Table of Contents
1. Executive Summary
2. Construction Industry Background and Characteristics
2.1. Construction Industry Overview
2.2. Characteristics of the North American Construction Industry
2.3. Industry Classification and Application Descriptions
2.3.1. Doors
2.3.2. Windows
2.3.3. Rebar
2.3.4. Utility pole
2.3.5. Bridge deck
2.3.6. Grating
2.3.7. Cooling tower
2.3.8. Bathtub
2.3.9. Swimming Pool
2.3.10. Architectural applications
2.3.11. FRP Panel
2.3.12. Others
2.4. Price and Weight Distribution
2.4.1. Ladder rail using pultrusion process
2.4.2. Window Lineal using pultrusion process
2.4.3. Grating using pultrusion process
3. North American Construction Market Analysis
3.1. Market Overview
3.2. North American Construction Market by Segment
3.2.1. Doors
3.2.2. Windows
3.2.3. Rebar
3.2.4. Utility Pole
3.2.5. Bridge Deck
3.2.6. Grating
3.2.7. Cooling Tower
3.2.8. Bath
3.2.9. Swimming Pool
3.2.10. Architectural
3.2.11. FRP Panel
3.2.12. Others
3.3. North American Construction Market by Composite Material
3.4. Driving Forces for the Use of Composites
3.5. Key Requirements
3.6. North American Construction Market by Processes
3.6.1. Hand Lay-Up
3.6.2. Spray up
3.6.3. Compression Molding
3.6.4. Pultrusion
3.6.5. Filament Winding
3.6.6. VARTM
3.6.7. RTM
4. Competitive Analysis
4.1. Overview
4.2. Doors
4.3. Windows
4.4. Rebar
4.4.1. Market penetration
4.5. Utility pole
4.5.1. Market penetration
4.6. Bridge deck
4.6.1 Market penetration
4.7. Grating
4.7.1. Market penetration
4.8. Cooling tower
4.8.1. Market penetration
4.9. Bath tub
4.9.1 Market penetration
4.10. Swimming Pool
4.10.1. Market penetration
4.11. Architectural applications
4.11.1. Market penetration
4.12. FRP Panel
4.12.1. Market penetration
4.13. Others
4.13.1 Market penetration
5. Trends and Forecasts
5.1. Trends Overview
5.2. Macroeconomic Industry Challenges in Recent Years
5.3. Trends in End Market by Applications
5.3.1. Doors
5.3.2. Windows
5.3.3. Rebar
5.3.4. Utility Pole
5.3.5. Bridge Deck
5.3.6. Grating
5.3.7. Cooling Tower
5.3.8. Bath
5.3.9. Swimming Pool
5.3.10. Architectural
5.3.11. FRP Panel
5.3.12. Others
5.4. Trends in Raw Materials by Applications
5.5. Trends in Raw Materials by Fiber and Resin
5.6. Forecast Overview
5.7. Forecast in End Market by Applications
5.7.1. Doors
5.7.2. Windows
5.7.3. Rebar
5.7.4. Utility Pole
5.7.5. Bridge Deck
5.7.6. Grating
5.7.7. Cooling Tower
5.7.8. Bathtub
5.7.9. Swimming Pool
5.7.10. Architectural applications
5.7.11. FRP Panel
5.7.12. Others
5.8. Forecast in Raw Materials by Application
5.9. Forecast in Raw Materials by Fiber and Resin
6. Emerging Applications and Materials
6.1. Growth Markets
6.1.1. Doors
6.1.2. Windows
6.1.3. Rebar
6.1.4. Bathtub
6.1.5. Swimming Pools
6.1.6. Grating
6.2. Emerging Applications
6.3. New Materials Development
List of Figures
List of Tables
Abbreviations and technical units
Disclaimer
Copyright
About Us
List of Figures
Chapter 1. Executive Summary
Figure 1.1: Porter’s Five Forces Model for the composite market in construction for North America
Figure 2.1: Construction market classification by sales segmentation and applications
Chapter 2. Construction Industry Background and Characteristics
Figure 2.2: A Photograph of fiberglass doors
Figure 2.3: A Photograph of composite windows
Figure 2.4: Expansion/contraction comparison for different types of window materials
Figure 2.5: Conductivity comparison for different types of window materials
Figure 2.6: A Photograph of FRP rebar
Figure 2.7: A FRP utility pole under installation
Figure 2.8: A Photograph of FRP bridge deck
Figure 2.9: A Photograph of pultruded gratings
Figure 2.10: Cooling tower produced with pultruded construction components
Figure 2.11: A Photograph of composite bathtub
Figure 2.12: A Photograph of a composite pool
Figure 2.13: A Fiberglass architectural application outside a commercial storefront
Figure 2.14: A Fiberglass reinforced plastic (FRP) panel
3. North American Construction Market Analysis
Figure 3.1: Composite material shipment ($M) by application in the North American construction market in 2012
Figure 3.2: New housing starts, United States
Figure 3.3: Composite material shipment (M lbs) by applications in the North American Construction Market for 2012
Figure 3.4: Composite material shipment (M lbs) by type of Raw Material in the North American Construction Market for 2012
Figure 3.5: Total composite raw material inputs for the North American construction market ($ M) For 2012
Figure 3.6: Emphasis on cost and performance by various industries
Figure 3.7: Composite material volume (M lbs) by process in the North American construction market 2012
Figure 3.8: North American construction composite market distribution (M lbs) by open and close molding process in 2012
Figure 3.9: North American construction composite market distribution by molding process during 2007-2012
Figure 3.10: North American hand lay-up process segmentation in North American construction composites 2012
Figure 3.11: North American spray up process segmentation in North American construction composites 2012
Figure 3.12: Chopper gun used for the spray up process
Figure 3.13: A Picture of the traditional spray up process technique
Figure 3.14: North American compression molding process segmentation in North American construction composites 2012
Figure 3.15: A Basic Pultrusion machine showing the process elements
Figure 3.16: North American pultrusion process segmentation in North American construction composites 2012
Figure 3.17: North American filament winding process segmentation in North American construction composites 2012
Figure 3.18: A Filament winding machine
Figure 3.19: North American VARTM process segmentation in North American construction composites 2012
Figure 3.20: North American RTM process segmentation in North American construction composites 2012
Chapter 4. Competitive Analysis
Figure 4.1: Shipment and penetration of North American residential entry doors (M units) in 2002.
