Carbon Fiber Market Synopsis

Carbon Fiber Market Size Was Valued at USD 3.2 Billion in 2023, and is Projected to Reach USD 6.0 Billion by 2032, Growing at a CAGR of 7.2% From 2024-2032.

Carbon fiber is an extremely strong and yet light configuration which entails ultra-thin crystalline filaments of carbon. These fibers are bundled together to create a yarn which in turn could be utilized for weaving of fabrics or incorporated in a composite form with the epoxy resins. Being one of the hardest, lightest, and most flexible fibres on the market, carbon fibre finds its use in many industries such as aviation, automotive, sports equipment, and real estates. Due to its properties it is applicable in situations where high performance and low weight are crucial, but it mostly costs more than steel or aluminum for instance.

•  The market of carbon fiber is also growing at the international level due to its high demand in aerospace, automobile, wind sectors besides sporting goods. Due to such properties as high strength to mass, high stiffness, and immune to fatigue and corrosion, carbon fibers have emerged as a popular material in the production of light and strong products. The major customers are the aerospace as well as defense industries which use carbon fiber for improving the fuel efficiency as well as the performances of aircrafts as well as other equipments used by these industries. Also, the automotive sector is integrating carbon fiber in auto parts to cut on weight thus improve their efficiency and to meet set emission standards.
• CR also pointed out that the availability of carbon fiber materials and enhancement of technologies related to manufacture of carbon fiber have also been influencing the trends in the market. Technological advancements on production techniques enhance cost cutting and scalability that has extended the use of carbon fiber in different sectors. Furthermore, the wind energy industry is demonstrating a rising demand for CF because of the use of the material for the production of longer and thus more effective blades of the turbines. Nevertheless, the market has threats that include high cost of production as well as necessity of implementing certain specific techniques. Nonetheless, there are significant challenges that the carbon fiber market will have to overcome, challenges that, nonetheless, most sources place squarely on the path to the future of the carbon fiber market, with ongoing research and development and new application opportunities in a number of industries.

Carbon Fiber Market Trend Analysis

Increasing adoption of carbon fiber composites in the automotive industry

• Of the factors influencing the carbon fiber market, the use of carbon fiber composites in the automotive industry to increase the fuel efficiency and decrease emissions is a major shift. Due to requests of environmental administration and consumers’ needs to gain better fuel mileage, light automotive materials like carbon fiber are being incorporated to meet stricter guidelines. This trend is primarily brought about by the fact that for the same amount of weight, the component offers far superior strength meaning that automakers could develop light weight vehicles that do not compromise on safety or performance. Moreover, improvement of the manufacturing technology has risen the competitive advantages of carbon fiber with regard to cost aspect, thereby enhancing the penetration of the material in the large-scale automobile industry.

Growing demand for renewable energy solutions, particularly in the wind energy sector

• The prospect in the carbon fiber market is the increased potential for the renewable energy sources use, particularly in wind industry. Carbon fiber is light and strong in nature and can be used in fabrication of large wind turbine blades which can endure more wear and tear and produces more output as the length of the blades increases. Thus, owing to the further growth of investments in renewable energy sources and the need for the development of competitive and high-performance ‘green’ energy, the wind turbine sector is expected to have a large demand for carbon fibers in the near future. This opens up a very good chance for manufacturers and suppliers of carbon fiber to explore the market further and invest on the growing renewable energy market.

Carbon Fiber Market Segment Analysis:

• Carbon Fiber Market Segmented on the basis of Raw Material, Tow Size and Application.

By Raw Material, PAN Based segment is expected to dominate the market during the forecast period

• Going by the raw material, in the forecast period, the PAN (polyacrylonitrile) based segment is expected to lead the carbon fiber market. Carbon fibers derived from PAN possess the desirable attributes such as high tensibility, high modulus of elasticity, and heat stability. These fibers are created by the stabilization and conversion or carbonization of PAN precursor fibers hence higher performance carbon fibers for numerous uses. Such factors as growth of PAN-based carbon fibers is tied to the constant progression in the technological processes of fibres production that results to improvements in fibre quality with proportional decrease in production cost and hence, increases the competitiveness of PAN-based carbon fibres as compared to others such as pitch-based carbon fibers.
• In addtion, products made from PAN-based carbon fibers are being used in aerospace industry, automotive industry, and sports equipment, which shows the reliability of this product; all these make PAN-based carbon fibers to be the leading segment of the global market.

