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1 ADVANCED MATERIALS FOR 3D PRINTING: TECHNOLOGIES AND GLOBAL MARKETS AVM101A August 2014 Andrew McWilliams Project Analyst ISBN: BCC Research 49 Walnut Park, Building 2 Wellesley, MA USA (toll-free within the USA), or (+1) information@bccresearch.com

2 TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 2 STUDY BACKGROUND 2 STUDY GOALS AND OBJECTIVES 2 INTENDED AUDIENCE 2 SCOPE AND FORMAT OF REPORT 3 METHODOLOGY AND INFORMATION SOURCES 3 ANALYST'S CREDENTIALS 4 RELATED BCC RESEARCH REPORTS 4 BCC RESEARCH WEBSITE 4 DISCLAIMER 5 CHAPTER 2 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 7 SUMMARY TABLE GLOBAL THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MATERIAL MARKET BY MATERIAL TYPE, SUMMARY FIGURE GLOBAL THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MATERIAL MARKET BY MATERIAL TYPE, 7 7 CHAPTER 3 OVERVIEW 10 DEFINITIONS 10 THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING 10 ADDITIVES 10 HISTORY AND CURRENT STATE OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING 10 THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINT MATERIAL TYPES 11 PLASTICS AND POLYMERS 11 Thermoplastics and Polymers 11 TABLE 1 THERMOPLASTICS AND POLYMERS USED IN THREE- DIMENSIONAL PRINTING Photopolymers 12 TABLE 2 PHOTOPOLYMERS USED IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING 12 CERAMICS 12 TABLE 3 CERAMICS USED IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING 12 METALS 13 TABLE 4 METALS USED IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING 13 OTHER MATERIALS 13 TABLE 5 OTHER MATERIALS USED IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING 13 APPLICATIONS 14 RAPID PROTOTYPING 14 RAPID MANUFACTURING 14 MASS CUSTOMIZATION 14 MARKET SUMMARY 15 TOTAL MARKET 15 FIGURE 1 GLOBAL THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MATERIAL MARKET, ($ MILLIONS) MATERIAL MARKET BY TYPE 16 TABLE 6 GLOBAL THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MATERIAL MARKET BY TYPE,

3 FIGURE 2 GLOBAL THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MATERIAL MARKET BY TYPE, (%) END-USE MARKET 17 TABLE 7 GLOBAL THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MATERIAL MARKET BY END-USER SECTOR, FIGURE 3 GLOBAL THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MATERIAL MARKET BY END-USER SECTOR, (%) MARKET BY REGION 19 TABLE 8 GLOBAL THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MATERIAL MARKET BY REGION, FIGURE 4 GLOBAL THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MATERIAL MARKET BY REGION, (%) CHAPTER 4 THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING TECHNOLOGIES 22 BASIC PRINCIPLES 22 TABLE 2 PHOTOPOLYMERS USED IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING 23 TABLE 3 CERAMICS USED IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING 23 SPECIFIC TECHNOLOGIES 23 THERMOPLASTIC EXTRUSION 23 LASER SINTERING 24 STEREOLITHOGRAPHY 24 DIGITAL LIGHT PROCESSING 24 THREE-DIMENSIONAL INKJET PRINTING 25 DIRECT METAL LASER SINTERING 25 SELECTIVE LASER MELTING 25 ELECTRON BEAM MELTING 25 CHAPTER 5 THERMOPLASTICS AND POLYMERS 27 MATERIALS 27 COMMERCIAL MATERIALS 27 TABLE 9 COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE THREE-DIMENSIONAL THERMOPLASTICS, Polylactic Acid 28 Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene 29 Polyvinyl Alcohol 29 Polyamides 30 Polycarbonate 30 Polyetherimide 31 Other Commercially Available Thermoplastics 31 Polyethylene Terephthalate 31 High-Impact Polystyrene 31 Polypropylene 32 Polyethylene 32 Polytetrafluoroethylene 33 Acetal 33 Polyetheretherketone 33 Poly(methyl methacrylate) 34 Polyphenylsulfone 34 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 34

