Anti-microbial Coatings

Table of Contents

I. INTRODUCTION, METHODOLOGY & PRODUCT DEFINITIONS

• Study Reliability And Reporting Limitations I-1
• Disclaimers I-2
• Data Interpretation & Reporting Level I-2
• Quantitative Techniques & Analytics I-3
• Product Definitions And Scope Of Study I-3
• 1. Indoor Air Quality I-3
• 2. Medical Devices I-4

II. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1. Industry Overview II-1

• Microbial Growth & Contamination: A Clear & Present Danger II-1
• The Battle Against Microbes Continues II-1
• The Environmentally Aware Consumer Base II-2
• Indoor Air Quality: A Prime Issue II-2
• Indoor Air Pollution: Moves Up the Anxiety Chart II-2
• A Peek Into the Gravity of the Problem II-3
• Role of Anti-Microbial Coatings in Elevating Sick Building Syndrome II-3
• Plagued by Microbes: Put On the Coat II-4
• Silver to the Rescue II-4
• Mold Remediation Offers a Banquet of Opportunities for Anti-Microbial Coatings II-4
• Anti-Microbial Coatings in Air Handling Systems: Scoring in Style II-5
• Ductworks: A Common Target for Microbes II-5
• The New Era of Bioremedial Construction II-6
• Tightening of Regulatory Handcuffs: A Mixed Bag of Opportunity & Challenges II-6
• An Insight into the Standards Set up by ASHRAE for IAQ Producers II-7
• Dire Need to Curb Hospital Acquired Infections Gets the Adrenalin Flowing II-7
• Wound Care Market Illuminated by the Creative Incandescence of AMC II-7
• A Case Study On the Efficiency of Anti-Microbial Coatings II-8
• Proliferation of Microbes Studied Under the Experiment II-8
• Table 1: Findings On the Counts of E. Coli Present on the Samples During Inoculation & After 24 Hours (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-8
• Table 2: Findings On the Counts of Listeria Present on the Samples During Inoculation & After 24 Hours (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-9
• Table 3: Findings On the Counts of Pseudomonas Present on the Samples During Inoculation & At Various Time Intervals After Inoculation - 3, 6, 24 & 48 Hours (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-9
• Table 4: Percentage of E. Coli Remaining on Untreated and Anti-microbial Treated Stainless Steel Surfaces At Various Time Intervals (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-9
• Number Speak: A Peek Into What's In-store for the Future II-10

2. Market Dynamics II-11

• Opportunities Galore in the HVAC Equipment Market II-11
• Contributing Factors to Faster Uptake of AMC based HVAC Equipments II-11
• Housing Starts & Remodeling: Two Key Demand Generating Opportunities II-12
• Table 5: The US Real Estate Market: Number of Housing Starts (In Thousand Units) by Region for the Years 2000 through 2005 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-12
• Table 6: US Residential Housing Statistics: Number of Single-Family, Multifamily Homes, and New Single-Family Home Sales, and Existing Home Sales for Years 2003 through 2007 (In Thousand Units) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-12
• Table 7: US Home Remodeling Market: Annual Spends for Years 2001 & 2003 (In US$ Billion) II-12
• The Battle Against Mold Provides a Platform for Demand Takeoff II-13
• Manufacturers Innovate to Stay Ahead of Competition II-13
• Nanotechnology Fortifies the Intrinsic Strength of AMC II-13
• Anti-Microbial Coatings Go Water-Based II-14
• n-halamine siloxane: A New Anti-Microbial Coating Ingredient II-14
• Next Generation Anti-Microbial Film Substrate Hits the Market II-14
• Anti-Microbial Coatings Spiral in Popularity in the Medical Devices Industry II-15
• Rise in Joint Replacement Surgeries II-15
• Rise in HAIs II-15
• Contamination of Intravenous Equipment: A Weighty Issue II-16
• Anti-microbial Coatings Effective Substitutes for Antibiotics II-16
• Faster Healing Times Promote Higher Growth in Wound Care Market II-17
• Hurdles to Overcome II-17
• Slower Technological Adoption Hampers Growth II-17
• Anti-Microbial Coatings Fall Prey to Consumer Ignorance II-18
• Incidences of Product Failures & Lack of Standards:An Expensive Price to Pay II-18
• Pricing Pressures Close In On the Market II-18
• High Entry Barriers II-18
• Reduced Bargaining Power to Settle Terms of Trade II-19
• What Are GPOs? II-19
• Cost Cuttings & Awareness Programs Extend the Market A Thumbs Up II-19
• Demand for High-Quality HVAC Systems Brings AMC into the Spotlight II-20
• Competitive Forces Rise Over the Horizon II-20
• The Big Boys Pose a Major Threat to Smaller Players II-20
• Who's Leading the Pack? II-21
• Table 8: Anti-microbial Coatings Market in the United States (2005): Percentage Market Share Breakdown of Leading Players in the Indoor Air Quality End-Use Market (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-21
• Threat of Substitute Products Hangs Like the Sword of Damocles II-21
• Disinfectants Spiral in Popularity On Par With Anti-Microbials II-21
• Table 9: US Disinfectants & Anti-microbial Market (1990, 2000, 2005): Retail Sales in US$ Million by Category - Consumer Care Products, Food & Beverage Processing, Medical & Health Care, Paints & Coatings, Plastics, Restaurants & Lodging, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-22

