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Congressman Hank Johnson Tours Georgia NACD Chemical Distributor Deeks & Company, Inc.

Thu, 24 May 2012 20:52:32 +0000

Congressman Hank Johnson Tours Georgia NACD Chemical Distributor Deeks & Company, Inc.

PR Newswire

STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga., May 24, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, Deeks & Company, Inc. received a visit from U.S. Congressman Hank Johnson (D-GA). Deeks & Company's leadership team and employees welcomed their U.S. Representative with an overview of the company by the senior team, followed by a tour of the distribution facility and operations. The visit was concluded at an informal gathering with employees.

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Congressman Johnson spoke with over two dozen employees and executives, including Deeks & Company, Inc. president, Donna Boldt and vice president, James Boldt as well as Stone Mountain Mayor Patricia Wheeler, and Lilburn Mayor Johnny Crist. Ms. Boldt discussed the company's role in providing vital products to industries and its contributions to the regional and national economies with the Congressman as an employer in Mr. Johnson's Fourth Congressional District of Georgia. Mr. Johnson acknowledged Deeks & Company's 67 year history of growth, and discussed safety measures undertaken by Deeks & Company through Responsible Distribution.

Responsible Distribution is NACD's mandatory environmental, health, safety and security program that has resulted in NACD members being 80% safer than non-NACD members in the chemical distribution industry. Deeks & Company is a member in good standing of the National Association of Chemical Distributors (NACD).

"It was an honor to host our local and federal elected officials at Deeks & Company today," said company president Donna Boldt. "Our policy makers should have the opportunity to see our business firsthand and understand the difference in chemical producers and distributors. Certain regulations and policies really affect our business, and more importantly, affect our people. We hope to grow and hire, and we need a business friendly environment to do that."

Deeks & Company, Inc. is a third generation, family-owned chemical and container distributor that has been the Southeast's leading supplier of raw materials and containers to the paint, coatings, plastics and ink industries, since 1945. In 2011, Donna Boldt and Jim Boldt each received the Distributor of the Year Award from NACD.

NACD and its over 400 member companies are vital to the chemical supply chain, providing products to over 750,000 end users. They make a delivery every six seconds while maintaining a safety record that is more than twice as good as all manufacturing combined. NACD members are leaders in health, safety, security, and environmental performance through implementation of Responsible Distribution, established in 1991 as a condition of membership and a third-party verified management practice. For additional information on our members, their safety record or NACD, visit NACD at www.nacd.com.

CONTACT: Lucinda Schofer, +1-703-527-6223

SOURCE National Association of Chemical Distributors (NACD)

Albemarle Food Safety business launches new antimicrobial product

Thu, 24 May 2012 20:10:00 +0000

Albemarle Food Safety business launches new antimicrobial product

PR Newswire

BATON ROUGE, La., May 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB), a global developer, manufacturer and marketer of highly engineered specialty chemicals, announces the launch of a new antimicrobial used in meat processing, enhancing the company's food safety portfolio to include a liquid form of hypobromous acid.

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CellVex™ is a post-harvest antimicrobial proven effective against E. coli, Campylobacter and Salmonella for high volume applications in the meat and poultry markets. With the launch of CellVex, Albemarle can now offer customers two product platforms for hypobromous acid – solid and liquid. CellVex can be used as part of a multiple intervention strategy and is approved in all applications within a meat processing plant.

"Albemarle is dedicated to providing antimicrobial interventions to reduce food-borne pathogens across the globe. We offer unique products and science-based solutions for compliance with various global performance standards including the United States Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service's Salmonella and Campylobacter initiative in poultry processing," stated Tina Craft, Global Business Manager, Specialty Bromides.

CellVex joins Albemarle's current food safety products, AviBrom^® and BoviBrom^®, which are solid forms of hypobromous acid and sold through a partnership with Elanco Food Solutions. Albemarle is the only company in the food safety industry to offer hypobromous acid in a solid form. AviBrom, an antimicrobial processing aid for poultry plants, was the first bromine chemistry solution introduced into meat processing. BoviBrom is a post-harvest antimicrobial rinse for beef processing. All three products are FDA-approved, are efficacious in reducing bacteria and can be applied in a variety of processing applications.

Albemarle utilized its new Research & Development Microbiology Laboratory in Baton Rouge at the Louisiana Business & Technology Center on the LSU South Campus Research Park for the development and testing of CellVex. This state of the art facility, fully staffed with research scientists, specializes in microbiology testing and is equipped to test all food-borne pathogens. As Albemarle expands its product offering, the company is working with key public and private entities to solve global food safety challenges.

Albemarle's Food Safety business is a part of the company's Fine Chemistry global business unit and offers a premium line of bromine-based antimicrobials as a unique solution for the food processing industry. Albemarle's food safety products are some of the fastest growing products used in processing today, proven effective against many pathogenic bacteria such as Salmonella, Campylobacter, Listeria and E. coli.

About Albemarle
Albemarle Corporation, headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, is a leading global developer, manufacturer, and marketer of highly-engineered specialty chemicals for consumer electronics, petroleum refining, utilities, packaging, construction, automotive/transportation, pharmaceuticals, crop protection, food-safety and custom chemistry services. The Company is committed to global sustainability and is advancing its eco-practices and solutions in its three business segments, Polymer Solutions, Catalysts and Fine Chemistry. Corporate Responsibility Magazine selected Albemarle to its prestigious "100 Best Corporate Citizens" list for 2010 and 2011. Albemarle employs approximately 4,000 people and serves customers in approximately 100 countries. Albemarle regularly posts information to www.albemarle.com, including notification of events, news, financial performance, investor presentations and webcasts, Regulation G reconciliations, SEC filings, and other information regarding the Company, its businesses and the markets we serve.

"Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Statements in this press release regarding Albemarle Corporation's business that are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements" that involve risks and uncertainties. For a discussion of such risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements, see "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K.

SOURCE Albemarle Corporation

KEMET to Present at KeyBanc Capital Markets Industrial, Automotive & Transportation Conference

Thu, 24 May 2012 20:05:00 +0000

KEMET to Present at KeyBanc Capital Markets Industrial, Automotive & Transportation Conference

PR Newswire

GREENVILLE, S.C., May 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- KEMET Corporation (NYSE: KEM), a leading manufacturer of tantalum, multilayer ceramic, solid aluminum, plastic film, paper and electrolytic capacitors, today announced that it will be presenting at the KeyBanc Capital Markets Industrial, Automotive & Transportation Conference in Boston, Massachusetts, on May 31, 2012 at 9:00 AM EDT.

Per Loof, KEMET's Chief Executive Officer, and William Lowe, KEMET's Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will both be making presentations. The Investor Presentation will be posted on the Company's website which can be accessed at http://ir.kemet.com

About KEMET

KEMET's common stock is listed on the NYSE under the symbol "KEM." At the Investor Relations section of our web site at http://ir.kemet.com, users may subscribe to KEMET news releases and find additional information about our Company. KEMET applies world class service and quality to deliver industry leading, high performance capacitance solutions to its customers around the world and offers the world's most complete line of surface mount and through-hole capacitor technologies across tantalum, ceramic, film, aluminum, electrolytic, and paper dielectrics. Additional information about KEMET can be found at http://www.kemet.com.

Contact:	William M. Lowe, Jr.
	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
	WilliamLowe@KEMET.com
	864-963-6484

SOURCE KEMET Corporation

LINE-X® Protective Coatings Ranked In 2012 G.I. Jobs "Military Friendly Franchises®" Listings

Thu, 24 May 2012 19:21:48 +0000

LINE-X® Protective Coatings Ranked In 2012 G.I. Jobs "Military Friendly Franchises®" Listings

-- LINE-X Offers Financial Incentive Discount for Active Duty Military and Veterans --

PR Newswire

HUNTSVILLE, Ala., May 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- LINE-X Protective Coatings, the nation's leading developer and provider of high performance protective coatings, is honored to once again be named to the G.I. Jobs "Military Friendly Franchises" listings. G.I. Jobs helps transitioning service members and veterans interested in owning their own businesses find companies who go out of their way to support military members. The G.I. Jobs "Military Friendly Franchises" list identifies LINE-X among the top franchises who demonstrate the best military recruiting practices and ownership incentives in the nation.

"As with all of our franchises, we are devoted to ensuring that they have the proper tools to succeed, with intensive business and product application training, ongoing internal communications support and an engineering staff committed to creating the industry's best protective coatings. Our military and veteran-owned franchises offer new opportunities to returning service men and women and we're honored to be recognized by G.I. Jobs for our continued commitment to our United States Armed Forces," said Kevin Heronimus, LINE-X CEO. "We encourage any interested entrepreneurs to contact the LINE-X team or visit their local franchises for more information."

The 2012 "Military Friendly Franchise" list represents the top 10 percent of the nation's franchises who work hard to recruit military veterans. With strict criteria evaluating over 4,000 current United States-based franchising corporations, the comprehensive assessment is based on a number of important factors. These criteria include the franchise's success in recruiting and retaining current active duty military and veterans, developing and implementing programs and policies to support the unique lifestyles of active duty military that are frequently deployed and a financial incentive in offering a discount for franchisee fees. Franchising corporations must also devote specific budget and employees specifically for military and veteran recruiting.

With a strong internal company support system, LINE-X Franchisees receive a multitude of resources to help them succeed. With national product and business training, ongoing support, marketing, advertising and public relations assistance, local Franchisees have access to the internal consultancies of LINE-X corporate. Through an online "franchise matchmaker," self-assessment tests, start up tips and many more additional resources, the G.I. Jobs "Military Friendly Franchise" listings provide a wealth of knowledge for interested veterans. Franchising options through LINE-X offer proven business strategies and ongoing corporate support to allow aspiring entrepreneurs, who many have no other business background, a way to get into business for themselves.

