Table of Content

1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 Study Assumptions
1.2 Scope of the Study


2 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY


3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY


4 MARKET DYNAMICS
4.1 Drivers
4.1.1 Rapidly Growing Demand from Healthcare Sectors
4.1.2 Increasing Usage of Hard Coatings in Developing Nations
4.2 Restraints
4.2.1 High Capital Requirement
4.3 Industry Value-Chain Analysis
4.4 Porter’s Five Forces Analysis
4.4.1 Bargaining Power of Suppliers
4.4.2 Bargaining Power of Consumers
4.4.3 Threat of New Entrants
4.4.4 Threat of Substitute Products and Services
4.4.5 Degree of Competition


5 MARKET SEGMENTATION
5.1 Material Type
5.1.1 Carbon-based
5.1.2 Oxides
5.1.3 Nitrides
5.1.4 Carbides
5.1.5 Other Materials
5.2 Technique
5.2.1 PVD (Physical Vapor Deposition)
5.2.2 CVD (Chemical Vapor Deposition)
5.3 Application
5.3.1 Cutting tools
5.3.2 Decorative Coatings
5.3.3 Optics
5.3.4 Gears and Bearings
5.3.5 Other Applications
5.4 End-user Industry
5.4.1 Building and Construction
5.4.2 General manufacturing
5.4.3 Automotive
5.4.4 Transportation
5.4.5 Industrial
5.4.6 Other End-user Industries
5.5 Geography
5.5.1 Asia-Pacific
5.5.1.1 China
5.5.1.2 India
5.5.1.3 Japan
5.5.1.4 South Korea
5.5.1.5 Rest of Asia-Pacific
5.5.2 North America
5.5.2.1 United States
5.5.2.2 Canada
5.5.2.3 Mexico
5.5.3 Europe
5.5.3.1 Germany
5.5.3.2 United Kingdom
5.5.3.3 Italy
5.5.3.4 France
5.5.3.5 Rest of Europe
5.5.4 South America
5.5.4.1 Brazil
5.5.4.2 Argentina
5.5.4.3 Rest of South America
5.5.5 Middle East & Africa
5.5.5.1 Saudi Arabia
5.5.5.2 South Africa
5.5.5.3 Rest of Middle East & Africa


6 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
6.1 Mergers & Acquisitions, Joint Ventures, Collaborations, and Agreements
6.2 Market Share Analysis**
6.3 Strategies Adopted by Leading Players
6.4 Company Profiles
6.4.1 ASB Industries, Inc.
6.4.2 Carl Zeiss AG
6.4.3 CemeCon
6.4.4 DhakeIndustries
6.4.5 DIARC-Technology Oy
6.4.6 Duralar Technologies.
6.4.7 Exxene Corporation
6.4.8 Gencoa Ltd
6.4.9 Hardcoatings, Inc.
6.4.10 IHI Hauzer BV
6.4.11 IHI Ionbond AG
6.4.12 Kobe Steel, Ltd
6.4.13 MBI Coatings
6.4.14 Momentive
6.4.15 OC Oerlikon Management AG
6.4.16 Platit AG
6.4.17 SDC Technologies, Inc
6.4.18 Sulzer Ltd
6.4.19 Ultra Optics
6.4.20 Voestalpine Eifeler Group


7 MARKET OPPORTUNITIES AND FUTURE TRENDS