Residential Kitchen & Bath Countertops

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION

I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

II. MARKET ENVIRONMENT

• General
• Macroeconomic Environment
• Consumer Trends
  • Personal Income & Expenditures
  • Consumer Financing
• Demographic Trends
  • Population
  • Households
• Residential Building Construction
  • New Housing Units
  • Housing Stock
  • Improvements & Repairs
• Regulatory Considerations
• Pricing Trends
  • Laminates
  • Tile
  • Miscellaneous Cast Polymers
  • Solid Surface Materials
  • Engineered Stone
  • Natural Stone
• World Market
  • Western Europe
  • Asia/Pacific Region
  • Other Regions
• Foreign Trade

III. SURFACE MATERIALS

• General
  • Value Outlook
  • Volume Outlook
  • Installation Costs
• Laminates
  • Characteristics
  • Suppliers & Fabricators
• Solid Surface Materials
  • Characteristics
  • Suppliers & Fabricators
• Natural Stone
  • Granite
    • Characteristics
    • Fabricators
  • Other Stone
    • Marble
    • Limestone
    • Slate
    • Soapstone
    • Others
• Engineered Stone
  • Characteristics
  • Suppliers & Fabricators
• Miscellaneous Cast Polymers
  • Characteristics
  • Fabricators
• Tile
  • Ceramic
  • Porcelain
  • Other Tile
• Other Materials
  • Stainless Steel
  • Wood
  • Recycled Materials
  • All Other
    • Concrete
    • Miscellaneous Metals
    • Glass & Other Materials

IV. PRODUCTS

• General
  • Value Outlook
  • Volume Outlook
• Kitchen Countertops
  • New Housing
  • Replacement
• Bathroom Countertops
  • New Housing
  • Replacement

V. MARKETS

• General
• New Housing
  • Single Unit
  • Multiple Units
  • Manufactured Housing
• Remodeling
  • Single Unit
  • Multiple Units
  • Manufactured Housing

VI. REGIONAL DEMAND

• General
• Regional Demographics & Economic Trends
  • Population Patterns
  • Economic Outlook
  • Construction Activity
  • Housing Trends
• Regional Demand for Countertops
  • Northeast
    • New England
    • Middle Atlantic
  • Midwest
    • East North Central
    • West North Central
  • South
    • South Atlantic
    • East South Central
    • West South Central
  • West
    • Mountain
    • Pacific

VII. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• General
• Industry Composition & Market Share
  • Laminates
    • Wilsonart
    • Panolam
    • Formica
  • Solid Surface Materials
    • DuPont
    • Wilsonart
    • Mitsubishi
    • Formica
    • LG Chem
    • Others
  • Natural Stone
  • Engineered Stone
    • Cosentino
    • Cambria
    • CaesarStone
    • DuPont
    • Others
  • Miscellaneous Cast Polymers
  • Tile & Other Materials
• Competitive Strategies
• Research & Development
• Manufacturing
• Distribution
• Marketing
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Cooperative Agreements

• COMPANY PROFILES
  • Aristech Acrylics, see Mitsubishi
  • Avanza USA, see Cosentino
  • Avonite Surfaces, see Mitsubishi Corporation
  • Baker (Craig) Marble Company Incorporated
  • Benchmark
  • Boos (John) & Company
  • Breton SpA
  • CaesarStone
  • Cambria
  • CCM Enterprises
  • Cheil Industries Incorporated
  • Cosentino SA
  • Coveright Surfaces Holding GmbH
  • Dakota Granite Company
  • Dal-Tile Corporation, see Mohawk Industries
  • DuPont (EI) de Nemours
  • Duracite
  • Formica Corporation
  • Granicoat Consumer Products, see Safas Corporation
  • Granite Transformations, see Rocksolid Granit USA
  • Hanwha Group
  • Hartson-Kennedy Cabinet Top Company Incorporated
  • Hundman Lumber Companies
  • Illinois Tool Works Incorporated
  • Innovative Stone
  • InPro Corporation
  • LG Chem Limited
  • Lippert Corporation, see InPro Corporation
  • Marazzi Group SpA
  • Mesa Fully Formed Incorporated
  • Mitsubishi Corporation
  • Mohawk Industries Incorporated
  • Monarch Ceramic Tile, see Marazzi Group
  • Nevamar Company, see Panolam Industries International
  • Panolam Industries International Incorporated
  • Precision Countertops Incorporated
  • Rocksolid Granit USA Incorporated
  • RSI Holding Corporation
  • Safas Corporation
  • Samsung Chemical USA, see Cheil Industries
  • Sta-Care Incorporated
  • Swan Corporation
  • Transolid Incorporated
  • US Stone, see Cosentino
  • Valley Countertops Industries Limited
  • Vangura Surfacing Products Incorporated
  • VT Industries Incorporated
  • Wilsonart International, see Illinois Tool Works

