Global Market for Lightweight Materials in Transportation to Grow to $125.3bn by 2015

The total global consumption of lightweight materials used in transportation equipment was 38.2 million tons/$58.4 billion in 2009. These figures are projected to rise to 46.7 million tons/$95.5 billion in 2010, and 67.7 million tons/$125.3 billion by 2015, at compound annual growth rates (CAGRs) of 7.7% in tonnage terms and 5.6% in value terms between 2010 and 2015.

Learn about the lightweight materials with the greatest commercial potential in transportation applications over the next 5 years (2010 to 2015). Get information on the technical, commercial, and other prerequisites of success in these markets...

Use this report to: 

• Assess the business opportunities for manufacturers of lightweight materials as they increase their penetration into various transportation markets 
• Identify the lightweight materials with the greatest global commercial potential in transportation applications over a 5-year forecast period 
• Make effective business decisions based on an understanding of the technical, commercial, and other prerequisites of success in markets for lightweight materials 
• Analyze technical, economic, competitive, and other factors that will influence the future consumption of different materials and how well each maintains its market share. 

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SUMMARY FIGURE
TRENDS IN GLOBAL MARKET FOR LIGHTWEIGHT MATERIALS USED IN TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT, 2009-2015
(MILLION TONS/$ BILLIONS)