Continuous Basalt Fiber Market

Continuous Basalt Fiber Market For Molded Materials, Transportation, Electronics, Building & Construction and Other Applications - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast, 2013 - 2019

Continuous basalt fibers are fibers manufactured by heating and processing basalt rocks. Basalt, a volcanic rock is abundantly available across the globe in earth’s crust and ocean beds and is the only raw material employed in manufacturing of these fibers. Continuous basalt fibers have similar physical characteristics as glass fibers but possess higher tensile strength, durability and are also inert to various acids, salts and alkalis. On account of its superior physical properties and easy renewability, continuous basalt fibers are an effective substitute for glass & carbon fibers, asbestos, nylon, and steel among others. The major applications of continuous basalt fibers include molded materials, transportation, electronics, building & construction and other applications such as sports equipments, aviation, and defense among others.

The demand for continuous basalt fiber is driven mainly on account of its superior physical properties over its traditional substitutes such as glass fiber and steel. However, high technological cost of these fibers has restrained the market growth. With increasing research & development activities, the cost is expected to reduce in the near future thus driving market growth in the near future. Continuous basalt fibers are employed in the production of various components of wind turbines including blades. Thus increasing threat of energy crisis coupled with government policies to promote the use of wind energy is expected to emerge as a major growth opportunity for the industry.

Continuous basalt fiber can be processed to have higher tensile strength than steel and are chemically inert hence doesn’t rust thus increasing durability of structures. In 2012, 37% of the global consumption of continuous basalt fiber was employed for building & construction applications which emerged as the largest application segment for these fibers. Exponentially increasing e-waste is expected to drive the demand for renewable products in electronic applications. On account of which, electronics is expected to be the fastest growing application segment for continuous basalt fibers during the forecast period. Electronic application segment is expected to reach 3,916.1 tons by 2019 at an estimated CAGR of 12.8% from 2013 to 2019. Transportation application segment is expected to grow at a CAGR of 13.0% in terms of revenue from 2013 to 2019. Demand for other niche application segments is mainly driven by innovation and research & development. The market for other application segment was valued at USD 5.4 million in 2012 and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 11.1% between 2013 and 2019.

North America accounted for the largest market share of continuous basalt fibers with around 39% of the global volume consumption in 2012. In North America, the demand for continuous basalt fibers is expected to be mainly driven by the growing demand in the transportation segment. In the Asia Pacific region, the demand is mainly driven by high GDP growth rate leading to growth in various application segments such as construction, electronics and others. In recent times, China has emerged as the leading exporter of continuous basalt fiber with several companies expanding their production capacities to meet the global and domestic demand. Europe was the second largest consumer of continuous basalt fiber. The market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 10.1% mainly owing to the increasing demand from the electronics application segment.

Basalt has been known to mankind for decades however owing to high cost of production basalt was initially employed only for defense applications. On account of which major researches done were classified and other economic substitutes such as glass fiber were discovered. Hence investment in the industry has been significantly low. However recent technological advancements have reduced the manufacturing cost and the market is attracting high level of investments. Some of the major global players include Kamenny Vek, Technobasalt LLC, Sudaglass Fiber Technology, and Basaltex NV among others.

    Table of Content
     
    Chapter 1 Preface
    1.1 Report Description
    1.2 Market Segmentation
           1.2.1 Global continuous basalt fiber market segmentation
    1.3 Research Methodology
    1.4 Abbreviations
     
    Chapter 2 Executive Summary
    2.1 Global continuous basalt fiber market, 2012 – 2019 (Tons) (USD Million)
    2.2 Continuous basalt fiber: Market Snapshot (2012 and 2019)
     
