Abstract
US demand to reach 3.5 billion lineal feet in 2011
US demand for decking is projected to grow about two percent per year through 2011 to 3.5 billion lineal feet, valued at more than $4 billion. Growth will be similar to the 2001-2006 period, despite a weaker new housing outlook. The decking market is relatively stable because more than 85 percent of demand is generated through repair and improvement activity, which is inherently less cyclical than the new construction market. New markets will offer more mixed prospects. Gains in new nonresidential construction activity will accelerate, while new residential and nonbuilding construction spending is expected to cool, limiting decking gains.
The US decking market has seen a shift in product mix in recent years. In 1996, wood decking materials accounted for 96 percent of volume demand, with only minimal use of alternative decking materials such as wood-plastic composites, vinyl and polyethylene. However, from 1996 to 2006, alternative materials replaced natural wood materials at an accelerated rate. Alternative decking materials in the aggregate accounted for more than ten percent of the 3.2 billion lineal foot market in 2006, posting double-digit gains annually in most markets from 1996 to 2006.
Study coverage
It presents historical demand data for 1996, 2001 and 2006 plus forecasts for 2011 and 2016 by product, market and US region. The study also considers market environment factors, evaluates market share and profiles 37 competitors.
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION
I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
II. MARKET ENVIRONMENT
- General
- Macroeconomic Environment
- Consumer Income & Spending
- Personal Income & Expenditures
- Consumer Financing
- Demographic Trends
- Construction Trends
- Construction Expenditures
- Construction Stock
- Building Construction Trends
- Residential Construction
- Housing Outlook
- Housing Stock
- Housing Sales
- Improvement & Repair Outlook
- Nonresidential Construction
- Construction Expenditures
- Improvement & Repair
- Nonbuilding Construction
- Residential Construction
- Market Trends & Seasonality
- Pricing Patterns
- Regulatory & Environmental Issues
- Building Codes
- Treated Lumber
- Environmental
- US Foreign Trade
III. OVERVIEW
- General
- Demand by Volume
- Demand by Material Type
- Demand by Function
- Demand by Value
- Demand by Material Type
- Demand by Function
- Volume & Value Demand Comparison
- Installed Costs
- Life Cycle Costs
- Competitive Environment
IV. PRODUCTS
- General
- Wood
- Demand by Volume & Value
- Demand by Function
- Products
- Pressure-Treated Wood
- Product Characteristics
- Environmental Issues
- Cedar
- Redwood
- Product Characteristics
- Regulatory Issues
- Pressure-Treated Wood
- Other
- Markets
- Installation Methods
- Suppliers
- Wood-Plastic Composite
- Demand by Volume & Value
- Demand by Function
- Product Characteristics
- Product Development
- Demand by Material Type
- Wood-Polyethylene Composites
- Other Wood-Plastic Composites
- Markets
- Installation Methods
- Market Share
- Plastic & Other
- Demand by Volume & Value
- Demand by Function
- Products
- Plastic Decking
- Vinyl
- Product Characteristics
- Product Development
- Suppliers
- Polyethylene & Other Plastics
- Product Characteristics
- Suppliers
- Market Share
- Vinyl
- All Other Decking
- Metals
- Nonwood Composites & Other Materials
- Plastic Decking
- Markets
- Installation Methods
V. MARKETS
- General
- Residential Buildings
- New Housing
- Wood
- Composite, Plastic & Other Decking
- Improvement & Repair
- Wood
- Composite, Plastic & Other Decking
- Housing Type
- Single-Family Housing
- Demand by Material Type
- Demand by Application
- Multifamily Housing
