Molybdenum Disulfide Market - Forecast(2024 - 2030)

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Molybdenum Disulfide Market Overview

Molybdenum Disulfide Market is forecast to reach $743.56 billion by 2025, after growing at a CAGR of 4.45% during 2019-2025. MoS2 is a dry lubricant film that can be used in the production of various products for different industries.  In Asia-Pacific, MoS2 is expected to be the fastest-growing market, by increasing investments in the region's ever-growing population and rising consumer power. Further, enhance the overall market demand for Molybdenum Disulfide during the forecast period.

Report Coverage

The “Molybdenum Disulfide Market Report – Forecast (2020-2025)”, by IndustryARC, covers an in-depth analysis of the following segments of the Molybdenum Disulfide Market.

               

Key Takeaways

  • It is widely used in the military, aerospace and automotive industries for its various properties.
  • It is widely used in automotive systems such as ball joints, wheel bearing, pedal shafts, steering linkages, and lubrication control arms.
  • Molybdenum Disulfide is also used in industrial and manufacturing plants for heavily loaded bearings to protect the bearings from corrosion and also against oxidation.

Form - Segment Analysis

Molybdenum Disulfide (MoS2) Powder segment held the largest share in the Molybdenum Disulfide Market in 2018. A fine powder is used for its well-documented lubrication characteristics. Using MoS2 in large crystal form is more difficult for being used as a substrate material.

Application - Segment Analysis

The lubricant sector has been the primary market for Molybdenum Disulfide for many years. Molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) friction coefficient can be as low as 0.05. Diluted acids and oxygen are also not affected. Such properties help provide a wide variety of loads with effective lubrication. The low friction coefficient of MoS2 helps to transfer lubricant between two mating surfaces to reduce wear and tear for heavy vehicles like trucks and construction vehicles.

End-Use Industry - Segment Analysis

Automotive & The transportation sector has been the primary market for Molybdenum Disulfide for many years is growing at a CAGR of 3.98%. It is widely used in greases and grease-like products for lubrication and for automotive systems such as ball joints, wheel bearing, pedal shafts, steering linkages, and lubrication control arms are commonly used. It is a suitable material used to chassis lubrication for trucks and construction vehicles. Railway curve-rail greases with MoS2 can be used in the transport sector to reduce wheel wear and the consumption of fuel.

Geography - Segment Analysis

APAC dominated the Molybdenum Disulfide Market share with more than 35%, followed by North America and Europe. The usage in many end-use applications driving rapid growth in end-use industries like automobiles, transport, electronics, constructions and general engineering. The growth of the Asia-Pacific manufacturing sector has led to increasing demand for low-friction coatings and lubricants due to the change in manufacturing bases by global players due to the availability of cheap raw materials and labor. In addition, the major markets of electronics production in countries such as China, South Korea, Taiwan, and Japan have global demand. Thus, expected to remain steady demand for MoS2, which is added to semiconductors, transistors, LEDs, lasers of solar cells and others. The automobile and construction industries are seeing tremendous growth as a result of increasing infrastructure investments in emerging economies such as India, driven by the region's rapid urbanization

Drivers – Molybdenum Disulfide Market

·         Increasing Demand due to growing End-use Industries

One of the most common solid lubricants are molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) which is used to smooth functioning of machines and equipment in different industries which includes automotive & transportation, electronics, aerospace, and various other industries. For construction markets grease containing MoS2, with applications on kingpins, ball joints, pivot pins, spherical pivot bearings, etc., can be used as OEM lubricants. These coatings are used to improve the operation of new components and to protect load-bearing surfaces. The properties of MoS2 make it suitable for use in LED, laser, photonics, photovoltaic and other microelectronics applications in the electronics industry. MoS2 has a range of applications in different end-use industries that have favorable growth due to the current trend of growth in industries, such as automotive, electronics and construction.

Challenges – Molybdenum Disulfide Market

·         Presence of alternative materials

The presence of alternatives like tungsten disulfide (WS2), however, will restrict the growth of the demand in molybdenum disulfide. Molybdenum disulfide properties include non-effectiveness in the application only at low temperatures. In addition, local competitors will supply low-quality products to curb the growth of the global molybdenum disulfide market during the forecast period.

Market Landscape

Technology launches, acquisitions, and R&D activities are key strategies adopted by players in the Molybdenum Disulfide market. In 2018, the market of Molybdenum Disulfide has been consolidated by the top five players accounting for xx% of the share. Major players in the Molybdenum Disulfide Market are Tribotecc GmbH, Metal Coatings Corp., Moly Metal LLP, Exploiter Molybdenum Co. Ltd, Hanwha Chemical, Solvay SA, Luoyang Shenyu Molybdenum Industry Co. Ltd, Cor-Pro Systems Inc., US Research Nanomaterials Inc., Freeport-McMoRan Inc., and Strem Chemicals, among others.

