| Inform your business decisions - authoritative market research - reliable forecasts Learn more about our industry study - purchase by the page or the full report: Study #: 2652 Published: 09/2010 Pages: 245 Full Study Price: US$ 4,800 Per Page Price: US$ 35.00 (text) | 60.00 (table) Brick & Block to 2014 - Industry Market Research, Market Share, Market Size, Sales, Demand Forecast, Market Leaders, Company Profiles, Industry TrendsUS demand for brick and block products is projected to increase 11.8 percent annually through 2014. Gains will be driven by a recovery in building construction, especially new housing. Common, glazed and other clay brick will be the fastest growing products, followed by concrete pavers. This study analyzes the 7.1 billion unit US brick and block industry. It presents historical demand data for the years 1999, 2004 and 2009, and forecasts for 2014 and 2019 by product (clay brick, concrete brick and block), market (residential building, nonresidential building, nonbuilding), application (e.g., siding, structural, chimneywork, fencing) and US region. The study also considers market environment factors, details industry structure, evaluates company market share and profiles 32 industry players, including CEMEX, HeidelbergCement and Pavestone.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION PAGE
Introduction ix
I. Executive Summary 1
II. Market Environment 4
Macroeconomic Environment 5
Demographic Trends 9
Consumer Spending Trends 12
Construction Trends 14
Building Construction 18
Residential 21
Housing Outlook 23
Housing Stock 27
Improvements & Repairs 30
Nonresidential 31
New Construction 32
Improvements & Repairs 34
Nonbuilding Construction 35
Brick & Block Market Trends 37
Pricing Trends 40
Foreign Trade 42
International Overview 43
III. Overview 45
Manufacturing 46
Clay Brick Manufacturing 46
Concrete Block Manufacturing 48
Raw Materials 48
Vertical Integration 50
Environmental & Regulatory Issues 51
Environmental Issues 51
Recycling 52
Green Building Trends 53
Competitive Materials 54
IV. Products 57
General 57
Clay Brick 61
Common Clay Brick 63
Glazed Clay Brick 68
Other Clay Brick 70
Concrete Brick & Block 75
Structural Concrete Block 77
Concrete Pavers 81
Concrete Brick 83
Decorative Concrete Block 85
V. Markets 89
General 89
Residential Building 92
New 94
Improvement & Repair 97
Demand by Housing Type 100
Single-Family 102
Multifamily 104
Manufactured Housing 106
Nonresidential Building 109
New 112
Improvement & Repair 115
Nonbuilding Construction 117
VI. Applications 120
General 120
Siding 122
Structural 125
Chimneywork 128
Fencing 131
Other Applications 133
VII. Regions 136
General 136
Regional Economic & Demographic Trends 137
Economic Outlook 137
Population Patterns 139
Construction Activity 141
Housing Trends 144
Brick & Block Demand 146
Northeast 149
New England 151
Middle Atlantic 152
Midwest 153
East North Central 155
West North Central 156
South 157
South Atlantic 160
East South Central 161
West South Central 162
West 163
Mountain 166
Pacific 167
VIII. Industry Structure 169
General 169
Industry Composition 170
Market Share 172
Competitive Strategies 176
Product Development 179
Marketing & Distribution 180
Acquisitions & Divestitures 181
Company Profiles 182
Acme Brick Company, see Berkshire Hathaway
Belden Brick Company 183
Berkshire Hathaway Incorporated 185
Boral Limited 188
Bowerston Shale Company 191
Carolina Ceramics Brick Company 192
Castaic Brick Company, see Castle & Cooke
Castle & Cooke Incorporated 194
CEMEX SAB de CV 197
Cherokee Brick & Tile Company 199
Columbus Brick Company 200
CRH plc 201
Denver Brick Company, see Berkshire Hathaway
Elgin Butler Company 207
Endicott Clay Products Company 209
Featherlite Building Products Corporation, see Berkshire Hathaway
General Shale Brick Incorporated, see Wienerberger
Glen-Gery Corporation, see CRH
Hanson Brick, see HeidelbergCement
Hebron Brick Supply Company 211
HeidelbergCement AG 212
