Hard & Superhard Materials - Global Markets, End-Users, Applications & Competitors: 2018-2023 Analysis & Forecasts

Hard & Superhard Materials, such as cemented carbides, ceramics, and industrial diamonds, are the foundation of much of the machining industry. With over 15 years experience in the machining and materials industry, Dedalus Consulting's intelligence coverage offers comprehensive data and analysis. Our Published Intelligence Reports are well-respected throughout the subject markets, and the new Ulysses™ database also builds on that wealth of accumulated knowledge.

This report analyzes the world market for hard and superhard materials by total consumption value, demand trends, end-user markets and applications. Each product section contains detailed breakdowns including supplier sales and market share, consumption value and volume by region/product type, demand by application. Market trends and forecasts are provided for the years 2017-2023.

Research Objectives:

The primary objectives in this analysis are:

• To provide clients with the tools they need to accurately assess their market opportunities and potential;

• To determine the size of the total market opportunity by product types, end-user industry, applications, and country;

• To forecast future growth in each product by geographic and end-use market; and

• To assess the competitive environment within the market including supplier sales and market share.

Methodology & Sources:

Dedalus Consulting employs all current market and competitive intelligence techniques in order to ensure comprehensive research and analysis. This includes primary and secondary research. The research methodology applies generally to all database services, published and custom research. It can also be modified to suit a project and the client's specific objectives.

Market trends and forecasts are provided for the years 2017-2023.

Product Types Covered:

Industrial Diamonds

• Natural
• Synthetic

Industrial Diamond Forms

• Powder
• Grit
• Bort
• PCD
• CVD
• Single Crystal

Boron Nitride

• cBN
• PcBN

Ceramics

• Silicon Carbide (black, green, others.)
• Aluminum Oxides (white, brown, doped, others)
• Other Aluminas
• Boron Carbide
• Cermets
• Silicon Nitride
• Composites

Cemented Carbides

• Tungsten Raw Materials
• Alloy Materials
• Preforms
• Other

Tool Steels

• High-Speed Steel
• Hot-work
• Cold-work
• Shock-Resistant
• Mold Steels
• Special-Purpose

Applications Covered

• Abrasives
• Coatings
• Cutting Tools
• General Medical
• Precision Parts
• Refractory Parts
• Sensors
• Semiconductor Fabrication
• Subsystem Components
• Thermal Components
• Wear Parts
• Other

End-User Industries Covered

• Aerospace
• Alternative Energy
• Automotive
• Chemical Processing
• Communications
• Construction
• Defense/Military
• Die & Mold
• Electronic/Optoelectronic
• General Machining
• Medical/Research
• Mining
• Oil & Gas
• Paper & Pulp Industry
• Power Generation
• Railroads
• Shipbuilding
• Other

Geographic Coverage:

Each product is broken down by each of the following geographic regions:

• China
• United States
• Germany
• Japan
• Korea
• Italy
• France
• Taiwan
• United Kingdom
• Brazil
• Russia
• CIS
• India
• Spain
• Switzerland
• Other EU
• Other NAFTA
• Other Europe
• Other Asia/Pacific
• Other Latin America
• Rest of World

Timeframe

• 2018 base year
• 2019 Estimated
• Forecasts: 2018-2023

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Section One: Industry Overview

Technology Overview

General Technology Trends

• Product Definitions
• Materials Synthesis
• High-Pressure Experiments
• Thin-Film Coatings
• CVD
• PCD

General Industry Trends

Section Two: Industrial Diamonds

Total World Demand

• Regional Breakdown
• High-Growth Markets
• Market Drivers

World Market by Type

• Natural Diamond
• Synthetic Diamond
• CVD Diamond (Chemical Vapor Deposition)
• PCD (Polycrystalline Diamond)
• Single Crystal Diamond
• Bort
• Grit/Microgrit
• Powder
• Stone

Market Factors

• World Market by End-User
• World Market by Application
• Pricing by Application Trends
• US Producer Shipments
• Distribution Channels (National, Regional, Local)
• Distributor Markups
• World Competitive Environment
• Industry Trends and Forecasts
• High-Growth Markets
• Technology Trends
• Five-Year Outlook

Section Three: CBN/PCBN

Total World Demand

• Regional Breakdown
• High-Growth Markets
• Market Drivers

World Market by Type

• Pricing Trends by Type
• PcBN/cBN
• Microgrit
• Powder

Market Factors

• World Market by End-User
• World Market by Application
• Pricing by Application Trends
• US Producer Shipments
• Distribution Channels (National, Regional, Local)
• Distributor Markups
• World Competitive Environment
• Industry Trends and Forecasts
• High-Growth Markets
• Technology Trends
• Five-Year Outlook

