Aramid Fiber Market by Type (Para-aramid, Meta-aramid, and Others), and Application (Security & Protection, Frictional Materials, Optical Fiber, Tire Reinforcement, Rubber Reinforcement, Electrical Insulation, Aerospace, and Others) - Global Trends & Forecasts to 2021

Table of Contents

1 INTRODUCTION 14

1.1 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY 14
1.2 MARKET DEFINITION 14
1.3 SCOPE OF THE STUDY 15
1.3.1 MARKETS COVERED 15
1.3.2 YEARS CONSIDERED FOR THE REPORT 16
1.4 CURRENCY 16
1.5 PACKAGE SIZE 17
1.6 LIMITATIONS 17
1.7 STAKEHOLDERS 17

2 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 18

2.1 RESEARCH DATA 18
2.1.1 SECONDARY DATA 19
2.1.1.1 Key data from secondary sources 19
2.1.2 PRIMARY DATA 20
2.1.2.1 Key data from primary sources 20
2.1.2.2 Key industry insights 21
2.1.2.3 Breakdown of primary interviews 21
2.2 MARKET SIZE ESTIMATION 22
2.2.1 BOTTOM-UP APPROACH 22
2.2.2 TOP-DOWN APPROACH 23
2.3 MARKET BREAKDOWN AND DATA TRIANGULATION 24
2.4 RESEARCH ASSUMPTIONS 25
2.4.1 ASSUMPTIONS 25

3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 26
4 EXPERT INTERVIEW 31
5 PREMIUM INSIGHTS 33

5.1 SIGNIFICANT OPPORTUNITIES FOR ARAMID FIBER 33
5.2 ARAMID FIBER MARKET: REGIONAL SEGMENTS 34
5.3 ARAMID FIBER MARKET IN EUROPE 35
5.4 ARAMID FIBER MARKET ATTRACTIVENESS 36
5.5 ARAMID FIBER MARKET, BY APPLICATION 37
5.6 LIFECYCLE ANALYSIS, BY REGION 38

6 MARKET OVERVIEW AND INDUSTRY TRENDS 39

6.1 INTRODUCTION 40
6.2 MARKET SEGMENTATION 40
6.2.1 BY REGION 41
6.3 MARKET DYNAMICS 42
6.3.1 DRIVERS 42
6.3.1.1 Need for security & protective measures 42
6.3.1.2 Drive for higher fuel efficiency 43
6.3.1.3 Technological advances in transportation 43
6.3.1.4 Potential substitute for steel and asbestos 43
6.3.2 RESTRAINTS 43
6.3.2.1 High cost of production 43
6.3.2.2 Requirement of huge investments in R&D 44
6.3.2.3 Non-biodegradable nature of aramid fiber 44
6.3.2.4 Barriers for new entrants 44
6.3.3 OPPORTUNITIES 44
6.3.3.1 Higher defense spending 44
6.3.3.2 Advanced aramid materials 44
6.3.3.3 Increasing demand from automotive and aerospace industries 45
6.4 VALUE-CHAIN ANALYSIS 45
6.4.1 RAW MATERIAL 46
6.4.2 MANUFACTURING 46
6.4.3 ARAMID PRODUCTS 47
6.4.4 MARKETING & SALES 47
6.4.5 AFTER-SALES SERVICE 47
6.5 PRICES CONSIDERED IN THE REPORT 47
6.5.1 FACTORS AFFECTING THE PRICE OF ARAMID FIBER 48
6.5.1.1 Raw Materials 48
6.5.1.2 Technology cost 48
6.5.1.3 Energy prices 48
6.5.1.4 Exchange rates 48
6.5.2 PRODUCTION CAPACITY 49
6.6 PORTER’S FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS 50
6.6.1 THREAT OF NEW ENTRANTS 51
6.6.2 THREAT OF SUBSTITUTES 51
6.6.3 BARGAINING POWER OF SUPPLIERS 52
6.6.4 BARGAINING POWER OF BUYERS 52
6.6.5 INTENSITY OF COMPETITIVE RIVALRY 53
 

