Global demand for insulation is forecast to increase 6.3 percent annually in value terms. Insulation consumption in most developing countries will continue to expand at a healthy pace, while sales of insulation materials in developed countries will rebound after falling sharply in 2008 and 2009.

This study analyzes the $31.3 billion global insulation industry. It presents historical demand data and forecasts for 2014 and 2019 by material (e.g., foamed plastics, fiberglass, mineral wool), market (construction, HVAC and OEM), world region and for 35 countries.

The study also considers market environment factors, details industry structure, evaluates company market share and profiles 38 industry players, including Saint-Gobain, Rockwool and Owens Corning.

				    TABLE OF CONTENTS

     SECTION									    PAGE

		INTRODUCTION							     xii

	I.	EXECUTIVE SUMMARY						       1

	II.	MARKET ENVIRONMENT						       4
		General								       4
		World Economic Overview						       5
		   Recent Historical Trends					       5
		   Macroeconomic Outlook					       7
		World Demographic Overview					      11
		   Population							      12
		   Urbanization Patterns					      13
		   Households							      15
		World Fixed Investment Overview					      17
		World Construction Outlook					      19
		   Residential Buildings					      21
		   Nonresidential Buildings					      23
		World Refrigerator & Freezer Shipments				      25
		Material Variations in Thermal Resistance & R-Values		      27
		Regulatory, Health & Environmental Considerations		      32
		   Environmental Considerations					      33
		   Health Considerations					      34
		   Energy Considerations					      37
		   Recycling							      41
		   Green Labeling						      45

	III.	WORLD OVERVIEW							      47
		General								      47
		World Insulation Outlook					      48
		   Regional Demand by Insulating Capacity (R-1 Value)		      49
		   Relationship to Capital Investment				      52
		   Regional Demand by Dollar Value				      54
		   Insulation Production by Region				      60
		   World Insulation Trade Flows					      62

	IV.	MATERIALS & MARKETS						      64
		General								      64
		Insulation Demand by Material					      66
		   Foamed Plastics						      69
		      Dollar-Value Trends					      73
		      Weight & Market Trends					      76
		   Fiberglass							      79
		      Dollar-Value Trends					      81
		      Weight & Market Trends					      83
		   Mineral Wool							      86
		      Dollar-Value Trends					      87
		      Weight & Market Trends					      90
		   Other Insulation Materials					      92
		      Dollar-Value Trends					      95
		      Weight & Market Trends					      96
		Insulation Demand by Market					      98
		   Construction							     100
		   Industrial, HVAC & OEM					     101

	V.	NORTH AMERICA							     103
		General								     103
		   Insulation Supply & Demand					     104
		   Producers							     107
		United States							     108
		Canada								     114
		Mexico								     119

	VI.	WESTERN EUROPE							     126
		General								     126
		   Insulation Supply & Demand					     128
		   Producers							     131
		Germany								     131
		France								     137
		Italy								     142
		United Kingdom							     147
		Spain								     152
		Netherlands							     157
		Other Western Europe						     162
		   Austria							     167
		   Switzerland							     168
		   Belgium							     168
		   Sweden							     169
		   Norway							     169
		   Finland							     169
		   Denmark							     170
		   All Other Western Europe					     171

	VII.	ASIA/PACIFIC							     173
		General								     173
		   Insulation Supply & Demand					     175
		   Producers							     179
		China								     179
		Japan								     186
		India								     192
		South Korea							     197
		Australia							     202
		Indonesia							     206
		Thailand							     211
		Taiwan								     216
		Other Asia/Pacific						     221
		   Singapore							     226
		   Malaysia							     227
		   All Other Asia/Pacific					     227

	VIII.	OTHER REGIONS							     229
		Central & South America						     229
		   Insulation Supply & Demand					     231
		   Producers							     233
		   Brazil							     234
		   Other Central & South America				     238
		      Argentina							     243
		      Colombia							     244
		      All Other Central & South America				     244
		Eastern Europe							     245
		   Insulation Supply & Demand					     247
		   Producers							     249
		   Russia							     250
		   Poland							     255
		   Other Eastern Europe						     260
		      Romania							     264
		      Czech Republic						     265
		      Ukraine							     265
		      All Other Eastern Europe					     266
		Africa/Mideast							     267
		   Insulation Supply & Demand					     269
		   Producers							     271
		   Turkey							     272
		   Other Africa/Mideast						     277
		      South Africa						     282
		      Iran							     283
		      All Other Africa/Mideast					     283

