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Silica fume is an amorphous polymorph of silicon dioxide, silica. It is also known as micro silica, and an ultrafine powder consists of spherical particles. It is collected as a by-product of silicon and ferro-silicon alloy production, thus, silica fume is added to concrete due to its small particle size and ball-bearing effect. This effect helps in providing better thixotropic behaviors that improve concrete viscosity. Many common construction materials contain silica such as brick, cement, tiles, stones, mortar, and sand. Densified silica fume is the most inexpensive product form, and is widely used for transportation, as it has high-density power, which allows bulk handling methods and also helps in cost-cutting of shipping. These silica fumes products are uniform, smooth, free of lumps, and dustless.
The silica fume market is segmentation depending on various characteristics. By source, the market is fragmented into silicon metal and ferrsosilicon. The applications covered in the study include building construction, marine structure construction, nuclear power plant construction, and others. Silica fume is ideal for use in structures that have chances of exposure to environmental and chemical attacks. Region wise, the global silica fume market is analyzed across North America, Asia Pacific, Latin America, and LAMEA.
Silica fume, owing to its benefits and advantages is witnessing high demand in construction activities. It provides high strength concrete, improved building structure, delivers high performance, and increases life span of structures. Silica fume is used for the prevention of reinforcing steel corrosion in concrete and increases electrical resistivity. These factors are the major growth drivers of the silica fume market. In addition, it is used where higher impermeability is required in concrete. Furthermore, surge in demand for silica fume in nuclear power construction significantly contributes toward the growth of the global market. Increase in construction activities is expected to augment the market share in a projected timeframe. However, the shrinkage rate of the silica fume is high which produces crack in the silica fume concrete and affects the overall strength; this factor is likely to hamper the growth of the market.
Key market players
The major players operating in the silica fume market are N.K Enterprise, Ecotec Silica Fume, Shanghai Topken Silica fume, Simc Pvt.Ltd., Cementec Industries, Dow Corning Corporation, Elkem, Elkon Products, and Kryton International. Expansions, acquisitions, partnerships, and new product developments are the major strategies adopted by these market players to expand their business in potential markets. In addition, they have been focusing on strategies such as organic and inorganic growth developments, including contracts and investments.
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