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Study #: 2239

Published: 09/2007

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Composite & Plastic Lumber to 2011 - Market Research, Market Share, Market Size, Sales, Demand Forecast, Market Leaders, Company Profiles, Industry Trends

US composite and plastic lumber demand will grow 10 percent annually through 2011, based on performance advantages over wood. Wood-plastic composites will fare better than plastic lumber. Molding and trim will remain a key market while windows and doors, decking and other applications will lead gains.

This study analyzes the $3.4 billion US composite and plastic lumber industry. It presents historical demand data for the years 1996, 2001 and 2006 and forecasts for 2011 and 2016 by material (e.g., cellulosic, PVC, polyethylene, additives and modifiers), application (e.g., molding and trim, decking, fencing, windows and doors, playground equipment), and market (e.g., residential, nonresidential, nonbuilding).

The study also considers market environment factors, details industry structure, evaluates company market share and profiles 35 major players including Trex, Tapco Group, Royal Group, CertainTeed, and Frypon.

                           TABLE OF CONTENTS
                                    
  
  SECTION                                                          PAGE
  
         INTRODUCTION                                               xii
  
   I.    EXECUTIVE SUMMARY                                            1
  
  II.    MARKET ENVIRONMENT                                           4
         General                                                      4
         Macroeconomic Overview                                       5
         Consumer Income & Spending                                   8
           Personal Income & Expenditures                             9
           Consumer Financing                                        11
         Demographic Trends                                          15
         Construction Trends                                         18
           Construction Expenditures                                 19
           Construction Stock                                        21
         Building Construction Trends                                25
           Residential Construction                                  28
              Housing Outlook                                        30
              Housing Stock                                          34
              Residential Floor Space                                36
              Improvements & Repairs                                 38
           Nonresidential Construction                               39
              Construction Expenditures                              40
              Improvements & Repairs                                 42
         Nonbuilding Construction Trends                             44
         Pricing Issues                                              46
         Environmental Issues                                        48
         Regulations & Standards                                     50
           Building Codes                                            51
           Materials Standards                                       52
           Treated Lumber                                            53
         International Activity & Foreign Trade                      54
           North America                                             55
           Western Europe                                            56
           Other Regions                                             57
    
 III.    MATERIALS                                                   58
         General                                                     58
         Material Demand                                             59
         Wood-Plastic Composite Lumber                               61
           Material Characteristics                                  62
           Cellulosic Materials                                      63
           Plastic Resins                                            65
              Polyethylene                                           66
              Polyvinyl Chloride                                     68
              Other Resins                                           69
           Additives & Modifiers                                     71
         Plastic Lumber                                              72
           Material Characteristics                                  74
           Polyvinyl Chloride                                        74
              Material Characteristics                               75
              Characteristics by Application                         76
           Polyethylene                                              77
              Material Characteristics                               77
              Characteristics by Application                         79
           Other                                                     80
  
  IV.    APPLICATIONS                                                82
         General                                                     82
         Molding & Trim                                              87
           Outlook                                                   87
           Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Molding & Trim           91
              Wood-Plastic Composite Molding & Trim                  92
                Demand by Market                                     94
                Product Characteristics                              95
              Plastic Molding & Trim                                 96
                Demand by Market                                     97
                Product Characteristics                              98
                Resins                                               99
                   Vinyl                                            100
                   Polyurethane                                     101
                   Other Resins                                     102
                Suppliers                                           103
         Decking                                                    103
           Outlook                                                  105
           Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Decking                 107
              Wood-Plastic Composite Decking                        109
                Demand by Function                                  111
                Demand by Market                                    112
                Demand by Material Type                             114
                Product Characteristics                             115
                Product Development                                 118
                Suppliers                                           120
              Plastic Decking                                       121
                Demand by Function                                  122
                Demand by Market                                    123
                Demand by Material Type                             124
                   Vinyl                                            125
                   Other Plastics                                   127
                Suppliers                                           130
         Fencing                                                    131
           Outlook                                                  132
           Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Fencing                 134
              Wood-Plastic Composite Fencing                        137
              Vinyl Fencing                                         138
              HDPE & Other Plastic Fencing                          140
         Windows & Doors                                            141
           Outlook                                                  142
           Wood-Plastic Composite Windows & Doors                   144
              Product Characteristics                               146
              Suppliers                                             148
         Other                                                      149
           Playground Equipment                                     152
           Hot Tub & Spa Cladding                                   153
           Marine (Non-Decking)                                     154
           Porches                                                  154
           Site & Leisure Furniture                                 156
           Railroad Ties                                            157
           All Other                                                159
              Lawn & Garden                                         159
              Roofing                                               160
              Structural Lumber                                     160
              Other Miscellaneous Applications                      161
  