Available throughout the company's network of over 500 professional, franchised centers in over 46 countries, LINE-X continues to lead the marketplace with innovative products that provide unique solutions to customers. With recent awards from Frost & Sullivan and a 2011 Innovation Award from the Center for the Polyurethanes Industry, LINE-X Protective Coatings is committed to leading industries that utilize spray-on applications. Entrepreneur Magazine once again named LINE-X to their 2012 "Best of the Best Franchises" and "Top Global Franchises" lists, with placement in the magazine's "Top 500 Franchises" at 195th overall, with a notable 153rd place ranking for "Top Global Franchises." For more information about LINE-X products, applications, dealer locations and franchise opportunities, visit LINE-X online at www.LINEX.com.

About LINE-XProtective Coatings
LINE-X Protective Coatings (www.LINE-X.com) is the nation's leading developer and provider of high performance protective coatings offering scientifically formulated polymers that permanently bond to a wide range of surfaces for unmatched durability. LINE-Xproducts are utilized in automotive, commercial, light industrial, heavy industrial, agricultural, military, marine and custom applications. Headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama, with more than 500 locations in 46 countries, it is the goal of LINE-Xto consistently produce the highest quality and most reliable materials available. Follow LINE-X on Twitter @LineXprotects, become a fan on Facebook of LINE-X Protective Coatings and check out what LINE-X is doing on YouTube at: http://www.youtube.com/linexprotects.

SOURCE LINE-X Protective Coatings

NASA Funded Research Shows Existence of Reduced Carbon on Mars

Thu, 24 May 2012 18:34:09 +0000

NASA Funded Research Shows Existence of Reduced Carbon on Mars

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WASHINGTON, May 24, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA-funded research on Mars meteorites that landed on Earth shows strong evidence that very large molecules containing carbon, which is a key ingredient for the building blocks of life, can originate on the Red Planet. These macromolecules are not of biological origin, but they are indicators that complex carbon chemistry has taken place on Mars.

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Researchers from the Carnegie Institution for Science in Washington who found reduced carbon molecules now have better insight into the chemical processes taking place on Mars. Reduced carbon is carbon that is bonded to hydrogen or itself. Their findings also may assist in future quests for evidence of life on the Red Planet. The findings are published in Thursday's online edition of Science Express.

"These findings show that the storage of reduced carbon molecules on Mars occurred throughout the planet's history and might have been similar to processes that occurred on the ancient Earth," said Andrew Steele, lead author of the paper and researcher from Carnegie. "Understanding the genesis of these non-biological, carbon-containing macromolecules on Mars is crucial for developing future missions to detect evidence of life on our neighboring planet."

Finding molecules containing large chains of carbon and hydrogen has been one objective of past and present Mars missions. Such molecules have been found previously in Mars meteorites, but scientists have disagreed about how the carbon in them was formed and whether it came from Mars. This new information proves Mars can produce organic carbon.

"Although this study has not yielded evidence that Mars has or once may have supported life, it does address some important questions about the sources of organic carbon on Mars," said Mary Voytek, director of NASA's Astrobiology Program at the agency's Headquarters in Washington. "With the Curiosity rover scheduled to land in August, these new research results may help Mars Science Laboratory scientists fine-tune their investigations on the surface of the planet by understanding where organic carbon may be found and how it is preserved."

Scientists have theorized that the large carbon macromolecules detected on Martian meteorites could have originated from terrestrial contamination from Earth or other meteorites, or chemical reactions or biological activity on Mars.

Steele's team examined samples from 11 Martian meteorites from a period spanning about 4.2 billion years of Martian history. They detected large carbon compounds in 10 of them. The molecules were found inside grains of crystallized minerals.

Using an array of sophisticated research techniques, the team was able to show that at least some of the macromolecules of carbon were indigenous to the meteorites themselves and not contamination from Earth.

The team next looked at the carbon molecules in relation to other minerals in the meteorites to see what kinds of chemical processing these samples endured before arriving on Earth. The crystalline grains encasing the carbon compounds provided a window into how the carbon molecules were created. Their findings indicate that the carbon was created by volcanic activity on Mars and show that Mars has been doing organic chemistry for most of its history.

In a separate paper published by American Mineralogist, Steele and his team report their findings on the same meteorite announced in 1996 to contain possible -- but subsequently discounted -- relics of ancient biological life on Mars. Called ALH84001, the meteorite was found to also contain organic macromolecules of non-biological origin.

The Steele team's research indicates that Mars does have a pool of reduced carbon. Their findings should help scientists involved in current and future Mars missions distinguish non-biologically formed carbon molecules from potential life.

For an image and more information about the meteorite, visit:

http://1.usa.gov/mars052412

SOURCE NASA

CVR Energy Provides Update on Sale Process

Thu, 24 May 2012 17:27:15 +0000

CVR Energy Provides Update on Sale Process

PR Newswire

SUGAR LAND, Texas, May 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- CVR Energy, Inc. ("CVR") (NYSE: CVI), a refiner and marketer of petroleum fuels and a majority owner of CVR Partners, LP (NYSE: UAN), a nitrogen fertilizer producer, today announced that it has engaged Jefferies & Company, Inc. to conduct the previously disclosed sale process agreed to by the previous CVR Board of Directors and certain affiliates of Carl Icahn to solicit acquisition proposals from third parties to acquire CVR. The 60-day process will begin today and end on July 23, 2012.

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Icahn Enterprises L.P. (Nasdaq: IEP), the owner of approximately 80 percent of CVR, has agreed to support any bona fide offer made during the 60-day sale process to acquire the stock or assets of CVR, as an entirety, for all-cash consideration, that results in each stockholder receiving a net amount that is equal to or exceeds $35 per share and is otherwise on terms and conditions reasonably acceptable to Icahn Enterprises. Icahn Enterprises may, but is not obligated to, accept offers that result in net consideration below $35 per share. Icahn Enterprises is not committed to supporting any cash or non-cash offer after the 60-day sale process. But in any event, if a definitive agreement for the sale of CVR at more than $30 per share is executed on or prior to August 18, 2013 and such transaction closes, holders of the contingent value rights that were issued in connection with the recently expired tender offer by Icahn Enterprises will receive the difference between $30 and the price per share at which CVR is sold.

As previously disclosed, CVR and Icahn Enterprises and its affiliates have attempted to find buyers for CVR without success. While Icahn Enterprises believes that prospective purchasers of CVR may be found during the 60-day sale process, no assurances can be given that any offers will be forthcoming or that a transaction will be completed during the 60-day process or during the subsequent 13 months. If that is the case, the contingent value rights will expire worthless.

Once the 60-day sale process ends, Icahn Enterprises will be under no obligation to attempt to sell CVR and does not currently intend to actively seek to do so. If the 60-day sale process ends without an offer for CVR being accepted, Icahn Enterprises currently intends to focus on operating CVR's business for the benefit of its shareholders because Icahn Enterprises believes that continual shopping of CVR could be disruptive to its operations.

It is possible that a sale of CVR, or all or substantially all of its assets, will not occur. Further, it is possible that CVR may sell assets that constitute less than all or substantially all of the assets, in which case holders of contingent value rights will not become entitled to any payments. However, no partial sales of assets will take place during the 60-day sale process.

Promptly following the end of the 60-day sale process, if CVR has not been sold and such information has not previously been disclosed, Icahn Enterprises or CVR will issue a news release or otherwise provide to holders of the contingent value rights a notice describing the results of the efforts in attempting to sell CVR (including the number of indications of interest received, the number of bona fide offers that resulted from such indications of interest, and a brief description of the reasons why such offers were not accepted) and the aggregate amount of fees and expenses incurred during such period with respect to those efforts. Otherwise, neither Icahn Enterprises nor CVR will be commenting on the sale process, except as may be required by applicable law.

About CVR Energy, Inc.

Headquartered in Sugar Land, Texas, CVR Energy, Inc.'s subsidiary and affiliated businesses operate independent refining assets in Coffeyville, Kan. and Wynnewood, Okla. with more than 185,000 barrels per day of processing capacity, a marketing network for supplying high value transportation fuels to customers through tanker trucks and pipeline terminals, and a crude oil gathering system serving Kansas, Oklahoma, western Missouri, southwestern Nebraska and Texas. In addition, CVR Energy subsidiaries own a majority interest in and serve as the general partner of CVR Partners, LP, a producer of ammonia and urea ammonium nitrate, or UAN, fertilizers.

Forward Looking Statements

This new release may contain forward-looking statements. You can generally identify forward-looking statements by our use of forward-looking terminology such as "anticipate," "believe," "continue," "could," "estimate," "expect," "explore," "evaluate," "intend," "may," "might," "plan," "potential," "predict," "seek," "should," or "will," or the negative thereof or other variations thereon or comparable terminology. These forward-looking statements are only predictions and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control. These risks and uncertainties may include, but are not limited to, the risk factors and other disclosures included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended Dec. 31, 2011, and any subsequently filed quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. These risks may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Given these risks and uncertainties, you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements included in this news release are made only as of the date hereof.

For further information, please contact:

Investor Relations:	Media Relations:
Ed Morgan	Angie Dasbach
CVR Energy, Inc.	CVR Energy, Inc.
281-207-3388	913-982-0482
	MediaRelations@CVREnergy.com
Jay Finks
CVR Energy, Inc.
281-207-3588
InvestorRelations@CVREnergy.com

SOURCE CVR Energy, Inc.

Union Equity, Inc. Increases Revenues by Over 115% for Quarter Ending March 31, 2012 as Compared to the Same Quarter Last Year

Thu, 24 May 2012 16:40:00 +0000

Company Also Increases Its Net Income by Over 200% as Compared to Same Quarter Last Year

Union Equity Inc. (PINKSHEETS: UNQT) is pleased to announce that the Company has generated $259,028 in revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2012 as compared to $63,799 in revenue for quarter ending March 31, 2011, which is an increase of 115%. The increase in revenue is due to the Company's increase in class 8 semi trucks which generate additional lease revenues and management fees.

