Laminate Flooring - Global Trends

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Laminate Flooring - Global Trends

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As the market recovers poise, growth is expected to stem from cost advantages offered by laminate flooring over other flooring products made of stone, wood, ceramics, and vinyl. In addition, enhanced performance properties such as durability, fade and stain resistance, low maintenance, as well as lower price and varied styles, are also expected to help drive demand. Development of glueless laminates, technological advancements, and enhanced moisture resistance are generating interest among end-users. Enhancements in technologies such as embossed registration and texturing is offering consumers a cost-efficient way of attaining the looks of ceramics, tiles, and hardwood.

These and other market data and trends are presented in "Laminate Flooring: Global Trends" by BizAcumen, Inc. Our reports are designed to be most comprehensive in geographic coverage and vertical market analyses.

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CONTENTS

1. METHODOLOGY 1

Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations 1

Disclaimers 2

Quantitative Techniques & Reporting Level 3

2. GLOBAL MARKET OVERVIEW 4

Laminate Flooring In Harmony With Nature 4

Innovative Technologies Popularize Laminate Flooring 5

Factors Affecting the Market 5

Quality 5

Durability 5

Cost 5

Design Choice 5

Business Climate in the Construction & Housing Industry 6

US Housing Market Melts Down 6

3. MARKET TRENDS 7

Innovative Technologies Accelerate Demand for Laminate

Flooring 7

HPL-A True Alternative for Solid Wood 7

Laminate Flooring Makes Deep Inroads into Overall Flooring

Market 7

Laminate Flooring - The Preferred Flooring Means for Houses 8

Continuous Shift from Ceramic and Vinyl Floor Covering to

Laminate Flooring 8

Budding Applications in DIY Installation Sector 8

Glueless Laminate - Positioned for DIY Market 8

Manufacturers Keep Customers Guessing 8

Laminate Flooring - Gaining Popularity in the Asia-Pacific

Region 9

European Manufacturers - Undisputable Leaders 9

4. PRODUCT FACTS 9

5. CORPORATE DEVELOPMENTS 10

Unilin to Grant Licenses for Flooring Products 10

Unilin Group Signs License Deal with Power Dekor, Balterio 10

Faus Group Enters Into Agreement with Classic Tile 10

Witex Launches 'xenia' Laminate Flooring 10

Hamberger Extends HARO Laminate Floor Collection 10

Kaindl Flooring to Introduce Kaindl ONE 11

Kronospan Enhances Kolorband Collection 11

Formica Launches ColorCore® 2 11

Pfleiderer to Introduce Pergo Prestige 11

Mohawk Industries Buys Wood Flooring Business of Columbia 11

Shaw Industries to Take Over Anderson Companies 12

Fletcher Building to Acquire Formica 12

Faus Group to Upgrade Laminate Flooring Plant 12

E.P.I. Vostok Establishes Laminated Flooring Unit 12

EGGER Sets Up New Laminate Flooring Plant 12

Itochu Acquires US-based Galleher 13

Pfleiderer Acquires Pergo 13

EPI to Acquire Depalor 13

Armstrong Acquires HomerWood and Capella Wood Floors 13

ATC and Tarkett Invest in Laminate Flooring 13

Lamwood to Market Laminate Flooring Products of Egger 13

Shaw Industries Introduces LocNPlace® Laminate Locking System 13

EGGER Enhances MEGAFLOOR® Range 14

EGGER Presents Emotion® KINGSIZE Flooring 14

Classen Group Unveils Visiogrande Laminate Flooring 14

Mannington Introduces New Finishes for Revolutions™ Plank

Line 14

Mannington Presents Laminate Flooring with New Designs 14

Sweden-based Pergo Introduces Class 34 Certified Laminate

Flooring 15

Witex Unveils Trendy Laminate Collections 15

6. MAJOR PLAYERS 16

Alsafloor SA (France) 16

Armstrong World Industries, Inc. (USA) 16

The Classen Group (Germany) 16

BHK of America Inc (USA) 16

Beaulieu International Group (Belgium) 16

Alloc, Inc. (USA) 17

Berry Floor (Belgium) 17

Egger Retail Products GmbH (Germany) 17

Faus Group Inc (USA) 17

Formica Corporation (USA) 17

Hamberger Industriewerke GmbH (Germany) 17

HUGA Hubert Gaisendrees GmbH & Co. KG. (Germany) 18

Kaindl Flooring GmbH (Austria) 18

Kronospan Holdings, Ltd. (UK) 18

Kronotex GmbH & Co KG (Germany) 18

Mannington Mills Inc (USA) 19

Mohawk Industries, Inc. (USA) 19

Unilin Group (Belgium) 19

Pfleiderer AG (Germany) 19

Pergo AB (Sweden) 19

Pergo LLC (USA) 19

Uniboard Canada, Inc. (Canada) 20

Robina Flooring Sdn Bhd (Malaysia) 20

Roysol SA (France) 20

Shaw Industries, Inc. (USA) 20

Skema Srl (Italy) 20

Sonae Industria SGPS, S.A (Portugal) 20

Tarkett USA, Inc. (USA) 21

Wilsonart International, Inc. (USA) 21

Witex International Flooring GmbH (Germany) 21

7. GLOBAL MARKET ANALYTICS 22

8. THE UNITED STATES 26

Market Overview 26

Market Trends 26

Construction & Housing Market in the US To Cast a Dampener

On Growth 26

Housing Market Pushes the US Economy to the Verge of

Recession 26

Home Foreclosures Hit New High 27

Home Sales to Hit 5-Year Low 27

Growing Importance of Glueless Laminate 27

Escalating Demand for High Pressure Laminates 27

Factors Influencing Growth 27

9. CANADA 29

10. JAPAN 30

11. EUROPE 31

a. France 33

b. Germany 34

c. The United Kingdom 35

d. The Netherlands 37

e. Italy 37

f. Spain 38

g. Russia 39

h. Rest of Europe 40

12. ASIA-PACIFIC 41

13. THE MIDDLE EAST 42

14. LATIN AMERICA 43

EXHIBITS

Table 1: Global Laminate Flooring Market by Region for the

Period 2007-2015 (Sales in Million Square Meters)

