Study #: 1935

Published: 07/2005

Pages: 270

Full Study Price: US$ 4,100

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Carpets & Rugs to 2009 - Market Research, Market Share, Market Size, Sales, Demand Forecast, Market Leaders, Company Profiles, Industry Trends

US carpet and rug demand will reach 22 billion square feet in 2009. Gains will be supported by accelerating nonresidential construction, expanding distribution channels, product innovations and improved materials. Rugs will benefit from consumer preference for hard surface flooring, over which scatter and area rugs are often placed.

This study analyzes the $14 billion US carpet and rug industry. It presents historical demand data for 1994, 1999 and 2004 and forecasts to 2009 and 2014 by carpet and rug material (e.g., face fibers, backing, adhesives); by product (e.g., tufted broadloom, scatter rugs and bath mats, carpet tile, vehicular carpet, artificial grass, woven, needle-punched); and by market (e.g., residential building, nonresidential building, transportation equipment).

The study also considers market environment indicators, details industry structure, evaluates company market share and profiles 39 major players including Mohawk, Shaw, Beaulieu, Interface, C&A Floorcoverings, Dixie Group, and Collins & Aikman.

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                           TABLE OF CONTENTS
                                    
  
  SECTION                                                          PAGE
  
         INTRODUCTION                                                ix
         
   I.    EXECUTIVE SUMMARY                                            1
         
  II.    MARKET ENVIRONMENT                                           4
         General                                                      4
         Macroeconomic Overview                                       5
         Consumer Income & Spending                                   8
           Personal Income & Expenditures                             8
           Consumer Financing                                        10
         Demographic Trends                                          13
           Population                                                13
           Households                                                15
         Building Construction Trends                                15
           Residential Construction                                  18
              Housing Outlook                                        20
              Single-Family Home Sales                               22
              Residential Floor Space                                23
              Improvements & Repairs                                 25
           Nonresidential Construction                               26
              Nonresidential Building Space                          28
              Repair & Improvements                                  29
         Transportation Equipment Trends                             31
           Motor Vehicle Outlook                                     31
           Other Transportation Equipment                            33
         Pricing Patterns                                            36
         Market Trends                                               38
         Environmental Issues                                        40
           Recycling                                                 40
           Indoor Air Quality                                        44
           Other Issues                                              46
         World Carpet & Rug Overview                                 47
         US Foreign Trade                                            48
           Imports                                                   49
           Exports                                                   52
         Competitive Floor Coverings Outlook                         55
  
 III.    MATERIALS                                                   57
         General                                                     57
         Face Fibers                                                 60
           Nylon                                                     63
           Polypropylene                                             66
           Polyester                                                 69
           Wool & Other Fibers                                       71
         Primary Backing                                             75
         Secondary Backing                                           78
         Adhesives                                                   81
           Styrene-Butadiene Latex                                   83
           Other Adhesives                                           83
                                                                       
  IV.    PRODUCTS                                                    85
         General                                                     85
         Tufted Carpets & Rugs                                       88
           Broadloom                                                 92
           Scatter Rugs & Bath Mats                                  95
           Carpet Tile                                               97
           Vehicular Carpets & Rugs                                  99
           Artificial Grass                                         101
         Woven Carpets & Rugs                                       103
           Product Characteristics                                  105
           Product Innovation                                       106
         Other Carpets & Rugs                                       107
           Needle-Punched                                           108
           All Other                                                110
           
   V.    MARKETS                                                    112
         General                                                    112
         Residential Building                                       115
           New                                                      116
           Replacement                                              118
           Residence Type                                           121
              Single-Family Housing                                 122
              Multifamily Housing                                   124
              Manufactured Housing                                  126
         Nonresidential Building                                    128
           New                                                      130
           Replacement                                              132
           Building Type                                            134
              Office & Commercial                                   135
              Institutional                                         138
              Industrial                                            140
              Other Nonresidential Buildings                        142
         Transportation Equipment                                   143
           Motor Vehicles                                           144
           Other Transportation Equipment                           146
           
