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Global Ceramic Media Market Analysis and Forecast 2026-2032

Publisher APO Research, Inc.
Published Jan 08, 2026
Length 213 Pages
SKU # APRC20783814

Description

The global Ceramic Media market is projected to grow from US$ million in 2026 to US$ million by 2032, at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of % during the forecast period.

Ceramic Media's global sales reached XX (t) with a value of US$ XX Million, marking an change of XX% compared to the previous year. This performance has positioned Washington Mills Ceramics Corporation as the global sales leader, a title it has maintained for several consecutive years. Notably, Washington Mills Ceramics Corporation's performance in primary markets is also remarkable. In the Chinese market, sales were XX (t), a change of XX% from the previous year. In Europe, sales were XX (t), showing a year-on-year of XX%. In the US, sales were XX (t), a year-on-year change of XX%.

The major global manufacturers in the Ceramic Media market include Washington Mills Ceramics Corporation, Vimala Mass Finishing, Vibra Finish Company, Tipton Corp, Saint-Gobain, Royson, ROSLER, Raytech Industries and Inovatec Machinery, etc. In 2025, the top three vendors accounted for approximately % of the revenue.

In terms of production side, this report researches the Ceramic Media production, growth rate, market share by manufacturers and by region (region level and country level), from 2021 to 2026, and forecast to 2032.

In terms of consumption side, this report focuses on the sales of Ceramic Media by region (region level and country level), by Company, by Type and by Application. from 2021 to 2026 and forecast to 2032.

This report presents an overview of global market for Ceramic Media, capacity, output, revenue and price. Analyses of the global market trends, with historic market revenue or sales data for 2021 - 2025, estimates for 2026, and projections of CAGR through 2032.

This report researches the key producers of Ceramic Media, also provides the consumption of main regions and countries. Of the upcoming market potential for Ceramic Media, and key regions or countries of focus to forecast this market into various segments and sub-segments. Country specific data and market value analysis for the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Brazil, China, Japan, South Korea, Southeast Asia, India, Germany, the U.K., Italy, Middle East, Africa, and Other Countries.

This report focuses on the Ceramic Media sales, revenue, market share and industry ranking of main manufacturers, data from 2021 to 2026. Identification of the major stakeholders in the global Ceramic Media market, and analysis of their competitive landscape and market positioning based on recent developments and segmental revenues. This report will help stakeholders to understand the competitive landscape and gain more insights and position their businesses and market strategies in a better way.

This report analyzes the segments data by Type and by Application, sales, revenue, and price, from 2021 to 2032. Evaluation and forecast the market size for Ceramic Media sales, projected growth trends, production technology, application and end-user industry.


Ceramic Media Segment by Company


Washington Mills Ceramics Corporation

Vimala Mass Finishing

Vibra Finish Company

Tipton Corp

Saint-Gobain

Royson

ROSLER

Raytech Industries

Inovatec Machinery

Inovatec

Imerys

Harry Kramer

Finishing Systems

Ferro Corporation

Dalton Vibratory Surface Finishing

CRW Finishing

ALMCO

Advanced Finishing Technologies

Advanced Deburring & Finishing

Ceramic Media Segment by Type


Angular

Round

Ceramic Media Segment by Application


Metal Cleaning

Other Materials Cleaning

Ceramic Media Segment by Region


North America
United States
Canada
Mexico

Europe
Germany
France
U.K.
Italy
Russia
Spain
Netherlands
Switzerland
Sweden
Poland

Asia-Pacific
China
Japan
South Korea
India
Australia
Taiwan
Southeast Asia

South America
Brazil
Argentina
Chile

Middle East & Africa
Egypt
South Africa
Israel
Türkiye
GCC Countries

Study Objectives

1. To analyze and research the global status and future forecast, involving, production, value, consumption, growth rate (CAGR), market share, historical and forecast.
2. To present the key manufacturers, capacity, production, revenue, market share, and Recent Developments.
3. To split the breakdown data by regions, type, manufacturers, and Application.
4. To analyze the global and key regions market potential and advantage, opportunity and challenge, restraints, and risks.
5. To identify significant trends, drivers, influence factors in global and regions.
6. To analyze competitive developments such as expansions, agreements, new product launches, and acquisitions in the market.