Figure 4.2 Shipment and penetration of North American residential entry doors (M units) in 2006
Figure 4.3: The Rate of change for the residential window lineal market over the five-year period 2007-2012
Figure 4.4: Window profile market by type of materials
Figure 4.5: Trend in shipment of windows by material type in North America
5. Trends and Forecasts
Figure 5.1: Composite material shipment ($M) by application in the North American construction market in 2007
Figure 5.2: Composite material shipment (M lbs) by application in the North American construction market in 2007
Figure 5.3: Composite material shipment ($M) by application in the North American construction market in 2012
Figure 5.4: Composite material shipment (M lbs) by application in the North American construction market in 2012
Figure 5.5: Composite growth by application ($M) in the North American construction industry 2007–2012
Figure 5.6: Composite growth by application ($M) in the North American construction industry 2011–2012
Figure 5.7: Last five years CAGR (2007–2012) in the composites applications market ($M) for North American construction
Figure 5.8: Last five years CAGR (2007–2012) in the composites applications market ($M) for North American construction
Figure 5.9: Composite raw material usage ($M) by application in the North American construction market 2007
Figure 5.10: Composite raw material shipment (M lbs) by application in the North American construction market 2007
Figure 5.11: Composite raw material usage ($M) by application in the North American construction market 2011
Figure 5.12: Composite raw material shipment (M lbs) by application in the North American construction market 2011
Figure 5.13: Composite raw material usage ($M) by application in the North American construction market 2012
Figure 5.14: Composite raw material shipment (M lbs) by application in the North American construction market 2012
Figure 5.15: Composite raw material inputs for the North American construction Market ($M) 2007
Figure 5.16: Composite raw material inputs for the North American construction Market (M lbs) 2007
Figure 5.17: Composite raw material inputs for the North American construction Market ($M) 2011
Figure 5.18: Composite raw material inputs for the North American construction Market (M lbs) 2011
Figure 5.19: Composite raw material inputs for the North American construction market ($M) 2012
Figure 5.20: Composite raw material inputs for the North American construction market (M lbs) 2012
Figure 5.21: Regional gap growth rate forecast at constant price
Figure 5.22: Composite raw material shipment (M lbs) by application in the NA construction market 2012
Figure 5.23: Composite raw material shipment (M lbs) by application in the NA Construction market 2013
Figure 5.24: Composite raw material shipment (M lbs) by application in the NA construction Market 2018
Figure 5.25: Composite material shipment ($M) by application in the North American construction market in 2012
Figure 5.26: Composite material shipment ($M) by application in the North American construction market in 2013
Figure 5.27: Composite material shipment ($M) by application in the North American construction market In 2018
Figure 5.28: Composite raw material shipment (M lbs) by application in the NA construction Market 2012
Figure 5.29: Composite raw material shipment (M lbs) by application in the NA construction Market 2013
Figure 5.30: Composite raw material shipment (M lbs) by application in the NA construction Market 2018
Figure 5.31: Composite raw material shipment ($M) by application in the NA construction Market 2012
Figure 5.32: Composite raw material shipment ($M) by application in the NA construction Market 2013
Figure 5.33: Composite raw material shipment ($M) by application in the NA construction Market 2018
Figure 5.34: Composite raw material input (M lbs) in the NA construction market 2013
Figure 5.35: Composite raw material input (M lbs) in the NA construction market 2018
Figure 5.36: Composite raw material input ($M) in the NA construction market 2013
Figure 5.37: Composite raw material input ($M) in the NA construction market 2018
Chapter 6. Emerging Applications and Materials
Figure 6.1: An example of Inline’s fiberglass double hung windows
Figure 6.2: Structural rebar applications in concrete pad and building applications
Figure 6.3: A Fiberglass pool being installed by crane Source: Pro Pools Inc
Figure 6.4: Composites rescue chamber
Figure 6.5: Pultruded scaffolding
Figure 6.6: FRP grid form for bridge applications
Figure 6.7: Composites sheet pile system
Figure 6.8: Installation of composite bridge at railroad test track Source: Rocky mountain construction
Figure 6.9: Composite advantage’s FRP mats and pads Source: Composite advantage
List of Tables
Chapter 1. Executive Summary
Table 1.1 Market parameters for end product usage of composites in NA construction and attributes of usage
Table 1.2 Market parameters for raw materials of composites in NA construction and attributes of usage
Chapter 2. Construction Industry Background and Characteristics
Table 2.1: Characteristics of different window material types