Union Equity reported total net income of $71,822 for quarter ending March 31, 2012 as compared to $7,573 for the previous quarter ending March 31, 2011. The increase in net income is due to the increase in lease revenue and management fees produced by the Company's subsidiary. http://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/UNQT/financials

The Company recently announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Union Equity Investments, Inc., has acquired 100% ownership of Natural Product Laboratories LLC, a privately held company based in Melbourne, Florida, in exchange for an undisclosed amount of Union Equity, Inc.'s restricted Stock and cash. Natural Product Laboratories is a contract filler and blender of FDA regulated custom personal-care products for the hotel, resort and destination spa industry.

For more information, please visit: www.unionequityinc.info

Follow Union Equity, Inc. on Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/UNQT

To Learn more about Natural Product Laboratories, please call the toll free number: 888-522-2550

About Union Equity, Inc.

Union Equity, Inc. is a holding company that is comprised of 3 subsidiaries (Easy Semi Truck Leasing America LLC, Natural Product Laboratories LLC and Union Equity Investments, Inc.) that cover a vast business spectrum. Easy Semi Truck Leasing America LLC is a commercial truck leasing business engaged in leasing class 8 commercial trucks to owner operators located around the contiguous 48 states. Easy Semi Truck Leasing America's strategy has been to target both groups of owner operators through an aggressive marketing program and complete "one stop shop" solution for the owner operator. Through their unique business model, the Company is able to provide owner operators with a leased truck regardless of their credit history.

Natural Product Laboratories LLC (NPL) laboratory and production facility is located in Melbourne, Florida and is FDA regulated and certified as well as Green Seal approved to produce the highest quality skin-care, personal care, hair, pet, baby and sunscreen products. The Company specializes in formulizations of new product lines as well as reverse engineering existing products. The staff includes a licensed chemist and certified microbiologist, with over 25 years' combined experience. NPL's skilled production team and broad range of equipment allows them to accommodate almost any size order. Packaging capabilities include a wide range of sizes for both professional and retail use. To Learn more about Natural Product Laboratories, please call the toll free number: 888-522-2550

Union Equity Investment, Inc. is to provide the best possible risk-return value for Union Equity shareholders, by making direct investments into or outright purchases of revenue generating foreign and domestic private/public companies, which are in the need of a strong management team and capital in order to make it to the next level.

Safe Harbor Act: This release includes forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that involves risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to, the impact of competitive products, the ability to meet customer demand, the ability to manage growth, acquisitions of technology, equipment, or human resources, the effect of economic business conditions, and the ability to attract and retain skilled personnel. The Company is not obligated to revise or update any forward-looking statements in order to reflect events or circumstances that may arise after the date of this release.

Contact:
David Donlin
Cervelle Group
407-299-2377

NanoMarkets Releases New Report on BIPV Substrates and Encapsulation Market Opportunities

Thu, 24 May 2012 14:40:57 +0000

NanoMarkets Releases New Report on BIPV Substrates and Encapsulation Market Opportunities

PR Newswire

GLEN ALLEN, Va., May 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Industry analyst firm NanoMarkets announces the release of its latest report on the building-integrated PV (BIPV) market titled, "Substrates and Encapsulation for BIPV." Within the report NanoMarkets says the total market value for BIPV substrates and encapsulation materials will reach $1.9 billion by 2016. And while the current market is dominated by glass, NanoMarkets expects novel technologies and materials to account for 20 percent of the BIPV substrate/encapsulation market in 2019.

Additional details about the report are available at: http://nanomarkets.net/market_reports/report/bipv_encapsulation_markets_2012 . The firm will be releasing a report on the BIPV roofing market during this same month and has recently issued a report on BIPV glass earlier in February of this year. See http://www.nanomarkets.net/renewable_energy for details of these reports.

About the Report:

This report provides in-depth market analysis of novel encapsulation materials and substrates for the BIPV sector, examining the implications of both the latest products and fabrication techniques, such as atomic layer deposition (ALD). The BIPV substrate materials covered include glass, metal foils and plastics. Both glass and flexible encapsulation technologies are included. This report also contains granular forecasts in both value and volume terms, with breakouts by material PV technology type. The report also examines the strategies of firms active in the BIPV substrate/encapsulation space.

Findings from the Report:

According to NanoMarkets, the BIPV sector will consume $1.5 billion worth of glass in 2016. NanoMarkets also foresees important technology changes in this area. The extreme barrier requirements of OPV/DSC for BIPV challenge the barrier properties of glass and NanoMarkets predicts that it will be common for glass substrates to be pre-coated with an ALD barrier to provide the necessary lifetimes required for BIPV panels. And according to NanoMarkets, the glass firms positioned to take advantage of such opportunities include Nippon Electric Glass, Nippon Sheet Glass, Asahi Glass Company, Corning, Saint-Gobain and Schott.

Non-glass substrates for BIPV will account for more than $250 million in revenues in 2016 reaching almost $950 million by 2019. Stainless steel and aluminum substrates, in particular are being favored in BIPV for their strength, inertness, thermal budget to withstand absorber deposition conditions, and relatively low cost. Polymer substrates will also account for a small part of the BIPV market according to NanoMarkets. Both metal and polymer substrates are increasingly valued for their light weight, which will enable BIPV to break into retrofit markets without any need for special supports to be added to the buildings.

However, flexible BIPV substrates such as metal and plastic also require complex encapsulation stacks. In NanoMarkets' opinion, the encapsulation of the future will consist of a heavy weathering film on top, a thin barrier layer based on one or two ALD layers, a thick polymer encapsulation layer, the active PV layers, and finally a flexible substrate. In the recent past, it is proven difficult for firms to come up with a commercially viable multi-layer encapsulation technology, but NanoMarkets now believes such encapsulation solutions will emerge from a select group of firms which include, 3M, Beneq, GE, Cambridge NanoTech, DuPont and Tera-Barrier Films.

About NanoMarkets:

NanoMarkets tracks and analyzes emerging market opportunities in 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 photovoltaics sector for more than six years.

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

SOURCE NanoMarkets

MetoKote™ Corporation Announces New Credit Agreement

Thu, 24 May 2012 14:31:34 +0000

MetoKote™ Corporation Announces New Credit Agreement

PR Newswire

LIMA, Ohio, May 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- MetoKote Corporation announced that on May 18, 2012, the company entered into a new five year credit agreement with Huntington National Bank, as Administrative Agent, FirstMerit Bank as Syndication Agent and First Commonwealth Bank, First National Bank of Pennsylvania, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation and TriState Capital Bank, as lenders.

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The credit agreement provides for borrowings under a revolving credit facility and a term loan facility maturing in 2017. The proceeds received by the company from loans made under the credit agreement were used to repay the company's previous credit facility and for general corporate purposes. Jeff Oravitz, President and CEO stated, "This new $80 million credit facility has much improved terms and conditions compared to the previous loan facility and will provide the company the flexibility and lender support to pursue its growth strategy." Bruce Chalmers, Vice President and CFO said "We are pleased with the new agreement as it significantly reduces our costs and provides us key banking relationships as we move forward."

The Huntington National Bank acted as the sole bookrunner and was joint lead arranger along with FirstMerit Bank.

About MetoKote Corporation
MetoKote Corporation, headquartered in Lima, Ohio, serves its many customers in 29 facilities throughout the United States and the world. MetoKote provides environmentally sound and cost-effective coating solutions including equipment, coating application, and related management and support services to a wide variety of industries such as agriculture, appliance, automotive, computer, construction equipment, electrical, furniture, industrial equipment, recreational, and truck and bus. For more information, please visit: www.metokote.com.

SOURCE MetoKote Corporation

The Horn Company To Be Vertellus Authorized Distributor

Thu, 24 May 2012 13:32:01 +0000

The Horn Company To Be Vertellus Authorized Distributor

PR Newswire

INDIANAPOLIS, May 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Vertellus Specialties Inc., a leading manufacturer of castor oil, castor oil polyols and derivatives, is pleased to announce that, effective June 1, 2012, The Horn Company will be its authorized distributor in the 11 Western states of California, Washington, Oregon, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Idaho, Nevada, Arizona and New Mexico as well as the four Southwestern states of Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Arkansas.

Please contact The Horn Company directly for orders or for more information at:

Address:

The Horn Company
16050 Canary Avenue
La Mirada, CA 90638

Phone: 714-523-8050
Toll free: 800-442-4676
Fax: 714-670-6851
Email: orders@ethorn.com
Customer Care: Marilou Picazo

About Vertellus Specialties Inc.

Vertellus is a specialty chemicals company focused on the manufacture of ingredients used in pharmaceuticals, personal care, nutrition, agriculture, and a host of other market areas affected by trends favoring "green" technologies and chemistries. Vertellus is the #1 global producer of pyridine and picolines, specialty pyridine derivatives, DEET, castor oil derivatives and systems, and citrate polymer additives and systems, and the world's #2 producer of Vitamin B-3. Vertellus benefits from a technically advanced global manufacturing base and has approximately 800 employees. Vertellus is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Contact: Scott Smith
Tel: 317-248-6517
Website: www.vertellus.com

SOURCE Vertellus Specialties Inc.

GlyEco Announces Acquisition Agreement With Enviro-Cool, LLC.

Thu, 24 May 2012 12:14:00 +0000

GlyEco, Inc. (GLYE is listed on www.otcmarkets.com) (OTCBB: GLYE), an innovative green chemistry company, announced today a preliminary agreement to acquire certain assets of Enviro-Cool, LLC., a waste glycol recycler located in Norcross, GA. The transaction is scheduled to close August 31, 2012.

Founded in 2009 by owners Michael Adams and Carl Gardei, Enviro-Cool provides waste glycol recycling services and top quality recycled antifreeze to the automotive and trucking industries in the greater Atlanta area. Both partners have prior business ownership experience.

