Table of Content

1 INTRODUCTION 13
1.1 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY 13
1.2 MARKET DEFINITION 13
1.2.1 SILICON NITRIDE 13
1.3 MARKET SCOPE 14
1.3.1 MARKETS COVERED 14
1.3.1.1 Silicon nitride market, by region 14
1.3.2 YEARS CONSIDERED FOR THE STUDY 15
1.4 CURRENCY 15
1.5 PACKAGE SIZE 15
1.6 LIMITATIONS 15
1.7 STAKEHOLDERS 15

2 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 16
2.1 RESEARCH DATA 16
2.1.1 SECONDARY DATA 17
2.1.1.1 Key data from secondary sources 17
2.1.2 PRIMARY DATA 18
2.1.2.1 Key data from primary sources 18
2.1.2.2 Key industry insights 19
2.1.2.3 Breakdown of primary interviews 19
2.2 MARKET SIZE ESTIMATION 20
2.2.1 BOTTOM-UP APPROACH 20
2.2.2 TOP-DOWN APPROACH 21
2.3 DATA TRIANGULATION 22
2.4 ASSUMPTIONS 23

3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 24

4 PREMIUM INSIGHTS 27
4.1 ATTRACTIVE OPPORTUNITIES IN THE SILICON NITRIDE MARKET 27
4.2 SILICON NITRIDE MARKET, BY TYPE 27
4.3 SILICON NITRIDE MARKET, BY COUNTRY 28
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5 MARKET OVERVIEW 29
5.1 INTRODUCTION 29
5.2 MARKET DYNAMICS 29
5.2.1 DRIVERS 30
5.2.1.1 Use of silicon nitride as an alternative in the end-use industries 30
5.2.2 RESTRAINTS 31
5.2.2.1 High manufacturing cost 31
5.2.3 OPPORTUNITIES 31
5.2.3.1 Use of silicon nitride in the medical industry 31
5.2.3.2 Adoption of electric and hybrid vehicles 31
5.2.4 CHALLENGES 32
5.2.4.1 Decline in fossil fuel-based vehicles 32
5.2.4.2 Effect of Chinese PV market impacting the global solar photovoltaic cell manufacturing 32
5.3 PORTER’S FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS 33
5.3.1 BARGAINING POWER OF SUPPLIERS 34
5.3.2 THREAT OF NEW ENTRANTS 34
5.3.3 THREAT OF SUBSTITUTES 34
5.3.4 BARGAINING POWER OF BUYERS 34
5.3.5 INTENSITY OF COMPETITIVE RIVALRY 34
5.4 MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS 35
5.4.1 GROWTH OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES 35
5.4.2 GROWTH OF THE PHOTOVOLTAIC INDUSTRY 36

6 SILICON NITRIDE MARKET, BY TYPE 37
6.1 INTRODUCTION 38
6.2 REACTION BONDED SILICON NITRIDE (RBSN) 39
6.2.1 POOR MECHANICAL PROPERTIES ARE IMPACTING THE MARKET FOR RBSN 39
6.3 HOT PRESSED SILICON NITRIDE (HPSN) 40
6.3.1 HIGH FABRICATION COST IS A KEY FACTOR HAMPERING THE GROWTH OF THIS SILICON NITRIDE TYPE 40
6.4 SINTERED SILICON NITRIDE (SSN) 41
6.4.1 ECONOMICAL FABRICATION PROCESS IS DRIVING THE USAGE OF SSN IN VARIOUS APPLICATIONS 41
6.5 OTHERS 42

7 SILICON NITRIDE MARKET, BY END-USE INDUSTRY 43
7.1 INTRODUCTION 44
7.2 AUTOMOTIVE 45
7.2.1 INCREASING FOCUS ON ELECTRIC & HYBRID VEHICLES TO DRIVE THE MARKET FOR SILICON NITRIDE 45
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7.3 PHOTOVOLTAIC 46
7.3.1 INCREASING SOLAR PANEL INSTALLATIONS TO DRIVE THE DEMAND FOR SILICON NITRIDE IN THE PHOTOVOLTAIC INDUSTRY 46
7.4 GENERAL INDUSTRY 47
7.4.1 USE OF SILICON NITRIDE FOR CUTTING AND TOOLING APPLICATIONS TO DRIVE THE MARKET IN GENERAL INDUSTRIES 47
7.5 AEROSPACE 48
7.5.1 NEED FOR HIGH-PERFORMANCE MATERIALS FOR APPLICATIONS WITH EXTREME OPERATING ENVIRONMENTS IS DRIVING THE DEMAND FOR SILICON NITRIDE IN THE AEROSPACE INDUSTRY 48
7.6 MEDICAL 49
7.6.1 EXCELLENT BIOCOMPATIBILITY OF SILICON NITRIDE MAKES IT A SUITABLE MATERIAL FOR USE IN MEDICAL IMPLANTS 49
7.7 OTHERS 50

