WORLD FLOORING & CARPET to 2010

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION

I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

II. MARKET ENVIRONMENT

• General
• World Economic Overview
  • Recent Economic Performance
  • World Economic Outlook
• World Demographic Overview
  • Population
  • Households
• Personal Income Trends
• World Building Construction Outlook
  • Residential
  • Nonresidential
• World Motor Vehicle Outlook
• Pricing Patterns
• Technology Trends
• Legal & Regulatory Environment

III. WORLD SUPPLY & DEMAND

• General
• World Flooring & Carpet Markets
  • Regional Demand
  • Demand by Product
    • Nonresilient Flooring
      • Ceramic
      • Wood
      • Laminate
      • Other
    • Resilient Flooring
      • Vinyl
      • Other
    • Carpets & Rugs
      • Tufted
      • Other
  • Demand by Market
    • Residential Buildings
    • Nonresidential Buildings
  • Transportation Equipment & Other
• World Flooring & Carpet Production
• International Trade Flows

IV. NORTH AMERICA

• General
• Supply & Demand
• United States
• Canada
• Mexico

V. WESTERN EUROPE

• General
• Supply & Demand
• Germany
• United Kingdom
• France
• Spain
• Italy
• Netherlands
• Belgium
• Other Western Europe
  • Austria
  • Switzerland
  • All Other

VI. ASIA/PACIFIC

• General
• Supply & Demand
• China
• Japan
• India
• South Korea
• Australia
• Other Asia/Pacific
  • Indonesia
  • Thailand
  • Taiwan
  • All Other

VII. OTHER REGIONS

• Latin America
  • Brazil
  • Other Latin America
    • Argentina
    • Colombia
    • All Other
• Eastern Europe
  • Russia
  • Poland
  • Other Eastern Europe
    • Ukraine
    • Czech Republic
    • All Other
• Africa/Mideast
  • Iran
  • Turkey
  • Other Africa/Mideast
    • Saudi Arabia
    • South Africa
    • All Other

VIII. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• General
• Industry Composition
• Market Share
  • Nonresilient Flooring
  • Resilient Flooring
  • Carpets & Rugs
• Product Development & Manufacturing
• Marketing & Distribution
• Cooperative Agreements
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Financial Requirements

