Demand for abrasives in the US is forecast to rise four percent annually through 2014. Durable goods manufacturing will remain the dominant market, with the motor vehicle segment growing the fastest. Nonmetallic coated and bonded abrasives and loose grains and powders will outperform metallic abrasives.

This study analyzes the $4.7 billion US abrasives industry. It presents historical demand data for the years 1999, 2004 and 2009, and forecasts for 2014 and 2019 by raw material (e.g., alumina-based, specialty silicas, superabrasives, silicon carbide, silica sand, garnet, natural diamond), product (e.g., nonmetallic, metallic) and market (e.g., durable goods manufacturing, cleaning and maintenance).

The study also considers market environment factors, details industry structure, evaluates company market share and profiles 32 industry players, including 3M, Saint-Gobain and Bosch.

				    TABLE OF CONTENTS

     SECTION									    PAGE

		Introduction							      xi

	I.	Executive Summary						       1

	II.	Market Environment						       4
		General								       4
		Macroeconomic Trends						       5
		Consumer Spending						       9
		Manufacturing Trends						      11
		Nonresidential Fixed Investment					      14
		Historical Market Trends					      17
		Pricing Trends							      20
		Abrasive Properties						      23
		Technology & Material Developments				      26
		   Chemical Mechanical Planarization Materials			      27
		   Nanoscale Abrasives						      28
		   Sol-Gel Abrasives						      30
		   Structured Coated Abrasives					      31
		   New Abrasive Materials					      31
		International Environment					      32
		   World Supply & Demand					      33
		   Trends in US Foreign Trade					      34
		      Imports							      36
		      Exports							      38

	III.	Raw Materials							      41
		General								      41
		Manufactured Abrasive Minerals					      44
		   Alumina-Based Materials					      48
		      Sol-Gel Materials						      49
		      Alumina-Zirconia						      50
		      Fused Alumina						      51
		      Fumed Alumina						      53
		   Specialty Silicas						      54
		   Superabrasives						      55
		      Manufactured Diamond					      57
		      Cubic Boron Nitride					      59
		   Silicon Carbide						      61
		   Other							      63
		      Tungsten Carbide						      64
		      Boron Carbide & Other Manufactured Minerals		      65
		Natural Abrasive Minerals					      65
		   Silica Sand							      68
		   Garnet							      70
		   Natural Diamond						      73
		   Pumice							      74
		   Other							      76
		      Staurolite						      77
		      Tripoli							      78
		      Emery							      79
		      All Other							      79
		Metallic Abrasive Materials					      80

	IV.	Products							      83
		General								      83
		Nonmetallic Abrasives						      85
		   Coated Abrasives						      88
		      Producers							      90
		      Abrasive Materials, Bonds & Applications			      91
		      Forms							      93
		      Backing Materials						      95
		   Bonded Abrasives						     102
		      Types & Forms						     104
		      Bonding Materials						     107
		   Loose Abrasive Grains & Powders				     115
		      Types							     117
		      Applications						     126
		Metallic Abrasives						     128
		   Steel Wool & Scouring Pads					     130
		   Steel & Iron Grit & Shot					     132
		   Other							     134

	V.	Markets								     137
		General								     137
		Durable Goods Manufacturing Markets				     139
		   Machinery							     142
		      Machinery Industry Outlook				     143
		      Abrasives Demand						     145
		   Electrical & Electronic Products				     147
		      Electrical & Electronic Product Industry Outlook		     148
		      Abrasives Demand						     150
		   Fabricated Metals						     153
		      Fabricated Metal Industry Outlook				     154
		      Abrasives Demand						     155
		   Nonmetallic Mineral Products					     158
		      Nonmetallic Mineral Product Industry Outlook		     159
		      Abrasives Demand						     160
		   Motor Vehicles						     162
		      Motor Vehicle Industry Outlook				     163
		      Abrasives Demand						     165
		   Primary Metals						     167
		      Primary Metal Industry Outlook				     167
		      Abrasives Demand						     169
		   Furniture & Wood Products					     171
		      Furniture & Wood Product Industry Outlook			     172
		      Abrasives Demand						     173
		   Aerospace & Other Transportation Equipment			     175
		      Aerospace & Other Transportation Industry Outlook		     176
		      Abrasives Demand						     177
		   Other Durable Goods Manufacturing Markets			     179
		Cleaning & Maintenance Markets					     181
		   Consumer							     184
		   Commercial							     185
		   Government							     188
		Other Abrasives Markets						     189
		   Cosmetics & Toiletries					     191
		      Cosmetic & Toiletry Industry Outlook			     192
		      Abrasives Demand						     194
		   Construction							     197
		      Construction Industry Outlook				     197
		      Abrasives Demand						     201
		   Resource Extraction & Other Markets				     203

