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NanoMarkets Issues New Report Analyzing Market Potential for Self-Cleaning Windows

November 19, 2012 staronepr Leave a comment

NanoMarkets has today issued a report titled, “Self-Cleaning Windows Markets – 2013.”

Glen Allen, Virginia – November 19, 2012 — Industry analyst firm NanoMarkets has today issued a report titled, “Self-Cleaning Windows Markets – 2013.” In the report the firm projects that the market for self-cleaning windows will triple in revenue from current levels to around $1 billion (USD) in revenue by the year 2018 as a result of improved technology as well as important energy sector and demographic megatrends.

Additional details about the report are available at: http://nanomarkets.net/market_reports/report/self_cleaning_window_markets_2013.

This report provides an in-depth analysis of the worldwide smart-cleaning windows market with coverage of both hydrophilic and hydrophobic technologies, as well as the latest attempts to use nanomaterials and biomaterials in this sector. Detailed eight-year revenue forecasts are included with break outs by type of building, type of self-cleaning technology and whether windows are installed in new builds or retrofits. The forecasts also break out the windows themselves and coatings that are sold directly to end users and glazing professionals.

The organizations discussed include: Balcony Systems, Cardinal, Hypho Technology, International Trading & Consulting, nanoShell, NSG (Pilkington), Cyndan Chemicals, Lotus Leaf Coatings, NanoPhos, PPG, RainAway, Reactive Surfaces, Shanghai Huzheng, Saint-Gobain, Viridian and Xerox.

NanoMarkets Issues Report on Emerging Opportunities for Low-Cost Sensors

November 14, 2012 staronepr Leave a comment

NanoMarkets today announced the release of its report titled “Markets for Low-Cost Sensors 2012.”

Glen Allen, Virginia – November 14, 2012 — Industry analyst firm NanoMarkets today announced the release of its report titled “Markets for Low-Cost Sensors 2012.” In this new report, NanoMarkets analyzes the opportunities for low-cost sensors in key applications over the next eight years. The report estimates that the total market for such sensors will grow from its current value of over $8.9 billion today to $13.2 billion (USD) by the year 2019, which corresponds to about 42 billion low-cost sensors shipped.

Additional details about the report are available at: http://nanomarkets.net/market_reports/report/markets_for_low_cost_sensors_2012.

About the Report:

Within the report NanoMarkets reviews the key applications for low-cost sensors: smart packaging for consumer goods; pharmaceutical smart packaging and healthcare-related applications; interactive media and disposable electronics applications; lighting applications, including both standalone lighting control units and smart lighting systems; building automation systems; and diagnostic test strips for monitoring of, for example, blood glucose or cholesterol levels in conjunction with an electronic meter.

Forecasts in each application are broken out by sensor type as follows: temperature sensors; humidity sensors; chemical, biochemical or gas sensors; and pressure, motion, or other physical factor sensors. The report contains granular, eight-year forecasts for low-cost sensors, in both quantity (number of sensors shipped) and value ($ millions) terms, broken out by application and by sensor technology.

From the Report:

– Diagnostic test strips, and blood glucose test strips in particular, will dominate the overall market. The market value of blood glucose test strips will grow at a rate of about 3 percent per year, from $7.6 billion in 2012 to nearly $9.3 billion by 2019.

– One of the fastest growing markets for low costs sensors will be in smart packaging applications, particularly in those that are enabled with sensors to monitor temperature, humidity, and various chemicals or gases in foods and personal care consumer goods. NanoMarkets expects this area to grow from its relatively modest value of about $150 million today to over $1.1 billion by the end of the forecast period in 2019.

– At the same time, applications in interactive media, advertising, and disposable electronics are also emerging as a market for low-cost sensors. The market value of low-cost sensors in these applications will grow from about $30 million today to over $160 million by 2019.

– Low-cost sensors also have a role to play in some building automation systems, which monitor and control the heating, cooling, ventilation, and even lighting of (mostly commercial) buildings using a wirelessly connected network of sensors. Such systems seek to improve efficiency through smart-metering of demand but also may be used to improve aesthetics, comfort, security, and safety. Because of the large number of sensors per system, even small penetration rate for low-cost sensors translate into large revenues. The market value of low-cost sensors in building automation systems is expected to grow from about $245 million in 2012 to just $1 billion by the end of the forecast period in 2019.