4 Carbon-Reinforced Engineering Polymers 34 Soy-Based Biodegradable Polymers 34 PROVIDERS 35 TABLE 10 THERMOPLASTIC THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MATERIAL PROVIDERS, 2014 FABRICATION TECHNOLOGIES 35 THERMOPLASTIC EXTRUSION 36 LASER SINTERING 36 APPLICATIONS 37 TABLE 11 THERMOPLASTIC THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING END-USE APPLICATIONS AEROSPACE 38 Aircraft Production Tooling 38 Aircraft Parts 38 Mars Rover Parts 38 Unmanned Aircraft 39 ARCHITECTURE 39 AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY 39 Custom Motorcycle Parts 39 MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS 39 Marine Equipment 39 CONSTRUCTION 40 Building Materials 40 CONSUMER GOODS 40 EDUCATION 40 Industrial Training Equipment 41 Other Educational Applications 41 ELECTRONICS 41 HOBBY, ART AND PERSONAL USE 41 MEDICAL AND DENTAL 42 Surgical Models 42 Prosthetics 42 Bone Implants 42 Medical Robotics 43 Other Medical Devices 43 MILITARY AND DEFENSE 43 MARKETS, THERMOPLASTICS USED IN THE THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MARKET 44 FIGURE 5 GLOBAL THERMOPLASTICS USED IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MARKET, ($ MILLIONS) THERMOPLASTIC MARKET BY TYPE 45 FIGURE 6 THREE-DIMENSIONAL THERMOPLASTIC PRINTING MATERIAL MARKET BY TYPE, 2013 (%) TABLE 12 THERMOPLASTICS USED IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MARKET, FIGURE 7 THERMOPLASTIC CONSUMPTION BY MATERIAL TYPE, (%) 46 MARKET BY END-USER SECTOR 47 FIGURE 8 THREE-DIMENSIONAL THERMOPLASTIC PRINTING MATERIAL MARKET BY END-USER SECTOR, 2013 (%)

5 TABLE 13 THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTED THERMOPLASTIC MARKET BY END USE, FIGURE 9 THREE-DIMENSIONAL THERMOPLASTIC CONSUMPTION BY END-USER SEGMENT, (% OF TOTAL CONSUMPTION) CHAPTER 6 PHOTOPOLYMERS 52 MATERIALS 52 GENERAL PRINCIPLES 52 PHOTOPOLYMER THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MATERIAL TYPES 52 Simulated Polypropylene 53 Simulated Engineering Plastics 53 Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene 53 Transparent Materials 54 Rubber-Like Materials 54 Medical and Dental Materials 54 PROVIDERS 55 TABLE 14 THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING APPLICATION PHOTOPOLYMER SUPPLIERS, 2014 FABRICATION TECHNOLOGIES 56 STEREOLITHOGRAPHY 56 DIGITAL LIGHT PROCESSOR 57 JETTED PHOTOPOLYMER 58 APPLICATIONS 58 TABLE 15 PHOTOPOLYMER THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING END-USE APPLICATIONS AUTOMOTIVE 59 Wind Tunnel Models 59 End-Use Parts 59 MEDICAL AND DENTAL 60 Medical and Dental Models 60 Prosthetics 60 Orthodontic Braces 60 Hearing Aids 60 Dental Drill Guides 61 Bioengineering 61 MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED OBJECTS 61 Microfluidics 61 MARKETS, PHOTOPOLYMERS USED IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MARKET 62 FIGURE 10 GLOBAL PHOTOPOLYMERS USED IN THE THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MARKET, ($ MILLIONS) PHOTOPOLYMER MARKET BY TYPE 63 FIGURE 11 THREE-DIMENSIONAL PHOTOPOLYMER PRINTING MATERIALS MARKET BY TYPE, 2013 (%) TABLE 16 PHOTOPOLYMERS USED IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MARKET, FIGURE 12 PHOTOPOLYMER CONSUMPTION BY MATERIAL TYPE, (%) 64 MARKET BY END-USER SECTOR