Section Four: Ceramics

Total World Demand

• Regional Breakdown
• High-Growth Markets
• Market Drivers

World Market by Type

• Pricing Trends by Type
• Aluminum Oxide
• Silicon Carbide
• Non-Oxides
• Composites
• Other

Market Factors

• World Market by End-User
• World Market by Application
• Pricing by Application Trends
• US Producer Shipments
• Distribution Channels (National, Regional, Local)
• Distributor Markups
• World Competitive Environment
• Industry Trends and Forecasts
• High-Growth Markets
• Technology Trends
• Five-Year Outlook

Section Five: Cemented Carbides

Total World Demand

• Regional Breakdown
• High-Growth Markets
• Market Drivers

World Market by Type

• Pricing Trends by Type
• Powders
• Preforms
• Alloys

Market Factors

• World Market by End-User
• World Market by Application
• Pricing by Application Trends
• US Producer Shipments
• Distribution Channels (National, Regional, Local)
• Distributor Markups
• World Competitive Environment
• Industry Trends and Forecasts
• High-Growth Markets
• Technology Trends
• Five-Year Outlook

Section Six: Tool Steels

Total World Demand

• Regional Breakdown
• High-Growth Markets
• Market Drivers

World Market by Type

• Pricing Trends by Type
• High-Speed Steels
• Hot Work Tool Steels
• Cold-Work
• Special Purpose

Market Factors

• World Market by End-User
• World Market by Application
• Pricing by Application Trends
• US Producer Shipments
• Distribution Channels (National, Regional, Local)
• Distributor Markups
• World Competitive Environment
• Industry Trends and Forecasts
• High-Growth Markets
• Technology Trends
• Five-Year Outlook

LIST OF TABLES BY SECTION

Section Two: Market Overview

• Table 2.1: World Hard & Superhard Materials Demand by Region ($MM): 2017-2023
• Table 2.2: World Hard & Superhard Materials Demand by Region (%): 2017-2023
• Table 2.3: World Hard & Superhard Materials Demand, Year-over-Year Growth by End-User (%): 2017-2023
• Table 2.4: World Hard & Superhard Materials Demand by Type ($MM): 2017-2023
• Table 2.5: World Hard & Superhard Materials Demand by Region (%): 2017-2023
• Table 2.6: World Hard & Superhard Materials Demand, Year-over-Year Growth by End-User (%): 2017-2023
• Table 2.7: World Hard & Superhard Demand by End-User Industry ($MM): 2017-2023
• Table 2.8: World Hard & Superhard Consumption by End-User Industry (%): 2017-2023
• Table 2.9: World Hard & Superhard Consumption Year-over-Year Growth by End-User (%): 2017-2023

Section Three: Industrial Diamonds

• Table 3.1: World Industrial Diamond Consumption by Region ($MM): 2017-2023
• Table 3.2: World Industrial Diamonds Consumption by Region (%): 2017-2023
• Table 3.3: World Industrial Diamonds Consumption Year-over-Year Growth by Region (%): 2017-2023
• Table 3.4: World Industrial Diamond Consumption by Region (Units Carats MM): 2017-2023
• Table 3.5: World Industrial Diamond Consumption by Region (%): 2017-2023
• Table 3.6: World Industrial Diamond Consumption Year-over-Year Growth by Region (%): 2017-2023
• Table 3.7: World Industrial Diamond ASP by Region ($/Carat): 2017-2023
• Table 3.8: World Industrial Diamond ASP Year-over-Year Change by Region (%): 2017-2023
• Table 3.9: World Industrial Diamond Demand by Type ($MM): 2017-2023
• Table 3.10: World Industrial Diamond Demand by Type (%): 2017-2023
• Table 3.11: World Industrial Diamond Demand, Year-over-Year Growth by Type (%): 2017-2023
• Table 3.12: World Industrial Diamond Demand by Type ($MM): 2017-2023
• Table 3.13: China Cutting Tool Consumption by Type (%): 2017-2023
• Table 3.14: China Cutting Tool Consumption Year-over-Year Growth by Type (%): 2017-2023
• Table 3.15: World Industrial Diamond Demand by End-User Industry ($MM): 2017-2023
• Table 3.16: World Industrial Diamond Consumption by End-User Industry (%): 2017-2023
• Table 3.17: World Industrial Diamond Consumption Year-over-Year Growth by End-User (%): 2017-2023
• Table 3.18: World Industrial Diamond Demand by Application ($MM): 2012-2023
• Table 3.19: World Industrial Diamond Consumption by End-User Industry (%): 2012-2023
• Table 3.20: World Industrial Diamond Consumption Year-over-Year Growth by End-User (%): 2012-2023

