TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION PAGE
Introduction xi
I. Executive Summary 1
II. Market Environment 4
General 4
Macroeconomic Overview 6
Manufacturing Sector Overview 9
Motor Vehicle Outlook 15
Nonresidential Fixed Investment Outlook 18
Construction Sector Overview 21
Environmental & Regulatory Issues 25
Regulatory Agencies & Legislation 26
Rubber Recycling 27
Pricing Patterns 28
International Environment 30
World Supply & Demand 31
US Foreign Trade 33
Imports 35
Exports 38
III. Raw Materials 41
General 41
Elastomers 41
Thermoset Rubber 42
EPDM 43
Styrene Butadiene 45
Nitrile 45
Other Thermoset Rubbers 46
Thermoplastic Elastomers 49
Competitive Materials 50
IV. Products 52
Supply & Demand 52
Mechanical Rubber Goods 56
Products 59
Vibration Control Products 60
Body Seals 63
Wiper Blades 67
Other Mechanical Rubber Goods 68
Production Methods 71
Markets 74
Leading Producers & Market Share 78
Rubber Hose 80
Products 81
Vehicular Hose 84
Fluid Power Hose 86
Water Hose 88
Air Hose 90
Other Rubber Hose 92
Markets 94
Leading Producers & Market Share 96
Rubber Belts 97
Products 99
Flat Belts 101
Conveyor & Elevator Belts 103
Transmission & Other Flat Belts 104
Nonflat Belts 105
Markets 108
Leading Producers & Market Share 110
Rubber Roofing 111
Products 113
Markets 116
Leading Producers & Market Share 117
Other Industrial Rubber Products 118
Products 120
Floor & Wall Coverings 122
Rollers & Roll Coverings 125
Sheet & Film 127
All Other Industrial Rubber Products 129
Markets 134
Leading Producers 136
V. Markets 137
Overview 137
Original Equipment Manufacturing 141
Maintenance/Repair/Operations 142
Machinery 145
Industry Outlook 146
Industrial Rubber Product Demand 148
Industrial Machinery 150
Off-Road Equipment 153
Motor Vehicles 155
Industry Outlook 156
Industrial Rubber Product Demand by Motor Vehicle Type 157
Industrial Rubber Product Demand by Source 159
Industrial Rubber Product Demand by System 161
Wiper & Trim Systems 164
Structural Systems 165
Steering & Suspension Systems 169
Engines 170
Transmission & Powertrain 172
Air Conditioning 173
Brake Systems 174
Other Systems 175
Construction 176
Building Construction Outlook 177
Industrial Rubber Product Demand 179
Aerospace & Other Transportation Equipment 182
Industry Outlook 182
Industrial Rubber Product Demand 184
Other Markets 187
VI. Industry Structure 190
General 190
Industry Composition 191
Market Share 195
Bridgestone 196
Veyance Technologies 197
Carlisle 198
Cooper-Standard 199
Tomkins 200
Other Leading Suppliers 200
Product Development & Manufacturing 201
Marketing & Distribution 202
Cooperative Agreements 204
Acquisitions & Divestitures 206
Company Profiles 208
American Biltrite Incorporated 209
American Roller Company 211
Avon Automotive Holdings Incorporated 212
Avon Rubber plc 214
Berkshire Hathaway Incorporated 216
Bridgestone Corporation 218
Carlisle Companies Incorporated 223
Carolina Rubber Rolls, see HBD Industries
Continental AG 227
ContiTech, see Continental
Cooper-Standard Holdings Incorporated 231
Dana Holding Corporation 234
Dayco Products, see Mark IV
Delphi Automotive LLP 235
Dexter Axle, see Tomkins
Dichtomatic Americas, see Freudenberg
EagleBurgmann, see Freudenberg
Eaton Corporation 236
EnPro Industries Incorporated 238
Federal-Mogul Corporation 241
Fenner plc 243
Firestone Building Products, see Bridgestone
Flint Group 248
Freudenberg & Company KG 250
Garlock Rubber Technologies, see EnPro Industries
Gates, see Tomkins
GenFlex Roofing Systems, see Bridgestone
Goodrich Corporation 253
Habasit AG 255
HBD Industries Incorporated 257
Henniges Automotive Incorporated 260
Hutchinson, see Total
Inteva Products LLC 261
Johns Manville, see Berkshire Hathaway
KE-Burgmann, see Freudenberg
LORD Corporation 262
Mark IV LLC 265
Nishikawa Standard, see Cooper-Standard
Parker-Hannifin Corporation 268
Plews/Edelmann, see Tomkins
Prodesco Incorporated, see Fenner
RPM International Incorporated 273
SaarGummi technologies Sarl 275
SAS Rubber, see Yokohama Rubber
Simrit, see Freudenberg
SRI Hybrid, see Sumitomo Rubber Industries
Sumitomo Rubber Industries Limited 277
Tenneco Incorporated 278
TG Missouri, see Toyoda Gosei
Titan Industries, see Parker-Hannifin
Tokai Rubber Industries Limited 280
Tomkins plc 282
Total SA 285
Toyo Tire & Rubber Company Limited 287
Toyoda Gosei Company Limited 288
Trelleborg AB 292
Tremco, see RPM International
TRI USA, see Tokai Rubber Industries
Trico Products Incorporated 298
Versico, see Carlisle Companies
Veyance Technologies Incorporated 299
Vibracoustic North America, see Freudenberg
Waterville TG, see Toyoda Gosei
Yamashita Rubber Company Limited 302
YH America, see Yokohama Rubber
Yokohama Rubber Company Limited 304
YUSA, see Yamashita Rubber
LIST OF TABLES
TABLE NUMBER PAGE
SECTION I -- Executive Summary
Summary Table 3
SECTION II -- Market Environment
1 Macroeconomic Indicators 9
