The Global Market for Carbon Nanotubes 2023-2033

The Global Market for Carbon Nanotubes 2023-2033

The global carbon nanotubes (CNT) market has experienced renewed growth recently, driven by demand for conductive materials for lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles and other energy storage applications, with many producers greatly increasing production capacities.

Most of the main producers are targeting their materials as conductive additives for the batteries market. LG Chem and CNano have expansion plans targeting the electric vehicle lithium-ion battery market, with LG planning to increase annual capacity to 6,100 tons by 2024. Cabot Corporation has plans to produce 15,000 metric tons/year of conductive carbon additives (CCA) including conductive carbons, carbon nanotubes (CNT), carbon nanostructures (CNS), and blends of CCAs by 2025. JEIO also recently completed construction of a CNT facility with annual capacity of 1,000 tons per annum (up from 120 tons), which will increase to 6,000 tons by 2023. The company also has plans to produce SWCNTs in 2023.

Multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) powders, arrays, sheets, flakes, films and yarns have found applications in consumer electronics, power cables, ESD resins, batteries, polymer composites, coatings, aerospace, sensors, heaters, filters and biomedicine. Large-scale industrial production of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) has been initiated, promising new market opportunities in coatings, transparent conductive films, rubber & elastomers, transistors, sensors and memory devices. Demand for CNTs will potentially increase to >50,000 t.p.a. by 2035, with a potential market for CNT enabled-products of $60-100 Billion.

Report contents include:
 In depth analysis of global carbon nanotubes landscape including materials, production, producers and market demand.
 Global production capacities for MWCNTS and SWCNT in 2023.
 Market demand for MWCNTS and SWCNT , historical and estimated to 2033.
 Industry activity and product news 2020-2023.
 Analysis of other carbon nanotube related materials including Double-walled carbon nanotubes, Vertically aligned CNTs (VACNTs), Few-walled carbon nanotubes (FWNTs), Carbon nanohorns (CNH), Boron Nitride nanotubes (BNNTs) and carbon nanofibers.
 Analysis of carbon capture production from carbon capture.
 Market analysis of carbon nanotubes in batteries, supercapacitors, fuel cells, 3D printing, rubber, automotive and aerospace composites, packaging, electronics, adhesives, thermal management, construction materials, filters, biomedicine, lubricants, oil & gas, paints & coatings, solar cells, sensors, rubber, textiles and cables.
 Analysis of competitive landscape against other additives (e.g. carbon fiber, carbon black, graphene etc.).
 Analysis of synthesis methods. Analysis of carbon nanotubes synthesis from carbon capture, biomass and recycled materials.
 Profiles of more than 150 companies. Companies profiled include Cabot Corporation, Canatu Oy, Carbice Corporation, Carbon X, C12 Quantum Electronics, Eden Innovations Ltd, Huntsman Corporation, JEIO, LG Chem, Li-S Energy, Mattershift, MECHnano, NAWA Technologies, Nano-C, Nemo Nanomaterials, NEO Battery Materials, NovationSi, OCSiAl, Raymor, Shenzhen Cone Technology, SkyNano Technologies, SmartNanotubes Technologies, Somalytics, Verdox and Zeon Corporation.


  • EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
    • Table Market summary for carbon nanotubes-Selling grade particle diameter, usage, advantages, average price/ton, high volume applications, low volume applications and novel applications.
    • The global market for carbon nanotubes
      • Multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs)
        • Table Applications of MWCNTs.
        • Table Annual production capacity of the key MWCNT producers in 2023 (MT).
      • Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs)
        • Table Markets, benefits and applications of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes.
        • Table Annual production capacity of SWCNT producers in 2023 (KG).
        • Table SWCNT market demand forecast (metric tons), 2018-2033.
    • Market outlook 2023 and beyond
    • Commercial CNT-based products
    • Carbon nanotubes market challenges
      • Table Carbon nanotubes market challenges.
  • OVERVIEW OF CARBON NANOTUBES
    • Properties
      • Table Typical properties of SWCNT and MWCNT.
      • Table Properties of carbon nanotubes.
