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SUPERHARD MATERIALS - A GLOBAL STRATEGIC BUSINESS REPORT   

Research Abstract

This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Superhard Materials in US$ Million by the following product segments: Cemented Carbides, Tool Steels, Ceramics, Diamond, and CBN/PCBN. The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for the North America, Europe, and Rest of World. Annual estimates and forecasts are provided for each region for the period 2007 through 2015. A seven-year historic analysis is also provided for these markets. The report profiles 148 companies including many key and niche players such as Abrasive Technology Ltd., Ceradyne Inc., ESK, COI Ceramics Inc., Dennis Tool & Supply Co., Deutsche Edelstahlwerke GmbH, Diamond Boart S.A, Electro Abrasives Corp., Element Six, H.C. Starck Inc., Kennametal Inc., Kyocera Industrial Ceramics Corp., MorganTechnical Ceramics, Mudanjiang Jingangzhuan Boron Carbide, Novatek Inc., Precorp Inc., Sandvik Tooling AB, Diamond Innovations, Inc., Saint-Gobain Advanced Ceramics Corp., Norton, Warren/Amplex Superabrasives, Sumitomo Electric Hardmetal Corp., US Synthetic Corp., and ZYP Coatings Inc. Market data and analytics are derived from primary and secondary research. Company profiles are mostly extracted from URL research and reported select online sources.

Code : MCP-2657
Price : $4950
Companies : 148
Pages : 372
Date : September 2010
Market Data Tables : 74

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS

  SUPERHARD MATERIALS (Complete Report) Pages : 372   | $4950
 
  1. INTRODUCTION, METHODOLOGY & PRODUCT DEFINITIONS.......15 $295  
   Study Reliability And Reporting Limitations.......1  
   Disclaimers.......2  
   Data Interpretation & Reporting Level.......3
Quantitative Techniques & Analytics.......3
Product Definitions And Scope Of Study.......3
Cemented Carbides.......3
  
   Tool Steels.......4
Ceramics.......4
Diamonds.......4
  
   CBN/PCBN.......5  
  2. OVERVIEW........6   
   Introduction........6
Super Alloys........6
Superhard Tools........6
1$100
   Superhard Materials - Room for Further Technological Innovations........7
1$100
  3. MARKET ANALYSIS........8   
   Current & Future Analysis........8
Tableau of Active and Operational Diamond Mines Worldwide........8
2$200
  4. TRENDS & ISSUES........103 $295  
   Global Rough Diamond Market Experiences Negative Growth Amidst Recession........10
Low Wage Countries Gear up with Higher Growth........10
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   New Tools to Decrease Production Time by Virtue of Superhard Materials........11
CBN Demand Surging through Technological and Application Advances........11
Diamond - Still the Most Preferred One for Harsh Conditions........11
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   North America - Unchallenged Leader in Ceramic and Diamond Sector........12
Powdered Materials - Issue of Concern for Health and Environment Authorities........12
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  5. PRODUCT OVERVIEW........1334 $3950  
   Hardness - The Core Concept........13
Superhard Materials: An Introduction........13
Product Segments........13
I. Cemented Carbides........13
Physical Properties........13
Raw Materials........13
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   Table 1: Global Cemented Carbide Market (2008): Percentage Breakdown of Annual Production of Rare Metal (Nickel) by Major Country/ Region – Russia, Canada, Australia, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)........14

Table 2: Global Cemented Carbide Market (2008): Percentage Breakdown of Annual Production of Rare Metal (Vanadium) by Major Country/ Region – South Africa, China, Russia, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)........14

Table 3: Global Cemented Carbide Market (2008): Percentage Breakdown of Annual Production of Rare Metal (Chrome) by Major Country/ Region – South Africa, India, Kazakhstan, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)........14
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   Table 4: Global Cemented Carbide Market (2008): Percentage Breakdown of Annual Production of Rare Metal (Tungsten) by Major Country/ Region – China, Russia, Austria, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)........15

