TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION PAGE
INTRODUCTION xi
I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1
II. MARKET ENVIRONMENT 4
General 4
Macroeconomic Overview 5
Manufacturing Sector Overview 9
Motor Vehicle Outlook 12
Nonresidential Fixed Investment Trends 15
Construction Sector Overview 18
III. RAW MATERIALS & OVERVIEW 24
General 24
Raw Materials 25
Elastomers 26
Thermoset Rubber 27
EPDM 28
Styrene Butadiene 29
Nitrile 30
Other Thermoset Rubbers 31
Butyl Rubber 31
Polybutadiene Rubber 31
Polychloroprene Rubber 32
Polyisoprene Rubber 32
Natural Rubber 32
Other 33
Thermoplastic Elastomers 34
Competitive Materials 35
Environmental & Regulatory Issues 36
Regulatory Agencies & Legislation 37
Rubber Recycling 38
Historical Trends 39
Industrial Rubber Product Pricing Trends 41
International Issues & Foreign Trade 43
World Industrial Rubber Product Demand 44
Trends in US Foreign Trade 46
Imports 48
Exports 50
IV. PRODUCTS 53
Supply & Demand 53
Mechanical Rubber Goods 56
Products 58
Vibration Control Products 60
Body Seals 62
Wiper Blades 65
Other 67
Production Methods 70
Markets 73
Leading Producers & Market Share 76
Rubber Hose 78
Products 80
Vehicular Hose 82
Fluid Power Hose 84
Water Hose 86
Air Hose 88
Other Industrial Hose 90
Markets 91
Leading Producers & Market Share 93
Rubber Belts 95
Products 96
Flat Belts 97
Conveyor & Elevator Belts 98
Transmission & Other Flat Belts 100
Nonflat Belts 101
Markets 104
Leading Producers & Market Share 105
Rubber Roofing 106
Products 108
Markets 110
Leading Producers & Market Share 111
Other Industrial Rubber Products 112
Products 113
Floor & Wall Coverings 115
Rollers & Roll Coverings 118
Sheet & Film 121
All Other Industrial Rubber Products 123
Markets 127
Leading Producers 129
VI. MARKETS 130
Overview 130
Original Equipment Manufacturing 134
Maintenance/Repair/Operations 135
Machinery & Equipment 137
Industry Outlook 138
Industrial Rubber Product Demand 139
Industrial Machinery & Equipment 141
Off-Road Equipment 144
Motor Vehicles 146
Industry Outlook 147
Industrial Rubber Product Demand by Vehicle Type 149
Industrial Rubber Product Demand by Sector 150
Industrial Rubber Product Demand by System 152
Steering & Suspension 154
Structural Systems 155
Wiper & Trim Systems 158
Engines 159
Transmission & Powertrain 161
Air Conditioning 162
Brake Systems 163
Other Systems 164
Construction 165
Building Construction Outlook 166
Industrial Rubber Product Demand 168
Aerospace & Other Transportation Equipment 171
Industry Outlook 171
Industrial Rubber Product Demand 174
Other Markets for Industrial Rubber 177
VI. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE 179
General 179
Industry Composition 180
Market Share & Leading Producers 185
Cooper-Standard Automotive 186
Bridgestone 187
Veyance Technologies 187
Carlisle 188
Tomkins 189
Other Leading Suppliers 190
Acquisitions & Divestitures 190
Cooperative Agreements 195
Marketing & Distribution 197
Product Development & Manufacturing 199
Company Profiles 200
American Biltrite Incorporated 202
American Reeves Brothers Incorporated, see Trelleborg
American Roller Company 203
Arrow Hose & Tubing Incorporated, see Eaton
Avon Automotive Holdings Incorporated 204
Avon Rubber plc 206
Barry Controls, see Total SA
Berkshire Hathaway Incorporated 209
Biltrite Corporation 210
Biltrite Ripley Operations LLC, see West American Rubber
Bridgestone Corporation 211
Carlisle Companies Incorporated 216
Carolina Rubber Rolls, see HBD Industries
Chardon Rubber Company 218
Continental AG 220
Cooper-Standard Holdings Incorporated 223
Dana Holding Corporation 226
Day International Group Incorporated, see Flint Group
