US Advanced Ceramics Market – Sacramento Bee

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US demand to rise 5% annually through 2017 Demand for advanced ceramics in the US is forecast to rise more than five percent annually to $13.5 billion in 2017. Gains will be driven by the development of new applications for advanced ceramics and by their increased adoption in already established applications based on superior performance and material properties.

These trends will be most pronounced in the machinery, transportation, and medical markets, all of which will grow at an above average pace. Growth will accelerate in the large electrical and electronic components markets, while the defense market will remain below its 2007 peak and will not approach the double-digit annual growth exhibited in the past 10 years.

Medical market to be fastest growing New bioceramic applications such as knee, orbital eye, and dental implants will help drive the medical product market at a double-digit annual pace over the forecast period, the fastest pace of any market. A shift in preference by the medical community toward ceramic products in existing orthopedic (especially hip) uses will support rising demand as well, as competing materials, such as plastics and titanium, lose share to bioceramics.

The key drivers of demand in transportation markets will be due to rising heavyduty truck production and engine parts, plus increased use of particulate filters. Automotive engines face rising efficiency standards that can be met externally through catalysts and filters and internally through higher, more efficient operating pressures. These high-pressure, hightemperature operating environments further advanced ceramics demand because they require parts that offer greater compressive strength and wear resistance than traditional materials — such as metal — can provide.

Increasingly, industrial machinery and advanced manufacturing processes require bearings, wear parts, and tools that will remain operational even under the harshest or most demanding environments. Ceramic materials benefit in these situations due to their superior performance attributes. Growth in demand may also benefit from a general shift toward onshoring of advanced manufacturing production as the need for efficiency and global competitiveness is driving the adoption of more advanced material solutions, often involving ceramics.

Electronic, electrical markets to remain largest consumers The electronic and electrical markets will remain two of the largest consumers of advanced ceramics, though both will experience modest advances due to a confluence of factors including US market maturity, product commoditization, and increased global competition. Still, the pace of growth will accelerate through 2017 as manufacturers work to improve their competitiveness. Additionally, some electronics manufacturing will return to the US as companies work to reduce product development times and facilitate greater levels of customization.

The defense market will post meager gains compared to those of the past decade when a full-fleet re-armoring of US troops and vehicles drove advanced ceramics demand past $1 billion per year during peak production periods. Growth going forward will depend in part on foreign military sales (FMS) and any need for next-generation ceramic armor that may arise out of future conflicts.

Study coverage This upcoming Freedonia industry study, Advanced Ceramics, is priced at $5200. It presents historical demand data for 2002, 2007 and 2012, plus forecasts for 2017 and 2022 by material, class, product and market. The study also considers key market environment factors, assesses industry structure, evaluates company market share and profiles 36 industry players.

TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION xi I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1 II. MARKET ENVIRONMENT 4 General 4 Macroeconomic Overview 5 Demographic Trends 8 Consumer Spending Overview 12 Manufacturing Outlook 15 Historical Market Trends 19 Pricing & Competitive Materials 21 Technology Trends 24 Regulatory & Environmental Factors 26 World Outlook 28 Foreign Trade 30

III. MATERIALS 32 General 32 Alumina Ceramics 36 Titanate Ceramics 38 Barium Titanate 39 Lead Zirconate Titanate 40 Other Titanate Ceramics 41 Zirconate Ceramics 43 Cordierite Ceramics 45 Ferrite Ceramics 47 Silicon Carbide Ceramics 49 Boron Carbide Ceramics 51 Beryllia Ceramics 53 Silicon Nitride Ceramics 55 Other Advanced Ceramics 57

IV. CLASSES & PRODUCTS 62 General 62 Demand by Class 63 Monolithic Ceramics 67 Ceramic Coatings 70 Ceramic Matrix Composites 73 Demand by Product 76 Electrical & Electronic Parts 80 Catalyst Supports 82 Wear Parts 85 Monolithic 87 Coatings 90 CMC 91 Engine Parts 91 Monolithic 93

