Market Research Report

Molybdenum Markets in the Electronics and Solar Industries -2011
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Introduction

Abstract

In the past few years molybdenum has begun to find new markets in fast growing energy and electronics markets. Most notably, molybdenum has found a stable market as an electrode material for CIGS solar panels.

NanoMarkets believes that the use of molybdenum will continue to increase in the solar panel industry because of its strong ability to adhere to substrates and active layers. One opportunity for molybdenum for sure is in the highly successful CdTe sector. In addition to the solar sector, there is interesting development work being done on the use of molybdenum for OLED electrodes and molybdenum also appears to have a future in other lighting and display related sectors. There are also more traditional applications for molybdenum in electronics market, where this metal is used in x-ray system components and in magnetrons. Of course, as a relatively high priced metal, molybdenum is not without completion from lower cost metals, such as aluminum in many of the applications that it serves.

This new report, we believe is the only report currently available that analyzes the market for molybdenum specifically in fast growing electronics and energy industry markets. NanoMarkets has been providing both the photovoltaics, display and lighting materials market for several years and we bring to this report a considerable expertise in understanding of how these markets operate and how firms achieve success in them. Included in this report is a granular assessment of the energy- and electronics-related markets into which molybdenum is sold along with an eight-year forecast of the revenues.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Executive Summary

  • E.1 Summary of Main Opportunities
    • E.1.1 Molybdenum Opportunities in Lighting and Displays
    • E.1.2 Molybdenum Opportunities in the Solar Panel Industry
    • E.1.3 Other Electronics-Related Opportunities for Molybdenum
  • E.2 Summary of Eight-Year Forecasts

Chapter One: Introduction

  • 1.1 Background to this Report
    • 1.1.1 Molybdenum as a Basis for Green Electronics: PV, Lighting and Smart Grids
    • 1.1.2 Plenty of Work Left Still to Do
    • 1.1.3 Stable Niche Electronics Markets for Molybdenum Remain
  • 1.2 Scope and Objective of this Report
  • 1.3 Methodology of this Report
  • 1.4 Plan of this Report

Chapter Two: Molybdenum, Materials and Technology

  • 2.1 Molybdenum Industry Trends and How They will Impact Electronics/Solar Panel Applications
  • 2.2 Molybdenum Compounds and Their Role in the Electronics and Energy Sectors
    • 2.2.1 Molybdenum Disilicide
    • 2.2.2 Molybdenum Disulfide
    • 2.2.3 Molybdenum-doped ZnO
    • 2.2.4 Molybdenum Oxide
  • 2.3 Potential Uses for Molybdenum Nanomaterials
    • 2.3.1 Batteries, Fuel Cells and Nano-molybdenum
  • 2.4 Key Points from this Chapter

Chapter Three: Applications and Markets for Molybdenum in the Electronics and Solar Energy Industries

  • 3.1 Molybdenum Use in Electronics and Solar in Context
  • 3.2 Photovoltaics and Molybdenum
    • 3.2.1 Expectations for the Solar Panel Industry
    • 3.2.2 CIGS and Molybdenum
    • 3.2.3 Does Molybdenum Lie in the Future of CdTe?
    • 3.2.4 Future Uses for Molybdenum in PV
  • 3.3 Molybdenum in the Lighting Industry
    • 3.3.1 Losing Light Markets for Molybdenum
    • 3.3.2 Molybdenum and CFLs
    • 3.3.3 Molybdenum and LEDs
  • 3.4 Displays and Molybdenum
    • 3.4.1 OLED Displays and Lighting
  • 3.5 Semiconductor and Microelectronics Applications for Molybdenum
    • 3.5.1 Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment
    • 3.5.2 Multilayer Ceramic Board Manufacturing: Molybdenum Ink and Sheets
    • 3.5.3 More Heat Sinks: Consumer Electronics and Power Electronics
    • 3.5.4 Memory Chips
    • 3.5.5 Molybdenum as a Semiconductor?
    • 3.5.6 X-Ray Tube Components
  • 3.6 Key Points from this Chapter

