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US demand to increase 7.7% annually through 2015
Demand for geosynthetics in the US is expected to increase 7.7 percent annually to $2.9 billion in 2015. This rate is an acceleration over the gains posted from 2005 to 2010 given that sales of certain types of geosynthetics were sharply restrained during the recession that occurred in the latter half of that period. Funds made available through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, however, helped mitigate the recessionary effects and spurred sales in 2010.
Construction spending, environmental regulations to help drive demand
Going forward, growth will be driven by a projected recovery in construction spending and transportation infrastructure expenditures through 2015. Gains will also be boosted by strengthened regulations regarding landfill containment and stormwater runoff from agricultural, construction and industrial sites. The continued development of time- and costsaving applications for geosynthetics, as well as the increasing availability of more durable and effective geosynthetics, will also contribute to value gains.
Landfills use more high value geosynthetics
Geosynthetics in the landfill market made up 34 percent of value demand in 2010. This position is primarily because of regulations that result in landfills using high value geomembranes more frequently than many other markets. Geomembranes help prevent contamination of the surrounding land and groundwater with leachate. In area terms, transportation infrastructure, which benefited most strongly from the stimulus funds, was the largest market for geosynthetics in 2010, with one third of demand (but only 20 percent of value demand). The most commonly used geosynthetics in this market are geotextiles, which are relatively low cost products compared to other geosynthetics.
Construction to be fastest growing market
Through 2015, geosynthetics used in the construction market are expected to post the fastest annual growth rate in both value and area terms, although from reduced 2010 bases, as construction spending activity recovers. Additionally, increasingly strict stormwater runoff regulations will boost sales of geosynthetics used on construction sites. The small but growing market for geosynthetics in residential landscaping and decorative applications will also contribute to demand gains.
Geonets to achieve fastest gains from small base
In value terms, geomembranes made up the greatest share of the geosynthetics market, with 50 percent of demand in 2010. However, geotextiles was the largest segment in area terms in 2010, representing 72 percent of demand. Through 2015, geonets, a relatively niche product, are expected to achieve the fastest gains, employed in drainage applications due to stricter government regulation requiring their use.
Study coverage
This new industry study, Geosynthetics, presents historical demand data (2000, 2005 and 2010) plus forecasts for 2015 and 2020 by product (e.g., geotextiles, geomembranes, geogrids, geonets, clay liners), market (e.g., construction, transportation infrastructure, landfills, liquid containment) and US region. The study also considers key market environment factors, evaluates company market share and profiles 40 US industry competitors, including AMCOL International, GSE Lining Technology, and Leggett & Platt.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION ix
I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1
II. MARKET ENVIRONMENT 4
General 4
Macroeconomic Environment 4
Demographics 8
Construction Trends 12
Construction Expenditures 13
Residential Construction Expenditures 16
Housing Starts 18
Housing Stock 22
Nonresidential Construction Expenditures 25
Improvements & Repairs 28
Nonresidential Building Stock 29
Nonbuilding Construction Expenditures 32
Nonbuilding Construction Stock 33
Highway Spending 34
Agricultural Trends 36
Waste Stream Overview 40
Environmental & Regulatory Issues 44
Pricing Trends 47
Foreign Trade 49
Imports 51
Exports 53
World Market 55
North America 56
Western Europe 57
Asia/Pacific 58
Other Regions 59
III. PRODUCTS 60
General 60
Area Demand 61
Value Demand 63
Geotextiles 67
Demand by Type 69
Nonwovens 70
Product Characteristics 74
Producers 74
Wovens & Knits 74
Product Characteristics 77
Producers 78
Demand by Market 79
Product Characteristics 79
Geomembranes 81
Demand by Market 83
Product Characteristics 85
Polyethylene Materials 86
All Other Materials 87
Producers 89
Geogrids 89
Demand by Market 91
Product Characteristics 92
Producers 93
Geonets 94
Other Geosynthetics 96
Geosynthetic Clay Liners 98
Demand by Market 99
Product Characteristics 100
Preformed Geocomposites 100
All Other 102
Geocells 103
Geofoams 104
Miscellaneous Geosynthetics 105
Geosynthetics Demand by Material 106
IV. MARKETS 110
General 110
Area Demand by Market 111
Value Demand by Market 114
Construction 117
Demand by Product 119
Market Characteristics 121
Stabilization & Reinforcement 121
Drainage & Filtration 122
Erosion & Sedimentation Control 123
Transportation Infrastructure 125
