Keywords : Graphite, graphite product
As a kind of core and essential raw material with high tech content, isostatic graphite is widely used in industries like PV, electrical discharge machining, optical fiber manufacturing and new-type nuclear power. After 2006, the boom of PV industry across the world broke the supply-demand balance of the isostatic graphite market, accelerating the strain of market supply. Against the backdrop, isostatic graphite giants in America, Japan and Europ...
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As a kind of core and essential raw material with high tech content, isostatic graphite is widely used in industries like PV, electrical discharge machining, optical fiber manufacturing and new-type nuclear power. After 2006, the boom of PV industry across the world broke the supply-demand balance of the isostatic graphite market, accelerating the strain of market supply. Against the backdrop, isostatic graphite giants in America, Japan and Europe invested heavily to expand capacity in the aim of cushioning the strain. In 2011, the worldwide supply gap of isostatic graphite was no more than 1,500 tons. It is estimated that the market will pick up the supply-demand balance in 2012. In this round of expansion of isostatic graphite capacity, China has become a popular investment destination as well as the most important consumer market. ?
As a global leader in manufacturing industry and the largest PV products producer, China has long been the huge demander for isostatic graphite. With China’s skyrocketing development of PV industry in recent years, the demand for isostatic graphite is increasing year by year. However, either the output or the quality of isostatic graphite of China failed to get improved efficiently due to laggard manufacturing technologies, on top of technology lock-in by the foreign counterparts. In 2011, China’s demand for isostatic graphite hit 18,000 tons, while the output was no more than 9,500 tons, with the supply gap reaching 8,500 tons. At present, most Chinese enterprises recently tapping into isostatic graphite business have encountered difficulties such as insufficient technological reserves and unreasonable product mix which are hard to be resolved in the short term. The estimation shows that the supply of high-end isostatic graphite with demanding specification, fine structure in China will remain tight in the coming years.
The report touches on the development of global and China isostatic graphite industry and highlights isostatic graphite business of 8 foreign enterpreises, incluidng POCO, GrafTech, Mersen, TOYO TANSO, SGL, Tokai Carbon, IBIDEN and NTC, as well as 10 domestic enterprises including Fangda Carbon New Material, Shida Carbon and Sinosteel Shanghai Advanced Graphite Material.
TOYO TANSO boasts the world’s largest isostatic graphite manufacturer, with the capacity in 2011 hitting 11,000 tons. Its products cover major downstream sectors. Currently, the company’s 4,000-ton isostatic graphite production line is under construction. After it being put into production, the isostatic graphite capacity of the company is expected to total 15,000 tons.
Stemming from France-based LCL, Mersen is the first foreign isostatic graphite producer that established production base in China, with the capacity in 2011 registering 10,000 tons. By 2012 when its capacity expansion project in Chongqing base will be finished, the total isostatic graphite capacity of the company will report 11,000 t/a.
SGL is a transnational carbon product company, with isostatic graphite production bases located in Yangquan of Shanxi Province and Bonn in Germany. In July 2010, the company announced to invest EUR75 million to increase the isostatic graphite capacity from 5,000 t/a to 15,000 t/a. And the project is under construction.
Fangda Carbon New Material has become the only domestic isostatic graphite producer with sophisticated technology in the wake of its acquisition of Chengdu Carbon. In 2012, the isostatic graphite capacity of the company attained 4,000 t/a. Thus far, its 30,000 t/a special graphite project got approval at the general meeting of shareholders. And the isostatic graphite capacity of the company is expected to record 24,000 t/a in the long run.