3. Product Overview II-23

• What Are Anti-Microbial Coatings? II-23
• Use of Anti-Microbial Coatings II-23
• How Is It Formulated? II-24
• Anti-Microbial Powder Coatings II-24
• Silver: An Invaluable Ingredient II-24
• How Does It Work? II-24
• Role of Silver in the Wound Care Market II-25
• Surface Modifications & Coatings: A Key Bacteria-Inhibitory Technique II-25
• Types of Bacteria II-26
• The Plague of Microbes Spans Far & Wide II-26
• Medical Equipments II-26
• Causative Factors for Biofilm Formation II-26
• Food Industry II-27
• Anti-microbial Coating: Invaluable in Food Packaging II-27
• Construction Industry II-28
• Brand TalkWho's Offering What! II-28
• AgION™ Enters the Hall of Fame II-28
• Microban: Next in Line II-29
• AcryMed's SilvaSorb Gel II-29
• McGill AirFlow's SilverGuard™ II-29
• Foster® Brand of Anti-Microbial Coatings II-29
• Other Noteworthy Brands II-30

4. Enduse Applications II-31

• A Primer II-31
• A Sneak Peek into Applications of Anti-microbial Coatings in Varied Industries II-31
• Industrial Market II-31
• Indoor Air Quality II-31
• Microbial Contamination in HVAC Equipment II-32
• IAQ Remediation Methods II-33
• Strategies to Offer Enhanced IAQ: A Tabular Representation II-33
• Mold Remediation II-33
• Formation of Mold Spores in Structures of Buildings II-33
• Controlling the Formation of Mold II-34
• Medical/Healthcare Market II-34
• Medical Devices II-35
• The Correlation between HAI & Increased Use of AMC II-35
• Anti-Microbial Coated Catheters II-35
• CVC & PICCs: Popular Substrates for Anti-MicrobialCoatings II-36
• Urinary (Bladder) Catheters II-36
• The Criticality of the Choice of Anti-Microbial Ingredients II-37
• Consumer Ignorance Acts as an Impasse for Faster Uptake II-37
• Wound Care Market II-37