Table 5: Global Cemented Carbide Market (2008): Percentage Breakdown of Annual Production of Rare Metal (Cobalt) by Major Country/ Region – Congo, Zambia, Australia, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)........15
Production Process........15
Applications........15
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   Quality of a Cemented Carbide Tool........16
Types of Carbide Cutting Tools........16
Carbide Cutting Tools........16
Coated Carbides........16
CVD Vs. PVD........16
1$100
   Advantages........17
Manufacturing Capacity........17
Cemented Tungsten Carbide........17
Categories of Tungsten Carbide........17
Category 1........17
Category 2........17
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   Category 3........18
Binder Systems........18
Carbides: Driving the Tungsten Market........18
II. Tool Steels........18
Introduction........18
Types of Tool Steels........18
High-Speed Tool Steels........18
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   Hot-Work Tool Steels........19
Cold-Work Tool Steels........19
Shock-Resistant Tool Steels........19
Mold Steels........19
Special-Purpose Tool Steels........19
Water-Hardening Tool Steels........19
Tailored for Application........19
1$100
   Welding of Tool Steels........20
III. Ceramics........20
Introduction........20
Characteristics of Ceramics........20
1$100
   Categories of Ceramics........21
Traditional Ceramics........21
Advanced Ceramics........21
Design of Advanced Ceramics........21
1$100
   Manufacturing of Advanced Ceramics........22
Types of Advanced Ceramics........22
Structural Ceramics........22
1$100
   Ceramic Coatings........23
Monolithic Ceramics........23
Engineered Ceramic Composite Materials........23
1$100
   Refractories........24
Ceramic Matrix Composites........24
Typical applications of CMCs........24
1$100
   Ceramic Fibers and Coatings........25
Key Developments in Advanced Ceramics........25
Near Net Shape Technique Reducing Manufacturing Costs........25
1$100
   Trends and Issues........26
Rising Demand for Ceramic Armor Fueling Structural Ceramics Sales........26
Advanced Ceramics to Prove Advantageous in Aluminum Production........26
Opportunities for Advanced Ceramics in Chemical Processing Reactors........26
Silicon-Nitride Ceramic Ball Bearings Outlast Conventional Steel Bearings........26
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   IV. Diamonds........27
Diamond: The Hardest Natural Material........27
Table 6: Global Diamond Market (2009): Percentage Breakdown of Demand by Type – Gem Diamond, and Industrial Diamond........27
Properties of Diamond........27
Price Vs. Quality........27
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   Diamond Production Worldwide........28
Table 7: Global Rough Diamond Market (2009): Percentage Breakdown of Annual Production of Gem Diamonds in Volume Terms by Country/Region – Russia, DRC, Botswana, Australia, Canada, South Africa, Angola, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)........28
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   Table 8: Global Rough Diamond Market (2009): Percentage Breakdown of Annual Production of Gem Diamond in Value Terms by Country/Region –Russia, Canada, Botswana, South Africa, Angola, Australia, DRC and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)........29
Leading Players........29
Table 9: Global Rough Diamond Market (2009): Percentage Breakdown of Leading Gem Diamond Producers in Volume Terms for Alrosa, De Beers, Rio Tinto, BHP Billiton, Harry Winston, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)........29
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   Table 10: Global Rough Diamond Market (2009): Percentage Breakdown of Leading Gem Diamond Producers in Value Terms for De Beers, Alrosa, Rio Tinto, BHP Billiton, Harry Winston, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)........30
Imports Scenario........30
Table 11: Global Diamond Imports (2007): Annual Breakdown of Rough, Polished and manufactured/ Synthetic Diamonds in Volume Terms by Country/ Region –EU, India, UAE, China, Israel, Switzerland, USA, Thailand, South Africa, Canada and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)........30
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   Table 12: Global Diamond Imports (2007): Annual Breakdown of Rough, Polished and Manufactured/ Synthetic Diamonds in Value Terms by Country/ Region –EU, India, Israel, China, South Africa, UAE, Switzerland, USA, Thailand, Canada and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)........31
Global Diamond Production - Historic Statistics........31
Table 13: Major Producers in the Global Diamond Market (2004): Annual Production in US$ Billion for Select Region/Country – Botswana, Russia, Canada, South Africa, Namibia, and Australia (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)........31
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   Table 14: Major Producers in the Global Diamond Market (2002 - 2005): Annual Production in Million Carats for Select Region/Country – Botswana, Russia, Canada, South Africa, and Australia (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)........32

