Extruded Plastics to 2011

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION

I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

II. MARKET ENVIRONMENT

• General
• Macroeconomic Outlook
• Demographic Trends
• Consumer Income & Spending
• Manufacturing Outlook
• Plastic Resin Overview
• Historical Market Trends
• Extrusion Machinery & Technology
• Plastic Processing Methods
  • Injection Molding
  • Blow Molding
  • Other Processes
• Pricing Trends
• Regulatory Considerations
• Recycling
• International Activity

III. RESINS

• General
• Resins
• Polyvinyl Chloride
  • Profiles
    • Pipe
    • Siding
    • Windows & Doors
    • Molding & Trim
    • Fencing/Decking/Other
  • Film
  • Other
• Low Density Polyethylene
  • Film
  • Other
• High Density Polyethylene
  • Pipe
  • Film
  • Sheet & Other
• Polystyrene
  • Solid
    • Sheet
    • Film
    • Other
  • Foamed
• Polypropylene
  • Film
  • Sheet
  • Wire & Cable
  • Other
• Polyester
  • Film
  • Sheet & Other
• Other
  • Resins
  • Applications

IV. MARKETS

• General
• Construction
  • Construction Outlook
  • Resins
  • Applications
    • Pipe
      • Resins
      • Applications
      • Producers
    • Siding
      • Characteristics
      • Markets & End-Uses
      • Producers
    • Other
      • Windows & Doors
      • Molding & Trim
      • Wire & Cable
      • Fencing & Decking
        • Fencing
        • Decking
      • Insulation
      • Glazing
      • Other
• Packaging
  • Packaging Overview
  • Resins
  • Applications
    • Film
      • Food
      • Nonfood
      • Secondary
      • Producers
    • Other Packaging
      • Solid
      • Foamed
• Consumer Goods
  • Resins
  • Applications
• Other Markets
  • Resins
  • Types
    • Motor Vehicles
    • Industrial
    • Electrical & Electronics
    • Medical
    • Other

V. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• General
• Market Share
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Marketing Strategies
• Channels of Distribution
• Research & Development
• Competitive Strategies
• Cooperative Agreements

• COMPANY PROFILES
  • Aargus Industries Incorporated, see Sigma Plastics Group
  • Advanced Drainage Systems Incorporated
  • Advanced Elastomer Systems LP, see Exxon Mobil
  • AEP Industries Incorporated
  • Alcoa Incorporated
  • Alside Incorporated, see Associated Materials International
  • AmTopp, see Formosa Plastics Group
  • Andersen Corporation
  • Arkema SA
  • Associated Materials Incorporated
  • Atlantis Plastics Incorporated
  • Atrium Companies Incorporated
  • AZEK Building Products Incorporated, see CPG International
  • Bemis Company Incorporated
  • Beta Plastics Company, see Sigma Plastics Group
  • CertainTeed Corporation, see Saint-Gobain
  • Charlotte Pipe & Foundry Company
  • Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC
  • Compression Polymers Holdings Incorporated, see CPG International Incorporated
  • Covalence Specialty Materials Corporation
  • CPG International Incorporated
  • Crane Plastics Holding Company
  • Cryovac, see Sealed Air Corporation
  • Curwood Incorporated, see Bemis Company Incorporated
  • Danvid Window Company, see Atrium Companies
  • Dart Container Corporation
  • Dexco Polymers LP, see Exxon Mobil Corporation
  • Diversapack LLC, see Printpack Incorporated
  • Dow Chemical Company
  • Dow-Tech Plastics, see Atrium Companies Incorporated
  • DuPont (EI) de Nemours
  • EMCO Enterprises Incorporated, see Andersen Corporation
  • Exxon Mobil Corporation
  • Filmtech Corporation, see Sigma Plastics Group
  • Formosa Plastics Group
  • Fortune Brands Incorporated
  • General Electric Company
  • Gentek Building Products Incorporated, see Associated Materials Incorporated
  • Hancor Incorporated, see Advanced Drainage Systems
  • Heartland Building Products Incorporated, see Jancor Companies Incorporated
  • Hilex Poly Company LLC
  • HR Windows and Company, see Atrium Companies
  • ICC Industries Incorporated
  • Integrated Bagging Systems, see Formosa Plastics Group
  • Inteplast Group Limited, see Formosa Plastics Group
  • Jancor Companies Incorporated
  • Jeld-Wen Incorporated
  • J-M Manufacturing Company Limited, see JM Eagle
  • JM Eagle Company Incorporated
  • Johnson (SC) & Son Incorporated
  • Kensington Windows Incorporated, see Jancor Companies
  • Lane Enterprises Incorporated
  • Milprint Incorporated, see Bemis Company Incorporated
  • New Mercury Plastics LLC, see Sigma Plastics Group
  • North American Pipe Corporation, see Westlake Chemical
  • North Star Manufacturing, see Atrium Companies
  • Omega Plastics, see Sigma Plastics Group
  • O' Neil Color & Compounding Corporation, see ICC Industries Incorporated
  • Outdoor Technologies Incorporated, see Jancor Companies
  • Owens Corning
  • Pace Industries Incorporated, see ICC Industries
  • Pactiv Corporation
  • Perfecseal, see Bemis Company Incorporated
  • Phillips Sumika Polypropylene Company, see Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC
  • Pliant Corporation
  • Ply Gem Holdings Incorporated
  • Preservation Premium Windows, see Associated Materials
  • Primex Plastics Corporation, see ICC Industries
  • Printpack Incorporated
  • Procell Decking Systems, see CPG International
  • PW Eagle Incorporated, see JM Eagle Company
  • Rampart Packaging, see Printpack Incorporated
  • Renewal by Andersen, see Andersen Corporation
  • Republic Bag Incorporated, see Sigma Plastics Group
  • RTP Company
  • Saint-Gobain
  • Scranton Products Incorporated, see CPG International
  • Sealed Air Corporation
  • Sigma Plastics Group
  • Silver Line Building Products LLC, see Andersen Corporation
  • Spartech Corporation
  • Superior Engineered Products Corporation, see Atrium Companies Incorporated
  • Survivor Technologies Incorporated, see Jancor Companies
  • Thermal Industries Incorporated, see Atrium Companies
  • TimberTech Limited, see Crane Plastics Holding Company
  • Vycom Corporation, see CPG International
  • Westech Building Products Incorporated, see Westlake Chemical Corporation
  • Westlake Chemical Corporation
  • Woodruff Corporation, see ICC Industries Incorporated
  • World-Pak, see Formosa Plastics Group
  • Other Companies Mentioned in Study

