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SUMMARY
Ceramic materials play a role in many applications either as a major raw material or as an additive. Both ceramic oxides and nonoxides have applications as processing or performance aids in ceramic processing. Some oxides also are used as pigments or fillers in other materials like plastics.
An emerging application is use as a filler in polymers found in electronic components to boost thermal conductivity as electronic packaging gets smaller. Another fairly recent application is use as a filler for wear layers in laminate flooring.
Ceramic adhesives provide unique advantages for certain applications due to their high-temperature resistance. A variety of industries take advantage of their properties. Consumer applications provide the major end uses for decorative coatings and glazes. Despite the traditional nature of some of these industries and their applications, research continues to improve the materials and related processes.
This BCC report provides an analysis of inorganic additives used in ceramic processing. They are based on oxides and other materials. Also covered are ceramic additives used in other materials like
metals and plastics and as adhesives and decorative coatings/glazes. North American markets are closely examined and an overview of global markets is provided.
SCOPE OF STUDY
The report contains:
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Technical and ceramic industry overviews
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Current and emerging ceramic production methods
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New developments in materials and processing techniques
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Business and technology issues
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Current and emerging applications
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An extensive North American industry and market analysis with market forecasts through 2008.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- INTRODUCTION
- STUDY GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
- CONTRIBUTION TO THE STUDY
- FORMAT AND SCOPE
- METHODOLOGY AND INFORMATION SOURCES
- WHO SHOULD SUBSCRIBE?
- RELATED BCC REPORTS AND NEWSLETTERS
- BCC ON-LINE SERVICES
- DISCLAIMER
- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- Summary Table: NORTH AMERICAN AND GLOBAL CERAMIC/INORGANIC ADDITIVES MARKETS FOR NON-CERAMIC APPLICATIONS AND CERAMIC PROCESSING/ADHESIVES/DECORATIVE COATINGS, THROUGH 2008 ($ MILLIONS)
- Summary Figure: NORTH AMERICAN AND GLOBAL CERAMIC/INORGANIC ADDITIVES MARKETS FOR NON-CERAMIC APPLICATIONS AND CERAMIC PROCESSING/ADHESIVES/DECORATIVE COATINGS, 2003 AND 2008 ($ MILLIONS)
- INDUSTRY AND MARKET OVERVIEW
- Table 1 NORTH AMERICAN MARKET FOR CERAMIC/INORGANIC ADDITIVES IN NON-CERAMIC APPLICATIONS AND CERAMIC PROCESSING, THROUGH 2008 ($ MILLIONS)
- Table 2 SHARE OF THE NORTH AMERICAN MARKET BY SEGMENT, 2003 AND 2008 (%)
- Figure 1 SHARE OF THE NORTH AMERICAN MARKET BY SEGMENT, 2003 AND 2008 (%)
- NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
- Table 3 NORTH AMERICAN COMPANIES INVOLVED IN CERAMIC/INORGANIC ADDITIVES
- Table 3 (CONTINUED)
- Table 4 GLOBAL MARKET FOR CERAMIC/INORGANIC ADDITIVES IN NON-CERAMIC APPLICATIONS AND CERAMIC PROCESSING, THROUGH 2008 ($ MILLIONS)
- Table 5 SHARE OF THE GLOBAL MARKET, 2003 AND 2008 (PERCENT)
- Figure 2 SHARE OF THE GLOBAL MARKET, 2003 AND 2008 (%)
- TECHNOLOGY OVERVIEW
- Table 6 HIGHLIGHTS OF DEVELOPMENTS IN ADDITIVES AND THEIR END USES
- Table 6 (CONTINUED)
- CERAMIC/INORGANIC ADDITIVES
- Table 7 SUMMARY OF CERAMIC/INORGANIC ADDITIVES AND APPLICATIONS
- Table 7 (CONTINUED)
- Table 8 SUMMARY OF SINTERING AIDS AND GRAIN-GROWTH INHIBITORS
- Brick
