| dc.description.abstract | This research has collected information from analysis of related patents as well
as the life-cycle trends of technical development of the TiO2 industry.
Since the consumption ratio of TiO2 is one of key indicators of a country’s
consumers standards, the application of TiO2 in daily life is very popular in
industrialized or developed countries. Therefore, it’s worthwhile to study the life cycle
of its related techniques.
This research use International Patent Classification for the patent analysis, as
concluded from discussion with professionals and experts, This research finally takes
″titanium dioxide″ as the main strategy for searching patents analysis of related
titanium dioxide technological development trends. ″Logistic Growth Model″ was
used to describe the life cycle of TiO2 technology.
At the end of research, we found four stages of TiO2 technology development.
The first stage is the embryonic stage, from 1976 to 1990. The second stage is the
growing stage, from 1990 to 2005. The third stage is the mature stage, from 2005 to
2044. The fourth stage is the declining stage. The fourth stage will begin from 2044.
This research also showed that using technical information from leading companies
when analyzing trends of industry technology development will greatly promote the
accuracy of forecast.
This research was completed in 2006; it was at the beginning of mature stage for
technology. Therefore this research has concluded following strategic
recommendations for technical development.
1. Because the TiO2 industry will have high growth rate, industry owners may
consider increasing the investment to build economical-scale production
capability.
2. The TiO2 production technology is in the beginning of technological mature
stage, the life cycle of technology will be limited by mother nature.
Industrial owners may consider implementing non-continuity technological
strategies to get the competitive advantages over potential competitors. | en_US |