Study #: 1734

Published: 11/2003

Pages: 270

Full Study Price: US$ 3,900

Per Page Price: US$ 30.00

Kitchen & Bath Countertops - Market Size, Market Share, Market Leaders, Demand Forecast, Sales, Company Profiles, Market Research, Industry Trends

US demand for residential countertops will reach 467 million square feet in 2007 based on healthy remodeling expenditures and an ongoing trend toward larger kitchens and more bathrooms per house. Value gains will benefit from the use of costlier materials (e.g., solid surface, natural/engineered stone).

This study analyzes the $11 billion US kitchen and bath countertops industry. It presents historical demand data for 1992, 1997 and 2002 and forecasts to 2007 and 2012 by material (e.g., laminates, solid surface, tile, miscellaneous cast polymers, natural stone, engineered stone); product, market and US region.

The study also examines the market environment, details industry structure and market share, and profiles 39 leading competitors including Wilsonart, Formica, Nevamar, Panolam Industries, DuPont, Mitsubishi, LG Chem, Cheil Industries, Cosentino, CAMBRIA, and CaesarStone.

     TABLE OF CONTENTS
         INTRODUCTION
   I.    EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
  II.    MARKET ENVIRONMENT
         General
         Macroeconomic Environment
         Consumer Trends
           Personal Income & Expenditures
           Consumer Financing
         Demographic Trends
           Population
           Households
         Residential Building Construction
           New Housing Units
           Housing Stock
           Improvements & Repairs
         Regulatory Considerations
         Pricing Trends
           Stone
           Engineered Stone
           Solid Surface
           Miscellaneous Cast Polymers
           Tile
           Laminates
         World Market
           Western Europe
           Asia/Pacific
           Rest of World
         Foreign Trade
 III.    SURFACE MATERIALS
         General
           Value Outlook
           Volume Outlook
           Installation Costs
         Laminates
           Characteristics
           Suppliers & Fabricators
         Solid Surface
           Characteristics
           Suppliers & Fabricators
         Natural Stone
           Granite
              Characteristics
              Fabricators
           Other Stone
              Marble
              Limestone
              Slate
              Soapstone
              Others
         Tile
           Ceramic
           Porcelain
           Other Tile
         Engineered Stone
           Characteristics
           Suppliers & Fabricators
         Miscellaneous Cast Polymers
           Characteristics
           Fabricators
         Other Materials
           Stainless Steel
           Wood
           Miscellaneous
              Concrete
              Miscellaneous Metals
              Glass
              Others
  IV.    PRODUCTS
         General
           Value Outlook
           Volume Outlook
         Kitchen Countertops
           New Construction
           Remodeling
         Bathroom Countertops
           New Construction
           Remodeling
   V.    MARKETS
         General
         New Construction
           Single Unit
           Multiple Units
           Manufactured Housing
         Remodeling
           Single Unit
           Multiple Units
           Manufactured Housing
  VI.    REGIONAL DEMAND
         General
         Regional Demographic & Economic Trends
           Population Patterns
           Economic Outlook
           Construction Activity
           Housing Trends
         Regional Demand for Countertops
           Northeast
              New England
              Middle Atlantic
           Midwest
              East North Central
              West North Central
           South
              South Atlantic
              East South Central
              West South Central
           West
              Mountain
              Pacific
  VII.   INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
         General
         Industry Composition & Market Share
           Laminates
           Solid Surface
           Natural Stone
           Tile
           Engineered Stone
           Miscellaneous Cast Polymers
           Other
         Competitive Strategies
         Research & Development
         Manufacturing
         Distribution
         Marketing
         Mergers & Acquisitions
         Cooperative Agreements
         Company Profiles
           Akzo Nobel NV
           Benchmark
           Boos (John) & Company
           Borden Chemical Incorporated
           Buddy Rhodes Studio Incorporated
           CaesarStone
           Cal Custom Manufacturing
           CAMBRIA
           Casco Surfaces Beteiligungs GmbH
           Cheil Industries Incorporated
           Cosentino SA
           Craig Baker Marble Company Incorporated
           Cumberland Cultured Incorporated
           Dakota Granite Company
           DuPont (EI) de Nemours
           Duracite
           Fiberesin Industries Incorporated
           Formica Corporation
           Hartson-Kennedy Cabinet Top Company Incorporated
           Hundman Lumber Companies
           Illinois Tool Works Incorporated
           Jamestown Scientific Industries
           LG Chem Limited
           Lippert Corporation
           Marazzi Gruppo Ceramiche SpA
           Mesa Fully Formed Incorporated
           Mississippi Chemical Corporation
           Mitsubishi Corporation
           Mohawk Industries Incorporated
           Nevamar Company LLC
           Panolam Industries International Incorporated
           Precision Countertops Incorporated
           RSI Holding Corporation
           Safas Corporation
           Sta-Care Incorporated
           Swan Corporation
           Valley Countertops Industries Limited
           Vangura Surfacing Products Incorporated
           VT Industries Incorporated
           Additional Companies Mentioned in Study