Reinforced Plastics to 2011

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION

I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

II. MARKET ENVIRONMENT

• General
• Macroeconomic Overview
• Demographic Trends
• Consumer Income & Spending
• Motor Vehicle Outlook
• Construction Outlook
  • Building Construction
    • Residential Construction
    • Housing Starts
    • Nonresidential Construction
  • Nonbuilding Construction Trends
• Manufacturing Outlook
• Recreational Boating Outlook
• Plastic Resin Outlook
• Competitive Materials
• Processing Methods
• Historical Trends
• Pricing Trends
• Regulatory Factors
• Recycling
• International Activity

III. REINFORCEMENTS

• General
• Glass Fibers
• Carbon Fiber & Other Reinforcements
  • Carbon Fibers
  • Aramid Fibers
  • Nanomaterials
  • Other

IV. RESINS

• General
• Reinforced Thermosets
  • Polyester
    • Markets
    • Thermoset Polyester Capacity
  • Epoxy
  • Other Thermosets
• Reinforced Thermoplastics
  • Polypropylene
  • Thermoplastic Polyester
    • Markets
    • Producers
  • Nylon
    • Markets
    • Producers
  • Styrenics
  • Polycarbonate
  • Other Thermoplastics

V. MARKETS

• General
• Motor Vehicles
  • Resins
    • Thermosets
    • Thermoplastics
  • Motor Vehicle Types
• Construction
  • Resins
  • Applications
    • Bathroom Accessories & Components
    • Pipe & Fittings
      • Pipe Outlook
      • Reinforced Pipe
    • General Construction
    • Panels
    • Tanks & Other
• Producer Durable Equipment
  • Resins
  • Applications
    • Electrical Equipment
    • Business Equipment
    • Other Producer Durable Equipment
  • Marine
  • Consumer Durables
    • Resins
    • Applications
      • Appliances
      • Other
  • Other Markets
    • Resins
    • Applications
      • Aircraft & Aerospace
      • All Other

VI. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• General
• Industry Composition
• Market Share
  • AOC
  • Ashland Chemical
  • Reichhold
  • Interplastic
  • Hexion Specialty Chemicals
  • Cook Composites and Polymers
  • Other Firms
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Marketing Strategies
• Channels of Distribution
• Research & Development
• Competitive Strategies
• Cooperative Agreements

• COMPANY PROFILES
  • Ameron International Corporation
  • AOC LLC
  • Applied Composites Corporation
  • Ashland Incorporated
  • AZDEL Incorporated
  • Basell AF SCA
  • BASF AG
  • Bayer AG
  • Belco Incorporated, see Denali Incorporated
  • Berkshire Hathaway Incorporated
  • Bulk Molding Compounds Incorporated
  • Celanese Corporation
  • Centron International Incorporated, see Ameron International
  • Cook Composites and Polymers, see Total SA
  • Composites One, see Total SA
  • Containment Solutions Incorporated, see Denali
  • Core Molding Technologies Incorporated
  • Crane Company
  • Dainippon Ink and Chemicals Incorporated
  • Degussa AG, see RAG AG
  • Denali Incorporated
  • Dow Chemical Company
  • DuPont (EI) de Nemours
  • FastTrack Application Development LLC, see Bulk Molding Compounds & Owens Corning
  • Ferro Corporation
  • Fiberglass-Composite Pipe Group, see Ameron International
  • Fiber Glass Systems LP, see National Oilfield Varco
  • Fulcrum Composites Incorporated
  • General Electric Company
  • Hexcel Corporation
  • Hexion Specialty Chemicals Incorporated
  • Hobas AG
  • Honeywell International Incorporated
  • Interplastic Corporation
  • Johns Manville Corporation, see Berkshire Hathaway
  • Kemlite Company Incorporated, see Crane Company
  • LANXESS AG
  • Meridian Automotive Systems Incorporated
  • National Oilwell Varco Incorporated
  • NI Teijin Shoji Company Limited, see Teijin Limited
  • Noble Composites Incorporated, see Crane Company
  • Owens Corning
  • PPG Industries Incorporated
  • Premix Incorporated
  • Quantum Composites Incorporated, see Premix
  • RAG AG
  • Reichhold Incorporated
  • Resolution Performance Products LLC, see Hexion Specialty Chemicals Incorporated
  • Rodgers Engineering Corporation, see Bulk Molding Compounds
  • Rogers Corporation
  • Royal DSM NV
  • RTP Company
  • Saint-Gobain
  • Smith Fibercast, see National Oilwell Varco
  • Strongwell Corporation
  • Teijin Limited
  • ThyssenKrupp AG
  • Ticona GmbH, see Celanese Corporation
  • Toho Tenax Company Limited, see Teijin Limited
  • Total SA
  • Valspar Corporation

