TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION PAGE
INTRODUCTION x
I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1
II. MARKET ENVIRONMENT 4
General 4
Macroeconomic Environment 5
Demographic Trends 9
Consumer Spending Trends 12
Consumer Financing 15
Building Construction Trends 18
Residential 21
Housing Outlook 23
Housing Stock 28
Improvement & Repairs 32
Nonresidential 34
New 34
Improvements & Repairs 37
Molding & Trim Historical Market 39
Pricing Patterns 41
Regulatory & Environmental Issues 44
Building Codes 45
Industry Standards 46
Environmental Considerations 47
World Molding & Trim Overview 49
Foreign Trade 50
III. MATERIALS 53
General 53
Wood Molding & Trim 56
Demand by Type 57
Hardwoods 58
Softwoods 60
Demand by Product 63
Demand by Market 65
Metal Molding & Trim 67
Demand by Product 67
Demand by Market 70
Plastic Molding & Trim 72
Product Characteristics 73
Demand by Product 74
Demand by Market 77
Demand by Resin Type 78
Polyvinyl Chloride 80
Polyurethane 80
Other Resins 81
Engineered Wood 82
Demand by Product 84
Demand by Market 86
Other Molding & Trim Materials 87
Wood-Plastic Composite 89
All Other Materials 89
Precast Plaster 90
Precast Stone & Concrete 90
Wood-Glass Composites 91
Miscellaneous Materials 92
Demand by Product 92
Demand by Market 95
IV. PRODUCTS 97
General 97
Moldings 100
Product Characteristics 102
Demand by Material 105
Demand by Market 108
Stairwork 110
Product Characteristics 112
Demand by Material 114
Demand by Market 117
Other Molding & Trim Products 119
Product Characteristics 121
Demand by Material 124
Demand by Market 127
V. MARKETS 129
General 129
Residential 132
New 135
Demand by Product 136
Demand by Material 137
Improvements & Repair 138
Demand by Product 140
Demand by Material 142
Housing Type 143
Single-Family 145
Multifamily 147
Manufactured Housing 149
Nonresidential 151
New 155
Demand by Product 156
Demand by Material 158
Improvements & Repairs 159
Demand by Product 161
Demand by Material 163
Building Type 164
Institutional 165
Office & Commercial 167
Industrial 169
Other Nonresidential 171
VI. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE 173
General 173
Industry Composition 174
Market Share 178
Wood 180
Plastic 183
Other Materials 187
Vertical & Horizontal Integration 189
Product Development 191
Manufacturing 193
Materials 193
Manufacturing Processes 195
Marketing 197
Distribution 200
Mergers & Acquisitions 202
Cooperative Agreements 205
Company Profiles 207
Alside, see Associated Materials
Associated Materials Incorporated 208
Atlantic Premium Shutters, see Headwaters
AZEK Building Products, see CPG International
Bright Wood Corporation 210
Builders Edge, see Headwaters
Builders FirstSource Incorporated 211
Cascade Wood Products Incorporated 212
CertainTeed, see Saint-Gobain
CPG International Incorporated 215
CraftMaster Manufacturing, see Woodgrain Millwork
CRH plc 217
CW Ohio, see Cascade Wood Products
Del-Tin Fiber, see Temple-Inland
Dixie-Pacific Manufacturing, see HB&G Building Products
Fortune Brands Incorporated 219
Fypon, see Fortune Brands
Gentek Building Products, see Associated Materials
Georgia Gulf Corporation 221
Gossen Corporation 223
Hart & Cooley, see Tomkins
HB&G Building Products Incorporated 225
Headwaters Incorporated 227
HOMESHIELD, see Quanex Building Products
iLevel, see Weyerhaeuser
IQm Trimboards, see Headwaters
Kroy Building Products, see Ply Gem Holdings
Louisiana-Pacific Corporation 230
Menard Incorporated 232
Mid-America Siding Components, see Headwaters
Midwest Manufacturing, see Menard
Mikron Industries, see Quanex Building Products
NAPCO, see Ply Gem Holdings
Oldcastle Precast, see CRH
Orkla ASA 233
Ply Gem Holdings Incorporated 235
Quanex Building Products Corporation 237
Royal Group, see Georgia-Gulf
Saint-Gobain 239
Sapa Extrusions, see Orkla
Sierra Pacific Industries 240
SierraPine 241
Tapco International, see Headwaters
Temple-Inland Incorporated 243
Tomkins plc 245
Turncraft, see Cascade Wood Products
Vantage Building Products, see Headwaters
Variform, see Ply Gem Holdings
Weyerhaeuser Company 246
Woodgrain Millwork Incorporated 249
Other Companies Mentioned in the Study 251
LIST OF TABLES
TABLE NUMBER PAGE
SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Summary Table 3
SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
1 Macroeconomic Indicators 9
2 Population & Households 12
3 Personal Consumption Expenditures 14
4 Consumer Financing Environment, 1999-2009 18
5 Building Construction Expenditures 21
6 Residential Building Construction Expenditures 23
7 New Housing Indicators 28
8 Housing Stock by Type 31
9 Residential Improvement & Repair Expenditures 33
10 Nonresidential Building Construction Expenditures 37
11 Nonresidential Building Improvement & Repair Expenditures 38
12 Molding & Trim Historical Market, 1999-2009 40
13 Molding & Trim Pricing 43
14 Molding & Trim Foreign Trade 52
SECTION III -- MATERIALS
1 Molding & Trim Demand by Material 55
2 Wood Molding & Trim Demand by Wood Type 58
3 Wood Molding & Trim Demand by Product 64
4 Wood Molding & Trim Demand by Market 66
5 Metal Molding & Trim Demand by Product 69
6 Metal Molding & Trim Demand by Market 72
7 Plastic Molding & Trim Demand by Product 76
8 Plastic Molding & Trim Demand by Market 78
9 Plastic Molding & Trim Demand by Resin Type 79
10 Engineered Wood Molding & Trim Demand by Product 85
11 Engineered Wood Molding & Trim Demand by Market 87
12 Other Molding & Trim Demand by Material 88
13 Other Molding & Trim Demand by Product 94
14 Other Molding & Trim Demand by Market 96
SECTION IV -- PRODUCTS
1 Molding & Trim Demand by Product 99
2 Selected Molding Products by Type & Material 104
3 Molding Demand by Material 108
4 Molding Demand by Market 110
5 Selected Stairwork Products by Type & Material 114
6 Stairwork Demand by Material 117
7 Stairwork Demand by Market 119
8 Selected Other Molding & Trim Products by Type & Material 123
9 Other Molding & Trim Product Demand by Material 126
10 Other Molding & Trim Product Demand by Market 128
SECTION V -- MARKETS
1 Molding & Trim Demand by Market 131
2 Residential Molding & Trim Demand by Application, Product
& Material 134
3 New Residential Molding & Trim Demand by Product
& Material 136
4 Residential Improvement & Repair Molding & Trim Demand
by Product & Material 140
5 Residential Molding & Trim Demand by Housing Type 144
6 Single-Family Housing Molding & Trim Demand
by Application & Product 147
7 Multifamily Housing Molding & Trim Demand by Application
& Product 149
8 Manufactured Housing Molding & Trim Demand
by Application & Product 151
9 Nonresidential Molding & Trim Demand by Application,
Product & Material 154
10 New Nonresidential Molding & Trim Demand by Product
& Material 156
11 Nonresidential Improvement & Repair Molding & Trim
Demand by Product & Material 161
12 Nonresidential Molding & Trim Demand by Building Type 165
13 Institutional Molding & Trim Demand by Product 167
14 Office & Commercial Molding & Trim Demand by Product 169
15 Industrial Molding & Trim Demand by Product 170
16 Other Nonresidential Molding & Trim Demand by Product 172
SECTION VI -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
1 US Molding & Trim Sales for Selected Companies, 2009 177
2 Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures 205
LIST OF CHARTS
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SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
1 Year of Construction of Housing Stock, 2009 32
2 Molding & Trim Market Growth, 2000-2009 41
3 Molding & Trim Pricing Patterns by Material, 1999-2019 44
SECTION III -- MATERIALS
1 Molding & Trim Demand by Material, 2009 55
2 Wood Molding & Trim Demand by Product, 2009 65
3 Metal Molding & Trim Demand by Product, 2009 70
4 Plastic Molding & Trim Demand by Product, 2009 76
5 Engineered Wood Molding & Trim Demand by Product, 2009 86
6 Other Molding & Trim Demand by Product, 2009 94
SECTION IV -- PRODUCTS
1 Molding & Trim Demand by Product, 2009 99
SECTION V -- MARKETS
1 Molding & Trim Demand by Market, 2009 131
2 New Residential Molding & Trim Demand by Product, 2009 137
3 Residential Improvement & Repair Molding & Trim Demand
by Product, 2009 141
4 New Nonresidential Molding & Trim Demand by Product,
2009 158
5 Nonresidential Improvement & Repair Molding & Trim
Demand by Product, 2009 163
SECTION VI -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
1 US Molding & Trim Market Share, 2009 180
2 US Plastic Molding & Trim Market Share, 2009 183