Composite & Plastic Lumber to 2011

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION

I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

II. MARKET ENVIRONMENT

• General
• Macroeconomic Overview
• Consumer Income & Spending
  • Personal Income & Expenditures
  • Consumer Financing
• Demographic Trends
• Construction Trends
  • Construction Expenditures
  • Construction Stock
• Building Construction Trends
  • Residential Construction
    • Housing Outlook
    • Housing Stock
    • Residential Floor Space
    • Improvements & Repairs
  • Nonresidential Construction
    • Construction Expenditures
    • Improvements & Repairs
• Nonbuilding Construction Trends
• Pricing Issues
• Environmental Issues
• Regulations & Standards
  • Building Codes
  • Materials Standards
  • Treated Lumber
• International Activity & Foreign Trade
  • North America
  • Western Europe
  • Other Regions

III. MATERIALS

• General
• Material Demand
• Wood-Plastic Composite Lumber
  • Material Characteristics
  • Cellulosic Materials
  • Plastic Resins
    • Polyethylene
    • Polyvinyl Chloride
    • Other Resins
  • Additives & Modifiers
• Plastic Lumber
  • Material Characteristics
  • Polyvinyl Chloride
    • Material Characteristics
    • Characteristics by Application
  • Polyethylene
    • Material Characteristics
    • Characteristics by Application
  • Other

IV. APPLICATIONS

• General
• Molding & Trim
  • Outlook
  • Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Molding & Trim
    • Wood-Plastic Composite Molding & Trim
      • Demand by Market
      • Product Characteristics
    • Plastic Molding & Trim
      • Demand by Market
      • Product Characteristics
      • Resins
        • Vinyl
        • Polyurethane
        • Other Resins
      • Suppliers
• Decking
  • Outlook
  • Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Decking
    • Wood-Plastic Composite Decking
      • Demand by Function
      • Demand by Market
      • Demand by Material Type
      • Product Characteristics
      • Product Development
      • Suppliers
    • Plastic Decking
      • Demand by Function
      • Demand by Market
      • Demand by Material Type
        • Vinyl
        • Other Plastics
      • Suppliers
• Fencing
  • Outlook
  • Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Fencing
    • Wood-Plastic Composite Fencing
    • Vinyl Fencing
    • HDPE & Other Plastic Fencing
• Windows & Doors
  • Outlook
  • Wood-Plastic Composite Windows & Doors
    • Product Characteristics
    • Suppliers
• Other
  • Playground Equipment
  • Hot Tub & Spa Cladding
  • Marine (Non-Decking)
  • Porches
  • Site & Leisure Furniture
  • Railroad Ties
• All Other
  • Lawn & Garden
  • Roofing
  • Structural Lumber
  • Other Miscellaneous Applications

V. MARKETS

• General
• Residential Building
  • New
    • Demand by Material
    • Demand by Application
  • Improvement & Repair
    • Demand by Material
    • Demand by Application
  • Demand by Application
  • Housing Type
    • Single-Family
    • Multifamily
    • Manufactured Housing
• Nonresidential Building
  • New
    • Demand by Material
    • Demand by Application
  • Improvement & Repair
    • Demand by Material Type
    • Demand by Application
  • Demand by Application
• Nonbuilding Construction
  • New
    • Demand by Material
    • Demand by Application
  • Improvement & Repair
    • Demand by Material
    • Demand by Application
  • Demand by Application

VI. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• General
• Industry Composition
• Market Share
  • Trex
  • Tapco Group
  • Royal Group
  • CertainTeed
  • Fypon
  • Other Leaders
• Manufacturing
  • Extrusion
  • Equipment
  • Developments
• Product Development
• Competitive Strategies
• Marketing
• Distribution
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Cooperative Agreements

