Abstract
The report presents the industry status of microreaction market, with players,
their business models, products but it also describes the applications of the
technology and the status of involvement of the fine chemical and
pharmaceutical industry in this technology.
MicroReaction Technology (MRT), a solution for process intensification, is
evolving from R&D lab use to chemicals production, leading to new products and
new companies' strategies, which widen technology possibilities and increases
users' number.
The change of paradigm from batch production to continuous flow is occurring.
Indeed, 20 to 30 chemical plants are now running with microstructured
elements. Large chemical and pharmaceutical companies are increasingly
considering MRT as a process intensification solution to solve some of their
current processing problems for lab research and debottlenecking production.
The current market for microreaction products is low, but exponential
potential is forecasted in the coming years, provided that proof of technical
and economical efficiency drives the change of paradigm.
Currently, microreaction modules sold as stand-alone modules account for 50%
of the market, the other half being the sale of integrated systems. Fine &
specialty chemicals businesses represent the largest part of MRT market which
is today at its beginning. The wider use of MRT is going behind fine &
specialty chemicals frontiers to pharmaceuticals, commodity chemicals and
petrochemicals. Major MRT players as the Institute fur Mikrotechnik Mainz
(IMM) and its spin-offs CPC, Mikroglas, Ehrfeld BTS, but also Syrris and
Velocys are ever gaining new customers. However, new players are entering the
market presenting new offers.
Who should buy the report:
- Executives of companies active in the development of microreaction
products or assessing their entry in this field
- Executives of engineering companies, that could broaden their process
intensification offer with microreaction
- R&D managers or Production leaders of chemical companies, that want to
discover a new technology (products, players, market)
Benefits:
- To understand MRT market status and evolution
- To get to know products, suppliers and users
The report gives answer to the following questions:
- How is MRT going from lab to production: players involved, products
examples of realizations?
- What are the key know how of MRT suppliers?
- What are key success factors to succeed in MRT market?
Companies in the report
Akzo Nobel, Atotech, BASF, Bayer, Bristol Myers Squibb, CEA, Charts Industry,
Clariant, Corning, CPC, Degussa, Dow Chemical, DSM, Dupont, Eli Lilly, Ehrfeld
BTS, FDA, Forschung Zentrum Karlsruhe, Fraunhofer ICT, Glaxo SmithKline,
Heatric, IMM, Institute for Microchemical Technology, Kyoto University, LG
Chem, Lonza, L' Oreal, MCPT, Merck, Mikroglas, Mikroinnova, MIT, Modular Block,
Pfizer, Procter & Gamble, Rhodia, Roche, Rohm & Haas, SAFC, Schering, Siemens,
Sigma Aldrich, Stevens Institute, Synthacon, Syntics, Syrris, Takada
Pharmaceuticals, Technical University Chemnitz, Thomas Swan, Tokyo University,
Uhde, Velocys...
Table of Contents
Executive summary
MRT report
- Methodology
- What has happened in 2006?
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MRT Market opportunity
- MRT value proposal
- Market segmentation
- Market forecasts for fine chemicals and pharmaceuticals applications
- R&D market forecasts
- Production market forecasts
- Focus on fine chemicals & pharmaceuticals market requirements
- General trends
- Case studies
- Key success factors for MRT market penetration
- Expectations of end users
- Product / Applications matrix
- MRT value chain
Industrial status of development
- Different strategies to go from lab to production
- Conception of MRT equipment
- Technical hurdles
Industry organization and trends
- MRT food chain
- MRT suppliers market shares 2005
- Description of the different business models and case studies
- Involvement of engineering companies
Presentation of MRT products
- Metal / Glass / Ceramics / Plastics MRT modules
- Integrated systems
- Systems under development
Conclusion
Annexes
- 20 company profiles
- Examples of government funded MRT projects