    Chapter 3 Continuous Basalt Fiber - Industry Analysis
    3.1 Introduction
    3.2 Value chain analysis
    3.3 Market Drivers
           3.3.1 High efficiency and environmental benefits
           3.3.2 Growing construction industry in Asia Pacific
                    3.3.2.1 Asia Pacific construction spending, 2012 - 2019 (USD Billions)
    3.4 Market Restraints
           3.4.1 High cost of production
    3.5 Market Opportunities
           3.5.1 Huge demand for renewable energy
                    3.5.1.1 Global investment in wind energy, 2012 - 2019 (USD Billions)
    3.6 Porter’s five force analysis
           3.6.1 Bargaining power of suppliers
           3.6.2 Bargaining power of buyers
           3.6.3 Threat of new entrants
           3.6.4 Threat of substitutes
           3.6.5 Degree of competition
    3.7 Continuous basalt fiber: Market attractiveness analysis
     
    Chapter 4 Continuous Basalt Fiber: Application Analysis
    4.1 Global continuous basalt fiber market: Application overview
           4.1.1 Global continuous basalt fiber market volume share, by application, 2012 and 2019
    4.2 Building & construction
           4.2.1 Global continuous basalt fiber market for building & construction application, 2012 - 2019 (Tons) (USD Million)
    4.3 Molded materials
           4.3.1 Global continuous basalt fiber market for molded materials application, 2012 - 2019 (Tons) (USD Million)
    4.4 Transportation
           4.4.1 Global continuous basalt fiber market for transportation application, 2012 - 2019 (Tons) (USD Million)
    4.5 Electronics
           4.5.1 Global continuous basalt fiber market for electronics application, 2012 - 2019 (Tons) (USD Million)
    4.6 Others
           4.6.1 Global continuous basalt fiber market for other applications, 2012 - 2019 (Tons) (USD Million)
     
    Chapter 5 Continuous Basalt Fiber Market: Regional Analysis
    5.1 Global continuous basalt fiber market: Regional overview
           5.1.1 Global continuous basalt fiber market volume share, by region, 2012 and 2019
    5.2 North America
           5.2.1 North America continuous basalt fiber market, by application, 2012 - 2019 (Tons) (USD Million)
           5.2.2 North America continuous basalt fiber market volume, by application, 2012 - 2019 (Tons)
           5.2.3 North America continuous basalt fiber market revenue, by application, 2012 - 2019 (USD Million)
    5.3 Europe
           5.3.1 Europe continuous basalt fiber market, by application, 2012 - 2019 (Tons) (USD Million)
           5.3.2 Europe continuous basalt fiber market volume, by application, 2012 - 2019 (Tons)
           5.3.3 Europe continuous basalt fiber market revenue, by application, 2012 - 2019 (USD Million)
    5.4 Asia Pacific
           5.4.1 Asia Pacific continuous basalt fiber market, by application, 2012 - 2019 (Tons) (USD Million)
           5.4.2 Asia Pacific continuous basalt fiber market volume, by application, 2012 - 2019 (Tons)
           5.4.3 Asia Pacific continuous basalt fiber market revenue, by application, 2012 - 2019 (USD Million)
    5.5 Rest of the World (RoW)
           5.5.1 RoW continuous basalt fiber market, 2012 - 2019 (Tons) (USD Million)
           5.5.2 RoW continuous basalt fiber market volume, by application, 2012 - 2019 (Tons)
           5.5.3 RoW continuous basalt fiber market revenue, by application, 2012 - 2019 (USD Million)
     