Reasons to Buy This Report

1. This report will help the readers to understand the competition within the industries and strategies for the competitive environment to enhance the potential profit. The report also focuses on the competitive landscape of the global Ceramic Media market, and introduces in detail the market share, industry ranking, competitor ecosystem, market performance, new product development, operation situation, expansion, and acquisition. etc. of the main players, which helps the readers to identify the main competitors and deeply understand the competition pattern of the market.
2. This report will help stakeholders to understand the global industry status and trends of Ceramic Media and provides them with information on key market drivers, restraints, challenges, and opportunities.
3. This report will help stakeholders to understand competitors better and gain more insights to strengthen their position in their businesses. The competitive landscape section includes the market share and rank (in volume and value), competitor ecosystem, new product development, expansion, and acquisition.
4. This report stays updated with novel technology integration, features, and the latest developments in the market.
5. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into which regions to target globally.
6. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into the end-user perception concerning the adoption of Ceramic Media.
7. This report helps stakeholders to identify some of the key players in the market and understand their valuable contribution.

Chapter Outline

Chapter 1: Introduces the report scope of the report, executive summary of different market segments (by type and by application, etc), including the market size of each market segment, future development potential, and so on. It offers a high-level view of the current state of the market and its likely evolution in the short to mid-term, and long term.
Chapter 2: Introduces the market dynamics, latest developments of the market, the driving factors and restrictive factors of the market, the challenges and risks faced by manufacturers in the industry, and the analysis of relevant policies in the industry.
Chapter 3: Ceramic Media production/output of global and key producers (regions/countries). It provides a quantitative analysis of the production, and development potential of each producer in the next six years.
Chapter 4: Sales (consumption), revenue of Ceramic Media in global, regional level and country level. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region and its main countries and introduces the market development, future development prospects, market space of each country in the world.
Chapter 5: Detailed analysis of Ceramic Media manufacturers competitive landscape, price, sales, revenue, market share and industry ranking, latest development plan, merger, and acquisition information, etc.
Chapter 6: Provides the analysis of various market segments by type, covering the sales, revenue, average price, and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different market segments.
Chapter 7: Provides the analysis of various market segments by application, covering the sales, revenue, average price, and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different downstream markets.
Chapter 8: Provides profiles of key manufacturers, introducing the basic situation of the main companies in the market in detail, including product descriptions and specifications, Ceramic Media sales, revenue, price, gross margin, and recent development, etc.
Chapter 9: North America by type, by application and by country, sales, and revenue for each segment.
Chapter 10: Europe by type, by application and by country, sales, and revenue for each segment.
Chapter 11: China by type, by application, sales, and revenue for each segment.
Chapter 12: Asia (Excluding China) by type, by application and by region, sales, and revenue for each segment.
Chapter 13: South America, Middle East and Africa by type, by application and by country, sales, and revenue for each segment.
Chapter 14: Analysis of industrial chain, sales channel, key raw materials, distributors and customers.
Chapter 15: The main concluding insights of the report.

