Published February 2017 | 25 pages | Table of contents
Nanoscale Precipitated Calcium Carbonate/ Nanoscale Calcium Carbonate Particles (NPCC), also known as ultrafine PCC, are typically 10 – 80 nanometers (nm) with specific surface area (SSA) in the 30 – 60 m2/g range. Desirable properties include:
- high porosity
- high surface area to volume ratio
- exceptional mechanical properties.
Precipitated Calcium Carbonate (PCC) has been widely used for several years as a filler material in papermaking, coatings, plastics and agriculture. NPCC displays a number of unique properties compared to PCC and finds application as a functional filler and extender in plastic compounds in the plastics, rubber, coating, papermaking, paint, and printing ink industries. It’s most prominent current use is for improving the mechanical performance of plastics, polymer composites and rubber.
Report contents include:
- Main applications for Nano Precipitated Calcium Carbonate
- Demand for Nano Precipitated Calcium Carbonate by market
- Commercialization timeline
- Production volumes globally, in metric tons
- Demand by region
- Company profiles of Nano Precipitated Calcium Carbonate producers.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY…………………………………………………………… 5
2 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY………………………………………………….. 7
3 INTRODUCTION……………………………………………………………………… 8
3.1 Properties of nanomaterials……………………………………………………………………………………………… 8
3.2 Categorization………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 9
4 THE GLOBAL MARKET FOR NANOPRECIPITATED CALCIUM CARBONATE (NPCC)………………………………………………………………… 10
4.1 Properties……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 10
4.2 Applications……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 10
4.3 Demand by market…………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 12
4.4 Production volumes in metric tons, 2010-2025………………………………………………………………. 13
4.5 Production volumes, by region……………………………………………………………………………………….. 15
4.6 Prices……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 15
4.7 NPCC Producers……………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 16-23 (17 company profiles)
5 REFERENCES………………………………………………………………………. 24
TABLES
Table 1: The Global market for nanomaterials in 2015 in tons, market characteristics and growth prospects………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 5
Table 2: Categorization of nanomaterials……………………………………………………………………………………… 9
Table 3: Markets, benefits and applications of nano precipitated calcium carbonate…………………. 11
Table 4: Production volumes of nano precipitated calcium carbonate (metric tons), 2010-2025… 13
Table 5: Prices of nanoprecipitated calcium carbonate………………………………………………………………. 15
FIGURES
Figure 1: Demand for nano precipitated calcium carbonate, by market……………………………………… 12
Figure 2: Potential addressable market for NPCC, USD…………………………………………………………….. 13
Figure 3: Production volumes of nano precipitated calcium carbonate (metric tons), 2010-2025.. 14
Figure 4: Production volumes of nano precipitated calcium carblonate 2016, by region…………….. 15