Mr. Adams and Mr. Gardei have led the company to achieve explosive growth. In three years the partners have taken the business from start-up phase to an expected $1.5 Million in gross sales for 2012. They have quickly drawn attention and earned respect from both clients and industry experts.

This preliminary agreement marks the fifth acquisition announcement in 2012 for GlyEco, Inc. (www.glyeco.com). The company is implementing a strategy for rapid growth through purchase of existing profitable recyclers. These facilities will be fitted with patent-pending GlyEco Technology™, improving production capacity, product quality, and profitability. The company expects to expand its customer base and geographical reach at each location.

"We look forward to welcoming the Enviro-Cool crew to the GlyEco team," said John Lorenz, Chairman and CEO of GlyEco, Inc. "The owners are articulate, intelligent, and knowledgeable professionals, who have built a team with enormous drive and energy. I know of no other recycler who has reached the $1 Million gross sales mark so rapidly and their customer service is second to none."

"GlyEco is at the forefront of an emerging industry of profitable Cleantech businesses," Mr. Lorenz went on to say. "Our patent-pending technology uses green chemistry to transform hazardous waste into profitable green products."

GlyEco plans to increase processing capability at Enviro-Cool, potentially boosting production to a projected $5 Million in annual gross sales by 2015. In addition, patent-pending GlyEco Technology™ will enable the facility to process four additional types of waste glycols, including hazardous waste from the polyester fiber manufacturing industry. This waste stream is particularly difficult to process effectively and is abundant in the Southeastern United States.

Glycols are a liquid petrochemical produced in massive quantities and used primarily in five industries: HVAC, Textiles, Automotive, Airline and Medical. In the United States, these industries create approximately 700 Million Gallons of hazardous waste glycol each year. Although most of this waste could be recycled into useable products, over 85% of this liquid waste is disposed of in our surface waters -- which can have devastating results for aquatic life.

Demand continues to exceed supply for ethylene glycol, largely because of explosive growth in poly fiber manufacturing to make clothing, plastic containers, and plastic beverage bottles. This growth trend is expected to continue well into the future. (Source: ICIS Chemical News).

Recycling waste glycols presents an inventive solution to glycol supply shortages and increasing costs for refinery produced materials. GlyEco Technology™ is uniquely able to process all five sources of waste glycols, opening new avenues of supply in a market beset with constrained production and ever-increasing prices. With proper handling, glycols can be recycled and reused indefinitely, creating the opportunity to utilize this valuable material as a predominately sustainable resource.

Caution Concerning Forward-Looking Statements

This release contains statements that may constitute "forward-looking statements" under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements regard the intent, belief, and expectations of the Company. Prospective investors are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, they involve risks and uncertainties, and their results may differ materially.

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Online Car Racing Game Highlights Role of Plastics in Auto Fuel-Efficiency, Safety, and Design

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Online Car Racing Game Highlights Role of Plastics in Auto Fuel-Efficiency, Safety, and Design

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WASHINGTON, May 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Plastics Make it Possible^®today launched Plastics Speedway a challenging online car racing game that highlights many of the ways plastics contribute to automobile fuel-efficiency, safety, and design.

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Plastics Speedway drivers can choose from seven decades of virtual vehicles—from muscle cars to minivans—to experience the differences in gas mileage, handling, speed, and more. As drivers maneuver around curves and obstacles at high speeds, they will experience firsthand how plastics have contributed to vehicle performance. Plastics Speedway game players can enter multiple times for a chance to win a $1,000 gift card.

"If you like cars, Plastics Speedway is a fun way to experience the transformations in car design since the 1950s and to get a better understanding of the growing role of plastics," said Steve Russell, vice president of plastics for the American Chemistry Council. Plastics Make it Possible^®is an initiative sponsored by America's plastics makers through the American Chemistry Council.

For example, experts estimate that plastics make up 50 percent of today's automobiles by volume—but only 10 percent by weight. "Replacing traditional materials with plastics has contributed significantly to lightweighting, which minimizes the load on the car engine, so it needs less fuel," Russell continued. "That's good news for your wallet and for the environment."

Since the 1950s, when plastics were used to make sport cars lighter and more agile, plastics have played a growing role in overall vehicle design. Because of their strength and versatility, plastics are used extensively in safety features that car owners depend on, such as seatbelts, airbags, and crumple zones. And today's vehicles take advantage of advanced plastics with special properties—such as lightweight, shatter-resistant polycarbonate—to contribute to fuel economy, safety, and innovative design.

To play Plastics Speedway, visit the Plastics Make it Possible^® Facebook page at facebook.com/plasticpossible.

To learn more about how plastics contribute to fuel-efficiency, safety, and design, visit http://plasticsmakeitpossible.com/category/plastics-in-your-life/going-places/.

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Plastics Make it Possible® highlights the many ways plastics inspire innovations that improve our lives, solve big problems, and help us design a safer, more promising future. This initiative is sponsored by the plastics industries of the American Chemistry Council. For more information, visit www.plasticsmakeitpossible.com, check out our Facebook page and follow us @plasticpossible on twitter at www.twitter.com/plasticpossible.

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MarketsandMarkets: Global Electro-Active Polymers Market Worth $3.4 Billion by 2017

Thu, 24 May 2012 11:30:00 +0000

MarketsandMarkets: Global Electro-Active Polymers Market Worth $3.4 Billion by 2017

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The common applications where electro-active polymers are used include batteries, actuators, sensors, capacitors, solar cells, EMI & ESD shielding, electrostatic paintable plastics, corrosion-resistant coatings, and organic light emitting diodes. EAPs are also used in the field of robotics in the development of artificial muscles. The EAP market is highly lucrative for polymer and semiconductor manufacturers, though the manufacturers would require high initial investment to shift from silicon to polymers.

There are various forces which influence the electro-active polymers market. Cost is the most important factor influencing the electro-active polymers market growth. The use of polymers in robotics and luminescent applications is more cost-effective than the use of metals and semiconductor materials. The use of electro-active polymers in the field of biomimetics and biomedicine could help address the global problem of increasing healthcare costs. In the field of biomimetics, EAPs are fabricated to resemble human muscles, and thus have potential applications in developing bio-prosthetics for the physically challenged. EAP they can potentially be used to mimic the movements of living creatures.

The conductive plastics segment forms the largest submarket of the overall electro-active polymers market with an expected $2.6 billion by 2017, at a CAGR of 6.1% from 2012 to 2017. The high market size of conductive plastics is due to its extensive use in electrostatic discharge and electromagnetic interference protection. Intensive R&D efforts, early product commercialization, and the high absorption rate of electronic products made North America the dominant market for electro-active polymer. The region held a 65% share of the global electro-active polymers product market, followed by Europe with a 22% share in 2011.

ICP (Inherently Conductive Polymer) production is currently small in the overall electro-active polymer market but it is the fastest growing market in future. At present it accounts for only 12% of the total electro-active polymer market, revenue wise, but this share is estimated to increase to 20% by 2017.

North America region is the largest market for electro-active polymers with 65% of the global electro-active polymer market revenue share in 2011 and is estimated to reach $2.2 billion by 2017. Europe is the second largest consumer followed by North America.

The report segments the global electro-active polymer market revenue by applications, types and geography. It also focuses on market dynamics such as drivers, restraints, and opportunities.

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MarketsandMarkets: Global Electro-Active Polymers Market Worth $3.4 Billion by 2017

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MarketsandMarkets: Global Electro-Active Polymers Market Worth $3.4 Billion by 2017

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Global Markets, Technologies and Materials for Thin and Ultrathin Films

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Global Markets, Technologies and Materials for Thin and Ultrathin Films

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INTRODUCTION

STUDY GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

BCC Research has followed the thick and thin film markets for more than 10 years, publishing various reports on materials, devices and technologies used to deposit these types of films. During this period, the market has expanded steadily and new opportunities have developed for these films.

With this study, BCC Research continues its commitment to monitoring the thin film market by providing an updated review of the most important advances in thin film technology. In addition, BCC provides a detailed overview of the current market and an impartial analysis of prospects for future growth, with a focus on the raw materials used to produce thin films and nanofilms.

Specifically, the major objectives of this study are:

Provide an update on the most advanced processes employed for the fabrication of thin and ultrathin films.Provide an overview of the most common materials used for each thin film deposition process and identify new materials.Highlight new technological developments in the fabrication of thin films, while outlining technical issues.Review the several fields of application for thin film technologies and investigate emerging applications.Estimate current worldwide markets for thin film materials, and forecast the growth for each market segment through 2016.Identify important technology and market trends within each market segment.Supply an updated review of current producers of thin film materials.Determine trends in U.S. patents and worldwide patents issued during the most recent years.

REASONS FOR DOING THIS STUDY

The global market for thin film technologies (including equipment, materials and services) is currently valued at more than $50 billion and continues to grow. On-going miniaturization in the semiconductor industry also impacts other sectors. As a result, there is a continuous effort to create components and products that are smaller, thinner, lighter and also, for certain applications, flexible. In addition, new developments in nanotechnology are also contributing to advances in materials and fabrication methods for producing very thin films, that is, those films below 30 nanometers or those with a thickness measured in atoms.

There are various types of thin film materials (e.g., metals, alloys, oxides, non-oxides, metalorganics and metal salts). These materials can be deposited by a variety of physical or chemical methods, and they find application in the fabrication process of numerous devices within several industrial sectors (including electronics, optoelectronics, mechanical/chemical, energy, optical coatings, life science and decorative coatings).

At the time of BCC's last report (2004), the global market for thin film materials was valued at $7.1 billion and growing at a fairly rapid pace. Since then, the industry has continued to evolve in important ways. In addition, at the end of 2007, growth in the global economy began to slow dramatically along with many sectors in which these materials are used, leading to a steep drop in sales during the ensuing two years.

