Global demand for cast polymers will grow 7.9 percent annually to 252 million square meters in 2016. Most projected growth will be attributable to China, a country with an emerging domestic cast polymer industry and large construction sector. Engineered stone will grow the fastest while solid surface materials remain dominant.

This study analyzes the 172 million square meter world cast polymer industry. It presents historical demand data for the years 2001, 2006 and 2011, with forecasts for 2016 and 2021 by type (solid surface materials, engineered stone, gel-coated composites), application (e.g., residential countertops, nonresidential countertops, sinks), world region and for 18 countries.

The study also considers market environment factors, details industry structure, evaluates company market share and profiles 39 industry players, including DuPont, Hanwha and Cosentino.

				    TABLE OF CONTENTS

     SECTION									    PAGE

		INTRODUCTION							      xi

	I.	EXECUTIVE SUMMARY						       1

	II.	MARKET ENVIRONMENT						       4
		General								       4
		World Economic Overview						       5
		   Recent Historical Trends					       6
		   World Economic Outlook					       7
		World Gross Fixed Investment Outlook				      11
		World Consumer Spending						      14
		World Demographic Outlook					      15
		   Population							      16
		   Households							      17
		   Urbanization Patterns					      18
		World Building Construction Outlook				      20
		   Residential Building						      22
		      New Housing Units						      24
		      Housing Stock						      27
		   Nonresidential Building					      28
		Environmental & Regulatory Issues				      30

	III.	OVERVIEW							      34
		General								      34
		Regions								      37
		Types								      39
		   Solid Surface Materials					      43
		   Engineered Stone						      49
		   Gel-Coated Composites					      57
		Applications							      62
		   Residential Countertops					      65
		   Nonresidential Countertops					      69
		   Sinks							      72
		   Other Building Applications					      75
		   All Other							      78
		Production & Trade						      81

	IV.	NORTH AMERICA							      83
		General								      83
		Demand by Type & Application					      85
		United States							      88
		Canada								      97
		Mexico								     106

	V.	WESTERN EUROPE							     115
		General								     115
		Demand by Type & Application					     118
		France								     122
		Germany								     130
		Italy								     138
		Netherlands							     147
		Spain								     154
		United Kingdom							     162
		Other Western Europe						     169

	VI.	ASIA/PACIFIC							     177
		General								     177
		Demand by Type & Application					     180
		Australia							     185
		China								     193
		India								     205
		Japan								     213
		South Korea							     221
		Thailand							     227
		Other Asia/Pacific						     234

	VII.	OTHER REGIONS							     243
		Central & South America						     243
		   General							     243
		   Demand by Type & Application					     246
		   Brazil							     248
		   Other Central & South America				     255
		Eastern Europe							     261
		   General							     261
		   Demand by Type & Application					     263
		   Russia							     265
		   Other Eastern Europe						     273
		Africa/Mideast							     278
		   General							     278
		   Demand by Type & Application					     281
		   Turkey							     284
		   Other Africa/Mideast						     290

	VIII.	INDUSTRY STRUCTURE						     299
		General								     299
		Industry Structure						     301
		Market Share							     305
		Competitive Strategies						     308
		Research & Development						     310
		Marketing & Distribution					     312
		Mergers & Acquisitions						     314
		Cooperative Agreements						     315
		Company Profiles						     319
		   AKG Yalitim ve Insaat Malzemeleri Sanayi ve Ticaret AS	     320
		   AKP Carat-Arbeitsplatten, see Westag & Getalit
		   American Granule, see Fama Industries
		   Aristech Acrylics LLC	321
		   Belenco Quartz Surfaces, see Peker
		   BLANCO GmbH & Company KG					     324
		   Breton SpA							     325
		   Caesarstone Sdot-Yam Limited					     328
		   Cambria							     330
		   Cheil Industries Incorporated				     332
		   CompacStone USA, see Marmol Compac
		   Cosentino SA							     335
		   Diresco NV							     338
		   DuPont (EI) de Nemours					     339
		   Durat							     341
		   Falat Sang Asia Company					     342
		   Fama Industries Corporation					     343
		   Fletcher Building Limited					     344
		   Formica, see Fletcher Building
		   Guangdong Huaxun Industry Company Limited			     347
		   Guangdong Oppein Home Group Incorporated			     349
		   Guangzhou Owell Decoration Material, see Guangdong Oppein Home
		   Gulf Stone Company SAOG					     350
		   Hanwha Group							     351
		   Karadon, see Fama Industries
		   Keda Industrial Company Limited				     353
		   Keramag, see Sanitec
		   Kuraray Company Limited					     355
		   Laminex Group, see Fletcher Building
		   LG Hausys Limited						     356
		   Marblo Holdings Pty Limited					     358
		   Marmol Compac SA						     359
		   Opal Industrial Company Limited				     361
		   Peker Group							     362
		   Pokarna Limited						     363
		   Produit Céramiques de Touraine, see Sanitec
		   Quarella SpA							     365
		   Quartzforms SpA						     366
		   Romastone Company Limited					     367
		   Rover SpA							     368
		   Sanitec Corporation						     369
		   Santa Margherita SpA						     371
		   Stone Italiana SpA						     372
		   Style Stone Joint Stock, see Vietnam Construction and 
		      Import-Export
		   Technistone AS						     374
		   Tower Industries Limited					     375
		   VARICOR, see Sanitec
		   Verona Marble, see Santa Margherita
		   Vietnam Construction and Import-Export Joint Stock 
		      Corporation						     377
		   Vietnam Quartz Stones JSC					     378
		   Vinaconex Advanced Compound Stone, see Vietnam 
		      Construction and Import-Export
		   Westag & Getalit AG						     380
		   WK Marble & Granite Pty Limited				     381
		Additional Company List						     383