2 Manufacturers’ Shipments 12
3 Industrial Rubber Product Demand, 1999-2009 14
4 Motor Vehicle Indicators 18
5 Nonresidential Fixed Investment 21
6 Construction Expenditures 25
7 Industrial Rubber Product Pricing 29
8 World Industrial Rubber Product Demand 32
9 US Foreign Trade in Industrial Rubber Products 35
10 US Industrial Rubber Product Imports by Source 37
11 US Industrial Rubber Product Exports by Destination 40
SECTION III -- Raw Materials
1 Elastomer Demand in Industrial Rubber Products 42
SECTION IV -- Products
1 Industrial Rubber Product Supply & Demand 55
2 Mechanical Rubber Goods Supply & Demand 58
3 Mechanical Rubber Goods Demand by Product 59
4 Vibration Control Product Supply & Demand 63
5 Body Seal Supply & Demand 66
6 Wiper Blade Supply & Demand 68
7 Other Mechanical Rubber Goods Supply & Demand 71
8 Mechanical Rubber Goods Demand by Production Method 74
9 Mechanical Rubber Goods Demand by Market 77
10 Rubber Hose Supply & Demand 81
11 Rubber Hose Demand by Product 83
12 Vehicular Hose Supply & Demand 86
13 Fluid Power Hose Supply & Demand 88
14 Water Hose Supply & Demand 90
15 Air Hose Supply & Demand 92
16 Other Rubber Hose Supply & Demand 94
17 Rubber Hose Demand by Market 95
18 Rubber Belt Supply & Demand 99
19 Rubber Belt Demand by Type 101
20 Flat Belt Supply & Demand 102
21 Nonflat Belt Supply & Demand 108
22 Rubber Belt Demand by Market 109
23 Rubber Roofing Supply & Demand 113
24 Rubber Roofing Demand by Product 116
25 Rubber Roofing Demand by Market 117
26 Other Industrial Rubber Product Supply & Demand 120
27 Other Industrial Rubber Product Demand by Type 121
28 Rubber Floor & Wall Covering Supply & Demand 124
29 Rubber Roller & Roll Covering Supply & Demand 127
30 Rubber Sheet & Film Supply & Demand 129
31 All Other Industrial Rubber Product Supply & Demand 133
32 Other Industrial Rubber Product Demand by Market 135
SECTION V -- Markets
1 Industrial Rubber Product Demand by Market & Source 139
2 Industrial Rubber Product Demand in OEM Applications 142
3 Industrial Rubber Product Demand in MRO Applications 144
4 Machinery Shipments 148
5 Machinery Market for Industrial Rubber Products 150
6 Industrial Machinery Market for Industrial Rubber Products 153
7 Off-Road Equipment Market for Industrial Rubber Products 155
8 Motor Vehicle & Parts Shipments 157
9 Industrial Rubber Product Demand by Motor Vehicle Type 159
10 Motor Vehicle Industrial Rubber Product Demand by Source 161
11 Industrial Rubber Product Demand by Motor Vehicle System 163
12 Motor Vehicle Wiper & Trim System
Demand for Industrial Rubber Products 165
13 Motor Vehicle Structural System
Demand for Industrial Rubber Products 169
14 Motor Vehicle Steering & Suspension System
Demand for Industrial Rubber Products 170
15 Motor Vehicle Engine
Demand for Industrial Rubber Products 172
16 Motor Vehicle Transmission & Powertrain
Demand for Industrial Rubber Products 173
17 Motor Vehicle Air Conditioning
Demand for Industrial Rubber Products 174
18 Motor Vehicle Brake System
Demand for Industrial Rubber Products 175
19 Other Motor Vehicle
Demand for Industrial Rubber Products 176
20 Building Construction Expenditures 179
21 Construction Market for Industrial Rubber Products 181
22 Aerospace & Other Transportation Equipment Shipments 184
23 Aerospace & Other Transportation Equipment
Market for Industrial Rubber Products 187
24 Other Markets for Industrial Rubber Products 189
SECTION VI -- Industry Structure
1 US Industrial Rubber Product Sales by Company, 2009 194
2 Selected Cooperative Agreements 205
3 Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures 207
LIST OF CHARTS
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SECTION II -- Market Environment
1 Industrial Rubber Product Demand, 2000-2009 15
2 World Industrial Rubber Product Demand by Region, 2009 33
3 US Industrial Rubber Product Imports by Source, 2009 37
4 US Industrial Rubber Product Exports by Destination, 2009 40
SECTION IV -- Products
1 Industrial Rubber Product Demand by Type, 1999-2019 56
2 Mechanical Rubber Goods Demand by Product, 2009 60
3 Mechanical Rubber Goods Demand by Market, 2009 77
4 US Mechanical Rubber Goods
Market Share by Company, 2009 79
5 Rubber Hose Demand by Product, 2009 83
6 Rubber Hose Demand by Market, 2009 96
7 US Hose Market Share by Company, 2009 97
8 Rubber Belt Demand by Market, 2009 110
9 US Belt Market Share by Company, 2009 111
10 Rubber Roofing Market Share by Company, 2009 118
11 Other Industrial Rubber Product Demand by Type, 2009 121
12 Other Industrial Rubber Product Demand by Market, 2009 135
SECTION V -- Markets
1 Industrial Rubber Product Demand by Market, 1999-2019 140
2 Additional Industrial Rubber Product
Demand by Market, 2009-2014 140
3 Industrial Rubber Product
Demand by Motor Vehicle System, 2009 163
SECTION VI -- Industry Structure
1 US Industrial Rubber Product
Market Share by Company, 2009 196