8 SILICON NITRIDE MARKET, BY REGION 52
8.1 INTRODUCTION 53
8.2 NORTH AMERICA 55
8.2.1 US 57
8.2.1.1 Increasing EV sales and rising usage of silicon nitride in medical industry to drive the silicon nitride market in US 57
8.2.2 CANADA 59
8.2.2.1 Increasing exports of solar PV cells is driving the demand for silicon nitride in Canada 59
8.2.3 MEXICO 60
8.2.3.1 Investment in end-use industries such as solar PV and automotive is expected to drive the market in Mexico 60
8.3 APAC 61
8.3.1 CHINA 63
8.3.1.1 Governmental policy to influence the growth of silicon nitride market in China 63
8.3.2 JAPAN 65
8.3.2.1 Slow growth in the EV sales and competition from China’s solar PV manufacturers to impact the silicon nitride market in Japan 65
8.3.3 SOUTH KOREA 66
8.3.3.1 Government initiatives to boost the consumption of silicon nitride in South Korea 66
8.3.4 INDIA 67
8.3.4.1 Increasing adoption of EV to drive the market for silicon nitride in India 67
8.3.5 REST OF APAC 68
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8.4 EUROPE 69
8.4.1 GERMANY 72
8.4.1.1 Growing automotive manufacturing to drive the market for silicon nitride in Germany 72
8.4.2 FRANCE 73
8.4.2.1 Increasing orthopaedic surgeries to boost the demand for silicon nitride in France 73
8.4.3 UK 75
8.4.3.1 Rising PV installations and adoption of EVs to drive the consumption of silicon nitride in UK 75
8.4.4 SWEDEN 76
8.4.4.1 Adoption of new Swedish car policies to drive the demand for silicon nitride market in Sweden 76
8.4.5 REST OF EUROPE 77
8.5 REST OF WORLD (ROW) 79

9 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE 83
9.1 OVERVIEW 83
9.2 COMPETITIVE SCENARIO 84
9.2.1 EXPANSIONS 84
9.2.2 NEW PRODUCT LAUNCHES 84
9.2.3 MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS 85
9.2.4 AGREEMENTS/COLLABORATIONS 85

10 COMPANY PROFILES 86
(Business Overview, Products Offered, Recent Developments, SWOT Analysis, MnM View)*
10.1 SILICON NITRIDE POWDER MANUFACTURERS 86
10.1.1 UBE 86
10.1.2 DENKA 88
10.1.3 ALZCHEM 90
10.1.4 H.C. STARK 92
10.1.5 YANTAI TOMLEY HI-TECH ADVANCED MATERIALS 93
10.1.6 VESTA SI 94
10.2 FABRICATORS OF SILICON NITRIDE 95
10.2.1 3M 95
10.2.2 CERAMTEC 96
10.2.3 KYOCERA CORPORATION 98
10.2.4 MORGAN ADVANCED MATERIALS 100
10.2.5 TOSHIBA 101
10.2.6 ROGERS CORPORATION 102
10.2.7 COORSTEK 103
*Details on Business Overview, Products Offered, Recent Developments, SWOT Analysis, MnM View might not be captured in case of unlisted companies.

