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1 CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION... 1 STUDY BACKGROUND... 1 STUDY GOALS AND OBJECTIVES... 1 INTENDED AUDIENCE... 2 SCOPE AND FORMAT... 2 METHODOLOGY AND INFORMATION SOURCES... 2 ANALYST CREDENTIALS... 3 RELATED BCC RESEARCH... 4 BCC ON-LINE SERVICES... 4 DISCLAIMER... 5 DISCLAIMER (CONTINUED)... 5 CHAPTER TWO: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY... 6 SUMMARY TABLE GLOBAL CONSUMPTION OF NANOCOMPOSITES, THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS)... 6 SUMMARY FIGURE GLOBAL CONSUMPTION OF NANOCOMPOSITES, ($ MILLIONS)... 6 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY (CONTINUED)... 7 CHAPTER THREE: NANOCOMPOSITES OVERVIEW... 8 GENERAL DESCRIPTION... 8 DEFINITIONS... 8 Composites... 8 Nanocomposites... 8 Fillers versus Matrix Materials... 8 BRIEF HISTORY OF NANOCOMPOSITES... 8 GENERAL PROPERTIES OF NANOCOMPOSITES VERSUS CONVENTIONAL COMPOSITES... 9 INCREASED TENSILE STRENGTH, MODULUS, AND HEAT DISTORTION TEMPERATURE COLOR/TRANSPARENCY CONDUCTIVITY FLAME RETARDANCY BARRIER PROPERTIES ANTICORROSIVE PROPERTIES TYPES OF NANOCOMPOSITES, THEIR PROPERTIES AND APPLICATIONS CLAY NANOCOMPOSITES Materials Clay Fillers Natural Clays Montmorillonite Vermiculite Octosilicate... 13

2 Bentonite Hectorite 14 Halloysite Synthetic Clays Fluorohectorite Hydrotalcite Laponite Matrix Materials Nylon Butyl Thermoplastic Olefins Polyethylene Polypropylene Polyvinyl Chloride Ethylene Vinyl Acetate Other Matrix Materials Polyethylene Terephthalate Acetal Polychloroprene Nitrile Rubber Ethylene Vinyl Alcohol Fabrication Production and Pre-Treatment of Clay Filler Materials Compounding Types of Clay Nanocomposites Commercial Clay Nanocomposites TABLE 1 PROPERTIES AND MAIN APPLICATIONS OF PRINCIPAL TYPES OF COMMERCIAL CLAY NANOCOMPOSITES TABLE 1 (CONTINUED) Nylon/Montmorillonite Automotive Applications Packaging Applications Life Sciences Applications TPO/Montmorillonite Automotive Applications EVA/Montmorillonite Flame-retardant Applications Polypropylene/Montmorillonite Automotive Applications Fire-retardant Applications Other Applications Polyethylene/Montmorillonite Packaging Applications... 26

3 Automotive Applications Acetal/Montmorillonite Nylon/Mica Fluoride Automotive Applications Butyl/Vermiculite Consumer Products Applications Other Applications Other Polymer/Clay Nanocomposites under Development TABLE 2 OTHER CLAY NANOCOMPOSITES PET/Montmorillonite EVOH/Montmorillonite Other Matrix Materials/Vermiculite Applications TABLE 3 PRINCIPAL APPLICATIONS OF CLAY CONTAINING COMPOSITES TABLE 3 (CONTINUED) Automotive Packaging Healthcare Consumer Products Flame-retardants Suppliers TABLE 4 CLAY NANOCOMPOSITE SUPPLIERS TABLE 4 (CONTINUED) Suppliers (Continued) Suppliers (Continued) CERAMIC NANOCOMPOSITES Materials Ceramic Fillers Silica Alumina Zirconia Tungsten Carbide Organosilicates Matrix Materials Polymer Matrix Materials Polyurethane Epoxy Metals and Metal Oxides Titanium Dioxide Cobalt Other Materials Calcium Phosphate... 38

