Abrasives to 2011

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION

I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

II. MARKET ENVIRONMENT

• General
• Macroeconomic Trends
• Consumer Spending
• Manufacturing Trends
• Nonresidential Fixed Investment
• Historical Trends
• Pricing Trends
• Abrasive Properties
• Technology & Material Developments
  • Chemical Mechanical Planarization Materials
  • Nanoscale Abrasives
  • Sol-Gel Abrasives
  • Structured Coated Abrasives
  • New Abrasive Materials
• International Environment
  • World Supply & Demand
  • Trends in US Foreign Trade
    • Imports
    • Exports

III. RAW MATERIALS

• General
• Manufactured Abrasive Minerals
  • Superabrasives
    • Manufactured Diamond
    • Cubic Boron Nitride
  • Alumina-Based Materials
    • Alumina-Zirconia
    • Sol-Gel Materials
    • Fused Alumina
    • Fumed Alumina
  • Specialty Silica
  • Silicon Carbide
  • Other
    • Tungsten Carbide
    • Boron Carbide & Other Manufactured Minerals
• Natural Abrasive Minerals
  • Silica Sand
  • Garnet
  • Pumice
  • Natural Diamond
  • Other
    • Staurolite
    • Tripoli
    • Emery
    • All Other
• Metallic Abrasive Materials

IV. PRODUCTS

• General
• Nonmetallic Abrasives
  • Coated Abrasives
    • Producers
    • Abrasive Materials, Bonds & Applications
    • Forms
    • Backing Materials
      • Cloth
      • Paper
      • Combination & Other
  • Bonded Abrasives
    • Types & Forms
    • Bonding Materials
      • Resinoid
      • Vitreous
      • Other
  • Loose Abrasive Grains & Powders
    • Types
      • Manufactured
      • Specialty Silica
      • Alumina
      • Silicon Carbide
      • Other
    • Natural
  • Applications
• Metallic Abrasives
  • Steel Wool & Scouring Pads
  • Steel & Iron Grit, Shot & Sand
  • Other

V. MARKETS

• General
• Durable Goods Manufacturing Markets
  • Machinery
    • Machinery Industry Outlook
    • Abrasives Demand
  • Fabricated Metals
    • Fabricated Metal Industry Outlook
    • Abrasives Demand
  • Motor Vehicles
    • Motor Vehicle Industry Outlook
    • Abrasives Demand
  • Electrical & Electronic Products
    • Electrical & Electronic Product Industry Outlook
    • Abrasives Demand
  • Nonmetallic Mineral Products
    • Nonmetallic Mineral Product Industry Outlook
    • Abrasives Demand
  • Primary Metals
    • Primary Metal Industry Outlook
    • Abrasives Demand
  • Furniture & Wood Products
    • Furniture & Wood Product Industry Outlook
    • Abrasives Demand
  • Aerospace & Other Transportation Equipment
    • Aerospace & Other Transportation Industry Outlook
    • Abrasives Demand
  • Other Durable Goods Manufacturing Markets
• Cleaning & Maintenance Markets
  • Consumer
  • Commercial
  • Government
• Other Abrasives Markets
  • Cosmetics & Toiletries
    • Cosmetic & Toiletry Industry Outlook
    • Abrasives Demand
  • Construction
    • Construction Industry Outlook
    • Abrasives Demand
  • Resource Extraction & Other Markets

VI. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• General
• Industry Participants
• Industry Concentration & Market Share
• Competitive Factors
  • Manufacturing Considerations
    • Operating Requirements
    • Integration
    • Barriers to Entry
  • Marketing Strategies
    • Price Considerations
    • Customer Service
    • Other Marketing Strategies
  • Distribution Strategies
  • Research & Development Activity
  • Strategic Partnerships
  • Other Competitive Factors
• Acquisitions & Divestitures