The principal reason for doing this study is to present a current assessment of the thin film material industry from both technological and market viewpoints and to outline future trends and key developments.

There is also a need to evaluate the current status and future trends of the thin film material industry from a global standpoint. As use of these materials expands and new fields of application emerge, information on regional production, sales and type of suppliers becomes more valuable.

An equally important reason for undertaking this study is to provide technical insights into thin film manufacturing by:

Offering a review of material types, their applications and deposition methods.Providing an overview of the main global R&D activities, resulting in the issuance of patents, and related to thin film technology.Illustrating the latest technological developments.

This information can assist companies in identifying opportunities for process and productivity improvements, resulting in a positive impact on future market growth.

INTENDED AUDIENCE

This study will be of primary interest to all companies that

Manufacture, sell and distribute materials for producing thin films.Fabricate thin film devices or coated products.Offer coating services to the thin film industry.Manufacture processing and characterization equipment (e.g., physical vapor deposition equipment, chemical vapor deposition equipment and analytical instruments) utilized by producers of thin films.Provide technical and/or marketing services for the thin film industry.Plan to enter the thin film industry as a supplier, manufacturer or end user.

This study applies to industry segments such as microelectronics, data storage media, advanced displays, mechanical/chemical, energy, optical coatings, life sciences and the general coating sector.

The study is directed mainly toward executives, directors, operations managers, sales and marketing managers and strategic planners working within the above industries. Universities and research facilities may also find this study to be a good source of technical information regarding thin film technology, materials and equipment, which can be used as a baseline for new or expanded R&D activities. Librarians of technical information and research centers can also use this report to provide critical data to product managers, market analysts, researchers and other professionals who need detailed and updated analysis of the thin film industry.

SCOPE OF REPORT

This study provides an updated review of thin film technologies, including materials and production processes, and it identifies current and emerging applications for these technologies.

BCC Research determines the current market status for thin film materials, defines trends and presents forecasts of growth over the next five years. The thin film material industry is also analyzed on a worldwide basis from the standpoint of both manufacturing and consumption. In addition, technological issues, including the latest process developments and events, are discussed.

More specifically, BCC's market analysis is divided into six main parts. In the first part, a historical review of thin film technology is provided, including an outline of recent events. The report also supplies a description of current and emerging applications for thin and ultrathin films.

The second part of the study provides a technological review of thin film deposition processes, free-standing thin films and materials used to manufacture thin and ultrathin films. Each of the three sections concludes with an analysis of the most important technological developments and improvements since 2009, including examples of significant patents recently issued or applied for. This part of the study also offers a brief discussion of the most relevant technological trends related to the materials used for thin film deposition.

The third part of the report entails a global market analysis of materials for thin and ultrathin films. Global revenues (sales data in millions of dollars) are presented by application, deposition technology, film thickness and region, with actual data referring to the years 2009 and 2010, and estimates for 2011.

This section concludes with a presentation of market growth trends, based on industry growth, technological trends and regional trends. Projected revenues are reported, with forecast compound annual growth rates (CAGR) for the period 2011 through 2016.

Next, six optional sections are offered. These sections provide a more focused discussion of the thin film materials market for the six main sectors in which thin films are typically applied (specifically: electronics, optoelectronics, mechanical/chemical, energy, optical coatings and life sciences and others). In these optional sections, additional details by sector on current market conditions and key trends and developments are provided, in addition to market growth projections for each sector.

In the next part of the study that covers global industry structure, the report offers a list of the leading manufacturers of thin film materials, together with a description of their products. The analysis includes a description of the geographical distribution of these suppliers and an evaluation of thin film material production versus consumption, always from a geographical standpoint. Detailed company profiles of the top industry players are also provided.

The final part of the report includes an extensive U.S. patent analysis, with a summary of patents related to thin film materials, deposition methods and applications issued in 2011. Patent analysis is performed by region, country, assignee, patent category and deposition process.

METHODOLOGY AND INFORMATION SOURCES

To analyze the overall market and market segments, both primary and secondary research methodologies were used to obtain market data.

The technology section of this report is based on information derived from technical literature, related BCC reports, professional journals, the author's field experience and online sources.

Global market analysis was performed by analyzing 372 producers of materials for making thin films, accounting for at least 95% of the global market. Data for each company were obtained by thoroughly analyzing Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings, Internet websites, annual reports, industry directories, industry magazines and catalogs, government sources and other public sources.

Additional data were obtained from the direct contribution of primary sources, including company executives, managers, engineers and other technical personnel representing manufacturers, developers and users of thin film materials, process equipment and devices; representatives of academia and trade associations; and industry market analysts.

Secondary sources of information include:

EDGAR – U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filings.

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

European Patent Office.

Company websites.

Company annual reports.

Thomas Register.

Moody's Directory.

S & P Industry Survey.

Dun & Bradstreet Business Directory.

American Ceramic Society Publications.

Foreign Chamber of Commerce Directories.

Foreign Stock Exchange Listings.

In addition to utilizing the above primary and secondary sources, market growth trends and forecasts were compiled by gaining additional insights from relevant financial and market information, relevant BCC reports and the author's own in-depth and comprehensive analysis of the collected information.

ANALYST CREDENTIALS

Margareth Gagliardi, BCC's chief research analyst in advanced materials, has more than 25 years of experience in the field of advanced materials, specializing in ceramic formulations, materials processing and new product development. She has held management positions in both manufacturing and R&D within U.S. and European firms producing electronic, mechanical, chemical and structural components. She holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and an M.S. in Ceramic Engineering.

Ms. Gagliardi has authored numerous BCC Research studies, including the following that are related to advanced materials and electronics.

AVM018G Rare Earths: Worldwide Markets, Applications, Technologies, 2012.SMC037E Sputtering Targets and Sputtered Films: Technology and Markets, 2011.SMC070A Paper-thin Displays: Technologies and Global Markets, 2011.EGY068A Supercapacitors: Technology Developments and Global Markets, 2010.AVM014D Ceramic Matrix Composites: Technologies and Global Markets, 2010.NAN043B Nanofibers: Technologies and Developing Markets, 2010.NAN048A Nanotechnology in Coatings and Adhesive Applications: Global Markets, 2010.AVM069A Photocatalysts: Technologies and Global Markets, 2010.SMC061B Atomic Layer Deposition, 2010.AVM046B Thick Film Devices, Processes and Applications, 2010.AVM018F Rare Earths: Worldwide Markets, Applications, Technologies, 2009.AVM052B Aerogels, 2009.AVM065A Smart Glass: Technologies and Global Markets, 2009.AVM047B Chemical Mechanical Polishing (CMP) Equipment and Materials, 2008.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1