Coatings 95 CMC 96 Filters 97 Bioceramics 100 Armor 102 Cutting Tools 105 Membranes 108 Other Products 111 Monolithic 112 Coatings 113 CMC 114 Demand by Process 115

V. MARKETS 118 General 118 Electronic Components Market 121 Electronic Components Outlook 121 Advanced Ceramics Demand 122 Capacitors 124 Semiconductors & Integrated Circuit Packages 126 Other Electronic Components 129 Transportation Equipment Market 130 Transportation Equipment Outlook 131 Advanced Ceramics Demand 134 Motor Vehicles 136 Aerospace & Other Transportation Equipment 140 Electrical Equipment Market 142 Electrical Equipment Outlook 142 Advanced Ceramics Demand 145 Insulators 147

Permanent Magnets 148 Other Electrical Equipment 149 Chemical Market 151 Chemical Industry Outlook 152 Advanced Ceramics Demand 155 Machinery Market 158 Machinery Outlook 159 Advanced Ceramics Demand 161 Environmental Market 162 Pollution Control Equipment Outlook 163 Advanced Ceramics Demand 164 Medical Product Market 167 Orthopedic Implant & Dental Procedures Outlook 168 Advanced Ceramics Demand 170 Defense & Homeland Security Market 174 National Defense Expenditures Outlook 175 Advanced Ceramics Demand 175 Other Markets 177

VI. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE 180 General 180 Market Share 183 Acquisitions & Divestitures 187 Cooperative Agreements 189 Marketing & Distribution 190 Manufacturing 191 Research & Development 193 Competitive Strategies 194 Company Profiles 196 American Technical Ceramics, see Kyocera AVX, see Kyocera Ceradyne, see 3M CeramTec GmbH 197 CerCo LLC 200 Certech, see Morgan Advanced Materials C5 Medical Werks, see CoorsTek CoorsTek Incorporated 201 Cormetech, see Corning Corning Incorporated 205 Covalent Materials Corporation 207

CTS Corporation 208 DENSO Corporation 210 DuPont (EI) de Nemours 211 ESK Ceramics, see 3M Ferro Corporation 212 GE Aviation, see General Electric General Electric Company 214 Goodrich, see United Technologies HC Starck GmbH 216 Hitachi Limited 218 Honeywell International Incorporated 220 KEMET Corporation 222 Kennametal Incorporated 223 Kyocera Corporation 225 Materion Corporation 229 Momentive Performance Materials Holdings LLC 231

Morgan Advanced Materials plc 233 Murata Manufacturing Company Limited 236 Natel Engineering Company Incorporated 237 NGK Insulators Limited 238 Noritake Company Limited 241 Pall Corporation 243 Panasonic Corporation 246 Refractron Technologies Corporation 247 Rockwood Holdings Incorporated 248 Saint-Gobain 249 Sulzer Limited 251 TDK Corporation 253 Thermo Materials, see 3M 3M Company 255 United Technologies Corporation 259 Vesuvius plc 260 Vishay Intertechnology Incorporated 262 Other Companies Mentioned in Study 264

LIST OF TABLES SECTION I — EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Summary Table 3 SECTION II — MARKET ENVIRONMENT

1 Macroeconomic Indicators 8 2 Population & Households 12 3 Personal Consumption Expenditures 15 4 Manufacturers’ Shipments 19 5 Advanced Ceramics Market, 2002-2012 20

SECTION III — MATERIALS 1 Advanced Ceramics Demand by Material 34 2 Alumina Ceramics Demand 38 3 Titanate Ceramics Demand 39 4 Zirconate Ceramics Demand 45 5 Cordierite Ceramics Demand 47 6 Ferrite Ceramics Demand 48 7 Silicon Carbide Ceramics Demand 51 8 Boron Carbide Ceramics Demand 53 9 Beryllia Ceramics Demand 55 10 Silicon Nitride Ceramics Demand 57 11 Other Advanced Ceramics Demand 61

