Study #: 2331

Published: 05/2008

Pages: 220

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Brick & Block to 2012 - Market Research, Market Share, Market Size, Sales, Demand Forecast, Market Leaders, Company Profiles, Industry Trends

US demand for brick and block will reach $7.9 billion in 2012. Growth will be greatest in concrete products, reflecting stronger growth in key nonresidential building markets. Demand for clay brick will benefit from a recovery in residential building activity, especially in new single-family housing.

This study analyzes the 14.2 billion unit US brick and block industry. It presents historical demand data for the years 1997, 2002 and 2007, and forecasts for 2012 and 2017 by product (e.g., common clay brick, glazed clay brick, structural concrete block, decorative concrete block, concrete pavers, concrete brick); market (e.g., residential, nonresidential, nonbuilding); application (e.g., siding, structural, chimneywork, fencing); and US geographic region.

The study also considers market environment factors, details industry structure, details industry structure, evaluates company market share and profiles 31 major players, including Wienerberger, Boral, HeidelbergCement, CEMEX, Titan Cement, Berkshire Hathaway, and CRH.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS


SECTION                                                                      PAGE

               INTRODUCTION  ix

          I.   EXECUTIVE SUMMARY                                       		1

         II.   MARKET ENVIRONMENT                                      		4
               General          						4
               Macroeconomic Environment                               		5
               Demographic Trends                                               9
               Consumer Spending Trends                                        	12
               Construction Expenditures                                       	14
                   Building Construction                                       	18
                     Residential Construction                			20
                        Housing Outlook                                        	23
                        Housing Stock                                 		26
                        Residential Improvements & Repairs                     	30
                     Nonresidential Construction                               	31
                     Nonresidential Improvements & Repairs            		33
                   Nonbuilding Construction                           		35
               Brick & Block Market Trends                            		36
               Pricing Trends                                                  	39
               Foreign Trade                                                   	40

        III.   OVERVIEW   							42
               General         							42
               Manufacturing   							43
                   Clay Brick Manufacturing                           		44
                   Concrete Block Manufacturing                       		45
               Raw Materials   							46
               Vertical Integration                                   		47
               Environmental & Regulatory Issues                      		48
                   Environmental Issues                               		48
                   Recycling   							50
                   Green Building Standards                           		50
               Competitive Materials                                  		51
              
         IV.   PRODUCTS   							53
               General         							53
               Clay Brick      							56
                   Common Clay Brick                                  		58
                   Glazed Clay Brick                                  		62
                   Other Clay Brick                                   		63
               Concrete Block & Brick                                 		67
                   Structural Concrete Block                          		69
                   Decorative Concrete Block                          		73
                   Concrete Pavers                                    		75
                   Concrete Brick                                     		77

          V.   MARKETS       							80
               General         							80
               Residential                                            		82
                   New Residential                                    		84
                   Residential Improvements & Repairs                 		86
                   Demand by Housing Type                             		89
                     Single-Family                                    		90
                     Multifamily                                      		92
                     Manufactured Housing                             		94
               Nonresidential                                         		97
                   New Nonresidential                                 		99
                   Nonresidential Improvements & Repairs             		101
               Nonbuilding                                           		103

         VI.   APPLICATIONS 							106
               General        							106
               Siding         							108
               Structural Applications                               		111
               Chimneywork    							113
               Fencing        							116
               Other Applications                                    		118

        VII.   REGIONS                                                        	121
               General                                                        	121
               Regional Demographic & Economic Trends                         	122
                   Regional Economic Trends                          		122
                   Regional Demographic Trends                                	124
                   Regional Construction Trends                               	126
                   Regional Housing Trends                           		128
               Brick & Block Demand                                           	131
                   Northeast                                                  	133
                     New England                                              	134
                     Middle Atlantic                                          	135
                   Midwest                                                    	136
                     East North Central                                       	138
                     West North Central                                       	138
                   South                                                      	139
                     South Atlantic                                           	141
                     East South Central                                       	143
                     West South Central                                       	144
                   West                                                       	145
                     Mountain                                                 	147
                     Pacific  							148

       VIII.   INDUSTRY STRUCTURE                                             	150
               General                                                        	150
               Industry Composition                                           	151
               Market Share                                                   	153
                   Wienerberger                                      		154
                   Boral                                             		155
                   HeidelbergCement                                  		155
                   CEMEX      							155
                   Titan Cement                                      		156
                   Berkshire Hathaway                                		156
                   CRH        							156
               Competitive Strategies                                         	156
               New Product Development                               		159
               Marketing & Distribution                                       	160
               Acquisitions & Divestitures                                    	161
               Cooperative Agreements                                		164
               Company Profiles                                      		164
                   Acme Brick Company, see Berkshire Hathaway
                   Arriscraft International Incorporated, see Wienerberger
                   The Belden Brick Company                          		165
                   Berkshire Hathaway                                		167
                   Boral Limited                                     		170
                   Bowerston Shale Company                           		172
                   Carolina Ceramics Brick Company                   		173
                   Castaic Brick Manufacturing Company, see Castle & Cooke
                   Castle & Cooke Incorporated                       		175
                   CEMEX SAB de CV                                   		178
                   Cherokee Brick & Tile Company                     		182
                   Columbus Brick Company                            		183
                   CRH plc                                           		184
                   Denver Brick Company, see Berkshire Hathaway
                   Elgin-Butler Brick Company                        		189
                   Endicott Clay Products Company                    		191
                   Featherlite Building Products Corporation,
                     see Berkshire Hathaway
                   General Shale Brick Incorporated, see Wienerberger
                   Glen-Gery Corporation, see CRH
                   Hanson plc, see HeidelbergCement
                   Hebron Brick Supply Company                      		192
                   HeidelbergCement AG                               		193
                   Henry Brick Company Incorporated                  		196
                   Ideal Concrete Block Company Incorporated         		197
                   Jenkins Brick Company                             		199
                   Kasten Masonry                                    		200
                   Lawrenceville Brick Incorporated                  		201
                   Lee Brick & Block, see Lee Masonry Products
                   Lee Masonry Products Incorporated                 		202
                   McAvoy Brick Company                              		203
                   Modern Concrete, see Wienerberger
                   Morin Brick Company                               		204