    • Comparative properties of CNTs
      • Table Properties of CNTs and comparable materials.
    • Carbon nanotube materials
      • Multi-walled nanotubes (MWCNT)
      • Single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNT)
        • Table Markets, benefits and applications of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes.
        • Table Comparison between single-walled carbon nanotubes and multi-walled carbon nanotubes.
      • Double-walled carbon nanotubes (DWNTs)
      • Vertically aligned CNTs (VACNTs)
      • Few-walled carbon nanotubes (FWNTs)
      • Carbon Nanohorns (CNHs)
      • Carbon Onions
      • Boron Nitride nanotubes (BNNTs)
        • Table Comparative properties of BNNTs and CNTs.
        • Table Applications of BNNTs.
    • Intermediate products
      • CNT yarns
      • CNT films
  • CARBON NANOTUBE SYNTHESIS AND PRODUCTION
    • Table Comparison of well-established approaches for CNT synthesis.
    • Table SWCNT synthesis methods.
    • Arc discharge synthesis
    • Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD)
      • Thermal CVD
      • Plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD)
    • High-pressure carbon monoxide synthesis
      • High Pressure CO (HiPco)
      • CoMoCAT
    • Flame synthesis
    • Laser ablation synthesis
    • Vertically aligned nanotubes production
    • Silane solution method
    • By-products from carbon capture
      • Table CO2 derived products via electrochemical conversion-applications, advantages and disadvantages.
    • Advantages and disadvantages of CNT synthesis methods
      • Table Advantages and disadvantages of CNT synthesis methods
  • CARBON NANOTUBES PATENTS
  • CARBON NANOTUBES PRICING
    • MWCNTs
      • Table Example MWCNTs and BNNTs pricing, by producer.
    • SWCNTs
      • Table SWCNTs pricing.
  • MARKETS FOR CARBON NANOTUBES
    • ENERGY STORAGE: BATTERIES
      • Market overview
        • Table Market and applications for carbon nanotubes in batteries.
        • Table Market analysis for carbon nanotubes in batteries.
      • Applications
        • Table Applications of carbon nanotubes in batteries.
        • Table Applications in sodium-ion batteries, by nanomaterials type and benefits thereof.
      • Market opportunity
        • Table Market scorecard for carbon nanotubes in batteries.
      • Global market in tons, historical and forecast to 2033
        • Table Estimated demand for carbon nanotubes in batteries (tons), 2018-2033.
      • Product developers
        • Table Product developers in carbon nanotubes for batteries.
    • ENERGY STORAGE: SUPERCAPACITORS
      • Market overview
        • Table Market and applications for carbon nanotubes in supercapacitors.
        • Table Market analysis for carbon nanotubes in supercapacitors.
      • Applications
      • Market opportunity
        • Table Market opportunity scorecard for carbon nanotubes in supercapacitors.
      • Global market in tons, historical and forecast to 2033
        • Table Demand for carbon nanotubes in supercapacitors (tons), 2018-2033.
      • Product developers
        • Table Product developers in carbon nanotubes for supercapacitors.
    • POLYMER ADDITIVES AND ELASTOMERS
      • Market overview
        • Table Market analysis for carbon nanotubes in polymer additives & elastomers.
      • Fiber-based polymer composite parts
        • Table Market and applications for carbon nanotubes in fiber-based composite additives.
        • Table Scorecard for carbon nanotubes in fiber-based polymer composite additives.
      • Metal-matrix composites
        • Table Market and applications for carbon nanotubes in metal matrix composite additives.
      • Global market in tons, historical and forecast to 2033
        • Table Global market for carbon nanotubes in polymer additives and elastomers 2018-2033, tons.
      • Product developers
        • Table Product developers in carbon nanotubes in polymer additives and elastomers.
    • 3D PRINTING
      • Market overview
        • Table Market analysis for carbon nanotubes in 3D printing.
      • Applications
        • Table Market and applications for carbon nanotubes in 3D printing.
      • Global market in tons, historical and forecast to 2033
        • Table Demand for carbon nanotubes in 3-D printing (tons), 2018-2033.
