Advanced Ceramics and Nanoceramic Powders

Report Highlights

BCC Research estimates that the global consumption of advanced and nanoscale ceramic powders will rise from $9 billion in 2013 to $12.1 billion in 2018, a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.2% over the next five years.

Report Includes

• An in-depth analysis of the advanced ceramics and nanoceramic powders market.
• Analyses of global market trends, with data from 2012, estimates for 2013, and projections of compounds annual growth rates (CAGRs) through 2018.
• Identification of suppliers, major user industries, and major issues related to the production and commercialization of advanced ceramic and nanosized ceramic powders.
• Examination of the technological as well as business issues related to the commercial production and use of advanced ceramic and nanoceramic powders.
• Comprehensive company profiles of key players in the market.

SCOPE OF REPORT

For the various advanced ceramic and nanoscale powder types (oxides, carbides, nitrides, borides), the report provides an analysis of the material types in each category along with processing technologies, properties, applications, suppliers, prices and markets.

The technologies utilized in current commercial advanced ceramic powders and nanoscale powders reviewed in the report are categorized as being chemical and vapor- or gas-phase methodologies. The bulk of the technologies used in commercial production, such as the precipitation and sol-gel methods, are chemical based.

The qualitative and quantitative determinations embodied in this report are a valuable contribution to the current knowledge of advanced and nanoscale ceramic powders and their processing techniques, applications and markets. This information would be useful to companies that are facing decisions about their strategies for expansion or entering new business sectors.

ANALYST CREDENTIALS

The analyst responsible for this most recent update of this report is Dr. William Davison, a consulting ceramic and materials business and technology consultant located in Pacific Grove, California. Dr. Davison was a BCC Research analyst from 1994 to 1996. He has also held positions with TRW Electronics and Defense Sector (now part of Northrup Grumman Corp., Redondo Beach, Calif.), Advanced Materials Partners in New Canaan, Conn.; and NYCO Minerals, Willsboro, N.Y. (now part of S&B Industrial Minerals, S.A.). He holds a PhD in ceramic engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and an MBA from The Dolan School at Fairfield University, Conn. His consulting assignments have focused on advanced ceramic manufacturing for the semiconductor manufacturing equipment, alumina electronic materials, solar cell transparent electrode materials and raw materials for ceramics manufacturing. Dr. Davison has also spent several years in technology and market development of engineered additives for engineered plastics and other electronic materials.

The original BCC Research report on this topic was authored by Dr. Thomas Abraham, who was previously Vice President and Director of the Advanced Materials Group of BCC Research. He authored BCC Research reports on a number of advanced materials technologies including advanced ceramic components, synthetic diamonds, magnetic materials, high-performance coatings and high-temperature superconductors. The previous update of this report was authored by Andrew McWilliams, a partner in the Boston-based consulting firm 43rd Parallel LLC. Mr. McWilliams has also authored a number of BCC Research reports, focusing on nanotechnology-based products.