The Global Market for Carbon Nanotubes and Fullerenes is a 125 page report providing a comprehensive market assessment of industrial applications for carbon nanotubes and fullerenes. These nanomaterials provide exceptional properties that are currently being incorporated into products ranging from sporting goods to new batteries to pharmaceuticals.

Nanotubes and fullerenes already represent a significant niche market with global revenue exceeding US$300 million in 2008. Electronics and energy applications represent the next wave of potentially disruptive technologies that are beginning to impact the market. By 2015 it is predicted that the market will exceed US$4.6 billion.

This report provides a detailed in-depth assessment of:

- Key markets impacted including sporting goods, building and construction, healthcare, automotive, aerospace, energy and defence and electronics
- Market size for last 3 years and forecasted to 2013 by total revenues
- Production methods
- Key players and suppliers



TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 NANOTECHNOLOGY IN EUROPE 14
1.1.1 Funding 14
1.1.2 National programmes 15
1.1.3 Centres and infrastructure 17
1.1.4 Networks 17
1.1.5 Companies 18
1.2 NANOTECHNOLOGY IN ASIA-PACIFIC 20
1.2.1 Funding 21
1.2.2 National programmes 21
1.2.3 Centres and infrastructure 23
1.2.4 Networks 23
1.2.5 Companies 24
1.3 NANOTECHNOLOGY IN NORTH AMERICA 25
1.3.1 Funding 25
1.3.2 National programmes 26
1.3.2.1 State initiatives 27
1.3.3 Centres and infrastructure 28
1.3.4 Networks in North America 31
1.3.5 Companies 31
1.4 NANOTECHNOLOGY IN CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA 33
1.5 NANOTECHNOLOGY IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA 33

2 COMMERCIALISING NANOTECHNOLOGY
2.1 INDUSTRY STRUCTURE 36
2.1.1 Suppliers 37
2.1.1.1 Materials 37
2.1.1.2 Tools and instrumentation 38
2.1.1.3 Devices and system integration 40
2.1.2 Buyers 40
2.1.3 New entrants 40
2.1.4 Substitution threats 41
2.1.5 Competition 42
2.2 KEY CHALLENGES 42
2.2.1 TECHNICAL 42
2.2.1.1 Understanding 42
2.2.1.2 Tools 43
2.2.2 MARKET 44
2.2.2.1 Hype 44
2.2.2.2 Cost 44
2.2.2.3 Production 45
2.2.2.4 Public Perception and Ethics 47
2.2.3 REGULATION 48
2.3 MARKET TRENDS AND DRIVERS 52
2.3.1 DRIVERS 53
2.3.2 TRENDS 55
2.3.2.1 Collaboration 55
2.3.2.2 First to market 55
2.3.2.3 Nanomaterials advantage 56
2.3.2.4 Improved products 58
2.3.2.5 Decreasing cost of nanomaterials 59
2.3.2.6 Autonomous systems 59

3 THE GLOBAL MARKET FOR CARBON NANOTUBES AND FULLERENES
3.1 CARBON NANOTUBES 63
3.2 PRODUCTION METHODS 64
3.3 THE GLOBAL MARKET FOR CARBON NANOTUBES 66
3.4 KEY PLAYERS 69
3.4.1 Manufacturers and end users 69
3.4.2 Nanomaterials suppliers 70
3.4.3 Application developers 72
3.5 FULLERENES 73
3.6 PRODUCTION METHODS 74
3.7 THE GLOBAL MARKET FOR FULLERENES 75
3.8 KEY PLAYERS 77
3.8.1 Manufacturers and end users 77
3.8.2 Nanomaterials suppliers 78
3.8.3 Application developers 79

4 COMPANY PROFILES
4.1 Ahwahnee Technology, Inc 80
4.2 American Dye Source 80
4.3 ApNano Materials Inc 81
4.4 Arkema 82
4.5 Baytubes (Bayer MaterialScience) 83
4.6 BioNano International Singapore Pte Ltd 84
4.7 Biophan Technologies, Inc 84
4.8 Bucky USA 86
4.9 Carbolex Inc 86
4.1.0 Carbon NT&F 21 87
4.1.1 Carbon Solutions Inc 88
4.1.2 Catalytic Materials LLC 89
4.1.3 Catalyx Nanotech Inc 89
4.1.4 Eikos Inc 90
4.1.5 Frontier Carbon Corp 91
4.1.6 FutureCarbon GmbH 91
4.1.7 Helix Material Solutions Inc 92
4.1.8 Honjo Chemical Corp 92
4.1.9 Hyperion Catalysis International, Inc 92
4.2.0 Innovations Unified Technologies 93
4.2.1 Luna Nanoworks 94
4.2.2 Materials and Electrochemical Research (MER) Corporation 95
4.2.3 Molecular Nanosystems Inc 96
4.2.4 mPhase Technologies 97
4.2.5 MTR Ltd 97
4.2.6 MysticMD Inc 98
4.2.7 Nanergy Inc 98
4.2.8 Nano-C 99
4.2.9 Nanocs 100
4.3.0 Nanocarblab 100
4.3.1 Nanocomposites Inc 100
4.3.2 NanoCompound GmbH 101
4.3.3 Nanocyl 102
4.3.4 NanoLab, Inc 103
4.3.5 Nanoledge 103
4.3.6 NanoNB Corp 104
4.3.7 Nanoselect Inc 104
4.3.8 Nanoshel 105
4.3.9 NanoTechLabs, Inc 105
4.4.0 Nantero, Inc 106
4.4.1 Nanothink 106
4.4.2 Natural Nano, Inc 107
4.4.3 N-Tec 108
4.4.4 Raymor Industries, Inc 109
4.4.5 Seldon Laboratories LLC 109
4.4.6 Shenzhen Nanotechnologies Co Ltd 110
4.4.7 Solarno Inc 110
4.4.8 SouthWest NanoTechnologies, Inc 110
4.4.9 Sun Nanotech Co, Ltd 111
4.5.0 TDA Research Inc 111
4.5.1 Term-USA 111
4.5.2 Thomas Swan & Co 112
4.5.3 Unidym Inc 112
4.5.4 Xintek 113

5 GLOSSARY