About NanoMarkets:

NanoMarkets tracks and analyzes emerging market opportunities in solid-state lighting, energy, electronics and other markets created by developments in advanced materials. NanoMarkets has provided coverage of sensors markets as part of a larger focus on the low-cost and printed electronics markets, and in this report we share the insights that we have garnered into the market opportunities that will emerge and grow for low-cost sensors in key application areas.

Visit http://www.nanomarkets.net for a full listing of NanoMarkets’ reports and other services.

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Robert Nolan
NanoMarkets, LC
PO BOX 3840
Glen Allen, VA 23058
(804) 938-0030
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NanoMarkets Issues Report on Emerging Opportunities Smart Cards with Onboard Power

November 2, 2012 staronepr Leave a comment

NanoMarkets today announced the release of its report titled “Emerging Opportunities for Powered Smart Cards 2012.”

Glen Allen, Virginia – November 2, 2012 — Industry analyst firm NanoMarkets today announced the release of its report titled “Emerging Opportunities for Powered Smart Cards 2012.” In this new report, NanoMarkets analyzes the opportunities for smart cards with onboard power in key applications over the next eight years. The report estimates that the total market for powered smart cards will grow from its current value of about $70 million today to about $8.5 billion (USD) by the year 2019, which corresponds to over 1.8 billion powered smart cards shipped. Within this same time period, the value of thin film and/or printed batteries for such smart cards will grow from just over $7.5 million today to $365 million in 2019, and the value of small information displays used in powered smart cards with grow from about $7 million today to over $715 million.

Additional details from the report are available at: http://nanomarkets.net/market_reports/report/powered_smart_card_markets_2012

Within the report NanoMarkets reviews the status of several key early applications for powered smart cards, including one-time password (OTP) cards available from eBay/PayPal, Visa, and MasterCard. The report also examines the product development and marketing strategies of the key players in the development of both powered smart cards and their key subcomponents, including ActivIdentiy, AniCa, Blue Spark, dz card, EE-Ink, MUE, Gemalto, Identita, InCard/STMicroelectronics, Infinite Power Solutions, Inteligensa/Intelicard, Nagra ID, Rocket Electric, SmartDisplayer, Secure Metric, Solicore, and Thin Profile Technologies.

The report contains granular, eight-year forecasts for powered smart cards, in both quantity (numbers shipped) and value ($ millions) terms, broken out by application and by region of use.

From the Report:

– NanoMarkets forecasts that smart cards with onboard power in the form of a printed or thin-film battery can penetrate as much as 20 percent of the wider (non-powered) smart card market by 2019. Powered smart cards shipments are expected to grow from about 11 million in 2012 to 500 million in 2016 and to over 1.8 billion in 2019.

– The biggest market for powered smart cards will be OTP cards, which will grow from a value of about $10.5 million in 2012 to nearly $1.4 billion in 2019.

– A key growth region for powered smart cards is Asia. Today, Asia account for less than one percent of the overall powered smart card market, but by 2019 will account for nearly half, or almost $850 million.

– Printed batteries such as those marketed by Solicore will remain the dominant battery type used in powered smart cards. The market value for such printed batteries will surpass $331 million by the end of the forecast period in 2019.

– Although LCDs dominate displays in powered smart cards today, electrophoretic displays have the highest growth potential. The market value of electrophoretic displays in powered smart cards will grow from about $1.4 million today to almost $370 million in 2019.

About NanoMarkets:

NanoMarkets tracks and analyzes emerging market opportunities in solid-state lighting, energy, electronics and other markets created by developments in advanced materials. The firm is a recognized leader in industry analysis and forecasts of this kind and has been covering the smart card, printed electronics, and thin-film/printed battery space since 2005.

Visit http://www.nanomarkets.net for a full listing of NanoMarkets’ reports and other services.

Media Contact:
Robert Nolan
NanoMarkets, LC
PO BOX 3840
Glen Allen, VA 23058
(804) 938-0030
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NanoMarkets Projects Building Integrated Photovoltaics Markets (BIPV) Reaching $7.5 billion in 2015

October 24, 2012 staronepr Leave a comment

NanoMarkets today published its latest BIPV projections in a report titled, “Building-Integrated Photovoltaics Markets – 2012.”