7 ARAMID FIBER MARKET, BY TYPE 54

7.1 INTRODUCTION 55
7.2 MARKET SIZE AND PROJECTION 55
7.2.1 ARAMID FIBER CLASSIFICATION 55
7.2.2 PARA-ARAMID FIBERS 57
7.2.3 META-ARAMID 59
7.2.4 OTHERS 61

8 ARAMID FIBER MARKET, BY APPLICATION 62

8.1 INTRODUCTION 63
8.2 SECURITY & PROTECTION 65
8.3 FRICTIONAL MATERIALS 66
8.4 RUBBER REINFORCEMENT 66
8.5 OPTICAL FIBERS 66
8.6 TIRE REINFORCEMENT 67
8.7 ELECTRICAL INSULATION 67
8.8 AEROSPACE 67
8.9 OTHERS 67
8.9.1 COMPOSITES 68
8.9.2 FILTRATION 68
8.9.3 ROPES & CABLES 68
8.9.4 RECREATIONAL GOODS 68

9 ARAMID FIBER MARKET, BY REGION 69

9.1 INTRODUCTION 70
9.2 EUROPE 72
9.2.1 GERMANY 76
9.2.2 FRANCE 78
9.2.3 ITALY 79
9.2.4 U.K. 80
9.2.5 REST OF EUROPE 81
9.3 NORTH AMERICA 82
9.3.1 U.S. 86
9.3.2 CANADA 88
9.3.3 MEXICO 89
9.4 ASIA-PACIFIC 90
9.4.1 CHINA 94
9.4.2 JAPAN 96
9.4.3 SOUTH KOREA 97
9.4.4 INDIA 98
9.4.5 REST OF ASIA-PACIFIC 99
9.5 LATIN AMERICA 101
9.5.1 BRAZIL 104
9.5.2 REST OF LATIN AMERICA 105
9.6 MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA 106

10 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE 109

10.1 OVERVIEW 109
10.2 COMPETITIVE BENCHMARKING 110
10.3 COMPETITIVE SITUATIONS AND TRENDS 111
10.3.1 NEW PRODUCT LAUNCHES 111
10.3.2 EXPANSIONS 112
10.3.3 COLLABORATION 113
10.3.4 ACQUISITION 113
10.3.5 R&D 113

11 COMPANY PROFILES 114

(Overview, Financial*, Products & Services, Strategy, and Developments)
11.1 REGIONAL REVENUE MIX OF MAJOR MARKET PLAYERS 114
11.2 E. I. DUPONT NEMOURS & CO. 115
11.3 TEIJIN LTD. 118
11.4 YANTAI TAYHO ADVANCED MATERIALS CO. 121
11.5 TORAY CHEMICALS SOUTH KOREA INC. 123
11.6 HYOSUNG CORP. 125
11.7 KOLON INDUSTRIES INC. 127
11.8 HUVIS CORP. 129
11.9 KERMEL 130
11.10 CHINA NATIONAL BLUESTAR (GROUP) CO. LTD. 131
11.11 SRO ARAMID (JIANGZU) CO. LTD. 132
11.12 OTHER PLAYERS 133
*Details might not be captured in case of unlisted companies