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Table of Contents

213 Pages
1 Market Overview
1.1 Product Definition
1.2 Ceramic Media Market by Type
1.2.1 Global Ceramic Media Market Size by Type, 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
1.2.2 Angular
1.2.3 Round
1.3 Ceramic Media Market by Application
1.3.1 Global Ceramic Media Market Size by Application, 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
1.3.2 Metal Cleaning
1.3.3 Other Materials Cleaning
1.4 Assumptions and Limitations
1.5 Study Goals and Objectives
2 Ceramic Media Market Dynamics
2.1 Ceramic Media Industry Trends
2.2 Ceramic Media Industry Drivers
2.3 Ceramic Media Industry Opportunities and Challenges
2.4 Ceramic Media Industry Restraints
3 Global Ceramic Media Production Overview
3.1 Global Ceramic Media Production Capacity (2021-2032)
3.2 Global Ceramic Media Production by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
3.3 Global Ceramic Media Production by Region
3.3.1 Global Ceramic Media Production by Region (2021-2026)
3.3.2 Global Ceramic Media Production by Region (2027-2032)
3.3.3 Global Ceramic Media Production Market Share by Region (2021-2032)
3.4 North America
3.5 Europe
3.6 China
3.7 Japan
4 Global Market Growth Prospects
4.1 Global Ceramic Media Revenue Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
4.2 Global Ceramic Media Revenue by Region
4.2.1 Global Ceramic Media Revenue by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
4.2.2 Global Ceramic Media Revenue by Region (2021-2026)
4.2.3 Global Ceramic Media Revenue by Region (2027-2032)
4.2.4 Global Ceramic Media Revenue Market Share by Region (2021-2032)
4.3 Global Ceramic Media Sales Estimates and Forecasts 2021-2032
4.4 Global Ceramic Media Sales by Region
4.4.1 Global Ceramic Media Sales by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
4.4.2 Global Ceramic Media Sales by Region (2021-2026)
4.4.3 Global Ceramic Media Sales by Region (2027-2032)
4.4.4 Global Ceramic Media Sales Market Share by Region (2021-2032)
4.5 North America
4.6 Europe
4.7 China
4.8 Asia (Excluding China)
4.9 South America, Middle East and Africa
5 Market Competitive Landscape by Manufacturers
5.1 Global Ceramic Media Revenue by Manufacturers
5.1.1 Global Ceramic Media Revenue by Manufacturers (2021-2026)
5.1.2 Global Ceramic Media Revenue Market Share by Manufacturers (2021-2026)
5.1.3 Global Ceramic Media Manufacturers Revenue Share Top 10 and Top 5 in 2025
5.2 Global Ceramic Media Sales by Manufacturers
5.2.1 Global Ceramic Media Sales by Manufacturers (2021-2026)
5.2.2 Global Ceramic Media Sales Market Share by Manufacturers (2021-2026)
5.2.3 Global Ceramic Media Manufacturers Sales Share Top 10 and Top 5 in 2025
5.3 Global Ceramic Media Sales Price by Manufacturers (2021-2026)
5.4 Global Ceramic Media Key Manufacturers Ranking, 2024 VS 2025 VS 2026
5.5 Global Ceramic Media Key Manufacturers Manufacturing Sites & Headquarters
5.6 Global Ceramic Media Manufacturers, Product Type & Application
5.7 Global Ceramic Media Manufacturers Commercialization Time
5.8 Market Competitive Analysis
5.8.1 Global Ceramic Media Market CR5 and HHI
5.8.2 2025 Ceramic Media Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3
6 Ceramic Media Market by Type
6.1 Global Ceramic Media Revenue by Type
6.1.1 Global Ceramic Media Revenue by Type (2021-2032) & (US$ Million)
6.1.2 Global Ceramic Media Revenue Market Share by Type (2021-2032)
6.2 Global Ceramic Media Sales by Type
6.2.1 Global Ceramic Media Sales by Type (2021-2032) & (t)
6.2.2 Global Ceramic Media Sales Market Share by Type (2021-2032)
6.3 Global Ceramic Media Price by Type
7 Ceramic Media Market by Application
