Nanocomposites have been used commercially since Toyota introduced the first polymer/clay nanocomposite auto parts in the 1980s.  Recently, advances in the ability to characterize, produce, and manipulate nanometer-scale materials have led to their increased use as fillers in new types of nanocomposites.

Manufacturers now mix nanoparticulate metals, oxides, and other materials with polymers and other matrix materials to optimize the composite’s properties with respect to color/transparency, conductivity, flame retardancy, barrier properties, magnetic properties, and anticorrosive properties, as well as tensile strength, modulus, and heat distortion temperature.  These composites offer users significantly enhanced properties compared to conventional composite and noncomposite materials.

Global consumption of nanocomposites has increased significantly, reaching 118,768 metric tons (MT), with an estimated value of over $800 million in 2010.  Nanocomposite consumption is growing rapidly, and is expected to reach 333,044 MT, or $2.4 billion in value, by 2016.

STUDY GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

Such rapid growth has raised expectations regarding nanocomposites’ commercial potential.  The overall goal of this updated report is to provide suppliers of advanced materials, entrepreneurs, investors, and others with information concerning emerging nanocomposite technologies and applications, along with a realistic assessment of their commercial potential.

Specific objectives include identifying segments of the nanocomposite market with the greatest commercial potential in the near to mid-term (i.e., 2011 to 2016), projecting future demand in these segments, and evaluating the challenges that must be overcome for each segment to realize its potential in order to estimate the probability of successful commercialization.

INTENDED AUDIENCE

This report is intended especially for nanocomposite and nanomaterials marketing executives, entrepreneurs, investors, venture capitalists, and other readers with a need to know the direction in which the nanocomposite market is headed in the next 5 years.  Other readers who should find the report particularly useful include officials of government programs, such as the U.S. National Nanotechnology Initiative, which promote the development of the nanotechnology industry.  The report’s findings and conclusions should also be of interest to the broader nanotechnology community.

SCOPE AND FORMAT

The report addresses the global market for nanocomposites.  Nanocomposites are a class of composites that have at least one component with nanoscale dimensions or structural features.  This study, however, excludes certain materials (e.g., rubber to which carbon black nanoparticles have been added) that technically fit the definition of nanocomposites but have been in commercial use for decades.

The study format includes the following major elements:

• Executive summary
• Definitions
• Milestones in the development of nanocomposites
• Nanocomposites that are in commercial use or under development, associated technologies, and applications
• Nanocomposites with the greatest commercial potential through 2016
• Global nanocomposite market trends from 2010 to 2016
• Factors that will influence the long-term development of the nanocomposites market
• Nanocomposites industry structure and market shares

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION  1
    STUDY BACKGROUND  1
    STUDY GOALS AND OBJECTIVES   1
    INTENDED AUDIENCE 2
    SCOPE AND FORMAT  2
    METHODOLOGY AND INFORMATION SOURCES  2
    ANALYST CREDENTIALS  3
    DISCLAIMER   5
         DISCLAIMER (CONTINUED)  5

CHAPTER TWO: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY   6
  SUMMARY TABLE GLOBAL CONSUMPTION OF
    NANOCOMPOSITES, THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS)  6
  SUMMARY FIGURE GLOBAL CONSUMPTION OF
    NANOCOMPOSITES, 2010-2016 ($ MILLIONS) 6
    EXECUTIVE SUMMARY (CONTINUED)   7