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 Demographic Indicators
• 5 Residential Construction Expenditures
• 6 New Housing Units
• 7 Housing Stock
• 8 Residential Improvement & Repair Expenditures
• 9 Selected Fabricated Countertop Prices

SECTION III -- SURFACE MATERIALS

• 1 Countertop Demand by Material in Value Terms
• 2 Countertop Demand by Material in Volume Terms
• 3 Laminate Countertop Demand
• 4 Solid Surface Countertop Demand
• 5 Natural Stone Countertop Demand
• 6 Granite Countertop Demand
• 7 Other Stone Countertop Demand
• 8 Engineered Stone Countertop Demand
• 9 Miscellaneous Cast Polymer Countertop Demand
• 10 Tile Countertop Demand
• 11 Other Materials Countertop Demand

SECTION IV -- PRODUCTS

• 1 Countertop Demand by Product
• 2 Kitchen Countertop Demand
• 3 Kitchen Countertop Demand in New Housing
• 4 Kitchen Countertop Demand in Remodeling
• 5 Bathroom Countertop Demand
• 6 Bathroom Countertop Demand in New Housing
• 7 Bathroom Countertop Demand in Remodeling

SECTION V -- MARKETS

• 1 Countertop Demand by Market
• 2 New Housing Countertop Demand
• 3 New Single Unit Housing Countertop Demand
• 4 New Multifamily Housing Countertop Demand
• 5 New Manufactured Housing Countertop Demand
• 6 Replacement Countertop Demand
• 7 Replacement Countertop Demand in Single Unit Housing
• 8 Replacement Countertop Demand in Multifamily Housing
• 9 Replacement Countertop Demand in Manufactured Housing

SECTION VI -- REGIONAL DEMAND

• 1 Resident Population by Region
• 2 Gross Domestic Product by Region
• 3 Construction Expenditures by Region
• 4 Regional Housing Indicators
• 5 Countertop Demand by Region
• 6 Northeast Countertop Demand
• 7 Midwest Countertop Demand
• 8 South Countertop Demand
• 9 West Countertop Demand

SECTION VII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• 1 US Countertop Sales by Materials Supplier, 2006
• 2 US Countertop Sales by Fabricator, 2006
• 3 Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures
• 4 Selected Cooperative Agreements

LIST OF CHARTS

SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT

• 1 Year of Construction of Housing Stock, 2006

SECTION III -- SURFACE MATERIALS

• 1 Countertop Demand by Material in Value Terms, 2006
• 2 Countertop Demand by Material in Volume Terms, 2006

SECTION V -- MARKETS

• 1 New Housing Countertop Demand by Housing Type, 2006
• 2 Countertop Size, 1996-2016: New Single Unit Housing
• 3 Countertop Size, 1996-2016: New Multifamily Housing
• 4 Countertop Size, 1996-2016: New Manufactured Housing
• 5 Replacement Countertop Demand by Housing Type, 2006

SECTION VI -- REGIONAL DEMAND

• 1 Countertop Demand by Region, 2006

SECTION VII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• 1 Countertop Materials Market Share, 2006
• 2 Laminate Countertop Industry Flow Chart
• 3 Laminate Countertop Materials Market Share, 2006
• 4 Solid Surface Countertop Industry Flow Chart
• 5 Solid Surface Countertop Materials Market Share, 2006
• 6 Engineered Stone Countertop Materials Market Share, 2006