Refractories

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION

I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

II. MARKET ENVIRONMENT

• General
• Macroeconomic Trends
• Capital Spending/Fixed Investment Trends
• Manufacturing Sector Outlook
  • Durable Goods
  • Nondurable Goods
• Technology
  • Basic Refractory Properties
  • Refractory Shapes & Forms
  • Refractory Materials
  • Other Technological Developments
• Pricing Trends
• Refractory Market Trends
• International Environment
  • World Supply & Demand
  • Trends in US Foreign Trade
    • Imports
    • Exports

III. FORMS

• General
• Refractory Bricks & Shapes
  • Standard Bricks
  • Preformed Shapes
• Monolithic Refractories
  • Castables
  • Plastics & Ramming Mixes
  • Gunning Mixes
  • Bonding & Other Mortars
• Other Refractory Forms

IV. MATERIALS

• General
• Nonclay Refractory Products
  • Magnesite & Chrome
  • Zircon & Zirconia
  • Extra-High Alumina
  • Ceramic Fibers
  • Silicon Carbide
  • Graphite & Carbon
  • Silica
  • Mullite
  • Dolomite & Other Nonclay Refractories
• Clay Refractory Products
  • High-Alumina
  • Fireclay
  • Insulating

V. MARKETS

• General
• Metal Industries
  • Outlook
    • Iron & Steel
    • Nonferrous Metals
    • Metal Casting & Fabrication
  • Refractory Market
    • Iron & Steel
      • Steelmaking Technology
      • Steel Refractory Manufacturers & Products
    • Nonferrous Metals
    • Metal Casting & Fabrication
• Nonmetallic Mineral Processing Industries
  • Outlook
  • Refractory Market
    • Ceramics
    • Glass
    • Cement, Lime & Other Mineral Processing
• Engineering Contractors
• Nonmanufacturing Refractory Market
• Petroleum & Chemicals
• Other Manufacturing Industries

VI. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• General
• Industry Composition & Restructuring
• Market Share
  • Leading Refractory Producers
  • Significant Raw Material Suppliers
• Product Development & Manufacturing
• Marketing & Distribution
• Mergers, Acquisitions & Industry Restructuring

• COMPANY PROFILES
  • Alcoa Incorporated
  • Allied Mineral Products Incorporated
  • Almatis GmbH
  • AluChem Incorporated
  • American Precast Refractories, see Allied Mineral Products
  • ANH Refractories Company
  • Asbury Carbons Incorporated
  • BNZ Materials Incorporated
  • CALDERYS, see Imerys SA
  • C-E Minerals Incorporated, see Imerys SA
  • CerCo LLC
  • Chemical Lime Company, see Lhoist SA
  • Chicago Fire Brick, see Allied Mineral Products
  • Cookson Group plc
  • Corning Incorporated
  • Harbison-Walker Refractories, see ANH Refractories
  • Imerys SA
  • Kerneos Incorporated, see Materis Holding Luxembourg SA
  • Kyanite Mining Corporation
  • Lhoist SA
  • LWB Refractories GmbH & Company KG
  • Magneco/Metrel Incorporated
  • Materis Holding Luxembourg SA
  • Matrix Refractories, see Allied Mineral Products
  • McDanel Advanced Ceramic Technologies LLC
  • Minerals Technologies Incorporated
  • Minteq International, see Minerals Technologies
  • Monofrax Incorporated, see RHI AG
  • Morgan Crucible Company plc
  • Morganite Crucible Incorporated, see Morgan Crucible
  • New Castle Refractories Company, see Resco Products
  • North American Refractories, see ANH Refractories
  • Plibrico Company
  • Resco Products Incorporated
  • RHI AG
  • Rio Tinto Group
  • Saint-Gobain
  • Shenango Advanced Ceramics LLC, see Resco Products
  • Thermal Ceramics Americas, see Morgan Crucible
  • Timcal SA, see Imerys SA
  • Treibacher Schleifmittel North America, see Imerys SA
  • TYK Corporation
  • Unifrax I LLC
  • Vesuvius Group SA, see Cookson Group plc
  • World Minerals Incorporated, see Imerys SA
  • Worldwide Refractories Incorporated, see Resco Products
• Other Refractory Manufacturers
• Other Refractory Raw Material Suppliers

