Global Boron Nitride and Boron Carbide Industry

LONDON, June 23, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Boron Nitride and Boron Carbide in Metric Tons by the following Product Segments: Boron Nitride, and Boron Carbide. The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for the US, Japan, Europe, and Rest of World. Annual estimates and forecasts are provided for the period 2015 through 2022. Also, a six-year historic analysis is provided for these markets. Market data and analytics are derived from primary and secondary research. Company profiles are primarily based on public domain information including company URLs. The report profiles 34 companies including many key and niche players such as -

 3M Company
Compagnie de Saint-Gobain
Denki Kagaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
Element Six
H.C. Starck GmbH



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I. INTRODUCTION, METHODOLOGY & PRODUCT DEFINITIONS

Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations I-1 Disclaimers.............. I-2 Data Interpretation & Reporting Level I-2 Quantitative Techniques & Analytics I-3 Product Definitions And Scope of Study I-3 Boron Nitride.............. I-3 Boron Carbide.............. I-3

II. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1. MARKET OVERVIEW.............. II-1 Boron Nitride and Boron Carbide: End-Use Market Dynamics Shape Growth Trends.............. II-1 Slow Yet Gradual Recovery of Global Economy Signals Optimistic Outlook.............. II-2 Table 1: World Real GDP Growth Rates (%) by Country/Region (2014-2017) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-5 Market to Draw Growth from Improving Prospects in Manufacturing Industry..............II-6 Table 2: Global Manufacturing PMI for the Years 2010 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-7 CBN: Increasing Use as Diamond Substitute II-7 Growing Demand for Super Abrasives Fuelling CBN Market II-8 Innumerable Material Attributes Foster CBN & PCBN Applications II-9 Table 3: Comparative Analysis of Filler Properties (BN, Al2O3, AlN, Fused SiO2)..............II-9 CBN Abrasives to Climb Growth Ladder as Grinding Usage Soars II-9 Developments in CBN Grinding..............II-10 High Speed Grinding (HSG)..............II-10 Continuous Path Controlled (CPC) Grinding II-11 CBN and Diamond Replace Aluminum Oxide Tools II-11 Table 4: Knoop Hardness of Tooling Materials such as Diamond, Cubic Boron Nitride, Vanadium Carbide, Silicon Carbide, Aluminum Oxide, Tungsten Carbide, Hard Steel HRC 65 and Soft Steel HRB 85 - (in x 103) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).............. II-12 CBN Films Market: An Overview II-12 Hexagonal Boron Nitride Market: Expanding Industrial Applications to Favor Growth..............II-13 Metal Cutting Tools: A Key End-Use Market II-14 Automotive Industry - A Key Growth Area II-14 Table 5: World Passenger Car Production by Geographic Region/Country (2010, 2016 & 2020) (in '000 Units) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)..............II-15

Table 6: World Commercial Vehicles Production by Geographic Region/Country (2010, 2016 & 2020) (in '000 units) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)..............II-16 Boron Nitride Nanotubes Vs Carbon Nanotubes II-16 Opportunities for Boron Nitride in Electronic Components Market II-17 Table 7: Global Electronic Components Market (2015E): Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales by Application Area (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-17 Graphene-Boron Nitride Suturing Ushers in Breakthrough Technology for Electronics..............II-18 Boron Nitride in Cosmetic Products II-18 Boron Nitride Nanotubes (BNNTs): A Super-Light, Heat-Resistant Material Emerges as the Next Big Thing II-18 Boron Nitride Injects Fresh Optimism into Cancer Treatment II-20 Boron Nitride Nanocage - A High Performance Filter II-20 Q-BN, a New Phase of Boron Nitride: Potential Applications in Cutting Tools & Displays..............II-21 Researchers Develop a New Method to Produce C-BN II-21 New Boron Carbide Production Method Aims to Lower Production Costs.............. II-21 Boron Carbide Dazzles on the Pyrotechnics Landscape II-22 Pyrolytic Boron Nitride Replacing Quartz Crystal II-22 Newer Applications of BN Coatings II-22 Comparative Analysis of Types of BN Coatings Based on Various Parameters..............II-22 A Synoptic Review of Application of Boron Nitride Coatings in Various Industries..............II-23 BN Powder Widely Applied as an Additive II-23 Global Boron Reserves, Production & Demand - An Overview II-24 Table 8: Boron Reserves in Major Countries Worldwide (As of 2015) (in '000 Metric Tons) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).............. II-24

Table 9: World Boron Production (All Forms): Breakdown by Major Producing Countries for 2014 & 2015 (in '000 Metric Tons) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-25

Table 10: World Boron Market (2015): Percentage Share Breakdown of Volume Demand by Application (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)..............II-25

