Top Ten Companies in Technical and Advanced Structural Ceramics

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Top Ten Companies in Technical and Advanced Structural Ceramics
Published on September 2012

Report Summary

REPORT HIGHLIGHTS

-The North American market for technical and advanced structural ceramics was $3.2 billion in 2010 and $3.4 billion in 2011. This
value is expected to increase to $4.4 billion in 2016, a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.1% between 2011 and 2016.
-Bioceramics, the largest segment constituting 64% of the 2011 total technical and advanced ceramics market, should continue to
hold that much of the market over the next five years.
-The advanced armor and military market is expected to show slower growth than in the recent past due to the gradual U.S.
disengagement from Iraq and Afghanistan.

SCOPE OF THE REPORT

The qualitative and quantitative judgments in this report represent a valuable contribution to the knowledge of leading companies in
advanced and structural ceramic materials, components, processing techniques, applications and markets. Though emphasis is on
company expertise and their market niche, direction is given in each structural ceramic application category and their respective
properties, processing technologies, and properties. The increasing global nature of the advanced and structural ceramic market is
evidenced through the companies discussed and their subsidiaries.

INFORMATION SOURCES AND METHODOLOGY

Both primary and secondary research methodologies were used in preparing this study. Findings are based on information derived
from interviews with developers, producers and potential producers of advanced structural ceramic materials, components and
powders; industry experts; and people who perform research and development (R&D) on monolithic ceramic and ceramic matrix
composites. End users were contacted to evaluate the projected demand for technical and advanced structural ceramics.
Secondary data were obtained from trade publications, technical journals, government statistics and BCC Research databases.
Financial values are presented in constant dollars. Historical financial values are for the year given.

ANALYST CREDENTIALS

Anna Welch Crull, scientist, business analyst and experienced consultant, is qualified in electrochemistry, polymers, membrane
materials and advanced materials. She has a broad business background and has worked with BCC (now BCC Research) for 31
years and authored more than 114 technical/marketing and business reports, helped establish 10 technical newsletters, and assisted
in numerous special consulting studies and conferences for more than 35 corporations and intelligence for the U.S. government
entities. She has worked for the U.S. Army Materials Command on rocket science, propellants, membranes and explosives. Ms.
Crull is a graduate of the School of Engineering, University of Mississippi and holds a master's degree in chemistry from the University
of Missouri.

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Table of Content

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION 1
SCOPE OF THE REPORT 1
INFORMATION SOURCES AND METHODOLOGY 1
ANALYST CREDENTIALS 1
RELATED BCC RESERCH PUBLICATIONS 1
BCC ON-LINE SERVICES 2
CUSTOM ANALYSES 2
DISCLAIMER 2
CHAPTER 2
SUMMARY 4
SUMMARY TABLE PROJECTED NORTH AMERICAN TECHNICAL AND STRUCTURAL
CERAMICS MARKET BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) 5
SUMMARY FIGURE PROJECTED NORTH AMERICAN TECHNICAL AND STRUCTURAL
CERAMICS MARKET BY APPLICATION, 2010-2016 ($ MILLIONS) 5
CHAPTER 3 OVERVIEW 8
MAJOR CERAMIC-BASED MATERIALS 8
OXIDES 8
ALUMINA 8
TABLE 1 NORTH AMERICAN ALUMINA-BASED TECHNICAL AND ADVANCED STRUCTURAL
CERAMICS MARKET BY APPLICATION, 2011 ($ MILLIONS) 9
ADVANCING TECHNOLOGY 9
ZIRCONIA 10
FIGURE 1 CUBIC ZIRCONIA SYNTHESIZED IN A CRUCIBLE 10
TABLE 2 NORTH AMERICAN ZIRCONIA TECHNICAL AND STRUCTURAL CERAMICS MARKET
BY APPLICATION, 2011 ($ MILLIONS) 12
BERYLILIA (BERYLLIUM OXIDE) 12
CERIA [CERIUM (IV) OXIDE] 13
NONOXIDE CERAMICS 14
SILICON CARBIDE 14
TABLE 3 BENEFITS AND APPLICATIONS OF SILICON CARBIDE MATRIX
CONTINUOUS-FIBER-REINFORCED CERAMIC COMPOSITES 15
OTHER CERAMIC CARBIDES 15
FIGURE 2 TRICONE DRILLING BIT OF TUNGSTEN CARBIDE 16
SILICON NITRIDE AND SIALONS 17
TABLE 4 NORTH AMERICAN SILICON NITRIDE AND SIALONS TECHNICAL AND
STRUCTURAL CERAMICS MARKET BY APPLICATION, 2011 ($ MILLIONS) 17
BORIDES AND SILICIDES 18
ALUMINUM NITRIDE 18
TRANSFORMATION TOUGHENED ZIRCONIA (TTZ) AND THERMAL SPRAY ZIRCONIA
(TSZ) 19
GLASS CERAMICS 19



