US demand for gaskets and seals is forecast to increase 4.6 percent per annum to $9.6 billion in 2016. Compression packings, body seals and expanded graphite gaskets will register the strongest growth. The growing use of better-performing, higher-priced gaskets and seals will help drive value gains. The marine and rail segment will post the fastest market advances.

This study analyzes the $7.6 billion US gasket and seal industry. It presents historical demand data for the years 2001, 2006 and 2011, with forecasts for 2016 and 2021 by product (e.g., nonmetallic gaskets, metallic gaskets, molded seals and packings, body seals, shaft seals) and market (e.g., motor vehicles, machinery, electrical and electronic products, aerospace, marine and rail).

The study also considers market environment factors, details industry structure, evaluates company market share and profiles 34 industry players, including Freudenberg, Federal-Mogul and Parker-Hannifin.

				    TABLE OF CONTENTS

     SECTION									    PAGE

		INTRODUCTION							      xi

	I.	EXECUTIVE SUMMARY						       1

	II.	MARKET ENVIRONMENT						       4
		General								       4
		Economic Environment						       5
		   Cyclical Trends						       5
		   Long Term Trends						       9
		Manufacturing Outlook						      10
		Fixed Investment Trends						      13

	III.	GASKET & SEAL OVERVIEW						      17
		General								      17
		Supply & Demand							      18
		Market Volatility						      20
		Pricing Patterns						      23
		Technology & Material Trends					      27
		International Issues & Foreign Trade				      29
		   World Supply & Demand Trends					      31
		   Trends in US Foreign Trade					      33
		      Imports							      35
		      Exports							      37

	IV.	GASKET SUPPLY & DEMAND						      41
		General								      41
		Nonmetallic Gaskets						      44
		   Elastomeric Gaskets						      47
		      Rubber							      49
		      Thermoplastic Elastomers					      51
		   Advanced Fiber-Based Gaskets					      53
		      Fiberglass						      55
		      Aramid Fiber						      57
		      Carbon Fiber						      58
		   Plastic-Based Gaskets					      59
		   Expanded Graphite Gaskets					      62
		   Conventional Fiber-Based Gaskets				      64
		      Cellulose Fiber						      66
		      Paper & Felt						      67
		      Asbestos							      68
		   Other Nonmetallic Gaskets					      68
		      Cork							      69
		      All Other Nonmetallic					      71
		Metallic Gaskets						      72
		   Conventional Metallic Designs				      74
		   Machined Metallic Seals					      76

	V.	SEAL & PACKING SUPPLY & DEMAND					      78
		General								      78
		Molded Seals & Packings						      82
		   O-Rings							      85
		      Nitrile Rubber						      87
		      Fluoroelastomers						      88
		      Other							      89
		   Other Molded Seals & Packings				      89
		      Flexible Seals & Packings					      90
		      Diaphragm Seals						      91
		      Other Squeeze-Type Seals					      92
		      All Other Molded Seals & Packings				      93
		Body Seals							      94
		   Motor Vehicle Body Seals					      96
		   Other Body Seals						      99
		Shaft Seals							     101
		   Rotary Oil Seals						     103
		   Axial & Mechanical Face Seals				     105
		Compression Packings						     107

	VI.	GASKET & SEAL MARKETS						     110
		General								     110
		Motor Vehicles							     114
		   Industry Overview						     115
		   Gasket & Seal Demand						     118
		      OEM							     122
		      Aftermarket						     124
		Machinery							     126
		   Construction & Related Equipment				     128
		      Industry Overview						     129
		      Gasket & Seal Demand					     131
		   General Purpose Machinery					     132
		      Industry Overview						     133
		      Gasket & Seal Demand					     134
		   Engines, Turbines, & Power Transmission Equipment		     136
		      Industry Overview						     137
		      Gasket & Seal Demand					     137
		   HVAC, Refrigeration, & Service Equipment			     139
		      Industry Overview						     139
		      Gasket & Seal Demand					     140
		   Other Machinery						     142
		      Industry Overview						     142
		      Gasket & Seal Demand					     143
		Electrical & Electronic Products				     145
		   Measuring & Controlling Instruments				     147
		      Industry Overview						     148
		      Gasket & Seal Demand					     149
		   Computers & Electronic Equipment				     151
		      Industry Overview						     151
		      Gasket & Seal Demand					     153
		   Appliances							     154
		      Industry Overview						     155
		      Gasket & Seal Demand					     156
		   Electrical Equipment						     157
		      Industry Overview						     157
		      Gasket & Seal Demand					     158
		Aerospace							     161
		   Industry Overview						     161
		   Gasket & Seal Demand						     163
		Marine & Rail							     165
		   Industry Overview						     165
		   Gasket & Seal Demand						     166
		Other Markets							     168
		   Other Durable Goods Outlook					     169
		   Gasket & Seal Demand						     170