	VI.	Industry Structure						     206
		General								     206
		Industry Participants						     207
		Industry Concentration & Market Share				     210
		   3M								     211
		   Saint-Gobain							     211
		   Others							     212
		Competitive Factors						     213
		   Manufacturing Considerations					     213
		      Operating Requirements					     213
		      Integration						     215
		      Barriers to Entry						     216
		   Marketing Strategies						     217
		      Price Considerations					     218
		      Customer Service						     218
		      Other Marketing Strategies				     219
		   Distribution Strategies					     221
		   Research & Development Activity				     222
		   Cooperative Agreements					     225
		   Other Competitive Factors					     228
		Acquisitions & Divestitures					     228
		Company Profiles						     232
		   Abrasive Technology Incorporated				     233
		   Ali Industries Incorporated					     236
		   Almatis GmbH							     237
		   Armaly Brands Company					     239
		   Black & Decker, see Stanley Black & Decker
		   Bosch (Robert) GmbH						     241
		   C-E Minerals, see Imerys
		   Cabot Microelectronics Corporation				     243
		   Church & Dwight Company Incorporated				     246
		   CITCO Products, see Fives Group
		   Clorox Company						     247
		   Continental Commercial Products, see Katy Industries
		   Diamond Innovations, see Sandvik
		   Disco, see Katy Industries
		   Dow Chemical Company						     249
		   DuPont (EI) de Nemours					     252
		   Engineered Surface Finishes, see Cabot Microelectronics
		   Ervin Industries Incorporated				     254
		   Fairmount Minerals Limited					     255
		   Fives Group							     257
		   Gardner Abrasives, see Fives Group
		   Gemtex, see Katy Industries
		   Glit/Microtron, see Katy Industries
		   Global Material Technologies Incorporated			     259
		   Harsco Corporation						     260
		   Henkel AG & Company KGaA					     262
		   Hermes Schleifmittel GmbH & Company KG			     263
		   Husqvarna AB							     265
		   Imerys SA							     266
		   JacksonLea, see Jason
		   Jason Incorporated						     269
		   Katy Industries Incorporated					     272
		   Klingspor AG							     274
		   Osborn International, see Jason
		   Radiac Abrasives, see TYROLIT Schleifmittelwerke Swarovski
		   Reed Minerals, see Harsco
		   Rohm and Haas, see Dow Chemical
		   Saint-Gobain							     277
		   Sandvik AB							     280
		   Sealeze, see Jason
		   sia Abrasives, see Bosch (Robert)
		   Standard Abrasives, see 3M
		   Stanley Black & Decker Incorporated				     282
		   Sunnen Products Company					     284
		   3M Company							     286
		   Treibacher Schleifmittel North America, see Imerys
		   TYROLIT Schleifmittelwerke Swarovski KG			     291
		   United Abrasives Incorporated				     294
		   Vereinigte Schmirgel-und Maschinen-Fabriken AG		     296
		   Vermont American, see Bosch (Robert)
		   VSM Abrasives, see Vereinigte Schmirgel-und Maschinen Fabriken
		   Washington Mills North Grafton Incorporated			     298
		   Wheelabrator Allevard Group					     300
		Other Companies Mentioned in the Study				     302


				      LIST OF TABLES

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		SECTION I -- Executive Summary
		Summary Table							       3

		SECTION II -- Market Environment
	1	Macroeconomic Indicators					       8
	2	Personal Consumption Expenditures				      11
	3	Manufacturers’ Shipments					      14
	4	Nonresidential Fixed Investment					      17
	5	Abrasives Market, 1999-2009					      19
	6	Abrasives Pricing Deflators					      22
	7	Hardness of Selected Abrasives					      25
	8	World Abrasives Demand						      34
	9	Abrasives Foreign Trade						      36
	10	US Abrasives Imports by Source, 1999-2009			      37
	11	US Abrasives Exports by Destination, 1999-2009			      39

		SECTION III -- Raw Materials
	1	Abrasives Raw Material Demand by Type				      43
	2	Manufactured Abrasive Mineral Demand by Type			      46
	3	Alumina-Based Abrasives Material Demand				      49
	4	Specialty Silicas Abrasives Demand				      55
	5	Superabrasives Demand by Type					      56
	6	Manufactured Diamond Abrasives Demand				      59
	7	Cubic Boron Nitride Abrasives Demand				      61
	8	Silicon Carbide Abrasives Demand				      63
	9	Other Manufactured Abrasive Mineral Demand			      64
	10	Natural Abrasive Mineral Demand by Type				      66
	11	Silica Sand Abrasives Demand					      70
	12	Garnet Abrasives Demand						      72
	13	Natural Diamond Abrasives Demand				      74
	14	Pumice Abrasives Demand						      76
	15	Other Natural Abrasive Mineral Demand				      77
	16	Metallic Abrasive Material Demand				      82