CHAPTER THREE: NANOCOMPOSITES OVERVIEW   8
    GENERAL DESCRIPTION  8
         DEFINITIONS   8
              Composites   8
              Nanocomposites   8
                    Fillers versus Matrix Materials   8
         BRIEF HISTORY OF NANOCOMPOSITES  8
    GENERAL PROPERTIES OF NANOCOMPOSITES VERSUS
      CONVENTIONAL COMPOSITES   9
         INCREASED TENSILE STRENGTH, MODULUS, AND HEAT
           DISTORTION TEMPERATURE  10
         COLOR/TRANSPARENCY  10
         CONDUCTIVITY   10
         FLAME RETARDANCY  11
         BARRIER PROPERTIES   11
         ANTICORROSIVE PROPERTIES  11
    TYPES OF NANOCOMPOSITES, THEIR PROPERTIES AND
      APPLICATIONS  11
         CLAY NANOCOMPOSITES  12
              Materials  12
                    Clay Fillers  12
                             Natural Clays  12
                                        Montmorillonite   12
                                        Vermiculite   13
                                        Octosilicate   13
                                     Bentonite 13
                                     Hectorite  14
                                     Halloysite 14
                          Synthetic Clays   14
                                     Fluorohectorite   15
                                     Hydrotalcite  15
                                     Laponite  15
                  Matrix Materials   16
                          Nylon 16
                          Butyl  17
                          Thermoplastic Olefins  17
                          Polyethylene  17
                          Polypropylene  18
                          Polyvinyl Chloride   18
                          Ethylene Vinyl Acetate   19
                          Other Matrix Materials  19
                                     Polyethylene Terephthalate  20
                                     Acetal           20
                                     Polychloroprene  20
                                     Nitrile Rubber  20
                                     Ethylene Vinyl Alcohol  20
            Fabrication   21
                  Production and Pre-Treatment of Clay Filler
                      Materials  21
                  Compounding  21
            Types of Clay Nanocomposites  22
                  Commercial Clay Nanocomposites   22
TABLE 1 PROPERTIES AND MAIN APPLICATIONS OF PRINCIPAL
  TYPES OF COMMERCIAL CLAY NANOCOMPOSITES  22
TABLE 1 (CONTINUED)  23
                          Nylon/Montmorillonite   23
                                     Automotive Applications   23
                                     Packaging Applications   24
                                     Life Sciences Applications   24
                          TPO/Montmorillonite  24
                                     Automotive Applications   24
                          EVA/Montmorillonite 24
                                     Flame-retardant Applications   25
                          Polypropylene/Montmorillonite  25
                                     Automotive Applications   25
                                     Fire-retardant Applications  25
                                     Other Applications   26
                          Polyethylene/Montmorillonite  26
                                     Packaging Applications   26
                                          Automotive Applications   26
                               Acetal/Montmorillonite   26
                               Nylon/Mica Fluoride   26
                                          Automotive Applications   27
                               Butyl/Vermiculite  27
                                          Consumer Products Applications  27
                                          Other Applications   27
                    Other Polymer/Clay Nanocomposites under
                          Development  27
TABLE 2 OTHER CLAY NANOCOMPOSITES   28
                               PET/Montmorillonite  28
                               EVOH/Montmorillonite  29
                               Other Matrix Materials/Vermiculite 29
             Applications   29
TABLE 3 PRINCIPAL APPLICATIONS OF CLAY CONTAINING
  COMPOSITES   29
TABLE 3 (CONTINUED)  30
                    Automotive  30
                    Packaging  30
                    Healthcare   30
                    Consumer Products   31
                    Flame-retardants  31
             Suppliers  31
TABLE 4 CLAY NANOCOMPOSITE SUPPLIERS   31
TABLE 4 (CONTINUED) 32
                    Suppliers (Continued)   33
                    Suppliers (Continued)   34
         CERAMIC NANOCOMPOSITES  35
             Materials  35
                    Ceramic Fillers 35
                               Silica  35
                               Alumina   36
                               Zirconia  36
                               Tungsten Carbide 36
                               Organosilicates  36
                    Matrix Materials   37
                               Polymer Matrix Materials  37
                                          Polyurethane  37
                               Epoxy   37
                    Metals and Metal Oxides  38
                               Titanium Dioxide  38
                               Cobalt   38
                    Other Materials  38
                               Calcium Phosphate   38
                    Fabrication  38
                    Inorganic Moiety-Containing Monomers   39
                    In Situ Fabrication of Ceramic Nanocomposite
                          Films  39
                    Fabrication of WC/Co Nanocomposite Aggregates  39
            Types and Properties   40
TABLE 5 PROPERTIES AND MAIN APPLICATIONS FOR PRINCIPAL
  TYPES OF CERAMIC-CONTAINING NANOCOMPOSITES  40
                    Polyurethane/Alumina 40
                    Titanium Dioxide/Alumina   41
                    Alumina/Zirconia  41
                    Epoxy/Carbon Fiber/Silica  41
                    Polyurethane/Organosilica   41
                    Cobalt/Tungsten Carbide 42
                    Calcium Phosphate/Silica   42
                    PET-Oxynitride   42
            Applications   43
TABLE 6 PRINCIPAL APPLICATIONS OF CERAMIC CONTAINING
  COMPOSITES   43
                    Coating Applications  43
                               Floor Finishes  43
                               Thermal Spray Coatings  44
                               Window Coatings  44
                    Life Sciences  45
                               Hip Implants   45
                               Artificial Spinal Disks  45
                               Bone Replacements and Cements  46
                    Consumer Products   46
                               Tennis Racquets  46
                    Other Applications  46
                               Cutting Tools, Wear Parts  46
            Suppliers  46
TABLE 7 CERAMIC NANOCOMPOSITE SUPPLIERS   47
        CARBON NANOTUBE COMPOSITES  47
            Materials  48
                    Fillers  48
                               Carbon Nanotubes  48
                               Fullerenes  48
                               Carbon Nanofibers  48
                    Matrix Materials   48
                    Polymers  49
                               Polycarbonate  49
                               Polybutylene Terephthalate   49
                               Polyphenyl Ether  49
            Fabrication Technologies  50
                  Oriented Nanocomposite Extrusion Process 50
                  Layered Fabrication 50
                  CNT Fibers  51
            Types of Carbon Nanotube Composites  51
TABLE 8 PROPERTIES OF CARBON NANOTUBE COMPOSITE  51
                  Nylon/MWNT Composites  52
                  Polycarbonate/MWNT Composites  52
                  Polyvinyl Alcohol/MWNT Composites   52
                  Polybutylene Terephthalate/MWNT Composites  52
                  Polyphenylene Ether/Polyamide/MWNT
                      Composites   52
                  Epoxy/MWNT/Carbon Fiber Composites   53
                  Polyurethane/Fullerene Composites  53
                  MDMO-PPV/Fullerene   53
            Applications   54
TABLE 9 PRINCIPAL APPLICATIONS OF NANOTUBE COMPOSITES 54
                  Automotive Components  54
                           Fuel System Components   54
                           Exterior Parts  55
                  ESD Applications  55
                  Consumer Products   55
                           Tennis Racquets  56
                           Golf Clubs  56
                           Bicycles  56
                           Bowling Balls  56
                           Boats  57
                           Other Sporting Goods   57
                  Textiles  57
                  Solar Cells   58
            Suppliers  58
TABLE 10 CARBON NANOTUBE COMPOSITE SUPPLIERS   58
        METAL-CONTAINING NANOCOMPOSITES  59
            Hybrid Organic-Metal Photovoltaics  59
        METAL OXIDE CONTAINING NANOCOMPOSITES 60
            Magnetic Nanocomposites   60
        NANOBIOCOMPOSITES  61
            Materials  61
                  Fillers  61
                           Cellulose  61
                           Chitin   62
                  Matrix Materials   62
                           Polyvinyl Alcohol   62
                           Cellulose Esters  63
                                 Polylactic Acid   63
                   Fabrication   64
                         Extracting Cellulose Nanofibers  64
                         Nanocomposite Materials Production  64
                   Types of Nanobiocomposites   64
                         Polyvinyl Alcohol/Cellulose Nanocomposites  64
                         Cotton/Clay Nanocomposite Fibers  65
                         PHAS/Clay/Cellulose Nanocomposites  65
                         Nano-Reinforced Polylactic Acid  65
                   Applications   66
                         Automotive Applications  66
                         Textile Applications  66
                         Other Applications  66
                   Manufacturers   67
               OTHER TYPES OF NANOCOMPOSITES   67
                   Nanocomposite Fuel Cell Membranes  67
                         Materials   67
                         Types of Nanocomposite Fuel Cell Membranes   68
                         Applications  68
                                 Energy Applications  68
                         Manufacturers  68
                   Photonic Band Gap Nanocomposites  68
                         Materials   69
                         Fabrication  69
                         Applications  70
                                 Channel Add/Drop Filters  70
                                 Optical Switches 71
                                 Optical Amplifiers   71
                                 Optical Modulators   72
                                 Suppliers  72
                   Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxanes (POSS)-
                      Containing Nanocomposites  72
                         Materials, Fabrication, and Nanocomposite
                             Properties   72
                         Applications and Manufacturers  73
                                 Biomedical Applications   73
                                 Electronics Applications   73
                                 Aerospace Applications   74
                   Hydrophobic/Oleophobic Nanocomposites  74
                         Materials, Fabrication, and Nanocomposite
                             Properties   74
                         Applications and Manufacturers  75
                                 Other Applications  75

