Glass Fibers to 2011

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION

I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

II. MARKET ENVIRONMENT

• General
• Macroeconomic Outlook
• Consumer Income & Spending
• Demographic Trends
• Construction Outlook
  • Building Construction
    • Residential Construction
      • Housing Starts
      • Improvement & Repair
    • Nonresidential Construction
  • Nonbuilding Construction
• Manufacturing Outlook
• Insulation Market Outlook
• Motor Vehicle Outlook
• Electrical & Electronic Equipment Outlook
• Recreational Boating Outlook
• Reinforced Plastics Outlook
• Impact of Nanomaterial Reinforcements
• Legislative & Regulatory Considerations
  • Glass Wool
  • Textile Glass Fiber
• Recycling

III. GLASS FIBER OVERVIEW

• General
• Historical Trends
• Pricing Factors
• International Activity

IV. GLASS WOOL FIBERS

• General
  • Types
  • R-Values
  • Competitive Materials
    • Foamed Plastic
    • Cellulose
    • Mineral Wool
    • Other Insulation Materials
• Supply & Demand
• Producers & Market Share
  • Owens Corning
  • Johns Manville
  • CertainTeed
  • Knauf Insulation
  • Guardian Fiberglass
• Markets
  • Residential Construction Market
    • New Housing
    • Replacement & Remodeling
    • Attic Reinsulation
  • Nonresidential Construction Market
    • Office & Commercial
    • Institutional
    • Industrial & Other
  • Industrial & Equipment Market
  • Appliances & Other Markets

V. TEXTILE GLASS FIBERS

• General
  • Product Forms & Characteristics
  • Competitive Materials
    • Carbon Fibers
    • Aramid Fibers
    • Nanomaterials & Other Fibers
• Supply & Demand
• Producers & Market Share
  • Owens Corning
  • Johns Manville
  • PPG
  • Saint-Gobain Vetrotex
  • Other Firms
• Markets
  • Reinforced Plastics
    • Motor Vehicles
      • Resins
      • Motor Vehicle Types
    • Construction
      • Bathroom Accessories & Components
      • Pipe & Fittings
      • Panels
      • General Construction
      • Tanks & Other
    • Electrical & Electronic Equipment
      • Electrical Equipment
      • Business Equipment
      • Laminates & Other Markets
    • Marine
    • Consumer & Appliance
      • Appliances
      • Other Consumer Markets
    • Aerospace & Other
      • Aerospace
      • All Other
  • Other Reinforcement Markets
    • Asphalt Construction Products
      • Asphalt Shingles
      • Other Uses
    • Mechanical Rubber Products
    • Paper Products
    • Fabrics & Other Products
  • Nonreinforcement Markets
    • Insulating Materials
    • Filtration Products
    • Home Furnishings
    • Other

VI. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• General
• Industry Composition
• Market Share
  • Owens Corning
  • Johns Manville
  • Saint-Gobain
  • PPG Industries
  • Knauf Insulation
  • Guardian Industries
  • Other Firms
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Marketing Strategies
• Channels of Distribution
• Research & Development
• Competitive Strategies
• Cooperative Agreements
• Company Profiles
  • AGY Holding Corporation
  • Ameron International Corporation
  • AOC LLC
  • Ashland Incorporated
  • Atlas Roofing Corporation, see Hood Companies
  • AZDEL Incorporated
  • Basell AF SCA
  • BASF AG
  • Bayer AG
  • Belco Manufacturing Company, see Denali Incorporated
  • Berkshire Hathaway Incorporated
  • BGF Industries Incorporated
  • Celanese Corporation
  • CertainTeed Corporation, see Saint-Gobain
  • Containment Solutions Incorporated, see Denali
  • Cook Composites & Polymers Incorporated, see Total SA
  • Crane Company
  • Cytec Industries Incorporated
  • Dainippon Ink & Chemicals Incorporated
  • Denali Incorporated
  • Dow Chemical Company
  • DuPont (EI) de Nemours
  • Durez Corporation, see Sumitomo Bakelite Company Limited
  • Evanite Fiber Corporation
  • Fiber Glass Systems LP, see National Oilwell Varco
  • General Electric Company
  • Guardian Industries Corporation
  • Hexcel Corporation
  • Hexion Specialty Chemicals Incorporated
  • Hood Companies
  • Huntsman Corporation
  • Interplastic Corporation
  • Johns Manville Corporation, see Berkshire Hathaway
  • JPS Industries Incorporated
  • Knauf Gips KG
  • LANXESS AG
  • National Oilwell Varco Incorporated
  • Owens Corning
  • PPG Industries Incorporated
  • Reichhold Incorporated
  • Resolution Specialty Materials, see Hexion Specialty Chemicals Incorporated
  • Royal DSM NV
  • RTP Company
  • Saint-Gobain
  • Solvay SA
  • Sumitomo Bakelite Company Limited
  • Superior Fibers Incorporated
  • Ticona GmbH, see Celanese Corporation
  • Total SA
  • Vectorply Corporation

