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Study #: 2237

Published: 10/2007

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Residential Kitchen & Bathroom Countertops to 2011 - Market Research, Market Share, Market Size, Sales, Demand Forecast, Market Leaders, Company Profiles, Industry Trends

US countertop demand will reach 540 million square feet in 2011, driven by the remodeling segment. Engineered stone and natural stone countertops will grow the fastest while laminate countertops will remain the market leader. Kitchen countertops will continue to outpace bathroom types.

This study analyzes the $12.7 billion US residential kitchen and bath countertop industry. It presents historical demand data (1996, 2001, 2006) and forecasts for 2011 and 2016 by material (e.g., laminates, solid surface, natural stone, engineered stone, tile), product (e.g., kitchen countertops, bathroom countertops, new housing, replacement), market (e.g., new housing, remodeling) and US geographic subregion.

The study also considers market environment factors, details industry structure, evaluates company market share and profiles 36 major players including Wilsonart, Formica, Panolam, DuPont, and Cosentino.

                           TABLE OF CONTENTS
                                    
  
  SECTION                                                          PAGE
  
         INTRODUCTION                                                 x
         
   I.    EXECUTIVE SUMMARY                                            1
         
  II.    MARKET ENVIRONMENT                                           4
         General                                                      4
         Macroeconomic Environment                                    4
         Consumer Trends                                              9
           Personal Income & Expenditures                             9
           Consumer Financing                                        11
         Demographic Trends                                          15
           Population                                                16
           Households                                                19
         Residential Building Construction                           19
           New Housing Units                                         22
           Housing Stock                                             25
           Improvements & Repairs                                    28
         Regulatory Considerations                                   29
         Pricing Trends                                              33
           Laminates                                                 36
           Tile                                                      37
           Miscellaneous Cast Polymers                               37
           Solid Surface Materials                                   38
           Engineered Stone                                          39
           Natural Stone                                             40
         World Market                                                42
           Western Europe                                            43
           Asia/Pacific Region                                       44
           Other Regions                                             46
         Foreign Trade                                               47
         
 III.    SURFACE MATERIALS                                           51
         General                                                     51
           Value Outlook                                             53
           Volume Outlook                                            56
           Installation Costs                                        59
         Laminates                                                   61
           Characteristics                                           64
           Suppliers & Fabricators                                   67
         Solid Surface Materials                                     67
           Characteristics                                           70
           Suppliers & Fabricators                                   73
         Natural Stone                                               75
           Granite                                                   78
              Characteristics                                        81
              Fabricators                                            83
           Other Stone                                               84
              Marble                                                 86
              Limestone                                              87
              Slate                                                  88
              Soapstone                                              88
              Others                                                 89
         Engineered Stone                                            90
           Characteristics                                           92
           Suppliers & Fabricators                                   94
         Miscellaneous Cast Polymers                                 97
           Characteristics                                           99
           Fabricators                                              100
         Tile                                                       101
           Ceramic                                                  105
           Porcelain                                                106
           Other Tile                                               108
         Other Materials                                            109
           Stainless Steel                                          110
           Wood                                                     112
           Recycled Materials                                       115
           All Other                                                117
              Concrete                                              117
              Miscellaneous Metals                                  119
              Glass & Other Materials                               119
              
  IV.    PRODUCTS                                                   121
         General                                                    121
           Value Outlook                                            122
           Volume Outlook                                           124
         Kitchen Countertops                                        125
           New Housing                                              128
           Replacement                                              131
         Bathroom Countertops                                       137
           New Housing                                              139
           Replacement                                              142
     
   V.    MARKETS                                                    146
         General                                                    146
         New Housing                                                147
           Single Unit                                              151
           Multiple Units                                           156
           Manufactured Housing                                     159
         Remodeling                                                 162
           Single Unit                                              166
           Multiple Units                                           169
           Manufactured Housing                                     172
           
  VI.    REGIONAL DEMAND                                            174
         General                                                    174
         Regional Demographics & Economic Trends                    175
           Population Patterns                                      175
           Economic Outlook                                         177
           Construction Activity                                    179
           Housing Trends                                           181
         Regional Demand for Countertops                            185
           Northeast                                                189
              New England                                           191
              Middle Atlantic                                       192
           Midwest                                                  194
              East North Central                                    196
              West North Central                                    197
           South                                                    197
              South Atlantic                                        200
              East South Central                                    202
              West South Central                                    203
           West                                                     204
              Mountain                                              206
              Pacific                                               208
     
