Decorative Laminates to 2011

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION

I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

II. MARKET ENVIRONMENT

• General
• Macroeconomic Environment
• Demographic Trends
  • Population
  • Households
• Consumer Spending Environment
• Building Construction Outlook
  • Residential Building Construction
    • Housing Completions
    • Housing Stock
    • Improvements & Repairs
  • Nonresidential Building Construction
    • Office & Commercial Construction
    • Institutional Construction
    • Industrial Construction
    • Transportation & Other Building Construction
    • Improvements & Repairs
• Competitive Materials
  • Countertops
  • Cabinets & Furniture
  • Store Fixtures
  • Wall Panels
  • Flooring
• Pricing
• Environmental & Other Considerations
• Foreign Trade
• World Market
  • Western Europe
  • Asia/Pacific
  • Other Regions

III. RAW MATERIALS & PROCESSES

• General
• Raw Materials
  • Plastics
    • Phenolics
    • Polyvinyl Chloride
    • Melamine
    • Other Plastics
  • Adhesives
    • Waterborne
    • Hot Melts
    • Solvent-Based
  • Paper, Vinyl Film & Other Materials
  • Wood Substrates
    • Particleboard
    • Medium-Density Fiberboard
    • Other Substrates
• Decorative Laminate Manufacturing Processes
  • High-Pressure Processes
  • Low-Pressure Processes
  • Continuous Processes
  • Direct Lamination Processes
• Types of Laminates

IV. PRODUCTS

• General
• Low-Pressure Laminates
  • Low-Basis Weight Papers
    • Product Characteristics
    • Markets & Suppliers
  • Saturated Papers
    • Product Characteristics
    • Markets & Suppliers
  • Vinyl Films
    • Product Characteristics
    • Markets & Suppliers
  • Decorative Foils
    • Product Characteristics
    • Markets & Suppliers
• High-Pressure Laminates
  • Product Characteristics
  • Markets & Suppliers
• Edgebanding
  • Product Characteristics
  • Markets & Suppliers

V. MARKETS

• General
• Cabinets
  • Cabinet Industry Outlook
  • Laminate Demand
    • Demand by Type
      • Low-Pressure Laminates
      • High-Pressure Laminates
      • Edgebanding
    • Demand by End Use & Application
• Furniture
  • Furniture Industry Outlook
  • Laminate Demand
    • Demand by Type
    • Demand by End Use
      • Residential
      • Nonresidential
• Store Fixtures
  • Retail Sales Outlook
  • Laminate Demand
    • Demand by Type
      • Low-Pressure Laminates
      • High-Pressure Laminates & Edgebanding
• Flooring
  • Flooring Outlook
  • Laminate Demand
    • Demand by Type
    • Demand by End Use & Customer
• Wall Panels
  • Wall Panels Industry Outlook
  • Laminate Demand
    • Demand by Type
    • Demand by End Use
• Countertops
  • Kitchen & Bathroom Outlook
  • Laminate Demand
    • Demand by Type
      • High-Pressure Laminates
      • Low-Pressure Laminates
      • Edgebanding
    • Demand by End Use & Application
• Other Markets
  • Demand by End Use
  • Demand by Type

VI. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• General
• Industry Composition
• Market Share
  • Wilsonart
  • Panolam Industries
  • Formica
  • Coveright Surfaces
  • Others
• Competitive Strategies
• Research & Development
• Distribution
• Marketing
• Acquisitions & Divestitures
• Cooperative Agreements