CHAPTER FOUR: PATENT ANALYSIS  76
       PATENTS AND PATENT APPLICATIONS BY TYPE OF
          NANOCOMPOSITE  76
    FIGURE 1 U S  NANOCOMPOSITES PATENTS BY TYPE, THROUGH
       OCTOBER 12, 2011 (NO/%)   76
       PATENT TRENDS OVER TIME   77
    FIGURE 2 ANNUAL TRENDS IN U S  NANOTECHNOLOGY PATENTS
       BY TECHNOLOGY TYPE, 1998­2010 (NO )   77
       PATENT HOLDERS   78
             INDIVIDUAL ENTITIES  78
    FIGURE 3 MAJOR NANOCOMPOSITE PATENT HOLDERS, AS OF
       OCT  15, 2011 (NO /%) 78
    FIGURE 3 (CONTINUED)  79
             COMMERCIAL VERSUS OTHER TYPES OF ASSIGNEES  79
    FIGURE 4 U S  NANOCOMPOSITE PATENTS ISSUED SINCE 1976 BY
       ASSIGNEE TYPE (NO/%)  79
    FIGURE 4 (CONTINUED)  80
             NATIONALITY OF ASSIGNEES 80
    FIGURE 5 ASSIGNEES BY COUNTRY, AS OF OCT  15, 2011 (NO/%)  80
    FIGURE 5 (CONTINUED)  81