STUDY GOALS AND OBJECTIVES . 1

REASONS FOR DOING THIS STUDY . 1

INTENDED AUDIENCE 2

SCOPE OF REPORT 3

METHODOLOGY AND INFORMATION SOURCES. 4

RELATED BCC RESEARCH STUDIES . 5

ANALYST CREDENTIALS 6

BCC ONLINE SERVICES 7

DISCLAIMER . 8

CHAPTER TWO: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY . 9

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY . 9

SUMMARY TABLE GLOBAL MARKET FOR THIN FILM MATERIALS,

THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) . 10

SUMMARY FIGURE GLOBAL MARKET FOR THIN FILM MATERIALS,

2009–2016 ($ MILLIONS) . 11

CHAPTER THREE: OVERVIEW 12

COATINGS AND FILMS 12

THICK, THIN AND ULTRATHIN FILMS 12

MILESTONES IN THE HISTORY OF THIN FILM TECHNOLOGY

AND RECENT EVENTS . 13

TABLE 1 THIN FILM DEPOSITION TECHNOLOGICAL MILESTONES . 14

TABLE 1 (CONTINUED) 15

FIGURE 1 THIN FILMS: WORLDWIDE PATENT APPLICATIONS AND

PATENTS, 1971-2010 16

APPLICATIONS FOR THIN AND ULTRATHIN FILMS 17

ELECTRONICS 17

OPTOELECTRONICS . 17

MECHANICAL/CHEMICAL . 18

ENERGY . 18

OPTICAL COATINGS . 18

LIFE SCIENCES AND OTHERS 18

TABLE 2 APPLICATIONS OF THIN AND ULTRATHIN FILMS, 2011 19

CHAPTER FOUR: TECHNOLOGIES AND MATERIALS FOR THIN AND

ULTRATHIN FILMS . 20

INTRODUCTION . 20

THIN FILM COATINGS 20

TABLE 3 BASIC CONSTRUCTION STEPS OF A THIN FILM DEVICE 20

SUBSTRATE SELECTION . 21

TABLE 4 SUBSTRATE MATERIALS FOR THIN AND ULTRATHIN

FILMS, 2011 . 21

TABLE 4 (CONTINUED) . 22

THIN FILM DEPOSITION 22

PATTERNING AND FINISHING . 23

THIN FILM DEPOSITION PROCESSES . 23

PHYSICAL PROCESSES 23

CHEMICAL PROCESSES . 23

HYBRID PROCESSES . 24

TABLE 5 THIN FILM TECHNOLOGIES, 2011 . 24

TABLE 5 (CONTINUED) . 25

TABLE 5 (CONTINUED) . 26

TABLE 5 (CONTINUED) . 27

DEPOSITION TECHNOLOGIES FOR ULTRATHIN FILMS 27

TABLE 6 DEPOSITION TECHNOLOGIES FOR ULTRATHIN FILMS,

2011. 28

LATEST TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS FROM 2009

TO PRESENT . 28

Thin Film Technologies . 29

Reactive High-Power Impulse Magnetron

Sputtering 29

Hybrid Chemical Vapor Deposition . 29

Microwave-Assisted Rotatable PVD 30

Capacitive-Coupled Magnetic Neutral Loop Plasma

Sputtering System . 31

High-Power Impulse Ionized PVD . 31

Low-Temperature High-Power Impulse Magnetron

Sputtering 32

Modulated Ion-Induced Atomic Layer Deposition . 33

Catalyst-Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition . 33

Ultrathin Film Technologies . 34

Ultrathin Films by Exfoliation . 34

Field-Aided Preferential Deposition 34

Printable Ultrathin Films 35

Electroless Plating with Silane-Based Catalyst 36

Pulsed Plasma-Enhanced Chemical Vapor

Deposition 37

FREE-STANDING THIN FILMS 38

THIN FILM DEPOSITION AND FILM RELEASE . 38

Peeling 38

Lift-Off 38

Laser Lift-Off . 38

Substrate Compression . 39

VACUUM FILTRATION . 39

FLOW COATING . 39

TABLE 7 METHODS FOR FABRICATION OF FREE-STANDING THIN

FILMS . 39

TABLE 8 FREE-STANDING THIN FILMS: FILM COMPOSITION AND

APPLICATIONS 40

LATEST TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS FROM 2009

TO PRESENT . 41

Chemical Release of Free-Standing Single-Walled Carbon

Nanotube Films 41

Free-standing Single Walled Carbon Nanotube Thin

Films Formed by Direct Dry Printing Process 41

Large-Area, Free-Standing Zinc Oxide Thin Films . 42

Process for Manufacturing Free-Standing Ultrathin

Carbon Nanotube Films . 42

THIN FILM MATERIALS 43

PHYSICAL PROCESSES 44

TABLE 9 PHYSICAL PROCESSES: TYPICAL DEPOSITION

MATERIALS FOR THIN FILMS, 2011 . 44

TABLE 9 (CONTINUED) . 45

TABLE 9 (CONTINUED) . 46

TABLE 9 (CONTINUED) . 47

TABLE 9 (CONTINUED) . 48

TABLE 9 (CONTINUED) . 49

CHEMICAL PROCESSES . 49

Chemical Vapor Deposition . 50

TABLE 10 CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION: MATERIALS FOR THIN

FILMS, 2011 . 50

Functional Group Sources 50

Metal Sources 51

Metal Hydrides and Halides. 51

Metalorganic Precursors . 52

Metalorganic … (Continued) . 53

TABLE 11 COMMON METALORGANIC PRECURSORS, 2011 . 54

TABLE 11 (CONTINUED) 55

Chemical Solution Deposition . 55

Sol-gel Methods . 55

Organic-Inorganic Hybrids . 56

TABLE 12 CHEMICAL SOLUTION DEPOSITION: MATERIALS FOR

THIN FILMS, 2011 56

TABLE 12 (CONTINUED) . 57

Plating Type Methods . 57

Electroplating 57

Electroless Plating 58

Electrophoretic Deposition . 58

TABLE 13 PLATING TYPE METHODS: MATERIALS FOR THIN

FILMS, 2011 . 59

Other Chemical Processes . 59

Liquid Phase Epitaxy . 60

Liquid Phase Deposition . 60

Interfacial Polymerization 60

Langmuir-Blodgett Deposition . 60

Self-Assembled Monolayer Deposition . 61

Layer-by-Layer Assembly . 61

Flame Hydrolysis 62

Spray Pyrolysis . 62

Laser Reactive Deposition 62

TABLE 14 OTHER CHEMICAL PROCESSES: MATERIALS FOR THIN

FILMS, 2011 . 63

LATEST TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS FROM 2009

TO PRESENT . 63

Silver Precursor for Doping Free-Standing Carbon

Nanotube Films 63

Silver Precursor for Doping … (Continued) . 64

Diimine Copper Complexes for Atomic Layer Deposition . 65

Precursors Containing Electron Donating Group-

Substituted Alkenyl Ligands for Chemical Vapor

Deposition . 65

Phosphoamidinate Precursors for Chemical Vapor

Deposition . 66

Organometallic Precursors for High-Purity Metal Films

formed by CVD . 66

Sputtering Targets Based on Carbon Nanotubes 67

Electroplating Solutions for Solar Cells . 67

Electroplating Solutions … (Continued) 68

Copper Sputtering Targets for Microelectronics and

Optoelectronics . 69

Alternative Sputtering Target Materials for Transparent

Conductive Films 69

Polymeric Precursors for Printing Thin Films for Solar

Cells 70

Precursors for Chemical Vapor Deposition of High-K

Films . 71

TECHNOLOGICAL TRENDS FOR THIN FILM MATERIALS 72

CHAPTER FIVE: GLOBAL MARKETS 73

ANALYSIS OUTLINE 73

GLOBAL MARKET SUMMARY 74

TABLE 15 GLOBAL MARKET FOR THIN FILM MATERIALS,

THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) . 75

FIGURE 2 GLOBAL MARKET FOR THIN FILM MATERIALS, 2011–

2016 ($ MILLIONS) . 75

CURRENT MARKET STATUS 75

CURRENT MARKET SUMMARY 76

TABLE 16 GLOBAL MARKET FOR THIN FILM MATERIALS,

THROUGH 2011 ($ MILLIONS) . 76

FIGURE 3 GLOBAL MARKET FOR THIN FILM MATERIALS, 2009–

2011 ($ MILLIONS) 76

Revenues by Deposition Technology . 77

TABLE 17 THIN FILM MATERIALS: GLOBAL REVENUES BY

DEPOSITION TECHNOLOGY, THROUGH 2011 ($ MILLIONS) 78

FIGURE 4 THIN FILM MATERIALS: MARKET SHARE BY

DEPOSITION TECHNOLOGY, 2011 (%) . 78

FIGURE 4 (CONTINUED) 79

Revenues by Application . 79

TABLE 18 THIN FILM MATERIALS: GLOBAL REVENUES BY

APPLICATION, THROUGH 2011 ($ MILLIONS) 80

FIGURE 5 THIN FILM MATERIALS: MARKET SHARE BY

APPLICATION, 2011 (%) 81

Revenues by Film Thickness . 81

TABLE 19 THIN FILM MATERIALS: GLOBAL REVENUES BY FILM

THICKNESS, 2009 THROUGH 2011 ($ MILLIONS) 82

Revenues by Region . 82

TABLE 20 THIN FILM MATERIALS: REVENUES BY REGION,

THROUGH 2011 ($ MILLIONS) 83

FIGURE 6 THIN FILM MATERIALS: MARKET SHARE BY REGION,

2011 (%) 83

FIGURE 6 (CONTINUED) 84

MARKET GROWTH TRENDS . 84

INDUSTRY GROWTH . 84

Electronics 84

Semiconductors . 84

TABLE 21 FORECAST - SEMICONDUCTORS: REVENUES BY

REGION, THROUGH 2016 ($ BILLIONS) 85

Printed Circuits and Other Interconnecting

Components . 85

TABLE 22 FORECAST - PRINTED CIRCUITS AND OTHER

INTERCONNECTING COMPONENTS: REVENUES BY REGION,

THROUGH 2016 ($ BILLIONS) . 86

Data Storage Devices 86

Solid State Drives . 86

Internet Downloads and Cloud Computing . 87

Hard Disk Drive Market Growth . 87

TABLE 23 FORECAST - HARD DISK DRIVES: GLOBAL PRODUCTION

BY TYPE, THROUGH 2016 (MILLION UNITS) . 88

FIGURE 7 FORECAST – HARD DISK DRIVES: PRODUCTION SHARE

BY TYPE, 2016 (% UNITS) . 88

Optical Storage Media Market Growth . 89

TABLE 24 FORECAST – OPTICAL STORAGE MEDIA: GLOBAL

PRODUCTION BY TYPE, THROUGH 2016 (MILLION UNITS) 89

FIGURE 8 FORECAST – OPTICAL STORAGE MEDIA: PRODUCTION

SHARE BY TYPE, 2016 (% UNITS) . 90

Optoelectronics 90

TABLE 25 FORECAST – ADVANCED DISPLAYS: GLOBAL REVENUES

BY TYPE, THROUGH 2016 ($ BILLIONS) . 91

TABLE 26 FORECAST - ADVANCED DISPLAYS: COATED AREA BY

TYPE, THROUGH 2016 (MILLION M2). 92

FIGURE 9 FORECAST - ADVANCED DISPLAYS: COATED AREA

SHARE BY TYPE, 2016 (%) . 93

Mechanical/Chemical 93

TABLE 27 FORECAST – APPLICATIONS FOR PROTECTIVE

COATINGS: GLOBAL REVENUES, THROUGH 2016 ($ BILLIONS) 94

Energy 94

TABLE 28 FORECAST - PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES: GLOBAL

PRODUCTION BY TYPE, THROUGH 2016 (MW) . 95

FIGURE 10 PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES: PRODUCTION SHARE BY

TYPE, 2016 (%) . 95

FIGURE 10 (CONTINUED) 96

Other Industry Sectors 96

TECHNOLOGICAL TRENDS . 96

On-going Miniaturization in the Semiconductor Industry 96

TABLE 29 IC CONFIGURATIONS, 2009-2016 97

Thin, Ultrathin and Flexible Devices . 97

Roll-to-roll and Large Area Coatings 98

Merging of Thick and Thin Film Technologies . 98

Nanotechnology . 98

TABLE 30 THE NANOTECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY . 99

TABLE 30 (CONTINUED) 100

TABLE 31 NANOTECHNOLOGY: GLOBAL REVENUES BY SEGMENT,

THROUGH 2016 ($ BILLIONS) . 100

FIGURE 11 NANOTECHNOLOGY: GLOBAL MARKET SHARE BY

SEGMENT, 2011 (%) 101

Energy and Environmental Factors . 101

Others . 102

REGIONAL TRENDS 102

MARKET FORECAST 103

REVENUES BY APPLICATION . 103

TABLE 32 FORECAST – THIN FILM MATERIALS: GLOBAL

REVENUES BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) 104

FIGURE 12 FORECAST – THIN FILM MATERIALS: MARKET SHARE

BY APPLICATION, 2016 (%) 104

FIGURE 12 (CONTINUED). 105

Revenues by Deposition Technology . 105

TABLE 33 FORECAST – THIN FILM MATERIALS: GLOBAL

REVENUES BY DEPOSITION TECHNOLOGY, THROUGH 2016 ($

MILLIONS) 106

FIGURE 13 FORECAST – THIN FILM MATERIALS: GLOBAL MARKET

SHARE BY DEPOSITION TECHNOLOGY, 2016 (%) 106

FIGURE 13 (CONTINUED). 107

Revenues by Film Thickness . 107

TABLE 34 FORECAST – THIN FILM MATERIALS: GLOBAL

REVENUES BY FILM THICKNESS, THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) . 107