12 APPENDIX 134

LIST OF TABLES

TABLE 1 ARAMID FIBER MARKET: AVERAGE PRICES, BY REGION, 2014–2021 (USD/KG) 47
TABLE 2 ARAMID FIBER MARKET: AVERAGE PRICES, BY TYPE, 2014–2021 (USD/KG) 48
TABLE 3 ARAMID FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2014–2021 (TON) 56
TABLE 4 ARAMID FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2014–2021 (USD MILLION) 57
TABLE 5 MAJOR PARA-ARAMID BRANDS IN THE MARKET 57
TABLE 6 PARA-ARAMID FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2014–2021 (TON) 58
TABLE 7 PARA-ARAMID FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2014–2021 (USD MILLION) 59
TABLE 8 META-ARAMID FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2014–2021 (TON) 60
TABLE 9 META-ARAMID FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2014–2021 (USD MILLION) 60
TABLE 10 OTHERS MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2014–2021 (TON) 61
TABLE 11 OTHERS MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2014–2021 (USD MILLION) 61
TABLE 12 ARAMID FIBER: BREAKDOWN OF APPLICATIONS 63
TABLE 13 ARAMID FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2014–2021 (TON) 64
TABLE 14 ARAMID FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2014–2021 (USD MILLION) 65
TABLE 15 ARAMID FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2014–2021 (TON) 71
TABLE 16 ARAMID FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2014–2021 (USD MILLION) 72
TABLE 17 EUROPE: ARAMID FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2014–2021 (TON) 73
TABLE 18 EUROPE: ARAMID FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2014–2021 (USD MILLION) 74
TABLE 19 EUROPE: ARAMID FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2014–2021 (TON) 74
TABLE 20 EUROPE: ARAMID FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2014–2021 (USD MILLION) 75
TABLE 21 EUROPE: ARAMID FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2014–2021 (TON) 75
TABLE 22 EUROPE: ARAMID FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,
2014–2021 (USD MILLION) 76
TABLE 23 GERMANY: ARAMID FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2014–2021 (TON) 76
TABLE 24 GERMANY: ARAMID FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,
2014–2021 (USD MILLION) 77
TABLE 25 FRANCE: ARAMID FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2014–2021 (TON) 78
TABLE 26 FRANCE: ARAMID FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,
2014–2021 (USD MILLION) 79
TABLE 27 ITALY: ARAMID FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2014–2021 (TON) 79
TABLE 28 ITALY: ARAMID FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2014–2021 (USD MILLION) 80
TABLE 29 U.K.: ARAMID FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2014–2021 (TON) 80
TABLE 30 U.K.: ARAMID FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2014–2021 (USD MILLION) 81
TABLE 31 REST OF EUROPE: ARAMID FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,
2014–2021 (TON) 81
TABLE 32 REST OF EUROPE: ARAMID FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,
2014–2021 (USD MILLION) 82
TABLE 33 NORTH AMERICA: ARAMID FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2014–2021 (TON) 84
TABLE 34 NORTH AMERICA: ARAMID FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY,
2014–2021 (USD MILLION) 84
TABLE 35 NORTH AMERICA: ARAMID FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2014–2021 (TON) 84
TABLE 36 NORTH AMERICA: ARAMID FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2014–2021 (USD MILLION) 85
TABLE 37 NORTH AMERICA: ARAMID FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,
2014–2021 (TON) 85
TABLE 38 NORTH AMERICA: ARAMID FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,
2014–2021 (USD MILLION) 86
TABLE 39 U.S.: ARAMID FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2014–2021 (TON) 86
TABLE 40 U.S.: ARAMID FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2014–2021 (USD MILLION) 87
TABLE 41 CANADA: ARAMID FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2014–2021 (TON) 88