6 FIGURE 13 THREE-DIMENSIONAL PHOTOPOLYMER PRINTING MATERIAL MARKET BY END-USER SECTOR, 2013 (%) TABLE 17 THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTED PHOTOPOLYMER MARKET BY END USE, FIGURE 14 THREE-DIMENSIONAL PHOTOPOLYMER CONSUMPTION BY END-USER SEGMENT, (%) CHAPTER 7 CERAMICS 69 MATERIALS 69 CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS 69 Alumina Silica 69 Aluminum Oxide 69 Zirconium Oxide 70 Tricalcium Phosphate 70 FORMATIVE PRINCIPLES 70 Binder Printing Powders 70 Ceramic-Filled Photosensitive Resin 71 Ceramic-Filled Thermoplastic Polymer Filament 71 Self-Glazing Ceramic Materials 71 PROVIDERS 71 TABLE 18 CERAMIC THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MATERIAL SUPPLIERS, FABRICATION TECHNOLOGIES 72 DIGITAL LIGHT PROCESSING 72 THREE-DIMENSIONAL INKJET PRINTING 72 MODIFIED THERMOPLASTIC PRINTER 73 LITHOGRAPHY-BASED CERAMIC MANUFACTURING 73 OTHER TECHNOLOGIES 73 APPLICATIONS 74 TABLE 19 CERAMIC THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING END-USE APPLICATIONS 74 AEROSPACE 74 Interplanetary Probes 74 CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS 75 Bricks 75 CONSUMER GOODS 75 Tableware 75 MEDICAL AND DENTAL 75 Bone Scaffolds 75 Dental Prostheses 75 MARKETS 76 CERAMIC THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MATERIAL MARKET 76 FIGURE 15 GLOBAL CERAMIC MATERIALS USED IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MARKET, ($ MILLIONS) CERAMIC MATERIAL MARKET BY TYPE 77 FIGURE 16 THREE-DIMENSIONAL CERAMIC PRINTING MATERIAL MARKET BY MATERIAL TYPE, 2013 (%) TABLE 20 CERAMIC MATERIALS USED IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MARKET, FIGURE 17 CERAMIC CONSUMPTION BY MATERIAL TYPE, (%) 78 END-USER SECTOR MARKET

7 FIGURE 18 THREE-DIMENSIONAL CERAMIC PRINTING MATERIAL MARKET BY END-USER SECTOR, 2013 (%) TABLE 21 THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTED CERAMIC MATERIAL MARKET BY END USE, FIGURE 19 THREE-DIMENSIONAL CERAMIC MATERIAL CONSUMPTION BY END-USER SECTOR, (%) CHAPTER 8 METALS 83 MATERIALS 83 ALUMINUM 83 THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING STEEL 83 STAINLESS STEEL 84 TITANIUM 84 NICKEL ALLOY 84 SUPER ALLOYS 85 PROVIDERS 85 TABLE 22 METAL THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MATERIAL SUPPLIERS 85 FABRICATION TECHNOLOGIES 86 DIGITAL LIGHT PROCESSING 86 DIRECT METAL LASER SINTERING 87 SELECTIVE LASER MELTING 87 ELECTRON BEAM MELTING 87 NEW DEVELOPMENTS 88 Two-Photon Laser Curing 88 Femtosecond Lasers 88 APPLICATIONS 88 AEROSPACE 88 AUTOMOTIVE 89 MEDICAL AND DENTAL 90 MILITARY AND DEFENSE 90 MARKETS, METALS USED IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MARKET 90 FIGURE 20 GLOBAL METALS USED IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MARKET, ($ MILLIONS) METAL MARKET BY TYPE 91 FIGURE 21 THREE-DIMENSIONAL METAL PRINTING MATERIAL MARKET BY TYPE, 2013 (%) TABLE 23 METALS USED IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MARKET, THROUGH 2019 ($ MILLIONS) FIGURE 22 THREE-DIMENSIONAL METAL MATERIAL CONSUMPTION BY TYPE, (%) MARKET BY END-USER SECTOR 93 FIGURE 23 THREE-DIMENSIONAL METAL PRINTING MATERIAL MARKET BY END-USER SECTOR, 2013 (%) TABLE 24 THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTED METAL MATERIAL MARKET BY END USE, FIGURE 24 THREE-DIMENSIONAL METAL PRINTING MATERIAL CONSUMPTION BY END-USER SECTOR, (%)

