Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber to 2013 (US industry forecasts for 2013 & 2018)

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION

I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

II. MARKET ENVIRONMENT

• General
• Macroeconomic Overview
• Consumer Income & Spending
• Consumer Financing
• Demographic Outlook
• Construction Outlook
  • Building Construction
    • Residential Construction
      • Housing Outlook
      • Housing Stock
      • Improvements & Repairs
    • Nonresidential Building Stock
  • Nonbuilding Construction
• Pricing
• Environmental Issues
• Regulations & Standards
  • Building Codes
  • Materials Standards
  • Treated Lumber
• Foreign Trade
• World Market
  • North America
  • Western Europe
  • Asia/Pacific
  • Other Regions

III. MATERIALS

• General
• Material Demand
• Wood-Plastic Composite Lumber
  • Material Characteristics
  • Cellulosic Materials
  • Plastic Resins
    • Polyethylene
    • PVC
    • Other Resins
  • Additives & Modifiers
• Plastic Lumber
  • Material Characteristics
  • PVC
    • Material Characteristics
    • Characteristics by Application
  • Polyethylene
    • Material Characteristics
    • Characteristics by Application
  • Other

IV. APPLICATIONS

• General
• Decking
  • Outlook
  • Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Decking
    • Wood-Plastic Composite Decking
      • Demand by Function
      • Demand by Market
      • Demand by Material Type
      • Product Characteristics
      • Product Development
      • Suppliers
    • Plastic Decking
      • Demand by Function
      • Demand by Market
      • Demand by Material Type
        • Polyvinyl Chloride
        • Polyethylene & Other Plastics
      • Suppliers
• Molding & Trim
  • Outlook
  • Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Molding & Trim
    • Wood-Plastic Composite Molding & Trim
      • Demand by Market
      • Product Characteristics
    • Plastic Molding & Trim
      • Demand by Market
      • Product Characteristics
      • Resins
        • PVC
        • Polyurethane
        • Other
      • Suppliers
• Landscaping & Outdoor Products
  • Outlook
  • Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Landscaping & Outdoor
    • Products Demand
    • Demand by Product Type
      • Playground Equipment
      • Outdoor Structures
      • Site & Leisure Furniture
      • Edging & Walkways
      • Pots & Planters
      • Other Products
    • Demand by Material & Market
      • Demand by Material
      • Demand by Market
• Fencing
  • Outlook
  • Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Fencing
    • Wood-Plastic Composite Fencing
    • PVC Fencing
    • HDPE & Other Plastic Fencing
• Windows & Doors
  • Outlook
  • Wood-Plastic Composite Windows & Doors
    • Demand by Material
    • Demand by Market
    • Product Characteristics
    • Suppliers
• Other
  • Demand by Market
  • Demand by Application

V. MARKETS

• General
• Residential Building Construction
  • New
    • Demand by Material
    • Demand by Application
  • Improvement & Repair
    • Demand by Material
    • Demand by Application
  • Demand by Application
  • Housing Type
    • Single-Family
    • Multifamily
    • Manufactured Housing
• Nonresidential Building
  • New
    • Demand by Material
    • Demand by Application
  • Improvement & Repair
    • Demand by Material
    • Demand by Application
  • Demand by Application
• Nonbuilding Construction
  • New
    • Demand by Material
    • Demand by Application
  • Improvement & Repair
    • Demand by Material
    • Demand by Application
  • Demand by Application

VI. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• General
• Industry Composition
• Market Share
  • Trex
  • Royal Group
  • Tapco
  • AZEK
  • Other Leaders
• Manufacturing
  • Extrusion
  • Injection Molding
  • Equipment
  • Developments
• Product Development
• Competitive Strategies
• Marketing
• Distribution
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Cooperative Agreements

