Insulation

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION

I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

II. MARKET ENVIRONMENT

• General
• Macroeconomic Outlook
• Demographic Trends
• Consumer Spending Trends
• Consumer Financing Trends
• Building Construction Trends
  • Residential Construction
    • Housing Starts
    • Housing Stock
    • Improvements & Repairs
  • Nonresidential Construction
    • Office & Commercial Construction
    • Institutional Construction
    • Industrial Construction
    • Transportation & Other Building Construction
    • Improvements & Repairs
• Manufacturing Outlook
• Pricing
• Historical Trends
• Foreign Trade
• World Insulation Overview

III. OVERVIEW

• General
• R-Values
• Material Variations in Thermal Resistance
• Environmental & Regulatory Issues
  • Energy Efficiency Considerations
  • Indoor Air Quality Issues
  • Renewable Resources & Recycling Considerations
  • Materials-Based Considerations
• Insulation Demand

IV. PRODUCTS

• General
• Fiberglass
  • Materials
  • R-Values
  • Product Forms
  • Markets
    • Residential Construction
    • Nonresidential Construction
    • Industrial & HVAC Equipment
    • Other Markets
• Foamed Plastics
  • Materials
  • R-Values
  • Product Forms
  • Markets
  • Resins
    • Rigid Urethane
      • Products
      • Markets
    • Polystyrene
      • Products
      • Markets
    • Other Foamed Plastics
• Cellulose
  • Product Forms
  • Markets
• Mineral Wool
  • Product Forms
  • Markets
• Reflective Insulation & Radiant Barriers
  • Product Forms
  • Markets
• Other Insulation Products
  • Materials
  • Perlite
    • Vermiculite
    • All Other Materials
  • Product Forms
  • Markets

V. MARKETS

• General
  • Demand by Market Value
  • Demand by Insulation Value
• Residential Construction
  • Materials
  • Applications
    • New Housing
    • Attic Reinsulation
    • Residential Improvement & Replacement
• Nonresidential Construction
  • Materials
  • Applications
    • Commercial
    • Institutional
    • Office
    • Industrial
    • Other Nonresidential
• Industrial & HVAC Equipment
  • Materials
  • Applications
    • Industrial Equipment
    • HVAC Equipment
• Other Insulation Markets
  • Materials
  • Applications
    • Appliances
    • Transportation Equipment
    • All Other Applications

VI. REGIONAL DEMAND

• General
• Regional Demographic & Economic Trends
  • Regional Demographic Trends
  • Regional Economic Trends
  • Regional Construction Trends
  • Regional Housing Trends
• Regional Insulation Demand
  • 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
  • Owens Corning
  • Johns Manville
  • CertainTeed
  • Dow Chemical
  • Knauf
  • Guardian Industries
  • Atlas Roofing
• Manufacturing & New Product Development
• Competitive Strategies
• Marketing & Distribution
• Acquisitions & Divestitures
• Cooperative Agreements

• COMPANY PROFILES
  • Armacell International GmbH
  • Atlas Roofing, see Hood
  • BASF AG
  • Bayer AG
  • Berkshire Hathaway Incorporated
  • Bridgestone Corporation
  • Building Materials Corporation of America
  • Carlisle Companies Incorporated
  • Carpenter Company
  • CertainTeed Corporation, see Saint-Gobain
  • Covertech Fabricating Incorporated
  • Dow Chemical Company
  • Dryvit Systems Incorporated, see RPM
  • Dyplast Products LLC
  • Evonik Degussa Corporation, see RAG
  • Falcon Foam, see Hood
  • Fi-Foil Company Incorporated
  • Firestone Building Products Company, see Bridgestone
  • GAF Materials Corporation, see Building Materials Corporation of America
  • GBP Silvercote Incorporated, see Guardian Industries
  • Grace (WR) & Company
  • Guardian Industries Corporation
  • Homasote Company
  • Hood Companies
  • Hunter Panels LLC, see Carlisle Companies
  • Industrial Insulation Group, see Berkshire Hathaway
  • Innovative Energy Incorporated
  • Innovative Insulation Incorporated
  • Insulation Solutions Incorporated
  • Insulfoam LLC, see Carlisle Companies
  • Johns Manville Corporation, see Berkshire Hathaway
  • Knauf Gips KG
  • Louisiana-Pacific Corporation
  • Materis Holding Luxembourg SA
  • Owens Corning
  • Pactiv Corporation
  • ParexLahabra Incorporated, see Materis Holding
  • Pittsburgh Corning Corporation, see PPG Industries
  • Polyair Inter Pack Incorporated
  • PPG Industries Incorporated
  • Pregis Corporation
  • Premier Building Systems, see Carlisle Companies
  • RAG AG
  • Reflectix Incorporated, see Sealed Air
  • Rockwool International A/S
  • Roxul Incorporated, see Rockwool International
  • RPM International Incorporated
  • Saint-Gobain
  • Sealed Air Corporation
  • Sloss Industries Corporation, see Walter Industries
  • Sto AG
  • Svenska Cellulosa AB
  • Tegrant Corporation
  • Thermafiber Incorporated
  • US GreenFiber LLC, see Louisiana-Pacific
  • Walter Industries Incorporated
  • Additional Companies Mentioned in the Study