Section Four: CBN/PCBN

• Table 4.1: World cBN/PcBN Demand by Region ($MM): 2017-2023
• Table 4.2: World cBN/PcBN Demand by Region (%): 2017-2023
• Table 4.3: World cBN/PcBN Demand, Year-over-Year Growth by End-User (%): 2017-2023
• Table 4.4: World cBN/PcBN Demand by Region (CaratsMM): 2017-2023
• Table 4.5: World cBN/PcBN Demand by Region (%): 2017-2023
• Table 4.6: World cBN/PcBN Demand, Year-over-Year Growth by End-User (%): 2017-2023
• Table 4.7: ASP for cBN/PcBNs by Region ($/Carat): 2017-2023
• Table 4.8: World cBN/PcBN Demand by Type ($MM): 2017-2023
• Table 4.9: World cBN/PcBN Consumption by Type (%): 2017-2023
• Table 4.10: World cBN/PcBN Year-over-Year Growth by Type (%): 2017-2023
• Table 4.11: World cBN/PcBN Demand by Type ($MM): 2017-2023
• Table 4.12: World cBN/PcBN Consumption by Type (%): 2017-2023
• Table 4.13: World cBN/PcBN Consumption Year-over-Year Growth by Type (%): 2017-2023
• Table 4.14: World cBN Demand by End-User Industry ($MM): 2017-2023
• Table 4.15: China Cutting Tool Consumption by End-User Industry (%/$MM): 2017-2023
• Table 4.16: China Cutting Tool Consumption Year-over-Year Growth by End-User (%): 2017-2023
• Table 4.17: World cBN/PcBN Demand by Application ($MM): 2017-2023
• Table 4.18: World cBN/PcBN Consumption by End-User Industry (%): 2017-2023
• Table 4.19: World cBN/PcBN Consumption Year-over-Year Growth by End-User (%): 2017-2023

Section Five: Ceramics

• Table 5.1: World Ceramics Demand by Region ($MM): 2017-2023
• Table 5.2: World Ceramics Demand by Region (%): 2017-2023
• Table 5.3: World Ceramics Demand, Year-over-Year Growth by End-User (%): 2017-2023
• Table 5.4: World Ceramics Demand by Type ($MM): 2017-2023
• Table 5.5: World Ceramics Demand by Region (%): 2017-2023
• Table 5.6: World Ceramics Demand, Year-over-Year Growth by End-User (%): 2017-2023
• Table 5.7: World Ceramics Demand by End-User Industry ($MM): 2017-2023
• Table 5.8: World Ceramics Consumption by Type (%): 2017-2023
• Table 5.9: World Ceramics Consumption Year-over-Year Growth by Type (%): 2017-2023
• Table 5.10: World Ceramic Demand by Application ($MM): 2017-2023
• Table 5.11: World Ceramic Consumption by Type (%): 2017-2023
• Table 5.12: World Ceramic Consumption Year-over-Year Growth by Type (%): 2017-2023

Section Six: Cemented Tungsten Carbide

• Table 6.1: World Tungsten Carbide Consumption by Region ($MM): 2017-2023
• Table 6.2: World Tungsten Carbide Consumption by Region (%): 2017-2023
• Table 6.3: World Tungsten Carbide Consumption Year-over-Year Growth by Region (%): 2017-2023
• Table 6.4: World Tungsten Carbide Consumption by Region (Units Metric Tons): 2017-2023
• Table 6.5: World Tungsten Carbide Consumption by Region (%): 2017-2023
• Table 6.6: World Tungsten Carbide Consumption Year-over-Year Growth by Region (%): 2017-2023
• Table 6.7: World Tungsten Carbide Consumption by Region ($/Unit): 2017-2023
• Table 6.8: World Tungsten Carbide Price Year-over-Year Change by Region (%): 2017-2023
• Table 6.9: World Cemented Carbides Demand by Type ($MM): 2017-2023
• Table 6.10: World Cemented Carbides Consumption by Type (%/$MM): 2017-2023
• Table 6.11: World Cemented Carbides Consumption Year-over-Year Growth by Type (%): 2017-2023
• Table 6.12: World Tungsten Carbides Demand by End-User Industry ($MM): 2017-2023
• Table 6.13: World Cemented Carbides Consumption by End-User (%/$MM): 2017-2023
• Table 6.14: World Tungsten Carbides Consumption Year-over-Year Change by End-User (%): 2012-2018
• Table 6.15: World Tungsten Carbides Demand by End-User Industry (Units Metric Tons): 2017-2023
• Table 6.16: World Cemented Carbides Consumption by End-User (%/Units): 2017-2023
• Table 6.17: World Tungsten Carbides Consumption Year-over-Year Change by End-User (%): 2017-2023
• Table 6.18: World Tungsten Carbides Demand by End-User Industry ($/Unit): 2017-2023
• Table 6.19: World Tungsten Carbides Consumption Year-over-Year Change by End-User (%): 2017-2023
• Table 6.20: World Tungsten Carbides Consumption by Application ($MM): 2017-2023
• Table 6.21: World Tungsten Carbides Consumption by Application (%): 2017-2023
• Table 6.22: World Tungsten Carbides Consumption Year-over-Year Growth by Application (%): 2017-2023
• Table 6.23: World Tungsten Carbides Consumption by Application (Units Metric Tons): 2017-2023
• Table 6.24: World Tungsten Carbides Consumption by Application (%): 2017-2023
• Table 6.25: World Tungsten Carbides Consumption Year-over-Year Growth by Application (%): 2017-2023
• Table 6.26: World Tungsten Carbides Consumption by Application ($/Unit): 2012-2018
• Table 6.27: World Tungsten Carbides Consumption Year-over-Year Growth by Application (%): 2012-2018

