Decorative Laminates

Growth in US manufacturing of cabinets, wall panels, and furniture that use engineered wood will provide opportunities for decorative laminates. Advances in building construction activity and greater credit availability are driving demand for such building components and similar products, while low domestic energy costs and rising wages in traditionally low wage countries are allowing US-manufactured goods to be more cost-competitive with imports.

According to Decorative Laminates, a study from Freedonia Group, decorative laminates offer a competitive edge over surfacing materials such as wood veneers and coatings. Laminates are valued for their ability to offer good durability in surface protection at a relatively low cost. However, in certain applications, laminates will face increased competitive pressures from relatively new products. In cabinets, for example, laminates are facing challenges from acrylic veneers in high value, high gloss applications.

Low pressure laminates will benefit from cabinet, store fixture markets

Freedonia projects, among decorative laminates, advances for low-pressure types will be driven by their significant usage in the large cabinets and store fixtures markets, where the cost advantages of these products outweigh the durability benefits of higher priced high-pressure laminates. Low-pressure laminates, which account for 80 percent of the market, will also benefit from strong growth in the manufacture of cabinets and improved performance characteristics. Thermoplastic films, in particular, can be more easily applied to substrates with raised panels (as in cabinet doors) and curved edges (as in store fixtures or furniture), while saturated papers are finding greater use due to their ability to provide a high gloss appearance at a low cost.

High-pressure laminate sales strong

Sales of high-pressure laminates will continue to depend on their advanced performance characteristics, such as long-term durability and greater resistance to scratches. In particular, high-pressure laminates will continue to find use in applications where durability is required, in addition to high gloss. The stability and design flexibility of compact laminates over standard varieties of high-pressure laminates will provide opportunities for compact laminate in store fixtures and other commercial applications.

Cabinets, furniture still top markets

Cabinets and furniture were the two largest markets for laminates in 2015, together accounting for nearly half of demand. Through 2020, the cabinet market is projected to post the more rapid gains. Increases in the number of new homes built through 2020 will provide opportunities, since many of these new homes include stock cabinets, which are often made using saturated paper and other low-pressure laminates on an engineered wood substrate. The much smaller flooring market will also achieve above average annual gains.

Study coverage

Decorative Laminates analyzes the US decorative laminates market. It presents historical demand data (2005, 2010, 2015) plus forecasts (2020, 2025) by raw material, process, product and market. The study also considers market environment factors, assesses the industry structure, analyzes company market share and profiles industry players such as Arclin, Formica, Panolam Industries and Wilsonart International.