COMPANY PROFILES

• ACT Composite Timbers Incorporated
• Advanced Environmental Recycling Technologies
• Alside, see Associated Materials
• American Composite Timbers, see ACT Composite Timbers
• Andersen Corporation
• Associated Materials LLC
• Atlantic Premium Shutters, see Headwaters
• Atrium Companies Incorporated
• AVCON Incorporated
• AZEK Building Products, see CPG International
• Bedford Technology LLC
• Builders Edge, see Headwaters
• Building Materials Corporation of America
• Cascades Incorporated
• CertainTeed, see Saint-Gobain
• Correct Building Products LLC
• CPG International Incorporated
• CPI Plastics Group Limited
• Crane Group
• Endura Products Incorporated
• Euramax International Incorporated
• Exterior Profiles Corporation
• Fiber Composites LLC
• Fortune Brands Incorporated
• Fypon, see Fortune Brands
• GAF Materials, see Building Materials Corporation of America
• Genova Products Incorporated
• Gentek Building Products, see Associated Materials
• Georgia Gulf Corporation
• Headwaters Incorporated
• Kroy Building Products, see Ply Gem Holdings
• LB Plastics Incorporated
• LDI Composites, see Liberty Diversified Industries
• Liberty Diversified Industries Incorporated
• Louisiana-Pacific Corporation
• Master Mark Plastics
• Mid-America Siding, see Headwaters
• N.E.W. Plastics Corporation
• North American Technologies Group Incorporated
• Outdoor Technologies, see Exterior Profiles
• Plastic Lumber Company Incorporated
• Plastiques Cascades, see Cascades
• Ply Gem Holdings Incorporated
• Quanex Building Products Corporation
• Renew Plastics, see N.E.W. Plastics
• Renewal by Andersen, see Andersen
• Revere Building Products, see Associated Materials
• Royal Group, see Georgia Gulf
• Saint-Gobain
• Strandex Corporation
• TAMKO Building Products Incorporated
• Tapco, see Headwaters
• Thermal Industries, see Atrium Companies
• TieTek Technologies, see North American Technologies Group
• TimberTech, see Crane Group
• Trex Company Incorporated
• Trimax Building Products, see N.E.W. Plastics
• Universal Forest Products Incorporated
• Vantage Building Products, see Headwaters
• VEKA AG
• Westlake Chemical Corporation
• Westech Building Products, see Westlake Chemical

LIST OF TABLES

SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

• Summary Table

SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT

• 1 Macroeconomic Indicators
• 2 Personal Consumption Expenditures
• 3 Consumer Financing Environment, 1998-2008
• 4 Population & Households
• 5 Construction Expenditures
• 6 Building Construction Expenditures
• 7 Residential Building Construction Expenditures
• 8 New Housing Indicators
• 9 Housing Stock by Type
• 10 Residential Improvement & Repair Expenditures
• 11 Nonresidential Building Stock
• 12 Nonbuilding Construction Expenditures

SECTION III -- MATERIALS

• 1 Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber Demand by Product & Material
• 2 Wood-Plastic Composite Lumber Demand
• 3 Plastic Lumber Demand by Resin Type

SECTION IV -- APPLICATIONS

• 1 Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber Demand by Application & Material
• 2 Decking Outlook
• 3 Decking Demand for Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber
• 4 Wood-Plastic Composite Decking Demand by Function & Market
• 5 Wood-Plastic Composite Decking Demand by Material Type
• 6 Plastic Decking Demand by Function & Market
• 7 Plastic Decking Demand by Material Type
• 8 Molding & Trim Outlook
• 9 Molding & Trim Demand for Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber
• 10 Molding & Trim Demand for Wood-Plastic Composite Lumber by Market
• 11 Molding & Trim Demand for Plastic Lumber by Market
• 12 Landscaping & Outdoor Products Outlook
• 13 Landscaping & Outdoor Products Demand for Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber
• 14 Landscaping & Outdoor Products Demand for Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber by Material & Market
• 15 Fencing Outlook
• 16 Fencing Demand for Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber by Material & Market
• 17 Windows & Doors Outlook
• 18 Windows & Doors Demand for Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber by Material & Market
• 19 Other Applications for Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber

SECTION V -- MARKETS

• 1 Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber Demand by Market
• 2 Residential Building Market for Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber
• 3 New Residential Building Market for Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber
• 4 Residential Improvement & Repair Market for Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber
• 5 Residential Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber Demand by Application
• 6 Residential Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber Demand by Housing Type
• 7 Single-Family Housing Market for Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber
• 8 Multifamily Housing Market for Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber
• 9 Manufactured Housing Market for Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber
• 10 Nonresidential Building Market for Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber
• 11 New Nonresidential Building Market for Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber
• 12 Nonresidential Building Improvement & Repair Market for Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber
• 13 Nonresidential Building Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber Demand by Application
• 14 Nonbuilding Construction Market for Wood Plastic-Composite & Plastic Lumber
• 15 New Nonbuilding Construction Market for Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber
• 16 Nonbuilding Improvement & Repair Market for Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber
• 17 Nonbuilding Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber Demand by Application

SECTION VI -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• 1 Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber Sales for Selected Companies, 2008
• 2 Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures
• 3 Selected Cooperative Agreements

LIST OF CHARTS

SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT

• 1 Year of Construction of Housing Stock, 2008
• 2 Global Composite & Plastic Lumber Demand by Region, 2008

SECTION III -- MATERIALS

• 1 Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber Demand by Product, 1998-2018
• 2 Plastic Lumber Demand by Resin Type, 2008

SECTION IV -- APPLICATIONS

• 1 Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber Demand by Application, 2008

SECTION V -- MARKETS

• 1 Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber Demand by Market, 2008
• 2 Residential Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber Demand by Application, 2008
• 3 Nonresidential Building Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber Demand by Application, 2008

SECTION VI -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• 1 Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber Market Share, 2008