5. Product Introductions/ Innovations II-39

• AgION Unveils SilverClene24™ Disinfectant II-39
• Zebra Unwraps Anti-microbial Coated Wristbands II-39
• Component Hardware's SANIGUARD™ Useful to Combat Norovirus II-39
• Medline Gears Up for Anti-microbial Lab Coat II-39
• SportsCoatings Rolls Out SAS II-40
• New Anti-microbial-Coated Leather Products II-40
• Tomlinson Industries Unwraps AgION® Coated Faucets II-40
• Food Slicers with Microban® Protection II-40
• Mark® Develops Anti-microbial-Coated Products II-40
• AgION® Anti-microbial-Coated Ice Maker Forays into the Market II-41
• Samsill Develops AgION®-based CleanTouch™ II-41
• Bianchi Incorporates AgION® into Automatic Vending Machines II-41
• AgION® Coated Stapler Hits the Aisle II-41
• BBJ Environmental Offers Anti-microbial-Coated HVAC Systems II-41
• California Paints Unveils Anti-microbial-Coated STOPZ® Primer II-42
• Cres Cor Offers Refrigerated Cabinets with Built-In Anti-microbial Coating II-42
• Specialty Coatings Company Debuts SAM II-42
• EnviroCare Rolls Out ForSite™ and Moldex™ I-42
• Motorola Releases i870 with Anti-microbial Protection II-43
• Everpure Develops AgION® Based Filter Cartridges II-43
• Vista Debuts Light Surfaces Coated with AgION® II-43
• NEOPERL Unveils Careguard™ with AgION® Protection II-43
• AgION® Coated Pens Enter the Market II-43
• Carrier Corporation and American Air Filter Jointly Develop Air Filters II-44
• AcryMed Launches Anti-microbial-Coated Catheters II-44
• Medline's Anti-microbial Coated Bed Linen Hits the Aisle II-44
• California Paints Debuts Microban Based Wallpaper Primer II-44
• STS Biopolymers Develops Medi-coat II-45
• New Anti-microbial Powder Coating from AK Coatings II-45

6. Recent Industry Activity II-46

• Nortek Purchases Two HVAC Businesses II-46
• AgION Enters into Alliance with Sommers Plastic II-46
• Rohm and Haas Collaborates with SpecialChem II-46
• Microban International Licenses Microban® to WestPoint Home II-46
• Microban International Inks Licensing Pact with Schroeder & Tremayne II-46
• Ceragenix Signs Vital Research Deals II-47
• AgION Grants Licenses to Three Industrial Coating Firms II-47
• Cook's CVC Receives FDA Approval II-47
• EPA Approves AgION's Anti-microbial Type AK II-47
• EPA Approves Alistagen's Caliwel II-48
• ALP Incorporates AgION's Anti-microbial Coating II-48
• Nova Forays into the European Realm II-48
• Thomson Ties Up with Horizon Business II-48
• Fiberlock Enter into Marketing Agreement with Roman Decorating II-48
• Microban Grants License for Microban® II-49
• AcryMed Receives FDA Approval for SilvaGard™ II-49
• I-Flow Gets FDA Nod for Anti-microbial-Coated Catheter II-49
• Covalon's ColActiveAg Wins FDA Approval II-49
• FDA Approves AgION's Zeolite II-49
• Smith & Nephew's ACTICOAT Bags US FDA Approval II-50
• Covalon's Covaclear-Ag Set to Get FDA Approvals II-50
• AgION's Zeolite Finds Way into HVAC Systems II-50
• Cook Gets CE Mark II-50
• AirQual Purchases DuPont's Anti-microbial Technology II-51
• US FDA Approves Cook's Central Venous Catheter II-51
• AK Steel Partners with Carrier II-51
• AK Steel Inks Supply Contract with PPG II-51
• AK Steel Sets Up Anti-microbial Coatings Business II-51
• Tnemec Company Signs Deal with HaloSource II-52
• Microban Enters into Deal with Hobart Corporation II-52

7. Focus on Select U.S. Players II-53

• AcryMed, Inc. II-53
• AEGIS Environments II-53
• AgION Technologies Inc. II-53
• AK Coatings, Inc. II-53
• Alistagen Corporation II-54
• BBJ Environmental Technologies, Inc. II-54
• Ceragenix Pharmaceuticals Inc. II-54
• Cupron, Inc. II-54
• Fosters Products Corporation II-54
• EnviroCare Corporation II-55
• Fiberlock Technologies, Inc. II-55
• HaloSource Inc. II-55
• Horizon Business Group II-55
• Microban International, Ltd. II-56
• Specialty Coatings Company, Inc. II-56
• SteriCoat, Inc. II-56
• SportsCoatings II-56

