Demand for nanoporous materials in the US will grow four percent annually through 2007, driven by new products and applications. Zeolites will remain dominant while activated alumina and silica gels grow the fastest. Environmental uses will outpace larger value markets such as oil refining, pet litter, detergents and water treatment.

This study analyzes the $1.6 billion US nanoporous materials industry. It presents historical data for 1992, 1997 and 2002 and forecasts to 2007 and 2012 by market (e.g., petroleum refining, pet litter, detergents); by function (e.g., catalysis, adsorbency, ion exchange); and by product (e.g., zeolites, clays, activated carbon, silica gels, activated alumina).

The study also examines the market environment, details industry structure and market share, and profiles 39 leading competitors including WR Grace, Engelhard, PQ, Albermarle, and Calgon Carbon.

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  SECTION                                                          PAGE
  
  
  
         INTRODUCTION                                              viii
  
   I.    EXECUTIVE SUMMARY                                            1
  
  II.    MARKET ENVIRONMENT                                           4
         General                                                      4
         Macroeconomic & Demographic Outlook                          5
         Manufacturing Outlook                                        7
         Consumer Spending Activity                                  10
         Pricing Trends                                              11
         Historical Trends                                           15
         Regulatory & Environmental Factors                          17
         International Activity                                      19
         Foreign Trade                                               23
  
 III.    TECHNOLOGY                                                  27
         General                                                     27
         Pore Sizes                                                  28
         Manufacturing                                               29
         Research & Development                                      33
         Competitive Materials                                       35
  
  IV.    MARKETS                                                     38
         General                                                     38
         Petroleum Refining                                          40
           Refined Petroleum Products Outlook                        40
           Nanoporous Materials Demand                               43
         Pet Litter                                                  46
           Domestic Animal Population Trends                         47
           Nanoporous Materials Demand                               48
         Detergents                                                  50
           Cleaning Products Industry Overview                       51
           Nanoporous Materials Demand                               54
         Water Treatment                                             55
           Water Withdrawal Trends                                   55
           Nanoporous Materials Demand                               57
         Environmental                                               60
           Pollution Abatement Overview                              60
           Nanoporous Materials Demand                               62
         Foods & Beverages                                           64
           Food & Beverage Industry Outlook                          65
           Nanoporous Materials Demand                               67
         Chemical Processing                                         70
           Chemical Industry Outlook                                 70
           Nanoporous Materials Demand                               72
         Plastics Processing                                         75
           Plastics Industry Outlook                                 76
           Nanoporous Materials Demand                               77
         Other Markets                                               79
  
  
   V.    FUNCTIONS                                                   82
         General                                                     82
         Catalysis                                                   84
         Adsorbency                                                  86
         Ion Exchange                                                89
         Other Functions                                             90
  
  
  VI.    PRODUCTS                                                    92
         General                                                     92
         Zeolites                                                    95
           Synthetic Zeolites                                        98
           Natural Zeolites                                          99
         Clays                                                      100
           Fuller s Earth                                           104
           Bentonite                                                104
           Kaolin                                                   105
         Activated Carbon                                           105
         Silica Gels                                                108
         Activated Alumina                                          111
         Other Materials                                            113
 VII.    INDUSTRY STRUCTURE                                         117
         General                                                    117
         Market Share                                               120
         Industry Restructuring                                     123
         Cooperative Agreements                                     125
         Marketing & Distribution                                   126
         Competitive Strategies                                     127
         Company Profiles                                           129
           Adcats, see Alcoa
           Akzo Nobel NV                                            130
           Albemarle Corporation                                    131
           Alcan Incorporated                                       132
           Alcoa Incorporated                                       133
           AMCOL International Corporation                          134
           American Colloid Company, see AMCOL
           Apyron Technologies Incorporated                         136
           Ash Meadows LLC, see Badger Mining
           Badger Mining Corporation                                137
           Barnebey Sutcliffe Corporation, see Waterlink
           Bayer AG                                                 138
           Bear River Zeolite Company, see United States Antimony
           Bentonite Performance Materials, see Halliburton
           Black Hills Bentonite LLC                                140
           C*CHEM, see Molecular Products 
           Calgon Carbon Corporation                                141
           Carbon Activated Corporation                             143
           Colloid Environmental Technologies, see AMCOL
           Dow Chemical Company                                     144
           Engelhard Corporation                                    145
           Exxon Mobil Corporation                                  147
           General Carbon Corporation                               148
           Grace (WR) & Company                                     149
           GSA Resources Incorporated                               150
           Halliburton Company                                      151
           Ineos Group Limited                                      153
           Kaiser Aluminum Corporation                              155
           MeadWestvaco Corporation                                 156
           Millennium Chemicals Incorporated                        157
           Molecular Products Limited                               158
           NORIT Americas Incorporated, see Nuon
           Nuon NV                                                  160
           Oil-Dri Corporation of America                           162
           Ormet Corporation                                        163
           Porvair plc                                              164
           PQ Corporation                                           166
           Reade Advanced Materials                                 167
           Rohm and Haas Company                                    168
           Scientific Adsorbents Incorporated, see Apyron
              Technologies
           Selee Corporation, see Porvair
           St. Cloud Mining Company                                 169
           Steelhead Specialty Minerals                             170
           Sybron Chemicals Incorporated, see Bayer
           Thermo Dyne Corporation                                  171
           United States Antimony Corporation                       172
           UOP LLC                                                  173
           Waterlink Incorporated                                   174
           Westvaco Corporation, see MeadWestvaco
           Wyo-Ben Incorporated                                     175
           Zemex Corporation                                        176
           Zeolyst International, see PQ
           Zeotech Corporation                                      177
         Other Companies Mentioned in Study                         179
  
