TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION PAGE
INTRODUCTION xi
I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1
II. MARKET ENVIRONMENT 4
General 4
World Economic Outlook 5
World Fixed Investment Outlook 10
World Motor Vehicle Production Trends 16
Gasket & Seal Pricing Patterns 18
Gasket & Seal Technology 21
III. SUPPLY & DEMAND 24
General 24
World Gasket & Seal Markets 25
Regional Demand Dynamics 26
Markets 29
Motor Vehicles 30
Industrial Machinery 32
Electrical & Electronic Equipment 33
Others 34
Demand by Source 35
OEM 36
MRO 36
World Gasket & Seal Production 37
Producing Countries 38
Gasket & Seal Products 40
Gaskets 41
Seals 42
International Trade Flows 43
IV. NORTH AMERICA 45
General 45
United States 49
Canada 55
Mexico 58
V. WESTERN EUROPE 63
General 63
Germany 67
France 72
United Kingdom 76
Italy 81
Other Western Europe 84
Austria 86
Belgium 90
Denmark 94
The Netherlands 98
Spain 103
Sweden 106
Switzerland 110
All Other Western Europe 114
VI. ASIA/PACIFIC 119
General 119
Japan 124
China 128
Other Asia/Pacific 133
Australia 135
India 140
Indonesia 144
Malaysia 148
South Korea 151
Taiwan 156
Thailand 160
All Other Asia/Pacific 164
VII. OTHER REGIONS 169
General 169
Latin America 173
Argentina 178
Brazil 182
Other Latin America 187
Eastern Europe 192
Czech Republic 198
Poland 202
Russia 206
Other Eastern Europe 211
Africa/Mideast 216
Israel 220
South Africa 224
Turkey 229
Other Africa/Mideast 233
VIII. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE 238
General 238
Industry Composition & Market Share 240
Product Development & Manufacturing 244
Marketing & Distribution 245
Cooperative Agreements 247
Financial Issues 253
Mergers, Acquisitions & Industry Restructuring 255
Company Profiles 260
Acadia Elastomers Corporation, see Parker-Hannifin
Advanced Products Company, see Parker-Hannifin
Applied Industrial Technologies Incorporated 261
Ashton Seals Limited 262
Burgmann Industries GmbH & Company KG, see
Freudenberg
Busak & Shamban Deutschland GmbH, see Trelleborg
Caterpillar Incorporated 264
Chesterton (AW) Company 265
Chicago Rawhide Incorporated, see SKF
Clipper (JM) Corporation, see Parker-Hannifin
Cooper-Standard Automotive Incorporated 268
Cooper Tire & Rubber Company 270
Corteco GmbH, see Freudenberg & Company
Crane (John) Incorporated, see Smiths Group
Dana Corporation 272
DESC SA de CV 275
Dichtomatik GmbH, see Freudenberg
EaglePicher Holdings Incorporated 276
Econosto NV 278
ElringKlinger AG 280
Emerson Electric Company 283
EnPro Industries Incorporated 285
Federal-Mogul Corporation 288
Flexitallic Group Incorporated 292
Flowserve Corporation 293
Frenzelit-Werke GmbH & Company KG 295
Freudenberg & Company 297
Fusite Company, see Emerson Electric
Garlock Sealing Technologies, see EnPro
GDX Automotive 302
Gore (WL) & Associates Incorporated 303
Henkel KGaA 305
Holm Industries Incorporated 307
Hutchinson SA, see Total
Ilpea SpA, see Holm Industries
Interface Solutions Incorporated 308
Ishikawa Gasket Company Limited 310
KACO GmbH + Company, see Sabo Industria e
Comercio de Autopecas
Kaydon Corporation 311
Keeling Rubber & Plastic Limited, see RA International
Loctite Corporation, see Henkel
Metzeler Automotive Profile Systems GmbH 313
Mr. Gasket Incorporated, see Performance Products
Nice Ball Bearings Incorporated, see RBC Bearings
Nippon Reinz Company Limited, see Dana
Nippon Valqua Industries Limited 315
Pac-Seal Incorporated, see Flowserve
Parker-Hannifin Corporation 317