Henry Brick Company Incorporated 215
Ideal Concrete Block Company Incorporated 216
Jenkins Brick Company 219
Kasten Masonry 220
Lawrenceville Brick Incorporated 221
Lee Masonry Products Incorporated 222
McAvoy Brick Company 224
Morin Brick Company 225
Mountain Stone Products, see Lee Masonry Products
Nash Brick Company 226
Old World Bricks 227
Oldcastle Architectural Product Group, see CRH
Pacific Clay Products Incorporated, see Castle & Cooke
Pavestone Company LP 228
Pine Hall Brick Company Incorporated 231
Redland Brick Incorporated, see Belden Brick
Richards Brick Company 232
Robinson Brick Company, see Wienerberger
Southland Brick & Block, see Lee Masonry Products
Tarmac America LLC, see Titan Cement
Taylor Clay Products Incorporated 233
Titan Cement Company SA 235
Triangle Brick Company 236
Whitacre-Greer Fireproofing Company 237
Wienerberger Baustoffindustrie AG 239
Yankee Hill Brick Manufacturing Company, see Castle & Cooke
Additional Companies Mentioned in the Study 243
LIST OF TABLES
TABLE NUMBER PAGE
SECTION I -- Executive Summary
Summary Table 3
SECTION II -- Market Environment
1 Macroeconomic Indicators 8
2 Population & Households 12
3 Personal Consumption Expenditures 14
4 Construction Expenditures 18
5 Building Construction Expenditures 21
6 Residential Building Construction Expenditures 23
7 Private Housing Completions 27
8 Housing Stock by Type 29
9 Residential Improvement & Repair Expenditures 31
10 Nonresidential Building Construction Expenditures 34
11 Nonresidential Building Improvement & Repair Expenditures 35
12 Nonbuilding Construction Expenditures 37
13 Brick & Block Market, 1999-2009 39
14 Brick & Block Pricing 42
15 Brick & Block Foreign Trade 43
SECTION IV -- Products
1 Brick & Block Demand 59
2 Clay Brick Demand 63
3 Common Clay Brick Demand 68
4 Glazed Clay Brick Demand 70
5 Other Clay Brick Demand 74
6 Concrete Brick & Block Demand 76
7 Structural Concrete Block Demand 80
8 Concrete Paver Demand 83
9 Concrete Brick Demand 85
10 Decorative Concrete Block Demand 88
SECTION V -- Markets
1 Brick & Block Demand by Market 91
2 Residential Market for Brick & Block 94
3 New Residential Market for Brick & Block 96
4 Residential Improvement & Repair Market for Brick & Block 100
5 Residential Brick & Block Demand by Housing Type 102
6 Single-Family Housing Market for Brick & Block 104
7 Multifamily Housing Market for Brick & Block 106
8 Manufactured Housing Market for Brick & Block 109
9 Nonresidential Building Market for Brick & Block 112
10 New Nonresidential Building Market for Brick & Block 115
11 Nonresidential Building Improvement & Repair Market
for Brick & Block 117
12 Nonbuilding Market for Brick & Block 119
SECTION VI -- Applications
1 Brick & Block Demand by Application 121
2 Siding Demand for Brick & Block 125
3 Structural Demand for Brick & Block 127
4 Chimneywork Demand for Brick & Block 131
5 Fencing Demand for Brick & Block 133
6 Other Applications for Brick & Block 135
SECTION VII -- Regions
1 Gross Domestic Product by Region 139
2 Population by Region 141
3 Construction Expenditures by Region 143
4 Regional Housing Indicators 146
5 Brick & Block Demand by Region 148
6 Northeast Brick & Block Demand 151
7 Midwest Brick & Block Demand 155
8 South Brick & Block Demand 160
9 West Brick & Block Demand 166
SECTION VIII -- Industry Structure
1 US Brick & Block Revenues for Selected Producers, 2009 172
LIST OF CHARTS
CHART NUMBER PAGE
SECTION II -- Market Environment
1 Year of Construction of Housing Stock, 2009 30
2 Brick & Block Demand, 1999-2009 40
SECTION III -- Products
1 Brick & Block Demand by Product, 2009 60
SECTION IV -- Markets
1 Brick & Block Demand by Market, 2009 92
SECTION V -- Applications
1 Brick & Block Demand by Application, 2009 122
SECTION VI -- Regions
1 Brick & Block Demand by Region, 2009 149
SECTION VII -- Industry Structure
1 Brick & Block Market Share, 2009 174
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