   V.    MARKETS                                                    162
         General                                                    162
         Residential Building                                       165
           New                                                      166
              Demand by Material                                    168
              Demand by Application                                 168
           Improvement & Repair                                     169
              Demand by Material                                    171
              Demand by Application                                 171
           Demand by Application                                    173
           Housing Type                                             175
              Single-Family                                         177
              Multifamily                                           179
              Manufactured Housing                                  181
         Nonresidential Building                                    183
           New                                                      185
              Demand by Material                                    187
              Demand by Application                                 187
           Improvement & Repair                                     188
              Demand by Material Type                               189
              Demand by Application                                 190
           Demand by Application                                    191
         Nonbuilding Construction                                   193
           New                                                      194
              Demand by Material                                    195
              Demand by Application                                 196
           Improvement & Repair                                     196
              Demand by Material                                    198
              Demand by Application                                 199
           Demand by Application                                    201
                                      
  VI.    INDUSTRY STRUCTURE                                         203
         General                                                    203
         Industry Composition                                       204
         Market Share                                               209
           Trex                                                     211
           Tapco Group                                              212
           Royal Group                                              212
           CertainTeed                                              213
           Fypon                                                    213
           Other Leaders                                            213
         Manufacturing                                              216
           Extrusion                                                216
           Equipment                                                217
           Developments                                             218
         Product Development                                        219
         Competitive Strategies                                     223
         Marketing                                                  225
         Distribution                                               228
         Mergers & Acquisitions                                     229
         Cooperative Agreements                                     233
         Company Profiles                                           238
           Advanced Environmental Recycling 
              Technologies Incorporated                             239
           AERT, see Advanced Environmental Recycling Technologies                                   
           Alcoa Incorporated                                       241
           Alside Incorporated, see Associated Materials    
           Andersen Corporation                                     243
           Associated Materials Incorporated                        244
           Atlantic Premium Shutters, see Headwaters
           Atrium Companies Incorporated                            247
           AZEK Building Products Incorporated, see 
              CPG International
           Boise Cascade Holdings LLC                               249
           Builders Edge, see Headwaters
           Cascades Incorporated                                    251
           CertainTeed Corporation, see Saint-Gobain
           Compression Polymers Holdings Incorporated, see 
              CPG International
           Correct Building Products LLC                            253
           CPG International Incorporated                           255
           CPI Plastics Group Limited                               258
           Crane Plastics Holding Company                           260
           ElkCorp, see G-I Holdings
           Elk Premium Building Products Incorporated, see 
              G-I Holdings
           EPOCH Composite Products Incorporated, see TAMKO
              Building Products
           Euramax International Incorporated                       264
           Fiber Composites LLC                                     265
           Fortune Brands Incorporated                              268
           Fypon Limited, see Fortune Brands
           Genova Products Incorporated                             269
           Gentek Building Products Incorporated, see 
              Associated Materials
           G-I Holdings Incorporated                                271
           Georgia Gulf Corporation                                 273
           GSW Building Products Incorporated, see 
              Euramax International
           Hancor Holdings LLC                                      276
           Headwaters Incorporated                                  278
           Kadant Incorporated                                      282
           Kroy Building Products Incorporated, 
              see Ply Gem Holdings
           LDI Composites Company, see Liberty Diversified 
              Industries
           Liberty Diversified Industries Incorporated              283
           Louisiana-Pacific Corporation                            284
           Mid-America Siding Components, see Headwaters
           Mikron Industries Incorporated, see Quanex
           N.E.W. Plastics Corporation                              286
           North American Technologies Group Incorporated           287
           Outdoor Technologies Incorporated, see Hancor Holdings
           Plastiques Cascades Incorporated, see Cascades
           Ply Gem Holdings Incorporated                            288
           Procell LLC                                              291
           Quanex Corporation                                       291
           Renew Plastics Incorporated, see N.E.W. Plastics
           Royal Group Incorporated, see Georgia Gulf
           Royal Group Technologies Limited, see Georgia Gulf
           Royal Mouldings Limited, see Georgia Gulf
           Royal Outdoor Products, see Georgia Gulf
           Saint-Gobain                                             293
           SBR Incorporated, see Fortune Brands
           Stonefield Classic Shutters, see Headwaters
           TAMKO Building Products Incorporated                     296
           TAMKO Roofing Products, see TAMKO Building Products
           Tapco Group, see Headwaters
           Tapco International Corporation, see Headwaters
           Thermal Industries Incorporated, see Atrium Companies
           TieTek Technologies Incorporated, see North American
              Technologies Group
           TimberTech Limited, see Crane Plastics
           Trex Company Incorporated                                298
           Trimax Building Products Incorporated                    300
           Universal Forest Products Incorporated                   301
           Vantage Building Products, see Headwaters
           VEKA AG                                                  303
           Vycom Corporation, see CPG International                    
           Westech Building Products Incorporated, see 
              Westlake Chemical
           Westlake Chemical Corporation                            304
         Other Composite & Plastic Lumber Producers                 306
         Selected Other Composite & Plastic Lumber Companies        315
  
