Global Silicon Carbide Ceramics Industry Growth and Trends Forecast to 2031

Summary

Silicon carbide ceramics are mainly use silicon carbide as raw materials. Silicon Carbide has properties remarkably similar to those of diamond – it is one of the lightest, hardest, and strongest technical ceramic materials and has exceptional thermal conductivity, resistance to acids, and low thermal expansion. Silicon Carbide is an excellent material to use when physical wear is an important consideration because it exhibits good erosion and abrasive resistance, making it useful in a variety of applications such as spray nozzles, shot blast nozzles and cyclone components..

According to APO Research, The global Silicon Carbide Ceramics market was estimated at US$ million in 2025 and is projected to reach a revised size of US$ million by 2031, witnessing a CAGR of xx% during the forecast period 2026-2031.

North American market for Silicon Carbide Ceramics is estimated to increase from $ million in 2025 to reach $ million by 2031, at a CAGR of % during the forecast period of 2026 through 2031.

Asia-Pacific market for Silicon Carbide Ceramics is estimated to increase from $ million in 2025 to reach $ million by 2031, at a CAGR of % during the forecast period of 2026 through 2031.

Europe market for Silicon Carbide Ceramics is estimated to increase from $ million in 2025 to reach $ million by 2031, at a CAGR of % during the forecast period of 2026 through 2031.

The major global manufacturers of Silicon Carbide Ceramics include Saint Gobain, 3M, Ceramtec, IBIDEN, Kyocera, Schunk Ingenieurkeramik, CoorsTek, Morgan and IPS Ceramics, etc. In 2024, the world's top three vendors accounted for approximately % of the revenue.

Report Scope

This report aims to provide a comprehensive presentation of the global market for Silicon Carbide Ceramics, with both quantitative and qualitative analysis, to help readers develop business/growth strategies, assess the market competitive situation, analyze their position in the current marketplace, and make informed business decisions regarding Silicon Carbide Ceramics.

The Silicon Carbide Ceramics market size, estimations, and forecasts are provided in terms of sales volume (MT) and revenue ($ millions), considering 2024 as the base year, with history and forecast data for the period from 2020 to 2031. This report segments the global Silicon Carbide Ceramics market comprehensively. Regional market sizes, concerning products by Type, by Application, and by players, are also provided. For a more in-depth understanding of the market, the report provides profiles of the competitive landscape, key competitors, and their respective market ranks. The report also discusses technological trends and new product developments.

Key Companies & Market Share Insights

In this section, the readers will gain an understanding of the key players competing. This report has studied the key growth strategies, such as innovative trends and developments, intensification of product portfolio, mergers and acquisitions, collaborations, new product innovation, and geographical expansion, undertaken by these participants to maintain their presence. Apart from business strategies, the study includes current developments and key financials. The readers will also get access to the data related to global revenue, price, and sales by manufacturers for the period 2020-2025. This all-inclusive report will certainly serve the clients to stay updated and make effective decisions in their businesses.

Silicon Carbide Ceramics Segment by Company

Saint Gobain
3M
Ceramtec
IBIDEN
Kyocera
Schunk Ingenieurkeramik
CoorsTek
Morgan
IPS Ceramics
ASUZAC
Chair Man Advanced Ceramics
Ortech
Fraunhofer IKTS
Talentcom Technology
Weifang Huamei
Jinhong New Material
SSACC China
Mingliang Fine Ceramics
Zhida Special Ceramics
Pengfei Abrasive Resistant Material

Silicon Carbide Ceramics Segment by Type

Direct Sintered Silicon Carbide
Reaction Bonded Silicon Carbide
Hot Pressing Silicon Carbide
CVD Silicon Carbide
Others

Silicon Carbide Ceramics Segment by Application

Machinery Manufacturing
Metallurgical Industry
Chemical Engineering
Aerospace & Defense
Others

Silicon Carbide Ceramics Segment by Region

North America
United States
Canada
Mexico
Europe
Germany
France
U.K.
Italy
Russia
Spain
Netherlands
Switzerland
Sweden
Poland
Asia-Pacific
China
Japan
South Korea
India
Australia
Taiwan
Southeast Asia
South America
Brazil
Argentina
Chile
Colombia
Middle East & Africa
Egypt
South Africa
Israel
Türkiye
GCC Countries

Key Drivers & Barriers

High-impact rendering factors and drivers have been studied in this report to aid the readers to understand the general development. Moreover, the report includes restraints and challenges that may act as stumbling blocks on the way of the players. This will assist the users to be attentive and make informed decisions related to business. Specialists have also laid their focus on the upcoming business prospects.

