Global demand for bearings will rise 7.8 percent yearly to $96 billion in 2016. The Asia/Pacific region will post the fastest gains and account for more than half of the world total. Unmounted ball bearings will remain the best selling type, followed closely by unmounted roller bearings, which will experience the fastest sales gains.

This study analyzes the $65.9 billion world bearings industry, with forecasts for 2016 and 2021 by product (e.g., ball bearings, roller bearings, plain bearings), market (e.g., motor vehicles, machinery, aerospace equipment), world region and for 30 countries.

The study also considers market environment factors, details industry structure, evaluates company market shares and profiles 35 industry players, including SKF, Schaeffler and Timken.

				    TABLE OF CONTENTS

     SECTION									    PAGE

		INTRODUCTION							       x

	I.	EXECUTIVE SUMMARY						       1

	II.	MARKET ENVIRONMENT						       4
		General								       4
		World Economic Overview						       5
		   Recent Historical Trends					       5
		   World Economic Outlook					       7
		World Gross Fixed Investment Outlook				      11
		World Manufacturing Outlook					      13
		World Motor Vehicle Production Trends				      16
		World Aerospace Equipment Production Trends			      19
		Pricing Patterns						      22
		Bearing Materials & Technology					      25
		   Bearing Materials						      26
		   Recent Technological Developments				      30
		Legal & Regulatory Environment					      33
		   Standards & Regulations					      34
		   Pricing, Trade, & Counterfeiting Issues			      36

	III.	WORLD SUPPLY & DEMAND						      39
		General								      39
		Regional Overview						      40
		   International Trade						      49
		Demand by Product						      51
		   Ball Bearings						      53
		   Roller Bearings						      56
		   Plain Bearings						      58
		   Other Bearings & Bearing Parts				      60
		      Mounted & Combined Ball/Roller Bearings			      62
		      Bearing Parts						      64
		Demand by Market						      65
		   Motor Vehicles						      67
		   Machinery							      71
		   Other							      73
		      Aerospace Equipment					      76
		      All Other							      76

	IV.	NORTH AMERICA							      78
		General								      78
		Bearing Supply & Demand						      79
		Bearing Outlook & Suppliers					      82
		United States							      84
		Canada								      93
		Mexico								      97

	V.	WESTERN EUROPE							     103
		General								     103
		Bearing Supply & Demand						     104
		Bearing Outlook & Suppliers					     107
		Germany								     109
		Italy								     115
		France								     119
		United Kingdom							     125
		Spain								     129
		Sweden								     134
		Other Western Europe						     139
		   Other Bearing Supply & Demand by Country			     144
		   Belgium							     146
		   Netherlands							     146
		   Austria							     147
		   Switzerland							     148
		   All Other							     149

	VI.	ASIA/PACIFIC							     151
		General								     151
		Bearing Supply & Demand						     152
		Bearing Outlook & Suppliers					     155
		China								     158
		Japan								     165
		South Korea							     171
		India								     176
		Taiwan								     182
		Thailand							     187
		Other Asia/Pacific						     192
		   Indonesia							     199
		   Malaysia							     200
		   Australia							     201
		   All Other							     202

	VII.	OTHER REGIONS							     204
		Central & South America						     204
		   Bearing Supply & Demand					     205
		   Bearing Outlook & Suppliers					     208
		   Brazil							     210
		   Other Central & South America				     215
		      Argentina							     221
		      All Other							     222
		Eastern Europe							     224
		Bearing Supply & Demand						     225
		Bearing Outlook & Suppliers					     228
		   Russia							     230
		   Other Eastern Europe						     235
		      Poland							     242
		      Czech Republic						     243
		      Romania							     244
		      All Other							     245
		Africa/Mideast							     246
		Bearing Supply & Demand						     248
		Bearing Outlook & Suppliers					     250
		   Turkey							     252
		   Other Africa Mideast						     257
		   Iran								     263
		   South Africa							     264
		   All Other Africa/Mideast					     266