4 Fabrication Inorganic Moiety-Containing Monomers In Situ Fabrication of Ceramic Nanocomposite Films Fabrication of WC/Co Nanocomposite Aggregates Types and Properties TABLE 5 PROPERTIES AND MAIN APPLICATIONS FOR PRINCIPAL TYPES OF CERAMIC-CONTAINING NANOCOMPOSITES Polyurethane/Alumina Titanium Dioxide/Alumina Alumina/Zirconia Epoxy/Carbon Fiber/Silica Polyurethane/Organosilica Cobalt/Tungsten Carbide Calcium Phosphate/Silica PET-Oxynitride Applications TABLE 6 PRINCIPAL APPLICATIONS OF CERAMIC CONTAINING COMPOSITES Coating Applications Floor Finishes Thermal Spray Coatings Window Coatings Life Sciences Hip Implants Artificial Spinal Disks Bone Replacements and Cements Consumer Products Tennis Racquets Other Applications Cutting Tools, Wear Parts Suppliers TABLE 7 CERAMIC NANOCOMPOSITE SUPPLIERS CARBON NANOTUBE COMPOSITES Materials Fillers Carbon Nanotubes Fullerenes Carbon Nanofibers Matrix Materials Polymers Polycarbonate Polybutylene Terephthalate Polyphenyl Ether... 49

5 Fabrication Technologies Oriented Nanocomposite Extrusion Process Layered Fabrication CNT Fibers Types of Carbon Nanotube Composites TABLE 8 PROPERTIES OF CARBON NANOTUBE COMPOSITE Nylon/MWNT Composites Polycarbonate/MWNT Composites Polyvinyl Alcohol/MWNT Composites Polybutylene Terephthalate/MWNT Composites Polyphenylene Ether/Polyamide/MWNT Composites Epoxy/MWNT/Carbon Fiber Composites Polyurethane/Fullerene Composites MDMO-PPV/Fullerene Applications TABLE 9 PRINCIPAL APPLICATIONS OF NANOTUBE COMPOSITES Automotive Components Fuel System Components Exterior Parts ESD Applications Consumer Products Tennis Racquets Golf Clubs Bicycles Bowling Balls Boats Other Sporting Goods Textiles Solar Cells Suppliers TABLE 10 CARBON NANOTUBE COMPOSITE SUPPLIERS METAL-CONTAINING NANOCOMPOSITES Hybrid Organic-Metal Photovoltaics METAL OXIDE CONTAINING NANOCOMPOSITES Magnetic Nanocomposites NANOBIOCOMPOSITES Materials Fillers Cellulose Chitin Matrix Materials Polyvinyl Alcohol Cellulose Esters... 63

6 Polylactic Acid Fabrication Extracting Cellulose Nanofibers Nanocomposite Materials Production Types of Nanobiocomposites Polyvinyl Alcohol/Cellulose Nanocomposites Cotton/Clay Nanocomposite Fibers PHAS/Clay/Cellulose Nanocomposites Nano-Reinforced Polylactic Acid Applications Automotive Applications Textile Applications Other Applications Manufacturers OTHER TYPES OF NANOCOMPOSITES Nanocomposite Fuel Cell Membranes Materials Types of Nanocomposite Fuel Cell Membranes Applications Energy Applications Manufacturers Photonic Band Gap Nanocomposites Materials Fabrication Applications Channel Add/Drop Filters Optical Switches Optical Amplifiers Optical Modulators Suppliers Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxanes (POSS)- Containing Nanocomposites Materials, Fabrication, and Nanocomposite Properties Applications and Manufacturers Biomedical Applications Electronics Applications Aerospace Applications Hydrophobic/Oleophobic Nanocomposites Materials, Fabrication, and Nanocomposite Properties Applications and Manufacturers Other Applications CHAPTER FOUR: PATENT ANALYSIS... 76