COMPANY PROFILES

• AB Canada, see American Biltrite
• Alloc, see Berry Group
• American Biltrite Incorporated
• Armstrong World Industries Incorporated
• Balta Industries NV
• Balterio, see Balta Industries
• Barrett Carpet Mills, see Kraus Carpet Mills
• Beaulieu Group LLC
• Berkshire Hathaway Incorporated
• Berry Group
• Cambridge Weavers, see Oriental Weavers Group
• Candlewick Yarns, see Dixie Group
• Capella Engineered Wood, see Armstrong World Industries
• Carpet Technology, see Oriental Weavers
• Ceramica San Lorenzo, see Etex Group
• Ceramicas Cordillera, see Etex Group
• Ceramiche Refin, see Gruppo Concorde
• Collins & Aikman Corporation
• Congoleum, see American Biltrite
• Cooperativa Ceramica d' Imola arl
• Corporacion Empresarial Roca SA
• Dal-Tile, see Mohawk Industries
• DareGlobal Group Enterprises
• Desso DLW Sports Systems, see Armstrong World Industries
• Deutsche Steinzeug Cremer & Breuer, see Gruppo Concorde
• Dixie Group Incorporated
• Domo NV
• Ecoloc NV/Lock-Tile Belgium, see RPM International
• Eliane Revestimentos Ceramicos
• Empresas Pizarreno, see Etex Group
• Enia Carpet Group AG
• Etex Group SA
• Evergreen Nylon Recycling, see Berkshire Hathaway
• Fabrica International, see Dixie Group
• Fademac, see Etex Group
• Fibergrate Composite Structures, see RPM International
• Floor Gres Ceramiche, see Florim Ceramiche
• Florim Ceramiche SpA
• Forbo Holding AG
• Foshan Diamond Ceramics, see Guangdong Fotao Group
• Fritz Egger GmbH & Company
• Gerflor
• Gruppo Concorde SpA
• Guangdong Dongpeng Ceramic Company Limited
• Guangdong Fotao Group Corporation Limited
• Haima Group Corporation
• HomerWood Hardwood Flooring, see Armstrong World Industries
• IDEAL Group NV
• Incepa Revestimentos Ceramicos, see Corporacion Empresarial Roca
• Interface Incorporated
• Internacional de Ceramica SA de CV
• ITC, see Balta Industries
• Jiangsu DareGlobal Panel, see DareGlobal Group
• Johnsonite, see Tarkett
• Keramic Holding AG Laufen, see Corporacion Empresarial Roca
• Kraus Carpet Mills Limited
• Krono Holding AG
• Kronotex Fussboden, see Krono Holding
• Laufen, see Corporacion Empresarial Roca
• Lear Corporation
• Lees Carpet, see Mohawk Industries
• MAC Carpet, see Oriental Weavers Group
• Mannington Mills Incorporated
• Marazzi Gruppo Ceramiche SpA
• Masland Carpets, see Dixie Group
• META, see Gruppo Concorde
• Milliken & Company
• MIRAGE Granito Ceramico, see Gruppo Concorde
• Mohawk Industries Incorporated
• Northstate Carpet Mills, see Kraus Carpet Mills
• Orders Distributing, see Kraus Carpet Mills
• Oriental Weavers Group
• Pandel, see Interface
• Pergo AB
• Power Dekor Group, see DareGlobal Group
• Rieter Holding Limited
• RPM International Incorporated
• Shaw Industries, see Berkshire Hathaway
• Stonhard, see RPM International
• Strudex Fibres, see Kraus Carpet Mills
• Suminoe Textile Company Limited
• Supergres Ceramiche, see Gruppo Concorde
• Tangshan Huida Ceramic Group Company Limited
• Tarkett AG
• Tescom, see Enia Carpet Group
• Texas Tile Manufacturing, see Mannington Mills and Tarkett
• TOLI Corporation
• Unilin Holding, see Mohawk Industries
• United States Ceramic Tile, see Corporacion Empresarial Roca
• Villeroy & Boch AG
• WG McMahon Canada, see Kraus Carpet Mills
• Other Companies Mentioned in Study

LIST OF TABLES

SECTION I - EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

• Summary Table

SECTION II - MARKET ENVIRONMENT

• World Gross Domestic Product by Region
• World Population by Region
• World Households by Region
• World Per Capita GDP by Region
• World Building Construction Expenditures by Region
• World Residential Building Construction Expenditures by Region
• World Nonresidential Building Construction Expenditures by Region
• World Motor Vehicle Production by Region
• World Flooring & Carpet Pricing

SECTION III - WORLD SUPPLY & DEMAND

• World Flooring & Carpet Demand by Region
• World Flooring & Carpet Demand by Product
• World Nonresilient Flooring Demand by Product & by Region
• World Resilient Flooring Demand by Product & by Region
• World Carpet & Rug Demand by Product & by Region
• World Flooring & Carpet Demand by Market
• World Residential Building Market for Flooring & Carpets by Region
• World Nonresidential Building Market for Flooring & Carpets by Region
• World Transportation Equipment & Other Markets for Flooring & Carpets by Region
• World Flooring & Carpet Shipments by Region
• World Flooring & Carpet Net Exports by Region

SECTION IV - NORTH AMERICA

• North America - Economic Indicators
• North America - Flooring & Carpet Supply & Demand
• United States - Economic Indicators
• United States - Flooring & Carpet Supply & Demand
• Canada - Economic Indicators
• Canada - Flooring & Carpet Supply & Demand
• Mexico - Economic Indicators
• Mexico - Flooring & Carpet Supply & Demand