By Tow Size, Small Tow segment expected to held the largest share

• Among the tow size market segment the global small tow segment is expected to lead and have the highest market share in future. This projection is informed by some factors; dominant by the fact that small and fuel efficient vehicles which call for small towing capacities are being widely used in the market. Hear, tow vehicles are compact and especially good for moving around in cities where parking is often an issue.
• Further, towing technology has improved ways through which small tow vehicles are made to multi task in the undertaking of towing responsibilities. While choosing vehicles for everyday use, consumers are turning to smaller more versatile vehicles establishing small tow segments growth and thereby strengthening the status of the tow size segment.

Carbon Fiber Market Regional Insights:

Asia Pacific is Expected to Dominate the Market Over the Forecast period

• The Asia Pacific is expected to lead the market for carbon fiber over the forecast period mainly owing to developments in industrialization, urbanization and the consistently growing automotive industry. Currently, Asia is the most engaged in the large-scale usage of carbon fiber in different industries, such as motorcars, aerospace industry, construction, etc. , with China, Japan, South Korea, and India taking the lead. The strong manufacturing capacity within the region, alongside an increasing focus on the lightweight materials for the improvement of fuel consumption and emissions add to the stoke here.
• Also, increasing government incentives towards renewable energy sources and growing construction of infrastructures is expected to drive the usage of carbon fiber in the wind energy applications. With the rising trend of investment in advanced manufacturing technologies, Asia Pacific will therefore remain a dominant force in the global carbon fiber market presenting an equally good prospects for the investors and stakeholders in the market.

Active Key Players in the Carbon Fiber Market

• Cytec Solvay Group (Belgium)
• DowAksa (Turkey)
• Formosa Plastics Corporation (Taiwan)
• Hexcel Corporation (United States)
• Hyosung Advanced Materials (South Korea)
• Kureha Corporation (Japan)
• Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation (Japan)
• Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd. (Japan)
• Plasan Carbon Composites (United States)
• SGL Carbon SE (Germany)
• Taekwang Industrial Co., Ltd. (South Korea)
• Teijin Limited (Japan)
• Toray Industries, Inc. (Japan)
• Zhongfu Shenying Carbon Fiber Co., Ltd. (China)
• Zoltek Companies, Inc. (United States)
• Other key Players

Chapter 1: Introduction
 1.1 Scope and Coverage

Chapter 2:Executive Summary

Chapter 3: Market Landscape
 3.1 Market Dynamics
  3.1.1 Drivers
  3.1.2 Restraints
  3.1.3 Opportunities
  3.1.4 Challenges
 3.2 Market Trend Analysis
 3.3 PESTLE Analysis
 3.4 Porter's Five Forces Analysis
 3.5 Industry Value Chain Analysis
 3.6 Ecosystem
 3.7 Regulatory Landscape
 3.8 Price Trend Analysis
 3.9 Patent Analysis
 3.10 Technology Evolution
 3.11 Investment Pockets
 3.12 Import-Export Analysis

Chapter 4: Carbon Fiber Market by Type
 4.1 Carbon Fiber Market Snapshot and Growth Engine
 4.2 Carbon Fiber Market Overview
 4.3 Cloud-Based
  4.3.1 Introduction and Market Overview
  4.3.2 Historic and Forecasted Market Size in Value USD and Volume Units (2017-2032F)
  4.3.3 Key Market Trends, Growth Factors and Opportunities
  4.3.4 Cloud-Based: Geographic Segmentation Analysis
 4.4 On-Premise
  4.4.1 Introduction and Market Overview
  4.4.2 Historic and Forecasted Market Size in Value USD and Volume Units (2017-2032F)
  4.4.3 Key Market Trends, Growth Factors and Opportunities
  4.4.4 On-Premise: Geographic Segmentation Analysis

