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Research and Markets: Tantalum - Global TrendsDUBLIN --(Business Wire)-- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/d591e4/tantalum_global) has announced the addition of the "Tantalum - Global Trends" report to their offering. Unique properties of tantalum are indispensable to a few applications. Increased usage of electronic equipment such as computers, mobile telephones and video cameras, is expected to boost demand for tantalum capacitors. The use of tantalum metal for manufacturing sputtering targets is also expected to grow. Furthermore, research activities for developing new applications for tantalum are underway. These and other market data and trends are presented in "Tantalum: Global Trends" by BizAcumen, Inc. This report is designed to be the most comprehensive in geographic coverage and vertical market analyses. Key Topics Covered: METHODOLOGY Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations Disclaimers Quantitative Techniques & Reporting Level MARKET OVERVIEW PRODUCTION SCENARIO Major Tantalum Producing Countries Tantalum Mine Production APPLICATIONS Electronics Industry Dominates the Consumption of Tantalum Capacitors Drive Tantalum Growth Niobium-oxide Capacitors Pose a Major Threat Shift Towards Low-Cost Regions On a Rise Miniaturization - A Trend in Capacitors Tantalum: Vital Metal in Defense Related Areas Tantalum: In Medical Field Commercial Recovery of Tantalum on a Rise PRODUCT FACTS Tantalum Concentrate Processors CORPORATE DEVELOPMENTS Cabot Acquires AP Materials China Nonferrous to Take Over Ningxia Orient Tantalum American Elements Increases Plant Capacity for Refractory Metals Gippsland to Relocate Egyptian Tantalite- Tin-Feldspar Facility Gippsland Inks Major Tantalum Pentoxide Supply Agreement with HC Starck Vishay Introduces TR8 Series of MicroTan Tantalum Chip Capacitors AVX (News - Alert) Develops New Tantalum Capacitor in TLJ Series AVX Adds D and Y Case Tantalum Capacitors to TPM Series AVX Expands TPM Series with a Higher Capacitance Tantalum Capacitor AVX Launches Tantalum Capacitors for High-Rel Applications Metalico Completes the Acquisition of Tranzact Haddington to Take Over Minvest International Kemet Takes Over Evox Rifa Rolls-Royce and Metalysis to Construct a Tantalum Plant in Malaysia Gippsland Bags 10-Year Supply Contract from HC Starck Pacific Wildcat Resources to Acquire Bolan Holdings' Tantalum Assets AVX Corporation Acquires American Technical Ceramics KEMET Corporation Acquires Arcotronics Italia Bayer Sells its Subsidiary to Advent International Hambledon Mining Commences Production Operations at Ognevka Plant USI Electronics Enters into a Distribution Agreement with Arcotronics Commerce Resources Acquires Eldor Carbonatite Complex from Virginia Mines Kemet Expands T520 and T528 Surface Mount Tantalum Capacitor Lines AVX Develops Tantalum Capacitors for Embedded Control Systems Vishay Expands Tantalum Capacitor Chip Series Kemet Releases New Products in the Surface Mount Tantalum Capacitor Lines Vishay Launches New HE3 Wet Tantalum High-Energy Capacitor AVX Develops Multi-anode Tantalum Capacitors Vishay Releases T97 Series Solid Tantalum Chip Capacitors AVX Introduces Miniature T Case Size Capacitor in TLJ Series KEMET Introduces New Additions to its T530 and T520 Series KEMET Launches Surface-Mount Polymer Tantalum Chip Capacitor, T521 MAJOR PLAYERS Angus & Ross plc (UK) AS Silmet (Estonia) Avalon Ventures Ltd. (Canada) AVX Corporation (USA) Cabot Corporation (USA) Cabot Supermetals K.K. (Japan) H.C. Starck GmbH (Germany) Kemet Corporation (USA) Lynas Corporation Ltd (Australia) Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd. (Japan) Rusina Mining NL (Australia) Treibacher Industrie AG (Austria) MARKET ANALYTICS REGIONAL OVERVIEW COMPANIES PROFILED For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/d591e4/tantalum_global [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ] |