Glen Allen, Virginia – October 24, 2012 — Industry analyst firm NanoMarkets today published its latest BIPV projections in a report titled, “Building-Integrated Photovoltaics Markets – 2012.” NanoMarkets estimates that the entire BIPV market already generates around $2.1 billion ($US) today and that this figure will grow to $7.5 billion by 2015. Much of this growth will come at the expense of conventional solar panels as the better economics and aesthetics of BIPV make their impact on end users. NanoMarkets also expects new builds to contribute 63 percent of all BIPV revenues in 2015.

About the Report:

This report provides highly granular eight-year forecast of the worldwide BIPV market with breakouts for PV roofing overlays, BIPV tiles and shingles, wall-attached BIPV, BIPV siding, BIPV curtain walls, BIPV/window hybrids and futuristic monolithically integrated BIPV products. The projections are presented in both value ($ millions) and volume (MW and area covered).

Additional breakouts are provided for types of building in which BIPV is installed (residential, commercial, industrial, etc.), whether the BIPV installation is a retrofit or a new build, and the type of absorber material it uses. In addition, we project the nations and regions that will generate the most BIPV revenues; NanoMarkets expects Europe to be the largest market for BIPV throughout the period covered in these forecasts.

Additional details about the report are available at: http://nanomarkets.net/market_reports/report/building_integrated_photovoltaics_markets_2012

NanoMarkets Issues Latest Report on Materials for OLED Lighting Applications

October 16, 2012 staronepr Leave a comment

NanoMarkets today announced the release of its report titled “OLED Lighting Materials Market Forecast 2013.” In this new report, NanoMarkets analyzes the opportunities for OLED lighting materials suppliers over the next eight years.

Glen Allen, Virginia – October 15, 2012 — Industry analyst firm NanoMarkets today announced the release of its report titled “OLED Lighting Materials Market Forecast 2013.” In this new report, NanoMarkets analyzes the opportunities for OLED lighting materials suppliers over the next eight years. The report estimates that the total market for materials and technologies used in OLED lighting markets will surpass $1.3 billion (USD) by the year 2018. Additional details about the report are available at: http://www.nanomarkets.net/index.php/market_reports/report/oled_lighting_materials_market_forecast_2013.

About the Report:
Within the report NanoMarkets also examines the product development and marketing strategies of the major players in the OLED lighting materials sector, including UDC, Novaled, BASF, DuPont Displays, Merck/EMD, Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, and others. The report indicates which firms are the “companies to watch” and which will be the likely winners and losers in the OLED materials space.

The report also contains detailed, eight-year forecasts for the materials used for OLED lighting applications, in both value ($ millions) and volume (kg or area of material) terms, broken out by product type and application.

OLED materials covered include:

– Emissive Layer Materials — Emitters and Hosts
– Electron and/or Hole Injection, Blocking, and Transport Materials
– Electrodes – Anodes and Cathodes
– Encapsulation Technologies, and
– Substrates – Rigid glass, flexible glass, plastics, and metal foils

The report also breaks out the core, functional OLED materials (emitters, etc.) by deposition method:

– Vapor-Deposited Small Molecules
– Solution-Processable Small Molecules, and
– Polymeric Materials

OLED lighting application sectors covered are:

General Illumination – Residential and Commercial
Specialty OLED Lighting, and
Vehicular OLED Lighting

From the Report:
The past year has brought big changes to the OLED lighting market. Pioneering OLED lighting firms are now, finally, poised to move beyond luxury luminaires and designer kits and into larger, general illumination applications. As the industry moves out of its infancy, these new general illumination applications will not only increase the number of OLED lighting panels sold, but will also demand larger panel sizes, thereby greatly increasing the total OLED materials needs.

With these trends, OLED lighting will eventually emerge as the largest addressable market for OLED materials, eclipsing even that of OLED displays, and materials suppliers will soon be able to point to tangible, commercial OLED lighting products, and to growth projections with much more confidence than in the past.

However, the commercial momentum will only be sustained if materials suppliers can help to close the remaining technology related to improved OLED lighting efficiency, lifetime, and total cost of ownership, all of which are needed to enable the fabrication of low-cost, large-area, long-lifetime panels.

NanoMarkets believes that the next three or four years will be critical for manufacturing and market development in advance of real growth, which will start to occur in about 2015 – 2016. During this period, materials suppliers to the OLED lighting industry can carve out competitive advantages in the following areas: materials that simultaneously increase efficiency and provide longer lifetimes, better encapsulation and substrate technologies that boost panel lifetime and expand design capabilities, and high performance solution-processable materials that enable low-cost/large-area manufacturing.

