TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
II. MARKET ENVIRONMENT
- General
- Macroeconomic Outlook
- Consumer Spending Patterns
- Manufacturing Outlook
- Electrical & Electronic Equipment Outlook
- Health Care Industry Trends
- Transportation Equipment Trends
- Building Construction Outlook
- Plastic Foam Overview
- Pricing Trends
- Regulatory & Environmental Considerations
- International Activity
III. TYPES
- General
- Plastic Foam
- Polyurethane Foam
- Types
- Markets
- Producers
- Engineered Plastic Foam
- Polyphenylene Oxide
- Polycarbonate
- Polyimide
- Other
- Producers
- Polyolefin Foam
- Types
- Producers
- Fluoropolymer Foam
- Silicone Foam
- Other Specialty Plastic Foams
- Non-Plastic Foam
- Foam Glass
- Ceramic Foam
- Metal Foam
- Nickel Foam
- Other Metal Foam
- Aluminum Foam
- All Other Metal Foams
- Other Specialty Foam
IV. MARKETS
- General
- Electrical & Electronic
- Types
- Uses
- Industrial
- Types
- Uses
- Transportation Equipment
- Types
- Uses
- Medical & Healthcare
- Construction
- Other Markets
V. APPLICATIONS
- General
- Cushioning
- Insulation
- Structural
- Gaskets & Seals
- Filters
- Other
VI. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
- General
- Market Share
- Rogers
- Foamex International
- Pittsburgh Corning
- Carpenter
- Crest Foam Industries
- Other Producers
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Marketing Strategies
- Channels of Distribution
- Research & Development
- Competitive Strategies
- Cooperative Agreements
COMPANY PROFILES
- Aearo Corporation
- BASF AG
- Bayer AG
- BayOne Urethane Systems LLC, see Bayer AG
- British Vita plc
- Carpenter Company
- Cellect LLC
- Createc Corporation
- Crest Foam Industries Incorporated, see British Vita plc
- Cuming Corporation
- Degussa AG
- Dow Chemical Company
- Dow Corning Corporation
- E-A-R Specialty Composites, see Aearo Corporation
- Enerflex Solutions LLC, see Woodbridge Foam Corporation
- ERG Materials and Aerospace Corporation
- Foamex International Incorporated
- Free-Flow Packaging International Incorporated
- Grow-Tech Incorporated, see Rynel Limited Incorporated
- Huntsman Corporation
- Inco Limited
- Inspec Foams Incorporated, see Degussa AG
- Insulfoam, see Premier Industries Incorporated
- Lamatek Incorporated
- Novamet Specialty Products Corporation, see Inco Limited
- Pactiv Corporation
- Pittsburgh Corning Corporation
- Plexiglas, see Degussa AG
- Polyair Inter Pack Incorporated
- Porvair plc
- PXL Cross Linked Technologies Incorporated, see
- Polyair Inter Pack Incorporated
- Rogers Corporation
- Rohm GmbH & Company, see Degussa AG
- Rynel Limited Incorporated
- Saint-Gobain
- SCA Packaging North America, see Svenska Cellulosa AB
- Sealed Air Corporation
- Sekisui Chemical Company Limited
- Selee Corporation, see Porvair plc
- Svenska Cellulosa AB
- THARCO
- Ultramet Incorporated
- Vitafoam Incorporated, see British Vita plc
- Voltek LLC, see Sekisui Chemical Company Limited
- Wacker-Chemie GmbH
- Woodbridge Foam Corporation
- Other Companies the Specialty Foam Industry
LIST OF TABLES
SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Summary Table
SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
- 1 Macroeconomic Indicators
- 2 Consumer Expenditures
- 3 Manufacturers Shipments
- 4 Electrical & Electronic Equipment Shipments
- 5 National Health Expenditures
- 6 Transportation Equipment Shipments
- 7 Building Construction Expenditures
- 8 Plastic Foam Demand by Type
- 9 Specialty Foam Pricing Trends
SECTION III -- TYPES
- 1 Specialty Foam Demand
- 2 Specialty Plastic Foam Demand by Type
- 3 Specialty Polyurethane Foam Demand by Type & Market
- 4 Specialty Engineered Plastic Foam Demand by Type & Market
- 5 Specialty Polyolefin Foam Demand by Market
- 6 Specialty Fluoropolymer Foam Demand by Market
- 7 Specialty Silicone Foam Demand by Market
- 8 Other Specialty Plastic Foam Demand by Market
- 9 Non-Plastic Specialty Foam Demand by Type
- 10 Foam Glass Demand by Market
- 11 Ceramic Foam Demand by Market
- 12 Metal Foam Demand by Type
- 13 Nickel Foam Demand by Market
- 14 All Other Metal Foam Demand by Market
- 15 Other Specialty Foam Demand
SECTION IV -- MARKETS
- 1 Specialty Foam Demand by Market
- 2 Electrical & Electronic Markets for Specialty Foam by Type & Use
- 3 Industrial Markets for Specialty Foam by Type & Use
- 4 Transportation Equipment Markets for Specialty Foams by Type & Use
- 5 Medical & Healthcare Markets for Specialty Foams byType & Use
- 6 Construction Markets for Specialty Foams by Type
- 7 Other Markets for Specialty Foams by Type & Use
SECTION V -- APPLICATIONS
- 1 Specialty Foam Demand by Application
- 2 Cushioning Applications for Specialty Foams by Type
- 3 Insulation Applications for Specialty Foams by Type
- 4 Structural Applications for Specialty Foams by Type
- 5 Gasket & Seal Applications for Specialty Foams by Type
- 6 Filter Applications for Specialty Foams by Type
- 7 Other Applications for Specialty Foams by Type
SECTION VI -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
- 1 US Specialty Foam Sales by Company, 2004
- 2 Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures
- 3 Selected Cooperative Agreements
LIST OF CHARTS
SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
- 1 Plastic Foam Demand by Type, 2004
SECTION III -- TYPES
- 1 Specialty Plastic Foam Demand by Type, 2004
- 2 Specialty Polyurethane Foam Demand by Market, 2004
- 3 Non-Plastic Specialty Foam Demand by Type, 2004
SECTION IV -- MARKETS
- 1 Specialty Foam Demand by Market, 2004
- 2 Electrical & Electronic Markets for Specialty Foam by Type, 2004
- 3 Electrical & Electronic Markets for Specialty Foam by Use, 2004
- 4 Industrial Markets for Specialty Foams by Type, 2004
- 5 Industrial Markets for Specialty Foams by Use, 2004
- 6 Transportation Equipment Markets for Specialty Foams by Type, 2004
SECTION V -- APPLICATIONS
- 1 Specialty Foam Demand by Application, 2004
- 2 Insulation Applications for Specialty Foams by Type, 2004
- 3 Structural Applications for Specialty Foams by Type, 2004
SECTION VI -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
- 1 US Specialty Foam Market Share, 2004
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