Table 11: World Boron Nitride Market (2015): Percentage Share Breakdown of Boron Nitride Powder Consumption Volume by Application Area (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-26

2. PRODUCT OVERVIEW.............. II-27 Boron: An Introduction..............II-27 Boron Nitride.............. II-27 Product Description..............II-27 Features.............. II-28 Production Process.............. II-28 End Use Applications..............II-28 Cubic Boron Nitride..............II-29 Product Description..............II-29 Properties.............. II-30 Applications.............. II-30 Investment Costs..............II-31 Alternatives and Combinations..............II-31 The 'Plasticky' Generation..............II-31 Product Segments..............II-32 Table 12: Materials Recommended for Cutting with Cubic Boron Nitride (CBN)..............II-32 Hexagonal Boron Nitride..............II-33 Table 13: Comparative Analysis of Ceramics used in Electronics based on Various Parameters II-33 Hot-Pressed Boron Nitride..............II-33 Features.............. II-33 Applications.............. II-34 Wurtzite Boron Nitride..............II-34 Pyrolytic Boron Nitride..............II-34 Comparative Analysis of Hexagonal BN and Cubic BN II-35 Boron Carbide.............. II-35 Product Description..............II-35 Properties.............. II-35 Production Process.............. II-36 Features.............. II-36 Applications.............. II-36 Table 14: Service Life of Nozzles Made using Different Materials (in hours)..............II-37 Ceramics.............. II-37 Other Applications..............II-37 Boron Carbide Nanoparticles Offer Multi-Pronged Benefits II-38 Boron Based Materials..............II-38 Features of Boron Based Ceramics II-38 Process of Borodizing..............II-39

3. TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENTS - A GLANCE AT PAST INNOVATIONS II-40 Simplified Process Developed for h-BN Production II-40 New Process Improves Relative Density & Ballistic Performance of Boron Carbide Armor..............II-40 CBN Films for Advanced Machining II-40 Mass Selected Ion Beam Deposition II-41 New Technique Increases Yield of Nanotubes II-41 BN Films Over Carbon Fibers..............II-41 Spherical Boron Nitride - Better Composite Materials II-42 New Boron Nitride Processing Technique II-42 BN Nanotubes Strengthen Coatings II-42 New Process Optimizes CBN Film Synthesis II-42 New Compound to Replace CBN..............II-43

4. PRODUCT INNOVATIONS/INTRODUCTIONS II-44 Thomas Swan Introduces 2D Boron Nitride Products II-44 Saint-Gobain Unveils Boron Nitride Products Portfolio II-44 BCL Introduces Boron Nitrate..............II-44 BNNT, LLC Unveils Boron Nitride Nanotubes II-44 Stanford Advanced Materials Introduces PBN II-44 American National Carbide Launches CBN Inserts II-44 Saint-Gobain Adds Tinted Coatings to Green Combat® Coating II-45 Momentive Performance Materials Launches CoolFX™ Hybrid Fillers II-45

5. RECENT INDUSTRY ACTIVITY..............II-46 Tekna Holdings Canada and NRC Ink Exclusive Agreement for BNNTs II-46 Momentive Performance Materials Collaborates with SpecialChem II-46 BNNT Commences Construction of Fibril Boron Nitride Nanotubes Factory.............. II-46 University of Nottingham Purchases Veeco Instruments' GENxplor™ R&D MBE systems..............II-46 Saint-Gobain Develops CarboTherm for Thermoplastic Polymers II-46

6. FOCUS ON SELECT PLAYERS..............II-47 3M Company (US).............. II-47 3M Technical Ceramics (Germany) II-47 Compagnie de Saint-Gobain (France) II-48 Denki Kagaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (Japan) II-48 Element Six (Luxembourg)..............II-49 H.C. Starck GmbH (Germany)..............II-49 Henan Huanghe Whirlwind Co., Ltd. (China) II-49 Momentive (US).............. II-50 Mudanjiang Jingangzuan Boron Carbide Co., Ltd (China) II-50 Sandvik Hyperion (US)..............II-50 Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. (Japan) II-51 Showa Denko KK (Japan)..............II-51 The ILJIN Diamond Co., Ltd (South Korea) II-51 Tomei Diamond Co., Ltd. (Japan)..............II-51 Washington Mills Electro Minerals Company (US) II-52

7. GLOBAL MARKET PERSPECTIVE..............II-53 Table 15: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Boron Nitride and Boron Carbide by Geographic Region - US, Japan, Europe and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Metric Tons for Years 2015 through 2022 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-53

Table 16: World Historic Review for Boron Nitride and Boron Carbide by Geographic Region - US, Japan, Europe and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Metric Tons for Years 2009 through 2014 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)..............II-54

Table 17: World 14-Year Perspective for Boron Nitride and Boron Carbide by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Consumption Volume for US, Japan, Europe and Rest of World Markets for Years 2009, 2016 & 2022 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).............. II-55