About NanoMarkets:
NanoMarkets tracks and analyzes emerging market opportunities in solid-state lighting, energy, electronics and other markets created by developments in advanced materials. The firm is a recognized leader in industry analysis and forecasts of this kind and has been covering the OLED and OLED materials space for more than six years.

Visit http://www.nanomarkets.net for a full listing of NanoMarkets’ reports and other services.

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Robert Nolan
NanoMarkets, LC
PO BOX 3840
Glen Allen, VA 23058
(804) 938-0030
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NanoMarkets Issues Latest Report on OLED Encapsulation Market Opportunities

October 4, 2012 staronepr Leave a comment

NanoMarkets today announced the release of its report titled “Markets for OLED Encapsulation Materials 2012-2019” that analyzes and quantifies the opportunities for encapsulation materials and technologies in the fast-growing OLED market.

Glen Allen, Virginia – October 4, 2012 — Industry analyst firm NanoMarkets today announced the release of its report titled “Markets for OLED Encapsulation Materials 2012-2019” that analyzes and quantifies the opportunities for encapsulation materials and technologies in the fast-growing OLED market. The report covers the commercial implications of technical developments in both materials and deposition methods, and we identify the key factors for success for encapsulation materials suppliers in this space. This report is entirely international in scope. Additional details about the report are available at: http://nanomarkets.net/market_reports/report/markets_for_oled_encapsulation_materials_2012_2019.

Within the report NanoMarkets examines the product development and marketing strategies of the major players in the OLED encapsulation materials sector from large firms such as 3M AGC, Corning, DuPont, Nippon Electric Glass, Samsung and Schott as well as key innovators such as Universal Display Corporation (UDC), Cambridge Nanotech and Beneq. We identify which firms are the “companies to watch” and which will be the likely winners and losers in the encapsulation materials space.

Finally, the report also contains detailed, eight-year forecasts of the materials used for OLED encapsulation broken out by product type and application.

Encapsulation product types covered include:

– Rigid glass,
– Flexible glass,
– Multilayer thin films and laminates,
– Conformal coatings, and
– Metal foils.

Application sectors covered are:

– Small/medium OLED displays (phones, tablets, etc.),
– OLED TVs, and
– OLED Lighting.

From the Report:

NanoMarkets believes that encapsulation has emerged as a key enabling technology that will allow both OLED display and lighting applications to thrive. The firm notes, however, that companies and investors in this business must be willing to have a long-term view given that R&D investments simply cannot be recovered in a short period of time. Demand for advanced encapsulation systems is just not that great at the present time on account of the ability of rigid cover glass systems to meet encapsulation requirements now and over the next several years.

In the report, the firm forecasts that sales of encapsulation materials for OLED TVs and OLED lighting will grow from nearly zero in 2012 to almost $150 million and $475 million, respectively, by the end of the forecast period in 2019.

NanoMarkets forecasts that the market for rigid cover glass encapsulation will grow from its moderate size of about $20 million in 2012 to over $432 million in 2019.

While NanoMarkets believes that the market in OLEDs for nontraditional encapsulation materials – flexible glass, multilayer barriers, ALD conformal coatings – will remain quite small for some time, the firm does believe that the market value of flexible glass encapsulation in OLEDs will reach $270 by the end of the forecast period in 2019.

About NanoMarkets:

NanoMarkets tracks and analyzes emerging market opportunities in solid-state lighting, energy, electronics and other markets created by developments in advanced materials. The firm is a recognized leader in industry analysis and forecasts of this kind and has been covering the organic electronics space since 2005.

Visit http://www.nanomarkets.net for a full listing of NanoMarkets’ reports and other services.

Media Contact:
Robert Nolan
NanoMarkets, LC
PO BOX 3840
Glen Allen, VA 23058
(804) 938-0030
rob@nanomarkets.net

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NanoMarkets Issues Latest Report on Thin-Film Photovoltaic Encapsulation Market Opportunities

October 4, 2012 staronepr Leave a comment

NanoMarkets today announced the release of its report titled “Markets for Inorganic and Organic Thin-Film PV Encapsulation.”

