由于具有优异的力学、热学、电学和磁学性能，石墨烯在高性能电子器件、复合材料、传感器及能量储存等领域拥有广泛的应用前景。

　　石墨烯仍处于研究阶段，全球范围内还未出现大规模量产。2012年，全球石墨烯市场规模为900万美元，半导体电子、能源（主要为电池）和复合材料行业对石墨烯需求量最大，占比分别为27%，20%，13%。

　　目前全球石墨烯市场规模很小，但产业化后其市场需求空间非常大。以半导体晶硅为例，全球每年半导体晶硅的需求量在 2,500 吨左右，石墨烯如果替代十分之一的晶硅制成高端集成电路，市场容量至少在 5,000 亿元以上。此外，石墨烯制成的锂离子电池负极材料能够大幅提高电池性能，全球每年负极材料的需求量在 3 万吨以上，并保持 20%以上增长，如果石墨烯作为负极材料应用在十分之一的锂离子电池中，其需求量将在3,000吨以上。


　　中国作为全球石墨储量最大的国家，也在积极进行石墨烯的研发与产业化布局。目前中国石墨烯研发主要在超级电容器及石墨烯电极领域。中科院重庆研究院已利用石墨烯电极成功制备出7英寸石墨烯柔性触摸屏；金路集团与中科院金属研究所合作的1.5吨石墨烯生产线已完成中试。

　　先丰纳米目前已有每天公斤级的石墨烯产量，其多层石墨烯产量已达50kg/日；墨西科技依靠中科院宁波材料所的专利技术，其300吨石墨烯生产线项目预计2013年底可以进行试产，不过，其产线所产产品并非真正意义上的石墨烯，而是石墨烯微片。

水清木华研究中心《2013-2015年全球及中国石墨烯行业研究报告》主要包括以下几个内容：

● 石墨烯主流制备方法及实际应用成果分析等；
● 全球石墨烯行业理论需求、市场规模、主要国家和地区研发进展及细分市场分析等；
● 中国石墨烯行业发展现状、应用进展、理论需求及细分市场分析等；
● 全球4家主要石墨烯企业（包括Northern Graphite、CVD Material、Focus Graphite、Lomiko Metals）运营情况、石墨烯业务分析等；
● 中国9家主要石墨烯企业（包括方大炭素、金路集团、厦门凯纳、先丰纳米、第六元素、二维碳素、吉仓纳米、普兰纳米及墨西科技）运营情况及石墨烯业务分析等。

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Featuring excellent mechanical, thermal, electrical and magnetic properties, graphene enjoys broad prospect of its application in such fields as high-performance electronic devices, composite materials, sensors and energy storage.   

Thus far, the development of graphenes has been still at a R&D stage, yet worldwide mass production has not been realized. In 2012, the global graphene market size hit USD9 million, with the most robust demand for graphene from semiconductor electronics, energy (mainly referring to batteries) and composite material industries which stood at 27%, 20% and 13%, respectively.

In spite of the small market scale presently, the global demand for graphene after commercial production will be enormous. Take semiconductor silicon for example, the worldwide demand approximates 2,500 tons per annum. Provided that one tenth of crystalline silicon will be substituted by graphenes to make high-end integrated circuit, the market capacity of graphenes will be at least RMB500 billion. In addition, graphenes can be also used to make lithium ion battery anode materials, which can significantly improve the battery performance. Worldwide, the annual demand for anode materials surpasses 30,000 tons and keeps a growth rate of 20% or more. Provided graphenes are used to make anode materials that were used for one tenth of lithium ion batteries, the demand will grow to over 3,000 tons.
 

China, with the largest graphite reserves in the world, is joining the ranks to actively conduct graphene R&D and industrialized layout. At present, China focuses more on the R&D of supercapacitor and graphene electrode. In particular, Chongqing Research Institute Chinese Academy of Sciences has succeeded in the preparation of 7-inch graphene flexible touch screens by making use of graphene electrode; Sichuan Jinlu Group, in collaboration with Institute of Metal Research Chinese Academy of Sciences, has finished the pilot test of 1.5-ton graphene production line.

Nanjing XFNano Material Tech produces several kilograms of graphenes daily, and its output of multilayer graphene hits 50kg/day; Morsh, taking advantage of the patent technologies possessed by Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology & Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, is expected to conduct trial production of its 300-ton graphene production line project as of late 2013. But its products will be actually graphene nanoplatelets rather than real graphenes.  

The report highlights the followings:

Preparations of graphenes and actual application results;
Theoretical demand, market scale and market segments of global graphene industry and R&D progress in major countries and regions;
Status quo, application, theoretical demand and market breakdown of China graphene industry;
Operation and graphene business of four leading graphene companies worldwide including Northern Graphite, CVD Material, Focus Graphite, and Lomiko Metals;
Operation and graphene business of nine leading graphene enterprises in China including Fangda Carbon New Material, Sichuan Jinlu Group, Xiamen Knano Graphene Technology, Nanjing XFNano Material Tech, The Sixth Element (Changzhou) Material, Changzhou Two-Dimension Carbon Materials, Jicang Nanotechnologoy, Tianjin Plannano Technology and Morsh.