Dayco Products Incorporated, see Mark IV Industries
Delphi Corporation 227
Dexter Axle Company, see Tomkins plc
DTR Industries Incorporated, see Tokai Rubber Industries
Eaton Corporation 229
EcoStar Incorporated, see Carlisle Companies
EnPro Industries Incorporated 230
Federal-Mogul Corporation 232
Fenner plc 234
Firestone Building Products Company, see Bridgestone
Flint Group 237
Freudenberg & Company 239
Gates Corporation, see Tomkins plc
Garlock Rubber Technologies, see EnPro Industries
GDX Automotive, see Henniges Automotive
Georgia Duck Conveyor Belting, see Fenner plc
Goodrich Corporation 242
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company 243
Habasit AG 244
Harco Industries Incorporated 245
HBD Industries Incorporated 246
Henniges Automotive Incorporated 248
Hutchinson FTS Incorporated, see Total SA
Inteva Products LLC 250
Johns Manville Corporation, see Berkshire Hathaway
JPS Industries Incorporated 251
JSJ Corporation 252
Kawneer Rubber and Plastics, see Trelleborg AB
King Energy Services Incorporated, see Fenner plc
KN Rubber Incorporated 253
Koneta Incorporated, see KN Rubber
Lancaster Colony Corporation 255
LORD Corporation 256
MacDermid Offset Printing Blankets, see Trelleborg AB
Mark IV Industries Incorporated 257
National Rubber Technologies Corporation, see KN Rubber
Network Distribution International, see Flint Group
Nishikawa Standard Company, see Cooper-Standard
nora systems GmbH 259
Parker-Hannifin Corporation 260
Paulstra CRC Corporation, see Total SA 263
Precision Industries Corporation, see Freudenberg
Pretty Products LLC 263
Resistoflex Aerospace, see Parker-Hannifin
ROL Manufacturing of Canada Limited 264
RPM International Incorporated 265
SaarGummi technologies Sarl 266
Scandura Conveyor Belting, see Fenner plc
Seaward, see Trelleborg AB 267
Simrit North America, see Freudenberg
Sparks Belting Company, see JSJ Corporation
Stant Manufacturing Incorporated, see Tomkins plc
Tenneco Incorporated 268
Tokai Rubber Industries Limited 269
Tomkins plc 270
Total SA 272
Toyoda Gosei Company Limited 274
Trelleborg AB 276
Trico Products Incorporated 281
Veyance Technologies Incorporated 282
Vibracoustic North America LP, see Freudenberg
West American Rubber Company LLC 285
Winfield Industries Incorporated, see Fenner plc
Yamashita Rubber Company Limited 287
YH America Incorporated, see Yokohama Rubber
Yokohama Rubber Company Limited 288
YUSA Corporation, see Yamashita Rubber
LIST OF TABLES
TABLE NUMBER PAGE
SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1 Summary Table 3
SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
1 Macroeconomic Overview 9
2 Manufacturers' Shipments 12
3 Motor Vehicle Indicators 15
4 Nonresidential Fixed Investment 18
5 Construction Expenditures 23
SECTION III -- RAW MATERIALS & OVERVIEW
1 Elastomer Demand in Industrial Rubber Products 27
2 Industrial Rubber Product Demand, 1997-2007 40
3 US Foreign Trade in Industrial Rubber Products 48
4 US Industrial Rubber Product Imports by Source 50
5 US Industrial Rubber Product Exports by Destination 52
SECTION IV -- PRODUCTS
1 Industrial Rubber Product Supply & Demand 55
2 Mechanical Rubber Goods Supply & Demand 58
3 Mechanical Rubber Goods Demand by Product 59
4 Vibration Control Supply & Demand 62
6 Body Seal Supply & Demand 65
7 Wiper Blade Supply & Demand 67
8 Other Mechanical Rubber Goods Supply & Demand 69
9 Mechanical Rubber Goods Demand by Production Method 73
10 Mechanical Rubber Demand by Market 75
11 Rubber Hose Supply & Demand 79
12 Rubber Hose Demand by Product 81
13 Vehicular Hose Supply & Demand 84
14 Fluid Power Hose Supply & Demand 86
15 Water Hose Supply & Demand 88
16 Air Hose Supply & Demand 89
17 Other Industrial Hose Supply & Demand 91