Glen Allen, Virginia – October 4, 2012 — Industry analyst firm NanoMarkets today announced the release of its report titled “Markets for Inorganic and Organic Thin-Film PV Encapsulation.” In this new report NanoMarkets estimates that encapsulation materials and technologies used in organic and inorganic thin-film PV (TFPV) markets will surpass $1 billion (USD) revenues by the year 2018. Additional details about the report are available at: http://nanomarkets.net/market_reports/report/PV_Encapsulation_2012.

Within the report NanoMarkets also examines the product development and marketing strategies of the major players in the encapsulation materials sector from large companies such as 3M, Asahi Glass Company (AGC), Corning, DuPont, Nippon Electric Glass (NEG), PPG, Schott and Solutia, to specialty firms such Beneq, Tera-Barrier Films and UDC and we attempt to indicate which firms are the “companies to watch” and which will be the likely winners and losers in the encapsulation materials space.

The report also contains detailed, eight-year forecasts for the materials used for PV encapsulation, in both value ($ millions) and volume (area of material) terms, broken out by product type and application.

Encapsulation product types covered include:

– Rigid glass
– Flexible glass
– Multilayer thin films and laminates
– Conformal coatings
– Metal foils

Application sectors covered are:

– Thin-film silicon (TF-Si) PV
– Cadmium-telluride (CdTe) PV
– Copper-indium-gallium-selenide (CIGS) PV
– Dye-sensitized (solar) cell (DSC) PV, and
– Organic PV (OPV)

From the Report:

TFPV is diversifying away from thin-film silicon and cadmium-telluride PV, both of which dominate the market today, and toward increasing proportions of CIGS, dye-sensitized cell, and OPV, all of which place higher requirements on barrier performance than either TF-Si or CdTe PV.

Furthermore, new TFPV formats are on the rise, including both flexible versions of CIGS, OPV and/or DSC PV for both on- and off-grid applications and building-integrated PV (BIPV) formats based on various TFPV types, at least some of which are expected to be flexible. Roll-to-roll (R2R) fabrication methods are also important to the value propositions of these emerging segments of the TFPV industry.

As a result of these trends, the TFPV industry is beginning to recognize that high quality encapsulation is an area of strategic importance. NanoMarkets therefore believes that there exist now some real opportunities for the firms that have been working on the encapsulation issue, many of whom have poured resources into this area for several years.

– NanoMarkets forecasts that the market value of organic and inorganic thin-film PV (TFPV) encapsulation will grow from its current value of approximately $370 million in 2012 to nearly $1.2 billion in 2019. This growth corresponds to a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of about 18 percent.

– The market value of flexible glass encapsulation in TFPV is expected to grow from nearly zero today to a value of over $60 million by 2015 and over $225 million by the end of the forecast period in 2019.

– Multilayer barrier films in TVPF encapsulation can grow from just over $30 million today to just over $275 million in 2019.

– The market value of conformally-coated barriers based on ALD can grow to just over $60 million by the middle of the forecast period in 2016 and to over $135 million by 2019.

About NanoMarkets:

Visit http://www.nanomarkets.net for a full listing of NanoMarkets’ reports and other services.

Media Contact:
Robert Nolan
NanoMarkets, LC
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(804) 938-0030
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NanoMarkets Announces Upcoming Webinar Titled, BIPV: An Eight-Year Forecast

October 3, 2012 staronepr Leave a comment

NanoMarkets today announced that it will be presenting a webinar on the building integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) market on Tuesday, October 23, 2012 at 11:00 AM EDT.

Glen Allen, Virginia – October 3, 2012 — Industry analyst firm NanoMarkets today announced that it will be presenting a webinar on the building integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) market on Tuesday, October 23, 2012 at 11:00 AM EDT. The webinar will provide participants with NanoMarkets’ forecasts of the global BIPV market with granular projections of BIPV roofing, glass and walling presented in both MW and dollar values. Persons interested in registering to attend the event can do so at http://nanomarkets.net/webinars/webinar/BIPV_An_Eight-Year_Forecast. The firm is listing the event at early bird pricing through October 10th. For people unable to attend the event a recording will be made available either online of CD ROM.

About the Event:

BIPV is currently enjoying strong market growth fueled by its ability to combine energy efficiency and construction cost savings, along with an appealing architectural aesthetics. BIPV is also that one sector of the solar panel market where gross profit margins have been maintained and products haven’t been commoditized.