Acquisitions/Technology Launches

  • In December 2017, Merced has developed a molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) catalyst for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) researchers from Sandia National Laboratories and the University of California With the physical transformation into 3D-structure structurally deformed, the product has excellent catalytic activity.
  • In October 2016, a research team at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) created a transistor with a working 1-nanometer gate, smallest transistor reported to date, using carbon nanotubes and molybdenum disulfide (MoS2).

1. Molybdenum Disulfide Market - Overview
        1.1 Definitions and Scope
2. Molybdenum Disulfide Market - Executive summary
        2.1 Market Revenue, Market Size and Key Trends by Company
        2.2 Key Trends by type of Application
        2.3 Key Trends segmented by Geography
3. Molybdenum Disulfide Market
        3.1 Comparative analysis
            3.1.1 Product Benchmarking - Top 10 companies
            3.1.2 Top 5 Financials Analysis
            3.1.3 Market Value split by Top 10 companies
            3.1.4 Patent Analysis - Top 10 companies
            3.1.5 Pricing Analysis
4. Molybdenum Disulfide Market - Startup companies Scenario Premium
        4.1 Top 10 startup company Analysis by
            4.1.1 Investment
            4.1.2 Revenue
            4.1.3 Market Shares
            4.1.4 Market Size and Application Analysis
            4.1.5 Venture Capital and Funding Scenario
5. Molybdenum Disulfide Market - Industry Market Entry Scenario Premium
        5.1 Regulatory Framework Overview
        5.2 New Business and Ease of Doing business index
        5.3 Case studies of successful ventures
        5.4 Customer Analysis - Top 10 companies
6. Molybdenum Disulfide Market Forces
        6.1 Drivers
        6.2 Constraints
        6.3 Challenges
        6.4 Porters five force model
            6.4.1 Bargaining power of suppliers
            6.4.2 Bargaining powers of customers
            6.4.3 Threat of new entrants
            6.4.4 Rivalry among existing players
            6.4.5 Threat of substitutes
7. Molybdenum Disulfide Market -Strategic analysis
        7.1 Value chain analysis
        7.2 Opportunities analysis
        7.3 Product life cycle
        7.4 Suppliers and distributors Market Share
8. Molybdenum Disulfide - By Application Type(Market Size -$Million / $Billion)
8.1 Segment type Size and Market Share Analysis
8.2 Application Revenue and Trends by type of Application
8.3 Application Segment Analysis by Type
8.3.1 Lubricant
8.3.2 Coating
8.3.3 Semiconductor
8.3.4 Catalysts
8.3.5 Others
9. Molybdenum Disulfide Market - By Type(Market Size -$Million / $Billion)
9.1 Molybdenum Disulfide (MoS2) Powder
9.2 Molybdenum Disulfide (MoS2) Crystals
10. Molybdenum Disulfide – By End Use Industry(Market Size -$Million / $Billion)
10.1. Segment type Size and Market Share Analysis 
10.2. Application Revenue and Trends by type of Application
10.3. Application Segment Analysis by Type
10.3.1 Automotive & Transportation Industry
10.3.2 Electronics Industry
10.3.3 Construction Industry
10.3.4 Chemical Industry
10.3.5 Others
11. Molybdenum Disulfide- By Geography (Market Size -$Million / $Billion)
        11.1 Molybdenum Disulfide Market - North America Segment Research
        11.2 North America Market Research (Million / $Billion)

            11.2.1 Segment type Size and Market Size Analysis
            11.2.2 Revenue and Trends
            11.2.3 Application Revenue and Trends by type of Application
            11.2.4 Company Revenue and Product Analysis
            11.2.5 North America Product type and Application Market Size
                  11.2.5.1 U.S
                  11.2.5.2 Canada
                  11.2.5.3 Mexico
                  11.2.5.4 Rest of North America
        11.3 Molybdenum Disulfide- South America Segment Research
        11.4 South America Market Research (Market Size -$Million / $Billion)

