Study #: 1557

Published: 06/2002

Pages: 258

Full Study Price: US$ 3,700

Per Page Price: US$ 30.00

Polyvinyl Chloride - Market Size, Market Share, Market Leaders, Demand Forecast, Sales, Company Profiles, Market Research, Industry Trends

US polyvinyl chloride (PVC) demand will reach 15.8 billion pounds in 2006 based on cost, strength, versatility and processing advantages, as well as the development of enhanced resin grades. Good opportunities are expected in areas such as pipe, window profiles, fencing, decking, and PVC sheet used in high clarity packaging.

This study analyzes the $5.3 billion US polyvinyl chloride industry. It presents historical data (1992, 1996 and 2001) and forecasts to 2006 and 2011 by process type (e.g., extruded, calendered, molded, dispersion coated); and by end-use market (e.g., pipe and fittings, siding, windows and doors, flooring, fences and decks, packaging, wire and cable, furniture and furnishings, medical products, motor vehicles).

The study also examines the US market environment, details industry structure and market share, and profiles 39 key companies including Shintech, OxyVinyls, Georgia Gulf, and Formosa Plastics.

     TABLE OF CONTENTS
        INTRODUCTION
  I.    EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
 II.    MARKET ENVIRONMENT
        General
        Macroeconomic Environment
        Consumer Income & Spending
        Demographic Trends
        Construction Trends
          Building Construction Outlook
            Residential Building Construction
              Housing Starts
              Housing Stock
            Residential Repair & Improvement
            Nonresidential Building Construction
            Nonresidential Improvement & Repair
          Nonbuilding Construction Outlook
        Motor Vehicle Outlook
        Electrical & Electronic Industry Outlook
        Appliance Outlook
        Plastics Resin Outlook
        Pricing Issues
        Market Trends
        Regulatory & Health Considerations
        International Activity
 III.   PVC SUPPLY & DEMAND
        General
        Supply & Demand
          Imports
          Exports
        Capacity
        Production Overview
        Demand by Process
  IV.   PVC MARKETS						
        General
        Pipe & Fittings
          Pipe & Fittings Industry Outlook
          PVC Pipe & Fittings Demand
        Other Construction Products
          Siding
            Siding Industry Outlook
            Vinyl Siding Demand
          Windows & Doors
            Window & Door Industry Outlook
            PVC Windows & Doors
              Windows
              Doors
              Skylights
          Flooring
            Hard Surface Flooring Industry Outlook
            Vinyl Resilient Flooring
              Vinyl Sheet
              Vinyl Composition Tile
              Solid Vinyl Tile
            Fences & Decks
              Fencing & Decking Outlook
              Vinyl Fencing & Decking
          Miscellaneous Construction Products
        Packaging & Other Uses
          Packaging
            Packaging Outlook
            PVC Packaging
          Wire & Cable
          Furniture & Furnishings
          Medical Products
          Motor Vehicles
          Electrical & Electronics
          Appliances
          Miscellaneous Uses
  V.    EXTRUDED PVC 						
        General
        Construction Products
          Pipe & Conduit				
            Pipe Characteristics
            Pipe Applications
            Producers
          Siding
          Windows & Doors
            All-Vinyl
            Vinyl-Clad & Composite
            Producers
          Fences & Decks
          Other Construction
        Wire & Cable
        Packaging Film
          Food Packaging
          Nonfood Packaging
          Secondary Packaging
        Consumer & Institutional Nondurables
        Consumer Durables
  VI.   CALENDERED PVC
        General
        Construction Products
          Resilient Flooring
          Other Construction
            Flexible Membrane Liners
            Single-Ply Roofing Membranes
            Paneling & Miscellaneous Construction
        Consumer & Institutional Nondurables
            Furniture & Furnishings
            Sporting Goods, Toys & Related
            Other Nondurable Products
        Packaging
        Motor Vehicles
        Other Uses
 VII.   MOLDED PVC 						
        General
        Injection Molded
          Construction
          Electrical & Electronic
          Other Injection Molded Products
        Dispersion Molded
          Consumer
          Motor Vehicles
          Appliance Components
          Other Dispersion Molded Products
        Blow & Compression Molding
VIII.   DISPERSION COATED & OTHER PRODUCTS
        General
        Dispersion Coated Products
          Resilient Flooring
          Furniture & Furnishings
          Motor Vehicles
          Consumer & Institutional
          Other Dispersion Coated
        Other Polyvinyl Chloride Products
  IX.   INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
        General
        Industry Concentration
        Mergers & Acquisitions
        Marketing Strategies & Distribution
        Research & Development
        Competitive Strategies
        Cooperative Agreements
        Company Profiles
           AEP Industries Incorporated,
           Alcoa Incorporated
           American Biltrite Incorporated
           Andersen Corporation
           Armstrong World Industries Incorporated
           Atrium Companies Incorporated
           Borden Chemicals and Plastics LP
           Charlotte Pipe & Foundry Company
           Contech Construction Products Incorporated
           Crane Plastics Holding Company
           Deceuninck NV
           Dow Chemical Company
           Duramax Incorporated
           Formosa Plastics Group
           Georgia Gulf Corporation
           Hancor Holdings LLC
           Kaneka Corporation
           Keysor-Century Corporation
           Lamson & Sessions Company
           Mannington Mills Incorporated
           Nortek Incorporated
           Occidental Petroleum Corporation
           Owens Corning
           PolyOne Corporation
           PVC Container Corporation
           PW Eagle Incorporated
           REHAU AG & Company
           Saint-Gobain
           Schulman (A.) Incorporated
           Shin-Etsu Chemical Company Limited
           Silver Line Building Products Corporation
           Spartech Corporation
           Tarkett Sommer AG
           Tekni-Plex Incorporated
           Teknor Apex Company
           Uponor Oyj 						
           VPI LLC
           Westlake Group