Reasons to Buy This Report

1. This report will help the readers to understand the competition within the industries and strategies for the competitive environment to enhance the potential profit. The report also focuses on the competitive landscape of the global Silicon Carbide Ceramics market, and introduces in detail the market share, industry ranking, competitor ecosystem, market performance, new product development, operation situation, expansion, and acquisition. etc. of the main players, which helps the readers to identify the main competitors and deeply understand the competition pattern of the market.
2. This report will help stakeholders to understand the global industry status and trends of Silicon Carbide Ceramics and provides them with information on key market drivers, restraints, challenges, and opportunities.
3. This report will help stakeholders to understand competitors better and gain more insights to strengthen their position in their businesses. The competitive landscape section includes the market share and rank (in volume and value), competitor ecosystem, new product development, expansion, and acquisition.
4. This report stays updated with novel technology integration, features, and the latest developments in the market
5. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into which regions to target globally
6. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into the end-user perception concerning the adoption of Silicon Carbide Ceramics.
7. This report helps stakeholders to identify some of the key players in the market and understand their valuable contribution.

Chapter Outline

Chapter 1: Introduces the study scope of this report, executive summary of market segments by type, market size segments for North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, South America, Middle East & Africa.
Chapter 2: Introduces the market dynamics, latest developments of the market, the driving factors and restrictive factors of the market, the challenges and risks faced by manufacturers in the industry, and the analysis of relevant policies in the industry.
Chapter 3: Detailed analysis of Silicon Carbide Ceramics manufacturers competitive landscape, price, sales, revenue, market share and ranking, latest development plan, merger, and acquisition information, etc.
Chapter 4: Sales, revenue of Silicon Carbide Ceramics in regional level. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region and introduces the future development prospects, and market space in the world.
Chapter 5: Introduces market segments by application, market size segment for North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, South America, Middle East & Africa.
Chapter 6: Provides profiles of key players, introducing the basic situation of the main companies in the market in detail, including product sales, revenue, price, gross margin, product introduction, recent development, etc.
Chapter 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11: North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, South America, Middle East & Africa, sales and revenue by country.
Chapter 12: Analysis of industrial chain, key raw materials, manufacturing cost, and market dynamics.
Chapter 13: Concluding Insights of the report.