Performance Products Industries LLC 322
Pikotek Incorporated, see EnPro Industries
RA International Limited 323
RBC Bearings Incorporated 324
Roller Bearing Company of America, see RBC Bearings
Sabo Industria e Comercio de Autopecas Limitada 325
Saint-Gobain 327
Sealpool AB, see SKF AB
SKF AB 330
Smiths Group plc 333
Stemco LP, see EnPro Industries
TF Global Gasket LLC, see Federal-Mogul
Total SA 336
Toyoda Gosei Company Limited 339
Trelleborg AB 341
UNIK SA de CV, see DESC SA de CV
Victor Reinz, see Dana
Wolverine, see EaglePicher Holdings
Zhejiang Cathay Packing & Sealing Company Limited 345
Other Companies Mentioned in Study 346
LIST OF TABLES
TABLE NUMBER PAGE
SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Summary Table 3
SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
1 Gross Domestic Product by Region 10
2 Fixed Investment by Region 13
3 World Motor Vehicle Production by Region 18
4 Gasket & Seal Pricing Patterns 20
SECTION III -- SUPPLY & DEMAND
1 World Gasket & Seal Demand by Region 28
2 World Gasket & Seal Demand by Market 30
3 OEM Gasket & Seal Demand by Region 36
4 MRO Gasket & Seal Demand by Region 37
5 World Gasket & Seal Shipments by Region 39
6 World Gasket & Seal Demand by Type 41
7 Gasket & Seal Net Exports by Region 44
SECTION IV -- NORTH AMERICA
1 North America Gasket & Seal Supply & Demand 46
2 North America Gasket & Seal Demand by Type, Market
& Source 49
3 United States Gasket & Seal Supply & Demand 51
4 United States Gasket & Seal Demand by Type, Market & Source 54
5 Canada Gasket & Seal Supply & Demand 56
6 Canada Gasket & Seal Demand by Type, Market & Source 58
7 Mexico Gasket & Seal Supply & Demand 60
8 Mexico Gasket & Seal Demand by Type, Market & Source 62
SECTION V -- WESTERN EUROPE
1 Western Europe Gasket & Seal Supply & Demand 64
2 Western Europe Gasket & Seal Demand by Type, Market
& Source 67
3 Germany Gasket & Seal Supply & Demand 69
4 Germany Gasket & Seal Demand by Type, Market & Source 72
5 France Gasket & Seal Supply & Demand 74
6 France Gasket & Seal Demand by Type, Market & Source 76
7 United Kingdom Gasket & Seal Supply & Demand 78
8 United Kingdom Gasket & Seal Demand by Type,
Market & Source 80
9 Italy Gasket & Seal Supply & Demand 82
10 Italy Gasket & Seal Demand by Type, Market & Source 84
11 Other Western Europe Gasket & Seal Demand by Type,
Market & Source 86
12 Austria Gasket & Seal Supply & Demand 88
13 Austria Gasket & Seal Demand by Type, Market & Source 90
14 Belgium Gasket & Seal Supply & Demand 92
15 Belgium Gasket & Seal Demand by Type, Market & Source 94
16 Denmark Gasket & Seal Supply & Demand 96
17 Denmark Gasket & Seal Demand by Type, Market & Source 98
18 The Netherlands Gasket & Seal Supply & Demand 100
19 The Netherlands Gasket & Seal Demand by Type, Market
& Source 102
20 Spain Gasket & Seal Supply & Demand 104
21 Spain Gasket & Seal Demand by Type, Market & Source 106
22 Sweden Gasket & Seal Supply & Demand 108
23 Sweden Gasket & Seal Demand by Type, Market & Source 110
24 Switzerland Gasket & Seal Supply & Demand 112
25 Switzerland Gasket & Seal Demand by Type, Market & Source 114
26 All Other Western Europe Gasket & Seal Supply & Demand 116
27 All Other Western Europe Gasket & Seal Demand by
Type, Market & Source 118
SECTION VI -- ASIA/PACIFIC
1 Asia/Pacific Gasket & Seal Supply & Demand 121
2 Asia/Pacific Gasket & Seal Demand by Type, Market & Source 123
3 Japan Gasket & Seal Supply & Demand 125
4 Japan Gasket & Seal Demand by Type, Market & Source 128
