Permanent Magnet Market Forecast To 2018

China is the leading manufacturer of low cost permanent magnet. The Chinese producers were able to produce low cost permanent magnet owing to government support and subsidies, cheap labor cost, and the presence of only a few environment & health policies. It was practically impossible for producers outside China to offer at a lower cost, and operate profitably, which resulted in a closure of magnet plants outside China. China in turn became the leading producer of permanent magnet. Moreover, China has also developed an exclusive full scale competitive advantage on rare earth elements (REE) mining technology, production technology, processing technology, and human capital. But, the market is growing with increasing number of applications in several industries. Quite a few associations and government authorities are taking the initiative for further research and development to expand the technological know-how and applications. For example, IEEE Magnetics (U.S.) focuses on basic development, designs, and applications of magnetic devices. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) (U.S.) focuses on the development of measurements, standards, and technology to improve the productivity of the product. Most of the companies have been focusing mainly on R&D in order to develop new and improved products .The companies have extensively applied expansion (either geographic or capacity expansion) as a growth strategy for this market, to increase their market share. SmCo magnets can be used for the widest temperature range, followed by Alnico magnets. But their magnetic properties are not that high. Ferrite magnets are the cheapest permanent magnet, hence they are consumed in the largest proportion, but their usage is limited by an operable temperature range and lower magnetic energy product. The NdFeB magnet has confined usage in high temperature applications. But in combination with cobalt and dysprosium its temperature properties are enhanced and used widely in applications where miniaturization is an important design criterion. The permanent magnet market is analyzed in terms of revenue ($million) and consumption (KT) for all regions, and their respective major countries. Revenues from each region have been broken down by major end-user industries, namely, consumer electronics, general industrial, automotive, medical technology, environment & energy, aerospace & defense, and other end-user industries. Also, the types of permanent magnet that are identified and included are NdFeB, Ferrite, SmCo, and Alnico. For this report, various secondary sources such as encyclopedia, directories, technical handbooks, company annual reports, industry association publications, metals & mining magazine articles, magnet magazine articles, world economic outlook, trade websites, and databases have been referred to identify and collect information useful for this extensive commercial study of the permanent magnet market. The primary sources - experts from related industries and suppliers -- have been interviewed to obtain and verify critical information as well as to assess the future prospects and market estimations. Complete report is available @ http://www.reportsnreports.com/reports/267732-permanent-magnet-market-by-types-ndfeb-ferrite-smco-alnico-end-user-industry-consumer-electronics-general-industrial-automotive-medical-technology-environment-energy-aerospace-defense-others-geography-trends-forecast-to-2018.html