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  1. Decorative Laminates

    $5,300.00

    1. 1 INTRODUCTION

      $130.00

    2. 2 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

      $154.00

      1. Table | DECORATIVE LAMINATES DEMAND

    3. 3 MARKET ENVIRONMENT

      $1,957.00

      1. 3.1 General

        $82.00

      2. 3.2 Macroeconomic Outlook

        $172.00

        1. Table | MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS

      3. 3.3 Demographic Trends

        $208.00

        1. Table | POPULATION & HOUSEHOLDS

      4. 3.4 Consumer Spending

        $118.00

        1. Table | PERSONAL CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES

      5. 3.5 Building Construction

        $829.00

        1. Table | BUILDING CONSTRUCTION EXPENDITURES

        2. 3.5.1 Residential Buildings

          $412.00

          1. Table | RESIDENTIAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION EXPENDITURES

          2. Table | NEW HOUSING INDICATORS

          3. Table | HOUSING STOCK BY TYPE

          4. CHART II-1 YEAR OF CONSTRUCTION OF HOUSING STOCK, 2015

          5. Table | RESIDENTIAL IMPROVEMENT & REPAIR EXPENDITURES

        3. 3.5.2 Nonresidential Buildings

          $347.00

          1. Table | NONRESIDENTIAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION EXPENDITURES

          2. Table | NONRESIDENTIAL BUILDING STOCK

          3. Table | NONRESIDENTIAL BUILDING FLOOR SPACE

          4. Table | NONRESIDENTIAL BUILDING IMPROVEMENT & REPAIR EXPENDITURES

      6. 3.6 Competitive Products Overview

        $138.00

      7. 3.7 Pricing

        $102.00

        1. Table | DECORATIVE LAMINATES PRICING

      8. 3.8 Environmental & Other Considerations

        $161.00

        1. 3.8.1 Formaldehyde

          $83.00

        2. 3.8.2 Other Regulatory & Environmental Concerns

          $82.00

      9. 3.9 Foreign Trade

        $122.00

      10. 3.10 World Decorative Laminates

        $82.00

    4. 4 RAW MATERIALS & PROCESSES

      $1,249.00

      1. 4.1 General

        $82.00

      2. 4.2 Raw Materials

        $1,038.00

        1. Table | MATERIALS DEMAND IN DECORATIVE LAMINATES

        2. 4.2.1 Plastic Resin

          $209.00

          1. Table | PLASTIC RESIN DEMAND IN DECORATIVE LAMINATES

        3. 4.2.2 Overlays Demand

          $281.00

          1. Table | OVERLAYS DEMAND IN DECORATIVE LAMINATES

          2. Table | PAPER OVERLAYS DEMAND IN DECORATIVE LAMINATES

          3. Table | VINYL FILM & OTHER OVERLAYS DEMAND IN DECORATIVE LAMINATES

        4. 4.2.3 Adhesives

          $146.00

          1. Table | ADHESIVES DEMAND IN DECORATIVE LAMINATES

        5. 4.2.4 Wood Substrates

          $356.00

          1. Table | WOOD SUBSTRATES DEMAND IN DECORATIVE LAMINATES

      3. 4.3 Manufacturing Processes

        $170.00

        1. 4.3.1 High-Pressure Processes

          $82.00

        2. 4.3.2 Low-Pressure Processes

          $82.00

        3. 4.3.3 Continuous Processes

          $82.00

        4. 4.3.4 Direct Lamination Processes

          $82.00

    5. 5 PRODUCTS

      $1,666.00

      1. 5.1 General

        $125.00

        1. Table | DECORATIVE LAMINATES DEMAND BY TYPE

        2. CHART IV-1 DECORATIVE LAMINATES DEMAND BY TYPE, 2015

      2. 5.2 Low-Pressure Laminates

        $998.00

        1. Table | LOW-PRESSURE DECORATIVE LAMINATES DEMAND BY TYPE

        2. CHART IV-2 LOW-PRESSURE DECORATIVE LAMINATES DEMAND BY TYPE, 2015

        3. 5.2.1 Low-Basis Weight Papers

          $217.00

          1. Table | LOW-BASIS WEIGHT PAPER DECORATIVE LAMINATES DEMAND

        4. 5.2.2 Saturated Papers

          $243.00

          1. Table | SATURATED PAPER DECORATIVE LAMINATES DEMAND

        5. 5.2.3 Thermoplastic Films