7 PATENTS AND PATENT APPLICATIONS BY TYPE OF NANOCOMPOSITE FIGURE 1 U.S. NANOCOMPOSITES PATENTS BY TYPE, THROUGH OCTOBER 12, 2011 (NO/%) PATENT TRENDS OVER TIME FIGURE 2 ANNUAL TRENDS IN U.S. NANOTECHNOLOGY PATENTS BY TECHNOLOGY TYPE, (NO.) PATENT HOLDERS INDIVIDUAL ENTITIES FIGURE 3 MAJOR NANOCOMPOSITE PATENT HOLDERS, AS OF OCT. 15, 2011 (NO./%) FIGURE 3 (CONTINUED) COMMERCIAL VERSUS OTHER TYPES OF ASSIGNEES FIGURE 4 U.S. NANOCOMPOSITE PATENTS ISSUED SINCE 1976 BY ASSIGNEE TYPE (NO/%) FIGURE 4 (CONTINUED) NATIONALITY OF ASSIGNEES FIGURE 5 ASSIGNEES BY COUNTRY, AS OF OCT. 15, 2011 (NO/%) FIGURE 5 (CONTINUED) CHAPTER FIVE: GLOBAL MARKET FOR NANOCOMPOSITES, SUMMARY NANOCOMPOSITE CONSUMPTION BY COUNTRY/REGION TABLE 11 CONSUMPTION OF NANOCOMPOSITES BY COUNTRY/REGION, THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) FIGURE 6 TRENDS IN GLOBAL NANOCOMPOSITE CONSUMPTION, ($ MILLIONS) FIGURE 7 GLOBAL NANOCOMPOSITE CONSUMPTION BY GEOGRAPHICAL MARKET, 2010 VERSUS 2016 (% OF TOTAL VALUE) NANOCOMPOSITE CONSUMPTION BY TYPE OF MATERIAL TABLE 12 GLOBAL CONSUMPTION OF NANOCOMPOSITES, THROUGH 2016 (TONS/$ MILLIONS) FIGURE 8 GLOBAL NANOCOMPOSITE CONSUMPTION BY TYPE, 2010 VERSUS 2016 (% OF TOTAL VALUE) TABLE 13 NANOCOMPOSITES WITH THE LARGEST MARKETS, 2010 VS ($ MILLIONS/RANK) NANOCOMPOSITE CONSUMPTION BY TYPE OF APPLICATION FIGURE 9 GLOBAL NANOCOMPOSITE CONSUMPTION BY APPLICATION, 2010 VERSUS 2016 ($ MILLIONS/%) FIGURE 9 (CONTINUED)... 89

8 CHAPTER SIX: U.S. MARKET FOR NANOCOMPOSITES, SUMMARY TABLE 14 U.S. CONSUMPTION OF NANOCOMPOSITES, THROUGH 2016 (MT/$ MILLIONS) FIGURE 10 TRENDS IN U.S. NANOCOMPOSITE CONSUMPTION, ($ MILLIONS) NANOCOMPOSITE CONSUMPTION BY TYPE OF MATERIAL FIGURE 11 U.S. NANOCOMPOSITE CONSUMPTION BY TYPE, 2010 VS (%) NANOCOMPOSITE CONSUMPTION BY TYPE OF APPLICATION FIGURE 12 U.S. NANOCOMPOSITE CONSUMPTION BY APPLICATION, 2010 VS ($ MILLIONS/%) FIGURE 12 (CONTINUED) DETAILED MARKET PROJECTIONS CLAY NANOCOMPOSITES Summary TABLE 15 U.S. SALES OF CLAY NANOCOMPOSITES, THROUGH 2016 (MT/$ MILLIONS FIGURE 13 U.S. CONSUMPTION OF CLAY-BASED NANOCOMPOSITES BY END USE, 2010 VERSUS 2016 (%/$ MILLIONS) Nylon/Montmorillonite FIGURE 14 U.S. NYLON/MONTMORILLONITE NANOCOMPOSITE CONSUMPTION, 2010 (MT/%) TABLE 16 U.S. MARKET FOR NYLON/MONTMORILLONITE NANOCOMPOSITES, THROUGH 2016 (MT/$ MILLIONS) Butyl/Vermiculite EVA/Montmorillonite TABLE 17 U.S. MARKET FOR EVA/MONTMORILLONITE NANOCOMPOSITES, THROUGH 2016 (MT/$ MILLIONS) Other Clay Nanocomposites TABLE 18 U.S. MARKET FOR OTHER CLAY NANOCOMPOSITES, THROUGH 2016 (MT/$ MILLIONS) CERAMIC NANOCOMPOSITES Summary TABLE 19 U.S. MARKET FOR CERAMIC NANOCOMPOSITES, THROUGH 2016 (MT/$ MILLIONS) FIGURE 15 U.S. CONSUMPTION OF CERAMIC NANOCOMPOSITES BY END USE, 2010 VS (%/$ MILLIONS) Polyurethane/Alumina TABLE 20 U.S. MARKET FOR POLYURETHANE/ALUMINA NANOCOMPOSITES, THROUGH 2016 (MT/$ MILLIONS)

