2005年美国塑料及管线产业研究报告

2005 research report on US Plastic & Competitive Pipe industry 

TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION PAGE
INTRODUCTION ix

I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1

II. MARKET ENVIRONMENT 4
General 4
Macroeconomic Overview 5
Consumer Income & Spending 8
Personal Income & Expenditures 8
Consumer Financing 10
Demographic Trends 13
Population 13
Households 15
Building Construction Trends 15
Residential Construction 18
Housing Outlook 20
Single-Family Home Sales 22
Residential Floor Space 23
Improvements & Repairs 25
Nonresidential Construction 26
Nonresidential Building Space 28
Repair & Improvements 29
Transportation Equipment Trends 31
Motor Vehicle Outlook 31
Other Transportation Equipment 33
Pricing Patterns 36
Market Trends 38
Environmental Issues 40
Recycling 40
Indoor Air Quality 44
Other Issues 46
World Carpet & Rug Overview 47
US Foreign Trade 48
Imports 49
Exports 52
Competitive Floor Coverings Outlook 55
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III. MATERIALS 57
General 57
Face Fibers 60
Nylon 63
Polypropylene 66
Polyester 69
Wool & Other Fibers 71
Primary Backing 75
Secondary Backing 78
Adhesives 81
Styrene-Butadiene Latex 83
Other Adhesives 83

IV. PRODUCTS 85
General 85
Tufted Carpets & Rugs 88
Broadloom 92
Scatter Rugs & Bath Mats 95
Carpet Tile 97
Vehicular Carpets & Rugs 99
Artificial Grass 101
Woven Carpets & Rugs 103
Product Characteristics 105
Product Innovation 106
Other Carpets & Rugs 107
Needle-Punched 108
All Other 110

V. MARKETS 112
General 112
Residential Building 115
New 116
Replacement 118
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Residence Type 121
Single-Family Housing 122
Multifamily Housing 124
Manufactured Housing 126
Nonresidential Building 128
New 130
Replacement 132
Building Type 134
Office & Commercial 135
Institutional 138
Industrial 140
Other Nonresidential Buildings 142
Transportation Equipment 143
Motor Vehicles 144
Other Transportation Equipment 146

VI. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE 148
General 148
Industry Composition 149
Market Share 153
Mohawk 154
Shaw 154
Beaulieu 155
Interface 155
C&A Floorcoverings 155
Dixie 156
Collins & Aikman 156
Other Leading Companies 157
Competitive Strategies 158
Product Development 160
Manufacturing 162
Marketing 164
Distribution 167
Mergers & Acquisitions 169
Cooperative Agreements 174
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Company Profiles 181
Abbey Carpet Company Incorporated 182
Amoco Fabrics & Fibers Company, see Propex Fabrics
Atlas Carpet Mills Incorporated 183
Bacova Guild Limited 184
Barrett Carpet Mills Incorporated, see Kraus Carpet Mills
BASF AG 186
Beaulieu Group LLC 187
Bentley Prince Street Incorporated, see Interface
Berkshire Hathaway Incorporated 190
Blue Ridge Commercial Carpet 195
BP plc 197
Camelot Carpet Mills, see Royalty Carpet Mills
Candlewick Yarns, see Dixie Group
Capel Incorporated 198
Cargill Incorporated 201
Collins & Aikman Corporation 202
Collins & Aikman Floorcoverings Incorporated 204
Crossley Carpet Mills Limited, see Collins & Aikman
Floorcoverings
Designweave Commercial Carpet Incorporated, see
Berkshire Hathaway
Dixie Group Incorporated 208
Dow Chemical Company 211
DuPont (EI) de Nemours 213
Fabrica International, see Dixie Group
Feizy Import and Export Company 215
Flagship Carpets, see Blue Ridge Commercial Carpet
Gulistan Carpet Incorporated 217
Honeywell International Incorporated 218
Interface Incorporated 220
International Textile Group 224
Invision Carpet Systems, see J&J Industries
INVISTA, see Koch Industries
J&J Industries Incorporated 225
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Koch Industries Incorporated 227
Kraus Carpet Mills Limited 230
Lear Corporation 234
Lees Carpets, see Mohawk Industries
Legato Carpet System, see Milliken & Company
Magee Rieter Automotive Systems, see Rieter Holding
Mannington Mills Incorporated 236
Maples Industries Incorporated 238
Masland Carpets, see Dixie Group
McMahon (WG) Canada Limited, see Kraus Carpet Mills
Milliken & Company 239
Mohawk Industries Incorporated 242
Monterey Carpets, see Collins & Aikman Floorcoverings
NatureWorks LLC, see Cargill
Nourison Rug Corporation 248
Official Pillowtex LLC 250
Oriental Weavers Group 251
Pacificrest Mills Incorporated, see Royalty Carpet Mills
Pandel Incorporated, see Interface
Patcraft Commercial Carpet, see Berkshire Hathaway
Pillowtex Corporation, see Official Pillowtex
Propex Fabrics Incorporated 254
Rieter Holding Limited 255
Royalty Carpet Mills Incorporated 257
Shaw Industries Incorporated, see Berkshire Hathaway
SI Corporation 259
Solutia Incorporated 260
Sound Floor Coverings Incorporated, see Kraus Carpet Mills
Sphinx, see Oriental Weavers
Springs Industries Incorporated 262
Strudex Fibres Limited, see Kraus Carpet Mills
Tesserae Carpet System, see Milliken & Company
Textile Rubber & Chemical Company Incorporated 263
3M Company 265
Other Companies Mentioned in Study 266

SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Summary Table 3

SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
1 Macroeconomic Indicators 7
2 Personal Income & Expenditures 10
3 Consumer Financing Environment 12
4 Population Trends 14
5 Building Construction Expenditures 18
6 Residential Building Construction Expenditures 20
7 Housing Indicators 22
8 Single-Family Home Sales 23
9 Residential Floor Space 25
10 Residential Repair & Improvement Expenditures 26
11 Nonresidential Construction Expenditures 28
12 Nonresidential Floor Space 29
13 Nonresidential Repair & Improvement Expenditures 31
14 Motor Vehicle Outlook 33
15 Other Transportation Equipment Indicators 36
16 Carpet & Rug Shipment Pricing Trends 37
17 Carpet & Rug Historical Market Trends 39
18 US Carpet & Rug Foreign Trade 49
19 Floor Covering Demand 56

SECTION III -- MATERIALS
1 Carpet & Rug Material Consumption 59
2 Face Fiber Consumption 62
3 Nylon Face Fiber Consumption 66
4 Polypropylene Face Fiber Consumption 69
5 Polyester Face Fiber Consumption 71
6 Wool & Other Face Fiber Consumption 74
7 Primary Backing Consumption 78
8 Secondary Backing Consumption 81
9 Adhesives Consumption 82
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SECTION IV -- PRODUCTS
1 Carpet & Rug Supply & Demand 87
2 Tufted Carpet & Rug Supply & Demand 91
3 Broadloom Carpet & Rug Shipments 95
4 Scatter Rug & Bath Mat Shipments 97
5 Carpet Tile Shipments 99
6 Vehicular Carpet & Rug Shipments 101
7 Artificial Grass Shipments 103
8 Woven Carpet & Rug Supply & Demand 105
9 Other Carpet & Rug Supply & Demand 108

SECTION V -- MARKETS
1 Carpet & Rug Demand by Market 114
2 Residential Carpet & Rug Demand 116
3 New Residential Carpet & Rug Demand 118
4 Residential Replacement Carpet & Rug Demand 121
5 Single-Family Housing Carpet & Rug Demand 124
6 Multifamily Housing Carpet & Rug Demand 126
7 Manufactured Housing Carpet & Rug Demand 128
8 Nonresidential Building Carpet & Rug Demand 130
9 New Nonresidential Carpet & Rug Demand 132
10 Nonresidential Replacement Carpet & Rug Demand 134
11 Nonresidential Carpet & Rug Demand by Building Type 135
12 Office & Commercial Building Carpet & Rug Demand 137
13 Institutional Building Carpet & Rug Demand 140
14 Industrial Building Carpet & Rug Demand 141
15 Other Nonresidential Building Carpet & Rug Demand 142
16 Transportation Equipment Carpet & Rug Demand 144
17 Motor Vehicle Carpet & Rug Demand 146
18 Other Transportation Equipment Carpet & Rug Demand 147

SECTION VI -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
1 Sales for Selected Carpet & Rug Producers, 2004 152
2 Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures 172
3 Selected Cooperative Agreements 177

SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
1 Carpet & Rug Historical Market Trends, 1995-2004 40
2 US Carpet & Rug Imports by Country & Product, 2004 51
3 US Carpet & Rug Exports by Country & Product, 2004 54

SECTION III -- MATERIALS
1 US Carpet & Rug Material Consumption, 2004 59
2 Face Fiber Consumption by Type, 2004 62

SECTION IV -- PRODUCTS
1 Carpet & Rug Shipments by Type, 2004 88
2 Tufted Carpet & Rug Shipments by Unit & Value, 2004 92

SECTION V -- MARKETS
1 Carpet & Rug Demand by Market, 2004 114
2 Residential Carpet & Rug Demand by Housing Type, 2004 122

SECTION VI -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
1 US Carpet & Rug Market Share, 2004 153
2 Carpet & Rug Distribution by Channel, 2004 169