Decorative Tile to 2011

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION

I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

II. MARKET ENVIRONMENT

• General
• Macroeconomic Outlook
• Demographic Trends
  • Population
  • Households
• Consumer Income & Spending
  • Personal Income & Expenditures
  • Consumer Financing
• Building Construction Outlook
  • Residential Construction
    • Housing Completions
    • Housing Stock
    • Improvement & Repairs
  • Nonresidential Construction
    • Office & Commercial Construction
    • Institutional Construction
    • Industrial Construction
    • Transportation & Other Nonresidential Building
      • Construction
    • Improvements & Repairs
• Historical Market Trends
• Pricing
• Environmental Issues & Regulatory Considerations
• Foreign Trade
• World Market
  • Western Europe
  • Asia/Pacific Region
  • Other Regions

III. PRODUCTS

• General
  • Value Outlook
  • Area Outlook
  • Installation Costs
• Ceramic Tile
  • Characteristics
  • Suppliers
• Porcelain Tile
  • Characteristics
  • Suppliers
• Glass Tile
  • Characteristics
  • Suppliers
• Other Tile
  • Natural Stone
  • Concrete
  • Metal

IV. APPLICATIONS

• General
• Flooring
  • Flooring Outlook
  • Tile Demand
  • Characteristics
  • Residential Construction
  • Nonresidential Construction
  • Competitive Materials
• Wall Coverings
  • Wall Coverings Outlook
  • Tile Demand
  • Characteristics
  • Residential Construction
  • Nonresidential Construction
  • Competitive Materials
• Countertops
  • Countertops Outlook
  • Tile Demand
  • Characteristics
  • Residential Construction
  • Nonresidential Construction
  • Competitive Materials
• Other Applications

V. MARKETS

• General
• Residential
  • New
    • Tile Demand by Room & Housing Type
    • Tile Demand by Product & Application
  • Improvements & Repairs
    • Tile Demand by Room & Housing Type
    • Tile Demand by Product & Application
• Nonresidential
  • New
    • Tile Demand by Product
    • Tile Demand by Application
  • Improvements & Repairs
    • Tile Demand by Product
    • Tile Demand by Application
  • Building Type
    • Office & Commercial
    • Institutional
    • Industrial
    • Transportation & Other Nonresidential Building

VI. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• General
• Industry Composition
• Market Share
  • Mohawk Industries
  • Marazzi Group
  • Grupo Porcelanite
  • Internacional de Ceramica
  • Florim Ceramiche
  • Shaw Industries
  • Crossville
  • Others
• Competitive Strategies
• Research & Development
• Manufacturing
• Distribution
• Marketing
• Mergers & Acquisitions & Cooperative Agreements
• COMPANY PROFILES
  • Architectural Imports, see Iris Ceramica
  • Armstrong World Industries Incorporated
  • Artflor Incorporated
  • Azuvi SA
  • Berkshire Hathaway Incorporated
  • Casa Dolce Casa, see Florim Ceramiche
  • Casa Reale Ceramic Incorporated, see Gruppo Ceramiche Ricchetti
  • Castle & Cooke Incorporated
  • Cecrisa Revestimentos Ceramicos SA
  • Ceramica Carabobo CA
  • Ceramica Saloni SA
  • Corporacion Empresarial Roca SA
  • Crossville Incorporated
  • Dal-Tile Corporation, see Mohawk Industries
  • Edge Flooring
  • Ege Seramik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS
  • Eliane Revestimentos Ceramicos SA
  • Epro Incorporated
  • Florida Brick & Clay Company Incorporated
  • Florida Tile Industries Incorporated
  • Florim Ceramiche SpA
  • GranitiFiandre SpA, see Iris Ceramica
  • Grupo Industrial Saltillo SA de CV
  • Grupo Lamosa SA de CV
  • Grupo Porcelanite
  • Gruppo Ceramiche Ricchetti SpA
  • Interceramic, see Internacional de Ceramica
  • Internacional de Ceramica SA de CV
  • Iris Ceramica SpA
  • Ironrock Capital Incorporated
  • Laufen Ceramic Tile, see Corporacion Empresarial Roca
  • Mannington Mills Incorporated
  • Manufacturas Vitromex SA de CV, see Grupo Industrial Saltillo
  • Marazzi Group SpA
  • Meredith Art Tile, see Ironrock Capital
  • Metropolitan Ceramics, see Ironrock Capital
  • Mohawk Industries Incorporated
  • Monarch Ceramic Tile, see Marazzi Group
  • Oceanside Glasstile Company
  • Pacific Clay Products, see Castle & Cooke
  • Pamesa Ceramica SA
  • Pan American Ceramics, see Ceramica Carabobo
  • Porcelanosa Grupo
  • Portobello SA
  • Portinari Porcelain Tile, see Cecrisa Revestimentos Ceramicos
  • Quarry Tile Company
  • Ragno USA Incorporated, see Marazzi Group
  • Ricchetti Ceramic, see Gruppo Ceramiche Ricchetti
  • Sandhill Industries
  • Seneca Tiles Incorporated
  • Shaw Industries, see Berkshire Hathaway
  • Smith-Laredo
  • Sonoma Tilemakers
  • StonePeak Ceramics Incorporated, see Iris Ceramica
  • Summitville Tiles Incorporated
  • United States Ceramic Tile, see Corporacion Empresarial Roca
  • Yankee Hill Brick, see Castle & Cooke