	VII.	INDUSTRY STRUCTURE						     172
		General								     172
		Industry Composition						     173
		Market Share & Leading Producers				     175
		Product Development & Manufacturing				     179
		Marketing & Distribution					     183
		Cooperative Agreements						     185
		Financial Issues & Requirements					     187
		Mergers, Acquisitions, & Industry Restructuring			     189
		Company Profiles						     193
		   AGS Flexitallic, see FDS Group
		   AMETEK Incorporated						     194
		   Bal Seal Engineering Incorporated				     197
		   Boyd, see LTI Boyd
		   Caterpillar Incorporated					     200
		   CDI Seals, see Fenner
		   Chesterton (AW) Company					     202
		   Cooper-Standard Holdings Incorporated			     204
		   Dana Holding Corporation					     208
		   Devcon, see Illinois Tool Works
		   Dichtomatik, see Freudenberg
		   EagleBurgmann Industries, see Freudenberg
		   EaglePicher, see Wolverine Advanced Materials
		   EGC Plastics, see Fenner
		   ElringKlinger AG						     214
		   EnPro Industries Incorporated				     218
		   FDS Group							     226
		   Federal-Mogul Corporation					     231
		   Fenner plc							     237
		   Flexitallic, see FDS Group
		   Flowserve Corporation					     240
		   Freudenberg & Company KG					     243
		   Freudenberg-NOK General Partnership, see Freudenberg
		   Garlock Sealing Technologies, see EnPro Industries
		   Gore (WL) & Associates Incorporated				     251
		   GPT, see EnPro Industries
		   Greene, Tweed & Company					     253
		   Gulf Coast Seal, see Parker-Hannifin
		   Hallite Seals International, see Fenner
		   HCC Industries, see AMETEK
		   Henkel AG & Company KGaA					     257
		   Henniges Automotive Incorporated				     260
		   Holm Industries, see ILPEA Industries
		   Hutchinson Sealing Systems, see Total
		   Hydrodyne, see EnPro Industries
		   Illinois Tool Works Incorporated				     262
		   ILPEA  Industries Incorporated				     266
		   Interface Solutions Incorporated				     267
		   Ishino Gasket North America, see Freudenberg
		   JCS, see Caterpillar
		   Kaydon Corporation						     270
		   KRAIBURG Holding GmbH & Company KG				     272
		   Lamons Gasket, see TriMas
		   LTI Boyd Corporation						     274
		   LTI Flexible Products, see LTI Boyd
		   Macrotech Polyseal, see SKF
		   Nishikawa Standard, see Cooper-Standard Holdings
		   Palmetto, see Greene, Tweed & Company
		   Park-Ohio Holdings Corporation				     276
		   Parker-Hannifin Corporation					     277
		   Permatex, see Illinois Tool Works
		   Pikotek, see EnPro Industries
		   Plastomer Technologies, see EnPro Industries
		   Saint-Gobain							     283
		   Simrit, see Freudenberg
		   SKF AB							     287
		   Smith (Everett) Group Limited				     292
		   Smiths Group plc						     294
		   StanPro, see Cooper-Standard Holdings
		   Stemco, see EnPro Industries
		   Stillman Seal, see Total
		   Tara Technologies, see EnPro Industries
		   Technetics Group, see EnPro Industries
		   Total SA							     299
		   Toyoda Gosei Company Limited					     301
		   Trelleborg AB						     303
		   TriMas Corporation						     308
		   Trostel, see Smith (Everett) Group
		   Wide Range Elastomers, see EnPro Industries
		   Wolverine Advanced Materials LLC				     311
		   X-Cel India Private, see TriMas
		Additional Gasket & Seal Companies				     313


				      LIST OF TABLES

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		SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
		Summary Table							       3

		SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
	1	Macroeconomic Indicators					       9
	2	Durable Goods Shipments						      13
	3	Nonresidential Fixed Investment Expenditures			      16

		SECTION III -- GASKET & SEAL OVERVIEW
	1	Gasket & Seal Supply & Demand					      19
	2	Gasket & Seal Market, 2001-2011					      22
	3	Gasket & Seal Price Deflators					      26
	4	World Gasket & Seal Demand by Region				      33
	5	US Foreign Trade in Gaskets & Seals				      35