- Demand by Material Type
- Demand by Application
- Manufactured Housing
- Demand by Material Type
- Demand by Application
- Single-Family Housing
- New Housing
- Nonresidential Buildings
- New
- Improvement & Repair
- Nonbuilding Construction
- New
- Improvement & Repair
VI. REGIONS
- General
- Regional Demographic & Economic Trends
- Population Patterns
- Economic Outlook
- Construction Expenditures
- Housing Outlook
- Regional Demand for Decking
- Northeast
- New England
- Middle Atlantic
- Midwest
- East North Central
- West North Central
- South
- South Atlantic
- East South Central
- West South Central
- West
- Mountain
- Pacific
- Northeast
VII. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
- General
- Industry Composition
- Market Share
- Wood Decking
- Alternative Decking
- Product Development
- Manufacturing
- Wood Decking
- Alternative Decking
- Marketing
- Wood Decking
- Alternative Decking
- Distribution
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Cooperative Agreements
- COMPANY PROFILES
- Advanced Environmental Recycling Technologies Incorporated
- AERT, see Advanced Environmental Recycling Technologies
- Alcoa Home Exteriors, see Ply Gem Holdings
- Alcoa Incorporated
- Alside Incorporated, see Associated Materials
- Arch Chemicals Incorporated
- Associated Materials Incorporated
- Atrium Companies Incorporated
- Boise Cascade Holdings LLC
- CertainTeed Corporation, see Saint-Gobain
- Chemical Specialties Incorporated (CSI), see Rockwood Holdings
- Correct Building Products LLC
- CPI Plastics Group Limited
- Crane Plastics Holding Company
- Denplax SA, see Trex Company
- Elk Premium Building Products Incorporated, see G-I Holdings
- ElkCorp, see G-I Holdings
- Epoch Composite Products Incorporated, see TAMKO Building Products
- Fiber Composites LLC
- G-I Holdings Incorporated
- Georgia Gulf Corporation
- Georgia-Pacific LLC, see Koch Industries
- Hancor Holdings LLC
- Hoover Treated Wood Products Incorporated
- International Paper Company
- Kadant Incorporated
- Koch Industries Incorporated
- Kroy Building Products Incorporated, see Ply Gem Holdings
- LB Plastics Incorporated
- LDI Composites Company, see Liberty Diversified Industries
- Liberty Diversified Industries Incorporated
- Louisiana-Pacific Corporation
- MAXIMUM Vinyl Products, see Crane Plastics
- N.E.W. Plastics Corporation
- Osmose Holdings Incorporated
- Outdoor Technologies Incorporated, see Hancor Holdings
- Ply Gem Holdings Incorporated
- Renew Plastics Incorporated, see N.E.W. Plastics
- Rockwood Holdings Incorporated
- Royal Group Incorporated, see Georgia Gulf
- Saint-Gobain
- Sherwin-Williams Company
- TAMKO Building Products Incorporated
- Temple-Inland Incorporated
- Thermal Industries Incorporated, see Atrium Companies
- Thompson' s Company, see Sherwin-Williams
- TimberTech Limited, see Crane Plastics
- Trex Company Incorporated
- Trimax Building Products Incorporated
- UFP, see Universal Forest Products
- Ultraguard, see Associated Materials
- Universal Forest Products Incorporated
- US Home Systems Incorporated
- VEKA AG
- Viance LLC, see Rockwood Holdings
- Westech Building Products Incorporated, see Westlake Chemical
- Westlake Chemical Corporation
- Weyerhaeuser Company
- Wood Protection Company, see Osmose Holdings
- Selected Other Decking Companies
- Additional Companies Mentioned in Study
LIST OF TABLES
SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- Summary Table
SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
- 1 Macroeconomic Indicators
- 2 Personal Income & Expenditures
- 3 Consumer Financing Environment, 1996-2006
- 4 Resident Population
- 5 Construction Expenditures
- 6 Construction Stock
- 7 Residential Construction Expenditures
- 8 Housing Indicators