	IX.	INDUSTRY STRUCTURE						     285
		General								     285
		Industry Composition						     286
		Market Leaders							     289
		   Saint-Gobain							     291
		   Rockwool							     291
		   Owens Corning						     292
		   Johns Manville						     292
		   Knauf Gips							     292
		   Other Key Producers						     293
		Product Development & Manufacturing				     294
		Marketing							     296
		Distribution							     298
		Mergers & Acquisitions						     299
		Cooperative Agreements						     300
		Company Profiles						     305
		   Aerobord, see CRH
		   Aislantes Minerales SA de CV					     306
		   Armacell International GmbH					     308
		   Atlas Roofing, see Hood Companies
		   BASF SE							     311
		   Bayer AG							     317
		   BBMG Corporation						     319
		   Beijing New Building Materials plc				     321
		   Berkshire Hathaway Incorporated				     322
		   BNBM, see Beijing New Building Materials
		   Bradford Insulation Industries, see CSR
		   Bridgestone Corporation					     327
		   Byucksan Corporation						     329
		   CertainTeed, see Saint-Gobain
		   CRH plc							     330
		   CSR Limited							     333
		   Dow Chemical Company						     335
		   Finetec Corporation						     340
		   Firestone Building Products, see Bridgestone
		   Fletcher Building Limited					     341
		   Forman Group, see Fletcher Building
		   Hood Companies Incorporated					     343
		   Huntsman Corporation						     345
		   Italmobiliare SpA						     347
		   Izocam Ticaret Ve Sanayi, see Saint-Gobain
		   Johns Manville, see Berkshire Hathaway
		   KCC Corporation						     349
		   Kingspan Group plc						     350
		   Kingspan Tarec Industrial Insulation, see Kingspan Group and Recticel
		   Knauf Gips KG						     353
		   NICHIAS Corporation						     356
		   Ningbo Firewheel Thermal Insulation & Sealing Company 
		      Limited							     357
		   Nitto Boseki Company Limited					     358
		   Norisol A/S							     359
		   Owens Corning						     361
		   Paroc Group Oy AB						     364
		   PENOPLEX St. Petersburg Limited				     366
		   Recticel SA							     367
		   Rigips Austria, see Saint-Gobain
		   Rockfibras do Brasil Industria e Comercio Limitada		     368
		   Rockwool International A/S					     370
		   Roxul, see Rockwool International 
		   Saint-Gobain							     373
		   Siam Cement Public Company Limited				     380
		   Sirap Gema Insulation Systems, see Italmobiliare
		   Sto AG							     381
		   Styron LLC							     383
		   swisspor Management AG					     384
		   Tasman Insulation New Zealand, see Fletcher Building
		   TechnoNICOL Corporation					     386
		   Thermafiber Incorporated					     387
		   Uralita SA							     389
		   Ursa Insulation, see Uralita
		   ZAO Huntsman-NMG, see Huntsman
		Other Companies Mentioned in Study				     391


				      LIST OF TABLES

    TABLE NUMBER								    PAGE


		SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
		Summary Table							       3

		SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
	1	World Gross Domestic Product by Region				      11
	2	World Population by Region					      13
	3	World Urban Population by Region				      15
	4	World Households by Region					      17
	5	World Fixed Investment by Region				      19
	6	World Building Construction Expenditures by Region		      21
	7	World Residential Building Construction Expenditures 
		   by Region							      23
	8	World Nonresidential Building Construction Expenditures 
		   by Region							      25
	9	World Refrigerator & Freezer Shipments by Region		      27
	10	Insulation R-Values by Material					      31

		SECTION III -- WORLD OVERVIEW
	1	World Insulation Demand by Insulating Capacity			      51
	2	World Insulation Demand by Value				      58
	3	World Insulation Production by Region				      61
	4	World Insulation Net Exports					      63

		SECTION IV -- MATERIALS & MARKETS
	1	World Insulation Demand by Material				      68
	2	Foamed Plastic Insulation Demand Value by Region		      76
	3	Foamed Plastic Insulation Demand in Metric Tons  
		   by Region & Market						      78
	4	Fiberglass Insulation Demand Value by Region			      83
	5	Fiberglass Insulation Demand in Metric Tons  
		   by Region & Market						      85
	6	Mineral Wool Insulation Demand Value by Region			      89
	7	Mineral Wool Insulation Demand in Metric Tons 
		   by Region & Market						      91
	8	Other Insulation Materials Demand Value by Region		      96
	9	Other Insulation Materials Demand in Metric Tons 
		   by Region & Market						      97
	10	World Insulation Demand by Market				     100

		SECTION V -- NORTH AMERICA
	1	North America:  Macroeconomic Indicators 
		   & Insulation Demand						     104
	2	North America:  Insulation Supply & Demand			     107
	3	United States:  Macroeconomic Indicators 
		   & Insulation Demand						     110
	4	United States:  Insulation Supply & Demand			     113
	5	Canada:  Macroeconomic Indicators & Insulation Demand		     115
	6	Canada:  Insulation Supply & Demand				     118
	7	Mexico:  Macroeconomic Indicators & Insulation Demand		     121
	8	Mexico:  Insulation Supply & Demand				     124

