Abstract
Advanced glasses and ceramics are used in a wide variety of high technology and specialty applications. Compared to traditional glasses, these specialty glasses contain
specific additions or may comprise of entirely different compositions, often based on
novel processes. Performance properties of these advanced glasses include fused silica,
silicates, borosilicates, phosphates, germanates, chalcogenides, ionic glasses (such as
halides, nitrates, sulfates and carbonates), and glass ceramics. The use of advanced
glasses varies widely but most are used as substrates for electronic displays, optical
fibers, thick-film packaging and substrates, optical disc substrates, aerospace and highperformance
composites, medical and dental implants, dental materials, and radiation
shielding.
Since BCC last studied the market for advanced glasses and glass ceramics, developments
in North America have undergone significant change, and these are still proceeding. Many of the high-tech end-use markets collapsed in the early years of the decade and, with increased globalization, customer industries are moving offshore, in particular to China. Finally, innovation continues at a very robust pace. All of this makes a renewed look at advanced glasses imperative.
This comprehensive report covers the present status and future prospects for advanced glass and ceramic materials in North America. It discusses the many issues concerning the merits and future prospects of the business, including company strategies and technologies.
The applications are broadly categorized into four segments. For each, the report provides an analysis of material and product types, properties, current and potential uses, new developments, global and North American markets, and foreign competition. The report is an important strategic tool for decision makers in the
advanced glasses industry, as well as those industries
that utilize the materials.
SCOPE OF STUDY
This important study:
- Provides an overview of the advanced and
specialty glass materials, their production
technologies, and applications
- Identifies the technological and business issues
related to the commercial production of
advanced and specialty glasses
- Determines the current size and future growth
of the North American markets for advanced
and specialty glasses
- Assesses market growth, materials, production,
status of commercial development, barriers
to entry, and market leaders.
- Identifies and profiles all North American producers
and suppliers of advanced and specialty
glasses
- Discusses foreign producers and the extent
of their competition.
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