Circuit Breakers & Fuses

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION

I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

II. MARKET ENVIRONMENT

• General
• Macroeconomic Environment
• Industrial Sector Outlook
  • Industrial Production Trends
  • Capital Spending Trends
• Construction Trends
  • Residential Construction
  • Nonresidential Construction
  • Nonbuilding Construction
• Pricing Trends
• Market Trends
• Regulations
  • Sulfur Hexafluoride
  • Electric Utility Deregulation
  • Other
• International Environment
  • World Supply & Demand
  • US Foreign Trade in Circuit Breakers & Fuses
    • Imports
    • Exports

III. TECHNOLOGY

• General
• Basic Electrical & Electronic Properties
• Circuit Protection Device Technology
  • Positive Temperature Coefficient Fuses
  • Thin-Film Fuses
  • Arc-Fault Circuit Interrupters
  • Complementary Circuit Protection Technologies
    • Thyristors
    • Varistors
    • Transient Voltage Surge Suppressors
• Sulfur Hexafluoride

IV. OVERVIEW

• General
• Supply & Demand

V. CIRCUIT BREAKERS

• General
• Products
  • Molded Case Circuit Breakers
    • Industrial
    • Light-Duty
    • Specialty
  • Power Circuit Breakers
  • Parts & Accessories
• Suppliers & Market Share

VI. FUSES

• General
• Products
  • High-Power Fuses
    • Power Fuses & Fuse Links
    • Distribution Cutouts
  • Cartridge & Plug Fuses
  • Electronic Fuses
  • Other Fuse Types
  • Parts & Accessories
• Suppliers & Market Share

VII. MARKETS

• General
• Electric Power
  • Electric Power Outlook
  • Circuit Breaker & Fuse Demand
• Nonresidential Building Construction
  • Nonresidential Construction Outlook
  • Circuit Breaker & Fuse Demand
• Machinery
  • Machinery Trends
  • Circuit Breaker & Fuse Demand
• Residential Building Construction
  • Residential Building Construction Outlook
  • Circuit Breaker and Fuse Demand
• Electronic Equipment
  • Electronic Equipment Outlook
  • Circuit Breaker & Fuse Demand
• Nonautomotive Transportation Equipment
  • Nonautomotive Transportation Equipment Outlook
  • Circuit Breaker & Fuse Demand
• Automotive
  • Motor Vehicle Outlook
  • Circuit Breaker & Fuse Demand
• Electrical Equipment
  • Electrical Equipment Outlook
  • Circuit Breaker & Fuse Demand
• Other Markets

VIII. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• General
• Industry Composition & Market Share
• Market Leaders
• Competitive Strategies
• Product Development & Manufacturing
• Marketing & Distribution
• Financial Requirements
• Mergers & Acquisitions

• COMPANY PROFILES
  • ABB Limited
  • Airpax Holdings Incorporated, see Sensata Technologies
  • AVX Corporation, see Kyocera Corporation
  • Bel Fuse Incorporated
  • Bourns Incorporated
  • Carbone Lorraine
  • Carling Technologies Incorporated
  • Cooper Industries Limited
  • Eaton Corporation
  • Ferraz Shawmut SA, see Carbone Lorraine
  • Fuji Electric Holdings Company Limited
  • G&W Electric Company
  • General Electric Company
  • Kyocera Corporation
  • L-3 Communications Corporation
  • Littelfuse Incorporated
  • Powell Industries Incorporated
  • Raychem Corporation, see Tyco Electronics Limited
  • Schneider Electric SA
  • Schurter AG
  • Sensata Technologies BV
  • Siemens AG
  • SPD Electrical Systems Incorporated, see L-3 Communications Corporation
  • Square D Company, see Schneider Electric SA
  • Texas Instruments Incorporated
  • Tyco Electronics Limited
• Additional Circuit Breaker & Fuse Companies

LIST OF TABLES

SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

• Summary Table

SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT

• 1 Macroeconomic Environment
• 2 Manufacturers' Shipments
• 3 Private Fixed Investment by Sector
• 4 Construction Expenditures
• 5 Circuit Breaker & Fuse Pricing Deflators
• 6 Circuit Breaker & Fuse Market, 1996-2006
• 7 World Demand for Circuit Breakers & Fuses by Region
• 8 US Foreign Trade in Circuit Breakers & Fuses

SECTION IV -- OVERVIEW

• 1 Circuit Breaker & Fuse Supply & Demand

SECTION V -- CIRCUIT BREAKERS

• 1 Circuit Breaker Supply & Demand
• 2 Molded Case Circuit Breaker Demand
• 3 Industrial Molded Case Circuit Breaker Demand
• 4 Light-Duty Molded Case Circuit Breaker Demand
• 5 Specialty Molded Case Circuit Breaker Demand
• 6 Power Circuit Breaker Demand
• 7 Circuit Breaker Part & Accessory Demand

SECTION VI -- FUSES

• 1 Fuse Supply & Demand
• 2 High-Power Fuse Demand
• 3 Cartridge & Plug Fuse Demand
• 4 Electronic Fuse Demand
• 5 Other Fuse Demand
• 6 Fuse Part & Accessory Demand

SECTION VII -- MARKETS

• 1 Circuit Breaker & Fuse Demand by Market & Source
• 2 Electric Power Indicators
• 3 Electric Power Market for Circuit Breakers & Fuses
• 4 Nonresidential Building Construction
• 5 Nonresidential Construction Market for Circuit Breakers & Fuses
• 6 Machinery Shipments
• 7 Machinery Market for Circuit Breakers & Fuses
• 8 Residential Building Construction
• 9 Residential Building Market for Circuit Breakers & Fuses
• 10 Computer & Electronic Product Shipments
• 11 Electronic Equipment Market for Circuit Breakers & Fuses
• 12 Nonautomotive Transportation Equipment Shipments
• 13 Nonautomotive Transportation Equipment Market for Circuit Breakers & Fuses
• 14 Motor Vehicle Indicators
• 15 Automotive Market for Circuit Breakers & Fuses
• 16 Electrical Equipment Shipments
• 17 Electrical Equipment Market for Circuit Breakers & Fuses
• 18 Other Markets for Circuit Breakers & Fuses

SECTION VIII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• 1 Revenue Data: Selected Circuit Breaker & Fuse Manufacturers, 2006
• 2 Capital Spending Patterns: Selected Circuit Breaker & Fuse Manufacturers
• 3 Composite Financial Ratios: Selected Circuit Breaker & Fuse Manufacturers
• 4 Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures

LIST OF CHARTS

SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT

• 1 Circuit Breaker & Fuse Pricing Deflators
• 2 Circuit Breaker & Fuse Market, 1997-2006
• 3 US Imports of Circuit Breakers & Fuses by Source, 2006
• 4 US Exports of Circuit Breakers & Fuses by Destination, 2006

SECTION V -- CIRCUIT BREAKERS

• 1 Circuit Breaker Demand by Type & Market, 2006
• 2 US Circuit Breaker Market Share by Company, 2006

SECTION VI -- FUSES

• 1 Fuse Demand by Type & Market, 2006
• 2 US Fuse Market Share by Company, 2006

SECTION VII -- MARKETS

• 1 Circuit Breaker & Fuse Demand by Market & Source, 2006

SECTION VIII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• 1 US Circuit Breaker & Fuse Market Share by Company, 2006