    

                           LIST OF TABLES
                                   
    TABLE NUMBER                                                   PAGE
  
         SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
         Summary Table                                                3
  
         SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
    1    Macroeconomic Indicators                                     8
    2    Personal Income & Expenditures                              11
    3    Consumer Financing Environment, 1996-2006                   15
    4    Resident Population                                         18
    5    Construction Expenditures                                   21
    6    Construction Stock                                          25
    7    Building Construction Expenditures                          27
    8    Residential Construction Expenditures                       30
    9    Housing Indicators                                          34
   10    Existing Residential Floor Space                            37
   11    Residential Improvement & Repair Expenditures               39
   12    Nonresidential Construction Expenditures                    42
   13    Nonresidential Construction Improvement & 
           Repair Expenditures                                       43
   14    Nonbuilding Construction Expenditures                       46
  
         SECTION III -- MATERIALS
    1    Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber Material Demand
           by Product & Type                                         60
    2    Wood-Plastic Composite Lumber Material Demand               62
    3    Plastic Lumber Demand by Resin Type                         73
  
         SECTION IV -- APPLICATIONS
    1    Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber Demand 
           by Application & Material Type                            85
    2    Molding & Trim Demand by Material Type                      90
    3    Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber Molding & Trim
           Demand by Material Type & Market                          92
    4    Wood-Plastic Composite Molding & Trim Demand by Market      94
    5    Plastic Lumber Molding & Trim by Market                     97
    6    Decking Demand by Material Type                            107
    7    Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber Decking Demand     109
    8    Wood-Plastic Composite Decking Demand 
           by Function & Market                                     111
    9    Wood-Plastic Composite Decking Demand by Material Type     115
   10    Plastic Decking Demand by Function & Market                122
   11    Plastic Decking Demand by Material Type                    125
   12    Fencing Demand by Material Type                            133
   13    Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber Fencing 
           Demand by Material Type & Market                         136
   14    Window & Door Demand by Material Type                      144
   15    Wood-Plastic Composite Window & Door Demand by Market      146
   16    Other Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber Demand 
           by Material Type, Market & Application                   151
  
         SECTION V -- MARKETS
    1    Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber Demand by Market   164
    2    Residential Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber 
           Demand by Material Type & Use                            166
    3    New Residential Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber
           Demand by Material Type & Application                    167
    4    Residential Improvement & Repair Wood-Plastic 
           Composite & Plastic Lumber Demand by 
           Material Type & Application                              170
    5    Residential Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber 
           Demand by Application                                    174
    6    Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber Demand 
           by Housing Type                                          176
    7    Single-Family Housing Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic
           Lumber Demand by Material Type                           179
    8    Multifamily Housing Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic
           Lumber Demand by Material Type                           181
    9    Manufactured Housing Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic 
           Lumber Demand by Material Type                           183
   10    Nonresidential Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber 
           Demand by Material Type & Use                            185
   11    New Nonresidential Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber
           Demand by Material Type & Application                    186
   12    Nonresidential Improvement & Repair Wood-Plastic 
           Composite & Plastic Lumber Demand by Material Type &
           Application                                              189
   13    Nonresidential Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber 
           Demand by Application                                    192
   14    Nonbuilding Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber 
           Demand by Material Type & Use                            194
   15    New Nonbuilding Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber 
           Demand by Material Type & Application                    195
   16    Nonbuilding Improvement & Repair Wood-Plastic Composite 
           & Plastic Lumber Demand by Material Type & Application   198
   17    Nonbuilding Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber 
           Demand by Application                                    202
  
         SECTION VI -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
    1    Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber Sales for 
           Selected Companies, 2006                                 207
    2    Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures                       232
    3    Selected Cooperative Agreements                            236
  
    

                           LIST OF CHARTS
                                   
    CHART NUMBER                                                   PAGE
  
         SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
    1    Year of Construction of Housing Stock, 2006                 36
  
         SECTION III -- MATERIALS
    1    Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber Material 
           Demand by Product, 1996-2016                              61
    2    Plastic Lumber Demand by Resin Type, 2006                   73
   
         SECTION IV -- APPLICATIONS
    1    Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber Demand 
           by Application & Demand Share Increase, 2006              86
  
         SECTION V -- MARKETS
    1    Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber Demand 
           by Market, 2006                                          164
    2    Residential Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber 
           Demand by Application, 2006                              175
    3    Nonresidential Demand for Wood-Plastic Composite & 
           Plastic Lumber by Application, 2006                      192
    4    Nonbuilding Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber 
           Demand by Application, 2006                              202
  
         SECTION VI -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
    1    Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber Market Share, 2006 211