An Overview of Advance Ceramics in Japan

The fine ceramics market in Japan is growing steadily every year, and the total amount of products in 1987 exceeded 900 billion yen, and are estimated to grow up to 5000 billion yen in the year of 2000. Electrical components as IC substrates are the biggest market, while structural parts for automotive engine components are increasing gradually. Cooperation between ceramic suppliers and users are essential to develop favourable applications of these new materials.