Report Highlights

The North American market for high-performance ceramic coatings was worth $1.3 billion in 2010 and $1.4 billion in 2011. It is expected to grow to more than $2.0 billion by 2016, a projected five-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.4%.

Report Scope

This BCC study has been conducted with a global perspective in terms of materials and their applications. Market projections have been conducted for North America. All market table values are in 2010 U.S. dollars.

The report provides business planners and managers with an improved understanding of the direction and impact of the high-performance ceramic coating technologies, and how markets will be affected and new opportunities created.

The report contains:

An in-depth analysis of the technologies used for high--performance ceramic coatings.

An overview of materials for high-performance ceramic coatings and their properties.

New developments and recent patents in high-performance ceramic thermal spray, PVD, CVD and other coating techniques.

Current and potential applications for high-performance ceramic coatings.

Current and future market projections for ceramic coatings in all the major applications.

Profiles of current industry players, including suppliers of equipment, consumables, coating service providers and users.

A review of the economic/market opportunities for current industry participants and new entrants.

BCC feels, therefore, that the qualitative and quantitative judgments embodied in this report are a valuable contribution to the current knowledge of high-performance ceramic coatings.

Analyst Credentials

Andrew McWilliams spent more than 25 years as a consultant with Ernst & Young, McKinsey & Company and A.T. Kearny focused on manufacturing before segueing into research analysis. He has been covering myriad technology categories for BCC Research for more than 15 years. McWilliams has a BA from Princeton University and an MA from Harvard University. He has worked in more than 40 countries and he resides in the greater Boston area.

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