Summary of Report Contents
Research Objectives & Methodology
Research Objectives
The primary objectives in this analysis are:
- To provide clients with the tools they need to accurately assess their market opportunities and potential;
- To determine the size of the total market opportunity by product types, end-user industry, applications, and country;
- To forecast future growth in each product by geographic and end-use market; and
- To assess the competitive environment within the market including supplier sales and market share.
Methodology & Sources
Dedalus Consulting employs all current market and competitive intelligence techniques in order to ensure comprehensive research and analysis. This includes primary and secondary research. The research methodology applies generally to all database services, published and custom research. It can also be modified to suit a project and the client’s specific objectives.
Market trends and forecasts are provided for the years 2017-2023.
Product Types Covered
Product Types Covered
Industrial Diamonds
- Natural
- Synthetic
Industrial Diamond Forms
- Powder
- Grit
- Bort
- PCD
- CVD
- Single Crystal
Boron Nitride
- cBN
- PcBN
Ceramics
- Silicon Carbide (black, green, others.)
- Aluminum Oxides (white, brown, doped, others)
- Other Aluminas
- Boron Carbide
- Cermets
- Silicon Nitride
- Composites
Cemented Carbides
- Tungsten Raw Materials
- Alloy Materials
- Preforms
- Other
Tool Steels
- High-Speed Steel
- Hot-work
- Cold-work
- Shock-Resistant
- Mold Steels
- Special-Purpose
Applications Covered
Applications Covered
- Abrasives
- Coatings
- Cutting Tools
- General Medical
- Precision Parts
- Refractory Parts
- Sensors
- Semiconductor Fabrication
- Subsystem Components
- Thermal Components
- Wear Parts
- Other
End-User Industries Covered
End-User Industries Covered
- Aerospace
- Alternative Energy
- Automotive
- Chemical Processing
- Communications
- Construction
- Defense/Military
- Die & Mold
- Electronic/Optoelectronic
- General Machining
- Medical/Research
- Mining
- Oil & Gas
- Paper & Pulp Industry
- Power Generation
- Railroads
- Shipbuilding
- Other
Geographic Coverage
Geographic Coverage
Each product is broken down by each of the following geographic regions:
- China
- United States
- Germany
- Japan
- Korea
- Italy
- France
- Taiwan
- United Kingdom
- Brazil
- Russia
- CIS
- India
- Spain
- Switzerland
- Other EU
- Other NAFTA
- Other Europe
- Other Asia/Pacific
- Other Latin America
- Rest of World
Detailed Research Report Contents
The Hard & Superhard Materials Published Research is divided into sections according to product. Each section is divided into market breakdown topics presenting data and analysis, e.g., Market for Cemented Carbides by Country.
The report contains over 125 pages and over 125 charts/graphs.
Section One: Industry Overview
Section One: Industry Overview
Technology Overview
General Technology Trends
- Product Definitions
- Materials Synthesis
- High-Pressure Experiments
- Thin-Film Coatings
- CVD
- PCD
General Industry Trends
Section Two: Industrial Diamonds
Section Two: Industrial Diamonds
- Total World Demand
- Regional Breakdown
- High-Growth Markets
- Market Drivers
World Market by Type
- Natural Diamond
- Synthetic Diamond
- CVD Diamond (Chemical Vapor Deposition)
- PCD (Polycrystalline Diamond)
- Single Crystal Diamond
- Bort
- Grit/Microgrit
- Powder
- Stone
Market Factors
- World Market by End-User
- World Market by Application
- Pricing by Application Trends
- US Producer Shipments
- Distribution Channels (National, Regional, Local)
- Distributor Markups
- World Competitive Environment
- Industry Trends and Forecasts
- High-Growth Markets
- Technology Trends
- Five-Year Outlook
Section Three: CBN/PCBN
Section Three: CBN/PCBN
- Total World Demand
- Regional Breakdown
- High-Growth Markets
- Market Drivers
World Market by Type
- Pricing Trends by Type
- PcBN/cBN
- Microgrit
- Powder
Market Factors
