Global Titanium Report 2016 - Markets, Opportunities, and New Processes

Dublin, June 30, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "The Titanium Age: Markets, Opportunities, and New Processes" report to their offering.

This report, the third version of the initial titanium study analyzes current markets in titanium, pricing and supply issues in a range of titanium products like scrap, sponge, ingot, plate, etc., and effects of current economic and demand conditions. The report also discusses emerging market opportunities through the maturing of technologies that promise to reduce the cost of titanium extraction, manufacturing, machining and welding. Forecasts are provided for both traditional and potential new titanium markets in a number of key sectors.

This new market study analyzes the current state of traditional titanium markets and current economic conditions. The effects of emerging low cost titanium processes and the market forces that will determine the future of the industry are investigated in detail. New and sometimes unexpected market opportunities are analyzed and forecasts are provided for both traditional markets, some of them unaffected by low cost processes, and new market opportunities created by low cost titanium.

The report is based on more than 100 in-depth interviews with experts from industry, Government and academia, as well as a broad range of published materials.

The Titanium Industry, Markets and Forecasts

Titanium, raw materials production

Demand Drivers

Supply Side - Capacity

Current and Historical Prices, Forecasts

Market segments:

- Aerospace
- - Engines
- - Airframe
- - New aircraft
- Industrial
- - Chemical processing
- - Power generation
- - Desalinization
- - Automotive
- - - Cars
- - - Trucks and heavy vehicles
- Medical
- - Implants
- - Surgical instruments
- Military
- - Aerospace
- - Marine
- - Land-based
- Consumer

Emerging Markets and Latent Demand

- Effect of new processes
- - Extraction (Armstrong, MER, etc.)
- - Fabrication
- - Manufacture
- - Welding
- - Machining
- Aerospace markets
- Automotive markets
- Industrial markets
- Medical
- Consumer

Key Topics Covered:

Part I: Titanium Background
1.1 Overview
1.2 Titanium in Industry
1.3 History
1.4 Titanium Production
1.5 Issues with Titanium

Part II: Industry Landscape
2.1 The Demand Side
2.1.1 The Aerospace Sector
2.1.1.1 Titanium Deployment in Aircraft
2.1.1.2 The Evolving Aerospace Market
2.1.1.3 Regulations and Certification
2.1.2 Industry, Chemical Processing, etc.
2.1.3 Medical Applications
2.1.4 Consumer Markets
2.1.5 Automotive Applications
2.2 The Supply Side
2.2.1 Titanium Supply, Demand and Price Dynamics
2.2.2 Pre-Melt: Sponge and Scrap
2.2.2.1 Sponge
2.2.2.2 Scrap
2.2.2.2.1 Alloying
2.2.3 Melt Products
2.2.4 Mill Products
2.2.5 Capacity Today
2.3 Demand Drivers, Effects on Prices
2.3.1 The Aerospace Factor
2.3.2 Other Factors in Supply
2.3.3 The Effect on New Markets
2.4 Industry Contracts, Agreements and Price Negotiations

Part III: Cost Issues, Lead Times and Today's Market Outlook
3.1 Effects of Price Volatility and Industry Structure
3.2 Price Behavior and Forecasts
3.2.1 Sponge
3.2.2 Scrap
3.2.3 Melt Products
3.2.3.1 Slab
3.2.3.2 Ingot
3.2.3.3 Electrodes
3.2.3.4 Plate
3.2.3.4.1 Plate Prices
3.2.3.4.2 Toll Rolling
3.3 Today's Market Outlook
3.3.1 Effects of the Slowdown
3.3.2 Recovery of the Titanium Industry
3.4 Lead Times

Part 4: Commercialization of Low-Cost Titanium
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Raw Material Issues
4.3 Composition and Alloying
4.4 Quality, Purity, Performance
4.5 Ore-To-Metal Processes
4.5.1 MER/DuPont
4.5.2 Rio Tinto
4.5.3 UTRS, Inc.
4.6 The Powder Advantage
4.6.1 Introduction
4.6.2 MMS-Scanpac
4.6.3 University of Utah
4.6.4 ADMA Products
4.6.5 ITP/Cristal Metals
4.6.6 Metalysis
4.6.7 Oak Ridge/Boeing
4.6.8 Powder Applications, Demand & Pricing
4.6.9 Metal Injection Molding
4.6.10 3-D Printing/Additive Manufacturing
4.7 Manufacture & Fabrication
4.7.1 American Titanium Works
4.7.2 Ti Squared Technologies
4.8 Machining
4.9 Welding
4.10 Titanium Process Commercialization
4.11 Effect of a New, Low-Cost Player

Part 5: Latent Demand and Market Opportunities
5.1 Current Market Outlook: Conventional and Latent Demand
5.2 Consumer Markets
5.2.1 Established Consumer Applications
5.2.1.1 Sporting Goods
5.2.1.2 Jewelry
5.2.1.3 Architecture
5.2.1.4 Marine Markets
5.2.1.5 Price and Supply Issues
5.2.1.6 Latent Consumer Demand
5.3 Automotive Markets
5.3.1 Trucks and Commercial Vehicles
5.3.1.1 Turbocharger Compressor Wheels
5.3.1.2 Valve Train
5.3.1.3 Connecting Rods
5.3.1.4 Exhaust Systems
5.3.1.5 Suspensions
5.3.2 Opportunities in Mass Market Autos
5.3.2.1 Valve Train, Valves, Valve Springs
5.3.2.2 Connecting Rods
5.3.2.3 Exhaust Systems
5.3.2.4 Suspensions
5.3.3 Racing, Motorcycles and Other Small Vehicles
5.3.4 Regulations and Fuel Economy
5.3.5 Economics
5.3.6 Latent Automotive Demand
5.4 General Industry, Oil & gas, Mining, etc.
5.4.1 Chemical Processing, Pharmaceuticals, etc.
5.4.2 Oil & Gas, Mining
5.4.3 Power Generation
5.4.4 Pulp & Paper
5.4.5 Desalination
5.4.6 Latent Industrial Demand
5.5 Aerospace
5.6 Defense
5.6.1 Armor
5.6.1.1 Armoring Vehicles
5.6.1.2 Non-Vehicle Armor
5.6.1.3 Fuel Economy
5.6.1.4 Procurement Issues
5.6.2 Naval Applications
5.6.3 Latent Defense Demand
5.7 Medical Markets
5.7.1 Orthopedic Devices: Implants, Trauma Fixtures, etc.
5.7.2 Surgical Instruments
5.7.3 Latent Medical Demand

Companies Mentioned

- Airbus
- American Titanium Works
- Boeing
- DuPont
- Rio Tinto
- Ti Squared Technologies
- UTRS, Inc.

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