China’s Upcoming Rise of Carbon Fiber Industry
It is reported that the demand for carbon fiber in the fields of aerospace, entertainment, energy industry in 2011 amount to 44 thousand ton. The annual increase will reach 18.9% before 2015, an increase of 88 thousand tons annually.
Japan currently maintains 70% of world’s carbon fiber production capacity while China less than 10%. With China’s breakthrough of techniques for carbon fiber precursor, its steady production and Germany’s release of carbonization furnace, China will achieve 12 thousand ton carbon fiber in 2013. The world’s increase of carbon fiber composites will be 19.2% presumably, and China’s demand then will reach 20 thousand ton per year.
In the course of industrialization, China’s new material industry must release its low-end volume and pound world’s cost zone, then swiftly become world biggest supplier concerning low-end production volume.
In 2011, the world’s production capacity of carbon fiber approximated 90 thousand ton with exact production volume of 50 thousand ton, while china had world’s 9.5% capacity of 8542 ton and 2000 ton of exact production volume.