- World Market by End-User
- World Market by Application
- Pricing by Application Trends
- US Producer Shipments
- Distribution Channels (National, Regional, Local)
- Distributor Markups
- World Competitive Environment
- Industry Trends and Forecasts
- High-Growth Markets
- Technology Trends
- Five-Year Outlook
Section Four: Ceramics
Section Four: Ceramics
- Total World Demand
- Regional Breakdown
- High-Growth Markets
- Market Drivers
World Market by Type
- Pricing Trends by Type
- Aluminum Oxide
- Silicon Carbide
- Non-Oxides
- Composites
- Other
Market Factors
- World Market by End-User
- World Market by Application
- Pricing by Application Trends
- US Producer Shipments
- Distribution Channels (National, Regional, Local)
- Distributor Markups
- World Competitive Environment
- Industry Trends and Forecasts
- High-Growth Markets
- Technology Trends
- Five-Year Outlook
Section Five: Cemented Carbides
Section Five: Cemented Carbides
- Total World Demand
- Regional Breakdown
- High-Growth Markets
- Market Drivers
World Market by Type
- Pricing Trends by Type
- Powders
- Preforms
- Alloys
Market Factors
- World Market by End-User
- World Market by Application
- Pricing by Application Trends
- US Producer Shipments
- Distribution Channels (National, Regional, Local)
- Distributor Markups
- World Competitive Environment
- Industry Trends and Forecasts
- High-Growth Markets
- Technology Trends
- Five-Year Outlook
Section Six: Tool Steels
Section Six: Tool Steels
- Total World Demand
- Regional Breakdown
- High-Growth Markets
- Market Drivers
World Market by Type
- Pricing Trends by Type
- High-Speed Steels
- Hot Work Tool Steels
- Cold-Work
- Special Purpose
Market Factors
- World Market by End-User
- World Market by Application
- Pricing by Application Trends
- US Producer Shipments
- Distribution Channels (National, Regional, Local)
- Distributor Markups
- World Competitive Environment
- Industry Trends and Forecasts
- High-Growth Markets
- Technology Trends
- Five-Year Outlook
List of Tables by Section
List of Tables by Section
Section Two: Market Overview
- Table 2.1: World Hard & Superhard Materials Demand by Region ($MM): 2017-2023
- Table 2.2: World Hard & Superhard Materials Demand by Region (%): 2017-2023
- Table 2.3: World Hard & Superhard Materials Demand, Year-over-Year Growth by End-User (%): 2017-2023
- Table 2.4: World Hard & Superhard Materials Demand by Type ($MM): 2017-2023
- Table 2.5: World Hard & Superhard Materials Demand by Region (%): 2017-2023
- Table 2.6: World Hard & Superhard Materials Demand, Year-over-Year Growth by End-User (%): 2017-2023
- Table 2.7: World Hard & Superhard Demand by End-User Industry ($MM): 2017-2023
- Table 2.8: World Hard & Superhard Consumption by End-User Industry (%): 2017-2023
- Table 2.9: World Hard & Superhard Consumption Year-over-Year Growth by End-User (%): 2017-2023
Section Three: Industrial Diamonds
- Table 3.1: World Industrial Diamond Consumption by Region ($MM): 2017-2023
- Table 3.2: World Industrial Diamonds Consumption by Region (%): 2017-2023
- Table 3.3: World Industrial Diamonds Consumption Year-over-Year Growth by Region (%): 2017-2023
- Table 3.4: World Industrial Diamond Consumption by Region (Units Carats MM): 2017-2023
- Table 3.5: World Industrial Diamond Consumption by Region (%): 2017-2023
- Table 3.6: World Industrial Diamond Consumption Year-over-Year Growth by Region (%): 2017-2023
- Table 3.7: World Industrial Diamond ASP by Region ($/Carat): 2017-2023
- Table 3.8: World Industrial Diamond ASP Year-over-Year Change by Region (%): 2017-2023
- Table 3.9: World Industrial Diamond Demand by Type ($MM): 2017-2023
- Table 3.10: World Industrial Diamond Demand by Type (%): 2017-2023
- Table 3.11: World Industrial Diamond Demand, Year-over-Year Growth by Type (%): 2017-2023
- Table 3.12: World Industrial Diamond Demand by Type ($MM): 2017-2023
- Table 3.13: China Cutting Tool Consumption by Type (%): 2017-2023