11 APPENDIX 104
11.1 DISCUSSION GUIDE 104
11.2 KNOWLEDGE STORE: MARKETSANDMARKETS SUBSCRIPTION PORTAL 106
11.3 RELATED REPORTS 108
11.4 AUTHOR DETAILS 109



List of Figures



FIGURE 1 SILICON NITRIDE: MARKET SEGMENTATION 14
FIGURE 2 SILICON NITRIDE MARKET: RESEARCH DESIGN 16
FIGURE 3 MARKET SIZE ESTIMATION: BOTTOM-UP APPROACH 20
FIGURE 4 MARKET SIZE ESTIMATION: TOP-DOWN APPROACH 21
FIGURE 5 DATA TRIANGULATION: SILICON NITRIDE 22
FIGURE 6 SSN ACCOUNTED FOR THE LARGEST SHARE IN
THE SILICON NITRIDE MARKET IN 2017 25
FIGURE 7 MEDICAL TO BE THE FASTEST-GROWING END-USE INDUSTRY OF
SILICON NITRIDE BETWEEN 2018 AND 2023 25
FIGURE 8 APAC TO BE THE FASTEST-GROWING MARKET FOR SILICON NITRIDE 26
FIGURE 9 INCREASING DEMAND FROM APAC TO DRIVE THE SILICON NITRIDE MARKET 27
FIGURE 10 SSN BY TYPE SEGMENT AND CHINA ACCOUNTED FOR THE LARGEST SHARE IN
THE SILICON NITRIDE MARKET IN APAC IN 2017 27
FIGURE 11 CHINA TO GROW AT THE HIGHEST RATE DURING THE FORECAST PERIOD 28
FIGURE 12 DRIVERS, RESTRAINTS, OPPORTUNITIES, AND CHALLENGES IN
THE SILICON NITRIDE MARKET 29
FIGURE 13 PORTER’S FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS 33
FIGURE 14 CUMULATIVE EV CAR SALES BY COUNTRY, 2018 36
FIGURE 15 SHARE OF TOP SOLAR PV MARKETS, IN TERMS OF TOTAL INSTALLED CAPACITY
BY 2017 36
FIGURE 16 SINTERED SILICON NITRIDE ACCOUNTED FOR THE LARGEST SHARE IN 2017 38
FIGURE 17 PHOTOVOLTAIC ACCOUNTED FOR THE LARGEST SHARE IN
THE SILICON NITRIDE MARKET IN 2017 44
FIGURE 18 APAC TO LEAD THE GLOBAL SILICON NITRIDE MARKET 53
FIGURE 19 NORTH AMERICA: SILICON NITRIDE MARKET SNAPSHOT 55
FIGURE 20 APAC: SILICON NITRIDE MARKET SNAPSHOT 61
FIGURE 21 EUROPE: SILICON NITRIDE MARKET SNAPSHOT 70
FIGURE 22 COMPANIES ADOPTED NEW PRODUCT LAUNCH AS
THE KEY GROWTH STRATEGY BETWEEN 2014–2019 83
FIGURE 23 UBE: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 86
FIGURE 24 UBE: SWOT ANALYSIS 87
FIGURE 25 DENKA: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 88
FIGURE 26 DENKA: SWOT ANALYSIS 89
FIGURE 27 ALZCHEM: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 90
FIGURE 28 ALZCHEM: SWOT ANALYSIS 91
FIGURE 29 3M: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 95
FIGURE 30 CERAMTEC: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 96
FIGURE 31 KYOCERA: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 98
FIGURE 32 MORGAN ADVANCED CERAMICS: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 100
FIGURE 33 TOSHIBA: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 101
FIGURE 34 ROGERS CORPORATION: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 102

 

