Top Ten Companies in Technical and Advanced Structural Ceramics

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Top Ten Companies in Technical and Advanced Structural Ceramics

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REPORT HIGHLIGHTS

-The North American market for technical and advanced structural ceramics was $3.2 billion in 2010 and $3.4 billion in 2011. This value is expected to increase to $4.4 billion in 2016, a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.1% between 2011 and 2016.-Bioceramics, the largest segment constituting 64% of the 2011 total technical and advanced ceramics market, should continue to hold that much of the market over the next five years.-The advanced armor and military market is expected to show slower growth than in the recent past due to the gradual U.S. disengagement from Iraq and Afghanistan.

SCOPE OF THE REPORT

The qualitative and quantitative judgments in this report represent a valuable contribution to the knowledge of leading companies in advanced and structural ceramic materials, components, processing techniques, applications and markets. Though emphasis is on company expertise and their market niche, direction is given in each structural ceramic application category and their respective properties, processing technologies, and properties. The increasing global nature of the advanced and structural ceramic market is evidenced through the companies discussed and their subsidiaries.

INFORMATION SOURCES AND METHODOLOGY

Both primary and secondary research methodologies were used in preparing this study. Findings are based on information derived from interviews with developers, producers and potential producers of advanced structural ceramic materials, components and powders; industry experts; and people who perform research and development (R&D) on monolithic ceramic and ceramic matrix composites. End users were contacted to evaluate the projected demand for technical and advanced structural ceramics.Secondary data were obtained from trade publications, technical journals, government statistics and BCC Research databases. Financial values are presented in constant dollars. Historical financial values are for the year given.

ANALYST CREDENTIALS

Anna Welch Crull, scientist, business analyst and experienced consultant, is qualified in electrochemistry, polymers, membrane materials and advanced materials. She has a broad business background and has worked with BCC (now BCC Research) for 31 years and authored more than 114 technical/marketing and business reports, helped establish 10 technical newsletters, and assisted in numerous special consulting studies and conferences for more than 35 corporations and intelligence for the U.S. government entities. She has worked for the U.S. Army Materials Command on rocket science, propellants, membranes and explosives. Ms. Crull is a graduate of the School of Engineering, University of Mississippi and holds a master's degree in chemistry from the University of Missouri.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION 1

