The Global Market for Nanocellulose to 2017

Future Markets, Inc, April 2013, Pages: 68

Despite being the most available natural polymer on earth, it is only recently that cellulose has gained prominence as a nanostructured material, in the form of nanocrystalline cellulose (NCC), micro/nanofibrillar cellulose (MFC/NFC) and bacterial cellulose (BC). Today there is a substantial amount of research on these materials, and commercial development is now underway with some very promising applications. Nanocellulose is being developed for use in applications ranging from scaffolds in tissue engineering, artificial skin and cartilage, wound healing and vessel substitutes to biodegradable food packaging. Applications in polymer reinforcement and anti-microbial films will be hitting the market soon. FP Innovations estimates the market to be worth $250 million in North America by 2020.

Despite the major advantages of nanocellulose such as its non-toxicity, broad availability and great mechanical properties, its use to now has been in niche applications. Its moisture sensitivity, its incompatibility with oleophilic polymers and the high energy consumption needed to produce, for example, NFC have so far prevented it from competing with other mass products such as ordinary paper or plastic. However, NFC has been already developed for several purposes such as polymer reinforcement and antimicrobial films, and its intrinsic properties and biodegradability are making it an attractive prospect in numerous applications. Commercial Microfibrillated Cellulose products exist such as Celish from Daicel Chem and Ceolus from Asahi Kasei.

Production of nanocellulose has to now been on the lab scale, in kilogram batches. However a number of manufacturing facilities have or are being built that will increase production to upwards of multiple tons per day. NCC and NFC cellulose are the most widely produced types. Production has increased by 1000% in two years and will likely increase by a further 500% at least by 2017.

This fully updated and revised report includes:

- Technology description and production methods
- Market structure, supply chain, patenting and publications
- Production volumes, total, forecasted and by producer
- Markets for nanocellulose, including composites, electronics, construction, paper and pulp, filtration, medicine and life sciences, paints, films, coatings, rheological modifiers, aerogels and oil industry
- Commercialization timelines to 2020, by market
- Producer, research centre and application developer profiles

1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

2 METHODOLOGY

3 NANOCELLULOSE OVERVIEW
3.1 Properties
3.2 Types
3.3 Production Methods

4 MARKET STRUCTURE

5 SUPPLY CHAIN

6 NANOCELLULOSE PATENTS AND PUBLICATIONS

7 NANOCELLULOSE PRODUCTION VOLUMES

8 MARKETS AND APPLICATIONS
8.1 Composites
8.2 Electronics
8.3 Construction
8.4 Paper and pulp
8.5 Filtration
8.6 Medicine and life sciences
8.7 Paints, films and coatings
8.8 Rheologial modifiers/Functional additives
8.9 Aerogels
8.10 Oil industry

9 PRODUCER AND RESEARCH GROUP PROFILES
9.1 Aalto University
9.2 AIST
9.3 Alberta Innovates-Technology
9.4 ArboraNano
9.5 Asahi Kasei
9.6 BioVision Technology, Inc.
9.7 Borregaard Chemcell
9.8 Cellucomp Ltd.
9.9 Celluforce
9.10 Daicel Chemical Ltd.
9.11 Colorado School of Mines
9.12 EMPA
9.13 Finnish Centre for Nanocellulosic Technologies
9.14 FP Innovations
9.15 Georgia Tech
9.16 Green Core Composites
9.17 Grenoble INP-Pagora
9.18 Innventia AB
9.19 J. Rettenmaier & Sohne GmbH
9.20 Jenpolymers Ltd.
9.21 McMaster University
9.22 Melodea
9.23 Nanocrete Technologies
9.24 Nippon Paper
9.25 North Carolina State University
9.26 Oji Paper
9.27 Oregon State University
9.28 Paper and Fiber Research Institute (PFI)
9.29 Penn State
9.30 Purdue University
9.31 Polynew, Inc.
9.32 Stora Enso Ltd
9.33 SUNY-ESF
9.34 University of Exeter
9.35 University of Fribourg
9.36 University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (Boku University)
9.37 US Forest Service Products Laboratory
9.38 US Forest Service/University of Maine
9.39 UPM-Kymmene Ltd.
9.40 Verso Paper