List of Tables



TABLE 1 GLOBAL EV REGISTRATIONS (UNITS) 35
TABLE 2 SILICON NITRIDE MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2016–2023 (TON) 38
TABLE 3 SILICON NITRIDE MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2016–2023 (USD THOUSAND) 39
TABLE 4 RBSN MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2016–2023 (TON) 39
TABLE 5 RBSN MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2016–2023 (USD THOUSAND) 39
TABLE 6 HPSN MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2016–2023 (TON) 40
TABLE 7 HPSN MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2016–2023 (USD THOUSAND) 40
TABLE 8 SSN MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2016–2023 (TON) 41
TABLE 9 SSN MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2016–2023 (USD THOUSAND) 41
TABLE 10 OTHER SILICON NITRIDE TYPES MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2016–2023 (TON) 42
TABLE 11 OTHER SILICON NITRIDE TYPES MARKET SIZE, BY REGION 2016–2023 (USD THOUSAND) 42
TABLE 12 SILICON NITRIDE MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2016–2023 (TON) 44
TABLE 13 SILICON NITRIDE MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY 2016–2023 (USD THOUSAND) 45
TABLE 14 SILICON NITRIDE MARKET SIZE IN AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY, BY REGION 2016–2023 (TON) 46
TABLE 15 SILICON NITRIDE MARKET SIZE IN AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY, BY REGION 2016–2023 (USD THOUSAND) 46
TABLE 16 SILICON NITRIDE MARKET SIZE IN PHOTOVOLTAIC INDUSTRY, BY REGION 2016–2023 (TON) 47
TABLE 17 SILICON NITRIDE MARKET SIZE IN PHOTOVOLTAIC INDUSTRY, BY REGION 2016–2023 (USD THOUSAND) 47
TABLE 18 SILICON NITRIDE MARKET SIZE IN GENERAL INDUSTRY, BY REGION 2016–2023 (TON) 48
TABLE 19 SILICON NITRIDE MARKET SIZE IN GENERAL INDUSTRY, BY REGION 2016–2023 (USD THOUSAND) 48
TABLE 20 SILICON NITRIDE MARKET SIZE IN AEROSPACE INDUSTRY, BY REGION 2016–2023 (TON) 49
TABLE 21 SILICON NITRIDE MARKET SIZE IN AEROSPACE INDUSTRY, BY REGION 2016–2023 (USD THOUSAND) 49
TABLE 22 SILICON NITRIDE MARKET SIZE IN MEDICAL INDUSTRY, BY REGION 2016–2023 (TON) 50
TABLE 23 SILICON NITRIDE MARKET SIZE IN MEDICAL INDUSTRY, BY REGION 2016–2023 (USD THOUSAND) 50
TABLE 24 SILICON NITRIDE MARKET SIZE IN OTHER END-USE INDUSTRIES, BY REGION, 2016–2023 (TON) 51
TABLE 25 SILICON NITRIDE MARKET SIZE IN OTHER END-USE INDUSTRIES, BY REGION, 2016–2023 (USD THOUSAND) 51
TABLE 26 SILICON NITRIDE MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2016–2023 (TON) 54
TABLE 27 SILICON NITRIDE MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2016–2023 (USD THOUSAND) 54
TABLE 28 NORTH AMERICA: SILICON NITRIDE MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY 2016–2023 (TON) 56
TABLE 29 NORTH AMERICA: SILICON NITRIDE MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY 2016–2023 (USD THOUSAND) 56
TABLE 30 NORTH AMERICA: SILICON NITRIDE MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2016–2023 (TON) 56
TABLE 31 NORTH AMERICA: SILICON NITRIDE MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE 2016–2023 (USD THOUSAND) 56
TABLE 32 NORTH AMERICA: SILICON NITRIDE MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY 2016–2023 (TON) 57
TABLE 33 NORTH AMERICA: SILICON NITRIDE MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY 2016–2023 (USD THOUSAND) 57
TABLE 34 US: SILICON NITRIDE MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2016–2023 (TON) 58
TABLE 35 US: SILICON NITRIDE MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY 2016–2023 (USD THOUSAND) 58
TABLE 36 CANADA: SILICON NITRIDE MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY 2016–2023 (TON) 59
TABLE 37 CANADA: SILICON NITRIDE MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY 2016–2023 (USD THOUSAND) 59
TABLE 38 MEXICO: SILICON NITRIDE MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY 2016–2023 (TON) 60
TABLE 39 MEXICO: SILICON NITRIDE MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY 2016–2023 (USD THOUSAND) 60
TABLE 40 APAC: SILICON NITRIDE MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2016–2023 (TON) 62
TABLE 41 APAC: SILICON NITRIDE MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY 2016–2023 (USD THOUSAND) 62
TABLE 42 APAC: SILICON NITRIDE MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2016–2023 (TON) 62
TABLE 43 APAC: SILICON NITRIDE MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2016–2023 (USD THOUSAND) 62
TABLE 44 APAC: SILICON NITRIDE MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2016–2023 (TON) 63
