Hard Surface Flooring in China to 2010

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION

I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

II. MARKET ENVIRONMENT

• General
• Economic Overview
  • Recent Economic Performance
  • Economic Outlook
• Demographic Overview
  • Population
  • Households
• Industrialization & Manufacturing Trends
• Consumer Trends
  • Personal Income & Expenditures
  • Consumer Financing
• Building Construction Outlook
  • Residential
    • Expenditures by Type
    • Housing Stock & Living Space
  • Nonresidential
    • Expenditures by Type
    • Building Stock
• Motor Vehicle Outlook
• Technology & Quality Trends
• Legal & Regulatory Environment
• The Eleventh Five-Year Plan

III. OVERVIEW

• Supply & Demand
• Pricing Patterns
• International Environment
  • World Outlook
  • Foreign Trade

IV. PRODUCTS

• General
• Nonresilient Flooring
  • Ceramic
  • Laminate
  • Wood
  • Stone
  • Other Nonresilient Hard Surface Flooring
    • Bamboo Flooring
    • All Other
• Resilient Flooring
  • Vinyl
  • Other Resilient Flooring
    • Rubber
    • Cork
    • All Other

V. MARKETS

• General
• Residential Building Construction
  • New
  • Improvement & Repair
  • Residence Types
    • Multiple Family
    • Single Family
  • Products
• Nonresidential Building Construction
  • New
  • Improvement & Repair
  • Building Types
    • Office & Commercial
    • Institutional
    • Industrial
    • Other
  • Products
• Transportation Equipment & Other Markets
  • Motor Vehicles
  • Other

VI. REGIONAL TRENDS

• General
• Regional Demographic & Economic Trends
  • Population Patterns
  • Economic Outlook
  • Consumer Trends
• Regional Building Construction Expenditures
  • Residential
  • Nonresidential
• Regional Flooring Demand
  • Central-North
    • Overview
    • Flooring Demand
  • Northeast
    • Overview
    • Flooring Demand
  • Central-East
    • Overview
    • Flooring Demand
  • Central-South
    • Overview
    • Flooring Demand
  • Southwest
    • Overview
    • Flooring Demand
  • Northwest
    • Overview
    • Flooring Demand

VII. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• General
• Industry Composition
• Market Share
  • DareGlobal
  • Guangdong Fotao
  • Hangzhou Nabel
  • Guangdong Dongpeng
  • New Zhongyuan Ceramics
  • Foshan Oceano
  • Other Leading Companies
• Product Development & Manufacturing
• Marketing & Distribution
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Cooperative Agreements
• Foreign Participation in the Chinese Market
  • Legal & Regulatory Issues
  • Joint Ventures
  • Wholly Owned Foreign Enterprises
  • Representative Offices
• Financial Issues & Requirements

• COMPANY PROFILES
  • A&W Shanghai Woods Company Limited
  • Armstrong World Industries Incorporated
  • Asia Dekor Holdings Limited
  • ASA Group Holdings Limited
  • Berkshire Hathaway Incorporated
  • Carter Holt Harvey Limited
  • Changzhou Otai Decorative Material Company Limited
  • Changzhou Zhonglong Wood Company Limited
  • DareGlobal Group Enterprises
  • Foshan Diamond Ceramics Company Limited, see Guangdong Fotao Group Corporation Limited
  • Foshan Oceano Ceramics Company Limited
  • Fujian Yongan Forestry Group Joint-Stock Company
  • Gerflor
  • Guangdong Dongpeng Ceramic Company Limited
  • Guangdong Fotao Group Corporation Limited
  • Guangdong Juimsi Ceramics Company Limited
  • Guangdong New Pearl Ceramics Company Limited
  • Guangxi Sanwei Wood Industry Company Limited
  • Hangzhou Dazhuang Floor Company Limited
  • Hangzhou Nabel Group Company Limited
  • Jiangsu DareGlobal Panel Company Limited, see DareGlobal Group Enterprises
  • Jiangsu Kailai Wood Products Company Limited
  • Jilin Forest Industry Company Limited
  • Jilin Jinqiao Wooden Product Company Limited, see Jilin Forest Industry Company Limited
  • Jilin Newco Wood Industries Company Limited, see Jilin Forest Industry Company Limited
  • Krono Holding AG
  • New Zhongyuan Ceramics Company Limited
  • Pergo AB
  • Plantation Timber Products Group
  • Power Dekor Group Company, see Asia Dekor Holdings and DareGlobal Group Enterprises
  • Shanghai Anxin Flooring Company Limited, see A&W Shanghai Woods Company Limited
  • Shanghai CIMIC Tile Company Limited
  • Shanghai Huili Group Corporation
  • Shaw Industries, see Berkshire Hathaway Incorporated
  • Shenyang Kunmei Decorative Material Company Limited
  • Sichuan Shengda Forestry Products Company Limited
  • Sika AG
  • Tangshan Huida Ceramic Group Company Limited
  • Tarkett AG
  • Voehringer GmbH
  • Yekalon Industry Incorporated
  • Zhejiang Anji Tiancheng Flooring Company Limited

