
This study addresses the global markets, technologies & opportunities, and the competitive environment in high purity (99.6 and 99.9%) thin gage aluminum foils and the engineered anodes and cathodes produced from that foil for use in the global aluminum electrolytic capacitor industry (100 billion pieces or $3.5 billion in market value worldwide). Considered a value-added and application-specific segment of the global aluminum foil industry and the bauxite sub-segment, many aluminum vendors endeavor to participate in this minor volume sub-segment because of the profitability aspects and advanced technical challenges of energy storage devices. Major economic indicators are discussed in this rifle shot into the aluminum foil sub-segment, where captive etching of foil by capacitor manufacturers is often missed by thin high purity foil suppliers and offers the costs of foil when measured against alternative technologies in use such as tantalum, niobium and high cap ceramics. The report includes forecasts to 2010. This is an extremely specific data document, organized through primary sources. We know of no other document that is publicly available of its kind, making this a Paumanok exclusive.