18 Rubber Hose Demand by Market 92
19 Rubber Belt Supply & Demand 96
20 Rubber Belt Demand by Type 97
21 Flat Belt Supply & Demand 98
22 Nonflat Belt Supply & Demand 103
23 Rubber Belt Demand by Market 104
24 Rubber Roofing Supply & Demand 108
25 Rubber Roofing Demand by Product 110
26 Rubber Roofing Demand by Market 111
27 Other Industrial Rubber Product Supply & Demand 113
28 Other Industrial Rubber Product Demand by Type 114
29 Rubber Floor & Wall Covering Supply & Demand 118
30 Roller & Roll Covering Supply & Demand 121
31 Rubber Sheet & Film Supply & Demand 123
32 All Other Industrial Rubber Product Supply & Demand 126
33 Other Industrial Rubber Product Demand by Market 128
SECTION V-- MARKETS
1 Industrial Rubber Product Demand by Market & Application 131
2 Industrial Rubber Product Demand in OEM Applications 135
3 Industrial Rubber Product Demand in MRO Applications 137
4 Machinery & Equipment Shipments 139
5 Machinery & Equipment Market for Industrial Rubber Products 141
6 Industrial Machinery & Equipment Market
for Industrial Rubber Products 144
7 Off-Road Equipment Market for Industrial Rubber Products 146
8 Motor Vehicle & Parts Shipments 148
9 Industrial Rubber Product Demand by Motor Vehicle Type 150
10 Industrial Rubber Product Demand by
Motor Vehicle Application 152
11 Industrial Rubber Product Demand by Motor Vehicle System 153
12 Motor Vehicle Steering & Suspension System Demand
for Industrial Rubber Products 155
13 Motor Vehicle Structural System Demand for
Industrial Rubber Products 157
14 Motor Vehicle Wiper & Trim System Demand
for Industrial Rubber Products 159
15 Motor Vehicle Engine Demand for Industrial Rubber Products 161
16 Motor Vehicle Transmission & Powertrain Demand
for Industrial Rubber Products 162
17 Motor Vehicle Air Conditioning Demand for
Industrial Rubber Products 163
18 Motor Vehicle Brake System Demand for
Industrial Rubber Products 164
19 Other Motor Vehicle System Demand
for Industrial Rubber Products 165
20 Building Construction Expenditures 168
21 Construction Market for Industrial Rubber Products 170
22 Aerospace & Other Transportation Equipment Shipments 174
23 Aerospace & Other Transportation Equipment
Market for Industrial Rubber Products 176
24 Other Markets for Industrial Rubber Products 178
SECTION VI -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
1 US Industrial Rubber Product Sales by Company, 2007 184
2 Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures 192
3 Selected Cooperative Agreements 196
LIST OF CHARTS
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SECTION III- RAW MATERIALS & OVERVIEW
1 Industrial Rubber Product Demand, 1998-2007 41
2 World Industrial Rubber Product Demand by Region, 2007 46
SECTION IV -- PRODUCTS
1 Industrial Rubber Product Demand by Type 56
2 Mechanical Rubber Goods Demand by Product, 2007 59
3 Mechanical Rubber Goods Demand by Market 76
4 US Mechanical Rubber Goods Market Share by Company, 2007 78
5 Rubber Hose Demand by Product, 2007 81
6 Rubber Hose Demand by Market, 2007 93
7 US Hose Market Share by Company, 2007 94
8 Rubber Belt Demand by Market, 2007 105
9 US Belt Market Share by Company, 2007 106
10 Rubber Roofing Market Share by Company, 2007 112
11 Other Industrial Rubber Product Demand by Type, 2007 115
12 Other Industrial Rubber Product Demand by Market, 2007 128
SECTION V -- MARKETS
1 US Industrial Rubber Product Demand by Market 132
2 Additional Industrial Rubber Product Demand by Market,
2007 Vs. 2012 133
3 Industrial Rubber Product Demand by
Motor Vehicle System, 2007 154
SECTION VI -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
1 US Industrial Rubber Product
Market Share by Company, 2007 186