8. Market Analytics II-57

• Table 10: US Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Anti-microbial Coatings by End-Use Application - Indoor Air Quality and Medical Device Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for the Years 2000 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-57
• Table 11: US 10-Year Perspective for Anti-microbial Coatings by End-Use Application - Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for Indoor Air Quality and Medical Device for Years 2000, 2006, and 2010 II-57

III.COMPETITION

• 1. Acrymed, Inc. (USA) III-1
• 2. Advanced Coatings, Inc. (USA) III-3
• 3. Aegis Environments (USA) III-4
• 4. Agion™ Technologies, Inc. (USA) III-5
• 5. Airqual Corporation (USA) III-8
• 6. AK Coatings, Inc. (USA) III-9
• 7. Alistagen Corporation (USA) III-10
• 8. Applied Medical Coating A Division Of Metal Cladding, Inc. (USA) III-11
• 9. Arkema Group (France) III-12
• Arkema, Inc. (USA) III-21
• 10. AST Products, Inc. (USA) III-23
• 11. Avron46 (USA) III-25
• 12. Bacterin International, Inc. (USA) III-26
• 13. BBJ Environmental Technologies, Inc. (USA) III-28
• BBJ Environmental Solutions (USA) III-29
• 14. Bio-Barrier LLC (USA) III-30
• 15. Biocide International PLC (UK) III-31
• Biotech International Ltd. (UK) III-31
• 16. Bioni CS GmbH (Germany) III-33
• 17. Biosafe™, Inc. (USA) III-34
• 18. Brey-Krause Manufacturing Company (USA) III-35
• 19. California Paints (USA) III-37
• 20. Ceragenix Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (USA) III-39
• 21. Coatings Specialist Group (USA) III-41
• 22. Coattec Industries, Inc. (Germany) III-43
• 23. Cook, Inc. (USA) III-44
• 24. Covalon Technologies Ltd. (Canada) III-45
• Table 12: Nine Months Sales Analysis: 2005-2006 (Nine Months Ended, June) (In Can$ thousands) III-45
• 25. Crossroads Coatings (USA) III-47
• 26. Cupron, Inc (USA) III-48
• 27. Diptech Systems, Inc.(USA) III-49
• 28. Dow Corning Corporation (USA) III-51
• Table 13: Annual Sales Analysis: 2003-2005 (In US$ billion) III-51
• 29. Dur-A-Flex, Inc. (USA) III-55
• 30. E. I. Du Pont De Nemours and Company (USA) III-56
• Table 14: Annual Sales Analysis: 2003-2005 (In US$ billion) III-58
• Table 15: Annual Sales Analysis by Quarter: 2004-2005 (In US$ billion) III-58
• Table 16: Annual Sales Analysis by Segment: 2004-2005 (In US$ billion) III-58
• Table 17: Annual Sales Analysis by Geographic Region: 2004-2005 (In US$ billion) III-58
• Dupont Hua Jia Chemical Co., Ltd. (China) III-61
• 31. EnviroCare Corporation (USA) III-62
• 32. Fiberlock Technologies, Inc. (USA) III-63
• 33. Flametect Fabrics Limited (UK) III-64
• 34. Fosters Products Corporation (USA) III-65
• 35. Fraunhofer-POLO (Germany) III-67
• 36. Halosource, Inc. (USA) III-67
• 37. Hirshfield's, Inc. (USA) III-68
• 38. Hobart Corporation (USA) III-69
• 39. Hong Kong Air Purifier Center Ltd. (HKAPC) (Hong Kong) III-75
• 40. Horizon Business Group (USA) III-75
• 41. Icet, Inc. (USA) III-76
• 42. Kobe Steel Ltd. (Japan) III-77
• Table 18: Annual Sales Analysis: 2004-2006 (In ¥ billion) III-86
• Table 19: Annual Sales Analysis by Segment: 2005-2006 (In ¥ billion) III-86
• Table 20: Annual Sales Analysis by Segment: 2004-2005 (In ¥ billion) III-86
• 43. Kumaraswamy Chemicals (India) III-96
• 44. Lanxess Corporation (USA) III-97
• 45. MBEC Bioproducts, Inc. (Canada) III-104