		SECTION VI -- WESTERN EUROPE
	1	Western Europe:  Macroeconomic Indicators 
		   & Insulation Demand						     127
	2	Western Europe:  Insulation Supply & Demand			     130
	3	Germany:  Macroeconomic Indicators & Insulation Demand		     133
	4	Germany:  Insulation Supply & Demand				     136
	5	France:  Macroeconomic Indicators & Insulation Demand		     138
	6	France:  Insulation Supply & Demand				     141
	7	Italy:  Macroeconomic Indicators & Insulation Demand		     143
	8	Italy:  Insulation Supply & Demand				     146
	9	United Kingdom:  Macroeconomic Indicators 
		   & Insulation Demand						     149
	10	United Kingdom:  Insulation Supply & Demand			     151
	11	Spain:  Macroeconomic Indicators & Insulation Demand		     154
	12	Spain:  Insulation Supply & Demand				     156
	13	Netherlands:  Macroeconomic Indicators 
		   & Insulation Demand						     158
	14	Netherlands:  Insulation Supply & Demand			     161
	15	Other Western Europe:  Macroeconomic Indicators 
		   & Insulation Demand						     163
	16	Other Western Europe:  Insulation Supply & Demand		     166
	17	Other Western Europe:  Insulation Demand by Country		     167

		SECTION VII -- ASIA/PACIFIC
	1	Asia/Pacific:  Macroeconomic Indicators 
		   & Insulation Demand						     175
	2	Asia/Pacific:  Insulation Supply & Demand			     178
	3	China:  Macroeconomic Indicators  & Insulation Demand		     181
	4	China:  Insulation Supply & Demand				     185
	5	Japan:  Macroeconomic Indicators & Insulation Demand		     188
	6	Japan:  Insulation Supply & Demand				     191
	7	India:  Macroeconomic Indicators & Insulation Demand		     194
	8	India:  Insulation Supply & Demand				     196
	9	South Korea:  Macroeconomic Indicators 
		   & Insulation Demand						     199
	10	South Korea:  Insulation Supply & Demand			     201
	11	Australia:  Macroeconomic Indicators & Insulation Demand	     203
	12	Australia:  Insulation Supply & Demand				     205
	13	Indonesia:  Macroeconomic Indicators & Insulation Demand	     208
	14	Indonesia:  Insulation Supply & Demand				     210
	15	Thailand:  Macroeconomic Indicators & Insulation Demand		     213
	16	Thailand:  Insulation Supply & Demand				     215
	17	Taiwan:  Macroeconomic Indicators & Insulation Demand		     218
	18	Taiwan:  Insulation Supply & Demand				     220
	19	Other Asia/Pacific:  Macroeconomic Indicators 
		   & Insulation Demand						     222
	20	Other Asia/Pacific:  Insulation Supply & Demand			     225
	21	Other Asia/Pacific:  Insulation Demand by Country		     226

		SECTION VIII -- OTHER REGIONS
	1	Central & South America:  Macroeconomic Indicators 
		   & Insulation Demand						     230
	2	Central & South America:  Insulation Supply & Demand		     233
	3	Brazil:  Macroeconomic Indicators & Insulation Demand		     235
	4	Brazil:  Insulation Supply & Demand				     237
	5	Other Central & South America:  Macroeconomic Indicators 
		   & Insulation Demand						     240
	6	Other Central & South America:  Insulation Supply & Demand	     242
	7	Other Central & South America:  Insulation Demand 
		   by Country							     243
	8	Eastern Europe:  Macroeconomic Indicators 
		   & Insulation Demand						     246
	9	Eastern Europe:  Insulation Supply & Demand			     249
	10	Russia:  Macroeconomic Indicators & Insulation Demand		     252
	11	Russia:  Insulation Supply & Demand				     254
	12	Poland:  Macroeconomic Indicators & Insulation Demand		     257
	13	Poland:  Insulation Supply & Demand				     259
	14	Other Eastern Europe:  Macroeconomic Indicators 
		   & Insulation Demand						     261
	15	Other Eastern Europe:  Insulation Supply & Demand		     263
	16	Other Eastern Europe:  Insulation Demand by Country		     264
	17	Africa/Mideast:  Macroeconomic Indicators 
		   & Insulation Demand						     268
	18	Africa/Mideast:  Insulation Supply & Demand			     271
	19	Turkey:  Macroeconomic Indicators & Insulation Demand		     273
	20	Turkey:  Insulation Supply & Demand				     276
	21	Other Africa/Mideast:  Macroeconomic Indicators 
		   & Insulation Demand						     278
	22	Other Africa/Mideast:  Insulation Supply & Demand		     281
	23	Other Africa/Mideast:  Insulation Demand by Country		     282

		SECTION IX -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
	1	Insulation Sales by Company, 2009				     288
	2	Selected Cooperative Agreements					     301


	
				      LIST OF CHARTS

    CHART NUMBER								    PAGE

		SECTION III -- WORLD OVERVIEW
	1	Insulation Demand per Capita/Fixed Investment per Capita 
		   Relationship, 2009						      53
	2	World Insulation Demand by Region, 2009				      59

		SECTION IV -- MATERIALS & MARKETS
	1	World Insulation Demand by Material, 2009			      69
	2	Foamed Plastic Insulation Demand by Region, 2009		      79
	3	Fiberglass Insulation Demand by Region, 2009			      86
	4	Mineral Wool Insulation Demand by Region, 2009			      92
	5	Other Insulation Materials Demand by Region, 2009		      98

		SECTION IX -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
	1	World Insulation Market Share by Company, 2009			     290