- Ceramic Adhesives
- Decorative Coatings
- Table 9 GENERAL COLORS PRODUCED BY PIGMENT OXIDES
- Glazes
- Glazes (Continued)
- Lead-Free
- Engobes
- Frits
- Porcelain Enamel
- Porcelain Enamel (Continued)
- Overglazes/Underglazes
- Pigments
- Table 10 TYPICAL PIGMENT COMPOSITIONS AND COLORS
- Table 11 EFFECT OF DOPANTS ON TIO2-SNO2 PIGMENT COLOR (SNO2 CONTENT, MOL%)
- Table 12 ADDITIVES USED FOR ELECTRONIC CERAMICS
- Table 12 (CONTINUED)
- Engineered Ceramics
- Engineered Ceramics (Continued)
- Engineered Ceramics (Continued)
- Zircon/Zirconia
- Table 13 COMPOSITIONS OF SELECTED ZIRCONIA
- Table 14 ADDITIVES FOR REFRACTORIES
- Refractories (Continued)
- Refractories (Continued)
- Whiteware
- Sanitary Ware
- Tile
- Other Whiteware
- Cosmetics
- Paints, Plastics, Paper
- Table 15 TYPICAL PROPERTIES OF SPHERICAL ALPHA ALUMINA
- Antimony Oxide
- Cenospheres
- Table 16 TYPICAL PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF CENOSPHERES
- Table 17 COMPOSITIONS OF FLY ASH USED TO MAKE CENOSPHERES (WT %)
- Table 18 TYPICAL COMPOSITIONS OF COMMERCIAL SYNTHETIC IRON OXIDES AND FERRITE POWDERS
- Silica
- Silicon Carbide
- Titanium Dioxide
- Table 19 COMPARISON OF WHITE PIGMENT PROPERTIES
- Titanium Dioxide (Continued)
- Zinc Oxide
- Other
- Insulating/Reflective Paints
- Insulating/Reflective (Continued)
- Other
- Electronics Manufacturing
- Table 20 COMPARISON OF PROPERTIES OF THERMOPLASTICS WITH FILLERS*
- Electronics Manufacturing (Continued)
- Table 21 COMPARISON OF FILLER PROPERTIES
- Electronics Manufacturing (Continued)
- Boron Nitride
- Table 22 PROPERTIES OF BORON NITRIDE POWDER*
- Laminate Flooring
- Metals Processing
- Miscellaneous
- APPLICATIONS AND MARKETS
- ADDITIVE APPLICATIONS
- CERAMICS PROCESSING
- ADHESIVE APPLICATIONS
- Table 23 TYPICAL PROPERTIES AND APPLICATIONS OF SAUEREISEN CERAMIC CEMENTS
- Table 24 PROPERTIES OF HIGH TEMPERATURE CERAMIC ADHESIVES
- Table 24 (CONTINUED)
- Table 25 PROPERTIES OF COTRONICS' ADHESIVES
- Table 26 COMPARISON OF ACCUMET'S ADHESIVES
- Table 27 PROPERTY COMPARISON OF SELECTED REFRACTORY MORTARS
- Recent Developments
- Alumina Adhesive for Saggers
- Adhesive for Oxygen Sensors
- Dowel Adhesive Method for Repair of Ceramic Matrix Composites (U.S. Patent No. US5928448)
- Adhesive for Graphite and Carbon/carbon Components
- Heat Radiating Inorganic Adhesive (Patent No. JP11116899)
- Heat-resistant Adhesive for Bonding Different Kinds of Materials Together (Patent No. JP11181358)
- Inorganic Adhesive Composition and Its Manufacturing Method (Patent No. JP2001329231)
- Ceramic Adhesive (Patent No. JP2002173379)
- Boron Nitride Adhesive for Metal and Glass
- Basic Refractory Mortar (Patent No. JP2003238261)
- Adhesive for Microwave Sintering Furnace (Patent No. JP2003238266)
- Fire Resistant Adhesive Composition (Japan Patent No. 2002-265910)
- APPLICATIONS OF DECORATIVE COATINGS
- Glazes
- Porcelain Enamel
- Recent Developments
- Tile Glazes from Crystallizing Frits
- Sol-gel Silica Coatings for Stoneware Tile
- Alternative Turquoise Blue Pigment for Glazes
- Photocatalytic Superhydrophilic Ceramic Tile
- Natural Red Pigment for Single-fired Ceramic Glaze
- Borates for Sanitaryware Glazes
- Star Dust Colored Crushed Frits for Dry Applications
- Colored Silicon Carbide (Patent No. WO 01/74951)
- Night Glow Glaze for Ceramics
- Glaze Composition and Antifouling Ceramic Ware (Patent No. WO 03004428)
- Water-resistant Porcelain Enamel Coatings (Patent No. WO 01/27049)
- Porcelain Enamel for Aluminized Steel (Patent No. WO 99/54262)
- Catalytic Porcelain Enamel Coating Composition (Patent No. WO 99/35101)
- High-temperature Glaze with Anti-dust and Anti-bacteria Functions (Patent No. TW528741)
- White Enamel for Aluminized or Galvanized Steel (Patent No. EP1190994)