  VI.    INDUSTRY STRUCTURE                                         148
         General                                                    148
         Industry Composition                                       149
         Market Share                                               153
           Mohawk                                                   154
           Shaw                                                     154
           Beaulieu                                                 155
           Interface                                                155
           C&A Floorcoverings                                       155
           Dixie                                                    156
           Collins & Aikman                                         156
           Other Leading Companies                                  157
         Competitive Strategies                                     158
         Product Development                                        160
         Manufacturing                                              162
         Marketing                                                  164
         Distribution                                               167
         Mergers & Acquisitions                                     169
         Cooperative Agreements                                     174
         Company Profiles                                           181
           Abbey Carpet Company Incorporated                        182
           Amoco Fabrics & Fibers Company, see Propex Fabrics
           Atlas Carpet Mills Incorporated                          183
           Bacova Guild Limited                                     184
           Barrett Carpet Mills Incorporated, see Kraus Carpet Mills
           BASF AG                                                  186
           Beaulieu Group LLC                                       187
           Bentley Prince Street Incorporated, see Interface
           Berkshire Hathaway Incorporated                          190
           Blue Ridge Commercial Carpet                             195
           BP plc                                                   197
           Camelot Carpet Mills, see Royalty Carpet Mills
           Candlewick Yarns, see Dixie Group
           Capel Incorporated                                       198
           Cargill Incorporated                                     201
           Collins & Aikman Corporation                             202
           Collins & Aikman Floorcoverings Incorporated             204
           Crossley Carpet Mills Limited, see Collins & Aikman
              Floorcoverings
           Designweave Commercial Carpet Incorporated, see 
              Berkshire Hathaway
           Dixie Group Incorporated                                 208
           Dow Chemical Company                                     211
           DuPont (EI) de Nemours                                   213
           Fabrica International, see Dixie Group
           Feizy Import and Export Company                          215
           Flagship Carpets, see Blue Ridge Commercial Carpet          
           Gulistan Carpet Incorporated                             217
           Honeywell International Incorporated                     218
           Interface Incorporated                                   220
           International Textile Group                              224
           Invision Carpet Systems, see J&J Industries
           INVISTA, see Koch Industries
           J&J Industries Incorporated                              225
           Koch Industries Incorporated                             227
           Kraus Carpet Mills Limited                               230
           Lear Corporation                                         234
           Lees Carpets, see Mohawk Industries
           Legato Carpet System, see Milliken & Company                
           Magee Rieter Automotive Systems, see Rieter Holding
           Mannington Mills Incorporated                            236
           Maples Industries Incorporated                           238
           Masland Carpets, see Dixie Group
           McMahon (WG) Canada Limited, see Kraus Carpet Mills
           Milliken & Company                                       239
           Mohawk Industries Incorporated                           242
           Monterey Carpets, see Collins & Aikman Floorcoverings
           NatureWorks LLC, see Cargill
           Nourison Rug Corporation                                 248
           Official Pillowtex LLC                                   250
           Oriental Weavers Group                                   251
           Pacificrest Mills Incorporated, see Royalty Carpet Mills
           Pandel Incorporated, see Interface
           Patcraft Commercial Carpet, see Berkshire Hathaway
           Pillowtex Corporation, see Official Pillowtex
           Propex Fabrics Incorporated                              254
           Rieter Holding Limited                                   255
           Royalty Carpet Mills Incorporated                        257
           Shaw Industries Incorporated, see Berkshire Hathaway
           SI Corporation                                           259
           Solutia Incorporated                                     260
           Sound Floor Coverings Incorporated, see Kraus Carpet Mills
           Sphinx, see Oriental Weavers
           Springs Industries Incorporated                          262
           Strudex Fibres Limited, see Kraus Carpet Mills
           Tesserae Carpet System, see Milliken & Company              
           Textile Rubber & Chemical Company Incorporated           263
           3M Company                                               265
         Other Companies Mentioned in Study                         266
  
    


                               LIST OF TABLES
                                   
    TABLE NUMBER                                                   PAGE
  
         SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
         Summary Table                                                3
  
         SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT                              
    1    Macroeconomic Indicators                                     7
    2    Personal Income & Expenditures                              10
    3    Consumer Financing Environment                              12
    4    Population Trends                                           14
    5    Building Construction Expenditures                          18
    6    Residential Building Construction Expenditures              20
    7    Housing Indicators                                          22
    8    Single-Family Home Sales                                    23
    9    Residential Floor Space                                     25
   10    Residential Repair & Improvement Expenditures               26
   11    Nonresidential Construction Expenditures                    28
   12    Nonresidential Floor Space                                  29
   13    Nonresidential Repair & Improvement Expenditures            31
   14    Motor Vehicle Outlook                                       33
   15    Other Transportation Equipment Indicators                   36
   16    Carpet & Rug Shipment Pricing Trends                        37
   17    Carpet & Rug Historical Market Trends                       39
   18    US Carpet & Rug Foreign Trade                               49
   19    Floor Covering Demand                                       56
  
         SECTION III -- MATERIALS
    1    Carpet & Rug Material Consumption                           59
    2    Face Fiber Consumption                                      62
    3    Nylon Face Fiber Consumption                                66
    4    Polypropylene Face Fiber Consumption                        69
    5    Polyester Face Fiber Consumption                            71
    6    Wool & Other Face Fiber Consumption                         74
    7    Primary Backing Consumption                                 78
    8    Secondary Backing Consumption                               81
    9    Adhesives Consumption                                       82
  
         SECTION IV -- PRODUCTS
    1    Carpet & Rug Supply & Demand                                87
    2    Tufted Carpet & Rug Supply & Demand                         91
    3    Broadloom Carpet & Rug Shipments                            95
    4    Scatter Rug & Bath Mat Shipments                            97
    5    Carpet Tile Shipments                                       99
    6    Vehicular Carpet & Rug Shipments                           101
    7    Artificial Grass Shipments                                 103
    8    Woven Carpet & Rug Supply & Demand                         105
    9    Other Carpet & Rug Supply & Demand                         108
  
         SECTION V -- MARKETS
    1    Carpet & Rug Demand by Market                              114
    2    Residential Carpet & Rug Demand                            116
    3    New Residential Carpet & Rug Demand                        118
    4    Residential Replacement Carpet & Rug Demand                121
    5    Single-Family Housing Carpet & Rug Demand                  124
    6    Multifamily Housing Carpet & Rug Demand                    126
    7    Manufactured Housing Carpet & Rug Demand                   128
    8    Nonresidential Building Carpet & Rug Demand                130
    9    New Nonresidential Carpet & Rug Demand                     132
   10    Nonresidential Replacement Carpet & Rug Demand             134
   11    Nonresidential Carpet & Rug Demand by Building Type        135
   12    Office & Commercial Building Carpet & Rug Demand           137
   13    Institutional Building Carpet & Rug Demand                 140
   14    Industrial Building Carpet & Rug Demand                    141
   15    Other Nonresidential Building Carpet & Rug Demand          142
   16    Transportation Equipment Carpet & Rug Demand               144
   17    Motor Vehicle Carpet & Rug Demand                          146
   18    Other Transportation Equipment Carpet & Rug Demand         147
  
         SECTION VI -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
    1    Sales for Selected Carpet & Rug Producers, 2004            152
    2    Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures                       172
    3    Selected Cooperative Agreements                            177
    


                             LIST OF CHARTS
                                   
    CHART NUMBER                                                   PAGE
  
         SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
    1    Carpet & Rug Historical Market Trends, 1995-2004            40
    2    US Carpet & Rug Imports by Country & Product, 2004          51
    3    US Carpet & Rug Exports by Country & Product, 2004          54
  
         SECTION III -- MATERIALS
    1    US Carpet & Rug Material Consumption, 2004                  59
    2    Face Fiber Consumption by Type, 2004                        62
  
         SECTION IV -- PRODUCTS
    1    Carpet & Rug Shipments by Type, 2004                        88
    2    Tufted Carpet & Rug Shipments by Unit & Value, 2004         92
  
         SECTION V -- MARKETS
    1    Carpet & Rug Demand by Market, 2004                        114
    2    Residential Carpet & Rug Demand by Housing Type, 2004      122
  
         SECTION VI -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
    1    US Carpet & Rug Market Share, 2004                         153

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