TABLE 42 CANADA: ARAMID FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,
2014–2021 (USD MILLION) 89
TABLE 43 MEXICO: ARAMID FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2014–2021 (TON) 89
TABLE 44 MEXICO: ARAMID FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,
2014–2021 (USD MILLION) 90
TABLE 45 ASIA-PACIFIC: ARAMID FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2014–2021 (TON) 91
TABLE 46 ASIA-PACIFIC: ARAMID FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY,
2014–2021 (USD MILLION) 92
TABLE 47 ASIA-PACIFIC: ARAMID FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2014–2021 (TON) 92
TABLE 48 ASIA-PACIFIC: ARAMID FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2014–2021 (USD MILLION) 93
TABLE 49 ASIA-PACIFIC: ARAMID FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2014–2021 (TON) 93
TABLE 50 ASIA-PACIFIC: ARAMID FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,
2014–2021 (USD MILLION) 94
TABLE 51 CHINA: ARAMID FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2014–2021 (TON) 95
TABLE 52 CHINA: ARAMID FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2014–2021 (USD MILLION) 95
TABLE 53 JAPAN: ARAMID FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2014–2021 (TON) 96
TABLE 54 JAPAN: ARAMID FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2014–2021 (USD MILLION) 97
TABLE 55 SOUTH KOREA: ARAMID FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2014–2021 (TON) 97
TABLE 56 SOUTH KOREA: ARAMID FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,
2014–2021 (USD MILLION) 98
TABLE 57 INDIA: ARAMID FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2014–2021 (TON) 98
TABLE 58 INDIA: ARAMID FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2014–2021 (USD MILLION) 99
TABLE 59 REST OF ASIA-PACIFIC: ARAMID FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,
2014–2021 (TON) 99
TABLE 60 REST OF ASIA-PACIFIC: ARAMID FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,
2014–2021 (USD MILLION) 100
TABLE 61 LATIN AMERICA: ARAMID FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2014–2021 (TON) 101
TABLE 62 LATIN AMERICA: ARAMID FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY,
2014–2021 (USD MILLION) 102
TABLE 63 LATIN AMERICA: ARAMID FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2014–2021 (TON) 102
TABLE 64 LATIN AMERICA: ARAMID FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE,
2014–2021 (USD MILLION) 102
TABLE 65 LATIN AMERICA: ARAMID FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2014–2021 (TON) 103
TABLE 66 LATIN AMERICA ARAMID FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,
2014–2021 (USD MILLION) 103
TABLE 67 BRAZIL: ARAMID FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2014–2021 (TON) 104
TABLE 68 BRAZIL: ARAMID FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,
2014–2021 (USD MILLION) 105
TABLE 69 LATIN AMERICA: ARAMID FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2014–2021 (TON) 105
TABLE 70 LATIN AMERICA: ARAMID FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,
2014–2021 (USD MILLION) 106
TABLE 71 MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA: ARAMID FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2014–2021 (TON) 106
TABLE 72 MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA: ARAMID FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE,
2014–2021 (USD MILLION) 107
TABLE 73 MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA: ARAMID FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,
2014–2021 (TON) 107
TABLE 74 MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA: ARAMID FIBER MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,
2014–2021 (USD MILLION) 108
TABLE 75 COMPETITIVE BENCHMARKING OF PLAYERS 110
TABLE 76 NEW PRODUCT LAUNCHES, 2012–2016 111
TABLE 77 EXPANSIONS, 2012–2016 112
TABLE 78 COLLABORATION, 2012–2016 113
TABLE 79 ACQUISITION, 2012–2016 113
TABLE 80 R&D, 2012-2016 113