• COMPANY PROFILES
  • American Hardwoods Incorporated, see Patrick Industries
  • Armstrong World Industries Incorporated
  • BauschLinnemann GmbH & Company KG, see SURTECO
  • Berkshire Hathaway Incorporated
  • Canplast Incorporated, see SURTECO
  • CFC International Incorporated, see Illinois Tool Works
  • Columbia Forest Products
  • Coveright Surfaces Holding GmbH
  • Cytec Industries Incorporated
  • Dai Nippon Printing Company Limited
  • Doellken-Woodtape Incorporated, see SURTECO
  • Dynea North America Incorporated
  • Dynea Oy
  • Edgemold Products, see Fiberesin Industries
  • Fiberesin Industries Incorporated
  • Flakeboard Company Limited
  • Flexible Materials Incorporated
  • Formica Corporation
  • Funder America Incorporated
  • Georgia-Pacific Corporation, see Koch Industries
  • Hexion Specialty Chemicals Incorporated
  • Illinois Tool Works Incorporated
  • Kleerdex Company LLC, see Sekisui Chemical
  • Koch Industries Incorporated
  • Lamin-Art Incorporated
  • Mannington Mills Incorporated
  • MeadWestvaco Corporation
  • Mohawk Industries Incorporated
  • Nevamar Company LLC, see Panolam Industries
  • OMNOVA Solutions Incorporated
  • Panolam Industries International Incorporated
  • Patrick Industries Incorporated
  • Pergo AB
  • Pfleiderer AG
  • PrimeWood Incorporated, see Woodcraft Industries
  • Quick-Step Incorporated, see Mohawk Industries
  • Riken Technos Corporation
  • Rodman Industries, see Fiberesin Industries
  • Roseburg Forest Products Company
  • Royal DSM NV
  • Sekisui Chemical Company Limited
  • Sequana Capital
  • Shaw Industries Incorporated, see Berkshire Hathaway
  • SierraPine Limited
  • Spartech Corporation
  • Stevens Industries Incorporated
  • SURTECO AG
  • Tarkett Holding GmbH
  • Timber Products Company
  • Toppan Printing Company Limited
  • Uniboard Canada Incorporated, see Pfleiderer AG
  • Unilin Holding NV, see Mohawk Industries
  • Wilsonart International Incorporated, see Illinois Tool Works
  • Woodcraft Industries Incorporated

LIST OF TABLES

SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

• Summary Table

SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT

• 1 Macroeconomic Environment
• 2 Demographic Trends
• 3 Personal Income & Expenditures
• 4 Building Construction Expenditures
• 5 Residential Building Construction Expenditures
• 6 Housing Indicators
• 7 Residential Improvement & Repair Activity
• 8 Nonresidential Construction Expenditures
• 9 Nonresidential Improvements & Repairs
• 10 Decorative Laminates Pricing Trends

SECTION III -- RAW MATERIALS & PROCESSES

• 1 Materials Demand in Decorative Laminates
• 2 Plastics Demand in Decorative Laminates
• 3 Adhesives Demand in Decorative Laminates
• 4 Paper, Vinyl Film & Other Material Demand in Decorative Laminates
• 5 Wood Demand in Decorative Laminates

SECTION IV -- PRODUCTS

• 1 Decorative Laminates Demand by Type
• 2 Low-Pressure Laminates Demand by Type
• 3 Low-Basis Weight (LBW) Paper Laminates Demand
• 4 Saturated Paper Laminates Demand
• 5 Vinyl Film Laminates Demand
• 6 Decorative Foil Laminates Demand
• 7 High-Pressure (HP) Laminates Demand
• 8 Edgebanding Demand

SECTION V -- MARKETS

• 1 Decorative Laminates Demand by Market
• 2 Cabinet Supply & Demand
• 3 Cabinets Market for Decorative Laminates
• 4 Cabinets Market for Decorative Laminates by Type
• 5 Cabinet Market for Decorative Laminates by End Use & Application
• 6 Furniture Shipments
• 7 Furniture Market for Decorative Laminates
• 8 Furniture Market for Decorative Laminates by Type
• 9 Furniture Market for Decorative Laminates by End Use
• 10 Retail Sales
• 11 Store Fixtures Market for Decorative Laminates
• 12 Store Fixtures Market for Decorative Laminates by Type
• 13 Flooring Supply & Demand
• 14 Flooring Market for Decorative Laminates
• 15 Flooring Market for Decorative Laminates by Type
• 16 Flooring Market for Decorative Laminates by End Use & Customer
• 17 Wall Panels Supply & Demand
• 18 Wall Panels Market for Decorative Laminates
• 19 Wall Panels Market for Decorative Laminates by Type
• 20 Wall Panels Market for Decorative Laminates By End Use
• 21 Selected Kitchen & Bath Indicators
• 22 Countertops Market for Decorative Laminates
• 23 Countertops Market for Decorative Laminates by Type
• 24 Countertops Market for Decorative Laminates by End Use & Application
• 25 Other Markets for Decorative Laminates
• 26 Other Markets for Decorative Laminates by Type

SECTION VI -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• 1 Decorative Laminates Sales by Company, 2006
• 2 Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures
• 3 Selected Cooperative Agreements

LIST OF CHARTS

SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT

• 1 Year of Construction of Housing Stock, 2006

SECTION IV -- PRODUCTS

• 1 Decorative Laminates Demand by Type, 2006
• 2 Low-Pressure Laminates Demand by Type, 2006

SECTION V -- MARKETS

• 1 Decorative Laminates Demand by Market, 2006

SECTION VI -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• 1 Decorative Laminates Market Share, 2006