LIST OF TABLES

SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

• Summary Table

SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT

• 1 Macroeconomic Indicators
• 2 Population & Households
• 3 Personal Consumption Expenditures
• 4 Consumer Financing Environment, 1997-2007
• 5 Building Construction Expenditures
• 6 Residential Building Construction Expenditures
• 7 Housing Indicators
• 8 Housing Stock by Type
• 9 Residential Improvement & Repair Expenditures
• 10 Nonresidential Building Construction Expenditures
• 11 Nonresidential Building Improvement & Repair Expenditures
• 12 Manufacturers' Shipments
• 13 Average Insulation Prices
• 14 Insulation Market, 1997-2007
• 15 Insulation Foreign Trade

SECTION III -- OVERVIEW

• 1 Insulation R-Values by Material
• 2 Insulation Demand by Value

SECTION IV -- PRODUCTS

• 1 Insulation Demand By Material
• 2 Fiberglass Insulation Demand by Product Form
• 3 Fiberglass Insulation Demand by Market
• 4 Foamed Plastic Insulation Demand by Market
• 5 Foamed Plastic Insulation Demand by Resin
• 6 Rigid Urethane Foam Insulation Demand by Product
• 7 Rigid Urethane Foam Insulation Demand by Market
• 8 Polystyrene Foam Insulation Demand by Product
• 9 Polystyrene Insulation Demand by Market
• 10 Other Foamed Plastic Insulation Demand by Market
• 11 Cellulose Insulation Demand by Product Form
• 12 Cellulose Insulation Demand by Market
• 13 Mineral Wool Insulation Demand by Material
• 14 Mineral Wool Insulation Demand by Product Form
• 15 Mineral Wool Insulation Demand by Market
• 16 Reflective Insulation & Radiant Barrier Demand By Type
• 17 Reflective Insulation & Radiant Barrier Demand by Market
• 18 Other Insulation Demand by Material
• 19 Other Insulation Demand by Product Form
• 20 Other Insulation Demand by Market

SECTION V -- MARKETS

• 1 Insulation Demand by Market Value
• 2 Insulation Demand by Insulation Value
• 3 Residential Construction Market for Insulation by Material
• 4 Residential Construction Market for Insulation by Application
• 5 New Housing Applications for Insulation
• 6 Residential Attic Reinsulation Applications for Insulation
• 7 Residential Improvement & Replacement Applications for Insulation
• 8 Nonresidential Construction Market for Insulation by Material
• 9 Nonresidential Construction Market for Insulation by Application & Type
• 10 Industrial & HVAC Equipment Markets for Insulation by Material
• 11 Industrial & HVAC Equipment Markets for Insulation by Application
• 12 Other Insulation Markets by Material
• 13 Other Insulation Markets by Application

SECTION VI -- REGIONAL DEMAND

• 1 Population by Region
• 2 Gross Domestic Product by Region
• 3 Construction Expenditures By Region
• 4 Regional Home Sales & New Housing Starts
• 5 Insulation Demand by Region
• 6 Northeast Insulation Demand by Subregion & Market
• 7 Midwest Insulation Demand by Subregion & Market
• 8 South Insulation Demand by Subregion & Market
• 9 West Insulation Demand by Subregion & Market

SECTION VII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• 1 Insulation Sales By Company, 2007
• 2 Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures
• 3 Selected Cooperative Agreements

LIST OF CHARTS

SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT

• 1 Year of Construction of Housing Stock, 2007
• 2 Insulation Market, 1997-2007

SECTION IV -- PRODUCTS

• 1 Insulation Demand by Material, 2007

SECTION V -- MARKETS

• 1 Insulation Demand by Market Value, 2007
• 2 Insulation Demand by Insulation Value, 2007

SECTION VI -- REGIONAL DEMAND

• 1 Insulation Demand by Region, 2007

SECTION VII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• 1 Insulation Market Share by Company, 2007