Carbon Nanotubes Worldwide Status and Outlook

Publication Date	September 2002
Publisher	Fuji-Keizai
Product Type	Report
Pages	153
ISBN Number	not applicable
Product Code	FUJ00017

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Summary

Carbon nanotubes (CNT) are molecules of carbon related to two other carbon crystal forms, graphite and diamonds. Single-walled nanotubes (SWNT) average 1.2 nm in diameter and can be up to microns long. They are often described as looking like rolls of graphite chicken wire, but CNTs are actually part of the fullerene family; they are essentially buckyballs expanded from the center into cylinders.

Today, there are 16 major producers, half in the United States. This number is growing, however, and Japan, Korea, China and France have all announced industrial-scale nanotube production facilities that should be online within about three years.

Current commercial applications for nanotubes include conductive polymers, advanced composites, fibers and displays. Industries already utilizing these applications include automotive, aerospace, household appliances, sporting goods, telecommunications equipment, and medical.

Global CNT production capacity is currently over 2.5 metric tons per day.

The global market for nanotubes in 2002 reached approximately $12 million. This is expected to grow exponentially over the next three years, reaching perhaps $700 million in 2005.

Content

Executive Summary
Part 1: Carbon Nanotubes: Overview
- What is a carbon nanotube
- Methods of producing nanotubes
Part 2: Global Trends And Issues
- Global leaders
- Regional leaders
Part 3: Application Developments, Applied Industries And
- Commercialization Drivers
- Conductive polymer composites
- Electromechanical devices
- Field emission devices
- Nanometer-size electronic devices
- Sensors and probes
- Longer-term applications
Part 4: Patent And Ip Trends And Issues
- Key IP trends
- Where its headed
- Nanotube patent issues
Part 5: Nanotube Market And Outlook
- Production capacity
- Prices
- Market forecasts
- Nanotube market by industry
- Automotive
- Electronics and IT
- Household/Consumer
- Sporting equipment
- Aerospace and defense Health/medical
- Energy
- Displays
- Lamps
- R&D
Part 6: Profiles Of Key Commercial Nanotube Producers
Part 7: Profiles Of Key Nanotube R&d Companies
Part 8: Profiles Of Key Academic Research Centers
Part 9: Future Directions In Nanotube R&d
- Emerging trends and markets
Part 10: Business Opportunities
- Key commercial opportunities
Part 11: Conclusion
Index Of Figures
- 1. Major commercial nanotube producers by country
- 2. CNT patent filings and issuances
- 3. Global patent filings by country
- 4. Multinational patent filings by country
- 5. Main areas of invention
- 6. Nanotubes in print
- 7. Publication and patent trends
- 8. Total global production capacity
- 9. Estimated percent of sales, 2002
- 10. Estimated nanotube sales per segment, 2002
- 11. Estimated total nanotube market by segment, 2005
- 12. Representative published MWNT prices
- 13. Average published nanotube prices, by company
- 14. MWNT production capacity, 2002-2005
- 15. SWNT production capacity, 2002-2005
- 16. Total nanotube market to 2005
- 17. Estimated total nanotube sales through 2005
- 18. Estimated % of total sales, by industry, 2002
- 19. Auto industry market, 2002-2005
- 20. Electronics/IT industry market, 2002-2005
- 21. Consumer goods market, 2002-2005
- 22. Sporting goods market, 2002-2005
- 23. Aerospace and defense market, 2002-2005
- 24. Health/medical market, 2002-2005
- 25. Energy market, 2002-2005
- 26. Displays market, 2002-2005
- 27. Lamps market, 2002-2005
- 28. R&D market, 2002-2005
- 29. Estimated market share by industry, 2005