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 Manufacturers' Shipments
• 5 Plastic Resin Supply & Demand by Type
• 6 Extruded Plastics Market, 1996-2006
• 7 Thermoplastic Resin Demand by Process
• 8 Extruded Resin Pricing

SECTION III -- RESINS

• 1 Extruded Plastics Demand in Pounds & Dollars
• 2 Extruded Plastics Demand by Resin
• 3 Extruded PVC Demand by Application
• 4 Extruded PVC Demand in Profiles
• 5 Extruded PVC Film Demand
• 6 Extruded PVC Demand in Other Products
• 7 Extruded LDPE Demand by Type & Application
• 8 Extruded LDPE Demand in Film
• 9 Extruded LDPE Demand in Other Products
• 10 Extruded HDPE Demand by Application
• 11 Extruded Polystyrene Demand by Type
• 12 Extruded Solid Polystyrene Demand by Application
• 13 Extruded Foamed Polystyrene Demand by Application
• 14 Extruded Polypropylene Demand by Application
• 15 Extruded Polyester Demand by Application
• 16 Other Extruded Plastics Demand by Application

SECTION IV -- MARKETS

• 1 Extruded Plastics Demand by Market
• 2 Construction Expenditures
• 3 Construction Market for Extruded Plastics by Resin
• 4 Construction Market for Extruded Plastic s by Application
• 5 Pipe Market for Extruded Plastics by Resin
• 6 Pipe Market for Extruded Plastics by Application
• 7 Siding Market for Extruded Plastics by Market & End-Use
• 8 Other Construction Markets for Extruded Plastics
• 9 Packaging Overview
• 10 Packaging Market for Extruded Plastics by Resin
• 11 Packaging Market for Extruded Plastics by Application
• 12 Packaging Film Market for Extruded Plastics
• 13 Other Packaging Markets for Extruded Plastics
• 14 Consumer Goods Market for Extruded Plastics by Resin
• 15 Consumer Goods Market for Extruded Plastics by Application
• 16 Other Markets for Extruded Plastics by Resin
• 17 Other Markets for Extruded Plastics by Type

SECTION V -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• 1 US Extruded Plastics Sales by Company, 2006
• 2 Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures
• 3 Selected Cooperative Agreements

LIST OF CHARTS

SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT

• 1 Plastic Resin Supply & Demand by Type, 2006
• 2 Extruded Plastics Market, 1996-2006
• 3 Thermoplastic Resin Demand by Process, 2006

SECTION III -- RESINS

• 1 Extruded Plastics Demand by Resin, 2006
• 2 Extruded PVC Demand in Profiles, 2006
• 3 Extruded LDPE Demand in Film, 2006
• 4 Extruded LDPE Demand in Other Products, 2006
• 5 Extruded HDPE Demand by Application, 2006
• 6 Extruded Polypropylene Demand by Application, 2006

SECTION IV -- MARKETS

• 1 Extruded Plastics Demand by Market, 2006
• 2 Construction Market for Extruded Plastics by Resin, 2006
• 3 Pipe Market for Extruded Plastics by Application, 2006
• 4 Other Construction Markets for Extruded Plastics, 2006
• 5 Packaging Market for Extruded Plastics by Resin, 2006
• 6 Consumer Goods Market for Extruded Plastics by Resin, 2006
• 7 Other Markets for Extruded Plastics by Resin, 2006
• 8 Other Markets for Extruded Plastics by Type, 2006

SECTION V -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• 1 US Extruded Plastics Market Share, 2006