In this Webinar, Lawrence Gasman, the Principal Analyst for NanoMarkets, will:

– Present NanoMarkets latest forecast of the entire BIPV market worldwide. Both building-attached PV (BAPV) and “true” BIPV projections will be covered

– Offer granular projections of BIPV roofing, glass and walling materials in both MW and dollar values

– Identify – based on NanoMarkets forecasts — where the new business opportunities are to be found.

A particular focus of this Webinar will be on near-term revenue generation, although we will also provide NanoMarkets’ latest views on where longer opportunities present themselves. The strategic thinking and data collection for these forecasts are based on NanoMarkets’ lengthy experience in the BIPV industry:

– This NanoMarkets’ Webinar and the numbers are based on our company’s more than six years of experience studying the dynamics of the BIPV market worldwide.

– We have recently published well-received reports on a number of BIPV markets sectors and also have a long-established reputation in related areas such as smart glass and PV materials.

With this level of involvement and understand of the BIPV industry, NanoMarkets can address issues in the BIPV industry – and create projections of the BIPV market – from an insider’s perspective.

NanoMarkets believes that this Webinar will be a must-attend event for all firms producing BIPV systems.

– BIPV systems firms will better understand where their market opportunities are in both the near term future and beyond. This Webinar will enable them to improve their decision making with regard to how to transition their product range from BAPV to BIPV and where best to focus their investment dollars

– Building products firms that are considering entering the BIPV business will be better able to gauge where they can generate the most business and how BIPV will be best able to fit with their existing product range

– Construction and architectural firms will be able to gauge the impact of BIPV on existing and future projects and how they can tap into the growing revenues from the BIPV sector in the future

– Sophisticated “green tech” investors will be able to improve their own investment models and expectations for investment returns

About NanoMarkets:

Visit http://www.nanomarkets.net for a full listing of NanoMarkets’ reports and other services.

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Robert Nolan
NanoMarkets, LC
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(804) 270-1718
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NanoMarkets Announces Release of New Report on Display Optical Coatings and Films

September 7, 2012 staronepr Leave a comment

NanoMarkets announces a new report on display materials: “Markets for Optically Functional Films and Coatings in Displays – 2012.”

Glen Allen, Virginia – September 7, 2012 — Industry analyst firm NanoMarkets announces a new report on display materials: “Markets for Optically Functional Films and Coatings in Displays – 2012.” This report analyzes the opportunities for display films/coatings over the next eight years. These will grow to nearly $10 billion ($US) in revenues by 2019.

Details of the report are available at: http://nanomarkets.net/market_reports/report/new_opportunities_for_optical_films_in_the_display_industry

About the Report:

Optically functional film types covered in this report include: front-surface films for antiglare/antireflection, viewing angle compensation and color/contrast enhancement; polarizer films; and BLU films (reflectors, diffusers, prisms, reflective polarizers, and multifunctional films). These materials are sold for OLED, e-paper and plasma display sectors as well as for the market-dominant LCDs.

As in all NanoMarkets reports, this report contains eight-year forecasts of optically functional films/coatings in displays in both area and value terms, with breakouts by film type and display type. Key players discussed include 3M, Asahi Kasei, Chei Mei, DuPont Teijin, Dai Nippon Printing, E-FUN, Fujifilm, Hyosung, Kaneka, Konica Minolta, Kuraray, LG, Lucky Film, Nippon Gohsei, Keiwa, Kolon, MN-Tech, Nippon Paper, Mitsubishi Rayon, Nippon Synthetic, Nitto Denko, NOF, Opto, Polatechno, Samsung, Shinwha Intertek, SK, Sumitomo, TacBright, Teijin, Toppan Printing, Toray, Zeon, and others.

From the Report:

Although the display films business is mature, NanoMarkets identifies OLED displays as presenting a strong long-term market for film makers as OLEDs begin to take market share from traditional LCD strongholds such as mobile displays and televisions. Like LCDs, OLEDs will use antiglare/antireflection films, but their success will also boost certain kinds of specialist films. One opportunity is films designed to increase the color uniformity of OLEDs at wider viewing angles. Another is certain kinds of polarizer films that improve the bright light readability of OLEDs.

And, according to the report, more immediate opportunities can still be found in the LCD film business.