	VIII.	INDUSTRY STRUCTURE						     268
		General								     268
		Industry Composition						     269
		Market Share							     273
		Product Development & Manufacturing				     277
		Marketing & Distribution					     279
		Cooperative Agreements						     282
		Financial Requirements						     287
		Acquisitions & Divestitures					     289
		Company Profiles						     292
		   Advanced Bearing Materials, see Miba and Rheinmetall
		   Bosch (Robert) GmbH	293
		   C&U Group Company Limited					     296
		   Cooper Roller Bearings, see Kaydon
		   Daido Metal Company Limited					     298
		   Dalian Koyo Wazhou Automobile Bearing, see JTEKT and Wafangdian Bearing Group
		   Dalian SKF Wazhou Bearings, see SKF and 
		      Wafangdian Bearing Group
		   Danaher Corporation						     301
		   Emerson Electric Company					     303
		   EnPro Industries Incorporated				     307
		   European Bearing Corporation					     310
		   Federal-Mogul Corporation					     311
		   GGB Bearing Technology, see EnPro Industries
		   GKN plc							     316
		   Harbin Bearing Manufacturing Company Limited			     318
		   Harsha Engineers Limited					     319
		   HHI Group Holdings LLC					     320
		   Iljin Group							     322
		   Industrial Molding, see NN
		   Industrial Techtonics, see Kaydon
		   JTEKT Corporation						     324
		   Kaydon Corporation						     329
		   KS Gleitlager, see Rheinmetall
		   Kyklos Bearing International, see HHI Group Holdings
		   Luoyang LYC Bearing Company Limited				     333
		   MAHLE International GmbH					     335
		   Miba AG							     338
		   Minebea Company Limited					     340
		   Nachi-Fujikoshi Limited					     344
		   National Engineering Industries Limited			     347
		   NN Incorporated						     348
		   NSK Limited							     352
		   NTN Corporation						     361
		   Oiles Corporation						     367
		   PI Bearing Technologies, see EnPro Industries
		   RBC Bearings Incorporated					     369
		   Rexnord Corporation						     373
		   Rheinmetall AG						     376
		   Rothe Erde, see ThyssenKrupp
		   Samara Bearing Plant Joint Stock Company			     378
		   Schaeffler Group						     380
		   SKF AB							     385
		   SNR Roulements, see NTN
		   THK Company Limited						     397
		   ThyssenKrupp AG						     400
		   Timken Company						     402
		   Wafangdian Bearing Group Corporation				     408
		Other Companies Mentioned in Study				     410


				      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 Manufacturing Value Added by Region			      15
	4	World Motor Vehicle Production by Region			      19
	5	World Aerospace Equipment Shipments by Region			      22
	6	World Bearing Price Deflators					      24

		SECTION III -- WORLD SUPPLY & DEMAND
	1	World Bearing Demand by Region					      43
	2	World Bearing Shipments by Region				      48
	3	World Bearing Net Exports by Region				      50
	4	World Bearing Demand by Product					      52
	5	World Ball Bearing Demand by Region				      55
	6	World Roller Bearing Demand by Region				      58
	7	World Plain Bearing Demand by Region				      60
	8	World Demand for Other Bearings & Bearing Parts by Product 
		   & Region							      62
	9	World Bearing Demand by Market					      66
	10	World Motor Vehicle Bearing Demand by Application & Region	      70
	11	World Machinery Bearing Demand by Region			      73
	12	World Other Bearing Demand by Market & Region			      75

		SECTION IV -- NORTH AMERICA
	1	North America:  Bearing Supply & Demand				      81
	2	North America:  Bearing Demand by Product & Market		      84
	3	United States:  Bearing Supply & Demand				      88
	4	United States:  Bearing Demand by Product & Market		      92
	5	Canada:  Bearing Supply & Demand				      95
	6	Canada:  Bearing Demand by Product & Market			      97
	7	Mexico:  Bearing Supply & Demand				     100
	8	Mexico:  Bearing Demand by Product & Market			     102

		SECTION V -- WESTERN EUROPE
	1	Western Europe:  Bearing Supply & Demand			     106
	2	Western Europe:  Bearing Demand by Product & Market		     109
	3	Germany:  Bearing Supply & Demand				     112
	4	Germany:  Bearing Demand by Product & Market			     114
	5	Italy:  Bearing Supply & Demand					     117
	6	Italy:  Bearing Demand by Product & Market			     119
	7	France:  Bearing Supply & Demand				     122
	8	France:  Bearing Demand by Product & Market			     124
	9	United Kingdom:  Bearing Supply & Demand			     127
	10	United Kingdom:  Bearing Demand by Product & Market		     129
	11	Spain:  Bearing Supply & Demand					     132
	12	Spain:  Bearing Demand by Product & Market			     134
	13	Sweden:  Bearing Supply & Demand				     137
	14	Sweden:  Bearing Demand by Product & Market			     139
	15	Other Western Europe:  Bearing Supply & Demand			     142
	16	Other Western Europe:  Bearing Demand by Product & Market	     144
	17	Other Western Europe:  Bearing Supply & Demand by Country	     145

