FOAMED PLASTICS to 2013 (US industry forecasts for 2013 & 2018)

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION

I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

II. MARKET ENVIRONMENT

• General
• Macroeconomic Environment
• Consumer Income & Spending
• Demographic Trends
• Construction Outlook
  • Building Construction
    • Residential Construction
      • Housing Starts
      • Improvement & Repair
    • Nonresidential Construction
  • Nonbuilding Construction
• Manufacturing Outlook
• Plastic Resin Outlook
• Foamed Plastics Characteristics
• Competitive Materials
• Blowing Agents
• Legislation & Regulatory Considerations
  • Materials-Based Regulation
  • Energy-Based Regulation
• Recycling
• International Activity

III. MARKETS

• General
• Construction
  • Foamed Plastics Demand by Resin & Use
  • Insulation
    • Insulation Outlook
    • Foamed Plastic Insulation
  • Flooring & Carpet Backing
    • Carpet & Rug Outlook
    • Foamed Plastic Flooring & Carpet Backing
  • Other Construction Uses
• Packaging
  • Packaging Overview
  • Foamed Plastics Demand by Resin & Use
  • Protective Packaging
    • Expanded Polystyrene
    • Polyurethane
    • Polyolefins
  • Cups & Containers
  • Plates & Egg Cartons
  • Other Packaging
    • Food Trays
    • Loose-Fill
    • All Other
• Household Products
  • Foamed Plastics Demand by Resin & Use
  • Furniture
    • Furniture Trends
    • Foamed Plastics in Furniture
  • Bedding
    • Bedding Outlook
    • Foamed Plastics in Bedding
  • Appliances
    • Refrigerator & Freezer Outlook
    • Foamed Plastics in Appliances
  • Other Household Uses
• Motor Vehicles
  • Motor Vehicle Outlook
  • Foamed Plastics Demand
• Other Markets

IV. PRODUCTS

• General
• Demand by Resin
• Pricing Factors

V. FOAMED URETHANE

• General
• Foamed Flexible Urethane
  • Household Products
    • Bedding
    • Furniture
    • Textiles
  • Motor Vehicles
  • Carpet Underlay
  • Packaging
  • Other Markets
• Foamed Rigid Urethane
  • Construction
    • Building Insulation
    • Tank & Pipe Insulation
  • Household Products
    • Appliances
    • Other Household
  • Packaging
  • Other Markets
• Foamed Urethane Producers

VI. FOAMED POLYSTYRENE

• General
• Foamed Polystyrene by Process
• Foamed Polystyrene by Market
  • Packaging
    • Protective Packaging
    • Cups
    • Food Trays
    • Plates & Bowls
    • Hinged Containers
    • Egg Cartons
    • Loose-Fill
  • Construction
    • Building
    • Industrial
  • Other
• Foamed Polystyrene Producers

VII. FOAMED VINYL

• General
• Construction
  • Pipe & Molding
  • Flooring
  • Windows & Doors
• Motor Vehicles
• Other Markets
• Foamed Vinyl Producers

VIII. OTHER FOAMED PLASTICS

• General
• Foamed Engineering Plastics
• Foamed Polypropylene
• Foamed High Density Polyethylene
• Foamed Low Density Polyethylene
• Reaction Injection Molding
• Foamed Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene
• Biodegradable Foam
  • Loose-Fill
  • Other
• All Other Foamed Plastics

IX. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• General
• Market Share
  • Carpenter `
  • FXI - Foamex Innovation
  • Pactiv
  • Dart Container
  • Dow Chemical
  • Crest Foam Industries
  • Other Firms
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Marketing & Distribution
• Research & Development
• Competitive Strategies
• Cooperative Agreements

COMPANY PROFILES

• AFM Corporation
• Alcan Incorporated, see Rio Tinto Group
• American Excelsior Company
• Atlas Roofing Corporation, see Hood Companies
• BASF SE
• Bayer AG
• Berkshire Hathaway Incorporated
• Bridgestone Corporation
• Building Materials Corporation of America
• Carlisle Companies Incorporated
• Carpenter Company
• Cellect LLC
• Cellofoam North America Incorporated
• CertainTeed Corporation, see Saint-Gobain
• Createc Corporation
• Crest Foam Industries Incorporated, see Vita Group
• Cryovac Incorporated, see Sealed Air Corporation
• Dart Container Corporation
• Dolco Packaging, see Tekni-Plex Incorporated
• Dow Chemical Company
• Dyplast Products LLC
• Evonik Industries AG
• Falcom Foam Corporation, see Hood Companies
• Firestone Building Products Company, see Bridgestone
• Formtech International, see Tegrant Corporation
• Free-Flow Packaging International Incorporated
• FXI - Foamex Innovations
• GAF Materials Corporation, see Building Materials
• Corporation of America
• Homasote Company
• Hood Companies
• Hunter Panels, see Carlisle Companies Incorporated
• Huntsman Corporation
• Johns Manville Corporation, see Berkshire Hathaway
• Knauf Gips KG
• Noel Group LLC
• Nomaco Incorporated, see Noel Group LLC
• Ohio Decorative Products Incorporated
• Owens Corning
• Pactiv Corporation
• Pak-Lite Incorporated
• Pattison (Jim) Group
• Pregis Corporation
• Protexic Brands, see Tegrant Corporation
• RAPAC, see Ring Companies
• Ring Companies
• Rio Tinto Group
• RMAX Incorporated
• Rogers Foam Corporation
• Saint-Gobain
• Sealed Air Corporation
• Sekisui Chemical Company Limited
• Solo Cup Company
• Spongex LLC, see Noel Group LLC
• Stephenson & Lawyer Incorporated, see UFP Technologies
• Storopack Hans Reichenecker GmbH
• Tegrant Corporation
• Tekni-Plex Incorporated
• THARCO
• ThermoSafe Brands, see Tegrant Corporation
• 3M Company
• UFP Technologies Incorporated
• Vita Group
• WinCup Incorporated
• Other Companies Mentioned in Study