- Glaze Composition for Decorating Ceramic Product (Patent No. JP2000053478)
- Brick Coating Simulates Flashing
- Transparent Glaze Colors Using Rare Earth Colorants
- PAINTS, PLASTICS, PAPER
- Table 28 ADDITIVE APPLICATIONS IN PAINTS, COATINGS, AND PLASTICS
- Table 29 PROPERTIES OF ALUMINA USED AS FILLERS
- Antimony Oxide
- Cenospheres/Microspheres
- Table 30 ADVANTAGES OF MICROSPHERE FILLERS
- Table 31 SUMMARY OF APPLICATIONS FOR MICROSPHERES
- Table 31 (CONTINUED)
- Table 32 TYPICAL WEIGHT ADDITIONS AND PARTICLE SIZES FOR SELECTED APPLICATIONS
- Insulating/Reflective Paints
- Table 33 MANUFACTURERS AND APPLICATIONS OF INSULATING PAINTS
- Table 33 (CONTINUED)
- Table 34 TEMPERATURE REDUCTIONS FOR VARIOUS PROCESS EQUIPMENT
- Iron Oxide
- Silica
- Titanium Dioxide
- Zinc Oxide
- Zircon/Zirconia
- Table 35 MAJOR APPLICATIONS FOR ZIRCON
- Table 36 MICROWAVE MATERIALS AND APPLICATIONS
- Table 37 PROPERTIES AND APPLICATIONS OF THERMAL INTERFACE MATERIALS
- Electronics Applications (Continued)
- Recent Developments
- Silicate-based Sintering Aid for Dielectrics (Patent No. WO 01/14280)
- OTHER
- Recent Developments
- Colloidal Silica Binder for Investment Casting Molds
- Table 38 COMPARISON OF MEGASOL TO A CONVENTIONAL BINDER
- Processing Aqueous Titanium Solutions to Titanium Dioxide Pigments
- Heat-insulating Fire-resisting Sheet and Building Panel (Patent No. JP11036473, JP11036474)
- Heat Insulating Wall Material (Patent No. JP2000071389)
- Heat Insulating Roof Material (Patent No. JP2000240224)
- Encapsulant for Semiconductor (Patent No. JP11021432)
- Production of Silica Filler, Composition for Filler and Its Production (Patent No. JP11043320)
- Tungsten Oxide-Tin Oxide-Silicon Dioxide Compound Sol and Its Production (Patent No. JP2000007340)
- Silica Filler Having Adhesiveness to Glass and Ceramic Material and Room Temperature-curable Composition (Patent No. JP2000129131)
- Flame-retardant Epoxy Resin Composition, Semiconductor Sealing Material, and Semiconductor Device (Patent No. JP2003-113291)
- Alumina Particle for Fillers (Patent No. JP2003192339)
- Thermal Conduction Material (Patent No. JP2003197833)
- Ceramic-filled Photodielectric Material
- Selective Extraction of Cenospheres
- Iron Oxide Pigments from Coal Mine Waste
- Inorganic Yellow-red Pigments without Toxic Metals
- Process for Yellow Iron Oxide Pigments
- High Performance Iron Oxide Pigments
- MARKETS
- OVERALL U.S./NORTH AMERICAN MARKETS
- Table 39 NORTH AMERICAN MARKET FOR CERAMIC/INORGANIC ADDITIVES FOR NON-CERAMIC APPLICATIONS AND CERAMIC PROCESSING, THROUGH 2008 ($ MILLIONS)
- Figure 3 NORTH AMERICAN MARKET FOR CERAMIC/INORGANIC ADDITIVES FOR NON-CERAMIC APPLICATIONS AND CERAMIC PROCESSING, 2003 AND 2008 ($ MILLIONS)
- Table 40 SHARE OF MARKET BY SEGMENT, 2003 AND 2008 (PERCENT)
- Figure 4 SHARE OF MARKET BY SEGMENT, 2003 AND 2008 (PERCENT)
- Table 41 NORTH AMERICAN MARKETS FOR CERAMIC/INORGANIC ADDITIVES BY MATERIAL, THROUGH 2008 ($ MILLIONS)
- Table 42 NORTH AMERICAN MARKETS FOR CERAMIC/INORGANIC ADDITIVES BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2008 ($ MILLIONS)
- Figure 5 NORTH AMERICAN MARKETS FOR CERAMIC/INORGANIC ADDITIVES BY APPLICATION, 2003 AND 2008 ($ MILLIONS)
- Table 43 MARKET SHARE OF CERAMIC/INOGANIC ADDITIVES BY APPLICATION, 2003 AND 2008 (PERCENT)
- Figure 6 MARKET SHARE OF CERAMIC/INORGANIC ADDITIVES BY APPLICATION, 2003 AND 2008 (PERCENT)
- Ceramic Processing
- Advanced Ceramics
- Table 44 U. S. MARKETS FOR ADVANCED CERAMIC POWDERS, THROUGH 2007 ($ MILLIONS)
- Ceramic Adhesives
- Decorative Coatings/Traditional
- Table 45 NORTH AMERICAN MARKET FOR DECORATIVE COATINGS, THROUGH 2008 ($ MILLIONS)
- Colorants/coatings for Brick and other Structural Clay Products
- Table 46 HISTORICAL U.S. SHIPMENTS OF CLAY CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS, 1998-2002
