The World Marketplace for Carbon Fiber and Carbon Fiber Strengthened Polymers (CFRP) 2023-2033

Printed February 2023 | 158 pages, 35 figures, 41 tables | Obtain desk of contents

Carbon fiber (CF) is used as a reinforcement materials in composites. Carbon fiber strengthened polymers (CFRP) are primarily utilized in wind vitality, automotive, aerospace (business and army plane, area launch autos), and stress vessel industries for elevated power to weight and stiffness. Different markets are sports activities & leisure composites (skis and snowboards, bicycles and hockey sticks) and development. The marketplace for CF and CFRP will develop by way of to 2033, with latest elevated demand in a number of markets and capability expansions. 

CF has the traits of frequent carbon supplies equivalent to:

• excessive temperature resistance
• friction resistance
• electrical conductivity
• warmth conduction
• corrosion resistance

It additionally has advantageous variations equivalent to:

• form has important anisotropy
• smooth
• could be processed into numerous materials
• has a small particular gravity and due to this fact has a excessive particular power.

There are important regulatory, financial and client motivations for producers to undertake supplies that cut back the burden of the  product and preserve or improve its efficiency. For instance, producers are fascinated by producing plane and cars which can be extra gasoline environment friendly, growing the dimensions of wind vitality blades, and producing sturdy light-weight storage vessels for different transportation fuels. To this finish, carbon fiber (CF) and carbon fiber strengthened polymers (CFRP) that present lightweighting and power enhancement potential, are major candidate supplies for assembly these targets.

Report contents embrace:

• Figures for present carbon fiber and CFRP demand, manufacturing capacities and projected future demand to 2033, by metric tonnes, finish consumer markets and areas. 
• Market and technical developments 2020-2023. 
• Evaluation of developments in plant-based carbon fibers, low value manufacturing, different precursors and processes, and 3D printing.
• Markets coated embrace Aerospace, Sports activities & Leisure, Wind Vitality, Automotive, Strain Vessels, Development & Infrastructure and Oil and Fuel. 
• 102 corporations profiled together with CF producers, CFRP producers and CF recyclers. Firms profiled embrace bCircular, Boston Supplies, Carbon Conversions, Carbon Hexa, Steady Composites, DowAksa, Formosa Plastics Company, Gen 2 Carbon, Hexcel Company, Hyosung Superior Supplies, Jiangsu Hengshen Co., Ltd., Kureha Company, LeMond Carbon, Mitsubishi Chemical Company, REGEN Fiber, Mallinda, SGL Carbon SE, Solvay SA, Teijin Restricted, Toray Industries, Inc., UMATEX, Zhongfu Shenying and 9T Labs.