CHAPTER FIVE: GLOBAL MARKET FOR NANOCOMPOSITES, 2010­
  2016   82
      SUMMARY  82
               NANOCOMPOSITE CONSUMPTION BY COUNTRY/REGION   82
  TABLE 11 CONSUMPTION OF NANOCOMPOSITES BY
     COUNTRY/REGION, THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) 82
  FIGURE 6 TRENDS IN GLOBAL NANOCOMPOSITE CONSUMPTION,
     2010­2016 ($ MILLIONS)   83
  FIGURE 7 GLOBAL NANOCOMPOSITE CONSUMPTION BY
     GEOGRAPHICAL MARKET, 2010 VERSUS 2016 (% OF TOTAL
     VALUE)  84
               NANOCOMPOSITE CONSUMPTION BY TYPE OF
                    MATERIAL   85
  TABLE 12 GLOBAL CONSUMPTION OF NANOCOMPOSITES,
     THROUGH 2016 (TONS/$ MILLIONS)  85
  FIGURE 8 GLOBAL NANOCOMPOSITE CONSUMPTION BY TYPE,
     2010 VERSUS 2016 (% OF TOTAL VALUE)   86
  TABLE 13 NANOCOMPOSITES WITH THE LARGEST MARKETS, 2010
     VS  2016 ($ MILLIONS/RANK)   87
               NANOCOMPOSITE CONSUMPTION BY TYPE OF
                    APPLICATION   87
  FIGURE 9 GLOBAL NANOCOMPOSITE CONSUMPTION BY
     APPLICATION, 2010 VERSUS 2016 ($ MILLIONS/%)  88
  FIGURE 9 (CONTINUED)  89
CHAPTER SIX: U S  MARKET FOR NANOCOMPOSITES, 2010­2016  90
      SUMMARY  90
  TABLE 14 U S  CONSUMPTION OF NANOCOMPOSITES, THROUGH
     2016 (MT/$ MILLIONS)   90
  FIGURE 10 TRENDS IN U S  NANOCOMPOSITE CONSUMPTION,
     2010­2016 ($ MILLIONS)   91
           NANOCOMPOSITE CONSUMPTION BY TYPE OF
               MATERIAL   91
  FIGURE 11 U S  NANOCOMPOSITE CONSUMPTION BY TYPE, 2010
     VS  2016 (%)   92
           NANOCOMPOSITE CONSUMPTION BY TYPE OF
               APPLICATION   93
  FIGURE 12 U S  NANOCOMPOSITE CONSUMPTION BY
     APPLICATION, 2010 VS  2016 ($ MILLIONS/%)  93
  FIGURE 12 (CONTINUED)  94
      DETAILED MARKET PROJECTIONS   95
           CLAY NANOCOMPOSITES  95
                   Summary  95
  TABLE 15 U S  SALES OF CLAY NANOCOMPOSITES, THROUGH
     2016 (MT/$ MILLIONS  95
  FIGURE 13 U S  CONSUMPTION OF CLAY-BASED
     NANOCOMPOSITES BY END USE, 2010 VERSUS 2016 (%/$
     MILLIONS)  96
                   Nylon/Montmorillonite  97
  FIGURE 14 U S  NYLON/MONTMORILLONITE NANOCOMPOSITE
     CONSUMPTION, 2010 (MT/%)   97
  TABLE 16 U S  MARKET FOR NYLON/MONTMORILLONITE
     NANOCOMPOSITES, THROUGH 2016 (MT/$ MILLIONS)   98
                   Butyl/Vermiculite  98
                   EVA/Montmorillonite  99
  TABLE 17 U S  MARKET FOR EVA/MONTMORILLONITE
     NANOCOMPOSITES, THROUGH 2016 (MT/$ MILLIONS)  100
                   Other Clay Nanocomposites  100
  TABLE 18 U S  MARKET FOR OTHER CLAY NANOCOMPOSITES,
     THROUGH 2016 (MT/$ MILLIONS)  100
           CERAMIC NANOCOMPOSITES  101
                   Summary  101
  TABLE 19 U S  MARKET FOR CERAMIC NANOCOMPOSITES,
     THROUGH 2016 (MT/$ MILLIONS)  101
  FIGURE 15 U S  CONSUMPTION OF CERAMIC NANOCOMPOSITES
     BY END USE, 2010 VS  2016 (%/$ MILLIONS)  102
                   Polyurethane/Alumina  103
  TABLE 20 U S  MARKET FOR POLYURETHANE/ALUMINA
     NANOCOMPOSITES, THROUGH 2016 (MT/$ MILLIONS)   103
               Alumina/Titania  103
TABLE 21 U S  MARKET FOR ALUMINA/TITANIA
   NANOCOMPOSITES, THROUGH 2016 (MT/$ MILLIONS)  104
               Calcium Phosphate/Silica 104
TABLE 22 U S  MARKET FOR CALCIUM PHOSPHATE/SILICA
   NANOCOMPOSITE BONE SUBSTITUTES, THROUGH 2016 (MT/$
   MILLIONS)  105
               Tungsten Carbide/Cobalt Nanocomposites  105
TABLE 23 U S  MARKET FOR TUNGSTEN CARBIDE
   NANOCOMPOSITES, THROUGH 2016 (MT/$ MILLIONS)   106
         CARBON NANOTUBE COMPOSITES  106
               Summary  106
TABLE 24 U S  MARKET FOR CARBON NANOTUBE COMPOSITES,
   THROUGH 2016 (MT/$ MILLIONS)  107
FIGURE 16 U S  MARKET FOR CARBON NANOTUBE-BASED
   COMPOSITES, 2010 VS  2016 ($ MILLIONS/%)   108
               Nylon/MWNT Nanocomposites   109
FIGURE 17 U S  AUTOMOTIVE MARKETS FOR NYLON/NANOTUBE
   COMPOSITES, 2010 ($ MILLIONS/%)   109
TABLE 25 U S  AUTOMOTIVE MARKET FOR NYLON/NANOTUBE
   COMPOSITES, THROUGH 2016 (MT/$ MILLIONS)  110
               Polycarbonate/MWNT Nanocomposite   110
TABLE 26 U S  MARKET FOR POLYCARBONATE/NANOTUBE
   COMPOSITES, THROUGH 2016 (MT/$ MILLIONS)  111
               PBT/MWNT Nanocomposites 111
TABLE 27 U S  MARKET FOR POLYBUTYLENE
   TEREPHTHALATE/NANOTUBE COMPOSITES, THROUGH 2016
   (MT/$ MILLIONS)  111
               PPE/MWNT Nanocomposites 111
TABLE 28 U S  MARKET FOR POLYPHENYLENE/NANOTUBE
   COMPOSITES, THROUGH 2016 (MT/$ MILLIONS)  112
               Epoxy/Carbon/MWNT Nanocomposites 112
TABLE 29 U S  MARKET FOR EPOXY/CARBON NANOTUBE
   COMPOSITES, THROUGH 2016 (MT/$ MILLIONS)  113
               PVOH/SWNT Composite Fiber   113
TABLE 30 U S  MARKET FOR PVOH/SWNT COMPOSITE FIBER,
   THROUGH 2016 (MT/$ MILLIONS)  114
         METAL/METAL OXIDE CONTAINING NANOCOMPOSITES   114
               Nanomagnetic Composites  114
TABLE 31 U S  MARKET FOR MAGNETIC NANOCOMPOSITES,
   THROUGH 2016 (MT/$ MILLIONS)  114
         NANOBIOCOMPOSITES  115
               Summary  115
   TABLE 32 U S  CONSUMPTION OF NANOBIOCOMPOSITES,
      THROUGH 2016 (MT/$ MILLIONS)  115
   FIGURE 18 U S  MARKET FOR NANOBIOCOMPOSITES BY
      APPLICATION, 2016 ($ MILLIONS/%)  116
                 PVOH-Cellulose Nanocomposites   116
   TABLE 33 U S  MARKET FOR PVOH/CELLULOSE
      NANOCOMPOSITES, THROUGH 2016 (MT/$ MILLIONS)  117
                 Cotton/Montmorillonite Nanocomposite Fiber   117
   TABLE 34 U S  MARKET FOR COTTON/CLAY NANOCOMPOSITE
      FABRICS, THROUGH 2016 (MT/$ MILLIONS)   117
            OTHER TYPES OF NANOCOMPOSITES   118
                 Summary  118
   TABLE 35 U S  MARKET FOR OTHER NANOCOMPOSITES,
      THROUGH 2016 (MT/$ MILLIONS)  118
   FIGURE 19 U S  MARKET FOR OTHER COMPOSITES, 2010 VS  2016
      ($ MILLIONS/%)   119
                 POSS-Containing Nanocomposites   120
   FIGURE 20 U S  CONSUMPTION OF POSS-CONTAINING
      NANOCOMPOSITES, 2010 ($ MILLIONS/%)  120
   TABLE 36 U S  MARKET FOR POSS-CONTAINING
      NANOCOMPOSITES, THROUGH 2016 (MT/$ MILLIONS)  121
                 Nanocomposite Fuel Cell Membranes  121
   TABLE 37 U S  MARKET FOR NANOCOMPOSITE FUEL-CELL
      MEMBRANE, THROUGH 2016 (MT/$ MILLIONS)   122
                 Photonic Band Gap Nanocomposites  123
   TABLE 38 U S  MARKET FOR PHOTONIC BAND GAP
      NANOCOMPOSITES, THROUGH 2016 (MT/$ MILLIONS)   124