- Table 47 HISTORICAL U.S. HOUSING STARTS, PRODUCTION, AND SHIPMENTS OF BRICK, 1998-2002
- Table 48 HISTORICAL U.S. SHIPMENTS OF GLAZED WHITEWARE PRODUCTS, 1997-2003 ($ MILLIONS)
- Glazes for Whitewares (continued)
- Table 49 HISTORICAL SHIPMENTS, IMPORTS, EXPORTS AND CONSUMPTION OF U. S. TILE MARKET, 1990-2003 (THOUSANDS OF SQUARE FEET)
- Glazes for Whitewares (continued)
- Table 50 NORTH AMERICAN MARKET FOR TILE AND ITS GLAZE, 2000-2008
- Table 51 U.S. DEMAND FOR PORCELAIN ENAMEL APPLIANCES, 1999-2004 (MILLIONS OF UNITS)
- Table 52 BREAKDOWN BY APPLICATION FOR PORCELAIN ENAMEL, 2003 (MILLION LBS)
- Table 53 U.S. SHIPMENTS OF REFRACTORIES, 1997-2002 ($ MILLIONS)
- Overall Ceramic Processing Market
- Table 54 NORTH AMERICAN MARKET FOR CERAMIC PROCESSING ADDITIVES, THROUGH 2008 ($ MILLIONS)
- Plastics, Paints, Papers
- Alumina
- Antimony Oxide
- Cenospheres/Ceramic Microspheres
- Pigments
- Table 55 U.S. MARKET FOR IRON OXIDE PIGMENTS, THROUGH 2006 ($ MILLIONS)
- Table 56 HISTORICAL U. S. MARKET FOR IRON OXIDE PIGMENTS, 1998-2002 ($ MILLIONS)
- Table 57 NORTH AMERICAN CAPACITIES OF TITANIA PRODUCTION (THOUSAND METRIC TONS PER YEAR)
- Table 58 U.S. PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION OF TIO2 (MILLION SHORT TONS AND (MILLION METRIC TONS))
- Zinc Oxide
- Zircon/zirconia
- Table 59 USES OF ZIRCON/ZIRCONIA AS AN ADDITIVE/INGREDIENT IN VARIOUS MARKET SEGMENTS, THROUGH 2005 (THOUSAND METRIC TONS)
- Table 60 U.S. MARKET FOR ZIRCON AND ZIRCONIA, 1998-2002 (THOUSAND METRIC TONS)
- Fillers for Electronics Manufacturing
- Fillers for Electronics (continued)
- Fillers for Electronics (continued)
- Insulating/Reflective Paints/Coatings
- Table 61 U.S. MARKET FOR ARCHITECTURAL COATINGS, 1997-2002
- Insulating/Reflective (continued)
- Laminate Flooring
- Table 62 NORTH AMERICAN MARKET FOR LAMINATE FLOORING, 2001-2003
- Table 63 NORTH AMERICAN MARKET FOR CERAMIC/INORGANIC ADDITIVES BY END USE, THROUGH 2008
- GLOBAL MARKETS AND COMPETITION
- Table 64 GLOBAL MARKET FOR CERAMIC/INORGANIC ADDITIVES IN NON-CERAMIC APPLICATIONS AND CERAMIC PROCESSING, THROUGH 2008 ($ MILLIONS)
- Figure 7 GLOBAL MARKET BY SEGMENT, 2003 AND 2008 (PERCENT)
- Table 65 GLOBAL MARKET FOR CERAMIC ADDITIVES BY MATERIAL, THROUGH 2008 ($ MILLIONS)
- Table 66 U.S. NET IMPORT RELIANCE OF SELECTED CERAMIC ADDITIVES (PERCENT)
- Table 67 LEADING PRODUCING COUNTRIES OF SELECTED ADDITIVES
- Table 68 GLOBAL MARKET FOR CERAMIC PROCESSING ADDITIVES, THROUGH 2008 ($ MILLIONS)
- Advanced Ceramics
- Decorative Coatings/Traditional
- Table 69 GLOBAL MARKET FOR DECORATIVE COATINGS, THROUGH 2008 ($ MILLIONS)
- Brick and Roofing Tile
- Dinnerware
- Porcelain Enamel
- Table 70 GLOBAL MARKET FOR PORCELAIN ENAMEL FRIT, THROUGH 2008 ($ MILLIONS)
- Table 71 GLOBAL LEADERS IN SANITARY WARE, 2002 (MILLION PCS)
- Table 72 WORLD PRODUCTION OF TILE BY REGION, 1990 AND 2000 (MILLION M2)
- Table 73 GLOBAL TILE PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION BY REGION, 2002
- Table 74 TOP 10 TILE CONSUMING COUNTRIES, 1999-2002 (MILLION M2)
- Table 75 TOP 10 TILE MANUFACTURING COUNTRIES, 1999-2002 (MILLION M2)
- Paints/Plastics/Paper
- Alumina
- Cenosphere
- Pigments
- Iron Oxide
- Titanium Dioxide
- Zinc Oxide
- Zircon/Zirconia
- Insulating/Reflective Paints
- Electronics Manufacturing
- Table 76 GLOBAL THERMAL MANAGEMENT INTERFACE REVENUE BY SUB-PRODUCTS, THROUGH 2008 ($ MILLIONS)
- Table 77 GLOBAL BREAKDOWN OF EUROPEAN PRODUCTION OF LAMINATE FLOORING BY REGION, 2002 AND 2003
- Figure 8 GLOBAL BREAKDOWN OF EUROPEAN PRODUCTION OF LAMINATE FLOORING BY REGION, 2003 (MIILLION M2)
- Table 78 BREAKDOWN OF EUROPEAN PRODUCTION BY COUNTRY, 2002
- Figure 9 BREAKDOWN OF EUROPEAN PRODUCTION BY COUNTRY, 2002 (MILLION M2)
- APPENDIX
- COMPANY PROFILES
- A.O. SMITH PROTECTIVE COATINGS DIV.