5 China Gasket & Seal Supply & Demand 130
6 China Gasket & Seal Demand by Type, Market & Source 133
7 Other Asia/Pacific Gasket & Seal Demand by Type,
Market & Source 135
8 Australia Gasket & Seal Supply & Demand 137
9 Australia Gasket & Seal Demand by Type, Market & Source 139
10 India Gasket & Seal Supply & Demand 141
11 India Gasket & Seal Demand by Type, Market & Source 143
12 Indonesia Gasket & Seal Supply & Demand 145
13 Indonesia Gasket & Seal Demand by Type, Market & Source 147
14 Malaysia Gasket & Seal Supply & Demand 149
15 Malaysia Gasket & Seal Demand by Type, Market & Source 151
16 South Korea Gasket & Seal Supply & Demand 153
17 South Korea Gasket & Seal Demand by Type, Market & Source 155
18 Taiwan Gasket & Seal Supply & Demand 157
19 Taiwan Gasket & Seal Demand by Type, Market & Source 159
20 Thailand Gasket & Seal Supply & Demand 161
21 Thailand Gasket & Seal Demand by Type, Market & Source 163
22 All Other Asia/Pacific Gasket & Seal Supply & Demand 165
23 All Other Asia/Pacific Gasket & Seal Demand by Type,
Market & Source 168
SECTION VII -- OTHER REGIONS
1 Other Regions Gasket & Seal Supply & Demand 171
2 Other Regions Gasket & Seal Demand by Type, Market
& Source 173
3 Latin America Gasket & Seal Supply & Demand 175
4 Latin America Gasket & Seal Demand by Type, Market
& Source 178
5 Argentina Gasket & Seal Supply & Demand 180
6 Argentina Gasket & Seal Demand by Type, Market & Source 182
7 Brazil Gasket & Seal Supply & Demand 184
8 Brazil Gasket & Seal Demand by Type, Market & Source 187
9 Other Latin America Gasket & Seal Supply & Demand 189
10 Other Latin America Gasket & Seal Demand by Type,
Market & Source 192
11 Eastern Europe Gasket & Seal Supply & Demand 195
12 Eastern Europe Gasket & Seal Demand by Type, Market
& Source 198
13 Czech Republic Gasket & Seal Supply & Demand 200
14 Czech Republic Gasket & Seal Demand by Type, Market
& Source 202
15 Poland Gasket & Seal Supply & Demand 204
16 Poland Gasket & Seal Demand by Type, Market & Source 206
17 Russia Gasket & Seal Supply & Demand 208
18 Russia Gasket & Seal Demand by Type, Market & Source 211
19 Other Eastern Europe Gasket & Seal Supply & Demand 213
20 Other Eastern Europe Gasket & Seal Demand by Type,
Market & Source 215
21 Africa/Mideast Gasket & Seal Supply & Demand 217
22 Africa/Mideast Gasket & Seal Demand by Type, Market
& Source 220
23 Israel Gasket & Seal Supply & Demand 222
24 Israel Gasket & Seal Demand by Type, Market & Source 224
25 South Africa Gasket & Seal Supply & Demand 226
26 South Africa Gasket & Seal Demand by Type, Market & Source 228
27 Turkey Gasket & Seal Supply & Demand 230
28 Turkey Gasket & Seal Demand by Type, Market & Source 232
29 Other Africa/Mideast Gasket & Seal Supply & Demand 234
30 Other Africa/Mideast Gasket & Seal Demand by Type,
Market & Source 237
SECTION VIII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
1 Revenue Data: Selected Gasket & Seal Manufacturers, 2004 239
2 Selected Cooperative Agreements 250
3 Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures 257
LIST OF CHARTS
CHART NUMBER PAGE
SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
1 Relationship Between Gasket & Seal Demand Per Capita &
Fixed Investment Per Capita, 2004 15
SECTION III -- SUPPLY & DEMAND
1 World Gasket & Seal Demand by Region, 2004 29
2 World Gasket & Seal Shipments by Region, 2004 40
SECTION VIII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
1 World Gasket & Seal Market Share by Company, 2004 241