- 9 Residential Improvement & Repair Expenditures
- 10 Nonresidential Construction Expenditures
- 11 Nonresidential Improvement & Repair Expenditures
- 12 Nonbuilding Construction Expenditures
- 13 Decking Growth
- 14 Decking Prices for Selected Materials
SECTION III -- OVERVIEW
- 1 Decking Market Volume by Material Type & Function
- 2 Decking Market Value by Material Type & Function
- 3 Life Cycle Cost Comparison by Decking Material
- 4 Residential Decking Indicators
SECTION IV -- PRODUCTS
- 1 Wood Decking Demand by Function
- 2 Wood Decking Demand by Material Type
- 3 Pressure-Treated Wood Decking Demand by Function & Material Type
- 4 Cedar Decking Demand by Function
- 5 Redwood Decking Demand by Function
- 6 Other Wood Decking Demand by Function
- 7 Wood Decking Demand by Market & Application
- 8 Wood Decking Demand by Installation Method
- 9 Wood-Plastic Composite Decking Material Demand by Function
- 10 Wood-Plastic Composite Decking Demand by Material Type
- 11 Wood-Polyethylene Decking Demand by Function
- 12 Other Wood-Plastic Composite Decking Demand by Function
- 13 Wood-Plastic Composite Decking Demand by Market & Application
- 14 Wood-Plastic Composite Decking Demand by Installation Method
- 15 Plastic & Other Decking Material Demand by Function
- 16 Plastic & Other Decking Materials by Material Type
- 17 Plastic Decking Demand by Material Type
- 18 Vinyl Decking Demand by Function
- 19 Polyethylene & Other Plastic Decking Demand by Material Type & Function
- 20 All Other Decking Demand by Function
- 21 Plastic & Other Decking Demand by Market & Application
- 22 Plastic & Other Decking Demand by Installation Method
SECTION V -- MARKETS
- 1 Decking Demand by Market & Application
- 2 Residential Decking Demand by Material Type & Application
- 3 New Residential Decking Demand by Material Type
- 4 Residential Improvement & Repair Decking Demand by Material Type
- 5 Residential Decking Demand by Housing Type
- 6 Single-Family Housing Decking Demand by Material Type & Application
- 7 Multifamily Housing Decking Demand by Material Type & Application
- 8 Manufactured Housing Decking Demand by Material Type & Application
- 9 Nonresidential Building Decking Demand by Material Type & Application
- 10 New Nonresidential Decking Demand by Material Type
- 11 Nonresidential Improvement & Repair Decking Demand by Material Type
- 12 Nonbuilding Decking Demand by Material Type & Application
- 13 New Nonbuilding Decking Demand by Material Type
- 14 Nonbuilding Improvement & Repair Decking Demand by Material Type
SECTION VI -- REGIONS
- 1 Resident Population by Region
- 2 Gross Domestic Product by Region
- 3 Construction Expenditures by Region
- 4 Housing Indicators
- 5 Decking Demand by Region
- 6 Northeast Decking Demand by Subregion & Market
- 7 Midwest Decking Demand by Subregion & Market
- 8 South Decking Demand by Subregion & Market
- 9 West Decking Demand by Subregion & Market
SECTION VII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
- 1 Alternative Decking Sales for Selected Companies, 2006
- 2 Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures
- 3 Selected Cooperative Agreements
LIST OF CHARTS
SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
- 1 Year of Construction of Housing Stock, 2006
- 2 Decking Growth, 1997-2006
SECTION III -- OVERVIEW
- 1 Decking Market Volume by Material Type, 1996-2016
- 2 Decking Market Value by Material Type, 1996-2016
- 3 Volume Versus Value: Decking Demand by Material Type, 2006
- 4 Average Installed Costs for Selected Decking Materials, 2006
SECTION IV -- PRODUCTS
- 1 Wood-Plastic Composite Decking Market Share, 2006
- 2 Plastic Decking Market Share, 2006
SECTION V -- MARKETS
- 1 Decking Demand by Market, 2006
SECTION VI -- REGIONS
- 1 Decking Demand by Region, 2006