- ACCUMET MATERIALS, INC.
- ACRY-TECH COATINGS, INC.
- ALSTOM RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY CENTER
- ALTAIR NANOMATERIALS, INC.
- AMERICAN ART CLAY CO., INC.
- AMERICAN CHEMET CORP.
- AMERICAN MINERALS INC.
- AMERICAN PORCELAIN ENAMEL CO.
- AREMCO PRODUCTS, INC.
- AGSCO CORP.
- ALCAN CHEMICALS
- ALCOA WORLD CHEMICALS
- ASHTEK CORPORATION
- BAIKOWSKI MALAKOFF INC.
- BASF AG
- BASF COATINGS & COLORANTS DIV.
- BAYER INDUSTRIEPRODUKTE GMBH & CO. KG
- BEIJING LUCIDA CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
- BROLL BUNTPIGMENTE GMBH & CO. KG
- CARBON ENTERPRISES LIMITED
- CASTLE COLOURS LTD
- CED PROCESS MINERALS, INC.
- CERAMA-TECH INTERNATIONAL
- CERAMIC COLOR & CHEMICAL MFG. CO.
- CERAMIC ENVIROCOAT INC.
- CERAMICGLAZES.COM
- CERATECH COATINGS
- CESAR
- COLOROBBIA ITALIA SPA.
- CONTINENTAL MINERAL PROCESSING INC.
- COTRONICS CORP.
- CUSTOM CERAMIC COATINGS, INC.
- DAMPNEY CO., INC.
- DAR TECH INC.
- DENKA KAGAKU KOGYO KK
- DERIVADOS METALORGANICOS, S. A. DE C. V.
- DMC2 FRANCE S.A. DEGUSSA METAUX CATALYSEURS CERDEC
- DUPONT TITANIUM TECHNOLOGIES
- DYLON INDUSTRIES
- ELKEM MATERIALS
- ENGELHARD CORPORATION
- ENVIROCOAT TECHNOLOGIES INC.
- ESMALGLASS S. A.
- FERRO CORPORATION
- FERRO CORPORATION DEGUSSA METALS DIVISION
- FERRO GREAT BRITAIN LTD. CERAMICS DIVISION
- FERRO CORPORATION PORCELAIN ENAMEL DIVISION
- FERRO GMBH PERFORMANCE PIGMENTS AND COLORS
- FERRO TILE COATING SYSTEMS
- FREECOM, INC.
- FUSION CERAMICS INC.
- GENERAL COLOR & CHEMICAL CO. INC.
- GE ADVANCED CERAMICS
- GEORGIES CERAMIC & CLAY CO.
- GRAHAM PAINT
- HAMMILL & GILLESPIE INC.
- H. C. STARCK GMBH
- HEIDELBERGER CALCIUM ALUMINATES INC.
- HOTTEC INC.
- HUBER ENGINEERED MATERIALS
- HUNTSMANTIOXIDE
- HY-TECH THERMAL SOLUTIONS
- INCHEM SURFACE COATINGS
- INCO COLORS INDIA LTD.
- INSULATED COATINGS CORP.
- INSULCON B.V.
- INTERNATIONAL CERAMICS
- JOHNSON MATTHEY COLORS & COATINGS DIVISION
- Johnson Matthey Colors & Coatings (Continued)
- KERR-MCGEE CORPORATION
- KEY SOLUTIONS
- KRAFT CHEMICAL CO.
- KRONOS, INC.
- LAGUNA CLAY CO.
- LIQUID CERAMIC INTERNATIONAL INC.
- MAGNESIUM ELECTRON, INC.
- MANFREDINI & SCHIANCHI S.R.L.
- MALVERN MINERALS CO.
- MARIO PILATO BLAT, S.A.
- MASCOAT PRODUCTS, INC.
- MASON COLOR WORKS INC.
- MICROFINE MINERALS LIMITED
- MILLENIUM INORGANIC CHEMICALS
- MILTON BRIDGE CERAMIC COLORS LTD.
- MINERAL PIGMENTS CORP.
- MOLTUVAL, S.A.
- MOLYCORP, INC.
- NANOPHASE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
- NANOSTRUCTURED & AMORPHOUS MATERIALS INC. USA
- NATIONWIDE CHEMICAL COATING MANUFACTURERS, INC.
- NISBY COATINGS INC.
- NORKEM LTD.
- OMEGA ENGINEERING
- OMG AMERICAS, INC.
- PARAMOUNT LIQUID SEAL, INC.
- PEMCO CORP.
- PERFORMANCE CERAMICS CO.
- PFALTZ & BAUER, INC.
- POTTERS INDUSTRIES INC.
- POWDERMET INC.