Table 15: Global Diamond Market (2006): Annual Production in Million Carats by Largest Mine, Location, and Owning Company (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)........32
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   Applications........33
Industrial Diamonds........33
Table 16: Global Industrial Diamond Market (2009): Percentage Breakdown of Demand for Synthetic Diamond and Natural Diamond........33
Diamond: Product Segments........33
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   Natural Diamond........34
Properties of Natural Diamond:........34
Categorization of Natural Diamonds........34
Natural Diamond Categories........34
Natural Industrial Diamonds........34
1$100
   End-Use Applications........35
End Use of Industrial Diamonds Based on Grit Sizes........35
Historic Review........35
1$100
   Synthetic Industrial Diamonds........36
Process of Manufacture........36
Major Product Categories........36
1$100
   Product Description: Synthetic Industrial Diamonds........37
End-Use Applications........37
Synthetic Industrial Diamonds: End Use Applications (By Category)........37
Synthetic Industrial Diamonds Production........37
1$100
   Historical Perspective........38
Table 17: World Synthetic Diamond Market (2005): Percentage Share of Leading Producers of Synthetic Industrial Diamond by Country- United States, Russia, South Africa, Ireland, Japan, Belarus, China, Sweden, Ukraine and France (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)........38
Natural Vs. Synthetic Diamonds: A Comparative Study........38
1$350
   Diamond Thin Films........39
Properties of Diamond Thin Films........39
Process of Manufacture........39
Types of Diamond Thin Films........39
Major End-Use Applications........39
1$100
   Diamond Supply Chain........40
Supply Limited to a Consortium of Market Primes........40
Rough Diamonds Expected to Lead the Market........40
Artificial Diamonds Steal the Show........40
V. Cubic Boron Nitride........40
1$100
   Cubic Boron Nitride: Product Segments........41
Mono crystalline Cubic Boron Nitride........41
Polycrystalline Cubic Boron Nitride (PCBN)........41
Product Analysis: PCBN Products........41
1$100
   Polycrystalline Cubic Boron Nitride (PCBN) Thin Films........42
Manufacturing Procedures........42
Electron Beam Evaporation Technique (Through Hot Filament Usage)........42
Metal-Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition (MO-CVD) Technique........42
Atmospheric Pressure Chemical Vapor Deposition Technique........42
Microwave Plasma Assisted Metal-Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition
  (MP-MO-CVD)........42
Major End-Use Applications........42
1$100
   Materials Recommended for Cutting with Cubic Boron Nitride (CBN)........43
Productivity Compresses Cost Issues........43
Maintenance is Low for PCBN Tools........43
1$100
   CBN Plated Wheels........44
Swift Following........44
1$100
   The Coolant Factor........45
CBN Wheel Vs Commodity Wheel........45
Plastic Wheels: CBN Feeling the Pinch........45
Optimos by Saint Gobain Provides Alternative to CBN Wheels........45
1$100
   CBN Wheels Market........46
1$100
  6. RECENT INDUSTRY ACTIVITY........478 $595  
   Saint-Gobain Divests Advanced Ceramics Business to CoorsTek........47
Krahn Chemie and H.C. Starck Ceramics Form Cooperation to Sell Silicon Nitride and
  Silicon carbide........47
Sandvik to Take Over WBH........47
1$100
   Erasteel Acquires Steel Service Center from Crucible Materials Corp........48
II-VI Enters into Joint Venture with Sunpower........48
ADT Bags Order for Supply of Diamond Biosensors to Detect Water-Borne
  Pathogens........48
Duralor to Establish New Nanomanufacturing Facility in the US........48
1$100
   Carborundum’s Chinese Joint Venture to Split........49
Kennametal Divests High Speed Steel Drills and Associated Product Lines........49
Sandvik Tooling Acquires Stake in Precorp........49
1$100
   ALROSA Inks Agreement with RADWIN for Wireless Systems........50
De Beers Divests Entire Stake in Williamson Diamonds Limited........50
BRC Diamond Buys Diamond Core Resources........50
Morgan Crucible to Acquire Two Technical Ceramics Businesses........50
Vaaldiam Buys Major Stake in Great Western Diamonds Corp.........50
Burgon Tool Steel Takes Over Kloster Steel........50
1$100
   Bohler-Uddeholm Acquires Summerville Steel........51
Carpenter Powdered Products Takes Over UltraFine Powder Technology........51
Barat Carbide Renames as Element Six Hard Materials........51
1$100
   3M Snaps Up Diamond Productions........52
Ceradyne Acquires EaglePicher Boron........52
Edelstahl Witten-Krefeld Merges with Edelstahlwerke Südwestfalen........52
Element Six completes its acquisition of Barat Carbide Group........52
Sandvik Tooling Acquires Diamond Innovations........52
Kennametal Acquires Purity Metal Holdings........52
Kennametal Acquires Federal Signal’s Cutting Tool Business........52
1$100
   Schmolz & Bickenbach Acquires Finkl & Sons........53
Voestalpine Acquires Böhler Uddeholm........53
Sumitomo Subsidiary Buys a Stake of 75% in Master Tool Corp........53
H.C. Starck Enters into Tantalum Purchasing Deal........53
Bayer Sells H.C. Starck........53
Hunan Nonferrous Metals to Transfer its Stake in Two Units........53
1$100
   Hunan Nonferrous Metals to Sell its Stakes for 2.0 billion Yuan........54
Sandvik to Expand Indian Business........54
1$100
  7. PRODUCT INTRODUCTIONS/INNOVATIONS........554 $395  
   Advanced Diamond Technologies Launches UNCD® T30™........55
MTC ElectroCeramics Unveils New Devices for Metering of Utilities........55
ADT Launches World’s Smoothest Diamond, UNCD Horizon........55
1$100
   Sandvik Coromant Launches Tooling Solutions for Slitting and Grooving........56
ADT Introduces Diamond with Electrical Conductivity........56
Morgan Technical Ceramics Unveils PZT-5K-HD Series........56
Nano Steel Introduces SHS 8000........56
1$100
   Seco Tools Launches Secomax CBN400C........57
Meister Abrasives Launches Novel Hybrid Bonding Technology........57
Valenite Launches VForce Milling Cutter........57