FIGURE 3 GLASS CERAMIC STOVE TOP 19
TABLE 5 NORTH AMERICAN GLASS CERAMICS MARKET BY APPLICATION, 2011 ($
MILLIONS) 21
TABLE 6 NORTH AMERICAN MIXED AND SPECIALTY TECHNICAL AND ADVANCED
COMPARISON OF STRUCTURAL CERAMIC STRENGTHS 23
TABLE 7 AVERAGE STRENGTHS OF SELECTED CERAMICS (LB./IN.2) 23
MODIFICATIONS AND TOUGHENING OF CERAMICS 23
MICROSTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT 24
WHISKER TOUGHENING 24
PHASE TRANSFORMATION TOUGHENING 25
SURFACE-TREATMENT TOUGHENING 25
TRANSFORMATION TOUGHENING OF ZIRCONIA 26
MATRICES AND COMPOSITES 27
TABLE 8 APPLICATIONS AND BENEFITS OF ALUMINA AND MULLITE MATRIX COMPOSITES 28
TABLE 9 MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF TYPICAL MATRIX COMPOSITES 28
TABLE 10 MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF REPRESENTATIVE OXIDE MATRIX COMPOSITES 31
SUMMARY FOR 2011 ESTIMATES FOR VALUE OF TECHNICAL AND STRUCTURAL
CERAMIC MAJOR COMPOSITIONS 32
TABLE 11 NORTH AMERICAN MARKET FOR TECHNICAL AND ADVANCED STRUCTURAL
CERAMICS BY MATERIAL, 2011 ($ MILLIONS) 32
APPLICATIONS FOR TECHNICAL AND STRUCTURAL CERAMICS 33
TABLE 12 OVERVIEW OF APPLICATIONS FOR TECHNICAL AND STRUCTURAL CERAMICS 33
PROCESSING OF ADVANCED CERAMICS 35
TABLE 13 TYPICAL STAGES IN THE PROCESSING OF ADVANCED CERAMICS 35
TABLE 14 POWDER CONSOLIDATION AND SHAPE FORMING FOR ADVANCED CERAMICS 36
CHAPTER 4 LEADERS IN STRUCTURAL AND TECHNICAL CERAMICS 38
SEGMENTATION 38
TOP TEN FOCUS COMPANIES 38
CERADYNE INC. 38
ESK ADVANCED TECHNICAL CERAMICS 38
ENHANCED HELMETS 40
ENHANCED SMALL ARMS PROTECTION INSERT (ESAPI) 40
DEFENDER CERAMIC COMPOSITE 40
DEFENDER/ IMP/ACT 41
FIGURE 4 VARIOUS DEFENDER ENHANCED SMALL ARMS PROTECTIVE INSERTS 41
SPECIAL OPERATIONS 41
FIGURE 5 VARIOUS CERAMIC BASED COMPOSITE ARMOR SHAPES 42
BACKING SYSTEMS 42
FIGURE 6 VARIOUS BACKING SYSTEM PLATES 42
KEY EXECUTIVES 43
FINANCIALS 44
STRYKER CORP. 45
ORTHOVITA CORP. 45
NEWSWORTHY 45



KEY EXECUTIVES 47
FINANCIALS 47
ROCKWOOD HOLDINGS INC. 47
CERAMTEC INTERNATIONAL 48
CeramTec GMBH 48
CeramTec North America 48
Products 49
Advancing Technology 50
KEY EXECUTIVES 51
FINANCIALS 51
COORSTEK 52
PRODUCTS 53
KEY EXECUTIVES 55
FINANCIALS 55
NOBEL BIOCARE HOLDING AG 55
DENTSPLY INTERNATIONAL INC. 56
CORNING INC. 56
KEY EXECUTIVES 59
FINANCIALS 59
KYOCERA CORP. 60
PRODUCTS 61
KEY EXECUTIVES 63
FINANCIALS 63
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. 64
PRODUCTS 65
FIGURE 7 CERAMIC FAN BLADES 65
KEY EXECUTIVES 68
FINANCIALS 69
NGK SPARK PLUG GROUP LTD. 69
NTK TECHNOLOGIES INC. 69
NTK TECHNOLOGIES (U.S.) 69
NGK INSULATORS 70
PRODUCTS 71
KEY EXECUTIVES 74
FINANCIALS 74
AGC CERAMICS CO, LTD. (ASAHI GLASS) 75
PRODUCTS 75
KEY EXECUTIVES 77
FINANCIALS 77
MORGAN CRUCIBLE CO. PLC 77
MORGAN TECHNICAL CERAMICS 77
PRODUCTS 78