    Chapter 6 Company Profiles
    6.1 Kamenny Vek
           6.1.1 Company overview
           6.1.2 Product portfolio
           6.1.3 Business strategy
           6.1.4 SWOT analysis
           6.1.5 Recent developments
    6.2 Technobasalt-Invest LLC
           6.2.1 Company overview
           6.2.2 Product portfolio
           6.2.3 Business strategy
           6.2.4 SWOT analysis
           6.2.5 Recent developments
    6.3 Basaltex NV
           6.3.1 Company overview
           6.3.2 Product portfolio
           6.3.3 Business strategy
           6.3.4 SWOT analysis
           6.3.5 Recent developments
    6.4 Zhejiang GBF Basalt Fiber Co., LTD
           6.4.1 Company overview
           6.4.2 Product portfolio
           6.4.3 Business strategy
           6.4.4 SWOT analysis
           6.4.5 Recent developments
    6.5 Sichuan Aerospace Tuoxin Basalt Industrial Co., LTD
           6.5.1 Company overview
           6.5.2 Product portfolio
           6.5.3 Business strategies
           6.5.4 SWOT analysis
    6.6 Yingkou Hongyuan Fiberglass Technology Co., Ltd
           6.6.1 Company overview
           6.6.2 Product portfolio
           6.6.3 Business strategy
           6.6.4 SWOT analysis
    6.7 Sudaglass Fiber Technology
           6.7.1 Company overview
           6.7.2 Product portfolio
           6.7.3 Business strategy
           6.7.4 SWOT analysis
    6.8 Shanxi Basalt Fibre Technology Co., Ltd
           6.8.1 Company overview
           6.8.2 Product portfolio
           6.8.3 Business strategy
           6.8.4 SWOT analysis
    6.9 Mudanjiang Jinshi Basalt Fiber Co., Ltd.
           6.9.1 Company overview
           6.9.2 Product portfolio
           6.9.3 Business strategies
           6.9.4 SWOT analysis
    6.10 Mafic SA
           6.10.1 Company overview
           6.10.2 Product portfolio
           6.10.3 Business strategies
           6.10.4 SWOT analysis
    List of Tables
     
    TABLE 1 Continuous basalt fiber: Global snapshot 
    TABLE 2 Drivers for continuous basalt fiber market: Impact analysis 
    TABLE 3 Continuous basalt fiber: Physical properties comparison with other fibers 
    TABLE 4 Restraints for continuous basalt fiber market: Impact analysis 
    TABLE 5 North America continuous basalt fiber market volume, by application, 2012 - 2019 (Tons) 
    TABLE 6 North America continuous basalt fiber market revenue, by application, 2012 - 2019 (USD Million)
    TABLE 7 Europe continuous basalt fiber market volume, by application, 2012 - 2019 (Tons)
    TABLE 8 Europe continuous basalt fiber market revenue, by application, 2012 - 2019 (USD Million)
    TABLE 9 Asia Pacific continuous basalt fiber market volume, by application, 2012 - 2019 (Tons)
    TABLE 10 Asia Pacific continuous basalt fiber market revenue, by application, 2012 - 2019 (USD Million)
    TABLE 11 RoW continuous basalt fiber market volume, by application, 2012 - 2019 (Tons)
    TABLE 12 RoW continuous basalt fiber market revenue, by application, 2012 - 2019  (USD Million)

    List of Figures
     

    FIG. 1 Global continuous basalt fiber market segmentation

    FIG. 2 Global continuous basalt fiber market , 2012 - 2019 (Tons) (USD Million)

    FIG. 3 Continuous basalt fiber: Value chain analysis

    FIG. 4 Asia Pacific construction spending, 2012 - 2019 (USD Billions)

    FIG. 5 Global investment in wind energy, 2012 - 2019 (USD Billions)

    FIG. 6 Porter’s five force analysis

    FIG. 7 Continuous basalt fiber: Market attractiveness analysis

    FIG. 8 Global continuous basalt fiber market share, by application, 2012 & 2019

    FIG. 9 Global continuous basalt fiber market for building & construction application, 2012 - 2019 (Tons) (USD Million)

    FIG. 10 Global continuous basalt fiber market for molded materials application, 2012 - 2019 (Tons) (USD Million)

    FIG. 11 Global continuous basalt fiber market for transportation application, 2012 - 2019 (Tons) (USD Million)

    FIG. 12 Global continuous basalt fiber market, for electronics application, 2012 - 2019 (Tons) (USD Million)

    FIG. 13 Global continuous basalt fiber market for other applications, 2012 - 2019 (Tons) (USD Million)

    FIG. 14 Global continuous basalt fiber market volume share, by application, 2012 & 2019

    FIG. 15 North America continuous basalt fiber market, 2012 – 2019, (Tons) (USD Million)

    FIG. 16 Europe continuous basalt fiber market, 2012 – 2019, (Tons) (USD Million)

    FIG. 17 Asia Pacific continuous basalt fiber market, 2012 – 2019, (Tons) (USD Million)

    FIG. 18 RoW continuous basalt fiber market, 2012 – 2019, (Tons) (USD Million)

     

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