Demand by Product 127
Market Characteristics 129
Landfills 131
Demand by Product 133
Market Characteristics 135
Liquid Containment 136
Demand by Product 137
Market Characteristics 139
Other Markets 140
Demand by Product 141
Market Characteristics 142
V. REGIONS 144
General 144
Regional Demographics & Economic Trends 145
Population Patterns 145
Economic Outlook 148
Construction Activity 150
Geosynthetics Demand by Region 152
Northeast 156
New England 158
Middle Atlantic 159
Midwest 160
East North Central 163
West North Central 164
South 165
South Atlantic 169
East South Central 170
West South Central 171
West 172
Mountain 176
Pacific 177
VI. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE 179
General 179
Industry Composition 180
Market Share 183
Competitive Strategies 187
Research & Development 189
Marketing 190
Distribution 192
Mergers & Acquisitions 194
Cooperative Agreements 195
Company Profiles 198
ADS Incorporated 199
Agru America Incorporated 201
AMCOL International Corporation 203
Barrier-Bac, see Inteplast Group
Belton Industries Incorporated 206
Boddingtons, see Fiberweb
Bridgestone Corporation 208
Burke Industries, see Mannington Mills
Carthage Mills Erosion Control Company 210
Colbond, see Low & Bonar
Colloid Environmental Technologies, see AMCOL
International
CONTECH Construction Products Incorporated 212
Cooley Group Holdings 214
Dow Chemical Company 216
DuPont (EI) de Nemours 217
Environmental Fabrics Incorporated 219
Environmental Protection Incorporated 220
Fiberweb plc 222
Firestone Specialty Products, see Bridgestone
GSE Lining Technology LLC 225
Hallaton Incorporated 228
Hanes Geo Components, see Leggett & Platt
HUESKER Synthetic GmbH 229
In-Line Plastics LC 231
Inteplast Group Limited 232
Leggett & Platt Incorporated 233
Low & Bonar plc 235
Lumite, see Thrace Plastics
LyondellBasell Industries NV 237
Mannington Mills Incorporated 238
NAUE GmbH & Company KG 240
Nilex Incorporated 242
North American Green, see Tensar
Plastatech Engineering Limited 244
Poly-America LP 245
Poly-Flex, see Poly-America
Presto Geosystems, see Reynolds Group Holdings
Propex Operating Company LLC 247
Raven Industries Incorporated 249
Reef Industries Incorporated 251
Reynolds Group Holdings Limited 253
Royal Ten Cate NV 255
Saint-Gobain 259
SKAPS Industries 261
Solmax International Incorporated 262
Soprema SA 264
Strata Systems Incorporated 265
TENAX International BV 267
Tensar Corporation 269
Texel, see ADS
Thrace Plastics Company SA 273
Watersaver Company Incorporated 275
World-Pak, see Inteplast Group
Additional Companies 277
LIST OF TABLES
SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Summary Table 3
SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
1 Macroeconomic Indicators 8
2 Population & Households 12
3 Construction Expenditures 15
4 Residential Building Construction Expenditures 18
5 Housing Starts 22
6 Housing Stock by Type 24
7 Nonresidential Building Construction Expenditures 28
8 Nonresidential Building Improvement & Repair Expenditures 29
9 Nonresidential Building Stock 31
10 Nonbuilding Construction Expenditures 33
11 Nonbuilding Construction Stock 34
12 Highway Spending by Type 36
13 Agricultural Indicators 40
14 Municipal Solid Waste Generation, Recovery & Disposal 44
15 Geosynthetics Pricing 49
16 Geosynthetics Foreign Trade 51
SECTION III -- PRODUCTS
1 Geosynthetics Area Demand by Product 63
2 Geosynthetics Value Demand by Product 65
3 Geotextile Demand by Type 70
4 Nonwoven Geotextile Demand 73
5 Woven & Knit Geotextile Demand 77
6 Geomembrane Demand 83
7 Geogrid Demand 91
8 Geonet Demand 96
9 Other Geosynthetics Demand 98
10 Geosynthetics Demand by Material 108
SECTION IV -- MARKETS
1 Geosynthetics Area Demand by Market 113
2 Geosynthetics Value Demand by Market 116
3 Construction Geosynthetics Demand 118
4 Transportation Infrastructure Geosynthetics Demand 127
5 Landfill Geosynthetics Demand 132
6 Liquid Containment Geosynthetics Demand 137
7 Other Markets Geosynthetics Demand 141
SECTION V -- REGIONS
1 Population by Region 147
2 Gross Domestic Product by Region 150
3 Construction Expenditures by Region 152
4 Geosynthetics Demand by Region 155
5 Northeast Geosynthetics Demand 158
6 Midwest Geosynthetics Demand 163
7 South Geosynthetics Demand 168
8 West Geosynthetics Demand 176
SECTION VI -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
1 US Geosynthetics Sales by Company, 2010 182
2 Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures 195
3 Selected Cooperative Agreements 196
LIST OF CHARTS
SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
1 Year of Construction of Housing Stock, 2010 25
2 World Geosynthetics Demand, 2010 56
SECTION III -- PRODUCTS
1 Geosynthetics Demand: Area Versus Value, 2010 66
2 Geosynthetics Demand by Material, 2010 109
SECTION IV -- MARKETS
1 Geosynthetics Area Demand by Market, 2010 113
2 Geosynthetics Value Demand by Market, 2010 116
SECTION V -- REGIONS
1 Geosynthetics Demand by Region, 2010 155
SECTION VI -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
1 US Geosynthetics Market Share by Company, 2010 184
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