7.1 Global Ceramic Media Revenue by Application
7.1.1 Global Ceramic Media Revenue by Application (2021-2032) & (US$ Million)
7.1.2 Global Ceramic Media Revenue Market Share by Application (2021-2032)
7.2 Global Ceramic Media Sales by Application
7.2.1 Global Ceramic Media Sales by Application (2021-2032) & (t)
7.2.2 Global Ceramic Media Sales Market Share by Application (2021-2032)
7.3 Global Ceramic Media Price by Application
8 Company Profiles
8.1 Washington Mills Ceramics Corporation
8.1.1 Washington Mills Ceramics Corporation Company Information
8.1.2 Washington Mills Ceramics Corporation Business Overview
8.1.3 Washington Mills Ceramics Corporation Ceramic Media Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
8.1.4 Washington Mills Ceramics Corporation Ceramic Media Product Portfolio
8.1.5 Washington Mills Ceramics Corporation Recent Developments
8.2 Vimala Mass Finishing
8.2.1 Vimala Mass Finishing Company Information
8.2.2 Vimala Mass Finishing Business Overview
8.2.3 Vimala Mass Finishing Ceramic Media Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
8.2.4 Vimala Mass Finishing Ceramic Media Product Portfolio
8.2.5 Vimala Mass Finishing Recent Developments
8.3 Vibra Finish Company
8.3.1 Vibra Finish Company Company Information
8.3.2 Vibra Finish Company Business Overview
8.3.3 Vibra Finish Company Ceramic Media Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
8.3.4 Vibra Finish Company Ceramic Media Product Portfolio
8.3.5 Vibra Finish Company Recent Developments
8.4 Tipton Corp
8.4.1 Tipton Corp Company Information
8.4.2 Tipton Corp Business Overview
8.4.3 Tipton Corp Ceramic Media Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
8.4.4 Tipton Corp Ceramic Media Product Portfolio
8.4.5 Tipton Corp Recent Developments
8.5 Saint-Gobain
8.5.1 Saint-Gobain Company Information
8.5.2 Saint-Gobain Business Overview
8.5.3 Saint-Gobain Ceramic Media Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
8.5.4 Saint-Gobain Ceramic Media Product Portfolio
8.5.5 Saint-Gobain Recent Developments
8.6 Royson
8.6.1 Royson Company Information
8.6.2 Royson Business Overview
8.6.3 Royson Ceramic Media Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
8.6.4 Royson Ceramic Media Product Portfolio
8.6.5 Royson Recent Developments
8.7 ROSLER
8.7.1 ROSLER Company Information
8.7.2 ROSLER Business Overview
8.7.3 ROSLER Ceramic Media Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
8.7.4 ROSLER Ceramic Media Product Portfolio
8.7.5 ROSLER Recent Developments
8.8 Raytech Industries
8.8.1 Raytech Industries Company Information
8.8.2 Raytech Industries Business Overview
8.8.3 Raytech Industries Ceramic Media Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
8.8.4 Raytech Industries Ceramic Media Product Portfolio
8.8.5 Raytech Industries Recent Developments
8.9 Inovatec Machinery
8.9.1 Inovatec Machinery Company Information
8.9.2 Inovatec Machinery Business Overview
8.9.3 Inovatec Machinery Ceramic Media Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
8.9.4 Inovatec Machinery Ceramic Media Product Portfolio
8.9.5 Inovatec Machinery Recent Developments
8.10 Inovatec
8.10.1 Inovatec Company Information
8.10.2 Inovatec Business Overview
8.10.3 Inovatec Ceramic Media Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
8.10.4 Inovatec Ceramic Media Product Portfolio
8.10.5 Inovatec Recent Developments
8.11 Imerys
8.11.1 Imerys Company Information
8.11.2 Imerys Business Overview
8.11.3 Imerys Ceramic Media Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
8.11.4 Imerys Ceramic Media Product Portfolio
8.11.5 Imerys Recent Developments
8.12 Harry Kramer
8.12.1 Harry Kramer Company Information