            11.4.1 Segment type Size and Market Size Analysis
            11.4.2 Revenue and Trends
            11.4.3 Application Revenue and Trends by type of Application
            11.4.4 Company Revenue and Product Analysis
            11.4.5 South America Product type and Application Market Size
                  11.4.5.1 Brazil
                  11.4.5.2 Venezuela
                  11.4.5.3 Argentina
                  11.4.5.4 Ecuador
                  11.4.5.5 Peru
                  11.4.5.6 Colombia
                  11.4.5.7 Costa Rica
                  11.4.5.8 Rest of South America
        11.5 Molybdenum Disulfide- Europe Segment Research
        11.6 Europe Market Research (Market Size -$Million / $Billion)

            11.6.1 Segment type Size and Market Size Analysis
            11.6.2 Revenue and Trends
            11.6.3 Application Revenue and Trends by type of Application
            11.6.4 Company Revenue and Product Analysis
            11.6.5 Europe Segment Product type and Application Market Size
                  11.6.5.1 U.K
                  11.6.5.2 Germany
                  11.6.5.3 Italy
                  11.6.5.4 France
                  11.6.5.5 Netherlands
                  11.6.5.6 Belgium
                  11.6.5.7 Denmark
                  11.6.5.8 Spain
                  11.6.5.9 Rest of Europe
        11.7 Molybdenum Disulfide - APAC Segment Research
        11.8 APAC Market Research (Market Size -$Million / $Billion)

            11.8.1 Segment type Size and Market Size Analysis
            11.8.2 Revenue and Trends
            11.8.3 Application Revenue and Trends by type of Application
            11.8.4 Company Revenue and Product Analysis
            11.8.5 APAC Segment - Product type and Application Market Size
                  11.8.5.1 China
                  11.8.5.2 Australia
                  11.8.5.3 Japan
                  11.8.5.4 South Korea
                  11.8.5.5 India
                  11.8.5.6 Taiwan
                  11.8.5.7 Malaysia
                  11.8.5.8 Hong kong
                  11.8.5.9 Rest of APAC
        11.9 Molybdenum Disulfide - Middle East Segment and Africa Segment Research
        11.10 Middle East & Africa Market Research (Market Size -$Million / $Billion)

            11.10.1 Segment type Size and Market Size Analysis
            11.10.2 Revenue and Trend Analysis
            11.10.3 Application Revenue and Trends by type of Application
            11.10.4 Company Revenue and Product Analysis
            11.10.5 Middle East Segment Product type and Application Market Size
                  11.10.5.1 Israel
                  11.10.5.2 Saudi Arabia
                  11.10.5.3 UAE
            11.10.6 Africa Segment Analysis
                  11.10.6.1 South Africa
                  11.10.6.2 Rest of Middle East & Africa
12. Molybdenum Disulfide Market - Entropy
        12.1 New product launches
        12.2 M&A s, collaborations, JVs and partnerships
13. Molybdenum Disulfide Market - Industry / Segment Competition landscape Premium
        13.1 Market Share Analysis
            13.1.1 Market Share by Country- Top companies
            13.1.2 Market Share by Region- Top 10 companies
            13.1.3 Market Share by type of Application - Top 10 companies
            13.1.4 Market Share by type of Product / Product category- Top 10 companies
            13.1.5 Market Share at global level - Top 10 companies
            13.1.6 Best Practises for companies
14. Molybdenum Disulfide Market - Key Company List by Country Premium
15. Molybdenum Disulfide Market Company Analysis
        15.1 Market Share, Company Revenue, Products, M&A, Developments
        15.2 American Element
        15.3 Eprui Nanoparticles Microspheres Co. Ltd
        15.4 Exploiter Molybdenum Co. Ltd
        15.5 Freeport-Mcmoran Inc
        15.6 Graphene Laboratory Inc
        15.7 Luoyang Shenyu Molybdenum Industry Co. Ltd
        15.8 Moly Metal L.L.P
        15.9 Rose Mill Co. Llc
        15.10 Strem Chemical
        15.11 Tribotecc Gmbh
        15.12 Tritrust Industrial Co. Ltd
        15.13 U Research Nanomaterials Inc
        15.14 Company 13
        15.15 Company 14 & More
*Financials would be provided on a best efforts basis for private companies
16. Molybdenum Disulfide Market - Appendix
        16.1 Abbreviations
        16.2 Sources
17. Molybdenum Disulfide Market - Methodology
        17.1 Research Methodology
            17.1.1 Company Expert Interviews
            17.1.2 Industry Databases
            17.1.3 Associations
            17.1.4 Company News
            17.1.5 Company Annual Reports
            17.1.6 Application Trends
            17.1.7 New Products and Product database
            17.1.8 Company Transcripts
            17.1.9 R&D Trends
            17.1.10 Key Opinion Leaders Interviews
            17.1.11 Supply and Demand Trends