		SECTION IV -- GASKET SUPPLY & DEMAND
	1	Gasket Supply & Demand						      43
	2	Nonmetallic Gasket Supply & Demand				      46
	3	Elastomeric Gasket Demand					      49
	4	Advanced Fiber-Based Gasket Demand				      55
	5	Plastic-Based Gasket Demand					      62
	6	Expanded Graphite Gasket Demand					      64
	7	Conventional Fiber-Based Gasket Demand				      66
	8	Other Nonmetallic Gasket Demand					      69
	9	Metallic Gasket Supply & Demand					      74

		SECTION V -- SEAL & PACKING SUPPLY & DEMAND
	1	Seal & Packing Supply & Demand					      81
	2	Molded Seal & Packing Supply & Demand				      85
	3	O-Ring Demand							      87
	4	Other Molded Seal & Packing Demand				      90
	5	Body Seal Supply & Demand					      96
	6	Motor Vehicle Body Seal Demand					      99
	7	Other Body Seal Demand						     101
	8	Shaft Seal Supply & Demand					     103
	9	Rotary Oil Seal Demand						     105
	10	Axial & Mechanical Face Seal Demand				     107
	11	Compression Packing Supply & Demand				     109

		SECTION VI -- GASKET & SEAL MARKETS
	1	Gasket & Seal Demand by Market & Source				     112
	2	Motor Vehicle Indicators					     118
	3	Motor Vehicle Gasket & Seal Demand				     122
	4	OEM Motor Vehicle Gasket & Seal Demand				     124
	5	Aftermarket Motor Vehicle Gasket & Seal Demand			     126
	6	Machinery Gasket & Seal Demand by Market & Source		     128
	7	Construction & Related Equipment Shipments			     130
	8	Construction & Related Equipment Gasket & Seal Demand		     132
	9	General Purpose Machinery Shipments				     134
	10	General Purpose Machinery Gasket & Seal Demand			     136
	11	Engine, Turbine, & Power Transmission Equipment Shipments	     137
	12	Engine, Turbine, & Power Transmission Equipment
		   Gasket & Seal Demand						     139
	13	HVAC, Refrigeration, & Service Equipment Shipments		     140
	14	HVAC, Refrigeration, & Service Equipment Gasket & Seal
		   Demand							     141
	15	Other Machinery Shipments					     143
	16	Other Machinery Gasket & Seal Demand				     145
	17	Electrical & Electronic Product Gasket & Seal Demand
		   by Market & Source						     147
	18	Measuring & Controlling Instrument Shipments			     149
	19	Measuring & Controlling Instrument Gasket & Seal Demand		     151
	20	Computer & Electronic Equipment Shipments			     153
	21	Computer & Electronic Equipment Gasket & Seal Demand		     154
	22	Appliance Shipments						     155
	23	Appliance Gasket & Seal Demand					     157
	24	Electrical Equipment Shipments					     158
	25	Electrical Equipment Gasket & Seal Demand			     160
	26	Aerospace Equipment Shipments					     163
	27	Aerospace Gasket & Seal Demand					     165
	28	Marine & Rail Equipment Shipments				     166
	29	Marine & Rail Gasket & Seal Demand				     168
	30	Other Durable Goods Shipments					     169
	31	Other Gasket & Seal Markets					     171

		SECTION VII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
	1	US Gasket & Seal Sales by Company, 2011				     174
	2	Capital Spending Patterns: Selected Gasket & Seal
		   Manufacturers					             182
	3	Selected Cooperative Agreements					     187
	4	Composite Financial Ratios: Selected Gasket & Seal
		   Manufacturers						     189
	5	Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures				     191


				      LIST OF CHARTS

    CHART NUMBER								    PAGE


		SECTION III -- GASKET & SEAL OVERVIEW
	1	Gasket & Seal Demand by Product, 2001-2021			      20
	2	Gasket & Seal Market, 2001-2011					      23
	3	Gasket & Seal Price Deflators, 2001-2021			      26
	4	US Gasket & Seal Imports by Source, 2011			      37
	5	US Gasket & Seal Exports by Destination, 2011			      40

		SECTION IV -- GASKET SUPPLY & DEMAND
	1	Gasket Demand by Type, 2001-2021				      44
	2	Nonmetallic Gasket Demand by Type, 2011				      47

		SECTION V -- SEAL & PACKING SUPPLY & DEMAND
	1	Seal & Packing Demand by Type, 2001-2021			      82

		SECTION VI -- GASKET & SEAL MARKETS
	1	Gasket & Seal Demand by Market, 2011				     113
	2	OEM Gasket & Seal Demand as a Percentage of Total Demand, 2011	     113
	3	Difference in Gasket and Seal Demand by Market Between
		   2011 & 2016							     114

		SECTION VII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
	1	US Gasket & Seal Market Share, 2011				     175