United Kingdom Graphene Market Size, Share, and COVID-19 Impact Analysis, By Product (Graphene Nanoplatelets, Graphene Oxide, Reduced Graphene Oxide, Monolayer Graphene, Bulk Graphene, and Others), By Application (Paints & Coatings, Electronic Components, Composites, Batteries, Solar Panels, and Others), and UK Graphene Market Insights, Industry Trend, Forecasts to 2035

United Kingdom Graphene Market Forecasts to 2035

• The United Kingdom Graphene Market Size Was Estimated at USD 18.3 Million in 2024
• The UK Graphene Market Size is Expected to Grow at a CAGR of around 34.55% from 2025 to 2035
• The UK Graphene Market Size is Expected to Reach USD 478.7 Million by 2035

According to a Research Report published by Spherical Insights & Consulting, the UK Graphene Market Size is Anticipated to reach USD 478.7 Million by 2035, Growing at a CAGR of 34.55% from 2025 to 2035. The growing electronics industry in emerging economies, as well as graphene's high penetration in composite applications, are driving market growth.

Market Overview

The UK graphene market refers to a honeycomb-structured carbon compound, is transforming aircraft by improving coatings and composites, resulting in lighter and stronger designs. Its flexibility, conductivity, and antimicrobial properties drew attention during COVID-19, hastening technological development and application across industries.  The UK graphene market is expanding rapidly due to technological advancements and increased R&D investment. Government initiatives, such as the UK Graphene Innovation Centre, are fostering collaboration between academia and industry, encouraging widespread adoption of graphene. Its exceptional properties, including strength and conductivity, are driving demand in electronics, energy storage, and advanced coatings. There's growing interest in sustainable, eco-friendly graphene applications, aligning with broader environmental goals. The UK’s strategic location offers export opportunities to Europe, while innovation hubs and strategic clusters are accelerating the commercialization of graphene technologies. Public and private investments continue to strengthen the global position of the UK as a leader in graphene research and manufacture. Universities are also engaging with industries and fostering the emergence of a strong graphene innovation ecosystem. Together, these factors put the UK in a strong position for further growth and continuing leadership in the global graphene market.

Report Coverage

This research report categorizes the market for the UK graphene market based on various segments and regions and forecasts revenue growth and analyses trends in each submarket. The report analyses the key growth drivers, opportunities, and challenges influencing the United Kingdom graphene market. Recent market developments and competitive strategies such as expansion, product launch, development, partnership, merger, and acquisition have been included to draw the competitive landscape in the market. The report strategically identifies and profiles the key market players and analyses their core competencies in each sub-segment of the United Kingdom graphene market.

Driving Factors

The growing need for advanced materials in the electronics, aerospace, and automotive industries is propelling the UK graphene market, and big businesses like Rolls-Royce and Jaguar Land Rover are investing in research and development. By promoting cooperation between academia and industry, government programs and funding foster innovation. Furthermore, graphene is becoming more relevant due to the increasing demand for effective energy storage, particularly for renewable energy. Its exceptional conductivity and ion storage capacity make it perfect for supercapacitors and next-generation batteries, drawing interest from energy companies such as Gravitricity and propelling market expansion.

Restraining Factors

The cost and difficulties of producing graphene at scale are hurdles to a graphene market in the UK. The widespread commercialisation and market growth are being hindered by a lack of standardisation, scaling issues, and difficulties of graphene integration into existing processes. These factors hamper the graphene market during the forecast period.

Market Segmentation

The United Kingdom graphene market share is classified into product and application.

• The graphene oxide segment held the largest market share in 2024 and is expected to grow at a significant CAGR during the forecast period.

The United Kingdom graphene market is segmented by product into graphene nanoplatelets, graphene oxide, reduced graphene oxide, monolayer graphene, bulk graphene, and others. Among these, the graphene oxide segment held the largest market share in 2024 and is expected to grow at a significant CAGR during the forecast period. It is used with a variety of polymers and materials to improve tensile strength, conductivity, and elasticity when developing composite materials. It is in the form of flakes, which are glued together to form a thin, stable structure that is flexible. Mosaic can get wrinkled, folded, and stretched. Hydrogen storage, ion conductors, and nanofiltration membranes are just some of the applications; these structures are used.

• The electronic components segment held the highest revenue market share in 2024 and is expected to grow at a significant CAGR during the forecast period.

The United Kingdom graphene market is segmented by application into paints & coatings, electronic components, composites, batteries, solar panels, and others. Among these, the electronic components segment held the highest revenue market share in 2024 and is expected to grow at a significant CAGR during the forecast period. These factors make it high strength, lightweight weight and a high permeability material Its overall increase in applications in semiconductor fabrication is largely attributable to specific properties of conductivity and thinness. Devices manufactured from graphene are cheap to produce. Consequently, they are used for an ever-increasingly number of applications in wearable health monitoring, IoT applications, electric vehicles, etc.

Competitive Analysis:

The report offers the appropriate analysis of the key organizations/companies involved within the United Kingdom graphene market and a comparative evaluation primarily based on their product offering, business overviews, geographic presence, enterprise strategies, segment market share, and SWOT analysis. The report also provides an elaborate analysis focusing on the current news and developments of the companies, which includes product development, innovations, joint ventures, partnerships, mergers & acquisitions, strategic alliances, and others. This allows for the evaluation of the overall competition within the market.

List of Key Companies

• Haydale Graphene Industries
• Applied Graphene Materials
• National Graphene Institute
• Directa Plus
• First Graphene
• Graphene Nanochem
• University of Manchester
• Graphene Platforms
• Metallurgica Bresciana
• Innovate UK
• Versarien
• Cambridge Graphene Centre
• XG Sciences
• Exeter University
• Others

Key Target Audience

• Investors
• Market players
• End-users
• Government Authorities
• Consulting and Research Firm
• Venture capitalists
• Value-Added Resellers (VARs)

Market Segment

This study forecasts revenue at United Kingdom, regional, and country levels from 2020 to 2035. Spherical Insights has segmented the United Kingdom graphene market based on the below-mentioned segments:

United Kingdom Graphene Market, By Product

• Graphene Nanoplatelets
• Graphene Oxide
• Reduced Graphene Oxide
• Monolayer Graphene
• Bulk Graphene
• Others

United Kingdom Graphene Market, By Application

• Paints & Coatings
• Electronic Components
• Composites
• Batteries
• Solar Panels
• Others