Chapter Four: Eight-Year Forecasts of Molybdenum in Electronics and Solar Applications

  • 4.1 Forecasting Methodology
    • 4.1.1 Scope of Forecast
    • 4.1.2 Data Sources for the Forecast and for the Report
    • 4.1.3 Demand, Economic and Policy Issues
    • 4.1.4 Alternative Scenarios and Other Factors Taken Into Consideration
  • 4.2 Forecast by Application
    • 4.2.1 Molybdenum Applications in Solar Panels
    • 4.2.2 Molybdenum Applications in Lighting
    • 4.2.3 Molybdenum Applications in Other Electronics Areas
  • 4.3 Summary of Eight-Year Forecasts

Abbreviations and Acronyms Used in this Report

About the Author

List of Exhibits

  • Exhibit E-1: Eight-Year Forecast of Molybdenum and Molybdenum Alloys/Compounds in the Electronics and Solar Panel Industry ($ Million)
  • Exhibit 4-1: Eight-Year Forecast of Molybdenum in the Solar Panel Industry
  • Exhibit 4-2: Eight-Year Forecast of Molybdenum in the Lighting Industry
  • Exhibit 4-3: Eight-Year Forecast of Molybdenum in Other Electronics Sectors
  • Exhibit 4-4: Eight-Year Forecast of Molybdenum in the Electronics and Solar Industries

Molybdenum Markets in the Electronics and Solar Industries -2011 published by NanoMarkets in November 3, 2011. This report consists of 53 Pages and the price starts from US $ 1995.

Press Release

NanoMarkets Releases New Report on Markets for Molybdenum in Solar, OLEDs and Other Apps

November 17th, 2011

Global Information, Inc. presents "Molybdenum Markets in the Electronics and Solar Industries -2011" by NanoMarkets.

Molybdenums high conductivity and especially its ability to adhere to CIGS absorber layers has made it the dominant material for bottom contacts in the CIGS solar panel sector, a sector that is expected to grow rapidly over in the near future. In addition, NanoMarkets believes that the strong performance of molybdenum in the CIGS sector will encourage its use in other solar panel sectors; especially in the CdTe solar panels, which, to date have been the most successful of all the thin-film photovoltaics offerings.

There is also considerable R&D work currently being carried on into using molybdenum in and molybdenum compounds for OLED displays and lighting. The new NanoMarkets report notes that, although OLED technology has considerable market potential over the next decade and has received backing from the largest firms in displays, smartphones and lighting, it is still struggling to find optimal electrode materials. In particular, the OLED industry is desperately seeking electrode materials that are less vulnerable to corrosion and which can lead to higher performance for the OLEDs themselves.

While NanoMarkets believes that molybdenum will find new markets in the electronics and solar panel industry in the near future, the report also notes that much will depend on its pricing. If inflationary trends ultimately lead to much higher prices for molybdenum, solar panel makers and other users will look for ways to avoid molybdenum, with aluminum and copper serving as acceptable substitutes in the solar panel industry, for example.

NanoMarkets latest market report on electrode materials, "Molybdenum Markets in the Electronics and Solar Industries -2011" identifies and quantifies the markets for molybdenum in important emerging markets including solar panels, displays and advanced lighting. In addition to covering novel uses of molybdenum itself, this report also looks at emerging applications for molybdenum compounds such as molybdenum disilicide, molybdenum disulfide, molybdenum oxide, and molybdenum-doped zinc oxide.

While this report focuses on the use of molybdenum for electrode applications, it also discusses the current and future use of molybdenum and its compounds in related markets such as heating elements and sealants. Among the firms that are discussed in this report are American Elements, Angstrom Sciences, Avancis, First Solar, GE, Honda Soltec, Kurt J. Lasker, Q-Cells, Samsung, Soltecture, Sylhan and Wurth Solar. As with other NanoMarkets reports, this report on molybdenum pinpoints opportunities and also provides eight-year forecasts, broken out by application.

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