LIST OF TABLES

SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

• 1 Summary Table

SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT

• 1 Economic Indicators
• 2 Nonresidential Fixed Investment
• 3 Manufacturers' Shipments by Industry
• 4 Selected Refractory Pricing
• 5 Refractory Market, 1996-2006
• 6 World Refractory Demand by Region
• 7 US Foreign Trade in Refractories
• 8 US Refractory Imports by Source
• 9 US Refractory Exports by Destination

SECTION III -- FORMS

• 1 Refractory Supply & Demand by Form
• 2 Refractory Brick & Shape Supply & Demand
• 3 Standard Brick Refractory Shipments
• 4 Preformed Shape Refractory Shipments
• 5 Monolithic Refractory Supply & Demand
• 6 Castable Refractory Shipments
• 7 Plastic & Ramming Refractory Shipments
• 8 Gunning Mix Refractory Shipments
• 9 Bonding & Other Mortar Refractory Shipments
• 10 Other Refractory Form Supply & Demand

SECTION IV -- MATERIALS

• 1 Refractory Supply & Demand by Material
• 2 Nonclay Refractory Supply & Demand
• 3 Magnesite & Chrome Refractory Shipments
• 4 Zircon & Zirconia Refractory Shipments
• 5 Extra-High Alumina Refractory Shipments
• 6 Ceramic Fiber Refractory Shipments
• 7 Silicon Carbide Refractory Shipments
• 8 Graphite & Carbon Refractory Shipments
• 9 Silica Refractory Shipments
• 10 Mullite Refractory Shipments
• 11 Dolomite & Other Nonclay Refractory Shipments
• 12 Clay Refractory Supply & Demand
• 13 High-Alumina Clay Refractory Shipments
• 14 Fireclay Refractory Shipments
• 15 Insulating Clay Refractory Shipments

SECTION V -- MARKETS

• 1 Refractory Demand by Market
• 2 Metal Industry Indicators
• 3 Metal Industry Refractory Market
• 4 Iron & Steel Production Refractory Market
• 5 Nonferrous Metal Production Refractory Market
• 6 Metal Casting & Fabrication Refractory Market
• 7 Nonmetallic Mineral Product Shipments
• 8 Nonmetallic Mineral Product Refractory Market
• 9 Ceramic Refractory Market
• 10 Glass Refractory Market
• 11 Cement, Lime & Other Mineral Processing Refractory Market
• 12 Engineering Contractor Refractory Market
• 13 Nonmanufacturing Refractory Market
• 14 Petroleum & Chemical Refractory Market
• 15 Other Manufacturing Industries Refractory Market

SECTION VI -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• 1 Revenue Data: Selected Refractory & Raw Materials Manufacturers, 2006
• 2 Capital Spending Patterns: Selected Refractory Manufacturers
• 3 Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures

LIST OF CHARTS

SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT

• 1 Melting Points of Industrial Materials & Refractories
• 2 Selected Refractory Pricing, 1996-2016
• 3 Refractory Market, 1997-2006
• 4 US Refractory Imports by Source, 2006
• 5 US Refractory Exports by Destination, 2006

SECTION III -- FORMS

• 1 Refractory Demand by Form, 1996-2006

SECTION IV -- MATERIALS

• 1 Refractory Demand by Material, 1996-2016
• 2 Nonclay Refractory Shipments by Material, 2006: Value Vs. Volume
• 3 Clay Refractory Shipments by Material, 2006: Value Vs. Volume

SECTION V -- MARKETS

• 1 Refractory Demand by Market, 2006
• 2 Additional Refractory Demand by Market, 2006 Vs. 2011

SECTION VI -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• 1 US Refractory Market Share by Company, 2006