29 Sep 2025

Beyond Batteries: Non-Energy Storage Applications of Carbon Nanotubes
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have rapidly scaled from laboratory production to a high-volume, critical additive in lithium-ion batteries, driving global capacity expansion and industry consolidation while putting downward pressure on material costs. Beyond energy storage, falling prices and increasing production open opportunities for CNTs in cost-sensitive applications, where they will compete with other advanced nanocarbons such as carbon black.
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16 May 2025

Cabot: Conductive Additives for Li-ion
Cabot Corporation is an American producer of specialty chemicals and performance materials. Cabot manufactures a portfolio of materials for the Li-ion battery industry, including different types of conductive additives which will be the focus of this company profile.
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16 Apr 2025

Aerogel Players Navigating Tariff Uncertainty to Meet Growing Demand
Aerogel demand for EV fire protection grew by 15-fold between 2021 and 2024, according to IDTechEx, with key manufacturers shifting towards leveraging the growing aerogel manufacturing capacity in China to meet demand. But, with the US imposing tariffs on China and other global partners, what does this mean for the aerogels market?
13 Mar 2025

How The Aerogels Market Will Evolve Over The Next Decade
Since 2020, the emergence of aerogels as a fire protection material for electric vehicle (EV) batteries has provided a new and rapidly growing opportunity for the aerogel market. According to the latest IDTechEx market report, "Aerogels 2025-2035: Technology, Market, Forecasts", the adoption in EV thermal barriers has helped drive the aerogels market to exceed US$1 billion in 2025.
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17 Feb 2025

Cabot: Aerogels
Cabot is a manufacturer of aerogels and established its manufacturing plant in Frankfurt, Germany in the early 2000s.
19 Nov 2024

The Nanocarbon Market: Small Materials Set for Big Commercial Growth
Although graphene and carbon nanotubes have long been touted as "wonder materials" with the potential to address numerous global challenges, the initial excitement did not quickly lead to widespread commercial success. IDTechEx has closely monitored the nanocarbon market for over ten years, and this article will evaluate the application areas where graphene and CNTs are likely to achieve notable success in the next ten years.