- PRINCE MANUFACTURING. CO.
- PROTEK-USA
- RABCO, INC.
- RATH PERFORMANCE FIBERS INC.
- REIMBOLD & STRICK GMBH
- REMET CORP.
- REUSCHE & CO. OF T.W.S. INC.
- RHODIA ELECTRONICS & CATALYSIS, INC.
- RIO TINTO PLC
- SAUEREISEN
- THE SHEPHERD COLOR CO.
- SHIELD-IT COATINGS CORP.
- SHOWA DENKO
- SPHERE SERVICES, INC.
- SPM THERMO-SHIELD INC.
- SNEYD OXIDES LTD
- SOUTHERN COLOR CO.
- SPECTRUM GLAZES
- SAINT-GOBAIN CERAMICS CORP., BORON NITRIDE
- SUPERIOR PRODUCTS INTERNATIONAL
- TARMAC CENTRAL LTD
- TCE INTERNATIONAL
- TECH TRADERS INC.
- THERMAL CERAMICS
- THERMAL CONTROL COATINGS
- THERMILATE EUROPE LTD.
- 3M SPECIALTY MATERIALS
- TODA KOGYO CORP
- TOR MINERALS INTL.
- TREBOL
- TREIBACHER SCHLEIFMITTEL AG
- TRELLEBORG FILLITE LTD.
- UMICORE SPECIALTY OXIDES & CHEMICALS
- UNIMIN CORP.
- U.S. SILICA COMPANY
- US ZINC
- VITREOUS ENAMEL SERVICES LTD.
- VITRO QUIMICA SA
- WASHINGTON MILLS ELECTRO MINERALS CO.
- WENDEL EMAIL
- WESBOND CORP.
- W.G. BALL LTD
- Z-TECH LLC
- ZHENGYUANYI QING STTC
- ZYP COATINGS INC.
- PATENTS
- Table 79 U.S. PATENTS IN CERAMIC ADDITIVES SINCE 1999
- Table 80 U.S. PATENTS IN CERAMIC ADHESIVES SINCE 1998
- Table 81 U.S. PATENTS IN GLAZES AND DECORATIVE COATINGS SINCE 1999
- Table 81 (CONTINUED)
- Table 81 (CONTINUED)
- Table 82 U.S. PATENTS IN MISCELANEOUS APPLICATIONS SINCE 1999
- Table 83 RECENT JAPANESE PATENTS
- Table 83 (CONTINUED)
- Table 83 (CONTINUED)
- Table 84 RECENT INTERNATIONAL PATENTS
- Table 84 (CONTINUED)
- Table 84 (CONTINUED)
- Table 84 (CONTINUED)
- RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS INVOLVED IN DECORATIVE COATINGS, GLAZES AND TRADITIONAL CERAMICS
- CENTRAL GLASS & CERAMIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE
- CENTRO ITALIANO SMALTI PORCELLANTI
- CERAM RESEARCH LTD
- INSTITUTE FUR GESTEINSHUTTENKUNDE DER RWTH AACHEN
- THE INSTITUE OF VITREOUS ENAMELERS
- THE INTERNATIONAL ENAMELERS INSTITUTE
- THE NATIONAL BRICK RESEARCH CENTER
- NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF NAGOYA
- PORCELAIN ENAMEL INSTITUTE
- WHITEWARE RESEARCH CENTER
- Summary Table:
- Table 1 NORTH AMERICAN MARKET FOR CERAMIC/INORGANIC ADDITIVES IN NON-CERAMIC APPLICATIONS AND CERAMIC PROCESSING, THROUGH 2008 ($ MILLIONS)
- Table 2 SHARE OF THE NORTH AMERICAN MARKET BY SEGMENT, 2003 AND 2008 (%)
- Table 3 NORTH AMERICAN COMPANIES INVOLVED IN CERAMIC/INORGANIC ADDITIVES
- Table 4 GLOBAL MARKET FOR CERAMIC/INORGANIC ADDITIVES IN NON-CERAMIC APPLICATIONS AND CERAMIC PROCESSING, THROUGH 2008 ($ MILLIONS)
- Table 5 SHARE OF THE GLOBAL MARKET, 2003 AND 2008 (PERCENT)
- Table 6 HIGHLIGHTS OF DEVELOPMENTS IN ADDITIVES AND THEIR END USES
- Table 7 SUMMARY OF CERAMIC/INORGANIC ADDITIVES AND APPLICATIONS
- Table 8 SUMMARY OF SINTERING AIDS AND GRAIN-GROWTH INHIBITORS
- Table 9 GENERAL COLORS PRODUCED BY PIGMENT OXIDES
- Table 10 TYPICAL PIGMENT COMPOSITIONS AND COLORS
- Table 11 EFFECT OF DOPANTS ON TIO2-SNO2 PIGMENT COLOR (SNO2 CONTENT, MOL%)
- Table 12 ADDITIVES USED FOR ELECTRONIC CERAMICS
- Table 13 COMPOSITIONS OF SELECTED ZIRCONIA
- Table 14 ADDITIVES FOR REFRACTORIES
