The statistics working group collected data about the quantities of carbon fibers shipped from Japan in 2024, and released the summary.
Carbon fiber shipments in 2024 increased 2.7% year-on-year to 18,742 tons. However, it fell below 20,000 tons for the second consecutive year. Shipments in the first half of the year decreased compared to the same period last year, but shipments in the second half increased. Trends over the past five years are as follows:
Annual Shipment Growth Rate (%)
| Year | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual Growth Rate (%) | -17.0 | 15.9 | 3.9 | -26.6 | 2.7 |
Annual Quantity of Shipping (tons/year)
In 2024, domestic sales increased by 8.3% and exports increased by 1.4%.
Exports saw a 4.0%
increase for aerospace use, which had been sluggish for aircraft due to the COVID-19 pandemic,
and a 4.9% increase for industrial use, but a 5.4% decrease for sports use. Domestically,
aerospace use also saw a significant increase of 38.2%, while industrial use increased by 1.0%,
but sports use decreased by 5.3%.
The export ratio was 79.8%, down 1.0 percentage point
from the previous year.