Chapter 4. Competitive Analysis
Table 4.1: Property comparison of different types of window profiles
Chapter 5. Trends and Forecasts
Table 5.1: Composite application trend by volume ($M) in the North American construction market showing the last one and five year trends and CAGR
Table 5.2: Ranking of the five leading composite applications in the North American construction industry in $ value of shipments in 2012
Table 5.3: Average growth rates (CAGR) for one, three, and five years in the overall North American construction industry
Table 5.4: Composite application by shipment ($M) in the North American door market showing the last one and five year trends and CAGR
Table 5.5: Composite application ($M) In the North American window market showing the last one and five year trends and CAGR
Table 5.6: Composite application ($M) in the North American rebar market showing the last one and five year trends and CAGR
Table 5.7: Composite application ($M) in the North American utility pole market showing the last and five year trends and CAGR
Table 5.8: Composite application ($M) in the North American bridge deck market showing the last and five year trends and CAGR
Table 5.9: Composite application ($M) in the North American grating market showing the last one and five year trends and CAGR
Table 5.10: Composite application ($M) in the North American cooling tower market showing the last one and five year trends and CAGR
Table 5.11: Composite application ($M) in the North American bath market showing the last one and five year trends and CAGR
Table 5.12: Composite application ($M) in the North American swimming pool market showing the last one and five year trends and CAGR
Table 5.13: Composite application ($M) in the North American architectural market showing the last one and five year trends and CAGR
Table 5.14: Composite application ($M) in the North American FRP panel market showing the last one and five year trends and CAGR
Table 5.15: Composite application ($M) in the North American ‘others’ market showing the last one and five year trends and CAGR
Table 5.16: Composite application by raw material shipment (M lbs) in the North American construction market showing the last one and five year trends and CAGR
Table 5.17: Composite application by raw material shipment ($M) in the North American construction market showing the last one and five year trends and CAGR
Table 5.18: GDP and unemployment rate for leading countries
Table 5.19: Interest and exchange rates for leading countries
Interest Rate (%) P.A. (January 15th 2013)
Table 5.20: Emerging market indicators (economy and financial market) (source: the economist–december 18, 2012 issue)
Table 5.21: Composite application by shipment ($M) in the North American construction market showing the next one and five year forecasts and CAGR
Table 5.22: Composite application by shipment ($M) in the North American door market showing the next one and five year forecasts and CAGR
Table 5.23: Composite application by shipment ($M) in the North American window market showing the next one and five year forecasts and CAGR
Table 5.24: Composite application by shipment ($M) in the North American rebar market showing the next one and five year forecasts and CAGR
Table 5.25: Composite application by shipment ($M) in the North American utility pole market showing the next one and five year forecasts and CAGR
Table 5.26: Composite application by shipment ($M) in the North American bridge deck market showing the next one and five year forecasts and CAGR
Table 5.27: Composite application by shipment ($M) in the North American grating market showing the next one and five year forecasts and CAGR
Table 5.28: Composite application by shipment ($M) in the North American cooling tower market showing the next one and five year forecasts and CAGR
Table 5.29: Composite application by shipment ($M) in the North American bathtub market showing the next one and five year forecasts and CAGR
Table 5.30: Composite application by shipment ($M) in the North American swimming pool market showing the next one and five year forecasts and CAGR
Table 5.31: Composite application by shipment ($M) in the North American architectural market showing the next one and five year forecasts and CAGR
Table 5.32: Composite application by shipment ($ M) in the North American FRP panel market showing the next one and five year forecasts and CAGR
Table 5.33: Composite application by shipment ($M) in the North American ‘others’ market showing the next one and five year forecasts and CAGR
Table 5.34: Composite application by raw material shipment (M lbs) in The North American construction industry showing the next one and five year forecasts and CAGR
Table 5.35: Composite application by raw material usage ($M) in the North American construction industry showing the next one and five year forecasts and CAGR
Chapter 6. Emerging Applications and Materials
Table 6.1: High growth composite applications by shipment ($ M) showing the next one and five year forecast and CAGR for North American construction market (2013 – 2018)
Table 6.2: List of materials introduced recently