Table of Content

1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 Study Deliverables
1.2 Study Assumptions
1.3 Scope of the Study


2 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY


3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY


4 MARKET DYNAMICS
4.1 Drivers
4.1.1 Growing End-user Applications in Electronics and Automotive Industries
4.1.2 Increasing Demand from the Medical Industry
4.1.3 Other Drivers
4.2 Restraints
4.2.1 High Capital Cost
4.2.2 Other Restraints
4.3 Value Chain / Supply Chain Analysis
4.4 Porter’s Five Forces Analysis
4.4.1 Threat of New Entrants
4.4.2 Bargaining Power of Buyers/Consumers
4.4.3 Bargaining Power of Suppliers
4.4.4 Threat of Substitute Products
4.4.5 Intensity of Competitive Rivalry
4.5 Patent Analysis
4.6 Price Analysis


5 MARKET SEGMENTATION
5.1 Material
5.1.1 Oxide Ceramics
5.1.2 Non-oxide Ceramics
5.1.3 Other Materials
5.2 Product
5.2.1 Monolithic Ceramics
5.2.2 Ceramic Matrix Composites
5.2.3 Ceramic Coatings
5.2.4 Other Products
5.3 End-user Industry
5.3.1 Automotive
5.3.2 Electrical and Electronics
5.3.3 Energy and Power
5.3.4 Medical
5.3.5 Defense and Aerospace
5.3.6 Other End-user Industries
5.4 Geography
5.4.1 Asia-Pacific
5.4.1.1 China
5.4.1.2 India
5.4.1.3 Japan
5.4.1.4 South Korea
5.4.1.5 Rest of Asia-Pacific
5.4.2 North America
5.4.2.1 United States
5.4.2.2 Canada
5.4.2.3 Mexico
5.4.3 Europe
5.4.3.1 Germany
5.4.3.2 United Kingdom
5.4.3.3 France
5.4.3.4 Italy
5.4.3.5 Rest of Europe
5.4.4 South America
5.4.4.1 Brazil
5.4.4.2 Argentina
5.4.4.3 Rest of South America
5.4.5 Middle East & Africa
5.4.5.1 Saudi Arabia
5.4.5.2 South Africa
5.4.5.3 Rest of Middle East & Africa


6 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
6.1 Mergers and Acquisitions, Joint Ventures, Colaborations and Agreements
6.2 Market Share Analysis**
6.3 Strategies Adopted by Leading Players
6.4 Company Profiles
6.4.1 3M
6.4.2 Bakony Ipari Kermia Kft.
6.4.3 CeramTec GmbH
6.4.4 CoorsTek Inc.
6.4.5 Dyson Technical Ceramics
6.4.6 A Corporation
6.4.7 Kyocera Corporation
6.4.8 Mantec Technical Ceramics Ltd
6.4.9 McDanel Advanced Ceramic Technologies
6.4.10 Morgan Advanced Materials
6.4.11 NGK Spark Plug Co. Ltd
6.4.12 Rauschert GmbH
6.4.13 Saint-Gobain
6.4.14 STC Superior Technical Ceramics


7 MARKET OPPORTUNITIES AND FUTURE TRENDS
7.1 Increasing Demand for Industrial Applications (Metallurgy and Industrial Machinery)
7.2 Increasing Usage in Nano Technology
7.3 Other Opportunities