8.12.2 Harry Kramer Business Overview
8.12.3 Harry Kramer Ceramic Media Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
8.12.4 Harry Kramer Ceramic Media Product Portfolio
8.12.5 Harry Kramer Recent Developments
8.13 Finishing Systems
8.13.1 Finishing Systems Company Information
8.13.2 Finishing Systems Business Overview
8.13.3 Finishing Systems Ceramic Media Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
8.13.4 Finishing Systems Ceramic Media Product Portfolio
8.13.5 Finishing Systems Recent Developments
8.14 Ferro Corporation
8.14.1 Ferro Corporation Company Information
8.14.2 Ferro Corporation Business Overview
8.14.3 Ferro Corporation Ceramic Media Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
8.14.4 Ferro Corporation Ceramic Media Product Portfolio
8.14.5 Ferro Corporation Recent Developments
8.15 Dalton Vibratory Surface Finishing
8.15.1 Dalton Vibratory Surface Finishing Company Information
8.15.2 Dalton Vibratory Surface Finishing Business Overview
8.15.3 Dalton Vibratory Surface Finishing Ceramic Media Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
8.15.4 Dalton Vibratory Surface Finishing Ceramic Media Product Portfolio
8.15.5 Dalton Vibratory Surface Finishing Recent Developments
8.16 CRW Finishing
8.16.1 CRW Finishing Company Information
8.16.2 CRW Finishing Business Overview
8.16.3 CRW Finishing Ceramic Media Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
8.16.4 CRW Finishing Ceramic Media Product Portfolio
8.16.5 CRW Finishing Recent Developments
8.17 ALMCO
8.17.1 ALMCO Company Information
8.17.2 ALMCO Business Overview
8.17.3 ALMCO Ceramic Media Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
8.17.4 ALMCO Ceramic Media Product Portfolio
8.17.5 ALMCO Recent Developments
8.18 Advanced Finishing Technologies
8.18.1 Advanced Finishing Technologies Company Information
8.18.2 Advanced Finishing Technologies Business Overview
8.18.3 Advanced Finishing Technologies Ceramic Media Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
8.18.4 Advanced Finishing Technologies Ceramic Media Product Portfolio
8.18.5 Advanced Finishing Technologies Recent Developments
8.19 Advanced Deburring & Finishing
8.19.1 Advanced Deburring & Finishing Company Information
8.19.2 Advanced Deburring & Finishing Business Overview
8.19.3 Advanced Deburring & Finishing Ceramic Media Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
8.19.4 Advanced Deburring & Finishing Ceramic Media Product Portfolio
8.19.5 Advanced Deburring & Finishing Recent Developments
9 North America
9.1 North America Ceramic Media Market Size by Type
9.1.1 North America Ceramic Media Revenue by Type (2021-2032)
9.1.2 North America Ceramic Media Sales by Type (2021-2032)
9.1.3 North America Ceramic Media Price by Type (2021-2032)
9.2 North America Ceramic Media Market Size by Application
9.2.1 North America Ceramic Media Revenue by Application (2021-2032)
9.2.2 North America Ceramic Media Sales by Application (2021-2032)
9.2.3 North America Ceramic Media Price by Application (2021-2032)
9.3 North America Ceramic Media Market Size by Country
9.3.1 North America Ceramic Media Revenue Grow Rate by Country (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032)
9.3.2 North America Ceramic Media Sales by Country (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032)
9.3.3 North America Ceramic Media Price by Country (2021-2032)
9.3.4 United States
9.3.5 Canada
9.3.6 Mexico
10 Europe
10.1 Europe Ceramic Media Market Size by Type
10.1.1 Europe Ceramic Media Revenue by Type (2021-2032)
10.1.2 Europe Ceramic Media Sales by Type (2021-2032)
10.1.3 Europe Ceramic Media Price by Type (2021-2032)