                   Mountain Stone Products, see Lee Masonry Products
                   Nash Brick Company                                		205
                   Navastone Incorporated, see HeidelbergCement
                   Oldcastle Architectural Product Group, see CRH
                   Old World Bricks                                  		206
                   Pacific Clay Products Incorporated, see Castle & Cooke
                   Pine Hall Brick Company Incorporated              		207
                   Redland Brick Incorporated, see Belden
                   Richards Brick Company                            		208
                   Rinker Group Limited, see CEMEX
                   Robinson Brick Company, see Wienerberger
                   Southland Brick & Block, see Lee Masonry
                   Tarmac America LLC, see Titan
                   Taylor Clay Products Incorporated                 		209
                   Titan Cement Company SA                           		210
                   Triangle Brick Company                            		211
                   Whitacre-Greer Fireproofing Company               		212
                   Wienerberger Baustoffindustrie AG                 		214
                   Yankee Hill Brick Manufacturing Company,
                     see Castle & Cooke
               Additional Companies Mentioned in the Study           		218



                                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   Construction Expenditures                              		17
           5   Building Construction Expenditures                     		20
           6   Residential Building Construction Expenditures                  	22
           7   Housing Indicators                                              	25
           8   Housing Stock by Type                                  		29
           9   Residential Improvement & Repair Expenditures          		31
          10   Nonresidential Building Construction Expenditures               	33
          11   Nonresidential Building Improvement & Repair Expenditures   	34
          12   Nonbuilding Construction Expenditures                           	36
          13   Brick & Block Market, 1997-2007                                 	38
          14   Brick & Block Pricing                                  		40
          15   Brick & Block Foreign Trade                            		41

               SECTION IV -- PRODUCTS
           1   Brick & Block Demand                                   		54
           2   Clay Brick Demand                                      		58
           3   Common Clay Brick Demand                               		61
           4   Glazed Clay Brick Demand                               		63
           5   Other Clay Brick Demand                                		67
           6   Concrete Block & Brick Demand                          		69
           7   Structural Concrete Block Demand                       		73
           8   Decorative Concrete Block Demand                       		75
           9   Concrete Pavers Demand                                 		77
          10   Concrete Brick Demand                                  		79

               SECTION V -- MARKETS
           1   Brick & Block Demand by Market                         		81
           2   Residential Markets for Bricks & Blocks                		83
                                      
                                      
           3   New Residential Market for Brick & Block               		86
           4   Residential Improvement & Repair Market for Brick & Block   	89
           5   Residential Brick & Block Demand by Housing Type       		90
           6   Single-Family Home Market for Brick & Block            		92
           7   Multifamily Home Market for Brick & Block              		94
           8   Manufactured Housing Market for Brick & Block          		97
           9   Nonresidential Markets for Brick & Block               		99
          10   New Nonresidential Market for Brick & Block           		101
          11   Nonresidential Improvement & Repair Market for 
                   Brick & Block                                     		103
          12   Nonbuilding Markets for Brick & Block                 		105

               SECTION VI -- APPLICATIONS
           1   Brick & Block Demand by Application                   		107
           2   Brick & Block Demand in Siding                        		111
           3   Brick & Block Demand in Structural Applications       		113
           4   Brick & Block Demand in Chimneywork                   		116
           5   Brick & Block Demand in Fencing                       		118
           6   Brick & Block Demand in Other Applications            		120

               SECTION VII -- REGIONS
           1   Gross Domestic Product by Region                      		124
           2   Population by Region                                           	126
           3   Construction Expenditures by Region                            	128
           4   Regional Home Sales & New Housing Trends                       	130
           5   Brick & Block Demand by Region                                 	132
           6   Northeast Brick & Block Demand                                 	134
           7   Midwest Brick & Block Demand                                   	137
           8   South Brick & Block Demand                            		141
           9   West Brick & Block Demand                             		147

               SECTION VIII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
           1   Brick & Block Sales by Company, 2007                           	153
           2   Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures                           	162
                               
				LIST OF CHARTS
                                        
CHART NUMBER                                                                 PAGE


               SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
           1   Year of Construction of Housing Stock, 2007            		29
           2   Brick & Block Market, 1997-2007                        		38

               SECTION IV -- PRODUCTS
           1   Brick & Block Demand, 2007                             		55

               SECTION V -- MARKETS
           1   Brick & Block Demand by Market, 2007                   		82

               SECTION VI -- APPLICATIONS
           1   Brick & Block Demand by Application, 2007             		108

               SECTION VII -- REGIONS
           1   Brick & Block Demand by Region, 2007                  		132

               SECTION VIII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
           1   Brick & Block Market Share, 2007                      		154
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