10 REFERENCES

List of Figures

Figure 1: Nanocellulose production volumes tons per year, all types, forecast to 2020 (Conservative estimate)
Figure 2: Nanocellulose production volumes tons per year, all types, forecast to 2020 (Optimistic estimate)
Figure 3: Production of nanocellulose by type, 2012
Figure 4: Demand for nanocellulose by end user market, 2012
Figure 5: Demand for nanocellulose by end user market, 2020
Figure 6: The main steps involved in the preparation of cellulose nanoparticles
Figure 7: Nanocellulose patents/patent applications, 1997-2011
Figure 8: Patent applications for nanocellulose, by market, 2011
Figure 9: Research publications on nanocellulose materials and composites, 1996-2011
Figure 10: Research publications on nanocellulose materials and composites, 2000-2011 by country
Figure 11: Nanocellulose production volumes tons per year, all types, forecast to 2017 (Conservative estimate)
Figure 12: Nanocellulose production volumes tons per year, all types, forecast to 2017

List of Tables

Table 1: Market summary for nanocellulose
Table 2: Technology roadmap for nanocellulose
Table 3: Main applications by nanocellulose, by type
Table 4: Properties of cellulose nanofibrils relative to metallic and polymeric materials
Table 5: Nanocellulose properties and applications thereof
Table 6: Nanocellulose types
Table 7: Nanocellulose nanocrystal sources and scale
Table 8: Market summary for nanocellulose
Table 9: Supply chain for the nanocellulose market
Table 10: Specialty Cellulose Pulp Capacity-000s tons per year
Table 11: Nanocellulose producers and production capacity (Current and projected)
Table 12: Estimates for composites markets impacted by nanocellulose
Table 13: Polymer properties
Table 14: Nanocellulose in composites: Market drivers and applications
Table 15: Commercialization timeline for nanocellulose in the composites market, 2010-2019
Table 16: Estimates for electronics markets impacted by nanocellulose
Table 17: Nanocellulose in electronics: Market drivers and applications
Table 18: Commercialization timeline for nanocellulose in the electronics market, 2010-2019
Table 19: Estimates for construction markets impacted by nanocellulose
Table 20: Nanocellulose in construction: Market drivers and applications
Table 21: Commercialization timeline for nanocellulose in the construction market, 2010-2019
Table 22: Estimates for paper and pulp markets impacted by nanocellulose
Table 23: Nanocellulose in paper and pulp: Market drivers and applications
Table 24: Commercialization timeline for nanocellulose in the paper and pulp market, 2010-2019
Table 25: Nanocellulose in filtration: Market drivers and applications
Table 26: Commercialization timeline for nanocellulose in the filtration market, 2010-2019
Table 27: Estimates for medical and life sciences markets impacted by nanocellulose
Table 28: Nanocellulose in medicine and life sciences: Market drivers and applications
Table 29: Commercialization timeline for nanocellulose in the medical and life sciences market, 2010-2019
Table 30: Estimates for coatings and paints markets impacted by nanocellulose
Table 31: Nanocellulose in coatings and surfaces: Market drivers and applications
Table 32: Commercialization timeline for nanocellulose in the paints, films and coatings market, 2010-2019
Table 33: Estimates for rheological modifiers markets impacted by nanocellulose
Table 34: Nanocellulose rheological modifiers: Market drivers and applications

- Aalto University
- AIST
- Alberta Innovates-Technology
- ArboraNano
- Asahi Kasei
- BioVision Technology, Inc.
- Borregaard Chemcell
- Cellucomp Ltd.
- Celluforce
- Daicel Chemical Ltd.
- Colorado School of Mines
- EMPA
- Finnish Centre for Nanocellulosic Technologies
- FP Innovations
- Georgia Tech
- Green Core Composites
- Grenoble INP-Pagora
- Innventia AB
- J. Rettenmaier & Sohne GmbH
- Jenpolymers Ltd.
- McMaster University
- Melodea
- Nanocrete Technologies
- Nippon Paper
- North Carolina State University
- Oji Paper
- Oregon State University
- Paper and Fiber Research Institute (PFI)
- Penn State
- Purdue University
- Polynew, Inc.
- Stora Enso Ltd
- SUNY-ESF
- University of Exeter
- University of Fribourg
- University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (Boku University)
- US Forest Service Products Laboratory
- US Forest Service/University of Maine
- UPM-Kymmene Ltd.
- Verso Paper

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