		SECTION VI -- ASIA/PACIFIC
	1	Asia/Pacific:  Bearing Supply & Demand				     154
	2	Asia/Pacific:  Bearing Demand by Product & Market		     157
	3	China:  Bearing Supply & Demand					     161
	4	China:  Bearing Demand by Product & Market			     164
	5	Japan:  Bearing Supply & Demand					     168
	6	Japan:  Bearing Demand by Product & Market			     171
	7	South Korea:  Bearing Supply & Demand				     174
	8	South Korea:  Bearing Demand by Product & Market		     176
	9	India:  Bearing Supply & Demand					     179
	10	India:  Bearing Demand by Product & Market			     181
	11	Taiwan:  Bearing Supply & Demand				     185
	12	Taiwan:  Bearing Demand by Product & Market			     187
	13	Thailand:  Bearing Supply & Demand				     190
	14	Thailand:  Bearing Demand by Product & Market			     192
	15	Other Asia/Pacific:  Bearing Supply & Demand			     195
	16	Other Asia/Pacific:  Bearing Demand by Product & Market		     197
	17	Other Asia/Pacific:  Bearing Supply & Demand by Country		     198

		SECTION VII -- OTHER REGIONS
	1	Central & South America:  Bearing Supply & Demand		     207
	2	Central & South America:  Bearing Supply & Demand 
		   by Product & Market						     210
	3	Brazil:  Bearing Supply & Demand				     213
	4	Brazil:  Bearing Demand by Product & Market			     215
	5	Other Central & South America:  
		   Bearing Supply & Demand					     218
	6	Other Central & South America:  
		   Bearing Demand by Product & Market				     220
	7	Other Central & South America:  
		   Bearing Supply & Demand by Country				     221
	8	Eastern Europe:  Bearing Supply & Demand			     227
	9	Eastern Europe:  Bearing Demand by Product & Market		     230
	10	Russia:  Bearing Supply & Demand				     233
	11	Russia:  Bearing Demand by Product & Market			     235
	12	Other Eastern Europe:  Bearing Supply & Demand			     238
	13	Other Eastern Europe:  Bearing Demand 
		   by Product & Market						     241
	14	Other Eastern Europe:  Bearing Supply & Demand 
		   by Country							     242
	15	Africa/Mideast:  Bearing Supply & Demand			     249
	16	Africa/Mideast:  Bearing Demand by Product & Market		     252
	17	Turkey:  Bearing Supply & Demand				     255
	18	Turkey:  Bearing Demand by Product & Market			     257
	19	Other Africa/Mideast:  Bearing Supply & Demand			     260
	20	Other Africa/Mideast:  Bearing Demand 
		   by Product & Market						     262
	21	Other Africa/Mideast Bearing Supply & Demand 
		   by Country							     263

		SECTION VIII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
	1	Bearing Sales for Selected Manufacturers, 2011			     272
	2	Selected Cooperative Agreements					     284
	3	Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures				     291

				      LIST OF CHARTS

    CHART NUMBER								    PAGE


		SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
	1	World Manufacturing Value Added by Region, 2011			      16
	2	World Bearing Pricing, 2001-2021				      25

		SECTION III -- WORLD SUPPLY & DEMAND
	1	World Bearing Demand by Region, 2016				      44
	2	World Bearing Demand Projected 2011-2016 Annual Rate 
		   of Growth							      45
	3	World Bearing Shipments by Region, 2011				      48
	4	World Bearing Demand by Product, 2011				      53
	5	World Bearing Demand by Market, 2001-2021			      67

		SECTION IV -- NORTH AMERICA
	1	North America:  Bearing Demand by Country, 2011			      82

		SECTION V -- WESTERN EUROPE
	1	Western Europe:  Bearing Demand by Country, 2011		     107

		SECTION VI -- ASIA/PACIFIC
	1	Asia/Pacific:  Bearing Demand by Country, 2011			     155

		SECTION VII -- OTHER REGIONS
	1	Central & South America:  Bearing Demand by Country, 2011	     208
	2	Eastern Europe:  Bearing Demand by Country, 2011		     228
	3	Africa/Mideast:  Bearing Demand by Country, 2011		     250

		SECTION VIII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
	1	World Bearing Market Share by Company, 2011			     273