8 CHAPTER 9 OTHER MATERIALS 97 SUMMARY 97 TABLE 25 GLOBAL OTHER THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MATERIAL MARKET BY TYPE, FIGURE 25 GLOBAL OTHER THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MATERIAL MARKET BY TYPE, (%) TABLE 26 GLOBAL OTHER THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MATERIAL MARKET BY END-USER SECTOR, FIGURE 26 GLOBAL OTHER THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MATERIAL MARKET BY END-USER SECTOR, (%) WAX 99 MATERIALS 99 Extrudable Wax Filament 100 Ultraviolet Curable Wax 100 Wax-Like Materials 100 PROVIDERS 100 TABLE 27 WAX AND WAX-LIKE THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MATERIAL PROVIDERS, 2014 FABRICATION TECHNOLOGIES 100 APPLICATIONS 101 MARKET 101 FIGURE 27 GLOBAL WAX THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MATERIAL MARKET, ($ MILLIONS) GRAPHENE 102 TABLE 28 GRAPHENE PROPERTIES 102 MATERIALS 102 MesoGraf 102 Other Developments 103 PROVIDERS 103 TABLE 29 `COMPANIES DEVELOPING GRAPHENE THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MATERIALS, 2014 FABRICATION TECHNOLOGIES 103 APPLICATIONS 104 MARKETS 104 FIGURE 28 GLOBAL GRAPHENE MATERIALS USED IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MARKET, ($ MILLIONS) BIO-INK 105 MATERIALS 105 Gelatin-Based Inks 105 Vascular Inks 105 Stem Cell Inks 106 PROVIDERS 106 TABLE 30 BIO-INK DEVELOPMENT COMPANIES, FABRICATION TECHNOLOGIES 106 Organovo Bioprinter 106 Inkjet-Like Printers 106 Six-Axis Printer 107 APPLICATIONS 107 Drug Discovery

9 Cosmetic and Consumer Product Testing 107 Tissue Grafts and Implants 107 MARKETS 108 FIGURE 29 GLOBAL THREE-DIMENSIONAL BIOPRINTING MATERIAL MARKET, ($ MILLIONS) EDIBLE SUBSTANCES 109 MATERIALS 109 Sugar Confectioneries 109 Savories 109 FABRICATION TECHNOLOGIES 109 APPLICATIONS 110 WOOD 110 MATERIALS 110 Laywood 110 Three-Dimensional Printed Wood 110 PROVIDERS 110 FABRICATION TECHNOLOGIES 111 APPLICATIONS 111 COMMERCIAL STATUS 111 GLASS 111 MATERIALS 111 Translucent Glass 111 Transparent Glass 111 FABRICATION TECHNOLOGIES 111 APPLICATIONS 112 COMMERCIAL STATUS 112 SANDSTONE 112 MATERIALS 112 Laybrick 112 Full-Color Sandstone 112 Artificial Coral 112 FABRICATION TECHNOLOGIES 113 APPLICATIONS 113 COMMERCIAL STATUS 113 PHARMACEUTICAL PRECURSORS 114 MATERIALS 114 FABRICATION TECHNOLOGIES 114 Reactionware 114 Molecular Tweezers 115 Other Technologies 115 COMMERCIAL STATUS CHAPTER 10 INDUSTRY STRUCTURE 118 FIGURE 30 MAJOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MATERIAL SUPPLIERS, 2013 (%) 118 TABLE 31 THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MATERIAL MERGER AND ACQUISITION TRANSACTIONS FIGURE 31 THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MATERIAL PRODUCERS BY COMPANY TYPE (%)