• COMPANY PROFILES
  • Abrasive Technology Incorporated
  • Ali Industries Incorporated
  • Almatis GmbH
  • Bates Abrasives Incorporated, see Radiac Abrasives
  • Black & Decker Corporation
  • Bosch (Robert) GmbH
  • Cabot Microelectronics Corporation
  • C-E Minerals Incorporated, see Imerys SA
  • Church & Dwight Company Incorporated
  • Cinetic Landis Grinding, see Fives-Lille Group
  • Clorox Company
  • Continental Commercial Products, see Katy Industries
  • DA NanoMaterials LLC, see DuPont
  • Dial Corporation, see Henkel KGaA
  • Diamond Innovations Incorporated, see Sandvik AB
  • Diamond Productions Incorporated, see 3M Company
  • Diamond Products, see TYROLIT
  • DuPont (EI) de Nemours
  • Ervin Industries Incorporated
  • Exolon Company, see Washington Mills Electro Minerals
  • Fairmount Minerals Limited
  • Fives-Lille Group
  • Gemtex, see Katy Industries
  • Global Material Technologies Incorporated
  • Harsco Corporation
  • Henkel KGaA
  • Hermes Schleifmittel GmbH & Company KG
  • Husqvarna AB
  • Imerys SA
  • JacksonLea, see Jason Incorporated
  • Jason Incorporated
  • Katy Industries Incorporated
  • Klingspor AG
  • Osborn International, see Jason Incorporated
  • QED Technologies, see Cabot Microelectronics
  • Radiac Abrasives Incorporated
  • Rohm and Haas Company
  • Saint-Gobain
  • Sandvik AB
  • Sealeze, see Jason Incorporated
  • sia Abrasives Holding AG
  • Smith International Incorporated
  • Soff-Cut International, see Husqvarna
  • Standard Abrasives Incorporated, see 3M Company
  • Sunnen Products Company
  • 3M Company
  • Treibacher Schleifmittel AG, see Imerys SA
  • TYROLIT Schleifmittelwerke Swarovski KG
  • United Abrasives Incorporated
  • Vereinigte Schmirgel-und Maschinen-Fabriken AG
  • Vincent North America Incorporated, see TYROLIT
  • Washington Mills Electro Minerals Corporation
  • Wheelabrator Allevard Group
• Other Companies Mentioned in the Study

LIST OF TABLES

SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

• 1 Summary Table

SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT

• 1 Economic Indicators
• 2 Personal Income & Expenditures
• 3 Manufacturers' Shipments
• 4 Nonresidential Fixed Investment
• 5 Abrasives Historical Trends, 1996-2006
• 6 Abrasives Pricing Trends
• 7 Hardness of Selected Abrasives
• 8 World Abrasives Demand
• 9 Abrasives Foreign Trade
• 10 US Abrasives Imports by Source
• 11 US Abrasives Exports by Destination

SECTION III -- RAW MATERIALS

• 1 Abrasive Raw Material Demand by Type
• 2 Manufactured Abrasive Mineral Demand by Type
• 3 Superabrasives Demand by Type
• 4 Manufactured Diamond Abrasives Demand
• 5 Cubic Boron Nitride Abrasives Demand
• 6 Alumina-Based Abrasives Material Demand
• 7 Specialty Silica Abrasives Demand
• 8 Silicon Carbide Abrasives Demand
• 9 Other Manufactured Abrasive Mineral Demand
• 10 Natural Abrasive Mineral Demand by Type
• 11 Silica Sand Abrasives Demand
• 12 Garnet Abrasives Demand
• 13 Pumice Abrasives Demand
• 14 Natural Diamond Abrasives Demand
• 15 Other Natural Abrasive Mineral Demand
• 16 Metallic Abrasive Material Demand