CHAPTER SEVEN: EUROPEAN MARKETS FOR NANOCOMPOSITES,
  2010­2016   125
     SUMMARY  125
           NANOCOMPOSITE CONSUMPTION BY TYPE OF
               MATERIAL   125
  TABLE 39 EUROPEAN CONSUMPTION OF NANOCOMPOSITES,
     THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS)  125
  FIGURE 21 TRENDS IN EUROPEAN NANOCOMPOSITE
     CONSUMPTION, 2010­2016 ($ MILLIONS)  126
  FIGURE 22 EUROPEAN NANOCOMPOSITE CONSUMPTION BY
     TYPE, 2010 VS  2016 (%)  127
           NANOCOMPOSITE CONSUMPTION BY TYPE OF
               APPLICATION   128
  FIGURE 23 EUROPEAN NANOCOMPOSITE CONSUMPTION BY
     APPLICATION, 2010 VS  2016 (%) 129
  FIGURE 23 (CONTINUED)  130
     DETAILED MARKET PROJECTIONS   130
         CLAY NANOCOMPOSITES  130
TABLE 40 EUROPEAN MARKET FOR CLAY NANOCOMPOSITES,
   2010­2016 ($ MILLIONS)   130
TABLE 40 (CONTINUED)  131
FIGURE 24 EUROPEAN CONSUMPTION OF CLAY-BASED
   NANOCOMPOSITES BY END USE, 2010 VS  2016 ($ MILLIONS/%)  131
FIGURE 24 (CONTINUED)  132
                Nylon/Montmorillonite  132
FIGURE 25 EUROPEAN NYLON/MONTMORILLONITE
   NANOCOMPOSITE CONSUMPTION, 2010 (MT/%)  133
TABLE 41 EUROPEAN MARKET FOR NYLON/MONTMORILLONITE
   NANOCOMPOSITES, THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS)  134
                EVA/Montmorillonite  134
TABLE 42 EUROPEAN MARKET FOR EVA/MONTMORILLONITE
   NANOCOMPOSITES, THROUGH 2016 (MT/$ MILLIONS)  134
                Other Clay Nanocomposites  135
TABLE 43 EUROPEAN MARKET FOR OTHER CLAY
   NANOCOMPOSITES, THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS)   135
         CERAMIC NANOCOMPOSITES  135
TABLE 44 EUROPEAN MARKET FOR CERAMIC NANOCOMPOSITES,
   THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS)  136
FIGURE 26 EUROPEAN CONSUMPTION OF CERAMIC
   NANOCOMPOSITES BY END USE, 2010 VS  2016 ($ MILLIONS/%)  137
                Polyurethane/Alumina  138
TABLE 45 EUROPEAN MARKET FOR POLYURETHANE/ALUMINA
   NANOCOMPOSITES, THROUGH 2016 (MT/$ MILLIONS)  138
                Alumina/Titania  138
TABLE 46 EUROPEAN MARKET FOR ALUMINA/TITANIA
   NANOCOMPOSITES, THROUGH 2016 (MT/$ MILLIONS)   139
                Tungsten Carbide/Cobalt Nanocomposites  139
TABLE 47 EUROPEAN MARKET FOR TUNGSTEN CARBIDE
   NANOCOMPOSITES, THROUGH 2016 (MT/$ MILLIONS)   139
         CARBON NANOTUBE COMPOSITES  140
TABLE 48 EUROPEAN MARKET FOR CARBON NANOTUBE
   COMPOSITES, THROUGH 2016 (MT/$ MILLIONS)   140
FIGURE 27 EUROPEAN MARKET FOR CARBON NANOTUBE-BASED
   COMPOSITES, 2010 VS  2016 ($ MILLIONS/%)  141
                Nylon/MWNT Nanocomposites   142
FIGURE 28 EUROPEAN AUTOMOTIVE MARKETS FOR
   NYLON/NANOTUBE COMPOSITES, 2010 ($ MILLIONS/%)  142
TABLE 49 EUROPEAN AUTOMOTIVE MARKET FOR
   NYLON/NANOTUBE COMPOSITES, THROUGH 2016 (MT$
   MILLIONS)  143
                Polycarbonate/MWNT Nanocomposite   143
TABLE 50 EUROPEAN MARKET FOR
   POLYCARBONATE/NANOTUBE COMPOSITES, THROUGH 2016
   (MT/$ MILLIONS)  144
                PBT/MWNT Nanocomposites 144
TABLE 51 EUROPEAN MARKET FOR POLYBUTYLENE
   TEREPHTHALATE/NANOTUBE COMPOSITES, THROUGH 2016
   (MT/$ MILLIONS)  144
                PPE/MWNT Nanocomposites 144
TABLE 52 EUROPEAN MARKET FOR
   POLYPHENYLENE/NANOTUBE COMPOSITES, THROUGH 2016
   (MT/$ MILLIONS)  145
                PVOH/SWNT Composite Fiber   145
TABLE 53 EUROPEAN MARKET FOR PVOH/SWNT COMPOSITE
   FIBER, THROUGH 2016 (MT$ MILLIONS)   146
         METAL/METAL OXIDE CONTAINING NANOCOMPOSITES   146
                Nanomagnetic Composites  146
TABLE 54 EUROPEAN MARKET FOR MAGNETIC
   NANOCOMPOSITES, THROUGH 2016 (MT/$ MILLIONS)  146
         NANOBIOCOMPOSITES  146
TABLE 55 EUROPEAN CONSUMPTION OF NANOBIOCOMPOSITES,
   THROUGH 2016 (MT/$ MILLIONS)  147
FIGURE 29 EUROPEAN MARKET FOR NANOBIOCOMPOSITES BY
   APPLICATION, 2016 ($ MILLIONS/%)  147
FIGURE 29 (CONTINUED)   148
                PVOH-Cellulose Nanocomposites   148
TABLE 56 EUROPEAN MARKET FOR PVOH/CELLULOSE
   NANOCOMPOSITES, THROUGH 2016 (MT/$ MILLIONS)   148
                Cotton/Montmorillonite Nanocomposite Fiber   149
TABLE 57 EUROPEAN MARKET FOR COTTON/CLAY
   NANOCOMPOSITE FABRICS, THROUGH 2016 (MT/$ MILLIONS)  149
         OTHER TYPES OF NANOCOMPOSITES   149
TABLE 58 EUROPEAN MARKET FOR OTHER NANOCOMPOSITES,
   2010­2016 (MT/$ MILLIONS)   150
FIGURE 30 EUROPEAN MARKET FOR OTHER COMPOSITES, 2010
   VS  2016 ($ MILLIONS/%)   151
                Nanocomposite Fuel Cell Membranes  152
TABLE 59 EUROPEAN MARKET FOR NANOCOMPOSITE FUEL-CELL
   MEMBRANE, THROUGH 2016 (MT/$ MILLIONS)  152
                Photonic Band Gap Nanocomposites  152
TABLE 60 EUROPEAN MARKET FOR PHOTONIC BAND GAP
   NANOCOMPOSITES, THROUGH 2016 (MT/$ MILLIONS)   153
                Hydrophobic/Oleophobic Nanocomposites  153
TABLE 61 EUROPEAN MARKET FOR HYDROPHOBIC/OLEOPHOBIC
   NANOCOMPOSITES, 2010­2016 (MT$ MILLIONS)   154
CHAPTER EIGHT: ASIA-PACIFIC MARKETS FOR NANOCOMPOSITES,
  2010­2016   155
      SUMMARY  155
           NANOCOMPOSITE CONSUMPTION BY TYPE OF
               MATERIAL   155