10 FIGURE 32 THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MATERIAL PRODUCERS BY REGION (%) 120 CHAPTER 11 COMPANY PROFILES 122 3D INK 122 3D SYSTEMS CORP DOM FILAMENTS LTD D THERMOPLASTICS 123 ADEKA CORP. 123 ALIGN TECHNOLOGY 123 AMERICAN GRAPHITE TECHNOLOGIES INC. 124 ARCAM AB 124 AREVO LABS 124 ARGILLASYS LTD. 124 ASIGA 125 B9CREATIONS LLC 125 BASF SE 125 BOLSON MATERIALS INC. 125 BUCKTOWN POLYMERS 126 CHOC EDGE LTD. 126 CMET INC. 126 COLORFABB 127 CONCEPT LASER GMBH 127 DELTAMED GMBH 127 DESIGN FOR CRAFT 127 D-MEC 128 DWS SYSTEMS 128 EMERGING OBJECTS CORP. 128 ENVISIONTEC GMBH 129 EOS GMBH 129 ERASTEEL 129 ESSTECH INC. 129 ESUN INDUSTRIAL CO. LTD. 130 EXONE COMPANY 130 FORMLABS INC. 130 GRAFOID 131 GRAPHENE 3D LABS INC. 131 GUANGDONG SUNTEC INDUSTRIAL CO. LTD. 131 HOGANAS AB 132 ISQUARED GMBH 132 KDI POLYMER SPECIALISTS LTD. 132 KEVVOX 133 LIFENG INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CO. LTD. 133 LITHOZ GMBH 133 LPW TECHNOLOGY LTD. 134 MADESOLID 134 MAKERGEAR LLC 134 MAKERJUICE LLC 135

11 METALYSIS LTD. 135 NANO3D BIOSCIENCES INC. 135 NATURAL MACHINES 136 NEW IMAGE PLASTICS 136 NOVA POLYMERS 136 OPTOMEC 136 ORBI-TECH 137 ORGANOVO HOLDINGS INC. 137 OXFORD PERFORMANCE MATERIALS 137 PRAXAIR SURFACE TECHNOLOGIES 138 RAINBOW BIOSCIENCES 138 RAPID SHAPE GMBH 138 RBCOR 139 RECREUS 139 REEF ARABIA 139 REGENHU LTD. 139 ROYAL DSM N.V. 140 S3D INNOVATIONS 140 SANDVIK MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY 140 SARTOMER COMPANY INC. 140 SIRUI DI (WUHAN) 3D PRINTER SUPPLIES CO. LTD. 141 STICK FILAMENT 141 SOLIDSCAPE 141 SPOT-A MATERIALS 142 STRATASYS LTD. 142 SUSTAINABLE OCEANS INTERNATIONAL 142 TETHON 3D 143 TLS TECHNIK GMBH & CO. 143 TWOBEARS 143 VDM ALLOYS 143 VIRIDIS3D 144 VILLAGE PLASTICS CO. 144 WEISTEK 144 WINBO INDUSTRIAL CO. LTD. 145 CHAPTER 12 PATENT ANALYSIS 147 PATENTS BY MATERIAL TYPE 147 FIGURE 33 U.S. THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MATERIAL-RELATED PATENTS BY MATERIAL TYPE (% OF TOTAL PATENTS/NUMBER OF PATENTS) PATENT PORTFOLIOS 147 FIGURE 34 U.S. THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MATERIAL-RELATED PATENT ASSIGNEES (% OF TOTAL PATENTS/NUMBER OF PATENTS) SAMPLE PATENTS 149 ENCODED CONSUMABLE MATERIALS AND SENSOR ASSEMBLIES FOR USE IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS THREE-DIMENSIONAL BIORESORBABLE SCAFFOLDS FOR TISSUE ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS

12 LOW-VISCOUS, RADIATION CURABLE FORMULATION, PARTICULARLY FOR THE STEREO-LITHOGRAPHICAL PRODUCTION OF EARPIECE MATERIAL SYSTEM FOR USE IN THREE DIMENSIONAL PRINTING 150 DETOXIFICATION OF SOLID FREEFORM FABRICATION MATERIALS 150 WETTING AGENT FOR INFILTRATED ALUMINUM PREFORMS 151 METAL POWDER COMPOSITION FOR LASER SINTERING

13 LIST OF TABLES TABLE HEADING SUMMARY TABLE GLOBAL THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MATERIAL MARKET BY MATERIAL TYPE, TABLE 1 THERMOPLASTICS AND POLYMERS USED IN THREE- DIMENSIONAL PRINTING TABLE 2 PHOTOPOLYMERS USED IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING 12 TABLE 3 CERAMICS USED IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING 12 TABLE 4 METALS USED IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING 13 TABLE 5 OTHER MATERIALS USED IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING 13 TABLE 6 GLOBAL THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MATERIAL MARKET BY TYPE, TABLE 7 GLOBAL THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MATERIAL MARKET BY END-USER SECTOR, TABLE 8 GLOBAL THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MATERIAL MARKET BY REGION, TABLE 2 PHOTOPOLYMERS USED IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING 23 TABLE 3 CERAMICS USED IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING 23 TABLE 9 COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE THREE-DIMENSIONAL THERMOPLASTICS, TABLE 10 THERMOPLASTIC THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MATERIAL PROVIDERS, 2014 TABLE 11 THERMOPLASTIC THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING END-USE APPLICATIONS 37 TABLE 12 THERMOPLASTICS USED IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MARKET, TABLE 13 THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTED THERMOPLASTIC MARKET BY END USE, TABLE 14 THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING APPLICATION PHOTOPOLYMER SUPPLIERS, 2014 TABLE 15 PHOTOPOLYMER THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING END-USE APPLICATIONS 59 TABLE 16 PHOTOPOLYMERS USED IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MARKET, TABLE 17 THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTED PHOTOPOLYMER MARKET BY END USE, TABLE 18 CERAMIC THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MATERIAL SUPPLIERS, TABLE 19 CERAMIC THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING END-USE APPLICATIONS 74 TABLE 20 CERAMIC MATERIALS USED IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MARKET, TABLE 21 THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTED CERAMIC MATERIAL MARKET BY END USE, TABLE 22 METAL THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MATERIAL SUPPLIERS 85 TABLE 23 METALS USED IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MARKET, THROUGH 2019 ($ MILLIONS) TABLE 24 THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTED METAL MATERIAL MARKET BY END USE, TABLE 25 GLOBAL OTHER THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MATERIAL MARKET BY TYPE, TABLE 26 GLOBAL OTHER THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MATERIAL MARKET BY END-USER SECTOR, TABLE 27 WAX AND WAX-LIKE THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MATERIAL PROVIDERS, 2014 TABLE 28 GRAPHENE PROPERTIES

14 TABLE HEADING TABLE 29 `COMPANIES DEVELOPING GRAPHENE THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MATERIALS, 2014 TABLE 30 BIO-INK DEVELOPMENT COMPANIES, TABLE 31 THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MATERIAL MERGER AND ACQUISITION TRANSACTIONS