10.2 Europe Ceramic Media Market Size by Application
10.2.1 Europe Ceramic Media Revenue by Application (2021-2032)
10.2.2 Europe Ceramic Media Sales by Application (2021-2032)
10.2.3 Europe Ceramic Media Price by Application (2021-2032)
10.3 Europe Ceramic Media Market Size by Country
10.3.1 Europe Ceramic Media Revenue Grow Rate by Country (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032)
10.3.2 Europe Ceramic Media Sales by Country (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032)
10.3.3 Europe Ceramic Media Price by Country (2021-2032)
10.3.4 Germany
10.3.5 France
10.3.6 U.K.
10.3.7 Italy
10.3.8 Russia
10.3.9 Spain
10.3.10 Netherlands
10.3.11 Switzerland
10.3.12 Sweden
11 China
11.1 China Ceramic Media Market Size by Type
11.1.1 China Ceramic Media Revenue by Type (2021-2032)
11.1.2 China Ceramic Media Sales by Type (2021-2032)
11.1.3 China Ceramic Media Price by Type (2021-2032)
11.2 China Ceramic Media Market Size by Application
11.2.1 China Ceramic Media Revenue by Application (2021-2032)
11.2.2 China Ceramic Media Sales by Application (2021-2032)
11.2.3 China Ceramic Media Price by Application (2021-2032)
12 Asia (Excluding China)
12.1 Asia Ceramic Media Market Size by Type
12.1.1 Asia Ceramic Media Revenue by Type (2021-2032)
12.1.2 Asia Ceramic Media Sales by Type (2021-2032)
12.1.3 Asia Ceramic Media Price by Type (2021-2032)
12.2 Asia Ceramic Media Market Size by Application
12.2.1 Asia Ceramic Media Revenue by Application (2021-2032)
12.2.2 Asia Ceramic Media Sales by Application (2021-2032)
12.2.3 Asia Ceramic Media Price by Application (2021-2032)
12.3 Asia Ceramic Media Market Size by Country
12.3.1 Asia Ceramic Media Revenue Grow Rate by Country (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032)
12.3.2 Asia Ceramic Media Sales by Country (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032)
12.3.3 Asia Ceramic Media Price by Country (2021-2032)
12.3.4 Japan
12.3.5 South Korea
12.3.6 India
12.3.7 Australia
12.3.8 Taiwan
12.3.9 Southeast Asia
13 South America, Middle East and Africa
13.1 SAMEA Ceramic Media Market Size by Type
13.1.1 SAMEA Ceramic Media Revenue by Type (2021-2032)
13.1.2 SAMEA Ceramic Media Sales by Type (2021-2032)
13.1.3 SAMEA Ceramic Media Price by Type (2021-2032)
13.2 SAMEA Ceramic Media Market Size by Application
13.2.1 SAMEA Ceramic Media Revenue by Application (2021-2032)
13.2.2 SAMEA Ceramic Media Sales by Application (2021-2032)
13.2.3 SAMEA Ceramic Media Price by Application (2021-2032)
13.3 SAMEA Ceramic Media Market Size by Country
13.3.1 SAMEA Ceramic Media Revenue Grow Rate by Country (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032)
13.3.2 SAMEA Ceramic Media Sales by Country (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032)
13.3.3 SAMEA Ceramic Media Price by Country (2021-2032)
13.3.4 Brazil
13.3.5 Argentina
13.3.6 Chile
13.3.7 Colombia
13.3.8 Peru
13.3.9 Saudi Arabia
13.3.10 Israel
13.3.11 UAE
13.3.12 Turkey
13.3.13 Iran
13.3.14 Egypt
14 Value Chain and Sales Channels Analysis
14.1 Ceramic Media Value Chain Analysis
14.1.1 Ceramic Media Key Raw Materials
14.1.2 Raw Materials Key Suppliers
14.1.3 Manufacturing Cost Structure
14.1.4 Ceramic Media Production Mode & Process
14.2 Ceramic Media Sales Channels Analysis
14.2.1 Direct Comparison with Distribution Share
14.2.2 Ceramic Media Distributors
14.2.3 Ceramic Media Customers
15 Concluding Insights
16 Appendix
16.1 Reasons for Doing This Study
16.2 Research Methodology
16.3 Research Process
16.4 Authors List of This Report
16.5 Data Source
16.5.1 Secondary Sources
16.5.2 Primary Sources
16.6 Disclaimer
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