          $210.00

          1. Table | THERMOPLASTIC FILM DECORATIVE LAMINATES DEMAND

        6. 5.2.4 Decorative Foils

          $220.00

          1. Table | DECORATIVE FOIL LAMINATES DEMAND

      3. 5.3 High-Pressure Laminates

        $354.00

        1. Table | HIGH-PRESSURE DECORATIVE LAMINATES DEMAND

        2. 5.3.1 Product Characteristics

          $172.00

        3. 5.3.2 Markets & Suppliers

          $82.00

      4. 5.4 Edgebanding

        $189.00

        1. Table | EDGEBANDING DEMAND

        2. 5.4.1 Product Characteristics

          $109.00

        3. 5.4.2 Markets & Suppliers

          $82.00

    6. 6 MARKETS

      $3,184.00

      1. 6.1 General

        $100.00

        1. Table | DECORATIVE LAMINATES DEMAND BY MARKET

        2. CHART V-1 DECORATIVE LAMINATES DEMAND BY MARKET, 2015

      2. 6.2 Cabinets

        $852.00

        1. 6.2.1 Cabinet Industry Outlook

          $96.00

          1. Table | CABINET INDUSTRY OUTLOOK

        2. 6.2.2 Competitive Materials

          $124.00

          1. CHART V-2 MATERIALS USED IN CABINET PRODUCTS, 2015

        3. 6.2.3 Decorative Laminates Demand

          $594.00

          1. Table | CABINET MARKET FOR DECORATIVE LAMINATES

          2. Table | CABINET MARKET FOR DECORATIVE LAMINATES BY TYPE

          3. Table | CABINET MARKET FOR DECORATIVE LAMINATES BY SEGMENT

          4. Table | CABINET MARKET FOR DECORATIVE LAMINATES BY APPLICATION

      3. 6.3 Furniture

        $442.00

        1. 6.3.1 Furniture Industry Outlook

          $87.00

          1. Table | FURNITURE INDUSTRY OUTLOOK

        2. 6.3.2 Competitive Materials

          $82.00

        3. 6.3.3 Decorative Laminates Demand

          $283.00

          1. Table | FURNITURE MARKET FOR DECORATIVE LAMINATES

          2. Table | FURNITURE MARKET FOR DECORATIVE LAMINATES BY TYPE

          3. Table | FURNITURE MARKET FOR DECORATIVE LAMINATES BY SEGMENT

      4. 6.4 Store Fixtures

        $305.00

        1. 6.4.1 Office & Commercial Building Construction

          $82.00

          1. Table | OFFICE & COMMERCIAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION EXPENDITURES

        2. 6.4.2 Competitive Materials

          $82.00

        3. 6.4.3 Decorative Laminates Demand

          $152.00

          1. Table | STORE FIXTURE MARKET FOR DECORATIVE LAMINATES

      5. 6.5 Wall Panels

        $277.00

        1. 6.5.1 Wall Panel Industry Outlook

          $82.00

          1. Table | WALL PANEL INDUSTRY OUTLOOK

        2. 6.5.2 Competitive Materials

          $82.00

        3. 6.5.3 Decorative Laminates Demand

          $124.00

          1. Table | WALL PANEL MARKET FOR DECORATIVE LAMINATES BY TYPE & SEGMENT

      6. 6.6 Flooring

        $491.00

        1. 6.6.1 Hard Surface Flooring Industry Outlook

          $101.00

          1. Table | HARD SURFACE FLOORING INDUSTRY OUTLOOK

        2. 6.6.2 Competitive Materials

          $82.00

          1. CHART V-3 HARD SURFACE FLOORING SHIPMENTS BY SURFACING MATERIAL, 2015

        3. 6.6.3 Decorative Laminates Demand

          $266.00

          1. Table | FLOORING MARKET FOR DECORATIVE LAMINATES BY TYPE

          2. Table | FLOORING MARKET FOR DECORATIVE LAMINATES BY SEGMENT

      7. 6.7 Countertops

        $559.00

        1. 6.7.1 Countertop Industry Outlook

          $106.00

          1. Table | COUNTERTOP INDUSTRY OUTLOOK

        2. 6.7.2 Competitive Materials

          $103.00

          1. CHART V-4 COUNTERTOP DEMAND BY SURFACING MATERIAL, 2015

        3. 6.7.3 Decorative Laminates Demand

          $322.00

          1. Table | COUNTERTOP MARKET FOR DECORATIVE LAMINATES

          2. Table | COUNTERTOP MARKET FOR DECORATIVE LAMINATES BY TYPE

          3. Table | COUNTERTOP MARKET FOR DECORATIVE LAMINATES BY SEGMENT & APPLICATION