Mineral Mining Industry in China
Table of Contents
1 Overview of Isostatic Graphite
1.1 Profile
1.2 Application
1.3 Industry Chain
2 Development of Global Isostatic Graphite Industry
2.1 Overview
2.2 Production
2.3 Demand
2.4 Competition Pattern
2.5 United States
2.6 Japan
2.7 Germany
2.8 France
Summary
3 Development of China Isostatic Graphite Industry
3.1 Development Environment
3.1.1 Policy Environment
3.1.2 Technology Environment
3.2 Supply
3.3 Demand
3.3.1 Demand Volume
3.3.2 Demand Structure
3.4 Import & Export
3.5 Competition Pattern
3.6 Projects under Construction/Planning
3.7 Problems
Summary
4 Development of Downstream Industries
4.1 PV Industry
4.1.1 Development Environment
4.1.2 Market Size
4.1.3 Isostatic Graphite Demand
4.2 Electrical Discharge Machining (EDM) Industry
4.2.1 Profile
4.2.2 Isostatic Graphite Demand
4.3 Nuclear Power Industry
4.3.1 Profile
4.3.2 Isostatic Graphite Demand
Summary
5 Key Enterprises Worldwide
5.1 POCO
5.1.1 Profile
5.1.2 Isostatic Graphite Business
5.2 GrafTech
5.2.1 Profile
5.2.2 Operation
5.2.3 Isostatic Graphite Business
5.3 Mersen
5.3.1 Profile
5.3.2 Operation
5.3.3 Isostatic Graphite Business
5.4 TOYO TANSO
5.4.1 Profile
5.4.2 Operation
5.4.3 Isostatic Graphite Business
5.5 Tokai Carbon
5.5.1 Profile
5.5.2 Operation
5.5.3 Isostatic Graphite Business
5.6 SGL
5.6.1 Profile
5.6.2 Operation
5.6.3 Isostatic Graphite Business
5.7 IBIDEN
5.7.1 Profile
5.7.2 Operation
5.7.3 Isostatic Graphite Business
5.8 NTC
5.8.1 Profile
5.8.2 Isostatic Graphite Business
Summary
6 Key Enterprises in China
6.1 Fangda Carbon New Material Co., Ltd.
6.1.1 Profile
6.1.2 Operation
6.1.3 Isostatic Graphite Business
6.2 SINO Steel Jilin Carbon Co., Ltd.
6.2.1 Profile
6.2.2 Operation
6.2.3 Isostatic Graphite Business
6.3 Sinosteel Shanghai Advanced Graphite Material Co., Ltd.
6.3.1 Profile
6.3.2 Isostatic Graphite Business
6.4 Mersen (Chongqing)
6.4.1 Profile
6.4.2 Isostatic Graphite Business
6.5 Pingdingshan Tianbao Carbon Co., Ltd.
6.5.1 Profile
6.5.2 Isostatic Graphite Business
6.6 Liaoning Dahua Glory Special Graphite Co., Ltd.
6.6.1 Profile
6.6.2 Isostatic Graphite Projects
6.7 Shida Carbon
6.7.1 Profile
6.7.2 Isostatic Graphite Business
6.8 Others
6.8.1 Hemsun High Purity Graphite Technology Co., Ltd.
6.8.2 Henan Provincial Special Thermal Engineering Furnace Material Co., Ltd.
6.8.3 Baofeng Five-star Graphite Co., Ltd.
Summary
Selected Charts
Application of Isostatic Graphite
Isostatic Graphite Industry Chain
Global Isostatic Graphite Output, 2006-2015
Global Isostatic Graphite Demand, 2006-2015
Global Demand for Isostatic Graphite by Field, 2011
Actual and Long-Term Isostatic Graphite Capacity of Global Top 10 Enterprises, 2011
Capacity of American Isostatic Graphite Producers, 2012
Capacity of Japanese Isostatic Graphite Producers, 2012
Capacity of German Isostatic Graphite Producers, 2012
Output and Demand of Isostatic Graphite Worldwide, 2006-2015
Policies on Isostatic Graphite Industry in China, 2006-2012
Isostatic Graphite Output of China, 2006-2012
Demand for Isostatic Graphite in China, 2006-2012
Demand for Isostatic Graphite in China by Field, 2006-2012
Net Import Volume of Isostatic Graphite in China, 2006-2012
Capacity and Maximum Specification of Top 10 Isostatic Graphite Enterprises in China, 2012
Parameters of Isostatic Pressing Machines of Isostatic Graphite Manufacturers in China, 2012
Isostatic Graphite Projects under Planning/Construction in China, 2012