LIST OF TABLES

SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

• Summary Table

SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT

• 1 Macroeconomic Indicators
• 2 Resident Population by Age Group
• 3 Personal Consumption Expenditures
• 4 Motor Vehicle Production & Sales
• 5 Construction Expenditures
• 6 Building Construction Expenditures
• 7 Residential Building Construction Expenditures
• 8 Housing Starts by Type
• 9 Nonresidential Building Construction Expenditures
• 10 Nonbuilding Construction Expenditures
• 11 Manufacturers' Shipments
• 12 Recreational Boat Shipments
• 13 Plastic Resin Supply & Demand
• 14 Reinforced Plastics Market, 1996-2006
• 15 Reinforced Plastics Pricing

SECTION III -- REINFORCEMENTS

• 1 Reinforcement Materials Demand
• 2 Glass Fiber Reinforcement Demand
• 3 Carbon Fiber & Other Reinforcements Demand by Type

SECTION IV -- RESINS

• 1 Reinforced Plastics Demand by Type
• 2 Reinforced Thermosets Demand by Resin
• 3 Reinforced Thermoset Polyester Demand by Market
• 4 Thermoset Polyester Capacity by Producer, 2006
• 5 Reinforced Epoxy Demand by Market
• 6 Other Reinforced Thermosets Demand by Market
• 7 Reinforced Thermoplastics Demand by Resin
• 8 Reinforced Polypropylene Demand by Market
• 9 Reinforced Thermoplastic Polyester Demand by Market
• 10 Reinforced Nylon Demand by Market
• 11 Reinforced Styrenics Demand by Market
• 12 Reinforced Polycarbonate Demand by Market
• 13 Other Reinforced Thermoplastics Demand by Market

SECTION V -- MARKETS

• 1 Reinforced Plastics Demand by Market
• 2 Motor Vehicle Market for Reinforced Plastics by Resin
• 3 Motor Vehicle Market for Reinforced Plastics by Vehicle Type
• 4 Construction Market for Reinforced Plastics by Resin
• 5 Construction Market for Reinforced Plastics by Application
• 6 Bathroom Accessories & Components: Reinforced Plastics Demand
• 7 Pipe Demand
• 8 Pipe & Fittings: Reinforced Plastics Demand
• 9 General Construction Products: Reinforced Plastics Demand
• 10 Panels: Reinforced Plastics Demand
• 11 Tanks & Other Construction Products: Reinforced Plastics Demand
• 12 Producer Durable Equipment Market for Reinforced Plastics by Resin
• 13 Producer Durable Equipment Market for Reinforced Plastics by Application
• 14 Electrical Equipment: Reinforced Plastics Demand
• 15 Business Equipment: Reinforced Plastics Demand
• 16 Other Producer Durable Equipment: Reinforced Plastics Demand
• 17 Marine Products: Reinforced Plastics Demand
• 18 Consumer Durables Market for Reinforced Plastics by Resin
• 19 Consumer Durables Market for Reinforced Plastics by Application
• 20 Appliances: Reinforced Plastics Demand
• 21 Other Consumer Durables: Reinforced Plastics Demand
• 22 Other Markets: Reinforced Plastics Demand by Resin
• 23 Other Markets: Reinforced Plastics Demand by Application

SECTION VI -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• 1 US Reinforced Plastics Industry: Selected Participating Companies, 2006
• 2 Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures
• 3 Selected Cooperative Agreements

LIST OF CHARTS

SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT

• 1 Reinforced Plastics Market, 1996-2006

SECTION IV -- RESINS

• 1 Reinforced Thermoset Polyester Demand by Market, 2006
• 2 Reinforced Thermoplastics Demand by Resin, 2006
• 3 Reinforced Thermoplastic Polyester Demand by Market, 2006
• 4 Reinforced Polycarbonate Demand by Market, 2006

SECTION V -- MARKETS

• 1 Reinforced Plastics Demand by Market, 2006
• 2 Motor Vehicle Market for Reinforced Plastics by Resin, 2006
• 3 Construction Market for Reinforced Plastics by Application, 2006
• 4 Producer Durable Equipment Market for Reinforced Plastics by Resin, 2006
• 5 Producer Durable Equipment Market for Reinforced Plastics by Application, 2006
• 6 Consumer Durables Market for Reinforced Plastics by Resin, 2006

SECTION VI -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• 1 Reinforced Plastics Industry Flow Chart
• 2 US Thermoset Polyester Capacity, 2006