  TABLE 62 ASIA-PACIFIC CONSUMPTION OF NANOCOMPOSITES,
     THROUGH 2016 (MT/$ MILLIONS)  155
  FIGURE 31 TRENDS IN ASIA-PACIFIC NANOCOMPOSITE
     CONSUMPTION, 2010-2016 ($ MILLIONS)  156
  FIGURE 32 ASIA-PACIFIC NANOCOMPOSITE CONSUMPTION BY
     TYPE, 2010 VS  2016 (% OF TOTAL VALUE)   157
           NANOCOMPOSITE CONSUMPTION BY TYPE OF
               APPLICATION   158
  FIGURE 33 ASIA-PACIFIC NANOCOMPOSITE CONSUMPTION BY
     APPLICATION, 2010 VS  2016 ($ MILLIONS/% OF TOTAL VALUE)  159
  FIGURE 33 (CONTINUED)  160
      DETAILED MARKET PROJECTIONS   160
           CLAY NANOCOMPOSITES  160
  TABLE 63 ASIA-PACIFIC MARKET FOR CLAY NANOCOMPOSITES,
     THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS)  160
  TABLE 63 (CONTINUED)  161
  FIGURE 34 ASIA-PACIFIC CONSUMPTION OF CLAY-BASED
     NANOCOMPOSITES BY END USE, 2010 VS  2016 (%)  161
  FIGURE 34 (CONTINUED)  162
                     Nylon/Montmorillonite  162
  FIGURE 35 ASIA-PACIFIC NYLON/MONTMORILLONITE
     NANOCOMPOSITE CONSUMPTION, 2010 (% OF TOTAL
     TONNAGE)  163
  TABLE 64 ASIA PACIFIC MARKET FOR
     NYLON/MONTMORILLONITE NANOCOMPOSITES, THROUGH
     2016 (MT/$ MILLIONS)   164
                     EVA/Montmorillonite  164
  TABLE 65 ASIA-PACIFIC MARKET FOR EVA/MONTMORILLONITE
     NANOCOMPOSITES, THROUGH 2016 (MT/$ MILLIONS)  164
                     Other Clay Nanocomposites  164
  TABLE 66 ASIA-PACIFIC MARKET FOR OTHER CLAY
     NANOCOMPOSITES, THROUGH 2016 (MT/$ MILLIONS)   165
           CERAMIC NANOCOMPOSITES  165
  TABLE 67 ASIA-PACIFIC MARKET FOR CERAMIC
     NANOCOMPOSITES, 2010­2016 (MT/$ MILLIONS)   166
  FIGURE 36 ASIA-PACIFIC CONSUMPTION OF CERAMIC
     NANOCOMPOSITES BY END USE, 2010 VS  2016 ($ MILLIONS/%)  167
                     Polyurethane/Alumina  168
TABLE 68 ASIA-PACIFIC MARKET FOR POLYURETHANE/ALUMINA
   NANOCOMPOSITES, THROUGH 2016 (MT/MILLIONS)   168
               Alumina/Titania  168
TABLE 69 ASIA-PACIFIC CONSUMPTION OF ALUMINA/TITANIA
   NANOCOMPOSITES, THROUGH 2016 (MT/$ MILLIONS)  169
               Tungsten Carbide/Cobalt Nanocomposites  169
TABLE 70 ASIA-PACIFIC MARKET FOR TUNGSTEN CARBIDE
   NANOCOMPOSITES, THROUGH 2016 (MT/$ MILLIONS)  169
         CARBON NANOTUBE COMPOSITES  169
TABLE 71 ASIA-PACIFIC MARKET FOR CARBON NANOTUBE
   COMPOSITES, THROUGH 2016 (MT/$ MILLIONS)  170
FIGURE 37 ASIA-PACIFIC MARKET FOR CARBON NANOTUBE-
   BASED COMPOSITES, 2010 VS  2016 ($ MILLIONS/%)   171
               Nylon/MWNT Nanocomposites   172
FIGURE 38 ASIA-PACIFIC AUTOMOTIVE MARKETS FOR
   NYLON/NANOTUBE COMPOSITES, 2010 ($ MILLIONS/%)  172
TABLE 72 ASIA-PACIFIC AUTOMOTIVE MARKET FOR
   NYLON/NANOTUBE COMPOSITES, THROUGH 2016 (MT/$
   MILLIONS)  173
               Polycarbonate/MWNT Nanocomposite   173
TABLE 73 ASIA-PACIFIC MARKET FOR
   POLYCARBONATE/NANOTUBE COMPOSITES, THROUGH 2016
   (MT/$ MILLIONS)  174
               PBT/MWNT Nanocomposites 174
TABLE 74 ASIA-PACIFIC MARKET FOR POLYBUTYLENE
   TEREPHTHALATE/NANOTUBE COMPOSITES, THROUGH 2016
   (MT/$ MILLIONS)  174
               PPE/MWNT Nanocomposites 174
TABLE 75 ASIA-PACIFIC MARKET FOR
   POLYPHENYLENE/NANOTUBE COMPOSITES, THROUGH 2016
   MT/$ MILLIONS)   175
               Epoxy/Carbon/MWNT Nanocomposites 175
TABLE 76 ASIA-PACIFIC MARKET FOR EPOXY/CARBON
   NANOTUBE COMPOSITES, THROUGH 2016 (MT/$ MILLIONS)   176
               Polyurethane/Fullerene Nanocomposites   176
TABLE 77 ASIA-PACIFIC MARKET FOR
   POLYURETHANE/FULLERENE NANOCOMPOSITES, THROUGH
   2016 (MT/$ MILLIONS)   176
               PVOH/SWNT Composite Fiber   177
TABLE 78 ASIA-PACIFIC MARKET FOR PVOH/SWNT COMPOSITE
   FIBER, THROUGH 2016 (MT/$ MILLIONS)  177
         METAL/METAL OXIDE CONTAINING NANOCOMPOSITES   177
               Nanomagnetic Composites  177
   TABLE 79 ASIA-PACIFIC MARKET FOR MAGNETIC
      NANOCOMPOSITES, THROUGH 2016 (MT/$ MILLIONS)   178
            NANOBIOCOMPOSITES  178
   TABLE 80 ASIA-PACIFIC CONSUMPTION OF
      NANOBIOCOMPOSITES, THROUGH 2016 (MT/$ MILLIONS) 178
   FIGURE 39 ASIA-PACIFIC MARKET FOR NANOBIOCOMPOSITES BY
      APPLICATION, 2016 ($ MILLIONS/%)  179
                   PVOH-Cellulose Nanocomposites   179
   TABLE 81 ASIA-PACIFIC MARKET FOR PVOH/CELLULOSE
      NANOCOMPOSITES, THROUGH 2016 (MT/$ MILLIONS)   180
                   Cotton/Montmorillonite Nanocomposite Fiber   180
   TABLE 82 ASIA-PACIFIC MARKET FOR COTTON/CLAY
      NANOCOMPOSITE FABRICS, THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS)   180
            OTHER TYPES OF NANOCOMPOSITES   180
   TABLE 83 ASIA-PACIFIC MARKET FOR OTHER NANOCOMPOSITES,
      2010­2016 ($ MILLIONS)   181
   FIGURE 40 ASIA-PACIFIC MARKET FOR OTHER COMPOSITES, 2016
      ($ MILLIONS/%)   182
                   Nanocomposite Fuel Cell Membranes  182
   TABLE 84 ASIA-PACIFIC MARKET FOR NANOCOMPOSITE FUEL-
      CELL MEMBRANE, THROUGH 2016 (MT/$ MILLIONS)   183
                   Photonic Band Gap Nanocomposites  183
   TABLE 85 ASIA-PACIFIC MARKET FOR PHOTONIC BAND GAP
      NANOCOMPOSITES, THROUGH 2016 (MT/$ MILLIONS)  184