Performance Comparison between Isostatic Graphite Products Made by Chinese and Foreign Enterprises, 2012
Output and Demand of Isostatic Graphite in China, 2006-2012
New and Cumulative PV Installed Capacity of China, 2006-2015
Solar Cell Output of China, 2006-2015
Crystalline Silicon Cell Output and Isostatic Graphite Demand in China, 2011-2015
Output Value of Mould Industry in China, 2009-2015
Demand for Isostatic Graphite for Electrical Discharge Machining in China, 2006-2015
Demand for Isostatic Graphite in China, 2012-2015
Demand for Isostatic Graphite in PV, Electrical Discharge Machining and Nuclear Power Industries in China, 2006-2015
Performance Index of POCO’s Isostatic Graphite for Electrical Discharge Machining, 2012
Revenue and Net Income of GrafTech, 2008-2012
Performance Index of Isostatic Graphite Products of GrafTech, 2012
Revenue and Net Income of Mersen, 2008-2012
Isostatic Graphite Capacity of Mersen, 2006-2012
Revenue and Net Income of TOYO TANSO, FY2008-FY2012
Isostatic Graphite Production and Processing Institutions Affiliated to TOYO TANSO
Development History of Isostatic Graphite Business of TOYO TANSO, 1974-2010
Isostatic Graphite Capacity of TOYO TANSO, 2006-2012
Revenue and Net Income of Tokai Carbon, 2008-2012
Revenue of Tokai Carbon by Product, 2011
Isostatic Graphite Capacity of Tokai Carbon, 2006-2012
Performance Index of Isostatic Graphite G Series of Tokai Carbon, 2012
Performance Index of Tokai Carbon’s Isostatic Graphite for Electrical Discharge Machining, 2012
Revenue and Net Income of SGL, 2008-2012
Isostatic Graphite Capacity of SGL, 2006-2012
Financial Index of IBIDEN, FY2007-FY2012
Coverage of Isostatic Graphite Products of IBIDEN, 2012
Isostatic Graphite Capacity of IBIDEN, 2008-2013
Isostatic Graphite Capacity of NTC, 2010-2012
Capacity of Global Leading Isostatic Graphite Manufacturers, 2012
Revenue and Net Income of Fangda Carbon New Material, 2008-2012
Isostatic Graphite Project of Fangda Carbon New Material, 2011
Capacity and Output of Isostatic Graphite Products of Chengdu Carbon, 2008-2012
Performance Index and Application of Isostatic Graphite Products of Chengdu Carbon, 2012
Isostatic Graphite Specifications of Chengdu Carbon, 2012
Revenue and Net Income of Sinosteel Shanghai Advanced Graphite Material, 2008-2012
Graphite Capacity of Sinosteel Shanghai Advanced Graphite Material, 2012
Isostatic Graphite Project of Sinosteel Shanghai Advanced Graphite Material, 2011
Isostatic Graphite Project of Mersen (Chongqing), 2004-2011
Isostatic Graphite Capacity of Mersen (Chongqing), 2008-2012
Performance Index of Isostatic Graphite Products of Pingdingshan Tianbao Carbon, 2012
Isostatic Graphite Projects of Liaoning Dahua Glory Special Graphite, 2011-2012
Capacity of Subordinated Enterprises of Shida Carbon, 2012
Isostatic Graphite Projects of Shida Carbon, 2010-2011
Isostatic Graphite Projects of Hemsun High Purity Graphite Technology, 2011-2012
Performance Index of Isostatic Graphite Products of Hemsun High Purity Graphite Technology, 2012
Performance Index of Isostatic Graphite Products of Henan Provincial Special Thermal Engineering Furnace Material, 2012
Specifications of Isostatic Graphite Products of Henan Provincial Special Thermal Engineering Furnace Material, 2012
Performance Index of Isostatic Graphite Products of Baofeng Five-star Graphite, 2012
Isostatic Graphite Capacity of China, 2012