Table 18: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Boron Nitride by Geographic Region - US, Japan, Europe and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Metric Tons for Years 2015 through 2022 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-56

Table 19: World Historic Review for Boron Nitride by Geographic Region - US, Japan, Europe and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Metric Tons for Years 2009 through 2014 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)..............II-57

Table 20: World 14-Year Perspective for Boron Nitride by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Consumption Volume for US, Japan, Europe and Rest of World Markets for Years 2009, 2016 & 2022 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-58

Table 21: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Boron Carbide by Geographic Region - US, Japan, Europe and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Metric Tons for Years 2015 through 2022 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-59

Table 22: World Historic Review for Boron Carbide by Geographic Region - US, Japan, Europe and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Metric Tons for Years 2009 through 2014 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)..............II-60

Table 23: World 14-Year Perspective for Boron Carbide by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Consumption Volume for US, Japan, Europe and Rest of World Markets for Years 2009, 2016 & 2022 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-61

III. MARKET

1. THE UNITED STATES.............. III-1 A.Market Analysis.............. III-1 Current and Future Analysis..............III-1 Table 24: US Market for Boron Compounds (2015): Percentage Breakdown of Consumption Volume by Major End-Use Segments (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-1 Product Introductions..............III-1 Strategic Corporate Developments III-2 Key Players.............. III-3 B.Market Analytics..............III-5 Table 25: US Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Boron Nitride and Boron Carbide by Product Segment - Boron Nitride and Boron Carbide Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Metric Tons for Years 2015 through 2022 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-5

Table 26: US Historic Review for Boron Nitride and Boron Carbide by Product Segment - Boron Nitride and Boron Carbide Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Metric Tons for Years 2009 through 2014 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)..............III-6

Table 27: US 14-Year Perspective for Boron Nitride and Boron Carbide by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Consumption Volume for Boron Nitride and Boron Carbide Markets for Years 2009, 2016 & 2022 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).............. III-7

2. JAPAN.............. III-8 A.Market Analysis.............. III-8 Current and Future Analysis..............III-8 Key Players.............. III-8 B.Market Analytics..............III-10 Table 28: Japanese Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Boron Nitride and Boron Carbide by Product Segment - Boron Nitride and Boron Carbide Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Metric Tons for Years 2015 through 2022 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-10

Table 29: Japanese Historic Review for Boron Nitride and Boron Carbide by Product Segment - Boron Nitride and Boron Carbide Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Metric Tons for Years 2009 through 2014 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-11

Table 30: Japanese 14-Year Perspective for Boron Nitride and Boron Carbide by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Consumption Volume for Boron Nitride and Boron Carbide Markets for Years 2009, 2016 & 2022 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).............. III-12

3. EUROPE.............. III-13 A.Market Analysis.............. III-13 Current and Future Analysis..............III-13 Product Innovations/Introductions III-13 Strategic Corporate Development III-13 Key Players.............. III-13 B.Market Analytics..............III-16 Table 31: European Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Boron Nitride and Boron Carbide by Product Segment - Boron Nitride and Boron Carbide Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Metric Tons for Years 2015 through 2022 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-16

Table 32: European Historic Review for Boron Nitride and Boron Carbide by Product Segment - Boron Nitride and Boron Carbide Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Metric Tons for Years 2009 through 2014 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-17

Table 33: European 14-Year Perspective for Boron Nitride and Boron Carbide by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Consumption Volume for Boron Nitride and Boron Carbide Markets for Years 2009, 2016 & 2022 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).............. III-18

4. REST OF WORLD.............. III-19 A.Market Analysis.............. III-19 Current and Future Analysis..............III-19 China: An Insight into Boron Carbide Market III-19 Strategic Corporate Developments III-19 Key Players.............. III-20 B.Market Analytics..............III-21 Table 34: Rest of World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Boron Nitride and Boron Carbide by Product Segment - Boron Nitride and Boron Carbide Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Metric Tons for Years 2015 through 2022 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)..............III-21

Table 35: Rest of World Historic Review for Boron Nitride and Boron Carbide by Product Segment - Boron Nitride and Boron Carbide Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Metric Tons for Years 2009 through 2014 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-22

Table 36: Rest of World 14-Year Perspective for Boron Nitride and Boron Carbide by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Consumption Volume for Boron Nitride and Boron Carbide Markets for Years 2009, 2016 & 2022 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)..............III-23

IV. COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

Total Companies Profiled: 34 (including Divisions/Subsidiaries - 38)

The United States (19) Canada (1) Japan (5) Europe (7) - France (1) - Germany (3) - The United Kingdom (2) - Rest of Europe (1) Asia-Pacific (Excluding Japan) (5) Middle East (1)
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