Home > Press > World nanotube demand to exceed $200 million in 2009
Abstract:
A number of issues, including high costs, inadequate purity levels, and insufficient product yields in
manufacturing, still need to be addressed
After more than a decade of promise and speculation created by their unique
properties, nanotubes are establishing a presence beyond university laboratories
and corporate research and development (R&D) centers. Current commercial
applications include motor vehicle fuel system components and specialized sports
equipment. In the short term, world demand for nanotubes is expected to expand
rapidly from this small base to more than $200 million in 2009. However, a number of
issues, including high costs, inadequate purity levels, and insufficient product yields in
manufacturing, still need to be addressed. As these issues are resolved, growth in
global nanotube demand is expected to accelerate and surpass $9 billion by 2020.
These and other trends are presented in World Nanotubes, a new study from The
Freedonia Group, Inc., a Cleveland-based industry market research firm.
Electronics applications will offer the earliest significant commercial outlet for
nanotubes, and will remain the largest market for the foreseeable future. Nanotubes
can be used in a multitude of electronics applications, including interconnects, displays,
memory, storage and others. Flat panel displays for both computers and televisions are
expected to be the first widely commercialized application. Over the long term, a
number of even more ambitious applications should emerge. Nanotubes’ conductive
properties could enable them to supplant conventional semiconductor materials in a
broad range of applications. Although such a shift is at least a decade (or more) away,
in the interim nanotubes will be used to augment and improve silicon-based
technologies by allowing for more powerful semiconductors with smaller features.
The US will remain the largest national market for nanotubes, due to its diverse,
technologically advanced economy and leading position in nearly every projected major
outlet for nanotubes, including high-end electronics, pharmaceuticals, motor vehicles,
aerospace and defense equipment, and construction materials. However, the US is
projected to account for a smaller share of nanotube demand than for nanomaterials
overall, due to the importance of the electronics market, which is dominated by Asia.
Japan is a smaller nanotube market than the US, but is projected to be larger than any
other nation, and is also the leading investor in R&D on a per capita basis. Many of the
EU member states, as well as South Korea and Taiwan, have substantial R&D
programs, typically involving government funding and participation by the private sector
and academia. A number of developing nations, most notably China, will become
increasingly important, as high-end electronics production shifts to these regions.
World Nanotubes (published 01/2006, 252 pages) is available for $4,800 from The
Freedonia Group, Inc., 767 Beta Drive, Cleveland, OH 44143-2326.
For further details, please contact Corinne Gangloff by phone 440.684.9600, fax 440.646.0484 or e-mail
pr@freedoniagroup.com. Information may also be obtained through www.freedoniagroup.com.
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