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1 Market Overview
1.1 Product Definition
1.2 Global Market Growth Prospects
1.2.1 Global Silicon Carbide Ceramics Market Size Estimates and Forecasts (2020-2031)
1.2.2 Global Silicon Carbide Ceramics Sales Estimates and Forecasts (2020-2031)
1.3 Silicon Carbide Ceramics Market by Type
1.3.1 Direct Sintered Silicon Carbide
1.3.2 Reaction Bonded Silicon Carbide
1.3.3 Hot Pressing Silicon Carbide
1.3.4 CVD Silicon Carbide
1.3.5 Others
1.4 Global Silicon Carbide Ceramics Market Size by Type
1.4.1 Global Silicon Carbide Ceramics Market Size Overview by Type (2020-2031)
1.4.2 Global Silicon Carbide Ceramics Historic Market Size Review by Type (2020-2025)
1.4.3 Global Silicon Carbide Ceramics Forecasted Market Size by Type (2026-2031)
1.5 Key Regions Market Size by Type
1.5.1 North America Silicon Carbide Ceramics Sales Breakdown by Type (2020-2025)
1.5.2 Europe Silicon Carbide Ceramics Sales Breakdown by Type (2020-2025)
1.5.3 Asia-Pacific Silicon Carbide Ceramics Sales Breakdown by Type (2020-2025)
1.5.4 South America Silicon Carbide Ceramics Sales Breakdown by Type (2020-2025)
1.5.5 Middle East and Africa Silicon Carbide Ceramics Sales Breakdown by Type (2020-2025)
2 Global Market Dynamics
2.1 Silicon Carbide Ceramics Industry Trends
2.2 Silicon Carbide Ceramics Industry Drivers
2.3 Silicon Carbide Ceramics Industry Opportunities and Challenges
2.4 Silicon Carbide Ceramics Industry Restraints
3 Market Competitive Landscape by Company
3.1 Global Top Players by Silicon Carbide Ceramics Revenue (2020-2025)
3.2 Global Top Players by Silicon Carbide Ceramics Sales (2020-2025)
3.3 Global Top Players by Silicon Carbide Ceramics Price (2020-2025)
3.4 Global Silicon Carbide Ceramics Industry Company Ranking, 2023 VS 2024 VS 2025
3.5 Global Silicon Carbide Ceramics Major Company Production Sites & Headquarters
3.6 Global Silicon Carbide Ceramics Company, Product Type & Application
3.7 Global Silicon Carbide Ceramics Company Establishment Date
3.8 Market Competitive Analysis
3.8.1 Global Silicon Carbide Ceramics Market CR5 and HHI
3.8.2 Global Top 5 and 10 Silicon Carbide Ceramics Players Market Share by Revenue in 2024
3.8.3 2023 Silicon Carbide Ceramics Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3
4 Silicon Carbide Ceramics Regional Status and Outlook
4.1 Global Silicon Carbide Ceramics Market Size and CAGR by Region: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
4.2 Global Silicon Carbide Ceramics Historic Market Size by Region
4.2.1 Global Silicon Carbide Ceramics Sales in Volume by Region (2020-2025)
4.2.2 Global Silicon Carbide Ceramics Sales in Value by Region (2020-2025)
4.2.3 Global Silicon Carbide Ceramics Sales (Volume & Value), Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
4.3 Global Silicon Carbide Ceramics Forecasted Market Size by Region
4.3.1 Global Silicon Carbide Ceramics Sales in Volume by Region (2026-2031)
4.3.2 Global Silicon Carbide Ceramics Sales in Value by Region (2026-2031)
4.3.3 Global Silicon Carbide Ceramics Sales (Volume & Value), Price and Gross Margin (2026-2031)
5 Silicon Carbide Ceramics by Application
5.1 Silicon Carbide Ceramics Market by Application
5.1.1 Machinery Manufacturing
5.1.2 Metallurgical Industry
5.1.3 Chemical Engineering
5.1.4 Aerospace & Defense
5.1.5 Others
5.2 Global Silicon Carbide Ceramics Market Size by Application
5.2.1 Global Silicon Carbide Ceramics Market Size Overview by Application (2020-2031)
5.2.2 Global Silicon Carbide Ceramics Historic Market Size Review by Application (2020-2025)
5.2.3 Global Silicon Carbide Ceramics Forecasted Market Size by Application (2026-2031)
5.3 Key Regions Market Size by Application
5.3.1 North America Silicon Carbide Ceramics Sales Breakdown by Application (2020-2025)
5.3.2 Europe Silicon Carbide Ceramics Sales Breakdown by Application (2020-2025)
5.3.3 Asia-Pacific Silicon Carbide Ceramics Sales Breakdown by Application (2020-2025)
5.3.4 South America Silicon Carbide Ceramics Sales Breakdown by Application (2020-2025)
5.3.5 Middle East and Africa Silicon Carbide Ceramics Sales Breakdown by Application (2020-2025)
6 Company Profiles
6.1 Saint Gobain
6.1.1 Saint Gobain Comapny Information
6.1.2 Saint Gobain Business Overview
6.1.3 Saint Gobain Silicon Carbide Ceramics Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.1.4 Saint Gobain Silicon Carbide Ceramics Product Portfolio
6.1.5 Saint Gobain Recent Developments
6.2 3M
6.2.1 3M Comapny Information
6.2.2 3M Business Overview
6.2.3 3M Silicon Carbide Ceramics Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.2.4 3M Silicon Carbide Ceramics Product Portfolio
6.2.5 3M Recent Developments
6.3 Ceramtec
6.3.1 Ceramtec Comapny Information
6.3.2 Ceramtec Business Overview
6.3.3 Ceramtec Silicon Carbide Ceramics Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.3.4 Ceramtec Silicon Carbide Ceramics Product Portfolio