KEY EXECUTIVES 80
FINANCIALS 80
WORTHY OF BEING MENTIONED 81
ABRESIST KALENBORN CORP. 81
ACERAM TECHNOLOGIES 81
ADVANCED COMPOSITE MATERIALS LLC 82
ADTECH CERAMICS CO. 82
APPLIED CERAMICS INC. 83
KENNAMETAL INC. 83
ENERGY RESEARCH INC. (ERI) 84
3M COMPANY 85
GREENLEAF CORP. 85
VR/WESSON 86
M CUBED TECHNOLOGIES INC. 86
OTHER TECHNICAL CERAMIC INFORMATION SOURCES 87
NIST CERAMICS DATABASE 87
MATWEB 87
AMERICAN CERAMIC SOCIETY 87
SICHUAN UNIVERSITY 87
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN 87
NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY 88
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA 88
PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY 88
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA 88
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN 88
UNIVERSITY OF LONDON 88
TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK 89
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY 89
UNIVERSITY OF LIMOGES 89
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS IN AUSTIN 89

LIST OF TABLES
SUMMARY TABLE PROJECTED NORTH AMERICAN TECHNICAL AND STRUCTURAL CERAMICS
MARKET BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) 5
TABLE 1 NORTH AMERICAN ALUMINA-BASED TECHNICAL AND ADVANCED STRUCTURAL
TABLE 2 NORTH AMERICAN ZIRCONIA TECHNICAL AND STRUCTURAL CERAMICS MARKET
BY APPLICATION, 2011 ($ MILLIONS) 12
TABLE 3 BENEFITS AND APPLICATIONS OF SILICON CARBIDE MATRIX
CONTINUOUS-FIBER-REINFORCED CERAMIC COMPOSITES 15
TABLE 4 NORTH AMERICAN SILICON NITRIDE AND SIALONS TECHNICAL AND STRUCTURAL
TABLE 5 NORTH AMERICAN GLASS CERAMICS MARKET BY APPLICATION, 2011 ($ MILLIONS) 21
TABLE 6 NORTH AMERICAN MIXED AND SPECIALTY TECHNICAL AND ADVANCED CERAMICS
MARKET BY APPLICATION, 2011 ($ MILLIONS) 22
TABLE 7 AVERAGE STRENGTHS OF SELECTED CERAMICS (LB./IN.2) 23
TABLE 8 APPLICATIONS AND BENEFITS OF ALUMINA AND MULLITE MATRIX COMPOSITES 28



TABLE 9 MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF TYPICAL MATRIX COMPOSITES 28
TABLE 10 MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF REPRESENTATIVE OXIDE MATRIX COMPOSITES 31
TABLE 11 NORTH AMERICAN MARKET FOR TECHNICAL AND ADVANCED STRUCTURAL
CERAMICS BY MATERIAL, 2011 ($ MILLIONS) 32
TABLE 12 OVERVIEW OF APPLICATIONS FOR TECHNICAL AND STRUCTURAL CERAMICS 33
TABLE 13 TYPICAL STAGES IN THE PROCESSING OF ADVANCED CERAMICS 35
TABLE 14 POWDER CONSOLIDATION AND SHAPE FORMING FOR ADVANCED CERAMICS 36

LIST OF FIGURES
SUMMARY FIGURE PROJECTED NORTH AMERICAN TECHNICAL AND STRUCTURAL
CERAMICS MARKET BY APPLICATION, 2010-2016 ($ MILLIONS) 5
FIGURE 1 CUBIC ZIRCONIA SYNTHESIZED IN A CRUCIBLE 10
FIGURE 2 TRICONE DRILLING BIT OF TUNGSTEN CARBIDE 16
FIGURE 3 GLASS CERAMIC STOVE TOP 19
FIGURE 4 VARIOUS DEFENDER ENHANCED SMALL ARMS PROTECTIVE INSERTS 41
FIGURE 5 VARIOUS CERAMIC BASED COMPOSITE ARMOR SHAPES 42
FIGURE 6 VARIOUS BACKING SYSTEM PLATES 42
FIGURE 7 CERAMIC FAN BLADES 65


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