Resumen de Graphite 2015: : Graphene industry has invisible potential

Laura Syrett, James Sean Dickson

• "Graphene ranges from graphene oxide, right through to single film - or 'real' graphene," Dr Andy Goodwin, commercial manager for the advanced materials division of UK-based Thomas Swan & Co., said. "This does not mean that any of these materials are good or bad, it just means they're different." "We're not going for sexy, high-end markets but for realistic value that can turn over a profit," [Chris Spacie] said, adding that collaboration with end users was crucial to understanding how graphene can be used to meet existing needs, rather than exciting possibilities. "Nobody is going to make [graphene] in volume until there's demand for it," he said.

  Despite this, Goodwin said he couldn't pick any winners in the graphene commercialisation race. "I don't have a list of the materials that are going to be successful for graphene because, to be honest, we don't know what they are yet," he said.