The Global Market for Graphene is Projected to Reach US$125 Million by 2020
Promising
Applications in Electronics, Energy Storage & Composites to Drive the
Global Graphene Market, According to a New Report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc.
GIA announces the release of a
comprehensive global report on Graphene. The global
market for Graphene is projected to reach US$125 million by 2020, driven by
promising applications in the electronics, healthcare, transport, energy
storage, composites and textile industries.
Graphene, which is one million times
thinner than human hair is found to be 200 times tougher than steel. The unprecedented
interest generated by graphene is attributable to five unique properties of the
material, including its super strength, ultra-thinness, extremely high
conductivity, versatility, and cost. The wonder material is expected to make revolutionary forays into electronics,
healthcare, transport, energy storage, composites, and textile industries,
among others. Superior mechanical, electrical, magnetic and thermal properties
promise wide prospects for graphene. Development of graphene is still in the
R&D stage and mass production is yet to be realized. Despite its current
niche market profile, global demand for graphene is projected to spiral in the
coming years, supported by anticipated breakthroughs that will enable successful
commercial production.
The annual global demand for semiconductor
silicon is approximately 2,500 tons. The untapped opportunities for substitution
of crystalline silicon by graphene therefore remain huge. Companies such
as Apple, Samsung, IBM, Xerox, Sony, Lockheed Martin and Saab are competing
with each other to file patents for graphene related technologies developed by
them. Future growth in the market will be driven by potential graphene-based
products that are currently in various stages of research and commercialization.
These include supercapacitors; leak-proof, plastic containers for keeping food
fresh for extended periods; transparent conductive paints for displays and
solar cells; stronger medical implants; stronger wind turbines; improved sports
equipment; enhanced conductivity of materials; high frequency high-power
electronic equipment; advanced touchscreens, LCDs and OLEDs; and artificial
membranes for compartmentalizing two liquid reservoirs, among others.
Circuitry based on extremely conductive
graphene will enable consumer electronic devices to deliver unprecedented
levels of power and speed. Availability of graphene-based supercapacitor
batteries is expected to enable high-speed, long-lasting charging of mobile
Internet devices, including smartphones. In addition, graphene also hold the
potential of being used for developing extremely efficient solar cells, and/or
coating lithium-ion battery electrodes, which not only facilitate high-speed
charging of batteries, but also increase in their storage capacity. Graphene is
also expected to be used to develop electric vehicles, which are capable of
covering up to 300 miles on a single charge, and are significantly lighter and
stronger in comparison to the traditional vehicles made from steel and plastic.
Additionally, graphene is expected to enable the development of tablet
computers that are no longer bulky, stiff, book-shaped devices, but thin sheets
capable of being rolled up and carried in pockets.
As stated by the new market research report
on Graphene, Asia-Pacific represents the largest and the fastest growing market
worldwide with a CAGR of 50.7% over the analysis period. China, the country with
the world’s largest graphite reserves and currently the world’s largest
producer of graphene, is spearheading global commercialization and R&D efforts.
Key players covered in the report include 2-DTech
Limited, Abalonyx AS, ACS Material, LLC, Advanced Graphene Products Sp. z o.o.,
AVANZARE Innovacion Tecnologica S.L., BASF SE, DFJ Nanotechnologies Co., Ltd.,
Grafen Chemical Industries, Grafoid Inc., Graphene Frontiers, Graphene NanoChem
plc, Graphene Square Inc., Graphene Technologies, Inc., Graphenea S.A.,
Hangzhou Gelanfeng Nanotechnology Co., Ltd., Haydale Limited, Nanjing XFNANO
Materials Tech Co., Ltd., Nanoinnova Technologies SL, NanoIntegris
Technologies, Inc., Nanotech Biomachines, Inc., Shanghai SIMBATT Energy
Technology Co., Ltd., Stanford Advanced Materials, Suzhou Graphene
Nanotechnology Co., Ltd., and XG Sciences, Inc., among others.
The
research report titled “Graphene: A Global Strategic
Business Report” announced by Global Industry Analysts Inc., provides a
comprehensive review of market trends, issues, drivers, mergers, acquisitions
and other strategic industry activities of global companies. The report
provides market estimates and projections for major geographic markets
including the US, Canada, Japan, Europe (France, Germany, UK, and Rest of
Europe), Asia-Pacific (China, and Rest of Asia-Pacific), and Rest of World.
Application areas analyzed for the global market include Sensors,
Supercapacitors, High Strength Composites, R&D, and Others.
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