		SECTION IV -- Products
	1	Abrasives Supply & Demand					      85
	2	Nonmetallic Abrasives Supply & Demand				      87
	3	Coated Abrasives Supply & Demand				      90
	4	Coated Abrasives Shipments by Form				      95
	5	Coated Abrasives Shipments by Backing Material			      96
	6	Cloth Coated Abrasives Supply & Demand				      98
	7	Paper Coated Abrasives Supply & Demand				     100
	8	Combination & Other Coated Abrasives Supply & Demand		     102
	9	Bonded Abrasives Supply & Demand				     104
	10	Bonded Abrasives Shipments by Type & Form			     107
	11	Bonded Abrasives Shipments by Bonding Material			     108
	12	Resinoid Bonded Abrasives Supply & Demand			     110
	13	Vitreous Bonded Abrasives Supply & Demand			     112
	14	Other Bonded Abrasives Supply & Demand				     115
	15	Loose Abrasives Supply & Demand					     117
	16	Loose Abrasives Shipments by Type				     118
	17	Manufactured Loose Abrasives Shipments				     119
	18	Natural Loose Abrasives Shipments				     126
	19	Metallic Abrasives Supply & Demand				     129
	20	Steel Wool & Scouring Pad Supply & Demand			     132
	21	Steel & Iron Grit & Shot Supply & Demand			     134
	22	Other Metallic Abrasives Supply & Demand			     136

		SECTION V -- Markets
	1	Abrasives Demand by Market					     139
	2	Durable Goods Manufacturing Abrasives Demand			     141
	3	Machinery Shipments						     145
	4	Machinery Abrasives Demand					     147
	5	Electrical & Electronic Product Shipments			     150
	6	Electrical & Electronic Product Abrasives Demand		     153
	7	Fabricated Metal Shipments					     155
	8	Fabricated Metal Abrasives Demand				     158
	9	Nonmetallic Mineral Product Shipments				     160
	10	Nonmetallic Mineral Product Abrasives Demand			     162
	11	Motor Vehicle Indicators					     165
	12	Motor Vehicle Abrasives Demand					     167
	13	Primary Metal Shipments						     169
	14	Primary Metal Abrasives Demand					     171
	15	Furniture & Wood Product Shipments				     173
	16	Furniture & Wood Product Abrasives Demand			     175
	17	Aerospace & Other Transportation Equipment Shipments		     177
	18	Aerospace & Other Transportation Equipment Abrasives 
		   Demand							     179
	19	Other Durable Goods Manufacturing Abrasives Demand		     181
	20	Cleaning & Maintenance Abrasives Demand				     183
	21	Consumer Cleaning & Maintenance Abrasives Demand		     185
	22	Commercial Cleaning & Maintenance Abrasives Demand		     187
	23	Government Cleaning & Maintenance Abrasives Demand		     189
	24	Other Abrasives Markets						     190
	25	Cosmetic & Toiletry Shipments					     194
	26	Cosmetic & Toiletry Abrasives Demand				     197
	27	Construction Expenditures					     201
	28	Construction Abrasives Demand					     203
	29	Abrasives Demand in Resource Extraction & Other Markets		     205

		SECTION VI -- Industry Structure
	1	US Revenue Data: Selected Abrasives & Raw Material Manufacturers, 2009     209
	2	Selected Cooperative Agreements					     227
	3	Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures				     231

				      LIST OF CHARTS

    CHART NUMBER								    PAGE

		SECTION II -- Market Environment
	1	Abrasives Market, 2000-2009					      20
	2	Abrasives Pricing Deflators					      23
	3	US Abrasives Imports by Source, 2009				      38
	4	US Abrasives Exports by Destination, 2009			      40

		SECTION III -- Raw Materials
	1	Abrasives Raw Material Demand by Type, 1999-2019		      44
	2	Manufactured Abrasive Mineral Demand by Type, 2009: 
		   Value versus Volume						      47
	3	Natural Abrasive Mineral Demand by Type, 2009: Value 
		   versus Volume						      67

		SECTION IV -- Products
	1	Nonmetallic Abrasives Demand by Type, 2009			      88
	2	Metallic Abrasives Demand, 2009					     130

		SECTION V -- Markets
	1	Durable Goods Manufacturing Abrasives Demand, 2009		     142
	2	Cleaning & Maintenance Abrasives Demand, 2009			     183
	3	Other Abrasives Markets, 2009					     191

		SECTION VI -- Industry Structure
	1	US Abrasives Market Share by Company, 2009			     210