TABLE 45 APAC: SILICON NITRIDE MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY 2016–2023 (USD THOUSAND) 63
TABLE 46 CHINA: SILICON NITRIDE MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2016–2023 (TON) 64
TABLE 47 CHINA: SILICON NITRIDE MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY 2016–2023 (USD THOUSAND) 64
TABLE 48 JAPAN: SILICON NITRIDE MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2016–2023 (TON) 65
TABLE 49 JAPAN: SILICON NITRIDE MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY 2016–2023 (USD THOUSAND) 65
TABLE 50 SOUTH KOREA: SILICON NITRIDE MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY 2016–2023 (TON) 66
TABLE 51 SOUTH KOREA: SILICON NITRIDE MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY 2016–2023 (USD THOUSAND) 66
TABLE 52 INDIA: SILICON NITRIDE MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2016–2023 (TON) 67
TABLE 53 INDIA: SILICON NITRIDE MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY 2016–2023 (USD THOUSAND) 68
TABLE 54 REST OF APAC: SILICON NITRIDE MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY 2016–2023 (TON) 68
TABLE 55 REST OF APAC: SILICON NITRIDE MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY 2016–2023 (USD THOUSAND) 69
TABLE 56 EUROPE: SILICON NITRIDE MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2016–2023 (TON) 70
TABLE 57 EUROPE: SILICON NITRIDE MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY 2016–2023 (USD THOUSAND) 71
TABLE 58 EUROPE: SILICON NITRIDE MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY 2016–2023 (TON) 71
TABLE 59 EUROPE: SILICON NITRIDE MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY 2016–2023 (USD THOUSAND) 71
TABLE 60 EUROPE: SILICON NITRIDE MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2016-2023 (TON) 72
TABLE 61 EUROPE: SILICON NITRIDE MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2016-2023 (USD THOUSAND) 72
TABLE 62 GERMANY: SILICON NITRIDE MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY 2016–2023 (TON) 73
TABLE 63 GERMANY: SILICON NITRIDE MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY 2016–2023 (USD THOUSAND) 73
TABLE 64 FRANCE: SILICON NITRIDE MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY 2016–2023 (TON) 74
TABLE 65 FRANCE: SILICON NITRIDE MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY 2016–2023 (USD THOUSAND) 74
TABLE 66 UK: SILICON NITRIDE MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2016–2023 (TON) 75
TABLE 67 UK: SILICON NITRIDE MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY 2016–2023 (USD THOUSAND) 76
TABLE 68 SWEDEN: SILICON NITRIDE MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY 2016–2023 (TON) 77
TABLE 69 SWEDEN: SILICON NITRIDE MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY 2016–2023 (USD THOUSAND) 77
TABLE 70 REST OF EUROPE: SILICON NITRIDE MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY 2016–2023 (TON) 78
TABLE 71 REST OF EUROPE: SILICON NITRIDE MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY 2016–2023 (USD THOUSAND) 78
TABLE 72 ROW: SILICON NITRIDE MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2016–2023 (TON) 79
TABLE 73 ROW: SILICON NITRIDE MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2016–2023 (USD THOUSAND) 79
TABLE 74 ROW: SILICON NITRIDE MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2016-2023 (TON) 79
TABLE 75 ROW: SILICON NITRIDE MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2016-2023 (USD THOUSAND) 80
TABLE 76 ROW: SILICON NITRIDE MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2016–2023 (TON) 80
TABLE 77 ROW: SILICON NITRIDE MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY 2016–2023 (USD THOUSAND) 80
TABLE 78 SOUTH AMERICA: SILICON NITRIDE MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY 2016–2023 (TON) 81
TABLE 79 SOUTH AMERICA: SILICON NITRIDE MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY 2016–2023 (USD THOUSAND) 81
TABLE 80 MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA: SILICON NITRIDE MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2016–2023 (TON) 81
TABLE 81 MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA: SILICON NITRIDE MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2016–2023 (USD THOUSAND) 82
TABLE 82 EXPANSION, 2014–2019 84
TABLE 83 NEW PRODUCT LAUNCHES, 2014–2019 84
TABLE 84 MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS, 2014–2019 85
TABLE 85 AGREEMENTS/COLLABORATIONS, 2014–2019 85