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Geographically, this report splits the United States market into seven regions:
The West
Southwest
The Middle Atlantic
New England
The South
The Midwest
with sales (volume), revenue (value), market share and growth rate of Single-wall Carbon Nanotube in these regions, from 2012 to 2022 (forecast).
United States Single-wall Carbon Nanotube market competition by top manufacturers/players, with Single-wall Carbon Nanotube sales volume, price, revenue (Million USD) and market share for each manufacturer/player; the top players including
Arkema
Anaori Carbon
Graphenea
Mitsubishi Rayon
Hexcel
Zoltek
Evonik
DuPont
Sun Nanotek
Nanothinx
Toho Tenax
Toray Industries
Shenzhen Nanotech Port
Hybrid Plastics
Powdermet
On the basis of product, this report displays the sales volume, revenue, product price, market share and growth rate of each type, primarily split into
Armchair Form Carbon Nanotube
Zigzag Form Carbon Nanotube
Chiral Form Carbon Nanotube
On the basis on the end users/applications, this report focuses on the status and outlook for major applications/end users, sales volume, market share and growth rate of Single-wall Carbon Nanotube for each application, including
Electronics & Semiconductor
Energy
Aerospace & Defense
Automotive
Other
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United States Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Market Report 2017
1 Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Overview
1.1 Product Overview and Scope of Single-wall Carbon Nanotube
1.2 Classification of Single-wall Carbon Nanotube by Product Category
1.2.1 United States Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Market Size (Sales Volume) Comparison by Type (2012-2022)
1.2.2 United States Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Market Size (Sales Volume) Market Share by Type (Product Category) in 2016
1.2.3 Armchair Form Carbon Nanotube
1.2.4 Zigzag Form Carbon Nanotube
1.2.5 Chiral Form Carbon Nanotube
1.3 United States Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Market by Application/End Users
1.3.1 United States Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Market Size (Consumption) and Market Share Comparison by Application (2012-2022)
1.3.2 Electronics & Semiconductor
1.3.3 Energy
1.3.4 Aerospace & Defense
1.3.5 Automotive
1.3.6 Other
1.4 United States Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Market by Region
1.4.1 United States Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Market Size (Value) Comparison by Region (2012-2022)
1.4.2 The West Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Status and Prospect (2012-2022)
1.4.3 Southwest Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Status and Prospect (2012-2022)
1.4.4 The Middle Atlantic Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Status and Prospect (2012-2022)
1.4.5 New England Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Status and Prospect (2012-2022)
1.4.6 The South Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Status and Prospect (2012-2022)
1.4.7 The Midwest Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Status and Prospect (2012-2022)
1.5 United States Market Size (Value and Volume) of Single-wall Carbon Nanotube (2012-2022)
1.5.1 United States Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Sales and Growth Rate (2012-2022)
1.5.2 United States Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Revenue and Growth Rate (2012-2022)
2 United States Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Market Competition by Players/Suppliers
2.1 United States Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Sales and Market Share of Key Players/Suppliers (2012-2017)
2.2 United States Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Revenue and Share by Players/Suppliers (2012-2017)
2.3 United States Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Average Price by Players/Suppliers (2012-2017)
2.4 United States Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Market Competitive Situation and Trends
2.4.1 United States Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Market Concentration Rate
2.4.2 United States Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Market Share of Top 3 and Top 5 Players/Suppliers
2.4.3 Mergers & Acquisitions, Expansion in United States Market
2.5 United States Players/Suppliers Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Manufacturing Base Distribution, Sales Area, Product Type
3 United States Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Sales (Volume) and Revenue (Value) by Region (2012-2017)
3.1 United States Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Sales and Market Share by Region (2012-2017)
3.2 United States Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Revenue and Market Share by Region (2012-2017)
3.3 United States Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Price by Region (2012-2017)
4 United States Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Sales (Volume) and Revenue (Value) by Type (Product Category) (2012-2017)
4.1 United States Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Sales and Market Share by Type (Product Category) (2012-2017)
4.2 United States Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Revenue and Market Share by Type (2012-2017)
4.3 United States Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Price by Type (2012-2017)
4.4 United States Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Sales Growth Rate by Type (2012-2017)
5 United States Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Sales (Volume) by Application (2012-2017)
5.1 United States Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Sales and Market Share by Application (2012-2017)
5.2 United States Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Sales Growth Rate by Application (2012-2017)
5.3 Market Drivers and Opportunities
6 United States Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Players/Suppliers Profiles and Sales Data
6.1 Arkema
6.1.1 Company Basic Information, Manufacturing Base and Competitors
6.1.2 Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Product Category, Application and Specification
6.1.2.1 Product A
6.1.2.2 Product B
6.1.3 Arkema Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2012-2017)
6.1.4 Main Business/Business Overview
6.2 Anaori Carbon