• COMPANY PROFILES
  • Advanced Environmental Recycling Technologies Incorporated
  • AERT, see Advanced Environmental Recycling Technologies
  • Alcoa Incorporated
  • Alside Incorporated, see Associated Materials
  • Andersen Corporation
  • Associated Materials Incorporated
  • Atlantic Premium Shutters, see Headwaters
  • Atrium Companies Incorporated
  • AZEK Building Products Incorporated, see CPG International
  • Boise Cascade Holdings LLC
  • Builders Edge, see Headwaters
  • Cascades Incorporated
  • CertainTeed Corporation, see Saint-Gobain
  • Compression Polymers Holdings Incorporated, see CPG International
  • Correct Building Products LLC
  • CPG International Incorporated
  • CPI Plastics Group Limited
  • Crane Plastics Holding Company
  • ElkCorp, see G-I Holdings
  • Elk Premium Building Products Incorporated, see G-I Holdings
  • EPOCH Composite Products Incorporated, see TAMKO Building Products
  • Euramax International Incorporated
  • Fiber Composites LLC
  • Fortune Brands Incorporated
  • Fypon Limited, see Fortune Brands
  • Genova Products Incorporated
  • Gentek Building Products Incorporated, see Associated Materials
  • G-I Holdings Incorporated
  • Georgia Gulf Corporation
  • GSW Building Products Incorporated, see Euramax International
  • Hancor Holdings LLC
  • Headwaters Incorporated
  • Kadant Incorporated
  • Kroy Building Products Incorporated, see Ply Gem Holdings
  • LDI Composites Company, see Liberty Diversified Industries
  • Liberty Diversified Industries Incorporated
  • Louisiana-Pacific Corporation
  • Mid-America Siding Components, see Headwaters
  • Mikron Industries Incorporated, see Quanex
  • N.E.W. Plastics Corporation
  • North American Technologies Group Incorporated
  • Outdoor Technologies Incorporated, see Hancor Holdings
  • Plastiques Cascades Incorporated, see Cascades
  • Ply Gem Holdings Incorporated
  • Procell LLC
  • Quanex Corporation
  • Renew Plastics Incorporated, see N.E.W. Plastics
  • Royal Group Incorporated, see Georgia Gulf
  • Royal Group Technologies Limited, see Georgia Gulf
  • Royal Mouldings Limited, see Georgia Gulf
  • Royal Outdoor Products, see Georgia Gulf
  • Saint-Gobain
  • SBR Incorporated, see Fortune Brands
  • Stonefield Classic Shutters, see Headwaters
  • TAMKO Building Products Incorporated
  • TAMKO Roofing Products, see TAMKO Building Products
  • Tapco Group, see Headwaters
  • Tapco International Corporation, see Headwaters
  • Thermal Industries Incorporated, see Atrium Companies
  • TieTek Technologies Incorporated, see North American Technologies Group
  • TimberTech Limited, see Crane Plastics
  • Trex Company Incorporated
  • Trimax Building Products Incorporated
  • Universal Forest Products Incorporated
  • Vantage Building Products, see Headwaters
  • VEKA AG
  • Vycom Corporation, see Compression Polymers Group
  • Westech Building Products Incorporated, see Westlake Chemical
  • Westlake Chemical Corporation
• Other Composite & Plastic Lumber Producers
• Selected Other Composite & Plastic Lumber Companies

LIST OF TABLES

SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

• Summary Table

SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT

• 1 Macroeconomic Indicators
• 2 Personal Income & Expenditures
• 3 Consumer Financing Environment, 1996-2006
• 4 Resident Population
• 5 Construction Expenditures
• 6 Construction Stock
• 7 Building Construction Expenditures
• 8 Residential Construction Expenditures
• 9 Housing Indicators
• 10 Existing Residential Floor Space
• 11 Residential Improvement & Repair Expenditures
• 12 Nonresidential Construction Expenditures
• 13 Nonresidential Construction Improvement & Repair Expenditures
• 14 Nonbuilding Construction Expenditures

SECTION III -- MATERIALS

• 1 Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber Material Demand by Product & Type
• 2 Wood-Plastic Composite Lumber Material Demand
• 3 Plastic Lumber Demand by Resin Type

SECTION IV -- APPLICATIONS

• 1 Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber Demand by Application & Material Type
• 2 Molding & Trim Demand by Material Type
• 3 Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber Molding & Trim Demand by Material Type & Market
• 4 Wood-Plastic Composite Molding & Trim Demand by Market
• 5 Plastic Lumber Molding & Trim by Market
• 6 Decking Demand by Material Type
• 7 Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber Decking Demand
• 8 Wood-Plastic Composite Decking Demand by Function & Market
• 9 Wood-Plastic Composite Decking Demand by Material Type
• 10 Plastic Decking Demand by Function & Market
• 11 Plastic Decking Demand by Material Type
• 12 Fencing Demand by Material Type
• 13 Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber Fencing Demand by Material Type & Market
• 14 Window & Door Demand by Material Type
• 15 Wood-Plastic Composite Window & Door Demand by Market
• 16 Other Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber Demand by Material Type, Market & Application

SECTION V -- MARKETS

• 1 Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber Demand by Market
• 2 Residential Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber Demand by Material Type & Use
• 3 New Residential Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber Demand by Material Type & Application
• 4 Residential Improvement & Repair Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber Demand by Material Type & Application
• 5 Residential Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber Demand by Application
• 6 Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber Demand by Housing Type
• 7 Single-Family Housing Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber Demand by Material Type
• 8 Multifamily Housing Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber Demand by Material Type
• 9 Manufactured Housing Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber Demand by Material Type
• 10 Nonresidential Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber Demand by Material Type & Use
• 11 New Nonresidential Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber Demand by Material Type & Application
• 12 Nonresidential Improvement & Repair Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber Demand by Material Type & Application
• 13 Nonresidential Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber Demand by Application
• 14 Nonbuilding Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber Demand by Material Type & Use
• 15 New Nonbuilding Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber Demand by Material Type & Application
• 16 Nonbuilding Improvement & Repair Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber Demand by Material Type & Application
• 17 Nonbuilding Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber Demand by Application

SECTION VI -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• 1 Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber Sales for Selected Companies, 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 III -- MATERIALS

• 1 Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber Material Demand by Product, 1996-2016
• 2 Plastic Lumber Demand by Resin Type, 2006

SECTION IV -- APPLICATIONS

• 1 Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber Demand by Application & Demand Share Increase, 2006

SECTION V -- MARKETS

• 1 Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber Demand by Market, 2006
• 2 Residential Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber Demand by Application, 2006
• 3 Nonresidential Demand for Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber by Application, 2006
• 4 Nonbuilding Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber Demand by Application, 2006

SECTION VI -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• 1 Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber Market Share, 2006