LIST OF TABLES

SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

• Summary Table

SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT

• 1 Macroeconomic Indicators
• 2 Personal Consumption Expenditures
• 3 Resident Population by Age Group
• 4 Construction Expenditures
• 5 Building Construction Expenditures
• 6 Residential Construction Expenditures
• 7 Housing Starts & Stock
• 8 Residential Improvement & Repair Expenditures
• 9 Nonresidential Construction Expenditures
• 10 Nonbuilding Construction Expenditures
• 11 Manufacturers' Shipments
• 12 Insulation Demand by Material
• 13 Motor Vehicle Production & Sales
• 14 Electrical & Electronic Equipment Shipments
• 15 Recreational Boat Shipments
• 16 Reinforced Plastics Demand

SECTION III -- GLASS FIBER OVERVIEW

• 1 Glass Fiber Demand by Type
• 2 Glass Fiber Markets, 1996-2006
• 3 Glass Fiber Prices

SECTION IV -- GLASS WOOL FIBERS

• 1 Insulation R-Values by Material
• 2 Glass Wool Fiber Supply & Demand
• 3 Glass Wool Fiber Demand by Market
• 4 Residential Construction Market for Glass Wool Fibers
• 5 New Housing Market for Glass Wool Fibers
• 6 Replacement & Remodeling Market for Glass Wool Fibers
• 7 Attic Reinsulation Market for Glass Wool Fibers
• 8 Nonresidential Construction Market for Glass Wool Fibers
• 9 Industrial & Equipment Market for Glass Wool Fibers
• 10 Appliances & Other Markets for Glass Wool Fibers

SECTION V -- TEXTILE GLASS FIBERS

• 1 Textile Glass Fiber Supply & Demand
• 2 Textile Glass Fiber Demand by Market
• 3 Reinforced Plastics Market for Textile Glass Fibers
• 4 Motor Vehicle Market for Textile Glass Fibers
• 5 Construction Market for Textile Glass Fibers
• 6 Electrical & Electronic Equipment Market for Textile Glass Fibers
• 7 Marine Market for Textile Glass Fibers
• 8 Consumer & Appliance Market for Textile Glass Fibers
• 9 Aerospace & Other Markets for Textile Glass Fibers
• 10 Other Reinforcement Markets for Textile Glass Fibers
• 11 Asphalt Construction Product Markets for Textile Glass Fibers
• 12 Mechanical Rubber Product Market for Textile Glass Fibers
• 13 Paper Product Market for Textile Glass Fibers
• 14 Fabric & Other Product Markets for Textile Glass Fibers
• 15 Nonreinforcement Markets for Textile Glass Fibers

SECTION VI -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• 1 US Glass Fiber Market Share, 2006
• 2 Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures
• 3 Selected Cooperative Agreements

LIST OF CHARTS

SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT

• 1 Insulation Demand by Material, 2006

SECTION III -- GLASS FIBER OVERVIEW

• 1 Glass Fiber Markets, 1996-2006

SECTION IV -- GLASS WOOL FIBERS

• 1 US Glass Wool Fiber Market Share, 2006
• 2 Glass Wool Fiber Demand by Market, 2006
• 3 Residential Construction Market for Glass Wool Fibers, 2006
• 4 Nonresidential Construction Market for Glass Wool Fibers, 2006

SECTION V -- TEXTILE GLASS FIBERS

• 1 US Textile Glass Fiber Market Share, 2006
• 2 Textile Glass Fiber Demand by Market, 2006
• 3 Reinforced Plastics Market for Textile Glass Fibers, 2006
• 4 Construction Market for Textile Glass Fibers, 2006
• 5 Electrical & Electronic Equipment Market for Textile Glass Fibers, 2006
• 6 Other Reinforcement Markets for Textile Glass Fibers, 2006
• 7 Nonreinforcement Market for Textile Glass Fibers, 2006

SECTION VI -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• 1 US Glass Fiber Market Share, 2006