6.2.2 Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Product Category, Application and Specification
6.2.2.1 Product A
6.2.2.2 Product B
6.2.3 Anaori Carbon Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2012-2017)
6.2.4 Main Business/Business Overview
6.3 Graphenea
6.3.2 Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Product Category, Application and Specification
6.3.2.1 Product A
6.3.2.2 Product B
6.3.3 Graphenea Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2012-2017)
6.3.4 Main Business/Business Overview
6.4 Mitsubishi Rayon
6.4.2 Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Product Category, Application and Specification
6.4.2.1 Product A
6.4.2.2 Product B
6.4.3 Mitsubishi Rayon Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2012-2017)
6.4.4 Main Business/Business Overview
6.5 Hexcel
6.5.2 Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Product Category, Application and Specification
6.5.2.1 Product A
6.5.2.2 Product B
6.5.3 Hexcel Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2012-2017)
6.5.4 Main Business/Business Overview
6.6 Zoltek
6.6.2 Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Product Category, Application and Specification
6.6.2.1 Product A
6.6.2.2 Product B
6.6.3 Zoltek Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2012-2017)
6.6.4 Main Business/Business Overview
6.7 Evonik
6.7.2 Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Product Category, Application and Specification
6.7.2.1 Product A
6.7.2.2 Product B
6.7.3 Evonik Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2012-2017)
6.7.4 Main Business/Business Overview
6.8 DuPont
6.8.2 Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Product Category, Application and Specification
6.8.2.1 Product A
6.8.2.2 Product B
6.8.3 DuPont Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2012-2017)
6.8.4 Main Business/Business Overview
6.9 Sun Nanotek
6.9.2 Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Product Category, Application and Specification
6.9.2.1 Product A
6.9.2.2 Product B
6.9.3 Sun Nanotek Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2012-2017)
6.9.4 Main Business/Business Overview
6.10 Nanothinx
6.10.2 Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Product Category, Application and Specification
6.10.2.1 Product A
6.10.2.2 Product B
6.10.3 Nanothinx Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2012-2017)
6.10.4 Main Business/Business Overview
6.11 Toho Tenax
6.12 Toray Industries
6.13 Shenzhen Nanotech Port
6.14 Hybrid Plastics
6.15 Powdermet
7 Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Manufacturing Cost Analysis
7.1 Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Key Raw Materials Analysis
7.1.1 Key Raw Materials
7.1.2 Price Trend of Key Raw Materials
7.1.3 Key Suppliers of Raw Materials
7.1.4 Market Concentration Rate of Raw Materials
7.2 Proportion of Manufacturing Cost Structure
7.2.1 Raw Materials
7.2.2 Labor Cost
7.2.3 Manufacturing Expenses
7.3 Manufacturing Process Analysis of Single-wall Carbon Nanotube
8 Industrial Chain, Sourcing Strategy and Downstream Buyers
8.1 Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Industrial Chain Analysis
8.2 Upstream Raw Materials Sourcing
8.3 Raw Materials Sources of Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Major Manufacturers in 2016
8.4 Downstream Buyers
9 Marketing Strategy Analysis, Distributors/Traders
9.1 Marketing Channel
9.1.1 Direct Marketing
9.1.2 Indirect Marketing
9.1.3 Marketing Channel Development Trend
9.2 Market Positioning
9.2.1 Pricing Strategy
9.2.2 Brand Strategy
9.2.3 Target Client
9.3 Distributors/Traders List
10 Market Effect Factors Analysis
10.1 Technology Progress/Risk
10.1.1 Substitutes Threat
10.1.2 Technology Progress in Related Industry
10.2 Consumer Needs/Customer Preference Change
10.3 Economic/Political Environmental Change
11 United States Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Market Size (Value and Volume) Forecast (2017-2022)
11.1 United States Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Sales Volume, Revenue Forecast (2017-2022)
11.2 United States Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Sales Volume Forecast by Type (2017-2022)
11.3 United States Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Sales Volume Forecast by Application (2017-2022)
11.4 United States Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Sales Volume Forecast by Region (2017-2022)
12 Research Findings and Conclusion
13 Appendix
13.1 Methodology/Research Approach
13.1.1 Research Programs/Design
13.1.2 Market Size Estimation
13.1.3 Market Breakdown and Data Triangulation
13.2 Data Source
13.2.1 Secondary Sources
13.2.2 Primary Sources
13.3 Disclaimer
Figure Product Picture of Single-wall Carbon Nanotube
Figure United States Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Market Size (K MT) by Type (2012-2022)
Figure United States Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Sales Volume Market Share by Type (Product Category) in 2016
Figure Armchair Form Carbon Nanotube Product Picture
Figure Zigzag Form Carbon Nanotube Product Picture
Figure Chiral Form Carbon Nanotube Product Picture
Figure United States Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Market Size (K MT) by Application (2012-2022)
Figure United States Sales Market Share of Single-wall Carbon Nanotube by Application in 2016
Figure Electronics & Semiconductor Examples
Figure Energy Examples
Figure Aerospace & Defense Examples
Figure Automotive Examples
Figure Other Examples
Figure United States Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Market Size (Million USD) by Region (2012-2022)
Figure The West Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Revenue (Million USD) and Growth Rate (2012-2022)
Figure Southwest Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Revenue (Million USD) and Growth Rate (2012-2022)
Figure The Middle Atlantic Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Revenue (Million USD) and Growth Rate (2012-2022)
Figure New England Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Revenue (Million USD) and Growth Rate (2012-2022)
Figure The South of US Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Revenue (Million USD) and Growth Rate (2012-2022)
Figure The Midwest Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Revenue (Million USD) and Growth Rate (2012-2022)
Figure United States Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Sales (K MT) and Growth Rate (2012-2022)