By 2016, contrast/color enhancement films for LCDs will bring in almost $300 million. NanoMarkets remains bullish on this sector, because there is a growing tendency among LCD makers to shift production towards higher performance displays that urgently need these kinds of films. This shift is being driven by competition from both OLEDs and sophisticated consumers looking for a 3-D/HD visual environment. These films may also be combined with antiglare/antireflection films to create multifunctional products, reducing costs further.

Prism/brightness enhancement films are already the largest sector of the display optical film market, but are expected to see further growth. Boosting sales here will be the need to optimize the amount of light coming out of the BLU for a given power level in mobile displays. These films also enable the cost of using fewer LEDs in the BLU to be traded off against the cost of using more sophisticated films like reflective polarizers.

The development and commercialization of multifunctional optical films – for example, films that combine prism features with a diffuser – is a key trend. Such films can reduce the thickness of displays, as well as their cost. They can also make manufacturing easier. NanoMarkets believes that the market for multifunctional BLU films will grow past the $0.5 billion mark within five years.

About NanoMarkets:
NanoMarkets tracks and analyzes market opportunities in displays, electronics, solid-state lighting, energy, and other markets enabled by advanced materials. The firm is a recognized leader in industry analysis and forecasts of this kind and has been covering the advanced materials sector for nearly a decade.

Visit http://www.nanomarkets.net for a full listing of NanoMarkets’ reports and services.

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Robert Nolan
NanoMarkets, LC
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(804) 938-0030
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NanoMarkets Announces Latest Report on BIPV Products for Walls

September 6, 2012 staronepr Leave a comment

NanoMarkets has begun shipping its latest report on the building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) market titled, “BIPV Wall Markets – 2012.”

Glen Allen, Virginia – September 6, 2012 — Industry analyst firm NanoMarkets has begun shipping its latest report on the building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) market titled, “BIPV Wall Markets – 2012.” This report quantifies the potential for wall-attached PV, repurposed BIPV roofing products, BIPV curtain walls and dedicated BIPV siding. It also discusses future directions for BIPV walling; from integrations with outdoor panel lighting to “solar paint.” Although negligible today, NanoMarkets sees the BIPV walling market exceeding $1.5 billion ($US) in revenues by 2016.

Additional details about the report are available at: http://nanomarkets.net/market_reports/report/bipv_wall_markets_2012

NanoMarkets has covered the BIPV market for more than six years; it recently published penetrating analyses of both the BIPV glass and BIPV roofing markets as well as BIPV substrates and encapsulation.

About the Report:

In this report, NanoMarkets identifies the opportunities from the fastest growing segment of BIPV; BIPV walling products. For each product type this report contains separate eight-year forecasts with breakouts by value ($ millions), volume (MW) and PV technology. Other forecasts show which types of buildings and which geographical regions will generate revenues and how this will change over time.

Among the firms discussed within the report include: BISEM, Dow Chemical, Evonik, Gloria Solar, Guardian Industries, Heliatek, Mage Sunovation, Onyx Solar, Pythagoras, RECKLI, Soladigm, Solar-Wall, Sol-Ice and Tata Steel.

Findings from the Report:

In terms of products specifically designed for BIPV walling, the most developed are BIPV curtain walls; a small niche today, although it will grow to reach around $250 million by 2016. For the next few years most of the revenues from “BIPV walls” will come from conventional PV panels disguised by architectural features or from “repurposed” BIPV roofing. Nonetheless, NanoMarkets expects solar panel makers, outdoor wall product firms and start-ups to catch onto the BIPV wall opportunity quite quickly and to respond by designing dedicated products for BIPV walls. These might be products that can be easily attached to walls or that are plug-in replacements for popular siding or wall tiling options. NanoMarkets believes that dedicated BIPV siding products will exceed $1 billion in sales by the 2016-2017 period although these sales will come at the expense of conventional solar panels and walling products. NanoMarkets also notes that BIPV siding is an easier business to get into than BIPV roofing, because required product lifetime requirements are much lower for siding than roofing.

The advent of dedicated BIPV walling products is also good news for firms making flexible solar panels with CIGS and OPV/DSC technologies. Flexible panels are inherently lightweight and therefore ideally suited to wall installations. These technologies also have a smaller reduction in cell performance under indirect or shaded illumination and this again makes them highly suited to wall installations. Many of the suppliers of these types of PV panels have targeted BIPV walling and by 2016, almost 40 percent of BIPV wall products are expected to be built using CIGS or OPV/DSC.

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