The global quartz market is expected to register a CAGR of more than 5% during the forecast period, 2018 to 2023. Asia-Pacific accounted for the largest market in 2017. Asia-Pacific is also expected to register the fastest growth during the forecast period.
Increasing Demand for Quartz Sand in Petroleum Industry
Frac sand (also known as high purity quartz sand) proppants are the most widely used category for hydraulic fracturing globally. The oil & gas sector is growing slowly in North America and Europe. Middle Eastern countries are expected to continue their high production rates, while there is no major growth in Asia-Pacific and Latin America. The quartz sand market also might not witness any considerable growth in the oil & gas industry. The decline in drilling rig count, especially in the United States, might have an impact on the quartz sand market. With increase in crude oil prices, drilling and production processes are expected to rise slowly throughout the world, which is a positive indication for the quartz sand market.
Semiconductors to Dominate the Market
Quartz, owing to its high quality and excellent purity, is extensively used in the semiconductor industry to manufacture crucibles, windows, rods, and tubes, silicon metal, wafer base, etc. Quartz glass, due to its exceptional properties, is used to manufacture various semi-finished goods in the semiconductor industry that exhibit high purity, compressive strength, excellent elasticity, low-thermal conductivity, and high-thermal shock resistivity. Asia-Pacific is expected to remain at the forefront of the global demand for electronics. The demand for quartz in Asia-Pacific is witnessing high growth, owing to rapid internet penetration in developing nations. The demand for larger smartphones with high functionality at competitive prices in the Asia-Pacific will likely drive the demand for semiconductors, which is expected to drive the quartz market.
Asia-Pacific to Dominate the Market
Asia-Pacific was the largest region in the quartz market, accounting for a major chunk of the global market. In Asia-Pacific, China is the largest economy in terms of GDP. The annual growth rate of the Chinese GDP was 6.9% in 2016 and it is further expected to increase by 6.7% in 2017. The growth in the country remains high, but is gradually diminishing as the population ages and the economy is rebalancing from investment to consumption, manufacturing to services, and external to internal demand. The electronics industry is the largest consumer of quartz. Electronic products such as smartphones, OLED TVs, and tablets have the highest growth in the market in the consumer electronics segment. With the increase in the disposable income of the middle-class population, the demand for electronic products is projected to grow in the near future, thereby driving the quartz market.
Key Developments in the Market
- January 2017: Pokarna Engineered Stone Limited (PESL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Pokarna Limited, announced its plans to expand its quartz surfaces production capacity by 130% in Hyderabad, India.
Major Players: Russian Quartz (RUSNANO), The Quartz Corporation, HanStone Quartz, Jiangsu Pacific Quartz Co., Ltd, Nordic Mining ASA, and Pokarna Limited, among others.
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1. Introduction
1.1 Research Phases
1.2 Study Deliverables
1.3 Scope of the Report
2. Executive Summary
3. Market Insights
3.1 Industry Value Chain Analysis
3.2 Industry Attractiveness – Porter’s Five Forces Analysis
3.2.1 Bargaining Power of Suppliers
3.2.2 Bargaining Power of Buyers
3.2.3 Threat of New Entrants
3.2.4 Threat of Substitute Products and Services
3.2.5 Degree of Competition
4. Market Dynamics
4.1 Drivers
4.1.1 Increasing Consumption of Quartz in Solar Sector
4.1.2 Demand for Quartz Sand in Petroleum Industry
4.1.3 Demand for High-purity Quartz in Semiconductor Industry
4.2 Restraints
4.2.1 Labor-intensive Industrial Structure
4.2.2 Incompetent to Meet Requirements and Uncertain Policies in Domestic Market
4.2.3 Other Restraints
4.3 Opportunities
4.3.1 Emerging Technologies in Development of Quartz Crystal
4.3.2 Other Opportunities
5. Market Segmentation and Analysis (Market Size, Growth, and Forecast)
5.1 By Type
5.1.1 Quartz Surface & Tile
5.1.2 High Purity Quartz
5.1.3 Fused Quartz Crucibles
5.1.4 Quartz Glass
5.1.5 Quartz Crystal
5.1.6 Quartz Sand
5.1.7 Plastic Foams
5.1.8 Others
5.2 By End-user Industry
5.2.1 Electronics & Semiconductors
5.2.2 Solar
5.2.3 Buildings & Construction
5.2.4 Medical
5.2.5 Optics & Telecommunications
5.2.6 Others
6. Regional Market Analysis (Market Size, Growth, and Forecast)
6.1 Asia-Pacific
6.1.1 China
6.1.2 India
6.1.3 Japan
6.1.4 South Korea
6.1.5 Rest of Asia-Pacific
6.2 North America
6.2.1 US
6.2.2 Canada
6.2.3 Mexico
6.2.4 Rest of North America
6.3 Europe
6.3.1 Germany
6.3.2 UK
6.3.3 Italy
6.3.4 France
6.3.5 Russia
6.3.6 Rest of Europe
6.4 South America
6.4.1 Brazil
6.4.2 Argentina
6.4.3 Rest of South America
6.5 Middle East & Africa
6.5.1 Saudi Arabia
6.5.2 South Africa
6.5.3 Rest of Middle East & Africa
7. Future of the Market
8. Competitive Landscape
8.1 Mergers & Acquisitions, Joint Ventures, Collaborations, and Agreements
8.2 Market Share Analysis**
8.3 Strategies Adopted by Leading Players
9. Company Profiles (Overview, Financials**, Products & Services, Recent Developments, and Analyst View)
9.1 Beijing Kaide Quartz Co., Ltd
9.2 Compac
9.3 HanStone Quartz
9.4 Heraeus Holding
9.5 High Purity Quartz Pty Ltd
9.6 HPQ Silicon
9.7 Jiangsu Pacific Quartz Co., Ltd
9.8 Nordic Mining ASA
9.9 Pokarna Limited
9.10 Russian Quartz (RUSNANO)
9.11 Sibelco (Unimin Corporation)
9.12 Technistone AS
9.13 The Quartz Corporation
*(List Not Exhaustive)
10. Disclaimer
**Subject to Availability in Public Domain