6.3.5 Ceramtec Recent Developments
6.4 IBIDEN
6.4.1 IBIDEN Comapny Information
6.4.2 IBIDEN Business Overview
6.4.3 IBIDEN Silicon Carbide Ceramics Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.4.4 IBIDEN Silicon Carbide Ceramics Product Portfolio
6.4.5 IBIDEN Recent Developments
6.5 Kyocera
6.5.1 Kyocera Comapny Information
6.5.2 Kyocera Business Overview
6.5.3 Kyocera Silicon Carbide Ceramics Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.5.4 Kyocera Silicon Carbide Ceramics Product Portfolio
6.5.5 Kyocera Recent Developments
6.6 Schunk Ingenieurkeramik
6.6.1 Schunk Ingenieurkeramik Comapny Information
6.6.2 Schunk Ingenieurkeramik Business Overview
6.6.3 Schunk Ingenieurkeramik Silicon Carbide Ceramics Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.6.4 Schunk Ingenieurkeramik Silicon Carbide Ceramics Product Portfolio
6.6.5 Schunk Ingenieurkeramik Recent Developments
6.7 CoorsTek
6.7.1 CoorsTek Comapny Information
6.7.2 CoorsTek Business Overview
6.7.3 CoorsTek Silicon Carbide Ceramics Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.7.4 CoorsTek Silicon Carbide Ceramics Product Portfolio
6.7.5 CoorsTek Recent Developments
6.8 Morgan
6.8.1 Morgan Comapny Information
6.8.2 Morgan Business Overview
6.8.3 Morgan Silicon Carbide Ceramics Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.8.4 Morgan Silicon Carbide Ceramics Product Portfolio
6.8.5 Morgan Recent Developments
6.9 IPS Ceramics
6.9.1 IPS Ceramics Comapny Information
6.9.2 IPS Ceramics Business Overview
6.9.3 IPS Ceramics Silicon Carbide Ceramics Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.9.4 IPS Ceramics Silicon Carbide Ceramics Product Portfolio
6.9.5 IPS Ceramics Recent Developments
6.10 ASUZAC
6.10.1 ASUZAC Comapny Information
6.10.2 ASUZAC Business Overview
6.10.3 ASUZAC Silicon Carbide Ceramics Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.10.4 ASUZAC Silicon Carbide Ceramics Product Portfolio
6.10.5 ASUZAC Recent Developments
6.11 Chair Man Advanced Ceramics
6.11.1 Chair Man Advanced Ceramics Comapny Information
6.11.2 Chair Man Advanced Ceramics Business Overview
6.11.3 Chair Man Advanced Ceramics Silicon Carbide Ceramics Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.11.4 Chair Man Advanced Ceramics Silicon Carbide Ceramics Product Portfolio
6.11.5 Chair Man Advanced Ceramics Recent Developments
6.12 Ortech
6.12.1 Ortech Comapny Information
6.12.2 Ortech Business Overview
6.12.3 Ortech Silicon Carbide Ceramics Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.12.4 Ortech Silicon Carbide Ceramics Product Portfolio
6.12.5 Ortech Recent Developments
6.13 Fraunhofer IKTS
6.13.1 Fraunhofer IKTS Comapny Information
6.13.2 Fraunhofer IKTS Business Overview
6.13.3 Fraunhofer IKTS Silicon Carbide Ceramics Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.13.4 Fraunhofer IKTS Silicon Carbide Ceramics Product Portfolio
6.13.5 Fraunhofer IKTS Recent Developments
6.14 Talentcom Technology
6.14.1 Talentcom Technology Comapny Information
6.14.2 Talentcom Technology Business Overview
6.14.3 Talentcom Technology Silicon Carbide Ceramics Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.14.4 Talentcom Technology Silicon Carbide Ceramics Product Portfolio
6.14.5 Talentcom Technology Recent Developments
6.15 Weifang Huamei
6.15.1 Weifang Huamei Comapny Information
6.15.2 Weifang Huamei Business Overview
6.15.3 Weifang Huamei Silicon Carbide Ceramics Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.15.4 Weifang Huamei Silicon Carbide Ceramics Product Portfolio
6.15.5 Weifang Huamei Recent Developments
6.16 Jinhong New Material
6.16.1 Jinhong New Material Comapny Information
6.16.2 Jinhong New Material Business Overview
6.16.3 Jinhong New Material Silicon Carbide Ceramics Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.16.4 Jinhong New Material Silicon Carbide Ceramics Product Portfolio
6.16.5 Jinhong New Material Recent Developments
6.17 SSACC China
6.17.1 SSACC China Comapny Information
6.17.2 SSACC China Business Overview
6.17.3 SSACC China Silicon Carbide Ceramics Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.17.4 SSACC China Silicon Carbide Ceramics Product Portfolio
6.17.5 SSACC China Recent Developments
6.18 Mingliang Fine Ceramics
6.18.1 Mingliang Fine Ceramics Comapny Information
6.18.2 Mingliang Fine Ceramics Business Overview
6.18.3 Mingliang Fine Ceramics Silicon Carbide Ceramics Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.18.4 Mingliang Fine Ceramics Silicon Carbide Ceramics Product Portfolio
6.18.5 Mingliang Fine Ceramics Recent Developments
6.19 Zhida Special Ceramics
6.19.1 Zhida Special Ceramics Comapny Information
6.19.2 Zhida Special Ceramics Business Overview
6.19.3 Zhida Special Ceramics Silicon Carbide Ceramics Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.19.4 Zhida Special Ceramics Silicon Carbide Ceramics Product Portfolio
6.19.5 Zhida Special Ceramics Recent Developments