Figure United States Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Revenue (Million USD) and Growth Rate (2012-2022)
Figure United States Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Market Major Players Product Sales Volume (K MT) (2012-2017)
Table United States Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Sales (K MT) of Key Players/Suppliers (2012-2017)
Table United States Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Sales Share by Players/Suppliers (2012-2017)
Figure 2016 United States Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Sales Share by Players/Suppliers
Figure 2017 United States Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Sales Share by Players/Suppliers
Figure United States Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Market Major Players Product Revenue (Million USD) (2012-2017)
Table United States Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Revenue (Million USD) by Players/Suppliers (2012-2017)
Table United States Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Revenue Share by Players/Suppliers (2012-2017)
Figure 2016 United States Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Revenue Share by Players/Suppliers
Figure 2017 United States Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Revenue Share by Players/Suppliers
Table United States Market Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Average Price (USD/MT) of Key Players/Suppliers (2012-2017)
Figure United States Market Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Average Price (USD/MT) of Key Players/Suppliers in 2016
Figure United States Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Market Share of Top 3 Players/Suppliers
Figure United States Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Market Share of Top 5 Players/Suppliers
Table United States Players/Suppliers Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Manufacturing Base Distribution and Sales Area
Table United States Players/Suppliers Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Product Category
Table United States Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Sales (K MT) by Region (2012-2017)
Table United States Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Sales Share by Region (2012-2017)
Figure United States Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Sales Share by Region (2012-2017)
Figure United States Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Sales Market Share by Region in 2016
Table United States Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Revenue (Million USD) and Market Share by Region (2012-2017)
Table United States Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Revenue Share by Region (2012-2017)
Figure United States Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Revenue Market Share by Region (2012-2017)
Figure United States Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Revenue Market Share by Region in 2016
Table United States Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Price (USD/MT) by Region (2012-2017)
Table United States Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Sales (K MT) by Type (2012-2017)
Table United States Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Sales Share by Type (2012-2017)
Figure United States Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Sales Share by Type (2012-2017)
Figure United States Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Sales Market Share by Type in 2016
Table United States Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Revenue (Million USD) and Market Share by Type (2012-2017)
Table United States Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Revenue Share by Type (2012-2017)
Figure Revenue Market Share of Single-wall Carbon Nanotube by Type (2012-2017)
Figure Revenue Market Share of Single-wall Carbon Nanotube by Type in 2016
Table United States Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Price (USD/MT) by Types (2012-2017)
Figure United States Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Sales Growth Rate by Type (2012-2017)
Table United States Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Sales (K MT) by Application (2012-2017)
Table United States Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Sales Market Share by Application (2012-2017)
Figure United States Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Sales Market Share by Application (2012-2017)
Figure United States Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Sales Market Share by Application in 2016
Table United States Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Sales Growth Rate by Application (2012-2017)
Figure United States Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Sales Growth Rate by Application (2012-2017)
Table Arkema Basic Information List
Table Arkema Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Sales (K MT), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/MT) and Gross Margin (2012-2017)
Figure Arkema Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Sales Growth Rate (2012-2017)
Figure Arkema Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Sales Market Share in United States (2012-2017)
Figure Arkema Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Revenue Market Share in United States (2012-2017)
Table Anaori Carbon Basic Information List
Table Anaori Carbon Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Sales (K MT), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/MT) and Gross Margin (2012-2017)
Figure Anaori Carbon Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Sales Growth Rate (2012-2017)
Figure Anaori Carbon Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Sales Market Share in United States (2012-2017)
Figure Anaori Carbon Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Revenue Market Share in United States (2012-2017)
Table Graphenea Basic Information List
Table Graphenea Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Sales (K MT), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/MT) and Gross Margin (2012-2017)
Figure Graphenea Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Sales Growth Rate (2012-2017)
Figure Graphenea Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Sales Market Share in United States (2012-2017)
Figure Graphenea Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Revenue Market Share in United States (2012-2017)
