed countries, which mainly include countries of North America and Europe. Various industries have also considered employees’ safety as a major concern and have also started to address the same. ... Continue Reading
The growth in the global advanced ceramics market is primarily driven by the heavy demand for these ceramics in industries such as defense and security, automotive, medical, and electrical and electronics. Owing to their ability to demonstrate high efficiency, even in extreme weather conditions, these ceramics are widely integrated in various products and equipment used in these industries. ... Continue Reading
PVDF membrane market is estimated to account for $720.1 million in 2017 and is projected to witness a CAGR of 7.9% during the forecast period. The growing demand for filtration technologies from water treatment plants, food and beverage, biopharmaceutical, and chemical industries is driving the growth of the market. ... Continue Reading
Organic light emitting diode (OLED) materials market attained a size of $6,000.0 million in 2016 and is projected to witness a CAGR of 24.5% during 2017-2023. Increase in demand for smartphones, rise in disposable income, increase in OLED materials demand from the automotive sector are driving the growth of the market. ... Continue Reading
The global spunbond nonwovens market is estimated to value $11,040.1 million in 2017 and is projected to grow at a CAGR of 8.1% during the forecast period. Increasing demand for the spunbond nonwoven fabric for manufacturing wipes, diapers, adult incontinence products, feminine hygiene products, and surgery clothing is driving the growth of the spunbond nonwovens market. ... Continue Reading
The automotive noise, vibration, and harshness (NVH) materials market is estimated to be valued at $7,579.8 million in 2017 and is projected to reach $11,467.5 million by 2023, witnessing a CAGR of 7.2% during the forecast period. The growing demand for lightweight vehicles and increasing automobile sales are the major factors driving the growth of the market. ... Continue Reading
The global biocomposites market was valued at $4,167.2 million in 2017 and is projected to reach $8,473.4 million by 2023, witnessing a CAGR of 12.8% during the forecast period. The market growth is driven by factors such as increasing demand for green composites from automotive industry and low environmental impacts of natural composites. ... Continue Reading
Thermal ceramics helps in reducing energy consumption and emission in a variety of industrial applications. The different thermal properties of ceramic materials are important in design considerations such as thermal conductivity, thermal expansion, heat capacity, thermal shock resistance, and maximum service temperature. ... Continue Reading
Nanocomposites are the composites in which, one or more than one phases show dimensions in the nanometer range. In recent years, these types of materials have emerged as an alternative for monolithics and microcomposites. These nano materials incorporate nanosized particles into a standard material matrix. ... Continue Reading
Phosphorene is the single or few-layer form of black phosphorus with band gap in its molecular structure. In 2014, it was first isolated by scientists with the help of mechanical exfoliation technology. Owing to its molecular structure, the material offers excellent anisotropic electronic, optoelectronic, transport, thermoelectric, and mechanical properties. ... Continue Reading
Wood activated carbon is an acid washed activated carbon, manufactured by steam activation from coconut shells. It is high purity and high activity variant of activated carbon. Owing to its fine structure blocked by residues, it cannot be used as very active adsorption material. The material comes in two forms such as granular and powder. The wood activated carbon market is segmented on the basis of form factor, application, end user, and region. ... Continue Reading
Worldwide, there has been tremendous growth in the electronics industry which is characterized by introduction of innovative and advanced electronic products. This has necessitated the need for development of substrates which are portable, efficient and are not bulky. Flexible substrate is an extremely-thin and light base components over which electronic devices are positioned during the assembling of electronic circuits which helped in the fabrication of flexible electronic products which are highly light weight in natur... Continue Reading
Globally, there has been a growing concern on promoting the safety of roads and construction activities. Retro reflective material is one such material which addresses this concern as this material is basically a reflective material used in enhancing the reflectivity of traffic signs, high-perceivability clothes, and different items during night time so they are securely be seen in the light of an approaching vehicle. ... Continue Reading
The aramid fiber market is expected to grow at a significant rate during the forecast period owing to the use in aerospace and military applications attributing to the ballistic properties. Aramid fiber is a class of fibers which are heat resistant and strong structural strength. These fibers are used in different application including reinforcement in composites such as sport goods, military vehicles, aircraft, and others. ... Continue Reading
The global bio-ceramics and piezoceramics market is expected to grow at a stable rate during the forecast period owing to its increasing use in the applications such as orthopedic implants, diagnostic instruments, dental implants and others. Bio-ceramics and piezoceramics are used as biomaterials to fill in defects in tooth and bone, fractures, to replace diseased tissue, and to fix bone grafts. ... Continue Reading
The global 3D printing materials market was valued at $558.4 million in 2017 and is projected to reach $1,365.6 million by 2023, registering a CAGR of 16.7% during 2018–2023. The high demand for 3D printing materials is attributed to the early adoption of additive manufacturing in North America and Europe. Apart from this, the market is also driven by presence of robust aerospace industry, and rapidly expanding automobile industry which utilize the printing materials for component manufacturing. ... Continue Reading
The major trend being witnessed in the high-temperature gasket materials market is the increased investments for boosting the production of the material. Witnessing rapid development and expansion in end-use domains, such as chemicals, oil and gas, and power generation, across different countries across the world, the companies engaged in the production of gasket materials are also looking into expanding their production capacity. ... Continue Reading
The major trend being witnessed in the global fiber laser market is the increased investment in the development of fiber laser manufacturing plants. Owing to the increasing demand for fiber laser, a large number of companies engaged in the production of the product are pouring in fresh investments. ... Continue Reading
The major trend being witnessed in the global barite market is increased investments by companies to boost the exploration and production of the mineral (barite). Owing to the large-scale application of the mineral in various industries, a large number of market players engaged in the processing of the mineral are focusing on expanding their production capacity. ... Continue Reading