    
  
  
                           LIST OF TABLES
                                   
    TABLE NUMBER                                                    PAGE
  
           SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
           Summary Table                                               3
  
           SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
    1      Macroeconomic & Demographic Indicators                      7
    2      Manufacturers  Shipments                                    9
    3      Consumer Spending Trends                                   11
    4      Nanoporous Materials Pricing Trends                        12
    5      Nanoporous Materials Historical Trends, 1992-2002          16
  
           SECTION III -- TECHNOLOGY
    1      Pore Size Distributions of Nanoporous Materials            29
  
           SECTION IV -- MARKETS
    1      Nanoporous Materials Demand by Market                      39
    2      Refined Petroleum Products Production                      42
    3      Petroleum Refining Markets for Nanoporous Materials        46
    4      Domestic Animal Population Trends                          48
    5      Pet Litter Markets for Nanoporous Materials                50
    6      Cleaning Product Shipments                                 53
    7      Detergent Markets for Nanoporous Materials                 55
    8      Water Withdrawal & Use Trends                              57
    9      Water Treatment Markets for Nanoporous Materials           59
   10      Pollution Abatement & Control Expenditures                 61
   11      Environmental Markets for Nanoporous Materials             64
   12      Food & Beverage Shipments                                  67
   13      Food & Beverage Markets for Nanoporous Materials           70
   14      Chemical Shipments                                         72
   15      Chemical Processing Markets for Nanoporous Materials       75
   16      Plastics Industry Indicators                               77
   17      Plastics Processing Markets for Nanoporous Materials       78
   18      Other Markets for Nanoporous Materials                     81
  
           SECTION V -- FUNCTIONS
    1      Nanoporous Materials Demand by Function                    83
    2      Catalysis Functions for Nanoporous Materials               86
    3      Adsorbency Functions for Nanoporous Materials              89
    4      Ion Exchange Functions for Nanoporous Materials            90
    5      Absorbent & Other Functions for Nanoporous Materials       91
  
           SECTION VI -- PRODUCTS
    1      Nanoporous Materials Demand by Type                        93
    2      Zeolites Demand                                            98
    3      Clays Demand                                              103
    4      Activated Carbon Demand                                   108
    5      Silica Gels Demand                                        111
    6      Activated Alumina Demand                                  113
    7      Other Nanoporous Materials Demand                         116
  
           SECTION VII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
    1      US Nanoporous Materials Sales by Company, 2002            118
    2      Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures                      124
    3      Selected Cooperative Agreements                           126
  
  
  
                             LIST OF CHARTS
                                   
    CHART NUMBER                                                    PAGE
  
  
           SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
    1      Nanoporous Materials Demand, 1992-2002                     16
  
           SECTION IV -- MARKETS
    1      Nanoporous Materials Demand by Market, 2002                39
  
           SECTION V -- FUNCTIONS
    1      Nanoporous Materials Demand by Function, 2002              84
  
           SECTION VI -- PRODUCTS
    1      Nanoporous Materials Demand by Type, 2002                  94
  
           SECTION VII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
    1      Nanoporous Materials Market Share, 2002                   121