      • Product developers
        • Table Product developers in carbon nanotubes in 3D printing.
    • ADHESIVES
      • Market overview
        • Table Market overview for carbon nanotubes in adhesives.
      • Applications
        • Table Market and applications for carbon nanotubes in adhesives.
      • Market opportunity
        • Table Market opportunity scorecard for carbon nanotubes in adhesives.
      • Global market in tons, historical and forecast to 2033
        • Table Demand for carbon nanotubes in adhesives (tons), 2018-2033.
      • Product developers
        • Table Product developers in carbon nanotubes for adhesives.
    • AEROSPACE
      • Market overview
        • Table Market and applications for carbon nanotubes in aerospace.
        • Table Market overview for carbon nanotubes in aerospace.
      • Applications
      • Market opportunity
        • Table Market opportunity scorecard for carbon nanotubes in aerospace.
      • Global market in tons, historical and forecast to 2033
        • Table Demand for carbon nanotubes in aerospace (tons), 2018-2033.
      • Product developers
        • Table Product developers in carbon nanotubes for aerospace.
    • ELECTRONICS
      • WEARABLE & FLEXIBLE ELECTRONICS AND DISPLAYS
        • Table Market and applications for carbon nanotubes in wearable & flexible electronics and displays.
        • Table Market overview for carbon nanotubes in wearable electronics and displays.
        • Table Market opportunity scorecard for carbon nanotubes in wearable electronics and displays.
        • Table Comparison of ITO replacements.
        • Table Demand for carbon nanotubes in wearable electronics and displays, 2018-2033.
        • Table Product developers in carbon nanotubes for electronics.
      • TRANSISTORS AND INTEGRATED CIRCUITS
        • Table Market and applications for carbon nanotubes in transistors and integrated circuits.
        • Table Market overview for carbon nanotubes in transistors and integrated circuits.
        • Table Market opportunity scorecard for carbon nanotubes in transistors and integrated circuits.
        • Table Demand for carbon nanotubes in transistors and integrated circuits, 2018-2033.
        • Table Product developers in carbon nanotubes in transistors and integrated circuits.
      • MEMORY DEVICES
        • Table Market and applications for carbon nanotubes in memory devices.
        • Table Market overview for carbon nanotubes in memory devices.
        • Table Market opportunity scorecard for carbon nanotubes in memory devices.
        • Table Demand for carbon nanotubes in memory devices, 2018-2033.
        • Table Product developers in carbon nanotubes for memory devices.
    • RUBBER AND TIRES
      • Market overview
        • Table Market and applications for carbon nanotubes in rubber and tires.
        • Table Market overview for carbon nanotubes in rubber and tires.
      • Applications
      • Market opportunity
        • Table Market opportunity scorecard for carbon nanotubes in rubber and tires.
      • Global market in tons, historical and forecast to 2033
        • Table Demand for carbon nanotubes in rubber and tires (tons), 2018-2033.
      • Product developers
        • Table Product developers in carbon nanotubes in rubber and tires.
    • AUTOMOTIVE
      • Market overview
        • Table Market and applications for carbon nanotubes in automotive.
        • Table Market overview for carbon nanotubes in automotive.
      • Applications
      • Market opportunity
        • Table Market opportunity scorecard for carbon nanotubes in automotive.
      • Global market in tons, historical and forecast to 2033
        • Table Demand for carbon nanotubes in automotive (tons), 2018-2033
      • Product developers
        • Table Product developers in carbon nanotubes in the automotive market.
    • CONDUCTIVE INKS
      • Market overview
        • Table Market and applications for carbon nanotubes in conductive inks.
        • Table Market overview for carbon nanotubes in conductive inks.
      • Applications
        • Table Comparative properties of conductive inks.
      • Market opportunity
        • Table Market opportunity scorecard for carbon nanotubes in conductive inks.
      • Global market in tons, historical and forecast to 2033
        • Table Demand for carbon nanotubes in conductive ink (tons), 2018-2027.
      • Product developers
        • Table Product developers in carbon nanotubes for conductive inks.
    • BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION
      • Market overview
        • Table Market overview for carbon nanotubes in buildings and construction.
      • Market opportunity
        • Table Market opportunity scorecard for carbon nanotubes in buildings in construction.
        • Table Carbon nanotubes for cement.
        • Table Carbon nanotubes for asphalt bitumen.
      • Global market in tons, historical and forecast to 2033
        • Table Demand for carbon nanotubes in construction (tons), 2018-2033.
      • Product developers
        • Table Carbon nanotubes product developers in buildings and construction.
    • FILTRATION
      • Market overview
        • Table Market and applications for carbon nanotubes in filtration.
        • Table Comparison of CNT membranes with other membrane technologies
        • Table Market overview for carbon nanotubes in filtration.
      • Applications
      • Market opportunity
        • Table Market opportunity scorecard for carbon nanotubes in filtration.
      • Global market in tons, historical and forecast to 2033
        • Table Demand for carbon nanotubes in filtration (tons), 2018-2033.
      • Product developers
        • Table Carbon nanotubes companies in filtration.
    • FUEL CELLS
      • Market overview
        • Table Market and applications for carbon nanotubes in fuel cells.
        • Table Electrical conductivity of different catalyst supports compared to carbon nanotubes.
        • Table Market overview for carbon nanotubes in fuel cells.
      • Applications
      • Market opportunity
        • Table Market opportunity scorecard for carbon nanotubes in fuel cells.
      • Global market in tons, historical and forecast to 2033
        • Table Demand for carbon nanotubes in fuel cells (tons), 2018-2033.
      • Product developers
        • Table Product developers in carbon nanotubes for fuel cells.
    • LIFE SCIENCES AND MEDICINE
      • Market overview
        • Table Market and applications for carbon nanotubes in life sciences and medicine.
        • Table Market overview for carbon nanotubes in life sciences and medicine.
      • Applications
      • Market opportunity
        • Table Market opportunity scorecard for carbon nanotubes in drug delivery.
        • Table Market opportunity scorecard for carbon nanotubes in imaging and diagnostics.
        • Table Market opportunity scorecard for carbon nanotubes in medical implants.
        • Table Market opportunity scorecard for carbon nanotubes in medical biosensors.
        • Table Market opportunity scorecard for carbon nanotubes in woundcare.
      • Global market in tons, historical and forecast to 2033
        • Table Demand for carbon nanotubes in life sciences and medical (tons), 2018-2033.
      • Product developers
        • Table Product developers in carbon nanotubes for life sciences and biomedicine.
    • LUBRICANTS
      • Market overview
        • Table Market overview for carbon nanotubes in lubricants.
        • Table Market and applications for carbon nanotubes in lubricants.
        • Table Nanomaterial lubricant products.
      • Applications
      • Market opportunity
        • Table Market opportunity scorecard for carbon nanotubes in lubricants.
      • Global market in tons, historical and forecast to 2033
        • Table Demand for carbon nanotubes in lubricants (tons), 2018-2033.
      • Product developers
        • Table Product developers in carbon nanotubes for lubricants.
    • OIL AND GAS
      • Market overview
        • Table Market and applications for carbon nanotubes in oil and gas.
        • Table Market overview for carbon nanotubes in oil and gas.
      • Applications
      • Market opportunity
        • Table Market opportunity scorecard for carbon nanotubes in oil and gas.
      • Global market in tons, historical and forecast to 2033
        • Table Demand for carbon nanotubes in oil and gas (tons), 2018-2033.
      • Product developers
        • Table Product developers in carbon nanotubes for oil and gas.
    • PAINTS AND COATINGS
      • Market overview
        • Table Market and applications for carbon nanotubes in paints and coatings.
        • Table Markets for carbon nanotube coatings.
        • Table Market overview for carbon nanotubes in paints and coatings.
      • Applications
      • Market opportunity
        • Table Scorecard for carbon nanotubes in paints and coatings.
        • Table Demand for carbon nanotubes in paints and coatings (tons), 2018-2033.
      • Product developers
        • Table Product developers in carbon nanotubes for paints and coatings.