  VII.   INDUSTRY STRUCTURE                                         210
         General                                                    210
         Industry Composition & Market Share                        215
           Laminates                                                216
              Wilsonart                                             219
              Panolam                                               220
              Formica                                               220
           Solid Surface Materials                                  221
              DuPont                                                224
              Wilsonart                                             225
              Mitsubishi                                            225
              Formica                                               225
              LG Chem                                               226
              Others                                                226
           Natural Stone                                            226
           Engineered Stone                                         228
              Cosentino                                             231
              Cambria                                               232
              CaesarStone                                           232
              DuPont                                                233
              Others                                                233
           Miscellaneous Cast Polymers                              233
           Tile & Other Materials                                   234
         Competitive Strategies                                     236
         Research & Development                                     239
         Manufacturing                                              240
         Distribution                                               242
         Marketing                                                  244
         Mergers & Acquisitions                                     247
         Cooperative Agreements                                     248
         Company Profiles                                           252
           Aristech Acrylics, see Mitsubishi                           
           Avanza USA, see Cosentino 
           Avonite Surfaces, see Mitsubishi Corporation
           Baker (Craig) Marble Company Incorporated                253
           Benchmark                                                255
           Boos (John) & Company                                    256
           Breton SpA                                               258
           CaesarStone                                              259
           Cambria                                                  260
           CCM Enterprises                                          261
           Cheil Industries Incorporated                            263
           Cosentino SA                                             265
           Coveright Surfaces Holding GmbH                          268
           Dakota Granite Company                                   270
           Dal-Tile Corporation, see Mohawk Industries                 
           DuPont (EI) de Nemours                                   271
           Duracite                                                 273
           Formica Corporation                                      274
           Granicoat Consumer Products, see Safas Corporation          
           Granite Transformations, see Rocksolid Granit USA           
           Hanwha Group                                             276
           Hartson-Kennedy Cabinet Top Company Incorporated         278
           Hundman Lumber Companies                                 279
           Illinois Tool Works Incorporated                         281
           Innovative Stone                                         284
           InPro Corporation                                        285
           LG Chem Limited                                          286
           Lippert Corporation, see InPro Corporation
           Marazzi Group SpA                                        289
           Mesa Fully Formed Incorporated                           290
           Mitsubishi Corporation                                   291
           Mohawk Industries Incorporated                           294
           Monarch Ceramic Tile, see Marazzi Group                     
           Nevamar Company, see Panolam Industries
              International                                            
           Panolam Industries International Incorporated            296
           Precision Countertops Incorporated                       299
           Rocksolid Granit USA Incorporated                        300
           RSI Holding Corporation                                  301
           Safas Corporation                                        302
           Samsung Chemical USA, see Cheil Industries 
           Sta-Care Incorporated                                    304
           Swan Corporation                                         305
           Transolid Incorporated                                   306
           US Stone, see Cosentino                                     
           Valley Countertops Industries Limited                    308
           Vangura Surfacing Products Incorporated                  309
           VT Industries Incorporated                               310
           Wilsonart International, see Illinois 
              Tool Works 
  

                          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    Demographic Indicators                                      16
    5    Residential Construction Expenditures                       21
    6    New Housing Units                                           25
    7    Housing Stock                                               27
    8    Residential Improvement & Repair Expenditures               29
    9    Selected Fabricated Countertop Prices                       36
  
         SECTION III -- SURFACE MATERIALS
    1    Countertop Demand by Material in Value Terms                55
    2    Countertop Demand by Material in Volume Terms               58
    3    Laminate Countertop Demand                                  64
    4    Solid Surface Countertop Demand                             70
    5    Natural Stone Countertop Demand                             78
    6    Granite Countertop Demand                                   81
    7    Other Stone Countertop Demand                               86
    8    Engineered Stone Countertop Demand                          92
    9    Miscellaneous Cast Polymer Countertop Demand                98
   10    Tile Countertop Demand                                     105
   11    Other Materials Countertop Demand                          110
  
         SECTION IV -- PRODUCTS
    1    Countertop Demand by Product                               122
    2    Kitchen Countertop Demand                                  128
    3    Kitchen Countertop Demand in New Housing                   131
    4    Kitchen Countertop Demand in Remodeling                    136
    5    Bathroom Countertop Demand                                 139
    6    Bathroom Countertop Demand in New Housing                  142
    7    Bathroom Countertop Demand in Remodeling                   145
  
         SECTION V -- MARKETS
    1    Countertop Demand by Market                                147
    2    New Housing Countertop Demand                              150
    3    New Single Unit Housing Countertop Demand                  155
    4    New Multifamily Housing Countertop Demand                  158
    5    New Manufactured Housing Countertop Demand                 161
    6    Replacement Countertop Demand                              165
    7    Replacement Countertop Demand in Single Unit Housing       169
    8    Replacement Countertop Demand in Multifamily Housing       171
    9    Replacement Countertop Demand in Manufactured Housing      173
  
         SECTION VI -- REGIONAL DEMAND
    1    Resident Population by Region                              177
    2    Gross Domestic Product by Region                           179
    3    Construction Expenditures by Region                        181
    4    Regional Housing Indicators                                185
    5    Countertop Demand by Region                                188
    6    Northeast Countertop Demand                                191
    7    Midwest Countertop Demand                                  195
    8    South Countertop Demand                                    200
    9    West Countertop Demand                                     206
  
         SECTION VII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
    1    US Countertop Sales by Materials Supplier, 2006            213
    2    US Countertop Sales by Fabricator, 2006                    214
    3    Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures                       248
    4    Selected Cooperative Agreements                            251
  
    

                           LIST OF CHARTS
                                   
    CHART NUMBER                                                   PAGE
  
  
         SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
    1    Year of Construction of Housing Stock, 2006                 28
  
         SECTION III -- SURFACE MATERIALS
    1    Countertop Demand by Material in Value Terms, 2006          56
    2    Countertop Demand by Material in Volume Terms, 2006         59
  
         SECTION V -- MARKETS
    1    New Housing Countertop Demand by Housing Type, 2006        151
    2    Countertop Size, 1996-2016:  New Single Unit Housing       156
    3    Countertop Size, 1996-2016: New Multifamily Housing        159
    4    Countertop Size, 1996-2016: New Manufactured Housing       162
    5    Replacement Countertop Demand by Housing Type, 2006        166
  
         SECTION VI -- REGIONAL DEMAND 
    1    Countertop Demand by Region, 2006                          189
  
         SECTION VII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
    1    Countertop Materials Market Share, 2006                    216
    2    Laminate Countertop Industry Flow Chart                    218
    3    Laminate Countertop Materials Market Share, 2006219
    4    Solid Surface Countertop Industry Flow Chart               223
    5    Solid Surface Countertop Materials Market Share, 2006      224
    6    Engineered Stone Countertop Materials Market Share, 2006   231