          4. Table | COUNTERTOP MARKET FOR DECORATIVE LAMINATES BY END USE

      8. 6.8 Other Markets

        $159.00

        1. Table | OTHER MARKETS FOR DECORATIVE LAMINATES

    7. 7 INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

      $5,333.00

      1. 7.1 General

        $82.00

      2. 7.2 Industry Composition

        $194.00

        1. Table | US DECORATIVE LAMINATE SALES BY COMPANY, 2015

      3. 7.3 Market Share

        $125.00

        1. CHART VI-1 DECORATIVE LAMINATES MARKET SHARE, 2015

      4. 7.4 Competitive Strategies

        $134.00

      5. 7.5 Research & Development

        $87.00

      6. 7.6 Distribution

        $91.00

      7. 7.7 Marketing

        $149.00

      8. 7.8 Acquisitions & Divestitures

        $103.00

        1. Table | SELECTED ACQUISITIONS & DIVESTITURES

      9. 7.9 Cooperative Agreements

        $103.00

        1. Table | SELECTED COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS

      10. 7.10 Company Profiles

        $5,333.00

        1. 7.10.1 Arclin Incorporated

          $82.00

        2. 7.10.2 Armstrong World Industries Incorporated

          $190.00

        3. 7.10.3 Berkshire Hathaway Incorporated

          $112.00

        4. 7.10.4 Celulosa Arauco y Constitución SA

          $213.00

        5. 7.10.5 Columbia Forest Products Incorporated

          $137.00

        6. 7.10.6 Cornerstone Chemical Company

          $82.00

        7. 7.10.7 Dai Nippon Printing Company Limited

          $129.00

        8. 7.10.8 Fiberesin Industries Incorporated

          $122.00

        9. 7.10.9 Fletcher Building Limited

          $153.00

        10. 7.10.10 Flexible Materials Incorporated

          $101.00

        11. 7.10.11 Funder America Incorporated

          $91.00

        12. 7.10.12 Hexion Incorporated

          $116.00

        13. 7.10.13 Koch Industries Incorporated

          $224.00

        14. 7.10.14 Lamin-Art Incorporated

          $107.00

        15. 7.10.15 LG Hausys Limited

          $110.00

        16. 7.10.16 Mannington Mills Incorporated

          $82.00

        17. 7.10.17 Masisa SA

          $128.00

        18. 7.10.18 Mohawk Industries Incorporated

          $181.00

        19. 7.10.19 Munksjö Oyj

          $105.00

        20. 7.10.20 Olon Industries Incorporated

          $141.00

        21. 7.10.21 OMNOVA Solutions Incorporated

          $197.00

        22. 7.10.22 Panolam Industries International Incorporated

          $329.00

        23. 7.10.23 Patrick Industries Incorporated

          $171.00

        24. 7.10.24 PolyOne Corporation

          $113.00

        25. 7.10.25 QEP Company Incorporated

          $82.00

        26. 7.10.26 Quanex Building Products Corporation

          $97.00

        27. 7.10.27 RENOLIT SE

          $101.00

        28. 7.10.28 Riken Technos Corporation

          $82.00

        29. 7.10.29 Roseburg Forest Products Company

          $196.00

        30. 7.10.30 Sekisui Chemical Company Limited

          $148.00

        31. 7.10.31 SierraPine Limited

          $82.00

        32. 7.10.32 Stevens Industries Incorporated

          $149.00

        33. 7.10.33 SURTECO SE

          $276.00

        34. 7.10.34 Tarkett SA

          $117.00

        35. 7.10.35 Timber Products Company

          $200.00

        36. 7.10.36 Toppan Printing Company Limited

          $97.00

        37. 7.10.37 Weyerhaeuser Company

          $120.00

        38. 7.10.38 Wilsonart International Holdings LLC

          $202.00

        39. 7.10.39 Wrede Industrieholding GmbH & Company KG

          $100.00

      11. 7.11 Additional Companies in the Decorative Laminates Industry

        $82.00

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