15 LIST OF FIGURES FIGURE TITLE SUMMARY FIGURE GLOBAL THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MATERIAL MARKET BY MATERIAL TYPE, FIGURE 1 GLOBAL THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MATERIAL MARKET, ($ MILLIONS) FIGURE 2 GLOBAL THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MATERIAL MARKET BY TYPE, (%) FIGURE 3 GLOBAL THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MATERIAL MARKET BY END-USER SECTOR, (%) FIGURE 4 GLOBAL THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MATERIAL MARKET BY REGION, (%) FIGURE 5 GLOBAL THERMOPLASTICS USED IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MARKET, ($ MILLIONS) FIGURE 6 THREE-DIMENSIONAL THERMOPLASTIC PRINTING MATERIAL MARKET BY TYPE, 2013 (%) FIGURE 7 THERMOPLASTIC CONSUMPTION BY MATERIAL TYPE, (%) 46 FIGURE 8 THREE-DIMENSIONAL THERMOPLASTIC PRINTING MATERIAL MARKET BY END-USER SECTOR, 2013 (%) FIGURE 9 THREE-DIMENSIONAL THERMOPLASTIC CONSUMPTION BY END-USER SEGMENT, (% OF TOTAL CONSUMPTION) FIGURE 10 GLOBAL PHOTOPOLYMERS USED IN THE THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MARKET, ($ MILLIONS) FIGURE 11 THREE-DIMENSIONAL PHOTOPOLYMER PRINTING MATERIALS MARKET BY TYPE, 2013 (%) FIGURE 12 PHOTOPOLYMER CONSUMPTION BY MATERIAL TYPE, (%) 64 FIGURE 13 THREE-DIMENSIONAL PHOTOPOLYMER PRINTING MATERIAL MARKET BY END-USER SECTOR, 2013 (%) FIGURE 14 THREE-DIMENSIONAL PHOTOPOLYMER CONSUMPTION BY END-USER SEGMENT, (%) FIGURE 15 GLOBAL CERAMIC MATERIALS USED IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MARKET, ($ MILLIONS) FIGURE 16 THREE-DIMENSIONAL CERAMIC PRINTING MATERIAL MARKET BY MATERIAL TYPE, 2013 (%) FIGURE 17 CERAMIC CONSUMPTION BY MATERIAL TYPE, (%) 78 FIGURE 18 THREE-DIMENSIONAL CERAMIC PRINTING MATERIAL MARKET BY END-USER SECTOR, 2013 (%) FIGURE 19 THREE-DIMENSIONAL CERAMIC MATERIAL CONSUMPTION BY END-USER SECTOR, (%) FIGURE 20 GLOBAL METALS USED IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MARKET, ($ MILLIONS) FIGURE 21 THREE-DIMENSIONAL METAL PRINTING MATERIAL MARKET BY TYPE, 2013 (%) FIGURE 22 THREE-DIMENSIONAL METAL MATERIAL CONSUMPTION BY TYPE, (%) FIGURE 23 THREE-DIMENSIONAL METAL PRINTING MATERIAL MARKET BY END-USER SECTOR, 2013 (%) FIGURE 24 THREE-DIMENSIONAL METAL PRINTING MATERIAL CONSUMPTION BY END-USER SECTOR, (%) FIGURE 25 GLOBAL OTHER THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MATERIAL MARKET BY TYPE, (%) FIGURE 26 GLOBAL OTHER THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MATERIAL MARKET BY END-USER SECTOR, (%)

16 FIGURE TITLE FIGURE 27 GLOBAL WAX THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MATERIAL MARKET, ($ MILLIONS) FIGURE 28 GLOBAL GRAPHENE MATERIALS USED IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MARKET, ($ MILLIONS) FIGURE 29 GLOBAL THREE-DIMENSIONAL BIOPRINTING MATERIAL MARKET, ($ MILLIONS) FIGURE 30 MAJOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MATERIAL SUPPLIERS, 2013 (%) 118 FIGURE 31 THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MATERIAL PRODUCERS BY COMPANY TYPE (%) FIGURE 32 THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MATERIAL PRODUCERS BY REGION (%) 120 FIGURE 33 U.S. THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MATERIAL-RELATED PATENTS BY MATERIAL TYPE (% OF TOTAL PATENTS/NUMBER OF PATENTS) FIGURE 34 U.S. THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MATERIAL-RELATED PATENT ASSIGNEES (% OF TOTAL PATENTS/NUMBER OF PATENTS)

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