Global Gas Diffusion Layer Market Research Report 2023-Competitive Analysis, Status and Outlook by Type, Downstream Industry, and Geography, Forecast to 2029

Global Gas Diffusion Layer Market Research Report 2023-Competitive Analysis, Status and Outlook by Type, Downstream Industry, and Geography, Forecast to 2029

The gas diffusion layer (GDL) is a fibrous porous medium made of fine carbon fibers, which is a porous and hydrophobic material. The gas diffusion layer is composed of a support layer and a microporous layer. The material of the support layer is mostly porous carbon paper or carbon cloth that has been treated with water repellency. The microporous layer is usually composed of conductive carbon black and water-repellent. The contact resistance between the supporting layers enables the uniform redistribution of reaction gas and product water between the flow field and the catalytic layer, which is beneficial to enhance conductivity and improve electrode performance. The gas diffusion layer plays an important role in supporting the catalytic layer, collecting the current, conducting gas, and discharging reaction product water in the fuel cell. Due to various requirements such as air permeability, conductivity, acid resistance, and mechanical strength, carbon paper, and carbon cloth are generally used.

Market Overview:

The latest research study on the global Gas Diffusion Layer market finds that the global Gas Diffusion Layer market reached a value of USD 119.4 million in 2022. It’s expected that the market will achieve USD 381.37 million by 2028, exhibiting a CAGR of 21.35% during the forecast period.

In the public context of the COVID-19 crisis, the industry is being affected by COVID-19. At present, due to repeated epidemics and the emergence of new viruses, it is impossible to accurately predict the degree of epidemic control in various countries, and it is impossible to predict whether long-term economic activities will operate normally.

However, historical data shows that the impact of natural disasters on the macroeconomy is usually short-term, and the economy tends to show a V-shaped trend. Affected by disasters and market sentiment, economic growth usually drops sharply in a short period of time. However, as the disaster situation is gradually brought under control and market sentiment returns to stability, temporarily pressured consumption and investment demand will be released, driving economic recovery. The outbreak of the epidemic will have a significant impact on enterprises and individuals, especially small and medium-sized enterprises and low-income families within a certain period of time. It is necessary for the government to adopt targeted financial and monetary measures to jointly help all walks of life.

Region Overview:

North America is projected to account for a considerable share of the Gas Diffusion Layer market and is expected to become the largest region by 2027.

Company Overview:

Toray

Toray is a diversified group. The Company operates in five business segments. The Textile segment manufactures, processes and sells textile and apparel products. The Functional Chemicals Segment manufactures and sells resins and resin molded products, films and film processed products, synthetic fiber plastic raw materials, fine chemicals, electronic information materials and imprint materials. The Carbon Fiber Composite Material segment provides carbon fiber, the same composite material and the same molded product. The environmental engineering segment undertakes comprehensive engineering, among others. The Life Science segment manufactures and sells pharmaceuticals and medical devices. The Company is also engaged in service-related business, such as analysis, survey, and research.

Segmentation Overview:

Among different product types, Carbon Paper Type segment is anticipated to contribute the largest market share in 2027.

Application Overview:

By application, the Hydrogen-oxygen Fuel Cell segment occupied the biggest share from 2017 to 2022.

Key Companies in the global Gas Diffusion Layer market covered in Chapter 3:

Toray
AvCarb
Fuel Cells Etc
SGL
Freudenberg
Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation

In Chapter 4 and Chapter 14.2, on the basis of types, the Gas Diffusion Layer market from 2018 to 2029 is primarily split into:

Carbon Paper Type
Carbon Cloth Type

In Chapter 5 and Chapter 14.3, on the basis of Downstream Industry, the Gas Diffusion Layer market from 2018 to 2029 covers:

Oxyhydrogen Fuel Cell
Hydrocarbon Fuel Cell

Geographically, the detailed analysis of consumption, revenue, market share and growth rate, historic and forecast (2018-2029) of the following regions are covered in Chapter 8 to Chapter 14:

North America (United States, Canada)
Europe (Germany, UK, France, Italy, Spain, Russia, Netherlands, Turkey, Switzerland, Sweden)
Asia Pacific (China, Japan, South Korea, Australia, India, Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia)
Latin America (Brazil, Mexico, Argentina)
Middle East & Africa (Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt, South Africa)