Worth reading
The world of carbon fibres and composites
Acmite Market Intelligence published in July 2010 a commercially available Market Report on “World Carbon Fibre Composite Market” (English, around 560 pages, reference M2810) developments and its prospects until 2018
The report consists of around 200 pages of detailed market segment analysis (including products, properties and applications), around 60 tables and 300 profiles of leading manufacturers.
The carbon fibre production by region and value was estimated by Acmite for 2012 as follows: North America with value of USD 18.96 billion (+7 %) expanding in 2014 to USD 26.68 billion and 2018 to USD 37.50 billion or 12.0 %. Japan USD 15.70 billion in 2012, USD 22.99 billion for 2015 and USD 33.63 billion by 2018 (+ 13.5 % in three years). Western Europe USD 14.29 billion for 2012, 2015 USD 19.85 billion and 2018 USD 27.53 billion (+11.5 % three years). Asia Pacific amounts 2012 to a value of USD 4.74 billion, 2015 6.24 billion and 2018 8.19 billion (+ 9.5 % three years). The rest of the world in 2012 shows a value of USD 2.05 billion, 2015 USD 2.55 billion and 2018 3.17 billion (+ 7.5 % three years). Thus translating into a global carbon fibre volume in 2012 of USD 55.74 billion, 2015 USD 78.31 billion and 2018 USD 110.02 billion (+ 12.0 % three years) and from 2012 a total of 59 million tons to 2015 80 million tons and 2018 110 million tons.