Revenues by Region . 108

TABLE 35 FORECAST – THIN FILM MATERIALS: REVENUES BY

REGION, THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) . 108

FIGURE 14 FORECAST – THIN FILM MATERIALS: MARKET SHARE

BY REGION, 2016 (%) 109

CHAPTER SIX: ELECTRONICS . 110

OBJECTIVE 110

THIN FILMS FOR ELECTRONICS 110

TABLE 36 THIN FILMS IN ELECTRONICS, 2011 110

TABLE 36 (CONTINUED) . 111

TABLE 36 (CONTINUED) . 112

CURRENT MARKET BY APPLICATION . 112

TABLE 37 THIN FILM MATERIALS FOR ELECTRONICS: GLOBAL

REVENUES BY APPLICATION, 2011 ($ MILLIONS/%) 113

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON INDUSTRY GROWTH . 113

PASSIVE COMPONENTS . 113

TABLE 38 FORECAST – PASSIVE COMPONENTS: GLOBAL

REVENUES BY TYPE, THROUGH 2016 ($ BILLIONS) 114

MEMS AND NEMS 114

TABLE 39 FORECAST – MEMS AND NEMS: GLOBAL REVENUES BY

TYPE, THROUGH 2016 ($ BILLIONS) . 115

OTHER APPLICATIONS 115

TABLE 40 FORECAST – OTHER APPLICATIONS IN ELECTRONICS:

GLOBAL REVENUES BY TYPE, THROUGH 2016 ($ BILLIONS) 115

RECENT INDUSTRY EVENTS AND DEVELOPMENTS . 116

THIN FILM MEMORY BY ROLL-TO-ROLL PRINTING . 116

SILICA/ALUMINA NANOLAMINATES AS LOW-K

DIELECTRIC 116

ULTRATHIN HIGH-PERMITTIVITY GATE INSULATING

FILM 117

SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY THIN FILMS FOR MEMS . 118

EMBEDDED THIN FILM PASSIVE COMPONENTS 118

MARKET SUMMARY AND FORECAST 119

REVENUES BY APPLICATION . 119

TABLE 41 FORECAST – THIN FILM MATERIALS FOR

ELECTRONICS: GLOBAL REVENUES BY APPLICATION,

THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) . 120

REVENUES BY DEPOSITION TECHNOLOGY . 121

TABLE 42 FORECAST – THIN FILM MATERIALS FOR

ELECTRONICS: GLOBAL REVENUES BY DEPOSITION

TECHNOLOGY, THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) 121

REVENUES BY FILM THICKNESS 122

TABLE 43 FORECAST – THIN FILM MATERIALS FOR ELECTRONICS

: GLOBAL REVENUES BY FILM THICKNESS, THROUGH 2016 ($

MILLIONS) 122

CHAPTER SEVEN: OPTOELECTRONICS 123

OBJECTIVE 123

THIN FILMS FOR OPTOELECTRONICS 123

TABLE 44 THIN FILMS IN OPTOELECTRONICS, 2011 123

TABLE 44 (CONTINUED) . 124

CURRENT MARKET BY APPLICATION . 124

TABLE 45 THIN FILM MATERIALS FOR OPTOELECTRONICS:

GLOBAL REVENUES BY APPLICATION, 2011 ($ MILLIONS/%) 124

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON INDUSTRY GROWTH . 124

PAPER-THIN AND FLEXIBLE DISPLAYS . 125

SOLID-STATE LIGHTING 125

OPTICAL FIBERS . 125

TABLE 46 FORECAST - OPTICAL FIBERS: GLOBAL MARKET,

THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS/MILLIONS OF KILOMETERS) 126

LASERS 126

RECENT INDUSTRY EVENTS AND DEVELOPMENTS . 126

POLYMERIC SEMICONDUCTING THIN FILMS 126

Conjugated Polymers . 127

Filled Polymers 127

Ionic Conducting Polymers . 128

Charge-transport Polymers . 128

Printable Semiconducting Polymers . 128

CARBON NANOTUBE THIN FILMS FOR DISPLAYS 128

Semiconducting CNT Films 128

Metallic CNT Films . 129

ORGANIC-INORGANIC HYBRIDS FOR THIN FILM

TRANSISTORS . 129

SURGING DEMAND FOR METALORGANIC PRECURSORS

FOR LIGHT-EMITTING DIODES 130

Akzo Nobel . 130

Albemarle . 131

ATMI 131

Chemtura and UP Chemical . 131

Dow Electronic Materials 132

SAFC Hitech 132

MARKET SUMMARY AND FORECAST 133

REVENUES BY APPLICATION . 133

TABLE 47 FORECAST – THIN FILM MATERIALS FOR

OPTOELECTRONICS: GLOBAL REVENUES BY APPLICATION,

THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) . 134

REVENUES BY DEPOSITION TECHNOLOGY . 134

TABLE 48 FORECAST – THIN FILM MATERIALS FOR

OPTOELECTRONICS: GLOBAL REVENUES BY DEPOSITION

TECHNOLOGY, THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) 135

REVENUES BY FILM THICKNESS 135

TABLE 49 FORECAST – THIN FILM MATERIALS FOR

OPTOELECTRONICS: GLOBAL REVENUES BY FILM THICKNESS,

THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) . 136

CHAPTER EIGHT: MECHANICAL/CHEMICAL 137

OBJECTIVE 137

THIN FILMS FOR THE MECHANICAL/CHEMICAL SECTOR 137

TABLE 50 THIN FILMS IN THE MECHANICAL/CHEMICAL SECTOR,

2011. 137

CURRENT MARKET BY APPLICATION . 138

TABLE 51 THIN FILM MATERIALS FOR THE

MECHANICAL/CHEMICAL SECTOR: GLOBAL REVENUES BY

APPLICATION, 2011 ($ MILLIONS/%) 138

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON INDUSTRY GROWTH . 139

CATALYSTS . 139

TABLE 52 FORECAST – CATALYSTS AND PHOTOCATALYSTS:

GLOBAL REVENUES, THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) 140

SOLID LUBRICANTS . 140

TABLE 53 AUTOMOTIVE AND INDUSTRIAL LUBRICANTS:

CONSUMPTION BY TYPE, WORLDWIDE, THROUGH 2016

(MILLION KG) . 141

SENSORS . 141

TABLE 54 SENSORS: REVENUES BY TYPE, WORLDWIDE,

THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) . 142

MEMBRANE AND FILTERS 142

TABLE 55 FORECAST - FILTRATION: GLOBAL REVENUES,

THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) 143

OTHER APPLICATIONS 143

RECENT INDUSTRY EVENTS AND DEVELOPMENTS . 143

THIN FILM FOR PREVENTING PITTING CORROSION . 143

NANOCOATINGS FOR HIGH-PERFORMANCE CARBIDE

DRILLS . 144

PHOTOCATALYTIC THIN FILMS WITH NANOPARTICLES 145

THIN-FILM TEMPERATURE SENSOR ON SAPPHIRE FIBER

TIP . 145

Thin-film Temperature … (Continued) . 146

NANOFILM MEMBRANES FOR CARBON DIOXIDE

CAPTURE . 147

MARKET SUMMARY AND FORECAST 147

REVENUES BY APPLICATION . 147

TABLE 56 FORECAST – THIN FILM MATERIALS FOR THE

MECHANICAL/CHEMICAL SECTOR: GLOBAL REVENUES BY

APPLICATION, THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) . 148

REVENUES BY DEPOSITION TECHNOLOGY . 148

TABLE 57 FORECAST – THIN FILM MATERIALS FOR THE

MECHANICAL/CHEMICAL SECTOR: GLOBAL REVENUES BY

DEPOSITION TECHNOLOGY, THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) 149

REVENUES BY FILM THICKNESS 150

TABLE 58 FORECAST – THIN FILM MATERIALS FOR THE

MECHANICAL/CHEMICAL SECTOR: GLOBAL REVENUES BY

FILM THICKNESS, THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) 150

CHAPTER NINE: ENERGY 151

OBJECTIVE 151

THIN FILMS FOR THE ENERGY SECTOR 151

TABLE 59 THIN FILMS IN THE ENERGY SECTOR, 2011. 151

TABLE 59 (CONTINUED) . 152

CURRENT MARKET BY APPLICATION . 152

TABLE 60 THIN FILM MATERIALS FOR THE ENERGY SECTOR:

GLOBAL REVENUES BY APPLICATION, 2011 ($ MILLIONS/%) 152

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON INDUSTRY GROWTH . 153

SUPERCONDUCTORS . 153

TABLE 61 FORECAST – SUPERCONDUCTORS: GLOBAL REVENUES

BY TYPE, THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) 153

FUEL CELLS . 153

TABLE 62 FORECAST – FUEL CELLS: GLOBAL REVENUES BY

TYPE, THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) 154

BATTERIES . 154

PHOTOTHERMAL DEVICES AND THIN FILM HEATERS . 155

TABLE 63 FORECAST – PHOTOTHERMAL DEVICES AND THIN FILM

HEATERS: GLOBAL REVENUES BY TYPE, THROUGH 2016 ($

MILLIONS) 155

RECENT INDUSTRY EVENTS AND DEVELOPMENTS . 155

THIN FILMS FOR POWER-GENERATING WINDOWS 155

U.S. Department of Energy . 155

EnSol 156

KEY EVENTS IN THE THIN FILM SOLAR CELL MARKET . 157

General Electric . 157

MiaSole` . 157

Solyndra . 158

Nanosolar . 158

First Solar 158

Applied Materials 159

CRYSTALLINE SILICON THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS . 159