CHAPTER NINE: OTHER MARKETS FOR NANOCOMPOSITES, 2010­
  2016   185
     SUMMARY  185
               NANOCOMPOSITE CONSUMPTION BY TYPE OF
                    MATERIAL   185
  TABLE 86 OTHER MARKETS CONSUMPTION OF
     NANOCOMPOSITES, THROUGH 2016 (MT/$ MILLIONS)  186
  FIGURE 41 TRENDS IN OTHER MARKETS NANOCOMPOSITE
     CONSUMPTION, 2010­2016 ($ MILLIONS)  186
  FIGURE 42 OTHER MARKETS NANOCOMPOSITE CONSUMPTION
     BY TYPE, 2010 VS  2016 (%)   187
  FIGURE 42 (CONTINUED)  188
               NANOCOMPOSITE CONSUMPTION BY TYPE OF
                    APPLICATION   188
  FIGURE 43 OTHER MARKETS NANOCOMPOSITE CONSUMPTION
     BY APPLICATION, 2010 VS  2016 (%)  189

CHAPTER TEN: THE NANOCOMPOSITES INDUSTRY  190
    COMPANIES  190
    MARKET SHARES   190
   FIGURE 44 NANOCOMPOSITE MARKET SHARES, 2010 ($
      MILLIONS/%)   191