- Table 3.14: China Cutting Tool Consumption Year-over-Year Growth by Type (%): 2017-2023
- Table 3.15: World Industrial Diamond Demand by End-User Industry ($MM): 2017-2023
- Table 3.16: World Industrial Diamond Consumption by End-User Industry (%): 2017-2023
- Table 3.17: World Industrial Diamond Consumption Year-over-Year Growth by End-User (%): 2017-2023
- Table 3.18: World Industrial Diamond Demand by Application ($MM): 2012-2023
- Table 3.19: World Industrial Diamond Consumption by End-User Industry (%): 2012-2023
- Table 3.20: World Industrial Diamond Consumption Year-over-Year Growth by End-User (%): 2012-2023
Section Four: CBN/PCBN
- Table 4.1: World cBN/PcBN Demand by Region ($MM): 2017-2023
- Table 4.2: World cBN/PcBN Demand by Region (%): 2017-2023
- Table 4.3: World cBN/PcBN Demand, Year-over-Year Growth by End-User (%): 2017-2023
- Table 4.4: World cBN/PcBN Demand by Region (CaratsMM): 2017-2023
- Table 4.5: World cBN/PcBN Demand by Region (%): 2017-2023
- Table 4.6: World cBN/PcBN Demand, Year-over-Year Growth by End-User (%): 2017-2023
- Table 4.7: ASP for cBN/PcBNs by Region ($/Carat): 2017-2023
- Table 4.8: World cBN/PcBN Demand by Type ($MM): 2017-2023
- Table 4.9: World cBN/PcBN Consumption by Type (%): 2017-2023
- Table 4.10: World cBN/PcBN Year-over-Year Growth by Type (%): 2017-2023
- Table 4.11: World cBN/PcBN Demand by Type ($MM): 2017-2023
- Table 4.12: World cBN/PcBN Consumption by Type (%): 2017-2023
- Table 4.13: World cBN/PcBN Consumption Year-over-Year Growth by Type (%): 2017-2023
- Table 4.14: World cBN Demand by End-User Industry ($MM): 2017-2023
- Table 4.15: China Cutting Tool Consumption by End-User Industry (%/$MM): 2017-2023
- Table 4.16: China Cutting Tool Consumption Year-over-Year Growth by End-User (%): 2017-2023
- Table 4.17: World cBN/PcBN Demand by Application ($MM): 2017-2023
- Table 4.18: World cBN/PcBN Consumption by End-User Industry (%): 2017-2023
- Table 4.19: World cBN/PcBN Consumption Year-over-Year Growth by End-User (%): 2017-2023
Section Five: Ceramics
- Table 5.1: World Ceramics Demand by Region ($MM): 2017-2023
- Table 5.2: World Ceramics Demand by Region (%): 2017-2023
- Table 5.3: World Ceramics Demand, Year-over-Year Growth by End-User (%): 2017-2023
- Table 5.4: World Ceramics Demand by Type ($MM): 2017-2023
- Table 5.5: World Ceramics Demand by Region (%): 2017-2023
- Table 5.6: World Ceramics Demand, Year-over-Year Growth by End-User (%): 2017-2023
- Table 5.7: World Ceramics Demand by End-User Industry ($MM): 2017-2023
- Table 5.8: World Ceramics Consumption by Type (%): 2017-2023
- Table 5.9: World Ceramics Consumption Year-over-Year Growth by Type (%): 2017-2023
- Table 5.10: World Ceramic Demand by Application ($MM): 2017-2023
- Table 5.11: World Ceramic Consumption by Type (%): 2017-2023
- Table 5.12: World Ceramic Consumption Year-over-Year Growth by Type (%): 2017-2023
Section Six: Cemented Tungsten Carbide
- Table 6.1: World Tungsten Carbide Consumption by Region ($MM): 2017-2023
- Table 6.2: World Tungsten Carbide Consumption by Region (%): 2017-2023
- Table 6.3: World Tungsten Carbide Consumption Year-over-Year Growth by Region (%): 2017-2023
- Table 6.4: World Tungsten Carbide Consumption by Region (Units Metric Tons): 2017-2023
- Table 6.5: World Tungsten Carbide Consumption by Region (%): 2017-2023
- Table 6.6: World Tungsten Carbide Consumption Year-over-Year Growth by Region (%): 2017-2023
- Table 6.7: World Tungsten Carbide Consumption by Region ($/Unit): 2017-2023
- Table 6.8: World Tungsten Carbide Price Year-over-Year Change by Region (%): 2017-2023
- Table 6.9: World Cemented Carbides Demand by Type ($MM): 2017-2023
- Table 6.10: World Cemented Carbides Consumption by Type (%/$MM): 2017-2023
- Table 6.11: World Cemented Carbides Consumption Year-over-Year Growth by Type (%): 2017-2023
- Table 6.12: World Tungsten Carbides Demand by End-User Industry ($MM): 2017-2023
