According to a new market report published by Lucintel, the future of global composite cylinder market looks promising with opportunities in gas carriers & storage, transportation, life support, and recreation industries. The global composite cylinder market is expected to reach an estimated $968 million by 2022 and it is forecast to grow at a CAGR of 7.2% from 2017 to 2022. The major drivers for market growth are increasing number of natural gas vehicles (NGVs) and growing demand for lightweight cylinders with higher pressure requirement and greater gas carrying capacity per cylinder.
In this market, gas carriers & storage, transportation, life support, and recreation & others are the major end use industries. On the basis of comprehensive research, Lucintel forecasts that the gas carriers & storage and transportation segments are expected to show above average growth during the forecast period.
Within the global composite cylinder market, the transportation segment is expected to remain the largest market by value. Expected growth in the alternative fuel vehicles and increasing requirement of weight reduction with higher gas carrying capacity are the major driving forces that spur growth for this segment over the forecast period.