Valenite Launches VFlash Milling Cutter........57
1$100
   Lach Diamant Launches New Grinding Products........58
Sandvik Coromant Introduces the Coropak Range........58
Morgan Electro Ceramics Launches New Piezoelectric Components........58
1$100
  8. FOCUS ON SELECT GLOBAL PLAYERS........598 $595  
   Abrasive Technology Ltd. (US)........59
Ceradyne, Inc. (US)........59
ESK (US)........59
COI Ceramics, Inc. (US)........59
1$100
   Dennis Tool & Supply Co. (US)........60
Deutsche Edelstahlwerke GmbH (Germany)........60
Diamant Boart S.A. (Belgium)........60
1$100
   Electro Abrasives Corp. (US)........61
Element Six (UK)........61
H.C. Starck, Inc. (US)........61
1$100
   Kennametal, Inc. (US)........62
Kyocera Industrial Ceramics Corp. (US)........62
1$100
   Morgan Technical Ceramics (US)........63
Mudanjiang Jingangzhuan Boron Carbide (China)........63
Novatek, Inc. (US)........63
1$100
   Precorp, Inc. (US)........64
Sandvik Tooling AB (Sweden)........64
Diamond Innovations, Inc. (US)........64
1$100
   Saint-Gobain Advanced Ceramics Corp. (US)........65
Norton (US)........65
Warren/Amplex Superabrasives (US)........65
1$100
   Sumitomo Electric Hardmetal Corp. (Japan)........66
US Synthetic Corp. (US)........66
ZYP Coatings, Inc. (US)........66
1$100
  9. GLOBAL MARKET PERSPECTIVE........67   
   Table 18: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Superhard Materials by Geographic Region – North America, Europe and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)........671$350
   Table 19: World Historic Review for Superhard Materials by Geographic Region – North America, Europe and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)........681$350
   Table 20: World 11-Year Perspective for Superhard Materials by Geographic Region – Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for North America, Europe and Rest of World Markets for Years 2005, 2010 and 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)........691$350
   Table 21: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Cemented Carbides by Geographic Region – North America, Europe and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)........701$350
   Table 22: World Historic Review for Cemented Carbides by Geographic Region – North America, Europe and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)........711$350
   Table 23: World 11-Year Perspective for Cemented Carbides by Geographic Region – Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for North America, Europe and Rest of World Markets for Years 2005, 2010 and 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)........721$350
   Table 24: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Tool Steels by Geographic Region – North America, Europe and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)........731$350
   Table 25: World Historic Review for Tool Steels by Geographic Region – North America, Europe and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)........741$350
   Table 26: World 11-Year Perspective for Tool Steels by Geographic Region – Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for North America, Europe and Rest of the World Markets for Years 2005, 2010 and 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)........751$350
   Table 27: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Ceramics by Geographic Region – North America, Europe and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)........761$350
   Table 28: World Historic Review for Ceramics by Geographic Region – North America, Europe and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)........771$350
   Table 29: World 11-Year Perspective for Ceramics by Geographic Region – Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for North America, Europe and Rest of World Markets for Years 2005, 2010 and 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)........781$350
   Table 30: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Diamonds by Geographic Region – North America, Europe and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)........791$350
   Table 31: World Historic Review for Diamonds by Geographic Region – North America, Europe and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)........801$350
   Table 32: World 11-Year Perspective for Diamonds by Geographic Region – Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for North America, Europe and Rest of World Markets for Years 2005, 2010 and 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)........811$350
   Table 33: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for CBN/PCBN by Geographic Region – North America, Europe and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)........821$350
   Table 34: World Historic Review for CBN/PCBN by Geographic Region – North America, Europe and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2000 through 2006(includes corresponding Graph/Chart)........831$350
   Table 35: World 11-Year Perspective for CBN/PCBN by Geographic Region – Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for North America, Europe and Rest of World Markets for Years 2005, 2010 and 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)........84
1$350
  10. NORTH AMERICA........8519 $3850  
   A. Market Analysis........85
Overview of Canadian Diamond Market........85
Northwest Territories: Primary Beneficiary of Canadian Diamonds........85
1$100
   Import and Export Scenario........86
US Market Analysis........86
Silicon Carbide........86
Silicon Carbide (Sic) Cutting Tools become the Rage........86
Diamond........86
Economic Recession Slows Down Demand for Diamond Products in the US........86
1$100
   Industrial Diamond Market........87
Future Prospect for Industrial Diamonds........87
Technological Developments Pave Way for Future Growth........87
End-Users........87
1$100
   Table 36: Industrial Diamond Market in the United States (2007-2009): Annual Production of Industrial Diamond Powder, Dust, Bort and Grit (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)........88