- Table 15 TYPICAL PROPERTIES OF SPHERICAL ALPHA ALUMINA
- Table 16 TYPICAL PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF CENOSPHERES
- Table 17 COMPOSITIONS OF FLY ASH USED TO MAKE CENOSPHERES (WT %)
- Table 18 TYPICAL COMPOSITIONS OF COMMERCIAL SYNTHETIC IRON OXIDES AND FERRITE POWDERS
- Table 19 COMPARISON OF WHITE PIGMENT PROPERTIES
- Table 20 COMPARISON OF PROPERTIES OF THERMOPLASTICS WITH FILLERS*
- Table 21 COMPARISON OF FILLER PROPERTIES
- Table 22 PROPERTIES OF BORON NITRIDE POWDER*
- Table 23 TYPICAL PROPERTIES AND APPLICATIONS OF SAUEREISEN CERAMIC CEMENTS
- Table 24 PROPERTIES OF HIGH TEMPERATURE CERAMIC ADHESIVES
- Table 25 PROPERTIES OF COTRONICS' ADHESIVES
- Table 26 COMPARISON OF ACCUMET'S ADHESIVES
- Table 27 PROPERTY COMPARISON OF SELECTED REFRACTORY MORTARS
- Table 28 ADDITIVE APPLICATIONS IN PAINTS, COATINGS, AND PLASTICS
- Table 29 PROPERTIES OF ALUMINA USED AS FILLERS
- Table 30 ADVANTAGES OF MICROSPHERE FILLERS
- Table 31 SUMMARY OF APPLICATIONS FOR MICROSPHERES
- Table 32 TYPICAL WEIGHT ADDITIONS AND PARTICLE SIZES FOR SELECTED APPLICATIONS
- Table 33 MANUFACTURERS AND APPLICATIONS OF INSULATING PAINTS
- Table 34 TEMPERATURE REDUCTIONS FOR VARIOUS PROCESS EQUIPMENT
- Table 35 MAJOR APPLICATIONS FOR ZIRCON
- Table 36 MICROWAVE MATERIALS AND APPLICATIONS
- Table 37 PROPERTIES AND APPLICATIONS OF THERMAL INTERFACE MATERIALS
- Table 38 COMPARISON OF MEGASOL TO A CONVENTIONAL BINDER
- Table 39 NORTH AMERICAN MARKET FOR CERAMIC/INORGANIC ADDITIVES FOR NON-CERAMIC APPLICATIONS AND CERAMIC PROCESSING, THROUGH 2008 ($ MILLIONS)
- Table 40 SHARE OF MARKET BY SEGMENT, 2003 AND 2008 (PERCENT)
- Table 41 NORTH AMERICAN MARKETS FOR CERAMIC/INORGANIC ADDITIVES BY MATERIAL, THROUGH 2008 ($ MILLIONS)
- Table 42 NORTH AMERICAN MARKETS FOR CERAMIC/INORGANIC ADDITIVES BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2008 ($ MILLIONS)
- Table 43 MARKET SHARE OF CERAMIC/INOGANIC ADDITIVES BY APPLICATION, 2003 AND 2008 (PERCENT)
- Table 44 U. S. MARKETS FOR ADVANCED CERAMIC POWDERS, THROUGH 2007 ($ MILLIONS)
- Table 45 NORTH AMERICAN MARKET FOR DECORATIVE COATINGS, THROUGH 2008 ($ MILLIONS)
- Table 46 HISTORICAL U.S. SHIPMENTS OF CLAY CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS, 1998-2002
- Table 47 HISTORICAL U.S. HOUSING STARTS, PRODUCTION, AND SHIPMENTS OF BRICK, 1998-2002
- Table 48 HISTORICAL U.S. SHIPMENTS OF GLAZED WHITEWARE PRODUCTS, 1997-2003 ($ MILLIONS)
- Table 49 HISTORICAL SHIPMENTS, IMPORTS, EXPORTS AND CONSUMPTION OF U. S. TILE MARKET, 1990-2003 (THOUSANDS OF SQUARE FEET)
- Table 50 NORTH AMERICAN MARKET FOR TILE AND ITS GLAZE, 2000-2008
- Table 51 U.S. DEMAND FOR PORCELAIN ENAMEL APPLIANCES, 1999-2004 (MILLIONS OF UNITS)
- Table 52 BREAKDOWN BY APPLICATION FOR PORCELAIN ENAMEL, 2003 (MILLION LBS)
- Table 53 U.S. SHIPMENTS OF REFRACTORIES, 1997-2002 ($ MILLIONS)
- Table 54 NORTH AMERICAN MARKET FOR CERAMIC PROCESSING ADDITIVES, THROUGH 2008 ($ MILLIONS)
- Table 55 U.S. MARKET FOR IRON OXIDE PIGMENTS, THROUGH 2006 ($ MILLIONS)
- Table 56 HISTORICAL U. S. MARKET FOR IRON OXIDE PIGMENTS, 1998-2002 ($ MILLIONS)