- Table 6.13: World Cemented Carbides Consumption by End-User (%/$MM): 2017-2023
- Table 6.14: World Tungsten Carbides Consumption Year-over-Year Change by End-User (%): 2012-2018
- Table 6.15: World Tungsten Carbides Demand by End-User Industry (Units Metric Tons): 2017-2023
- Table 6.16: World Cemented Carbides Consumption by End-User (%/Units): 2017-2023
- Table 6.17: World Tungsten Carbides Consumption Year-over-Year Change by End-User (%): 2017-2023
- Table 6.18: World Tungsten Carbides Demand by End-User Industry ($/Unit): 2017-2023
- Table 6.19: World Tungsten Carbides Consumption Year-over-Year Change by End-User (%): 2017-2023
- Table 6.20: World Tungsten Carbides Consumption by Application ($MM): 2017-2023
- Table 6.21: World Tungsten Carbides Consumption by Application (%): 2017-2023
- Table 6.22: World Tungsten Carbides Consumption Year-over-Year Growth by Application (%): 2017-2023
- Table 6.23: World Tungsten Carbides Consumption by Application (Units Metric Tons): 2017-2023
- Table 6.24: World Tungsten Carbides Consumption by Application (%): 2017-2023
- Table 6.25: World Tungsten Carbides Consumption Year-over-Year Growth by Application (%): 2017-2023
- Table 6.26: World Tungsten Carbides Consumption by Application ($/Unit): 2012-2018
- Table 6.27: World Tungsten Carbides Consumption Year-over-Year Growth by Application (%): 2012-2018
Section Seven: Tool Steels
- Table 7.1: World Tool Steels Demand by Region ($MM): 2017-2023
- Table 7.2: World Tool Steels Demand by Region (%): 2017-2023
- Table 7.3: World Tool Steels Demand, Year-over-Year Growth by End-User (%): 2017-2023
- Table 7.4: World Tool Steels Demand by Type ($MM): 2017-2023
- Table 7.5: World Tool Steels Demand by Region (%): 2017-2023
- Table 7.6: World Tool Steels Demand, Year-over-Year Growth by End-User (%): 2017-2023
- Table 7.7 World Tool Steels Demand by End-User Industry ($MM): 2017-2023
- Table 7.8: World Tool Steels Consumption by End-User Industry (%): 2017-2023
- Table 7.9: World Tool Steels Consumption Year-over-Year Growth by End-User Industry (%): 2017-2023
- Table 7.10: World Tool Steels Demand by Application ($MM): 2017-2023
- Table 7.11: World Tool Steels Consumption by Application (%): 2017-2023
- Table 7.12: World Tool Steels Consumption Year-over-Year Growth by Application (%): 2017-2023
Companies Researched/Covered
Companies Researched/Covered
- 3M
- Advanced Diamond Solutions/P1 Diamond
- Allegheny Technologies
- Associated Steel/Ludlow Steel Co.
- Basic Carbide
- BHP Billiton
- Bohler-Uddeholm
- Brush Wellman
- Carbide Processors
- Carpenter Technology
- Ceradyne
- CeramTec
- Ceratizit
- Cermet
- CEVP
- COI Ceramics
- CoorsTek
- Dev Group
- Diamond Innovations (formerly GE Superabrasives)
- Element Six
- Eurotungstene
- Exolon/Washington Mills
- Extramet
- Fansteel
- Firestone
- Fives Cinetic
- HC Starck
- Henan Huanghe Whirlwind International
- Hitachi Metals
- Iljin Diamond Co.
- Innovative Carbide
- International Ceramics
- Kennametal
- Konrad Friedrichs
- Kramer Industries Steel Grit
- Kyocera
- Lieber & Solow
- LTD Ceramics
- MacDonald Carbide
- Maruwa
- Mitsubishi Materials
- MITSUI & Co
- Momentive/GE Advanced Materials
- Morgan Crucible
- Noritake
- North American Steel/Pyramid Steel
- NTK
- Performance Materials
- Poltava
- QM Technologies
- Real Dzerzhinsk
- Rio Tinto
- Rohm & Haas
- Rosst Enterprises
- Saint-Gobain Group
- Sandvik Hard Materials
- Saxonburg Ceramics
- SeverStal/Lucchini
- SGL Group
- Showa Denko
- Silicon Carbide Products
- Silkroad?
- SP3 Diamond Technologies
- Ssangyong
- Sumitomo Electric Carbide
- Sun Diamond
- Superior Technical Ceramics
- Synthetic Diamond Powders
- TBW Industries
- ThyssenKrupp Group
- Timken
- Tomei Diamond
- Toshiba Tungaloy
- TOSOH Corp
- Ultradiamond
- Valenite
- Van Moppes
- Venyov
- Vista
- VZS/Seagoe
- Well Superabrasive
- Zhengzhou Sino-Crystal Diamond Joint
- Zhongnan Diamond
- Zhuzhou Seed Cemented Carbide
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