Dallas - Oct. 5, 2009 - The carbon fiber industry has proven itself
on the basis of high performance, low weight and excellent strength characteristics.
The demand for carbon fiber has been steadily growing since the launch of fiber
in the market around forty years ago and emerging and future applications is likely
to drive the carbon fiber applications market.
Lucintel, a leading global management consulting
and market research firm with over 1000 clients worldwide has analyzed the emerging
carbon fiber applications market to develop a comprehensive research report entitled
"Emerging Carbon Fiber Applications 2009 - 2014: Trends, Economic Feasibility
and Profit Opportunity Analysis".
As per the study the
new market for carbon fiber is consumer durables industry and the major market movers
are mobile phones and laptop cases. High specific strength and resistance to chemical
attack has lead to carbon fiber use in diverse applications. Carbon fiber components
are cost effective, weight savings lead to cost reduction and durability leads to
longer life. The carbon fiber market is growing with good rate. According to
Lucintel Analyst, Navin Tamrakar "The key success factors for carbon fiber
are joint development of new applications and entry in new markets like India and
China".
According to Lucintel Carbon fiber cost and availability are the two greatest challenges
in the industry. The carbon fiber component/structure processing technology
is patented by few companies. It hampers the proliferation of carbon fiber applications.
Long term supply agreements are also threat to the industry as they lock the opportunity
for other players.
This detailed research report contains Carbon Fiber Snapshot, Nuclear Centrifuge
Rotor Tubes, Consumer Electronics, Offshore Oil and Gas Applications, Wind Energy,
Automotive Applications, Construction Industry, High Pressure Tanks, Fuel Cell,
Medical and Biomedical Applications, Commercial Aerospace, Recent and Future Applications
and many other elements all of which can help you make confident business decisions
in this globally competitive marketplace.
For a detailed table of contents and pricing information on this timely and insightful
report, please contact Roy Almaguer at 210-878-7693 or via email
at rajesh.padhi@lucintel.com. Lucintel
provides cutting edge decision support services that help you make critical decisions
with greater speed, insight and cost-efficiency. To find out more, visit www.lucintel.com.