- Table 57 NORTH AMERICAN CAPACITIES OF TITANIA PRODUCTION (THOUSAND METRIC TONS PER YEAR)
- Table 58 U.S. PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION OF TIO2 (MILLION SHORT TONS AND (MILLION METRIC TONS))
- Table 59 USES OF ZIRCON/ZIRCONIA AS AN ADDITIVE/INGREDIENT IN VARIOUS MARKET SEGMENTS, THROUGH 2005 (THOUSAND METRIC TONS)
- Table 60 U.S. MARKET FOR ZIRCON AND ZIRCONIA, 1998-2002 (THOUSAND METRIC TONS)
- Table 61 U.S. MARKET FOR ARCHITECTURAL COATINGS, 1997-2002
- Table 62 NORTH AMERICAN MARKET FOR LAMINATE FLOORING, 2001-2003
- Table 63 NORTH AMERICAN MARKET FOR CERAMIC/INORGANIC ADDITIVES BY END USE, THROUGH 2008
- Table 64 GLOBAL MARKET FOR CERAMIC/INORGANIC ADDITIVES IN NON-CERAMIC APPLICATIONS AND CERAMIC PROCESSING, THROUGH 2008 ($ MILLIONS)
- Table 65 GLOBAL MARKET FOR CERAMIC ADDITIVES BY MATERIAL, THROUGH 2008 ($ MILLIONS)
- Table 66 U.S. NET IMPORT RELIANCE OF SELECTED CERAMIC ADDITIVES (PERCENT)
- Table 67 LEADING PRODUCING COUNTRIES OF SELECTED ADDITIVES
- Table 68 GLOBAL MARKET FOR CERAMIC PROCESSING ADDITIVES, THROUGH 2008 ($ MILLIONS)
- Table 69 GLOBAL MARKET FOR DECORATIVE COATINGS, THROUGH 2008 ($ MILLIONS)
- Table 70 GLOBAL MARKET FOR PORCELAIN ENAMEL FRIT, THROUGH 2008 ($ MILLIONS)
- Table 71 GLOBAL LEADERS IN SANITARY WARE, 2002 (MILLION PCS)
- Table 72 WORLD PRODUCTION OF TILE BY REGION, 1990 AND 2000 (MILLION M2)
- Table 73 GLOBAL TILE PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION BY REGION, 2002
- Table 74 TOP 10 TILE CONSUMING COUNTRIES, 1999-2002 (MILLION M2)
- Table 75 TOP 10 TILE MANUFACTURING COUNTRIES, 1999-2002 (MILLION M2)
- Table 76 GLOBAL THERMAL MANAGEMENT INTERFACE REVENUE BY SUB-PRODUCTS, THROUGH 2008 ($ MILLIONS)
- Table 77 GLOBAL BREAKDOWN OF EUROPEAN PRODUCTION OF LAMINATE FLOORING BY REGION, 2002 AND 2003
- Table 78 BREAKDOWN OF EUROPEAN PRODUCTION BY COUNTRY, 2002
- Table 79 U.S. PATENTS IN CERAMIC ADDITIVES SINCE 1999
- Table 80 U.S. PATENTS IN CERAMIC ADHESIVES SINCE 1998
- Table 81 U.S. PATENTS IN GLAZES AND DECORATIVE COATINGS SINCE 1999
- Table 81 (CONTINUED)
- Table 81 (CONTINUED)
- Table 82 U.S. PATENTS IN MISCELANEOUS APPLICATIONS SINCE 1999
- Table 83 RECENT JAPANESE PATENTS
- Table 84 RECENT INTERNATIONAL PATENTS
- Summary Figure:
- Figure 1 SHARE OF THE NORTH AMERICAN MARKET BY SEGMENT, 2003 AND 2008 (%)
- Figure 2 SHARE OF THE GLOBAL MARKET, 2003 AND 2008 (%)
- Figure 3 NORTH AMERICAN MARKET FOR CERAMIC/INORGANIC ADDITIVES FOR NON-CERAMIC APPLICATIONS AND CERAMIC PROCESSING, 2003 AND 2008 ($ MILLIONS)
- Figure 4 SHARE OF MARKET BY SEGMENT, 2003 AND 2008 (PERCENT)
- Figure 5 NORTH AMERICAN MARKETS FOR CERAMIC/INORGANIC ADDITIVES BY APPLICATION, 2003 AND 2008 ($ MILLIONS)
- Figure 6 MARKET SHARE OF CERAMIC/INORGANIC ADDITIVES BY APPLICATION, 2003 AND 2008 (PERCENT)
- Figure 7 GLOBAL MARKET BY SEGMENT, 2003 AND 2008 (PERCENT)
- Figure 8 GLOBAL BREAKDOWN OF EUROPEAN PRODUCTION OF LAMINATE FLOORING BY REGION, 2003 (MIILLION M2)
- Figure 9 BREAKDOWN OF EUROPEAN PRODUCTION BY COUNTRY, 2002 (MILLION M2)
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