BISMUTH-BASED OXIDE SUPERCONDUCTOR THIN FILM 159

MACROSCALE THIN-FILM SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL . 160

FLEXIBLE PAPER-THIN BATTERIES . 161

ROLL-TO-ROLL FABRICATION PROCESS FOR THIN FILM

BATTERIES 161

MARKET SUMMARY AND FORECAST 162

REVENUES BY APPLICATION . 162

TABLE 64 FORECAST – THIN FILM MATERIALS FOR THE ENERGY

SECTOR: GLOBAL REVENUES BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2016

($ MILLIONS) 163

REVENUES BY DEPOSITION TECHNOLOGY . 163

TABLE 65 FORECAST – THIN FILM MATERIALS FOR THE ENERGY

SECTOR: GLOBAL REVENUES BY DEPOSITION TECHNOLOGY,

THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) . 164

REVENUES BY FILM THICKNESS 164

TABLE 66 FORECAST – THIN FILM MATERIALS FOR THE ENERGY

SECTOR: GLOBAL REVENUES BY FILM THICKNESS, THROUGH

2016 ($ MILLIONS) . 165

CHAPTER TEN: OPTICAL COATINGS . 166

OBJECTIVE 166

THIN FILMS FOR OPTICAL COATINGS 166

TABLE 67 THIN FILMS IN THE OPTICAL COATINGS SECTOR, 2011 . 167

CURRENT MARKET BY APPLICATION . 167

TABLE 68 THIN FILM MATERIALS FOR OPTICAL COATINGS:

GLOBAL REVENUES BY APPLICATION, 2011 ($ MILLIONS/%) 168

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON INDUSTRY GROWTH . 168

TABLE 69 FORECAST – APPLICATIONS OF OPTICAL COATINGS:

GLOBAL REVENUES BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2016 ($

BILLIONS) . 168

RECENT INDUSTRY EVENTS AND DEVELOPMENTS . 169

WIDE-ANGLE BROADBAND ANTIREFLECTIVE COATINGS 169

EYEWEAR FOR 3D MOVIES . 170

HIGH-TEMPERATURE ANTIREFLECTIVE COATING 170

CARBON NANOTUBE-BASED OPTICAL COATINGS 170

BLACK OPTICAL COATINGS 171

Acktar . 171

Optics Balzers 172

ULTRATHIN OPTICAL COATINGS BY SPRAY COATING 173

MARKET SUMMARY AND FORECAST 173

REVENUES BY APPLICATION . 173

TABLE 70 FORECAST – THIN FILM MATERIALS FOR OPTICAL

COATINGS: GLOBAL REVENUES BY APPLICATION, THROUGH

2016 ($ MILLIONS) . 174

REVENUES BY DEPOSITION TECHNOLOGY . 174

TABLE 71 FORECAST – THIN FILM MATERIALS FOR OPTICAL

COATINGS: GLOBAL REVENUES BY DEPOSITION TECHNOLOGY,

THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) . 175

REVENUES BY FILM THICKNESS 175

TABLE 72 FORECAST – THIN FILM MATERIALS FOR OPTICAL

COATINGS: GLOBAL REVENUES BY FILM THICKNESS,

THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) . 176

CHAPTER ELEVEN: LIFE SCIENCES AND OTHER MARKET SECTORS 177

OBJECTIVE 177

THIN FILMS FOR LIFE SCIENCES AND OTHER FIELDS 177

TABLE 73 THIN FILMS IN LIFE SCIENCES AND OTHER FIELDS,

2011. 177

TABLE 73 (CONTINUED) 178

CURRENT MARKET BY APPLICATION . 178

TABLE 74 THIN FILM MATERIALS FOR LIFE SCIENCES AND

OTHER FIELDS: GLOBAL REVENUES BY APPLICATION, 2011 ($

MILLIONS/%) 179

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON INDUSTRY GROWTH . 179

TABLE 75 FORECAST – APPLICATIONS OF OTHER COATINGS:

GLOBAL REVENUES BY TYPE, THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) . 180

RECENT INDUSTRY EVENTS AND DEVELOPMENTS . 180

LAYER-BY-LAYER ASSEMBLY OF THIN FILMS FOR

DELIVERY OF BIOLOGICAL ENTITIES 180

NITINOL COATED VASCULAR GRAFTS 181

BIOCOMPATIBLE COATINGS BY ATOMIC LAYER

DEPOSITION 182

DIAMOND-LIKE CARBON FILMS FOR MEDICAL

APPLICATIONS . 183

Morgan Technical Ceramics 183

Ionbond. 184

THIN INORGANIC BARRIER COATINGS FOR PACKAGING

MATERIAL . 184

DECORATIVE COATINGS BY PHYSICAL VAPOR

DEPOSITION 185

NBIOCOMP - ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION OF

BIOCOMPATIBLE COATINGS ON MEDICAL DEVICES

BY BENEQ 186

Overview 186

Applicable nBIOCOMP Materials 187

MARKET SUMMARY AND FORECAST 187

REVENUES BY APPLICATION . 187

TABLE 76 FORECAST – THIN FILM MATERIALS FOR LIFE

SCIENCES AND OTHER FIELDS: GLOBAL REVENUES BY

APPLICATION, THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) . 188

REVENUES BY DEPOSITION TECHNOLOGY . 188

TABLE 77 FORECAST – THIN FILM MATERIALS FOR LIFE

SCIENCES AND OTHER FIELDS: GLOBAL REVENUES BY

DEPOSITION TECHNOLOGY, THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) 189

REVENUES BY FILM THICKNESS 189

TABLE 78 FORECAST – THIN FILM MATERIALS FOR LIFE

SCIENCES AND OTHER FIELDS: GLOBAL REVENUES BY FILM

THICKNESS, THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) . 189

CHAPTER TWELVE: GLOBAL INDUSTRY STRUCTURE 190

GLOBAL INDUSTRY STRUCTURE . 190

LEADING MANUFACTURERS OF THIN FILM MATERIALS 191

TABLE 79 LEADING MANUFACTURERS OF THIN FILM MATERIALS,

2011. 191

TABLE 79 (CONTINUED) . 192

TABLE 79 (CONTINUED) . 193

TABLE 79 (CONTINUED) 194

NOTABLE RECENT INDUSTRY CHANGES 195

TABLE 80 NOTABLE RECENT INDUSTRY CHANGES . 195

THIN FILM MATERIALS PRODUCTION BY REGION . 196

TABLE 81 THIN FILM MATERIALS: MANUFACTURING BY REGION,

2009-2016 (PERCENT OF SALES) 196

THIN FILM MATERIALS CONSUMPTION BY REGION 196

TABLE 82 THIN FILM MATERIALS: CONSUMPTION BY REGION,

2009-2016 (PERCENT OF SALES) 197

COMPANY PROFILES 197

AIR LIQUIDE . 198

AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS . 199

AKZO NOBEL 200

ATOTECH 201

BASF . 202

DAIDO STEEL . 203

DOW CHEMICAL 204

Dow Chemical (Continued) . 205

ENTHONE 206

HERAEUS 207

TABLE 83 HERAEUS TARGETS, 2011 . 208

HITACHI METALS 209

JOHNSON MATTHEY 210

JX NIPPON MINING & METALS 211

KOBE STEEL . 212

LINDE . 213

MACDERMID . 214

MATERION 214

TABLE 84 MATERION TECHNOLOGIES, 2011 215

MATSUDA SANGYO . 216

MERCK . 217

MITSUI MINING & SMELTING 217

PRAXAIR 218

Praxair (Continued) . 219

SAMSUNG CORNING PRECISION MATERIALS 220

SUMITOMO METAL MINING . 221

Sumitomo Metal Mining (Continued) . 222

TOSOH . 223

Tosoh (Continued) 224

ULVAC 225

TABLE 85 ULVAC SPUTTERING TARGETS, 2011 . 226

UMICORE 226

TABLE 86 UMICORE SPUTTERING TARGETS, 2011 227

CHAPTER THIRTEEN: U.S. PATENT ANALYSIS . 228

INTRODUCTION . 228

SUMMARY OF PATENTS AWARDED IN 2011. 228

TABLE 87 THIN AND ULTRATHIN FILMS, U.S. PATENTS, 2011 229

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GENERAL TRENDS. 280

TABLE 88 THIN AND ULTRATHIN FILMS: U.S. PATENT TRENDS,

THROUGH 2011 280

TRENDS BY COUNTRY AND REGION . 280

FIGURE 15 THIN AND ULTRATHIN FILMS: PATENT SHARE BY

REGION, 2011 (%) . 281

FIGURE 16 THIN AND ULTRATHIN FILMS: PATENT SHARE BY

COUNTRY, 2011 (%) 282

TRENDS BY ASSIGNEE . 283

TABLE 89 ASSIGNEES OF U.S. PATENTS RELATED TO THIN AND

ULTRATHIN FILMS, 2011 . 284

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FIGURE 17 THIN AND ULTRATHIN FILMS: SHARES OF U.S.

PATENTS BY CATEGORY, 2011 (%) 292

FIGURE 17 (CONTINUED). 293

TRENDS BY DEPOSITION METHOD . 293

FIGURE 18 THIN AND ULTRATHIN FILMS: SHARES OF U.S.

PATENTS BY DEPOSITION METHOD, 2011 (%) 294

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