SCOPE OF THE REPORT 1

INFORMATION SOURCES AND METHODOLOGY 1

ANALYST CREDENTIALS 1

RELATED BCC RESERCH PUBLICATIONS 1

BCC ON-LINE SERVICES 2

CUSTOM ANALYSES 2

DISCLAIMER 2

CHAPTER 2

SUMMARY 4

SUMMARY TABLE PROJECTED NORTH AMERICAN TECHNICAL AND STRUCTURAL

CERAMICS MARKET BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) 5

SUMMARY FIGURE PROJECTED NORTH AMERICAN TECHNICAL AND STRUCTURAL

CERAMICS MARKET BY APPLICATION, 2010-2016 ($ MILLIONS) 5

CHAPTER 3 OVERVIEW 8

MAJOR CERAMIC-BASED MATERIALS 8

OXIDES 8

ALUMINA 8

TABLE 1 NORTH AMERICAN ALUMINA-BASED TECHNICAL AND ADVANCED STRUCTURAL

CERAMICS MARKET BY APPLICATION, 2011 ($ MILLIONS) 9

ADVANCING TECHNOLOGY 9

ZIRCONIA 10

FIGURE 1 CUBIC ZIRCONIA SYNTHESIZED IN A CRUCIBLE 10

TABLE 2 NORTH AMERICAN ZIRCONIA TECHNICAL AND STRUCTURAL CERAMICS MARKET

BY APPLICATION, 2011 ($ MILLIONS) 12

BERYLILIA (BERYLLIUM OXIDE) 12

CERIA [CERIUM (IV) OXIDE] 13

NONOXIDE CERAMICS 14

SILICON CARBIDE 14

TABLE 3 BENEFITS AND APPLICATIONS OF SILICON CARBIDE MATRIX

CONTINUOUS-FIBER-REINFORCED CERAMIC COMPOSITES 15

OTHER CERAMIC CARBIDES 15

FIGURE 2 TRICONE DRILLING BIT OF TUNGSTEN CARBIDE 16

SILICON NITRIDE AND SIALONS 17

TABLE 4 NORTH AMERICAN SILICON NITRIDE AND SIALONS TECHNICAL AND

STRUCTURAL CERAMICS MARKET BY APPLICATION, 2011 ($ MILLIONS) 17

BORIDES AND SILICIDES 18

ALUMINUM NITRIDE 18

TRANSFORMATION TOUGHENED ZIRCONIA (TTZ) AND THERMAL SPRAY ZIRCONIA

(TSZ) 19

GLASS CERAMICS 19

FIGURE 3 GLASS CERAMIC STOVE TOP 19

TABLE 5 NORTH AMERICAN GLASS CERAMICS MARKET BY APPLICATION, 2011 ($

MILLIONS) 21

TABLE 6 NORTH AMERICAN MIXED AND SPECIALTY TECHNICAL AND ADVANCED

CERAMICS MARKET BY APPLICATION, 2011 ($ MILLIONS) 22

COMPARISON OF STRUCTURAL CERAMIC STRENGTHS 23

TABLE 7 AVERAGE STRENGTHS OF SELECTED CERAMICS (LB./IN.2) 23

MODIFICATIONS AND TOUGHENING OF CERAMICS 23

MICROSTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT 24

WHISKER TOUGHENING 24

PHASE TRANSFORMATION TOUGHENING 25

SURFACE-TREATMENT TOUGHENING 25

TRANSFORMATION TOUGHENING OF ZIRCONIA 26

ADVANCING TECHNOLOGY 26

MATRICES AND COMPOSITES 27

TABLE 8 APPLICATIONS AND BENEFITS OF ALUMINA AND MULLITE MATRIX COMPOSITES 28

TABLE 9 MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF TYPICAL MATRIX COMPOSITES 28

