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

Revealed 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, house launch autos), and strain vessel industries for elevated energy 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 current elevated demand in a number of markets and capability expansions. 

CF has the traits of frequent carbon supplies akin to:

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

It additionally has advantageous variations akin to:

• form has vital anisotropy
• smooth
• will be processed into numerous materials
• has a small particular gravity and subsequently has a excessive particular energy.

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

Report contents embody:

• Figures for present carbon fiber and CFRP demand, manufacturing capacities and projected future demand to 2033, by metric tonnes, finish person markets and areas. 
• Market and technical developments 2020-2023. 
• Evaluation of developments in plant-based carbon fibers, low price manufacturing, various precursors and processes, and 3D printing.
• Markets coated embody Aerospace, Sports activities & Leisure, Wind Power, Automotive, Stress Vessels, Development & Infrastructure and Oil and Gasoline. 
• 102 firms profiled together with CF producers, CFRP producers and CF recyclers. Corporations profiled embody 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.