Study #: 2069

Published: 07/2006

Pages: 269

Full Study Price: US$ 4,300

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Solid Surface & Other Cast Polymers to 2010 - Market Research, Market Share, Market Size, Sales, Demand Forecast, Market Leaders, Company Profiles, Industry Trends

US cast polymer demand will grow 4.1 percent annually through 2010. Gains will be driven by increasing use in nonresidential countertops, a relatively low penetration market where cast polymers benefit from a number of performance advantages. Solid surface products will remain dominant while engineered stone types grow the fastest.

This study analyzes the 196 million square foot US cast polymer industry. It presents historical demand data for 1995, 2000 and 2005 and forecasts to 2010 and 2015 by material (e.g., marble, resins, alumina trihydrate, quartz) by product (solid surface, engineered stone, cultured stone), by end use (e.g., countertops, sinks) and by geographic region.

The study also considers market environment factors, details industry structure and market share, evaluates company market share and profiles 37 major players including DuPont, Aristech Acrylics, Wilsonart, Formica, LG Chem, Cheil, Cosentino, CAMBRIA, CaesarStone, CompacStone, and Technistone.

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                           TABLE OF CONTENTS
                                    
  
  SECTION                                                          PAGE
  
         INTRODUCTION                                                 x
     
   I.    EXECUTIVE SUMMARY                                            1
     
  II.    MARKET ENVIRONMENT                                           4
         General                                                      4
         Macroeconomic Trends                                         4
         Consumer Spending Trends                                     7
         Demographic Trends                                           9
           Population                                                10
           Households                                                11
         Building Construction                                       12
           Residential Building Construction                         13
              Housing Units                                          16
              Housing Stock                                          19
              Improvements & Repairs                                 21
           Nonresidential Building Construction                      22
              Nonresidential Stock                                   24
              Nonresidential Improvements & Repairs                  27
         Environmental & Other Considerations                        28
         Pricing Trends                                              31
           Solid Surface                                             32
           Engineered Stone                                          34
           Cultured Stone                                            36
         Competitive Materials                                       37
           Laminates                                                 37
           Natural Stone                                             38
           Others                                                    40
         World Market                                                40
           Western Europe                                            41
           Asia/Pacific                                              42
           Rest of World                                             44
         Foreign Trade                                               45
           Solid Surface                                             47
           Engineered Stone                                          49
           Cultured Stone                                            50
              
 III.    MATERIALS                                                   51
         General                                                     51
         Marble & Related Materials                                  53
         Resins                                                      55
           Acrylic                                                   57
           Polyester                                                 58
         Alumina Trihydrate                                          60
         Quartz & Related Materials                                  62
         Other Materials                                             64
     
  IV.    PRODUCTS                                                    67
         General                                                     67
         Solid Surface                                               72
           Characteristics                                           75
           Types                                                     77
              Acrylic                                                77
              Polyester & Polyester/Acrylic Blends                   80
           Market Share                                              83
         Engineered Stone                                            88
           Characteristics                                           92
           Types                                                     94
              Quartz                                                 94
              Others                                                 97
           Market Share                                             100
         Cultured Stone                                             104
           Cultured Marble                                          108
           Other Cultured Stone                                     110
     
   V.    END USES                                                   113
         General                                                    113
         Countertops                                                115
           Residential                                              116
              New Construction                                      120
              Remodeling                                            122
           Nonresidential                                           125
              Office & Commercial                                   128
              Industrial                                            130
              Institutional & Other                                 131
         Other Building Applications                                134
           Kitchen & Bathroom Sinks                                 136
              Kitchen Sinks                                         139
              Bathroom Sinks                                        140
           Other Bathroom Applications                              141
           All Other Building Applications                          143
         Other                                                      146
     
  VI.    REGIONAL MARKETS                                           149
         General                                                    149
         Regional Demographic & Economic Trends                     150
           Population Patterns                                      151
           Economic Outlook                                         153
           Construction Activity                                    154
           Housing Trends                                           156
         Regional Demand for Cast Polymers                          159
         Northeast                                                  163
           New England                                              165
           Middle Atlantic                                          166
         Midwest                                                    168
           East North Central                                       170
           West North Central                                       171
         South                                                      172
           South Atlantic                                           175
           East South Central                                       177
           West South Central                                       178
         West                                                       180
           Mountain                                                 183
           Pacific                                                  185
          
