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Carbon Fiber Global Market to 2020 – Despite Price Concerns, Industrial Applications, Aerospace and Consumer Goods Drive Future Demand

  • Published: Apr-2013
  • Report Code: GBICH0086MR
  • Report Format: pdf

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List of Tables

Table 1: Carbon Fiber, Types by Mechanical Properties 15

Table 2: Carbon Fiber, Characteristics and Applications 19

Table 3: Carbon Fiber, Products and Usage 25

Table 4: Carbon Fiber, Global, Standard Manufacturing Process Costs ($/lb), 2011 27

Table 5: Carbon Fiber, Prepreg Value Chain Analysis by Applications 33

Table 6: Carbon Fiber, Potential Markets and Needs 35

Table 7: Wind Energy Market, Installed Capacity and Forecasts (GW), 2011–2016 39

Table 8: Carbon Fiber, Global, Demand Volume and Value (Tons and $bn), 2005–2020 43

Table 9: Carbon Fiber, Global, Demand by End-use (tons), 2005–2020 45

Table 10: Carbon Fiber, Global, Demand by End-use (%), 2011 46

Table 11: Carbon Fiber, Global, Industrial Applications Demand by End-use (tons), 2005–2020 49

Table 12: Carbon Fiber, Global, Industrial Applications Demand Share by End-use (%), 2011 51

Table 13: Carbon Fiber, Global, Aerospace Industry Demand by End-use (tons), 2005–2020 53

Table 14: Carbon Fiber, Global, Aerospace Industry Demand Share by End-use (%), 2011 55

Table 15: Carbon Fiber, Global, Consumer Goods Demand by End-use (tons), 2005–2020 56

Table 16: Carbon Fiber, Global, Consumer Goods Demand Share by End-use (%), 2011 58

Table 17: Carbon Fiber, Global, Demand Share Analysis by Geographical Regions (tons), 2005–2020 61

Table 18: Carbon Fiber, Global, Demand by Region (Tons), 2012 and 2020 62

Table 19: Carbon Fiber, Regional, Demand by End-use (tons), 2011 64

Table 20: Carbon Fiber, America, Demand by End-use (%), 2011 66

Table 21: Carbon Fiber, Europe, Demand by End-use (%), 2011 67

Table 22: Carbon Fiber, Japan, Demand by End-use (%), 2011 68

Table 23: Carbon Fiber, Global, Demand by End-use (%), 2011 69

Table 24: Carbon Fiber, Global, Capacity (tons), 2005–2020 72

Table 25: Carbon Fiber, Global, Capacity by Type (tons), 2005–2020 75

Table 26: Carbon Fiber, Global, Capacity by Company (tons), 2005–2020 78

Table 27: Carbon Fiber, Global, Capacity Share by Company (%), 2011 80

Table 28: Carbon Fiber, Global, Capacity Share by Country (tons), 2011 82

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