TABLE 10 MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF REPRESENTATIVE OXIDE MATRIX COMPOSITES 31

SUMMARY FOR 2011 ESTIMATES FOR VALUE OF TECHNICAL AND STRUCTURAL

CERAMIC MAJOR COMPOSITIONS 32

TABLE 11 NORTH AMERICAN MARKET FOR TECHNICAL AND ADVANCED STRUCTURAL

CERAMICS BY MATERIAL, 2011 ($ MILLIONS) 32

APPLICATIONS FOR TECHNICAL AND STRUCTURAL CERAMICS 33

TABLE 12 OVERVIEW OF APPLICATIONS FOR TECHNICAL AND STRUCTURAL CERAMICS 33

PROCESSING OF ADVANCED CERAMICS 35

TABLE 13 TYPICAL STAGES IN THE PROCESSING OF ADVANCED CERAMICS 35

TABLE 14 POWDER CONSOLIDATION AND SHAPE FORMING FOR ADVANCED CERAMICS 36

CHAPTER 4 LEADERS IN STRUCTURAL AND TECHNICAL CERAMICS 38

SEGMENTATION 38

TOP TEN FOCUS COMPANIES 38

CERADYNE INC. 38

ESK ADVANCED TECHNICAL CERAMICS 38

ENHANCED HELMETS 40

ENHANCED SMALL ARMS PROTECTION INSERT (ESAPI) 40

DEFENDER CERAMIC COMPOSITE 40

DEFENDER/ IMP/ACT 41

FIGURE 4 VARIOUS DEFENDER ENHANCED SMALL ARMS PROTECTIVE INSERTS 41

SPECIAL OPERATIONS 41

FIGURE 5 VARIOUS CERAMIC BASED COMPOSITE ARMOR SHAPES 42

BACKING SYSTEMS 42

FIGURE 6 VARIOUS BACKING SYSTEM PLATES 42

ADVANCING TECHNOLOGY 43

KEY EXECUTIVES 43

FINANCIALS 44

STRYKER CORP. 45

ORTHOVITA CORP. 45

NEWSWORTHY 45

ADVANCING TECHNOLOGY 46

KEY EXECUTIVES 47

FINANCIALS 47

ROCKWOOD HOLDINGS INC. 47

CERAMTEC INTERNATIONAL 48

CeramTec GMBH 48

CeramTec North America 48

Products 49

Advancing Technology 50

KEY EXECUTIVES 51

FINANCIALS 51

COORSTEK 52

PRODUCTS 53

ADVANCING TECHNOLOGY 54

KEY EXECUTIVES 55

FINANCIALS 55

NOBEL BIOCARE HOLDING AG 55

DENTSPLY INTERNATIONAL INC. 56

CORNING INC. 56

ADVANCING TECHNOLOGY 57

KEY EXECUTIVES 59

FINANCIALS 59

KYOCERA CORP. 60

PRODUCTS 61

ADVANCING TECHNOLOGY 62

KEY EXECUTIVES 63

FINANCIALS 63

GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. 64

PRODUCTS 65

FIGURE 7 CERAMIC FAN BLADES 65

ADVANCING TECHNOLOGY 67

KEY EXECUTIVES 68

FINANCIALS 69

NGK SPARK PLUG GROUP LTD. 69

NTK TECHNOLOGIES INC. 69

NTK TECHNOLOGIES (U.S.) 69

NGK INSULATORS 70

PRODUCTS 71

ADVANCING TECHNOLOGY 72

KEY EXECUTIVES 74

FINANCIALS 74

AGC CERAMICS CO, LTD. (ASAHI GLASS) 75

PRODUCTS 75

ADVANCING TECHNOLOGY 76

KEY EXECUTIVES 77

FINANCIALS 77

MORGAN CRUCIBLE CO. PLC 77

MORGAN TECHNICAL CERAMICS 77

PRODUCTS 78

ADVANCING TECHNOLOGY 79

KEY EXECUTIVES 80

FINANCIALS 80

WORTHY OF BEING MENTIONED 81

ABRESIST KALENBORN CORP. 81

ACERAM TECHNOLOGIES 81

ADVANCED COMPOSITE MATERIALS LLC 82

ADTECH CERAMICS CO. 82

APPLIED CERAMICS INC. 83

KENNAMETAL INC. 83

ENERGY RESEARCH INC. (ERI) 84

3M COMPANY 85

GREENLEAF CORP. 85

VR/WESSON 86

M CUBED TECHNOLOGIES INC. 86

OTHER TECHNICAL CERAMIC INFORMATION SOURCES 87

NIST CERAMICS DATABASE 87

MATWEB 87

AMERICAN CERAMIC SOCIETY 87

SICHUAN UNIVERSITY 87

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN 87

NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY 88

UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA 88

PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY 88

UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA 88

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN 88

UNIVERSITY OF LONDON 88

TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK 89

OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY 89

UNIVERSITY OF LIMOGES 89

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS IN AUSTIN 89

LIST OF TABLES

SUMMARY TABLE PROJECTED NORTH AMERICAN TECHNICAL AND STRUCTURAL CERAMICSMARKET BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) 5TABLE 1 NORTH AMERICAN ALUMINA-BASED TECHNICAL AND ADVANCED STRUCTURALCERAMICS MARKET BY APPLICATION, 2011 ($ MILLIONS) 9TABLE 2 NORTH AMERICAN ZIRCONIA TECHNICAL AND STRUCTURAL CERAMICS MARKETBY APPLICATION, 2011 ($ MILLIONS) 12TABLE 3 BENEFITS AND APPLICATIONS OF SILICON CARBIDE MATRIXCONTINUOUS-FIBER-REINFORCED CERAMIC COMPOSITES 15TABLE 4 NORTH AMERICAN SILICON NITRIDE AND SIALONS TECHNICAL AND STRUCTURALCERAMICS MARKET BY APPLICATION, 2011 ($ MILLIONS) 17TABLE 5 NORTH AMERICAN GLASS CERAMICS MARKET BY APPLICATION, 2011 ($ MILLIONS) 21TABLE 6 NORTH AMERICAN MIXED AND SPECIALTY TECHNICAL AND ADVANCED CERAMICSMARKET BY APPLICATION, 2011 ($ MILLIONS) 22TABLE 7 AVERAGE STRENGTHS OF SELECTED CERAMICS (LB./IN.2) 23TABLE 8 APPLICATIONS AND BENEFITS OF ALUMINA AND MULLITE MATRIX COMPOSITES 28TABLE 9 MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF TYPICAL MATRIX COMPOSITES 28TABLE 10 MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF REPRESENTATIVE OXIDE MATRIX COMPOSITES 31TABLE 11 NORTH AMERICAN MARKET FOR TECHNICAL AND ADVANCED STRUCTURALCERAMICS BY MATERIAL, 2011 ($ MILLIONS) 32TABLE 12 OVERVIEW OF APPLICATIONS FOR TECHNICAL AND STRUCTURAL CERAMICS 33TABLE 13 TYPICAL STAGES IN THE PROCESSING OF ADVANCED CERAMICS 35TABLE 14 POWDER CONSOLIDATION AND SHAPE FORMING FOR ADVANCED CERAMICS 36

LIST OF FIGURES