9 Alumina/Titania TABLE 21 U.S. MARKET FOR ALUMINA/TITANIA NANOCOMPOSITES, THROUGH 2016 (MT/$ MILLIONS) Calcium Phosphate/Silica TABLE 22 U.S. MARKET FOR CALCIUM PHOSPHATE/SILICA NANOCOMPOSITE BONE SUBSTITUTES, THROUGH 2016 (MT/$ MILLIONS) Tungsten Carbide/Cobalt Nanocomposites TABLE 23 U.S. MARKET FOR TUNGSTEN CARBIDE NANOCOMPOSITES, THROUGH 2016 (MT/$ MILLIONS) CARBON NANOTUBE COMPOSITES Summary TABLE 24 U.S. MARKET FOR CARBON NANOTUBE COMPOSITES, THROUGH 2016 (MT/$ MILLIONS) FIGURE 16 U.S. MARKET FOR CARBON NANOTUBE-BASED COMPOSITES, 2010 VS ($ MILLIONS/%) Nylon/MWNT Nanocomposites FIGURE 17 U.S. AUTOMOTIVE MARKETS FOR NYLON/NANOTUBE COMPOSITES, 2010 ($ MILLIONS/%) TABLE 25 U.S. AUTOMOTIVE MARKET FOR NYLON/NANOTUBE COMPOSITES, THROUGH 2016 (MT/$ MILLIONS) Polycarbonate/MWNT Nanocomposite TABLE 26 U.S. MARKET FOR POLYCARBONATE/NANOTUBE COMPOSITES, THROUGH 2016 (MT/$ MILLIONS) PBT/MWNT Nanocomposites TABLE 27 U.S. MARKET FOR POLYBUTYLENE TEREPHTHALATE/NANOTUBE COMPOSITES, THROUGH 2016 (MT/$ MILLIONS) PPE/MWNT Nanocomposites TABLE 28 U.S. MARKET FOR POLYPHENYLENE/NANOTUBE COMPOSITES, THROUGH 2016 (MT/$ MILLIONS) Epoxy/Carbon/MWNT Nanocomposites TABLE 29 U.S. MARKET FOR EPOXY/CARBON NANOTUBE COMPOSITES, THROUGH 2016 (MT/$ MILLIONS) PVOH/SWNT Composite Fiber TABLE 30 U.S. MARKET FOR PVOH/SWNT COMPOSITE FIBER, THROUGH 2016 (MT/$ MILLIONS) METAL/METAL OXIDE CONTAINING NANOCOMPOSITES Nanomagnetic Composites TABLE 31 U.S. MARKET FOR MAGNETIC NANOCOMPOSITES, THROUGH 2016 (MT/$ MILLIONS) NANOBIOCOMPOSITES Summary