 VII.    INDUSTRY STRUCTURE                                         187
         General                                                    187
         Industry Composition                                       188
         Market Share                                               192
         Competitive Strategies                                     197
         Research & Development                                     201
         Marketing                                                  203
         Distribution                                               206
         Acquisitions & Divestitures                                209
         Cooperative Agreements                                     210
         Company Profiles                                           213
           Aristech Acrylics LLC, see Mitsubishi Corporation           
           AVONITE SURFACES, see Mitsubishi Corporation                
           Baker (Craig) Marble Company Incorporated                214
           BLANCO GmbH & Company KG                                 215
           CaesarStone                                              216
           CAMBRIA                                                  218
           CCM Enterprises                                          219
           Central Marble Products Incorporated                     220
           Cheil Industries Incorporated                            221
           Chemcore Industries                                      222
           CompacStone USA Incorporated, see Marmol Compac SA          
           Cosentino SA                                             223
           DuPont (EI) de Nemours                                   226
           EOS Surfaces                                             228
           Fama Industries Corporation                              228
           Florenata Solid Surfaces Incorporated                    230
           Formica Corporation                                      231
           Halstead International                                   232
           Hanwha Group                                             234
           Illinois Tool Works Incorporated                         236
           Karadon Technologies Corporation, see Fama Industries
              Corporation                                            
           L&M Cultured Marble Company                              238
           Lehigh Cultured Marble Incorporated                      239
           LG Chem Limited                                          240
           Lippert Corporation                                      242
           Majestic Marble & Glass Incorporated                     243
           Marbled Elegance Incorporated                            244
           Marmol Compac SA                                         245
           Meganite Incorporated                                    246
           Mitsubishi Corporation                                   248
           Pioneer Plastics                                         250
           Quartzitec                                               251
           Royal Stone Industries Incorporated                      252
           Samsung Chemical USA Incorporated, see Cheil Industries
              Incorporated                                           
           Santa Margherita SpA                                     254
           Swan Corporation                                         256
           Syn-Mar Products Incorporated                            257
           Technistone AS                                           258
           Tiffany Marble Incorporated                              260
           Tower Industries Limited                                 260
           Transolid Incorporated                                   262
           United States Marble Incorporated                        263
           US Stone, see Cosentino SA                                  
           Venetian Marble Incorporated                             264
           Verona Marble Company Incorporated, see Santa 
              Margherita SpA                                           
           Wilsonart International Incorporated, see Illinois Tool 
              Works Incorporated                                           
         Additional Companies                                       265
  
    

                            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                               9
    3    Demographic Indicators                                      10
    4    Building Construction Expenditures                          13
    5    Residential Building Construction Expenditures              16
    6    Housing Environment                                         19
    7    Housing Stock                                               20
    8    Residential Improvement & Repair Expenditures               22
    9    Nonresidential Building Construction Expenditures           24
   10    Nonresidential Building Stock                               27
   11    Nonresidential Improvement & Repair Expenditures            28
   12    Cast Polymer Pricing                                        32
   13    Foreign Trade in Cast Polymers                              47
         
         SECTION III -- MATERIALS
  
    1    Raw Material Demand in Cast Polymers                        52
    2    Marble & Related Material Demand in Cast Polymers           55
    3    Resin Demand in Cast Polymers                               56
    4    Alumina Trihydrate Demand in Cast Polymers                  62
    5    Quartz & Related Material Demand in Cast Polymers           64
    6    Other Materials Demand in Cast Polymers                     66
         
         SECTION IV -- PRODUCTS
  
    1    Cast Polymer Supply & Demand by Product                     70
    2    Solid Surface Material Demand                               74
    3    Acrylic-Based Solid Surface Demand                          80
    4    Polyester-Based & Blended Solid Surface Demand              83
    5    Engineered Stone Demand                                     91
    6    Quartz Engineered Stone Demand                              97
    7    Other Engineered Stone Demand                               99
    8    Cultured Stone Demand                                      108
    9    Cultured Marble Demand                                     110
   10    Other Cultured Stone Demand                                112
  
         SECTION V -- END USES
  
    1    Cast Polymer Demand by End Use                             114
    2    Countertop Demand for Cast Polymers by Market              116
    3    Residential Countertop Demand for Cast Polymers            119
    4    New Construction Residential Countertop Demand for Cast 
           Polymers                                                 122
    5    Remodeling Residential Countertop Demand for Cast Polymers 125
    6    Nonresidential Countertop Demand for Cast Polymers 
           by Market                                                128
    7    Office & Commercial Countertop Demand for Cast Polymers    130
    8    Industrial Countertop Demand for Cast Polymers             131
    9    Institutional & Other Nonresidential Countertop Demand for 
           Cast Polymers                                            134
   10    Other Building Applications Demand for Cast Polymers       135
   11    Kitchen & Bathroom Sink Demand for Cast Polymers           139
   12    Other Bathroom Applications Demand for Cast Polymers       143
   13    All Other Building Applications Demand for Cast Polymers   146
   14    Other End Uses Demand for Cast Polymers                    148
  
         SECTION VI -- REGIONAL MARKETS
  
    1    Resident Population & Households by Region                 152
    2    Regional Gross Domestic Product                            154
    3    Regional Construction Expenditures                         156
    4    Regional Housing Sales, New Units & Stock                  159
    5    Cast Polymer Demand by Region                              162
    6    Northeast Cast Polymer Demand                              165
    7    Midwest Cast Polymer Demand                                170
    8    South Cast Polymer Demand                                  175
    9    West Cast Polymer Demand                                   183
       
         SECTION VII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
  
    1    US Cast Polymer Sales by Company, 2005                     191
    2    Selected Cooperative Agreements                            212
           


                          LIST OF CHARTS
  
    CHART NUMBER                                                   PAGE
  
         SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
  
    1    Year of Construction Stock, 2005                            20
     
         SECTION III -- MATERIALS
  
    1    Raw Material Demand in Cast Polymers, 2005                  52
    2    Resin Demand in Cast Polymers                               56
  
         SECTION IV -- PRODUCTS
  
    1    Cast Polymer Supply & Demand by Product, 2005               71
    2    Solid Surface Material Market Share by Company, 2005        84
    3    Engineered Stone Materials Market Share by Company, 2005   100
  
         SECTION V -- END USES
  
    1    Cast Polymer Demand by End Use, 2005                       114
  
         SECTION VI -- REGIONAL MARKETS
  
    1    Cast Polymer Demand by Region, 2005                        162
  
         SECTION VII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
  
    1    US Cast Polymer Market Share by Company, 2005              193

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