Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION viii
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
MARKET ENVIRONMENT
General
Macroeconomic Overview
Consumer Income & Spending
Personal Income & Expenditures
Consumer Financing
Demographic Trends
Building Construction Trends
Residential Construction
Housing Outlook
Single-Family Home Sales
Residential Floor Space
Improvements & Repairs
Nonresidential Construction
Nonresidential Floor Space
Improvements & Repairs
Transportation Equipment Trends
Motor Vehicle Outlook
Other Transportation Equipment
Pricing Patterns
Historical Market Trends
Environmental & Regulatory Issues
Waste Disposal & Recycling
Indoor Air Quality
Green Building Trends
Other Issues
World Carpet & Rug Overview
Foreign Trade
Imports
Exports
Competitive Floor Coverings Overview
MATERIALS
General
Face Fibers
Nylon
Polyester
Polypropylene
Wool & Other Fibers
Primary Backing
Secondary Backing
Adhesives
Styrene-Butadiene Latex
Other Adhesives
PRODUCTS
General
Tufted Carpets & Rugs
Broadloom
Vehicular Carpets & Rugs
Carpet Tile
Scatter Rugs & Bath Mats
Artificial Grass
Woven Carpets & Rugs
Product Characteristics
Product Innovation
Other Carpets & Rugs
Needle-Punched
All Other
MARKETS
General
Residential Building
New
Replacement
Residence Type
Single-Family Housing
Multifamily Housing
Manufactured Housing
Nonresidential Building
New
Replacement
Building Type
Office & Commercial
Institutional
Industrial
Other Nonresidential Buildings
Transportation Equipment
Motor Vehicles
Other Transportation Equipment
INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
General
Industry Composition
Market Share
Competitive Strategies
Product Development
Manufacturing
Marketing
Distribution
Mergers & Acquisitions
Cooperative Agreements
Company Profiles
Abbey Carpet Company Incorporated
Ascend Performance Materials LLC
Astroturf LLC
Atlas Carpet Mills Incorporated
Autoneum Holding AG
Bacova Guild Limited
Barrett Carpet Mills Incorporated, see Kraus Carpet Mills
BASF SE
Beaulieu Group LLC
Bentley Prince Street Incorporated, see Interface
Berkshire Hathaway Incorporated
Cambridge Weavers Group, see Oriental Weavers
Camelot Carpet Mills, see Royalty Carpet Mills
Candlewick Yarns LLC, see Dixie Group
Capel Incorporated
Cargill Incorporated
Dixie Group Incorporated
Dow Chemical Company
DuPont (EI) de Nemours
Fabrica International Incorporated, see Dixie Group
Feizy Import and Export Company Limited
FieldTurf USA Incorporated, see Tarkett
FLOR Incorporated, see Interface
Gulistan Carpet Incorporated
Interface Incorporated
International Automotive Components Group
INVISTA Sarl, see Koch Industries
J&J Industries Incorporated
Koch Industries Incorporated
Kraus Carpet Mills Limited
Mannington Mills Incorporated
Masland Carpets and Rugs LLC, see Dixie Group
Milliken & Company
Mohawk Industries Incorporated
NatureWorks LLC, see Cargill
Nourison Rug Corporation
Oriental Weavers Group
Pacificrest Mills Incorporated, see Royalty Carpet Mills
Rieter Holding Limited
Royalty Carpet Mills Incorporated
Shaw Industries Incorporated, see Berkshire Hathaway
Sphinx, see Oriental Weavers
Strudex Fibres Limited, see Kraus Carpet Mills
SYNLAWN, see Astroturf
Tandus Flooring Incorporated
Tarkett SAS
Textile Rubber & Chemical Company Incorporated
3M Company
UGN Incorporated, see Autoneum Holding
List of Tables
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Summary Table 3
MARKET ENVIRONMENT
Macroeconomic Indicators
Personal Consumption Expenditures
Consumer Financing Environment, 2000-2010
Population & Households
Building Construction Expenditures
Residential Building Construction Expenditures
Housing Completions
Single-Family Home Sales
Residential Floor Space
Residential Improvement & Repair Expenditures
Nonresidential Building Construction Expenditures
Nonresidential Building Floor Space
Nonresidential Building Improvement & Repair Expenditures
Motor Vehicle Indicators
Other Transportation Equipment Indicators
Carpet & Rug Pricing Trends
Carpet & Rug Market, 2000-2010
Carpet & Rug Foreign Trade
Floor Covering Demand
MATERIALS
Carpet & Rug Material Consumption
Face Fiber Consumption
Nylon Face Fiber Consumption
Polyester Face Fiber Consumption
Polypropylene Face Fiber Consumption
Wool & Other Face Fiber Consumption
Primary Backing Consumption
Secondary Backing Consumption
Adhesives Consumption
PRODUCTS
Carpet & Rug Supply & Demand
Tufted Carpet & Rug Supply & Demand
Broadloom Carpet & Rug Shipments
Vehicular Carpet & Rug Shipments
Carpet Tile Shipments
Scatter Rug & Bath Mat Shipments
Artificial Grass Shipments
Woven Carpet & Rug Supply & Demand
Other Carpet & Rug Supply & Demand
MARKETS
Carpet & Rug Demand by Market
Residential Carpet & Rug Demand
New Residential Carpet & Rug Demand
Residential Replacement Carpet & Rug Demand
Single-Family Housing Carpet & Rug Demand
Multifamily Housing Carpet & Rug Demand
Manufactured Housing Carpet & Rug Demand
Nonresidential Building Carpet & Rug Demand
New Nonresidential Carpet & Rug Demand
Nonresidential Replacement Carpet & Rug Demand
Nonresidential Carpet & Rug Demand by Building Type
Office & Commercial Building Carpet & Rug Demand
Institutional Building Carpet & Rug Demand
Industrial Building Carpet & Rug Demand
Other Nonresidential Building Carpet & Rug Demand
Transportation Equipment Carpet & Rug Demand
Motor Vehicle Carpet & Rug Demand
Other Transportation Equipment Carpet & Rug Demand
INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
Carpet & Rug Sales by Company, 2010
Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures
Selected Cooperative Agreements
List of Charts
MARKET ENVIRONMENT
Carpet & Rug Market, 2000-2010
Carpet & Rug Imports by Source, 2010
Carpet & Rug Exports by Destination, 2010
MATERIALS
Carpet & Rug Material Consumption, 2010
Face Fiber Consumption by Type, 2010
PRODUCTS
Carpet & Rug Shipments by Type, 2010
Tufted Carpet & Rug Shipments, 2010
MARKETS
Carpet & Rug Demand by Market, 2010
Residential Carpet & Rug Demand by Housing Type, 2010
INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
US Carpet & Rug Market Share, 2010
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