10 TABLE 32 U.S. CONSUMPTION OF NANOBIOCOMPOSITES, THROUGH 2016 (MT/$ MILLIONS) FIGURE 18 U.S. MARKET FOR NANOBIOCOMPOSITES BY APPLICATION, 2016 ($ MILLIONS/%) PVOH-Cellulose Nanocomposites TABLE 33 U.S. MARKET FOR PVOH/CELLULOSE NANOCOMPOSITES, THROUGH 2016 (MT/$ MILLIONS) Cotton/Montmorillonite Nanocomposite Fiber TABLE 34 U.S. MARKET FOR COTTON/CLAY NANOCOMPOSITE FABRICS, THROUGH 2016 (MT/$ MILLIONS) OTHER TYPES OF NANOCOMPOSITES Summary TABLE 35 U.S. MARKET FOR OTHER NANOCOMPOSITES, THROUGH 2016 (MT/$ MILLIONS) FIGURE 19 U.S. MARKET FOR OTHER COMPOSITES, 2010 VS ($ MILLIONS/%) POSS-Containing Nanocomposites FIGURE 20 U.S. CONSUMPTION OF POSS-CONTAINING NANOCOMPOSITES, 2010 ($ MILLIONS/%) TABLE 36 U.S. MARKET FOR POSS-CONTAINING NANOCOMPOSITES, THROUGH 2016 (MT/$ MILLIONS) Nanocomposite Fuel Cell Membranes TABLE 37 U.S. MARKET FOR NANOCOMPOSITE FUEL-CELL MEMBRANE, THROUGH 2016 (MT/$ MILLIONS) Photonic Band Gap Nanocomposites TABLE 38 U.S. MARKET FOR PHOTONIC BAND GAP NANOCOMPOSITES, THROUGH 2016 (MT/$ MILLIONS) CHAPTER SEVEN: OTHER MARKETS FOR NANOCOMPOSITES, SUMMARY NANOCOMPOSITE CONSUMPTION BY TYPE OF MATERIAL TABLE 39 OTHER MARKETS CONSUMPTION OF NANOCOMPOSITES, THROUGH 2016 (MT/$ MILLIONS) FIGURE 21 TRENDS IN OTHER MARKETS NANOCOMPOSITE CONSUMPTION, ($ MILLIONS) FIGURE 22 OTHER MARKETS NANOCOMPOSITE CONSUMPTION BY TYPE, 2010 VS (%) FIGURE 22 (CONTINUED) NANOCOMPOSITE CONSUMPTION BY TYPE OF APPLICATION FIGURE 23 OTHER MARKETS NANOCOMPOSITE CONSUMPTION BY APPLICATION, 2010 VS (%)

11 CHAPTER EIGHT THE NANOCOMPOSITES INDUSTRY COMPANIES MARKET SHARES FIGURE 24 NANOCOMPOSITE MARKET SHARES, 2010 ($ MILLIONS/%) CHAPTER NINE: COMPANY PROFILES AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES ALCOA CLOSURE SYSTEMS INTL ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD ALTAIR NANOTECHNOLOGIES, INC AMERICAN BOWLING SERVICE, INC BASELL POLYOLEFINS CO. N.V BAYER AG CLARIANT INTERNATIONAL AG EASTON-BELL SPORTS, INC E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND CO ESPIN TECHNOLOGIES, INC EVONIK DEGUSSA GMBH FOSTER CORP FRONTIER CARBON CORP GENERAL MOTORS CORP HOLMENKOL SPORT-TECHNOLOGIES GMBH HONEYWELL INTL., INC HYPERION CATALYSIS INTL., INC INFRAMAT CORP INMAT, LLC KABELWERK EUPEN AG LG CHEM MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORP NANOCOR, INC NANOGATE TECHNOLOGIES GMBH NANOLEDGE NANOSYS, INC NEOMAX MATERIALS CO., LTD NOBLE POLYMERS PANASONIC CORP PENTRON CLINICAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC POLYONE CORP RTP CO SABIC INNOVATIVE PLASTICS, LLC SCIPERIO, INC SHOWA DENKO K.K SIM COMPOSITES, INC SOUTHERN CLAY PRODUCTS, INC

12 SOUTHWEST NANOTECHNOLOGIES, INC SÜD-CHEMIE AG UBE INDUSTRIES, LTD UNITIKA, LTD VALSPAR CORP WILSON SPORTING GOODS CO ZYVEX CORP ZYVEX CORP. (CONTINUED)