‘The Carbon Fibre Industry Worldwide 2008-2014: An Evaluation of Current Markets and Future Supply and Demand’ is an in-depth market report on the rapidly growing global carbon fibre industry and its end-user markets.

Over 320 pages long and featuring over 250 tables/figures, the report provides a detailed analysis of current and future production and consumption trends for all carbon fibre types and all main end-user sectors, including aerospace, defence, wind energy, automotive, pressure vessels, civil engineering, offshore oil and gas, sports and leisure, general industry, etc.

Future scenarios for growth to 2014 are provided through comprehensive statistical data (in table and graph formats) backed by analysis of likely trends in supply and demand for both carbon fibre and carbon fibre reinforced plastic (CFRP). All the world’s major carbon fibre manufacturers are featured in the report, with plant capacities, production output, future expansion plans, details of product ranges, and full financial results discussed in detail.

Altogether, the report provides unique and invaluable information on the carbon fibre and CFRP industries going forward to 2014. Publishers say that the depth of information contained within its pages cannot be found in any other single source, and has been written by one of the industry’s acknowledged experts, Tony Roberts, who has over 35 years experience in the sector. Information includes:

• Likely supply and demand scenarios for carbon fibre, projected to 2014, with in-depth analysis backed by tables giving detailed yearly figures.

• Carbon fibre plant capacities for small tow and large tow PAN-based carbon fibre and pitch-based carbon fibre, by manufacturer, to 2014, together with details of new plants, plant expansions, investment programmes, type of carbon fibre produced.

• Information on Boeing and Airbus aircraft build programmes, including Boeing 787 and Airbus A380, with details of carbon fibre and carbon fibre reinforced plastic (CFRP) demand on a yearly basis over the period 2008-2014 for each aircraft type. The potential impact of delays in build programmes on supply of carbon fibre and carbon fibre prices is assessed.

• Carbon fibre and CFRP usage in the growing business jet and general aviation sector.

• Government defence policies and potential impact on military sectors; details of carbon fibre usage and demand in military programmes.

• Assessment of the burgeoning wind energy market, with details of the number of wind turbines installed by geographic region/country, as well as carbon fibre and CFRP demand in this sector. Includes forecasts for the number of wind turbine blades to be built during the period 2008-2014, with carbon fibre volumes given for each blade type.

• Trends in compressed gas vessels, detailing the demand resulting from the drive towards clean air vehicles, fuel cell vehicles, etc. Carbon fibre and CFRP demand forecast to 2014.

• Trends in carbon fibre and CFRP usage in the oil and gas offshore drilling market. Carbon fibre and CFRP demand forecast to 2014.

• Trends in carbon fibre and CFRP usage in the sports and leisure sector.

• The report analyses the various processing routes, including intermediate (textiles, prepregs), filament winding and pultrusion, and moulding processes (resin transfer moulding and resin film infusion etc.), with details of carbon fibre consumption and forecasts to 2014.

• Market sectors are analysed in detail by volume, product type and geographic location. The growth in the production and consumption of carbon fibres by emerging economies such as China and India is assessed, and new key players in these countries are discussed.

These and many other facts and figures are given in The Carbon Fibre Industry Worldwide 2008-2014: An Evaluation of Current Markets and Future Supply and Demand. The market report is aimed at existing companies and new organisations entering the carbon fibre industry, whether manufacturing and/or supplying carbon fibre, carbon fibre intermediate products (such as prepregs), carbon fibre reinforced plastics (CFRPs), as well as end users, consultants and others interested in this important and dynamic industry.

The report provides information on:

• Global sales of carbon fibre reinforced plastics (CFRPs) are forecast to reach $15 billion in 2008, rising to $28 billion by 2014. By 2025, global sales of CFRP will be over $50 billion a year

• The global demand for carbon fibre tow in 2008 is estimated to be 35,400 tonnes, and this is predicted to rise to 70,800 tonnes by 2014

• In 2008, Europe accounted for 33% of the world consumption of carbon fibre tow, North America 33%, Japan 18% and the rest of the world 16%

• By 2014, Japan will produce 25% of the world’s carbon fibre, USA 29%, Europe 28% and the Rest of the World 18%

• The global end-use market demand for carbon fibre in 2008 is: aerospace 20%, industrial (including infrastructure, wind power and off-shore) 60%, and sports goods 20%. The report forecasts demand by end-use market to 2014

• The two major aircraft manufacturers – Airbus and Boeing – will together consume 24% of the global small tow carbon fibre output by 2014

• Carbon fibre manufacturers will invest $1.4 billion between 2007 and 2014 to increase capacity by 92%

• Worldwide, small tow carbon fibre output is forecast to increase from 33,000 tonnes in 2008 to 45,500 tonnes by 2014, an increase of 38%

• Worldwide, large tow carbon fibre output is forecast to increase from 10,500 tonnes in 2008 to 22,000 tonnes by 2014 – an increase of 110%; pitch based carbon fibre capacity will increase from 1230 tonnes in 2008 to 2010 tonnes by 2014

• Includes in-depth profiles of all the major carbon fibre producers worldwide, including history, takeovers/mergers, plant expansions, financial results, data on product ranges, etc.

• The report is over 320 pages long and includes over 250 tables/figures giving plant capacities and output, consumption by individual key markets, and forecast supply/demand for carbon fibre and CFRP to 2014

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