CHAPTER ELEVEN: COMPANY PROFILES  192
    AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES   192
    ALCOA CLOSURE SYSTEMS INTL   192
    ALPS ELECTRIC CO , LTD   193
    ALTAIR NANOTECHNOLOGIES, INC    193
    AMERICAN BOWLING SERVICE, INC   193
    BASELL POLYOLEFINS CO  N V    194
    BAYER AG  194
    CLARIANT INTERNATIONAL AG   194
    EASTON-BELL SPORTS, INC    194
    E  I  DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND CO    195
    ESPIN TECHNOLOGIES, INC   195
    EVONIK DEGUSSA GMBH  196
    FOSTER CORP   196
    FRONTIER CARBON CORP   197
    GENERAL MOTORS CORP  197
    HOLMENKOL SPORT-TECHNOLOGIES GMBH   197
    HONEYWELL INTL , INC   198
    HYPERION CATALYSIS INTL , INC   198
    INFRAMAT CORP    198
    INMAT, LLC   199
    KABELWERK EUPEN AG  200
    LG CHEM  200
    MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORP 201
    NANOCOR, INC   201
    NANOGATE TECHNOLOGIES GMBH  202
    NANOLEDGE   202
    NANOSYS, INC    203
    NEOMAX MATERIALS CO , LTD  203
    NOBLE POLYMERS  203
    PANASONIC CORP    204
    PENTRON CLINICAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC   204
    POLYONE CORP    204
    RTP CO    205
    SABIC INNOVATIVE PLASTICS, LLC  205
    SCIPERIO, INC    206
    SHOWA DENKO K K   206
    SIM COMPOSITES, INC 206
    SOUTHERN CLAY PRODUCTS, INC    207
    SOUTHWEST NANOTECHNOLOGIES, INC    207
    SÜD-CHEMIE AG  208
    UBE INDUSTRIES, LTD   208
    UNITIKA, LTD   208
    VALSPAR CORP   209
    WILSON SPORTING GOODS CO   209
    ZYVEX CORP    209
    ZYVEX CORP  (CONTINUED)   210