6.20 Pengfei Abrasive Resistant Material
6.20.1 Pengfei Abrasive Resistant Material Comapny Information
6.20.2 Pengfei Abrasive Resistant Material Business Overview
6.20.3 Pengfei Abrasive Resistant Material Silicon Carbide Ceramics Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.20.4 Pengfei Abrasive Resistant Material Silicon Carbide Ceramics Product Portfolio
6.20.5 Pengfei Abrasive Resistant Material Recent Developments
7 North America by Country
7.1 North America Silicon Carbide Ceramics Sales by Country
7.1.1 North America Silicon Carbide Ceramics Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
7.1.2 North America Silicon Carbide Ceramics Sales by Country (2020-2025)
7.1.3 North America Silicon Carbide Ceramics Sales Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
7.2 North America Silicon Carbide Ceramics Market Size by Country
7.2.1 North America Silicon Carbide Ceramics Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
7.2.2 North America Silicon Carbide Ceramics Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
7.2.3 North America Silicon Carbide Ceramics Market Size Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
8 Europe by Country
8.1 Europe Silicon Carbide Ceramics Sales by Country
8.1.1 Europe Silicon Carbide Ceramics Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
8.1.2 Europe Silicon Carbide Ceramics Sales by Country (2020-2025)
8.1.3 Europe Silicon Carbide Ceramics Sales Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
8.2 Europe Silicon Carbide Ceramics Market Size by Country
8.2.1 Europe Silicon Carbide Ceramics Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
8.2.2 Europe Silicon Carbide Ceramics Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
8.2.3 Europe Silicon Carbide Ceramics Market Size Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
9 Asia-Pacific by Country
9.1 Asia-Pacific Silicon Carbide Ceramics Sales by Country
9.1.1 Asia-Pacific Silicon Carbide Ceramics Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
9.1.2 Asia-Pacific Silicon Carbide Ceramics Sales by Country (2020-2025)
9.1.3 Asia-Pacific Silicon Carbide Ceramics Sales Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
9.2 Asia-Pacific Silicon Carbide Ceramics Market Size by Country
9.2.1 Asia-Pacific Silicon Carbide Ceramics Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
9.2.2 Asia-Pacific Silicon Carbide Ceramics Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
9.2.3 Asia-Pacific Silicon Carbide Ceramics Market Size Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
10 South America by Country
10.1 South America Silicon Carbide Ceramics Sales by Country
10.1.1 South America Silicon Carbide Ceramics Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
10.1.2 South America Silicon Carbide Ceramics Sales by Country (2020-2025)
10.1.3 South America Silicon Carbide Ceramics Sales Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
10.2 South America Silicon Carbide Ceramics Market Size by Country
10.2.1 South America Silicon Carbide Ceramics Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
10.2.2 South America Silicon Carbide Ceramics Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
10.2.3 South America Silicon Carbide Ceramics Market Size Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
11 Middle East and Africa by Country
11.1 Middle East and Africa Silicon Carbide Ceramics Sales by Country
11.1.1 Middle East and Africa Silicon Carbide Ceramics Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
11.1.2 Middle East and Africa Silicon Carbide Ceramics Sales by Country (2020-2025)
11.1.3 Middle East and Africa Silicon Carbide Ceramics Sales Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
11.2 Middle East and Africa Silicon Carbide Ceramics Market Size by Country
11.2.1 Middle East and Africa Silicon Carbide Ceramics Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
11.2.2 Middle East and Africa Silicon Carbide Ceramics Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
11.2.3 Middle East and Africa Silicon Carbide Ceramics Market Size Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
12 Value Chain and Sales Channels Analysis
12.1 Silicon Carbide Ceramics Value Chain Analysis
12.1.1 Silicon Carbide Ceramics Key Raw Materials
12.1.2 Key Raw Materials Price
12.1.3 Raw Materials Key Suppliers
12.1.4 Manufacturing Cost Structure
12.1.5 Silicon Carbide Ceramics Production Mode & Process
12.2 Silicon Carbide Ceramics Sales Channels Analysis
12.2.1 Direct Comparison with Distribution Share
12.2.2 Silicon Carbide Ceramics Distributors
12.2.3 Silicon Carbide Ceramics Customers
13 Concluding Insights
14 Appendix
14.1 Reasons for Doing This Study
14.2 Research Methodology
14.3 Research Process
14.4 Authors List of This Report
14.5 Data Source
14.5.1 Secondary Sources
14.5.2 Primary Sources
14.6 Disclaimer

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