Table 37: Industrial Diamond Market in the United States (2007-2009): Annual Consumption of Industrial Diamond Powder, Dust, Bort and Grit (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)........88
Import-Export Scenario........88
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   Table 38: Industrial Diamond Market in the United States (2007-2009): Annual Imports of Industrial Diamond Powder, Dust, Bort and Grit (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)........89

Table 39: Industrial Diamond Market in the United States (2007-2009): Annual Exports of Industrial Diamond Powder, Dust, Bort and Grit (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)........89
1$350
   Table 40: US Diamond Market (2008): Percentage Breakdown of Imports of Industrial Diamond Powder, Dust, Bort and Grit by Country – China, Ireland, Russia, Korea, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)........90

Table 41: US Diamond Market (2007-2009): Percentage Breakdown of Imports of Natural Industrial Diamond Stones by Country – Botswana, South Africa, Namibia, India, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)........90
1$350
   Natural Industrial Diamonds Market in the US – Historical Snapshots........91
Table 42: US Industrial Diamond Market (2004 & 2005): Annual Exports of Natural Industrial Diamond Powder, Dust & Grit in Thousand Carats by Country – Switzerland, Japan, Republic of Korea, Ireland, Mexico, United Kingdom, Canada, Belgium, Spain, and Other (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)........91