SECTION IV -- PRODUCTS

• 1 Abrasives Supply & Demand
• 2 Nonmetallic Abrasives Supply & Demand
• 3 Coated Abrasives Supply & Demand
• 4 Coated Abrasives Shipments by Form
• 5 Coated Abrasives Shipments by Backing Material
• 6 Cloth Coated Abrasives Supply & Demand
• 7 Paper Coated Abrasives Supply & Demand
• 8 Combination & Other Coated Abrasives Supply & Demand
• 9 Bonded Abrasives Supply & Demand
• 10 Bonded Abrasives Shipments by Type & Form
• 11 Bonded Abrasives Shipments by Bonding Material
• 12 Resinoid Bonded Abrasives Supply & Demand
• 13 Vitreous Bonded Abrasives Supply & Demand
• 14 Other Bonded Abrasives Supply & Demand
• 15 Loose Abrasives Supply & Demand
• 16 Loose Abrasives Shipments by Type
• 17 Manufactured Loose Abrasives Shipments
• 18 Natural Loose Abrasives Shipments
• 19 Metallic Abrasives Supply & Demand
• 20 Steel Wool & Scouring Pad Supply & Demand
• 21 Steel & Iron Grit, Shot & Sand Supply & Demand
• 22 Other Metallic Abrasives Supply & Demand

SECTION V -- MARKETS

• 1 Abrasives Demand by Market
• 2 Durable Goods Manufacturing Abrasives Demand
• 3 Machinery Shipments
• 4 Machinery Abrasives Demand
• 5 Fabricated Metal Shipments
• 6 Fabricated Metal Abrasives Demand
• 7 Motor Vehicle Indicators
• 8 Motor Vehicle Abrasives Demand
• 9 Electrical & Electronic Product Shipments
• 10 Electrical & Electronic Product Abrasives Demand
• 11 Nonmetallic Mineral Product Shipments
• 12 Nonmetallic Mineral Product Abrasives Demand
• 13 Primary Metal Shipments
• 14 Primary Metal Abrasives Demand
• 15 Furniture & Wood Product Shipments
• 16 Furniture & Wood Product Abrasives Demand
• 17 Aerospace & Other Transportation Equipment Shipments
• 18 Aerospace & Other Transportation Equipment Abrasives Demand
• 19 Other Durable Goods Manufacturing Abrasives Demand
• 20 Cleaning & Maintenance Abrasives Demand
• 21 Consumer Cleaning & Maintenance Abrasives Demand
• 22 Commercial Cleaning & Maintenance Abrasives Demand
• 23 Government Cleaning & Maintenance Abrasives Demand
• 24 Other Abrasives Markets
• 25 Cosmetic & Toiletry Shipments
• 26 Cosmetic & Toiletry Abrasives Demand
• 27 Construction Expenditures
• 28 Construction Abrasives Demand
• 29 Abrasives Demand in Resource Extraction & Other Markets

SECTION VI -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• 1 US Revenue Data: Selected Abrasives & Raw Material Manufacturers, 2006
• 2 Selected Cooperative Agreements
• 3 Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures

LIST OF CHARTS

SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT

• 1 Abrasives Historical Trends, 1997-2006
• 2 Abrasives Pricing Trends
• 3 US Abrasives Imports by Source, 2006
• 4 US Abrasives Exports by Destination, 2006

SECTION III -- RAW MATERIALS

• 1 Abrasive Raw Material Demand by Type
• 2 Manufactured Abrasive Mineral Demand by Type, 2006: Value Versus Volume
• 3 Natural Abrasive Mineral Demand by Type, 2006: Value Versus Volume

SECTION IV -- PRODUCTS

• 1 Nonmetallic Abrasives Demand by Type, 2006
• 2 Metallic Abrasives Demand, 2006

SECTION V -- MARKETS

• 1 Change in Durable Goods Manufacturing Abrasives Demand, 2006 vs. 2011
• 2 Durable Goods Manufacturing Abrasives Demand, 2006
• 3 Cleaning & Maintenance Abrasives Demand, 2006
• 4 Other Abrasives Markets, 2006

SECTION VII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• 1 US Abrasives Market Share by Company, 2006