LIST OF TABLES

SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

• Summary Table

SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT

• 1 Gross Domestic Product of China
• 2 Population of China
• 3 Households in China by Region
• 4 Manufacturing Value Added in China
• 5 Personal Income & Expenditures in China
• 6 Consumer Financing Environment in China, 1995-2005
• 7 Building Construction Expenditures in China
• 8 Residential Building Construction Expenditures in China
• 9 Housing Stock & Living Space in China
• 10 Nonresidential Building Construction Expenditures in China
• 11 Nonresidential Building Stock in China
• 12 Motor Vehicle Outlook for China

SECTION III -- OVERVIEW

• 1 Hard Surface Flooring Supply & Demand in China
• 2 Hard Surface Flooring Pricing in China
• 3 World Hard Surface Flooring Demand by Region
• 4 Trends in Hard Surface Flooring Foreign Trade in China

SECTION IV -- PRODUCTS

• 1 Hard Surface Flooring Demand in China by Product
• 2 Nonresilient Flooring Supply & Demand in China
• 3 Ceramic Floor Tile Supply & Demand in China
• 4 Laminate Flooring Supply & Demand in China
• 5 Wood Flooring Supply & Demand in China
• 6 Stone Flooring Supply & Demand in China
• 7 Other Nonresilient Flooring Supply & Demand in China
• 8 Resilient Flooring Supply & Demand in China

SECTION V -- MARKETS

• 1 Hard Surface Flooring Demand in China by Market
• 2 Residential Building Flooring Demand in China by Application & Residence Type
• 3 Residential Building Flooring Demand in China by Product & Region
• 4 Nonresidential Building Flooring Demand in China by Application & Building Type
• 5 Nonresidential Building Flooring Demand in China by Product & Region
• 6 Transportation Equipment & Other Flooring Demand in China

SECTION VI -- REGIONAL TRENDS

• 1 Population of China by Region
• 2 Gross Domestic Product of China by Region
• 3 Personal Income & Consumer Expenditures in China by Region
• 4 Building Construction Expenditures in China by Region
• 5 Residential Building Construction Expenditures in China by Region
• 6 Nonresidential Construction Expenditures in China by Region
• 7 Hard Surface Flooring Demand in China by Region
• 8 Central-North Region of China: Hard Surface Flooring Demand
• 9 Northeast Region of China: Hard Surface Flooring Demand
• 10 Central-East Region of China: Hard Surface Flooring Demand
• 11 Central-South Region of China: Hard Surface Flooring Demand
• 12 Southwest Region of China: Hard Surface Flooring Demand
• 13 Northwest Region of China: Hard Surface Flooring Demand

SECTION VII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• 1 Revenue Data: Selected Flooring Companies, 2005
• 2 Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures
• 3 Selected Cooperative Agreements

LIST OF CHARTS

SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT

• 1 Population of China by Age
• 2 Building Construction Expenditures in China by Type

SECTION III -- OVERVIEW

• 1 Hard Surface Flooring Pricing in China, 1995-2015

SECTION IV -- PRODUCTS

• 1 Nonresilient Flooring Demand in China: Volume Versus Value, 2005

SECTION V -- MARKETS

• 1 Hard Surface Flooring Demand in China by Market, 2005

SECTION VI -- REGIONAL TRENDS

• 1 Hard Surface Flooring Demand in China by Region, 2005
• 2 Central-North Region of China
• 3 Northeast Region of China
• 4 Central-East Region of China
• 5 Central-South Region of China
• 6 Southwest Region of China
• 7 Northwest Region of China

SECTION VII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• 1 Hard Surface Flooring Market Share in China by Company, 2005