Table 2: Percentage Breakdown of Global Laminate Flooring

Market by Region for the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 3: Global Laminate Flooring in New Housing Starts Market

by Region for the Period 2007-2015 (Sales in Million Square

Meters)

Table 4: Percentage Breakdown of Global Laminate Flooring in

New Housing Starts Market by Region for the Years 2008 &

2012

Table 5: Global Laminate Flooring in Residential Replacement

(Including DIY Inst.) Market by Region for the Period

2007-2015 (Sales in Million Square Meters)

Table 6: Percentage Breakdown of Global Laminate Flooring in

Residential Replacement (Including DIY Inst.) Market by Region

for the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 7: Global Laminate Flooring in Commercial Markets by

Region for the Period 2007-2015 (Sales in Million Square

Meters)

Table 8: Percentage Breakdown of Global Laminate Flooring in

Commercial Markets by Region for the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 9: Percentage Breakdown of Leading Players in the US

Laminate Flooring Market by Volume Sales - 2006

Table 10: Laminate Flooring Market by End-Use Segment in the

US: 2007-2015 (Sales in Million Square Meters)

Table 11: Percentage Breakdown of Laminate Flooring Market by

End-Use Segment in the US for the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 12: Laminate Flooring Market by End-Use Segment in

Canada: 2007-2015 (Sales in Million Square Meters)

Table 13: Percentage Breakdown of Laminate Flooring Market by

End-Use Segment in Canada for the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 14: Laminate Flooring Market by End-Use Segment in

Japan: 2007-2015 (Sales in Million Square Meters)

Table 15: Percentage Breakdown of Laminate Flooring Market by

End-Use Segment in Japan for the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 16: Laminate Flooring Market by Region in Europe:

2007-2015 (Sales in Million Square Meters)

Table 17: Percentage Breakdown of Laminate Flooring Market by

Region in Europe for the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 18: Laminate Flooring Market by End-Use Segment in

Europe: 2007-2015 (Sales in Million Square Meters)

Table 19: Percentage Breakdown of Laminate Flooring Market by

End-Use Segment in Europe for the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 20: Laminate Flooring Market by End-Use Segment in

France: 2007-2015 (Sales in Million Square Meters)

Table 21: Percentage Breakdown of Laminate Flooring Market by

End-Use Segment in France for the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 22: Laminate Flooring Market by End-Use Segment in

Germany: 2007-2015 (Sales in Million Square Meters)

Table 23: Percentage Breakdown of Laminate Flooring Market by

End-Use Segment in Germany for the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 24: Laminate Flooring Market by End-Use Segment in the

UK: 2007-2015 (Sales in Million Square Meters)

Table 25: Percentage Breakdown of Laminate Flooring Market by

End-Use Segment in the UK for the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 26: Laminate Flooring Market by End-Use Segment in The

Netherlands: 2007-2015 (Sales in Million Square Meters)

Table 27: Percentage Breakdown of Laminate Flooring Market by

End-Use Segment in The Netherlands for the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 28: Laminate Flooring Market by End-Use Segment in

Italy: 2007-2015 (Sales in Million Square Meters)

Table 29: Percentage Breakdown of Laminate Flooring Market by

End-Use Segment in Italy for the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 30: Laminate Flooring Market by End-Use Segment in

Spain: 2007-2015 (Sales in Million Square Meters)

Table 31: Percentage Breakdown of Laminate Flooring Market by

End-Use Segment in Spain for the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 32: Laminate Flooring Market by End-Use Segment in

Russia: 2007-2015 (Sales in Million Square Meters)

Table 33: Percentage Breakdown of Laminate Flooring Market by

End-Use Segment in Russia for the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 34: Laminate Flooring Market by End-Use Segment in Rest

of Europe: 2007-2015 (Sales in Million Square Meters)

Table 35: Percentage Breakdown of Laminate Flooring Market by

End-Use Segment in Rest of Europe for the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 36: Laminate Flooring Market by End-Use Segment in

Asia-Pacific: 2007-2015 (Sales in Million Square Meters)

Table 37: Percentage Breakdown of Laminate Flooring Market by

End-Use Segment in Asia-Pacific for the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 38: Laminate Flooring Market by End-Use Segment in

Middle East: 2007-2015 (Sales in Million Square Meters)

Table 39: Percentage Breakdown of Laminate Flooring Market by

End-Use Segment in Middle East for the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 40: Laminate Flooring Market by End-Use Segment in Latin

America: 2007-2015 (Sales in Million Square Meters)

Table 41: Percentage Breakdown of Laminate Flooring Market by

End-Use Segment in Latin America for the Years 2008 & 2012

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