Table 43: US Industrial Diamond Market (2004 & 2005): Annual Exports of Natural Industrial Diamond Powder, Dust & Grit in US$ Thousand by Country – Switzerland, Japan, Canada, Ireland, Mexico, Republic of Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, United Kingdom, and Other (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)........91
1$350
   Natural Industrial Diamond Stones........92
Table 44: Industrial Diamond Market in the United States (2007-2009): Annual Imports of Natural IndustrialDiamond Stones (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)........92

Table 45: Industrial Diamond Market in the United States (2007-2009): Annual Consumption of Natural Industrial Diamond Stones (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)........92
1$350
   Historic Statistics........93
Imports........93
Table 46: US Natural Diamond Market (2004 & 2005): Imports of Natural Industrial Diamond Stones in Thousand Carats by Country – Botswana, Namibia, Russia, Ghana, India, Australia, Belgium, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)........93

Table 47: US Natural Diamond Market (2004 & 2005): Imports of Natural Industrial Diamond Stones in US$ Thousand by Country – Botswana, Russia, Namibia, Ghana, Australia, Belgium, United Kingdom, India, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)........93
1$350
   Exports........94
Table 48: US Natural Diamond Market (2004):Exports of Natural Industrial Diamond Stones in Thousand Carats by Country – Hong Kong, Belgium, and Canada (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)........94

Table 49: US Natural Diamond Market (2004): Exports of Natural Industrial Diamond Stones in US$ Thousand by Country – Hong Kong, Belgium, and Canada (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)........94
1$350
   Table 50: US Natural Diamond Market (2004 & 2005): Annual Re-Exports of Natural Industrial Diamond Stones in Thousand Carats by Country –Belgium, Japan, Hong Kong, United Arab Emirates, Canada, Switzerland, United Kingdom, and Other (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)........95

Table 51: US Natural Diamond Market (2004): Annual Re-Exports of Natural Industrial Diamond Stones in US$ Thousand by Country –Belgium, Japan, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, Republic of Korea, Israel, Hong Kong, Canada, India, Germany, Taiwan, Switzerland, and Other (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)........95
1$350
   Synthetic Diamonds........96
Table 52: Industrial Diamond Market in the US (2009): Percentage Breakdown of Demand for Natural Diamond and Synthetic Diamond........96
Synthetic Industrial Diamonds Market in the US – Historical Statistics........96
Table 53: Industrial Diamond Market in United States (2001-2004): Production of Industrial Synthetic Diamond (In thousand carats) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)........96
1$350
   Exports........97
Table 54: US Industrial Diamond Market (2004 & 2005): Annual Exports of Synthetic Industrial Diamond Powder, Dust, and Grit in Thousand Carats by Country – Ireland, Japan, Republic of Korea, Italy, Switzerland, Canada, Brazil, Thailand, India, Singapore, United Kingdom, Taiwan, Germany, and Other (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)........97
1$350
   Table 55: US Industrial Diamond Market (2004 & 2005): Annual Exports of Synthetic Industrial Diamond Powder, Dust, and Grit in US$ Thousand by Country – Ireland, Japan, Republic of Korea, Switzerland, Canada, Italy, Brazil, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom, India, Germany, and Other (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)........981$350
   Recycling of Used Industrial Diamonds........99
Table 56: Industrial Diamond Market in the United States (2007-2009): Annual Recycling of Industrial Diamond Powder, Dust, Bort and Grit (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)........99
1$350
   Table 57: Industrial Diamond Market in the United States (2007-2009): Annual Recycling of Industrial Diamond Stones (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)........100
Advanced Ceramic Coating Market in North America........100
Table 58: High Performance Ceramic Coating Market in North America (2004): Percentage Breakdown by Type - Thermal Spray, CVD, PVD and Other (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)........100
1$350
   Select Players........101
B. Market Analytics........101
Table 59: North American Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Superhard Materials by Product Segment – Cemented Carbides, Tool Steels, Ceramics, Diamond and CBN/PCBN Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)........101
1$350
   Table 60: North American Historic Review for Superhard Materials by Product Segment – Cemented Carbides, Tool Steels, Ceramics, Diamond and CBN/PCBN Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)........1021$350
   Table 61: North American 11-Year Perspective for Superhard Materials by Product Segment – Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for Cemented Carbides, Tool Steels, Ceramics, Diamond, and CBN/PCBN for years 2005, 2010 and 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)........103
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  11. EUROPE........1044 $950  
   A. Market Analysis........104
Current & Future Analysis........104
Russia: One of the Leading Producers of Diamond........104
Impact of Recession........104
Cost Pressures Force European Ceramic Manufacturers to Shut Down Plants........104
Select Players........104
1$100
   B. Market Analytics........105
Table 62: European Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Superhard Materials by Product Segment– Cemented Carbides, Tool Steels, Ceramics, Diamond and CBN/PCBN Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)........105
1$350
   Table 63: European Historic Review for Superhard Materials by Product Segment – Cemented Carbides, Tool Steels, Ceramics, Diamond and CBN/PCBN Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)........1061$350
   Table 64: European 11-Year Perspective for Superhard Materials by Product Segment – Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for Cemented Carbides, Tool Steels, Ceramics, Diamond, and CBN/PCBN for years 2005, 2010 and 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)........107
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  12. REST OF WORLD........1089 $1950  
   A. Market Analysis........108
A Brief Overview of Select Regions........108
Japan........108
Recessionary Trends........108
Recession Leads to Contraction of Sales in the Japanese Cemented Carbide Tool Market........108
Import and Export Scenario – Historic Statistics........108
1$100
   Table 65: Japanese Market for Industrial Diamonds: Annual Imports and Exports in US$ Million for Years 2003 & 2004........109
Asia-Pacific........109
Major Active and Operational Diamond Mines in Asia-Pacific........109
Australia........109
India........109
1$350
   Table 66: India’s Placement in the Global Diamond Cutting and Polishing Market (2009) in Value Terms (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)........110

