Wood Panels Market UK 2007

Abstract

AMA Research has published the ' Wood Panels Market - UK 2006-2010' . This report analyses the UK market for wood-based panels, focusing on the use of OSB, plywood, particleboard, fibreboard and decorative panels within key end-use sectors. It incorporates both original input and primary research, and represents a comprehensive evaluation of this increasingly competitive and volatile market.

Key Areas Covered:-

• Overview of Wood Panels Market.
• Market Assessment of Product Sectors - OSB, plywood, particleboard, fibreboard and decorative panels.
• Distribution Channels and Key Suppliers.
• End Use Applications.

The wood panels market has experienced a relatively volatile trading period in the last decade with global factors such as production over-capacity and under-capacity continuing to affect the overall value of the UK market. The supply of cheaper products from countries such as Malaysia and, more recently, China, as well as the competition for raw material (wood) supply from the increasingly important Renewable Energy sector are also exerting a major influence on the current market. Material substitution remains an issue with OSB and, in particular, OSB3 continuing to take volume share in areas of traditional strength for plywood and particleboard. This new report assesses the current situation and forecasts likely market developments over the short-medium term future.

Of Particular Interest:-

• Growth of total wood panels market.
• Growth of OSB.
• Global factors which continue to influence the UK market.
• Complexity of supply and distribution channels.
• Trends in key end-use sectors such as construction and furniture manufacture.

Key areas of coverage in the report include:-

TOTAL WOOD PANELS MARKET

• Overview of UK wood panels market - market size, forecasts of market performance to 2010, key product sectors, key factors influencing trends, etc.
• Product Mix - plywood, particleboard, fibreboard, OSB and decorative wood panels.
• Role of International Trade - UK as a net importer of wood panels, international trade by value since 2000, key import source countries for wood panels.
• Future Prospects - forecasts of market performance to 2010, key factors influencing future market growth.

PRODUCT MIX

• Oriented Strand Board (OSB) - market size and development, factors influencing growth, effects of competitive pricing, product types and end-use sectors, forecasts of market performance to 2010.
• Plywood - market development since 2000, forecasts to 2010, effects of substitution by other wood panel materials, significance of international trade.
• Particleboard - market size and characteristics, factors influencing market growth/decline, key end-use sectors, international trade, forecasts of market performance to 2010.
• Fibreboard - performance of market since 2000 with forecasts of future growth to 2010, growing influence of MDF within the market, increased production by UK based manufacturers.
• Decorative Panels - definition and types of decorative coatings and surface types, market size and characteristics, key end-use sectors, estimates of market performance to 2010.

KEY SUPPLIERS & DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS

• Review of leading suppliers in the wood panels market - including manufacturers, importers, distributors, timber merchants and wholesalers.
• Identification of key distribution channels - review of major sectors such as builders merchants, DIY multiples, etc

KEY END USE SECTORS

• Review of Construction, Furniture Manufacture and Shop-Fitting Markets - characteristics and market performance of leading sectors, key factors influencing growth, market size, identification of key sub-sectors for wood panels, etc.

FUTURE PROSPECTS / KEY INFLUENCES

• Key influences on the wood panels market - factors affecting volume and value growth, key external influences such as economic growth and performance and global influences on the market. Future prospects for the key end-use sectors.