LIST OF FIGURES

FIGURE 1 ARAMID FIBER MARKET: RESEARCH DESIGN 18
FIGURE 2 KEY INSIGHTS 21
FIGURE 3 BREAKDOWN OF PRIMARY INTERVIEWS 21
FIGURE 4 MARKET SIZE ESTIMATION: BOTTOM-UP APPROACH 22
FIGURE 5 MARKET SIZE ESTIMATION: TOP-DOWN APPROACH 23
FIGURE 6 ARAMID FIBER MARKET: DATA TRIANGULATION 24
FIGURE 7 PARA-ARAMID TO DOMINATE THE ARAMID FIBER MARKET BETWEEN
2016 AND 2021 27
FIGURE 8 OPTICAL FIBER SEGMENT TO REGISTER THE HIGHEST CAGR BETWEEN
2016 AND 2021 28
FIGURE 9 ASIA-PACIFIC TO WITNESS FASTEST GROWTH RATE DURING THE PROJECTED PERIOD 29
FIGURE 10 EUROPE IS ESTIMATED TO BE THE LARGEST MARKET BETWEEN 2016 AND 2021 30
FIGURE 11 ARAMID FIBER MARKET TO WITNESS RAPID GROWTH BETWEEN 2016 AND 2021 33
FIGURE 12 ASIA-PACIFIC TO GROW AT THE HIGHEST RATE BETWEEN 2016 AND 2021 34
FIGURE 13 GERMANY ACCOUNTED FOR THE LARGEST ARAMID FIBER MARKET SHARE (VALUE) IN EUROPE, 2015 35
FIGURE 14 ASIA-PACIFIC TO BE THE FASTEST-GROWING MARKET FOR ARAMID FIBER BETWEEN 2016 AND 2021 36
FIGURE 15 SECURITY & PROTECTION ACCOUNTED FOR THE LARGEST MARKET SHARE (VOLUME), 2015 37
FIGURE 16 ASIA-PACIFIC ARAMID FIBER MARKET PROJECTED TO REGISTER HIGH GROWTH DURING THE FORECAST PERIOD 38
FIGURE 17 ARAMID FIBER MARKET, BY REGION 41
FIGURE 19 OVERVIEW OF THE FORCES GOVERNING THE ARAMID FIBER MARKET 42
FIGURE 20 R&D, MANUFACTURING & ARAMID PRODUCTS ACCOUNT FOR MAJOR VALUE ADDITION 45
FIGURE 21 ARAMID MANUFACTURING PROCESS 46
FIGURE 22 ARAMID FIBER MANUFACTURERS: PARA-ARAMID FIBER PRODUCTION CAPACITY, 2015 (% SHARE) 49
FIGURE 23 PORTER’S FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS 50
FIGURE 24 META-ARAMID TO GROW AT RAPID PACE 56
FIGURE 25 PARA-ARAMID FIBER TO DOMINATE THE ARAMID FIBER MARKET BETWEEN 2016 AND 2021 58
FIGURE 26 ASIA-PACIFIC TO REGISTER THE HIGHEST GROWTH RATE FOR META-ARAMID BETWEEN 2016 AND 2021 59
FIGURE 27 OPTICAL FIBER TO WITNESS THE HIGHEST GROWTH DURING FORECAST PERIOD 64
FIGURE 28 REGIONAL SNAPSHOT (2016–2021): CHINA, INDIA, AND BRAZIL ARE EMERGING AS STRATEGIC LOCATIONS 70
FIGURE 29 INDIA TO BE THE FASTEST-GROWING MARKET FOR ARAMID FIBER BETWEEN 2016 AND 2021 71
FIGURE 30 ARAMID FIBER MARKET IN EUROPE SNAPSHOT: GERMANY TO DOMINATE THE MARKET DURING FORECAST PERIOD 73
FIGURE 31 ARAMID FIBER MARKET IN NORTH AMERICA SNAPSHOT: U.S. TO REGISTER HIGH GROWTH DURING THE FORECAST PERIOD 83
FIGURE 32 ARAMID FIBER MARKET IN ASIA-PACIFIC SNAPSHOT: TIRE REINFORCEMENT SEGMENT TO DOMINATE THE ARAMID FIBER MARKET 91
FIGURE 33 PARA-ARAMID FIBER TO DOMINATE THE ARAMID FIBER MARKET IN LATIN AMERICA BETWEEN 2016 AND 2021 101
FIGURE 34 COMPANIES ADOPTED NEW PRODUCT LAUNCHES AS THE KEY GROWTH STRATEGY BETWEEN 2012 AND 2016 109
FIGURE 35 E. I. DUPONT NEMOURS & CO.: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 115
FIGURE 36 TEIJIN LTD.: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 118
FIGURE 37 TORAY CHEMICAL SOUTH KOREA INC.: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 123
FIGURE 38 HYOSUNG CORP.: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 125
FIGURE 39 KOLON INDUSTRIES INC.: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 127
FIGURE 40 HUVIS CORP.: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 129

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