LIST OF TABLES

SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

• Summary Table

SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT

• 1 Macroeconomic Indicators
• 2 Resident Population
• 3 Personal Income & Expenditures
• 4 Consumer Financing Environment, 1996-2006
• 5 Building Construction Expenditures
• 6 Residential Construction Expenditures
• 7 Housing Indicators
• 8 Residential Improvement & Repair Expenditures
• 9 Nonresidential Construction Expenditures
• 10 Nonresidential Improvement & Repair Expenditures
• 11 Decorative Tile Market, 1996-2006
• 12 Tile Pricing Trends
• 13 Decorative Tile Foreign Trade

SECTION III -- PRODUCTS

• 1 Tile Demand by Type in Value Terms
• 2 Tile Demand by Type in Area Terms
• 3 Ceramic Tile Demand by Type & Application
• 4 Porcelain Tile Demand by Type & Application
• 5 Glass Tile Demand
• 6 Other Tile Demand by Type & Application

SECTION IV -- APPLICATIONS

• 1 Tile Demand by Application
• 2 Floor Covering Supply & Demand
• 3 Flooring: Tile Demand by Market & Product
• 4 Wall Coverings Supply & Demand
• 5 Wall Coverings: Tile Demand by Market & Product
• 6 Countertop Demand
• 7 Countertops: Tile Demand by Market & Product
• 8 Other Applications: Tile Demand by Market & Product

SECTION V -- MARKETS

• 1 Tile Demand by Market
• 2 Residential Tile Demand by Market & Product
• 3 New Residential Tile Demand by Room & Housing Type
• 4 New Residential Tile Demand by Product & Application
• 5 Residential Improvement & Repair Tile Demand by Room & Housing Type
• 6 Residential Improvement & Repair Tile Demand by Product & Application
• 7 Nonresidential Tile Demand by Market & Product
• 8 New Nonresidential Tile Demand by Product & Application
• 9 Nonresidential Improvement & Repair Tile Demand by Product & Application
• 10 Nonresidential Tile Demand by Building Type

SECTION VI -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• 1 US Decorative Tile Revenues for Selected Manufacturers, 2006

LIST OF CHARTS

SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT

• 1 Year of Construction of Housing Stock, 2006
• 2 Tile Imports by Country, 2006
• 3 Tile Exports by Destination, 2006

SECTION III -- PRODUCTS

• 1 Tile Demand by Type in Value Terms, 2006
• 2 Tile Demand by Type in Area Terms, 2006

SECTION IV -- APPLICATIONS

• 1 Tile Demand by Application, 2006: Value Versus Area

SECTION VI -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• 1 Decorative Tile Market Share, 2006