1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Study Deliverables 1.2 Study Assumptions 1.3 Scope of the Study 2 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 4 MARKET DYNAMICS 4.1 Drivers 4.1.1 Rising Demand of Polymer Nanocomposites from Automotive Sector 4.1.2 Growing Applications in Electronics and Semiconductor Industries 4.2 Restraints 4.2.1 High Processing Costs 4.2.2 Other Restraints 4.3 Industry Value-Chain Analysis 4.4 Porters 5 Force Analysis 4.4.1 Bargaining Power of Suppliers 4.4.2 Bargaining Power of Consumers 4.4.3 Threat of New Entrants 4.4.4 Threat of Substitute Products and Services 4.4.5 Degree of Competition 4.5 Techological Snapshot 4.6 Patent Analysis 5 MARKET SEGMENTATION 5.1 Fiber Type 5.1.1 Carbon Nanotube 5.1.2 Metal Oxide 5.1.3 Nanofiber 5.1.4 Nanoclay 5.1.5 Other Types 5.2 End-User Industry 5.2.1 Automotive 5.2.2 Packaging 5.2.3 Aerospace and Defense 5.2.4 Electronics 5.2.5 Energy 5.2.6 Others 5.3 Geography 5.3.1 Asia-Pacific 5.3.1.1 China 5.3.1.2 India 5.3.1.3 Japan 5.3.1.4 South Korea 5.3.1.5 Rest of Asia-Pacific 5.3.2 North America 5.3.2.1 United States 5.3.2.2 Canada 5.3.2.3 Mexico 5.3.3 Europe 5.3.3.1 Germany 5.3.3.2 United Kingdom 5.3.3.3 Italy 5.3.3.4 France 5.3.3.5 Rest of Europe 5.3.4 South America 5.3.4.1 Brazil 5.3.4.2 Argentina 5.3.4.3 Rest of South America 5.3.5 Middle East & Africa 5.3.5.1 Saudi Arabia 5.3.5.2 South Africa 5.3.5.3 Rest of Middle East & Africa 6 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE 6.1 Mergers & Acquisitions, Joint Ventures, Collaborations, and Agreements 6.2 Market Share Analysis** 6.3 Strategies Adopted by Leading Players 6.4 Company Profiles 6.4.1 3D Systems, Inc. 6.4.2 Arkema Group 6.4.3 AxiPolymer Inc. 6.4.4 BYK Additives & Instruments 6.4.5 DowDuPont 6.4.6 Evonik Industries AG 6.4.7 Foster Corporation 6.4.8 Hybrid Plastics Inc. 6.4.9 Inframat Corporation 6.4.10 InMat Inc. 6.4.11 Nanocor Inc. 6.4.12 Nanocyl SA 6.4.13 Nanophase Technologies Corporation 6.4.14 Powdermet, Inc. 6.4.15 RTP Company 6.4.16 SHOWA DENKO K.K 6.4.17 ShayoNano Singapore Private Ltd. 7 MARKET OPPORTUNITIES AND FUTURE TRENDS 7.1 Growing Demand for Flame Retardant Polymer Nanocomposites