• 46. Medline Industries, Inc. (USA) III-106
• 47. Microban International Ltd. (USA) III-111
• 48. Nanophase Technologies Corporation (USA) III-112
• Table 21: Half Yearly Sales Analysis: 2005-2006 (H1) (In US$ million) III-113
• Table 22: Annual Sales Analysis: 2004-2005 (In US$ million) III-113
• 49. Nova Biogenetics, Inc. (USA) III-116
• Table 23: Nine Months Sales Analysis: 2005-2006 (Nine Months Ended, March) (In US$ million) III-116
• Table 24: Annual Sales Analysis: 2004-2005 (In US$ million) III-117
• 50. Nucryst Pharmaceuticals Corporation (USA) III-119
• Table 25: Half Yearly Sales Analysis: 2005-2006 (H1) (In US$ million) III-120
• Table 26: Half Yearly Sales Analysis by Quarter: 2005-2006 (H1) (In US$ million) III-120
• Table 27: Annual Sales Analysis: 2003-2005 (In US$ million) III-120
• Table 28: Annual Sales Analysis by Segment: 2004-2005 (In US$ million)Corporation) III-120
• 51. Opticon Medical (USA) III-121
• 52. Orion Industries Ltd. (USA) III-122
• 53. Protective Chemistries, Inc. (USA) III-123
• 54. QuantumSphere, Inc. (USA) III-124
• 55. Rohm & Haas Company (USA) III-125
• Table 29: First Quarter Sales Analysis: 2005-2006 (In US$ million) III-128
• Table 30: First Quarter Sales Analysis: 2005-2006 (In US$ million) III-128
• Table 31: First Quarter Sales Analysis by Geographic Region: 2005-2006 (In US$ million) III-128
• Table 32: Annual Sales Analysis: 2003-2005 (In US$ million) III-128
• Table 33: Annual Sales Analysis by Quarter: 2004-2005 (In US$ million) III-129
• Table 34: Annual Sales Analysis by Segment: 2004-2005 (In US$ million) III-129
• Table 35: Annual Sales Analysis by Geographic Region: 2004-2005 (In US$ million) III-129
• 56. Sealocrete PLA Ltd. (UK) III-137
• 57. Sinanen Zeomic Co., Ltd. (Japan) III-140
• 58. Slipmate (USA) III-141
• 59. Specialty Coatings Company, Inc. (USA) III-141
• 60. Spraylat Corporation (USA) III-142
• 61. Stepan Company (USA) III-144
• Table 36: Half Yearly Sales Analysis: 2005-2006 (H1) (In US$ million) III-145
• Table 37: Half Yearly Sales Analysis by Quarter: 2005-2006 (H1) (In US$ million) III-146
• Table 38: Annual Sales Analysis: 2004-2005 (In US$ million) III-146
• Table 39: Annual Sales Analysis by Quarter: 2004-2005 (In US$ million) III-146
• Table 40: Annual Sales Analysis by Segment: 2004-2005 (In US$ million) III-146
• Table 41: Annual Sales Analysis by Geographic Region: 2004-2005 (In US$ million) III-146
• 62. Stericoat, Inc. (USA) III-148
• 63. TEC (USA) III-148
• 64. The Coating Specialist Group - Sportscoatings (USA) III-149
• 65. The Sherwin-Williams Company (USA) III-151
• Table 42: Half Yearly Sales Analysis: 2005-2006 (H1) (In US$ million) III-151
• Table 43: Annual Sales Analysis: 2004-2005 (In US$ million) III-152
• 66. Zebra Technologies Corporation (USA) III-154
• Table 44: Half Yearly Sales Analysis: 2005-2006 (H1) (In US$ million) III-155
• Table 45: Half Yearly Sales Analysis by Product: 2005-2006 (H1) (In US$ million) III-155
• Table 46: Half Yearly Sales Analysis by Geographic Region: 2005-2006 (H1) (In US$ million) III-156
• Table 47: Annual Sales Analysis: 2003-2005 (In US$ million) III-156
• Table 48: Annual Sales Analysis by Product: 2004-2005 (In US$ million) III-156
• Table 49: Annual Sales Analysis by Geographic Region: 2004-2005 (In US$ million) III-156