Table Mitsubishi Rayon Basic Information List
Table Mitsubishi Rayon Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Sales (K MT), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/MT) and Gross Margin (2012-2017)
Figure Mitsubishi Rayon Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Sales Growth Rate (2012-2017)
Figure Mitsubishi Rayon Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Sales Market Share in United States (2012-2017)
Figure Mitsubishi Rayon Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Revenue Market Share in United States (2012-2017)
Table Hexcel Basic Information List
Table Hexcel Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Sales (K MT), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/MT) and Gross Margin (2012-2017)
Figure Hexcel Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Sales Growth Rate (2012-2017)
Figure Hexcel Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Sales Market Share in United States (2012-2017)
Figure Hexcel Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Revenue Market Share in United States (2012-2017)
Table Zoltek Basic Information List
Table Zoltek Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Sales (K MT), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/MT) and Gross Margin (2012-2017)
Figure Zoltek Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Sales Growth Rate (2012-2017)
Figure Zoltek Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Sales Market Share in United States (2012-2017)
Figure Zoltek Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Revenue Market Share in United States (2012-2017)
Table Evonik Basic Information List
Table Evonik Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Sales (K MT), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/MT) and Gross Margin (2012-2017)
Figure Evonik Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Sales Growth Rate (2012-2017)
Figure Evonik Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Sales Market Share in United States (2012-2017)
Figure Evonik Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Revenue Market Share in United States (2012-2017)
Table DuPont Basic Information List
Table DuPont Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Sales (K MT), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/MT) and Gross Margin (2012-2017)
Figure DuPont Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Sales Growth Rate (2012-2017)
Figure DuPont Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Sales Market Share in United States (2012-2017)
Figure DuPont Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Revenue Market Share in United States (2012-2017)
Table Sun Nanotek Basic Information List
Table Sun Nanotek Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Sales (K MT), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/MT) and Gross Margin (2012-2017)
Figure Sun Nanotek Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Sales Growth Rate (2012-2017)
Figure Sun Nanotek Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Sales Market Share in United States (2012-2017)
Figure Sun Nanotek Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Revenue Market Share in United States (2012-2017)
Table Nanothinx Basic Information List
Table Nanothinx Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Sales (K MT), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/MT) and Gross Margin (2012-2017)
Figure Nanothinx Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Sales Growth Rate (2012-2017)
Figure Nanothinx Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Sales Market Share in United States (2012-2017)
Figure Nanothinx Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Revenue Market Share in United States (2012-2017)
Table Toho Tenax Basic Information List
Table Toray Industries Basic Information List
Table Shenzhen Nanotech Port Basic Information List
Table Hybrid Plastics Basic Information List
Table Powdermet Basic Information List
Table Production Base and Market Concentration Rate of Raw Material
Figure Price Trend of Key Raw Materials
Table Key Suppliers of Raw Materials
Figure Manufacturing Cost Structure of Single-wall Carbon Nanotube
Figure Manufacturing Process Analysis of Single-wall Carbon Nanotube
Figure Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Industrial Chain Analysis
Table Raw Materials Sources of Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Major Players/Suppliers in 2016
Table Major Buyers of Single-wall Carbon Nanotube
Table Distributors/Traders List
Figure United States Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Sales Volume (K MT) and Growth Rate Forecast (2017-2022)
Figure United States Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Revenue (Million USD) and Growth Rate Forecast (2017-2022)
Figure United States Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Price (USD/MT) Trend Forecast (2017-2022)
Table United States Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Sales Volume (K MT) Forecast by Type (2017-2022)
Figure United States Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Sales Volume (K MT) Forecast by Type (2017-2022)
Figure United States Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Sales Volume (K MT) Forecast by Type in 2022
Table United States Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Sales Volume (K MT) Forecast by Application (2017-2022)
Figure United States Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Sales Volume (K MT) Forecast by Application (2017-2022)
Figure United States Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Sales Volume (K MT) Forecast by Application in 2022
Table United States Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Sales Volume (K MT) Forecast by Region (2017-2022)
Table United States Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Sales Volume Share Forecast by Region (2017-2022)
Figure United States Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Sales Volume Share Forecast by Region (2017-2022)
Figure United States Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Sales Volume Share Forecast by Region in 2022
Table Research Programs/Design for This Report
Figure Bottom-up and Top-down Approaches for This Report
Figure Data Triangulation
Table Key Data Information from Secondary Sources
Table Key Data Information from Primary Sources
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