SECTION V - WESTERN EUROPE

• Western Europe - Economic Indicators
• Western Europe - Flooring & Carpet Supply & Demand
• Germany - Economic Indicators
• Germany - Flooring & Carpet Supply & Demand
• United Kingdom - Economic Indicators
• United Kingdom - Flooring & Carpet Supply & Demand
• France - Economic Indicators
• France - Flooring & Carpet Supply & Demand
• Spain - Economic Indicators
• Spain - Flooring & Carpet Supply & Demand
• Italy - Economic Indicators
• Italy - Flooring & Carpet Supply & Demand
• Netherlands - Economic Indicators
• Netherlands - Flooring & Carpet Supply & Demand
• Belgium - Economic Indicators
• Belgium - Flooring & Carpet Supply & Demand
• Other Western Europe - Economic Indicators
• Other Western Europe - Flooring & Carpet Supply & Demand

SECTION VI - ASIA/PACIFIC

• Asia/Pacific - Economic Indicators
• Asia/Pacific - Flooring & Carpet Supply & Demand
• China - Economic Indicators
• China - Flooring & Carpet Supply & Demand
• Japan - Economic Indicators
• Japan - Flooring & Carpet Supply & Demand
• India - Economic Indicators
• India - Flooring & Carpet Supply & Demand
• South Korea - Economic Indicators
• South Korea - Flooring & Carpet Supply & Demand
• Australia - Economic Indicators
• Australia - Flooring & Carpet Supply & Demand
• Other Asia/Pacific - Economic Indicators
• Other Asia/Pacific - Flooring & Carpet Supply & Demand
• Latin America - Economic Indicators
• Latin America - Flooring & Carpet Supply & Demand
• Brazil - Economic Indicators
• Brazil - Flooring & Carpet Supply & Demand
• Other Latin America - Economic Indicators
• Other Latin America - Flooring & Carpet Supply & Demand
• Eastern Europe - Economic Indicators
• Eastern Europe - Flooring & Carpet Supply & Demand
• Russia - Economic Indicators
• Russia - Flooring & Carpet Supply & Demand
• Poland - Economic Indicators
• Poland - Flooring & Carpet Supply & Demand
• Other Eastern Europe - Economic Indicators
• Other Eastern Europe - Flooring & Carpet Supply & Demand
• Africa/Mideast - Economic Indicators
• Africa/Mideast - Flooring & Carpet Supply & Demand
• Iran - Economic Indicators
• Iran - Flooring & Carpet Supply & Demand
• Turkey - Economic Indicators
• Turkey - Flooring & Carpet Supply & Demand
• Other Africa/Mideast - Economic Indicators
• Other Africa/Mideast - Flooring & Carpet Supply & Demand

SECTION VIII - INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• Flooring & Carpet Sales for Selected Manufacturers, 2005
• Selected Cooperative Agreements
• Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures

SECTION VII - OTHER REGIONS

LIST OF CHARTS

SECTION II - MARKET ENVIRONMENT

• World Building Construction Expenditures by Region, 2005
• Relationship Between Per Capita Flooring & Carpet Demand
• & Per Capita Building Construction Expenditures
• World Flooring & Carpet Pricing, 1995-2015

SECTION III - WORLD SUPPLY & DEMAND

• World Flooring & Carpet Demand by Region, 2005
• World Flooring & Carpet Demand - Projected 2005-2010
• Annual Rate of Growth
• World Flooring & Carpet Demand by Type, 2005
• World Flooring & Carpet Demand by Market, 2005
• World Carpet & Flooring Shipments by Region, 2005

SECTION VIII - INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• World Flooring & Carpet Market Share by Company, 2005
• World Nonresilient Flooring Market Share by Company, 2005
• World Resilient Flooring Market Share by Company, 2005
• World Carpet & Rug Market Share by Company, 2005