Chapter 5: Carbon Fiber Market by Application
 5.1 Carbon Fiber Market Snapshot and Growth Engine
 5.2 Carbon Fiber Market Overview
 5.3 Network Optimization
  5.3.1 Introduction and Market Overview
  5.3.2 Historic and Forecasted Market Size in Value USD and Volume Units (2017-2032F)
  5.3.3 Key Market Trends, Growth Factors and Opportunities
  5.3.4 Network Optimization: Geographic Segmentation Analysis
 5.4 Predictive Maintenance
  5.4.1 Introduction and Market Overview
  5.4.2 Historic and Forecasted Market Size in Value USD and Volume Units (2017-2032F)
  5.4.3 Key Market Trends, Growth Factors and Opportunities
  5.4.4 Predictive Maintenance: Geographic Segmentation Analysis
 5.5 Virtual Assistants
  5.5.1 Introduction and Market Overview
  5.5.2 Historic and Forecasted Market Size in Value USD and Volume Units (2017-2032F)
  5.5.3 Key Market Trends, Growth Factors and Opportunities
  5.5.4 Virtual Assistants: Geographic Segmentation Analysis
 5.6 Robotic Process Automation (RPA)
  5.6.1 Introduction and Market Overview
  5.6.2 Historic and Forecasted Market Size in Value USD and Volume Units (2017-2032F)
  5.6.3 Key Market Trends, Growth Factors and Opportunities
  5.6.4 Robotic Process Automation (RPA): Geographic Segmentation Analysis

Chapter 6: Company Profiles and Competitive Analysis
 6.1 Competitive Landscape
  6.1.1 Competitive Benchmarking
  6.1.2 Carbon Fiber Market Share by Manufacturer (2023)
  6.1.3 Industry BCG Matrix
  6.1.4 Heat Map Analysis
  6.1.5 Mergers and Acquisitions
  
 6.2 CYTEC SOLVAY GROUP
  6.2.1 Company Overview
  6.2.2 Key Executives
  6.2.3 Company Snapshot
  6.2.4 Role of the Company in the Market
  6.2.5 Sustainability and Social Responsibility
  6.2.6 Operating Business Segments
  6.2.7 Product Portfolio
  6.2.8 Business Performance
  6.2.9 Key Strategic Moves and Recent Developments
  6.2.10 SWOT Analysis
 6.3 DOWAKSA
 6.4 FORMOSA PLASTICS CORPORATION
 6.5 HEXCEL CORPORATION
 6.6 HYOSUNG ADVANCED MATERIALS
 6.7 OTHER ACTIVE PLAYERS

