Carbon fiber is a new generation of
reinforced fiber, mainly used in the fields of aerospace, wind power,
automotive, sports and leisure. Industrial applications like wind power,
automotive and pressure vessel account for the largest demand for
carbon fiber, which is more than 60%, followed by aerospace, with
enhanced application and hence steadily increased demand; the growth of
demand from sports and leisure has been relatively slow. The global
carbon fiber demand maintained a CAGR of 14.1% in 2008-2012, and hit
54,500 tons in 2012.
In 2010-2012, as the demand for carbon
fiber has been recovered, global leading carbon fiber manufacturers have
accelerated the capacity expansion of carbon fiber. In 2012, the global
carbon fiber capacity reached 114,000 tons, a year-on-year growth of
18.3%.
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Due to the complex process and high technical content
of carbon fiber Buy production, global carbon fiber capacity is mainly
concentrated in Japanese and U.S. enterprises. Japan''s Toray, Toho and
Mitsubishi Rayon, mainly engaged in the production of PAN-based
small-tow (≤24K) carbon fiber, accounted for 2/3 of the global total
small-tow carbon fiber capacity in 2012. Toray is the largest carbon
fiber manufacturer in the world, with an annual capacity of 18,900 tons
in 2012.
U.S. Zoltek and German SGL, mainly engaged in the
production of large-tow (>24K) PAN-based carbon fiber, accounted for
about 3/4 of the global large-tow carbon fiber capacity in 2012.
Japanese Kureha, mainly engaged in the production of pitch-based carbon
fiber, is the largest pitch-based carbon fiber producer in the world,
with an annual capacity of 1,800 tons in 2012.
Stimulated by
incentive policies and the gap between supply and demand, coupled with
the gradual progress of industrial technology, China’s carbon fiber
industry is ushering in rapid development. China’s carbon fiber capacity
maintained a CAGR of 46.2% in 2008-2012, and reached 14,521 tons in
2012. As China’s carbon fiber production technology hasn’t been mature
and most production lines are in the initial stage of production, the
plant operating rate has been generally low. In 2012, the actual output
was only 3,500 tons, and the import dependency rate was about 70%.
In
2012, China''s major producers of carbon fiber include ZhongFuShenYing,
Jiangsu Hengshen, Tianhua Excel-Way, Weihai Tuozhan Fiber, HNCC
Yongmei, etc. Among which, only ZhongFuShenYing and Jiangsu Hengshen
each boast an annual carbon fiber output of about 1,000 tons, and an
annual capacity of 3,000 tons at present.
In addition, there
are about 38,000 tons of carbon fiber capacities under
planning/construction in China. The projects to be put into production
in 2013 include 2,000 t/a carbon fiber project of Kingfa, 1,500 t/a
carbon fiber project of Sinosteel Jiangcheng Carbon Fiber, and 1,500 t/a
carbon fiber project of Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical.
Global and China Carbon Fiber Industry Report, 2012-2015 of ResearchInChina mainly covers the followings:
--Global carbon fiber industry supply and demand, competition pattern and price;
--China carbon fiber industry supply and demand, import & export and price;
--China
carbon fiber industry competition pattern, projects under
planning/construction, supply and demand, consumption structure
forecasts, etc.;
--Operation, carbon fiber business and development trends of nine carbon fiber production enterprises overseas;
--Operation,
carbon fiber business and development forecasts of nine carbon fiber
production enterprises as well as the development trends of 20 carbon
fiber producers in mainland China.
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Published:
January 2013
No. of Pages:
101
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