				      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 Gross Fixed Investment by Region				      13
	3	World Personal Consumption Expenditures by Region		      15
	4	World Population by Region					      17
	5	World Households by Region					      18
	6	World Urban Population by Region				      20
	7	World Building Construction Expenditures by Region		      22
	8	World Residential Building Construction Expenditures 
		   by Region							      24
	9	World New Housing Units by Region				      26
	10	World Housing Stock by Region					      28
	11	World Nonresidential Building Construction Expenditures 
		   by Region							      30

		SECTION III -- OVERVIEW
	1	World Cast Polymer Demand					      36
	2	World Cast Polymer Demand by Region				      38
	3	World Cast Polymer Demand by Type				      42
	4	World Solid Surface Material Demand by Region			      48
	5	World Engineered Stone Demand by Region				      52
	6	World Gel-Coated Composite Demand by Region			      61
	7	World Cast Polymer Demand by Application			      64
	8	World Cast Polymer Demand in Residential Countertops
		    by Region							      68
	9	World Cast Polymer Demand in Nonresidential Countertops 
		   by Region							      71
	10	World Cast Polymer Demand in Sinks by Region			      74
	11	World Cast Polymer Demand in Other Building Applications 
		   by Region							      77
	12	World Cast Polymer Demand in All Other Applications 
		   by Region							      80

		SECTION IV -- NORTH AMERICA
	1	North America: Market Environment for Cast Polymers		      85
	2	North America: Cast Polymer Demand by Type & Application	      87
	3	United States: Market Environment for Cast Polymers		      91
	4	United States: Cast Polymer Demand by Type			      94
	5	United States: Cast Polymer Demand by Application		      97
	6	Canada: Market Environment for Cast Polymers			     100
	7	Canada: Cast Polymer Demand by Type				     103
	8	Canada: Cast Polymer Demand by Application			     106
	9	Mexico: Market Environment for Cast Polymers			     109
	10	Mexico: Cast Polymer Demand by Type				     111
	11	Mexico: Cast Polymer Demand by Application			     114

		SECTION V -- WESTERN EUROPE
	1	Western Europe: Market Environment for Cast Polymers		     118
	2	Western Europe: Cast Polymer Demand by Type 
		   & Application						     121
	3	France: Market Environment for Cast Polymers			     125
	4	France: Cast Polymer Demand by Type				     127
	5	France: Cast Polymer Demand by Application			     130
	6	Germany: Market Environment for Cast Polymers			     133
	7	Germany: Cast Polymer Demand by Type				     135
	8	Germany: Cast Polymer Demand by Application			     138
	9	Italy: Market Environment for Cast Polymers			     141
	10	Italy: Cast Polymer Demand by Type				     144
	11	Italy: Cast Polymer Demand by Application			     147
	12	Netherlands: Market Environment for Cast Polymers		     150
	13	Netherlands: Cast Polymer Demand by Type			     152
	14	Netherlands: Cast Polymer Demand by Application			     154
	15	Spain: Market Environment for Cast Polymers			     157
	16	Spain: Cast Polymer Demand by Type				     159
	17	Spain: Cast Polymer Demand by Application			     161
	18	United Kingdom: Market Environment for Cast Polymers		     164
	19	United Kingdom: Cast Polymer Demand by Type			     166
	20	United Kingdom: Cast Polymer Demand by Application		     169
	21	Other Western Europe: Market Environment 
		   for Cast Polymers						     172
	22	Other Western Europe: Cast Polymer Demand by Type		     174
	23	Other Western Europe: Cast Polymer Demand by Application	     176