    • PHOTOVOLTAICS
      • Table Market and applications for carbon nanotubes in photovoltaics.
      • Market overview
        • Table Market overview for carbon nanotubes in photovoltaics.
      • Market opportunity
        • Table Market opportunity scorecard for carbon nanotubes in photovoltaics.
      • Global market in tons, historical and forecast to 2033
        • Table Demand for carbon nanotubes in photovoltaics (tons), 2018-2033.
      • Product developers
        • Table Product developers in carbon nanotubes for solar.
    • SENSORS
      • Market overview
        • Table Market and applications for carbon nanotubes in sensors.
        • Table Market overview for carbon nanotubes in sensors.
      • Applications
      • Market opportunity
        • Table Market opportunity scorecard for carbon nanotubes in sensors.
      • Global market in tons, historical and forecast to 2033
        • Table Demand for carbon nanotubes in sensors (tons), 2018-2033.
      • Product developers
        • Table Product developers in carbon nanotubes for sensors.
    • SMART AND ELECTRONIC TEXTILES
      • Market overview
        • Table Market and applications for carbon nanotubes in smart and electronic textiles.
        • Table Desirable functional properties for the textiles industry afforded by the use of nanomaterials.
        • Table Market overview for carbon nanotubes in smart and electronic textiles.
      • Applications
        • Table Applications of carbon nanotubes in smart and electronic textiles.
      • Market opportunity
        • Table Market opportunity scorecard for carbon nanotubes in smart textiles and apparel.
      • Global market in tons, historical and forecast to 2033
        • Table Demand for carbon nanotubes in smart and electronic textiles. (tons), 2018-2033.
      • Product developers
        • Table Carbon nanotubes product developers in smart and electronic textiles.
    • THERMAL INTERFACE MATERIALS
      • Market overview
        • Table Market and applications for carbon nanotubes in thermal interface materials.
    • POWER CABLES
      • Market overview
        • Table Market and applications for carbon nanotubes in power cables.
  • COLLABORATIONS AND COMMERCIAL AGREEMENTS
    • Supply and licensing
      • Table CNT producers and companies they supply/licence to.
  • COMPANY PROFILES: MULTI-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES
    • 3D Strong
    • AerNos, Inc.
    • Aligned Carbon, Inc.
    • Arkema France SA
    • Awn Nanotech, Inc.
    • Battelle Memorial Institute
    • BBCP Conductor, Inc.
    • Betterial
    • Bioneer Corporation
    • Bio-Pact, LLC
    • Birla Carbon
    • Black Diamond Structures, LLC
    • BNNano
    • BNNT LLC
    • Brewer Science
    • C12 Quantum Electronics
    • Cabot Corporation
    • Cametics Cambridge Advanced Metals Limited
    • CarbonMeta Research Ltd.
    • Carbon Nano-material Technology Ltd.
    • Carbice Corp.
    • C-Bond Systems LLC
    • C2CNT LLC/Capital Power
    • Canatu Oy
    • Carbonics, Inc.
    • Carbon Meta Research
    • Carbon Upcycling Technologies, Inc.
    • CarbonX B.V.
    • Carestream Health, Inc.
    • Chengdu Organic Chemicals (TimesNano)
    • CENS Materials Ltd.
    • CNM Technologies GmbH
    • Jiangsu CNano Limited
    • Dainichiseika Color & Chemicals Manufacturing
    • DexMat, Inc.
    • Eden Innovations LLC
    • Essentium, Inc.
    • Epic Advanced Materials
    • Evercloak, Inc.
    • Fuji Pigment Co., Ltd.
    • Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.
    • FutureCarbon GmbH
    • Goodfellow Corporation
    • GSI Creos Corporation
    • H Quest Vanguard, Inc.
    • Hamamatsu Carbonics Corporation
    • Honjo Chemical Corporation
    • Huntsman Corporation (Nanocomp Technologies, Inc.)
    • Hycamite TCD Technologies Oy
    • Hycarb, Inc.
    • IBM Corporation
    • Inoplaztech
    • JEIO Co., Ltd.