Section Seven: Tool Steels

• Table 7.1: World Tool Steels Demand by Region ($MM): 2017-2023
• Table 7.2: World Tool Steels Demand by Region (%): 2017-2023
• Table 7.3: World Tool Steels Demand, Year-over-Year Growth by End-User (%): 2017-2023
• Table 7.4: World Tool Steels Demand by Type ($MM): 2017-2023
• Table 7.5: World Tool Steels Demand by Region (%): 2017-2023
• Table 7.6: World Tool Steels Demand, Year-over-Year Growth by End-User (%): 2017-2023
• Table 7.7 World Tool Steels Demand by End-User Industry ($MM): 2017-2023
• Table 7.8: World Tool Steels Consumption by End-User Industry (%): 2017-2023
• Table 7.9: World Tool Steels Consumption Year-over-Year Growth by End-User Industry (%): 2017-2023
• Table 7.10: World Tool Steels Demand by Application ($MM): 2017-2023
• Table 7.11: World Tool Steels Consumption by Application (%): 2017-2023
• Table 7.12: World Tool Steels Consumption Year-over-Year Growth by Application (%): 2017-2023

COMPANIES RESEARCHED/COVERED:

• 3M
• Advanced Diamond Solutions/P1 Diamond
• Allegheny Technologies
• Associated Steel/Ludlow Steel Co.
• Basic Carbide
• BHP Billiton
• Bohler-Uddeholm
• Brush Wellman
• Carbide Processors
• Carpenter Technology
• Ceradyne
• CeramTec
• Ceratizit
• Cermet
• CEVP
• COI Ceramics
• CoorsTek
• Dev Group
• Diamond Innovations (formerly GE Superabrasives)
• Element Six
• Eurotungstene
• Exolon/Washington Mills
• Extramet
• Fansteel
• Firestone
• Fives Cinetic
• HC Starck
• Henan Huanghe Whirlwind International
• Hitachi Metals
• Iljin Diamond Co.
• Innovative Carbide
• International Ceramics
• Kennametal
• Konrad Friedrichs
• Kramer Industries Steel Grit
• Kyocera
• Lieber & Solow
• LTD Ceramics
• MacDonald Carbide
• Maruwa
• Mitsubishi Materials
• MITSUI & Co
• Momentive/GE Advanced Materials
• Morgan Crucible
• Noritake
• North American Steel/Pyramid Steel
• NTK
• Performance Materials
• Poltava
• QM Technologies
• Real Dzerzhinsk
• Rio Tinto
• Rohm & Haas
• Rosst Enterprises
• Saint-Gobain Group
• Sandvik Hard Materials
• Saxonburg Ceramics
• SeverStal/Lucchini
• SGL Group
• Showa Denko
• Silicon Carbide Products
• Silkroad?
• SP3 Diamond Technologies
• Ssangyong
• Sumitomo Electric Carbide
• Sun Diamond
• Superior Technical Ceramics
• Synthetic Diamond Powders
• TBW Industries
• ThyssenKrupp Group
• Timken
• Tomei Diamond
• Toshiba Tungaloy
• TOSOH Corp
• Ultradiamond
• Valenite
• Van Moppes
• Venyov
• Vista
• VZS/Seagoe
• Well Superabrasive
• Zhengzhou Sino-Crystal Diamond Joint
• Zhongnan Diamond
• Zhuzhou Seed Cemented Carbide