Brick & Block (US industry forecasts for 2012 & 2017)

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION

I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

II. MARKET ENVIRONMENT

• General
• Macroeconomic Environment
• Demographic Trends
• Consumer Spending Trends
• Construction Expenditures
  • Building Construction
    • Residential Construction
      • Housing Outlook
      • Housing Stock
      • Residential Improvements & Repairs
    • Nonresidential Construction
    • Nonresidential Improvements & Repairs
  • Nonbuilding Construction
• Brick & Block Market Trends
• Pricing Trends
• Foreign Trade

III. OVERVIEW

• General
• Manufacturing
  • Clay Brick Manufacturing
  • Concrete Block Manufacturing
• Raw Materials
• Vertical Integration
• Environmental & Regulatory Issues
  • Environmental Issues
  • Recycling
  • Green Building Standards
• Competitive Materials

IV. PRODUCTS

• General
• Clay Brick
  • Common Clay Brick
  • Glazed Clay Brick
  • Other Clay Brick
• Concrete Block & Brick
  • Structural Concrete Block
  • Decorative Concrete Block
  • Concrete Pavers
  • Concrete Brick

V. MARKETS

• General
• Residential
  • New Residential
  • Residential Improvements & Repairs
  • Demand by Housing Type
    • Single-Family
    • Multifamily
    • Manufactured Housing
• Nonresidential
  • New Nonresidential
  • Nonresidential Improvements & Repairs
• Nonbuilding

VI. APPLICATIONS

• General
• Siding
• Structural Applications
• Chimneywork
• Fencing
• Other Applications

VII. REGIONS

• General
• Regional Demographic & Economic Trends
  • Regional Economic Trends
  • Regional Demographic Trends
  • Regional Construction Trends
  • Regional Housing Trends
• Brick & Block 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

VIII. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• General
• Industry Composition
• Market Share
  • Wienerberger
  • Boral
  • HeidelbergCement
  • CEMEX
  • Titan Cement
  • Berkshire Hathaway
  • CRH
• Competitive Strategies
• New Product Development
• Marketing & Distribution
• Acquisitions & Divestitures
• Cooperative Agreements

• COMPANY PROFILES
  • Acme Brick Company, see Berkshire Hathaway
  • Arriscraft International Incorporated, see Wienerberger
  • The Belden Brick Company
  • Berkshire Hathaway
  • Boral Limited
  • Bowerston Shale Company
  • Carolina Ceramics Brick Company
  • Castaic Brick Manufacturing Company, see Castle & Cooke
  • Castle & Cooke Incorporated
  • CEMEX SAB de CV
  • Cherokee Brick & Tile Company
  • Columbus Brick Company
  • CRH plc
  • Denver Brick Company, see Berkshire Hathaway
  • Elgin-Butler Brick Company
  • Endicott Clay Products Company
  • Featherlite Building Products Corporation, see Berkshire Hathaway
  • General Shale Brick Incorporated, see Wienerberger
  • Glen-Gery Corporation, see CRH
  • Hanson plc, see HeidelbergCement
  • Hebron Brick Supply Company
  • HeidelbergCement AG
  • Henry Brick Company Incorporated
  • Ideal Concrete Block Company Incorporated
  • Jenkins Brick Company
  • Kasten Masonry
  • Lawrenceville Brick Incorporated
  • Lee Brick & Block, see Lee Masonry Products
  • Lee Masonry Products Incorporated
  • McAvoy Brick Company
  • Modern Concrete, see Wienerberger
  • Morin Brick Company
  • Mountain Stone Products, see Lee Masonry Products
  • Nash Brick Company
  • Navastone Incorporated, see HeidelbergCement
  • Oldcastle Architectural Product Group, see CRH
  • Old World Bricks
  • Pacific Clay Products Incorporated, see Castle & Cooke
  • Pine Hall Brick Company Incorporated
  • Redland Brick Incorporated, see Belden
  • Richards Brick Company
  • Rinker Group Limited, see CEMEX
  • Robinson Brick Company, see Wienerberger
  • Southland Brick & Block, see Lee Masonry
  • Tarmac America LLC, see Titan
  • Taylor Clay Products Incorporated
  • Titan Cement Company SA
  • Triangle Brick Company
  • Whitacre-Greer Fireproofing Company
  • Wienerberger Baustoffindustrie AG
  • Yankee Hill Brick Manufacturing Company, see Castle & Cooke
• 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 Construction Expenditures
• 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 Nonbuilding Construction Expenditures
• 13 Brick & Block Market, 1997-2007
• 14 Brick & Block Pricing
• 15 Brick & Block Foreign Trade

SECTION IV -- PRODUCTS

• 1 Brick & Block Demand
• 2 Clay Brick Demand
• 3 Common Clay Brick Demand
• 4 Glazed Clay Brick Demand
• 5 Other Clay Brick Demand
• 6 Concrete Block & Brick Demand
• 7 Structural Concrete Block Demand
• 8 Decorative Concrete Block Demand
• 9 Concrete Pavers Demand
• 10 Concrete Brick Demand

SECTION V -- MARKETS

• 1 Brick & Block Demand by Market
• 2 Residential Markets for Bricks & Blocks
• 3 New Residential Market for Brick & Block
• 4 Residential Improvement & Repair Market for Brick & Block
• 5 Residential Brick & Block Demand by Housing Type
• 6 Single-Family Home Market for Brick & Block
• 7 Multifamily Home Market for Brick & Block
• 8 Manufactured Housing Market for Brick & Block
• 9 Nonresidential Markets for Brick & Block
• 10 New Nonresidential Market for Brick & Block
• 11 Nonresidential Improvement & Repair Market for Brick & Block
• 12 Nonbuilding Markets for Brick & Block

SECTION VI -- APPLICATIONS

• 1 Brick & Block Demand by Application
• 2 Brick & Block Demand in Siding
• 3 Brick & Block Demand in Structural Applications
• 4 Brick & Block Demand in Chimneywork
• 5 Brick & Block Demand in Fencing
• 6 Brick & Block Demand in Other Applications

SECTION VII -- REGIONS

• 1 Gross Domestic Product by Region
• 2 Population by Region
• 3 Construction Expenditures by Region
• 4 Regional Home Sales & New Housing Trends
• 5 Brick & Block Demand by Region
• 6 Northeast Brick & Block Demand
• 7 Midwest Brick & Block Demand
• 8 South Brick & Block Demand
• 9 West Brick & Block Demand

SECTION VIII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• 1 Brick & Block Sales by Company, 2007
• 2 Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures

LIST OF CHARTS

SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT

• 1 Year of Construction of Housing Stock, 2007
• 2 Brick & Block Market, 1997-2007

SECTION IV -- PRODUCTS

• 1 Brick & Block Demand, 2007

SECTION V -- MARKETS

• 1 Brick & Block Demand by Market, 2007

SECTION VI -- APPLICATIONS

• 1 Brick & Block Demand by Application, 2007

SECTION VII -- REGIONS

• 1 Brick & Block Demand by Region, 2007

SECTION VIII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• 1 Brick & Block Market Share, 2007