SECTION IV — CLASSES & PRODUCTS 1 Advanced Ceramics Demand by Class 65 2 Monolithic Ceramics Demand by Product 69 3 Ceramic Coatings Demand by Product 72 4 Ceramic Matrix Composites Demand by Product 75 5 Advanced Ceramics Demand by Product 78 6 Electrical & Electronic Parts Demand for Advanced Ceramics 82 7 Catalyst Support Demand for Advanced Ceramics 85 8 Wear Parts Demand for Advanced Ceramics 87 9 Engine Parts Demand for Advanced Ceramics 93 10 Filter Demand for Advanced Ceramics 99 11 Bioceramics Demand for Advanced Ceramics 102 12 Armor Demand for Advanced Ceramics 105 13 Cutting Tool Demand for Advanced Ceramics 108 14 Membrane Demand for Advanced Ceramics 111 15 Other Advanced Ceramic Product Demand 112 16 Advanced Ceramics Demand by Process 117

SECTION V — MARKETS 1 Advanced Ceramics Demand by Market 119 2 Electronic Components Shipments 122 3 Electronic Components Market for Advanced Ceramics 124 4 Capacitor Market for Advanced Ceramics 126 5 Semiconductor & IC Package Market for Advanced Ceramics 128 6 Other Electronic Components Market for Advanced Ceramics 130 7 Transportation Equipment Shipments 134 8 Transportation Equipment Market for Advanced Ceramics 136 9 Motor Vehicle Market for Advanced Ceramics 140 10 Aerospace & Other Transportation Equipment Markets for Advanced Ceramics 142 11 Electrical Equipment Shipments 145 12 Electrical Equipment Market for Advanced Ceramics 146 13 Electrical Insulator Market for Advanced Ceramics 148 14 Permanent Magnet Market for Advanced Ceramics 149 15 Other Electrical Equipment Markets for Advanced Ceramics 151 16 Chemical Product Shipments 154 17 Chemical Market for Advanced Ceramics 158 18 Machinery Shipments 160 19 Machinery Market for Advanced Ceramics 162 20 Pollution Control Equipment Shipments 164 21 Environmental Market for Advanced Ceramics 167 22 Orthopedic Implant & Dental Procedures by Type 170 23 Medical Product Market for Advanced Ceramics 174 24 National Defense Expenditures 175 25 Defense & Homeland Security Market for Advanced Ceramics 177 26 Other Markets for Advanced Ceramics 179

SECTION VI — INDUSTRY STRUCTURE 1 US Advanced Ceramics Sales by Company, 2012 181 2 Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures 189

LIST OF CHARTS SECTION II — MARKET ENVIRONMENT 1 Advanced Ceramics Market, 2002-2012 21 2 World Advanced Ceramics Demand, 2012 30 SECTION III — MATERIALS 1 Advanced Ceramics Demand by Material, 2012 35 2 Increase in Advanced Ceramics Demand by Material, 2012-2017 35

SECTION IV — CLASSES & PRODUCTS 1 Advanced Ceramics Demand by Class, 2012 66 2 Increase in Advanced Ceramics Demand by Class, 2012-2017 66 3 Monolithic Ceramics Demand by Product, 2012 70 4 Ceramic Coatings Demand by Product, 2012 72 5 Ceramic Matrix Composites Demand by Product, 2012 76 6 Advanced Ceramics Demand by Product, 2012 79 7 Increase in Advanced Ceramics Demand by Product, 2012-2017 79

SECTION V — MARKETS 1 Advanced Ceramic Demand by Market, 2012 120 2 Increase in Advanced Ceramics Demand by Market, 2012-2017 120

SECTION VI — INDUSTRY STRUCTURE 1 Advanced Ceramics Market Share, 2012 184

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