Chapter 7: Global Carbon Fiber Market By Region
 7.1 Overview
 7.2. North America Carbon Fiber Market
  7.2.1 Key Market Trends, Growth Factors and Opportunities
  7.2.2 Top Key Companies
  7.2.3 Historic and Forecasted Market Size by Segments
  7.2.4 Historic and Forecasted Market Size By Type
   7.2.4.1 Cloud-Based
   7.2.4.2 On-Premise
  7.2.5 Historic and Forecasted Market Size By Application
   7.2.5.1 Network Optimization
   7.2.5.2 Predictive Maintenance
   7.2.5.3 Virtual Assistants
   7.2.5.4 Robotic Process Automation (RPA)
  7.2.6 Historic and Forecast Market Size by Country
   7.2.6.1 US
   7.2.6.2 Canada
   7.2.6.3 Mexico
 7.3. Eastern Europe Carbon Fiber Market
  7.3.1 Key Market Trends, Growth Factors and Opportunities
  7.3.2 Top Key Companies
  7.3.3 Historic and Forecasted Market Size by Segments
  7.3.4 Historic and Forecasted Market Size By Type
   7.3.4.1 Cloud-Based
   7.3.4.2 On-Premise
  7.3.5 Historic and Forecasted Market Size By Application
   7.3.5.1 Network Optimization
   7.3.5.2 Predictive Maintenance
   7.3.5.3 Virtual Assistants
   7.3.5.4 Robotic Process Automation (RPA)
  7.3.6 Historic and Forecast Market Size by Country
   7.3.6.1 Bulgaria
   7.3.6.2 The Czech Republic
   7.3.6.3 Hungary
   7.3.6.4 Poland
   7.3.6.5 Romania
   7.3.6.6 Rest of Eastern Europe
 7.4. Western Europe Carbon Fiber Market
  7.4.1 Key Market Trends, Growth Factors and Opportunities
  7.4.2 Top Key Companies
  7.4.3 Historic and Forecasted Market Size by Segments
  7.4.4 Historic and Forecasted Market Size By Type
   7.4.4.1 Cloud-Based
   7.4.4.2 On-Premise
  7.4.5 Historic and Forecasted Market Size By Application
   7.4.5.1 Network Optimization
   7.4.5.2 Predictive Maintenance
   7.4.5.3 Virtual Assistants
   7.4.5.4 Robotic Process Automation (RPA)
  7.4.6 Historic and Forecast Market Size by Country
   7.4.6.1 Germany
   7.4.6.2 UK
   7.4.6.3 France
   7.4.6.4 Netherlands
   7.4.6.5 Italy
   7.4.6.6 Russia
   7.4.6.7 Spain
   7.4.6.8 Rest of Western Europe
 7.5. Asia Pacific Carbon Fiber Market
  7.5.1 Key Market Trends, Growth Factors and Opportunities
  7.5.2 Top Key Companies
  7.5.3 Historic and Forecasted Market Size by Segments
  7.5.4 Historic and Forecasted Market Size By Type
   7.5.4.1 Cloud-Based
   7.5.4.2 On-Premise
  7.5.5 Historic and Forecasted Market Size By Application
   7.5.5.1 Network Optimization
   7.5.5.2 Predictive Maintenance
   7.5.5.3 Virtual Assistants
   7.5.5.4 Robotic Process Automation (RPA)
  7.5.6 Historic and Forecast Market Size by Country
   7.5.6.1 China
   7.5.6.2 India
   7.5.6.3 Japan
   7.5.6.4 South Korea
   7.5.6.5 Malaysia
   7.5.6.6 Thailand
   7.5.6.7 Vietnam
   7.5.6.8 The Philippines
   7.5.6.9 Australia
   7.5.6.10 New Zealand
   7.5.6.11 Rest of APAC
 7.6. Middle East & Africa Carbon Fiber Market
  7.6.1 Key Market Trends, Growth Factors and Opportunities
  7.6.2 Top Key Companies
  7.6.3 Historic and Forecasted Market Size by Segments
  7.6.4 Historic and Forecasted Market Size By Type
   7.6.4.1 Cloud-Based
   7.6.4.2 On-Premise
  7.6.5 Historic and Forecasted Market Size By Application
   7.6.5.1 Network Optimization
   7.6.5.2 Predictive Maintenance
   7.6.5.3 Virtual Assistants
   7.6.5.4 Robotic Process Automation (RPA)
  7.6.6 Historic and Forecast Market Size by Country
   7.6.6.1 Turkey
   7.6.6.2 Bahrain
   7.6.6.3 Kuwait
   7.6.6.4 Saudi Arabia
   7.6.6.5 Qatar
   7.6.6.6 UAE
   7.6.6.7 Israel
   7.6.6.8 South Africa
 7.7. South America Carbon Fiber Market
  7.7.1 Key Market Trends, Growth Factors and Opportunities
  7.7.2 Top Key Companies
  7.7.3 Historic and Forecasted Market Size by Segments
  7.7.4 Historic and Forecasted Market Size By Type
   7.7.4.1 Cloud-Based
   7.7.4.2 On-Premise
  7.7.5 Historic and Forecasted Market Size By Application
   7.7.5.1 Network Optimization
   7.7.5.2 Predictive Maintenance
   7.7.5.3 Virtual Assistants
   7.7.5.4 Robotic Process Automation (RPA)
  7.7.6 Historic and Forecast Market Size by Country
   7.7.6.1 Brazil
   7.7.6.2 Argentina
   7.7.6.3 Rest of SA

Chapter 8 Analyst Viewpoint and Conclusion
8.1 Recommendations and Concluding Analysis
8.2 Potential Market Strategies

Chapter 9 Research Methodology
9.1 Research Process
9.2 Primary Research
9.3 Secondary Research