    • Jikantechno Corporation
    • KJ Specialty Paper Co., Ltd.
    • Koatsu Gas Kogyo Co., Ltd.
    • Korea Kumho Petrochemical Co., Ltd.
    • Lanxess Deutschland GmbH
    • LeaderNano Tech LLC
    • LG Chemical, Ltd.
    • Li-S Energy Ltd
    • Lintec of America, Inc.
    • Mattershift
    • MC Yamasan Polymers Co., Ltd.
    • MECHnano LLC
    • Micro-X Limited
    • Murata Machinery Ltd.
    • Naieel Technology
    • Nacalai Tesque
    • Nano Cube Japan Co., Ltd.
    • Nanocyl
    • Nanomix, Inc.
    • Nanoramic Laboratories
    • Nano RAY-T LLC
    • NanoRial Technologies Ltd
    • Nanosperse LLC
    • NanoTechLabs, Inc.
    • Nanovis
    • Nantero, Inc.
    • Nawa Techonologies
    • NEC Corporation
    • Nemo Nanomaterials
    • NEO Battery Materials
    • New Metals and Chemicals Corporation
    • Nippon Shizai Co., Ltd.
    • Nissin Electric Co., Ltd.
    • Nitta Corporation
    • Novation Solutions, LLC (NovationSi)
    • Novasolix, Inc.
    • NTherma Corporation
    • Odysseus Technologies, Inc.
    • Ororo
    • Oy Morphona Ltd.
    • Perpetuus Carbon Group
    • Plasma-X
    • Porifera, Inc.
    • Prysmian Group
    • Q-Flo Limited
    • RTP Company
    • Sakata Inx Corp.
    • Saratoga Energy Corporation
    • Shenzhen Sanshun Nano New Materials Co., Ltd.
    • Sineva Material Technology Co., Ltd
    • SkyNano Technologies
    • SkyWater Technology
    • Solarno, Inc.
    • Solid Carbon Products, LLC
    • Somalytics, Inc.
    • Taiwan Carbon Nanotube Technology
    • Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corporation
    • Takenaka Seisakusho Co., Ltd.
    • TE Connectivity
    • Teijin Aramid B.V.
    • Tesla Nanocoatings
    • Toho Kasei
    • Toho Tenax Co., Ltd.
    • Tokushu Tokai Paper Co., Ltd.
      • Table Properties of carbon nanotube paper.
    • Top Nanosys
    • Tortech Nano Fibers
    • Toyo Tanso Co., Ltd.
    • Toyocolor Co., Ltd.
    • TPR Co., Ltd.
    • Trim Tabs
    • Tyrata, Inc.
    • Veelo Technologies
    • Verdox
    • Xianfeng NanoMaterials Co., Ltd.
    • XinNano Material, Inc
    • Zeptor Corporation
    • ZOZ GmbH
    • Zyvex Technologies
  • COMPANY PROFILES: SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES
    • Chasm Advanced Materials, Inc.
      • Table Chasm SWCNT products.
    • Kao Corporation
    • KH Chemicals Co., Ltd.
    • Korbon Co., Ltd.
    • Kusumoto Chemicals
    • Meijo Nano Carbon Co., Ltd.
    • Nano-C, Inc.
    • Raymor Industries, Inc.
    • Nanotechnologies India Private Limited
    • Novation Solutions, LLC (NovationSi)
    • OCSiAl Group
    • Shenzhen Faymo Technology Co., Ltd.
    • SmartNanotubes Technologies GmbH
    • Thomas Swan & Co., Ltd.
      • Table Thomas Swan SWCNT production.
    • Toray Industries, Inc.
    • Zeon Nano Technology Co., Ltd.
    • Ex-producers
      • Table Ex-producers of SWCNTs.
    • Distributors
      • Table SWCNTs distributors.
  • COMPANY PROFILES: OTHER TYPES (Boron Nitride nanotubes, double-walled nanotubes etc.)
    • BNNano, Inc.
    • BNNT, LLC
    • EPIC Advanced Materials
    • Fujitsu Laboratories
    • Hitachi Zosen Corporation
  • RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
  • REFERENCES

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