According
to a new report from industry analyst firm NanoMarkets, the global
market for transparent conductors will generate $4.5 billion (USD) in
2018.
Glen
Allen, Virginia (September 9, 2013) -- According to a new report
from industry analyst firm NanoMarkets,
the global market for transparent conductors will generate $4.5
billion (USD) in 2018. This report, "Transparent Conductor
Markets 2013" is the latest from NanoMarkets. It continues
NanoMarkets' coverage of the transparent conductor market, which
dates back to 2007. Additional details about the report are available
at:
http://nanomarkets.net/market_reports/report/transparent_conductor_markets_2013.
From
the Report:
In
the new report, NanoMarkets' notes that future revenue generation
prospects for transparent conductors have declined because large OLED
panels (lighting and TVs) have been slow to reach the market and also
because of the devastation of the thin-film PV market by
ultra-low-cost c-Si PV. NanoMarkets now expects the entire market for
transparent conductors to grow at a reduced rate of around eight
percent annually.
By
contrast, non-ITO transparent conductors will enjoy almost 22 percent
annual growth, reaching around $1.3 billion in revenues by 2018.
NanoMarkets notes that in the past year there has been a lot of
interest paid to silver nanowires and especially to metal meshes. On
the other hand, carbon nanotubes seem to have made little commercial
progress. And before any of these newer materials have really had a
chance to take off, new transparent conductor materials based on
graphene, copper and composites are being proposed and NanoMarkets
wonders if there are just too many transparent conductor solutions
right now and some may quickly drop by the wayside.
NanoMarkets
also believes that while Microsoft's enhanced support of touch in
Windows 8 will increase the addressable market for transparent
conductors used in touch sensors, this will be counteracted by new
design directions for touch sensors which use fewer layers of
transparent conductors. These trends will lead to the revenues from
transparent conductors sold for touch modules reaching around $250
million by the end of the decade, but then decreasing.
About
the Report:
This
new report provides the necessary strategic insight into how
transparent conductor firms can best generate new business revenues
in the in the display, solar panel and other sectors. This report
also analyzes important developments on the transparent conductor
materials front and it takes a peek at what the next generation of
transparent conductors will look like and how these materials will
extend addressable markets.
This
study also contains detailed eight-year forecasts in volume (square
meters) and value terms. For each of the applications covered there
are breakouts of demand for ITO, other TCOs, ITO/TCO inks, carbon
nanotube films, nanowire-based transparent conductors, metal meshes
and conducting polymers. There is also a forecast of ITO products by
type (sputtering targets, films, coated glass, etc.).
Finally,
the strategies of the leading transparent conductor firms are also
assessed in the context of the latest market developments. Among the
firms discussed in this report are 3M, Agfa, AimCore, Atmel, AvaTec,
AVCT, Bluestone, Cambrios, Canatu, Carestream, CIT, Cima NanoTech,
Corning, Daicell, Ferro, FujiFilm, Fujimori, GemTech, Geomatec,
Graphene Square, Gunze, Heraeus, Indium Corporation, Kodak, LG,
Linde, Lintec, Merck, Mitsui, Nagaoka Sangyou, Nippon Soda, Nitto
Denko Nippon Mining & Metals, NSG, Oike, PolyIC, Saint-Gobain,
SinAn SNP, Samsung, Sanyo, Shenzhen Laibao, Suzhou NanoGrid, South
Glass, Sumitomo, Suzutora, SWENT, TECO, Teijin, Toray, Tosoh, Ulvac,
Unidym and UniPixel.
About
NanoMarkets:
NanoMarkets
tracks and analyzes emerging markets in energy, electronics and other
area created by developments in advanced materials. The firm is a
recognized leader in industry analysis and forecasts of in the
transparent conductor industry.
Visit
http://www.nanomarkets.net
for a full listing of NanoMarkets' reports and other services.
Media
Contact:
Robert
Nolan
NanoMarkets,
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PO
BOX 3840
Glen
Allen, VA 23058
(804)
938-0030
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