LIST OF TABLES

SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

• Summary Table
• 3

SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT

• 1 Macroeconomic Indicators
• 2 Personal Consumption Expenditures
• 3 Population & Households
• 4 Construction Expenditures
• 5 Building Construction Expenditures
• 6 Residential Building Construction Expenditures
• 7 Private Housing Starts
• 8 Residential Improvement & Repair Expenditures
• 9 Nonresidential Building Construction Expenditures
• 10 Nonbuilding Construction Expenditures
• 11 Manufacturers' Shipments
• 12 Plastic Resin Supply & Demand

SECTION III -- MARKETS

• 1 Foamed Plastics Markets
• 2 Construction Market for Foamed Plastics by Resin & Use
• 3 Construction Insulation Demand by Type
• 4 Construction Insulation Market for Foamed Plastics
• 5 Carpet & Rug Supply & Demand
• 6 Flooring & Carpet Backing Market for Foamed Plastics
• 7 Other Construction Markets for Foamed Plastics
• 8 Plastic Packaging Shipments
• 9 Packaging Market for Foamed Plastics by Resin & Use
• 10 Protective Packaging Market for Foamed Plastics by Resin
• 11 Cup & Container Market for Foamed Plastics
• 12 Plate & Egg Carton Market for Foamed Plastics
• 13 Other Packaging Markets for Foamed Plastics
• 14 Household Product Market for Foamed Plastics by Resin & Use
• 15 Furniture Shipments
• 16 Furniture Market for Foamed Plastics
• 17 Bedding Market for Foamed Plastics
• 18 Refrigerator & Freezer Shipments
• 19 Appliance Market for Foamed Plastics
• 20 Other Household Product Markets for Foamed Plastics
• 21 Motor Vehicle Production
• 22 Motor Vehicle Market for Foamed Plastics by Resin
• 23 Other Markets for Foamed Plastics

SECTION IV -- PRODUCTS

• 1 Foamed Plastics Demand by Resin
• 2 Selected Foamed Plastic Pricing Trends

SECTION V -- FOAMED URETHANE

• 1 Foamed Urethane Demand
• 2 Foamed Flexible Urethane Demand by Market
• 3 Household Product Market for Foamed Flexible Urethane
• 4 Motor Vehicle Market for Foamed Flexible Urethane
• 5 Carpet Underlay Market for Foamed Flexible Urethane
• 6 Packaging Market for Foamed Flexible Urethane
• 7 Other Markets for Foamed Flexible Urethane
• 8 Foamed Rigid Urethane Demand by Market
• 9 Construction Market for Foamed Rigid Urethane
• 10 Household Product Market for Foamed Rigid Urethane
• 11 Packaging Market for Foamed Rigid Urethane
• 12 Other Markets for Foamed Rigid Urethane

SECTION VI -- FOAMED POLYSTYRENE

• 1 Foamed Polystyrene Demand by Processing Method
• 2 Foamed Polystyrene Demand by Market
• 3 Packaging Market for Foamed Polystyrene
• 4 Construction Market for Foamed Polystyrene
• 5 Other Markets for Foamed Polystyrene

SECTION VII -- FOAMED VINYL

• 1 Foamed Vinyl Demand by Market
• 2 Construction Market for Foamed Vinyl
• 3 Motor Vehicle Market for Foamed Vinyl
• 4 Other Markets for Foamed Vinyl

SECTION VIII -- OTHER FOAMED PLASTICS

• 1 Other Foamed Plastics Demand by Resin
• 2 Foamed Engineering Plastics Demand by Market
• 3 Foamed Polypropylene Demand by Market
• 4 Foamed High Density Polyethylene Demand by Market
• 5 Foamed Low Density Polyethylene Demand by Market
• 6 RIM Foamed Plastics Demand by Market
• 7 Foamed Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene Demand by Market
• 8 Biodegradable Foam Demand by Market
• 9 All Other Foamed Plastics Demand by Market

SECTION IX -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• 1 US Foamed Plastic Sales by Company, 2008
• 2 Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures
• 3 Selected Cooperative Agreements

LIST OF CHARTS

SECTION III -- MARKETS

• 1 Foamed Plastics Markets, 2008
• 2 Construction Insulation Demand by Type, 2008
• 3 Packaging Market for Foamed Plastics by Use, 2008
• 4 Protective Packaging Market for Foamed Plastics by Resin, 2008
• 5 Household Product Market for Foamed Plastics by Use, 2008

SECTION IV -- PRODUCTS

• 1 Foamed Plastics Demand by Resin, 2008

SECTION V -- FOAMED URETHANE

• 1 Foamed Flexible Urethane Demand b Market, 2008
• 2 Foamed Rigid Urethane Demand by Market, 2008

SECTION VI -- FOAMED POLYSTYRENE

• 1 Foamed Polystyrene Demand by Processing Method, 2008
• 2 Foamed Polystyrene Demand by Market, 2008
• 3 Packaging Market for Foamed Polystyrene, 2008

SECTION VII -- FOAMED VINYL

• 1 Foamed Vinyl Demand by Market, 2008
• 2 Construction Market for Foamed Vinyl, 2008

SECTION VIII -- OTHER FOAMED PLASTICS

• 1 Other Foamed Plastics Demand by Resin, 2008
• 2 Foamed Engineering Plastics Demand by Market, 2008

SECTION IX -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• 1 Foamed Plastics Market Share, 2008