Table 67: India’s Workforce Advantage in the Global Diamond Cutting and Polishing Market (2009)........110

Table 68: India’s Cost Advantage in the Global Diamond Cutting and Polishing Market (2009): Breakdown by Average Manufacturing Cost in US$ by Country/Region – India, China/Thailand, Israel, South Africa, and Belgium........110
1$350
   Table 69: Diamond Market in Asia-Pacific (2004): Annual Production Figures in Million Carats for Select Country – Australia, China, Indonesia, and India........111
Africa........111
A Sneak-Peek into Diamond Mining in Africa........111
Table 70: South Africa: Diamond Mining Methods V/s Costs........111
Major Participants in Worldwide Diamond Business Value Chain in Tanzania........111
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   Table 71: Diamond Market in Tanzania (2008): Percentage Breakdown of Women Participation in Small-Scale Mining by Commodity – Gemstone, Dimension Stone, Salt, Gold, Diamond, and Aggregates (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)........1121$350
   Tableau of Active and Operational Diamond Mines in Africa........113
Select Players........113
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   B. Market Analytics........114
Table 72: Rest of World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Superhard Materials by Product Segment– Cemented Carbides, Tool Steels, Ceramics, Diamond and CBN/PCBN Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales in US$ Million for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)........114
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   Table 73: Rest of World Historic Review for Superhard Materials by Product Segment–Cemented Carbides, Tool Steels, Ceramics, Diamond and CBN/PCBN Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)........1151$350
   Table 74: Rest of World 11-Year Perspective for Superhard Materials by Product Segment – Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for Cemented Carbides, Tool Steels, Ceramics, Diamond, and CBN/PCBN for years 2005, 2010 and 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)........1161$350
COMPETITION 246$995
  
Total Companies Profiled: 143 (including Divisions/Subsidiaries - 168)

Region/Country                 Players


The United States                 46  
Japan                              7
Europe                            69
     France                        9
     Germany                      16
     The United Kingdom           18
     Italy                         5
     Spain                         1
     Rest of Europe               20
Asia-Pacific (Excluding Japan)    45
Africa                             1
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