		SECTION VI -- ASIA/PACIFIC
	1	Asia/Pacific: Market Environment for Cast Polymers		     180
	2	Asia/Pacific: Cast Polymer Demand by Type & Application		     184
	3	Australia: Market Environment for Cast Polymers			     187
	4	Australia: Cast Polymer Demand by Type				     190
	5	Australia: Cast Polymer Demand by Application			     193
	6	China: Market Environment for Cast Polymers			     197
	7	China: Cast Polymer Demand by Type				     202
	8	China: Cast Polymer Demand by Application			     205
	9	India: Market Environment for Cast Polymers			     208
	10	India: Cast Polymer Demand by Type				     210
	11	India: Cast Polymer Demand by Application			     213
	12	Japan: Market Environment for Cast Polymers			     216
	13	Japan: Cast Polymer Demand by Type				     218
	14	Japan: Cast Polymer Demand by Application			     220
	15	South Korea: Market Environment for Cast Polymers		     223
	16	South Korea: Cast Polymer Demand by Type			     225
	17	South Korea: Cast Polymer Demand by Application			     227
	18	Thailand: Market Environment for Cast Polymers			     230
	19	Thailand: Cast Polymer Demand by Type				     232
	20	Thailand: Cast Polymer Demand by Application			     234
	21	Other Asia/Pacific: Market Environment for Cast Polymers	     237
	22	Other Asia/Pacific: Cast Polymer Demand by Type			     240
	23	Other Asia/Pacific: Cast Polymer Demand by Application		     242

		SECTION VII -- OTHER REGIONS
	1	Central & South America: Market Environment 
		   for Cast Polymers						     245
	2	Central & South America: Cast Polymer Demand by Type 
		   & Application						     247
	3	Brazil: Market Environment for Cast Polymers			     250
	4	Brazil: Cast Polymer Demand by Type				     253
	5	Brazil: Cast Polymer Demand by Application			     255
	6	Other Central & South America: Market Environment 
		   for Cast Polymers						     257
	7	Other Central & South America: Cast Polymer Demand 
		   by Type							     259
	8	Other Central & South America: Cast Polymer Demand 
		   by Application						     260
	9	Eastern Europe: Market Environment for Cast Polymers		     263
	10	Eastern Europe: Cast Polymer Demand by Type 
		   & Application						     265
	11	Russia: Market Environment for Cast Polymers			     268
	12	Russia: Cast Polymer Demand by Type				     270
	13	Russia: Cast Polymer Demand by Application			     272
	14	Other Eastern Europe: Market Environment 
		   for Cast Polymers						     275
	15	Other Eastern Europe: Cast Polymer Demand by Type		     276
	16	Other Eastern Europe: Cast Polymer Demand 
		   by Application						     278
	17	Africa/Mideast: Market Environment for Cast Polymers		     281
	18	Africa/Mideast: Cast Polymer Demand by Type 
		   & Application					             283
	19	Turkey: Market Environment for Cast Polymers			     286
	20	Turkey: Cast Polymer Demand by Type				     288
	21	Turkey: Cast Polymer Demand by Application			     290
	22	Other Africa/Mideast: Market Environment 
		   for Cast Polymers						     293
	23	Other Africa/Mideast: Cast Polymer Demand by Type		     296
	24	Other Africa/Mideast: Cast Polymer Demand by Application	     298

		SECTION VIII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
	1	World Cast Polymer Sales by Company, 2011			     304
	2	Selected Cooperative Agreements					     316

 
				      LIST OF CHARTS

    CHART NUMBER								    PAGE

		SECTION III -- OVERVIEW
	1	World Cast Polymer Demand by Region, 2011			      39
	2	World Cast Polymer Demand by Type, 2011				      42
	3	World Solid Surface Material Demand by Region, 2011		      49
	4	World Engineered Stone Demand by Region, 2011			      53
	5	World Gel-Coated Composite Demand by Region, 2011		      62
	6	World Cast Polymer Demand by Application, 2011			      65
	7	World Cast Polymer Demand in Residential Countertops 
		   by Region, 2011						      69
	8	World Cast Polymer Demand in Nonresidential Countertops 
		   by Region, 2011						      72
	9	World Cast Polymer Demand in Sinks by Region, 2011		      75
	10	World Cast Polymer Demand in Other Building Applications 
		   by Region, 2011						      78
	11	World Cast Polymer Demand in All Other Applications 
		   by Region, 2011						      81

		SECTION IV -- NORTH AMERICA
	1	North America: Cast Polymer Demand by Country, 2011		      88

		SECTION V -- WESTERN EUROPE
	1	Western Europe: Cast Polymer Demand by Country, 2011		     122

		SECTION VI -- ASIA/PACIFIC
	1	Asia Pacific: Cast Polymer Demand by Country, 2011		     185


		SECTION VIII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
	1	World Cast Polymer Market Share by Company, 2011		     306