Concrete, Gypsum, and Plaster Products: Market Research Report

December 2011 | 244 pages | ID: C5AFF629FB1EN
Global Industry Analysts, Inc

Abstracts

The global outlook series on Concrete, Gypsum, and Plaster Products provides a collection of statistical anecdotes, market briefs, and concise summaries of research findings.

The report offers a bird’s eye view of the industry, highlights latest trends in the concrete, gypsum and plaster products market, and demand drivers, in addition to providing statistical insights.

Market discussions in the report are punctuated with 69 fact-rich market data tables.

Regional markets elaborated upon include United States, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, UK, Spain, Hungary, Australia, China, India, South Korea, Thailand, Brazil, Mexico, Iran and South Africa, among others.

Also included is an indexed, easy-to-refer, fact-finder directory listing the addresses, and contact details of 1078 companies worldwide.

Contents

1.OVERVIEW

Introduction
Industry at a Glance
Economic Crisis Derails Progress of the Global Construction Sector
A Historical Perspective
Evolution of the Industry
Concrete
Introduction
Current and Future Analysis

Table 1. World Recent Past, Current, and Future Analysis for Concrete by Geographic Region – US, Canada, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption in Million Metric Tons for Years 2010 through 2015

Table 2. World 5-Year Perspective for Concrete by Geographic Region – Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption for US, Canada, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America and Rest of World Markets for Years 2011 & 2015

Concrete - A Preferred Material for Sustainable Construction
Concrete Admixtures Market – An Overview
Growth Prospects for the Concrete Additives Market
Ready-Mix Concrete
Demand Determinants for Ready Mix Concrete
Ready-Mix Concrete Industry To Witness Growth
Ready-Mix Concrete – Price Hike Comes with Riders
Aspects Associated with Ready Mix Concrete
At Production/Supply Point
At Manufacturer’s Point
Factors Influencing Establishment of Additional Facilities
Seasonal Nature of the Market
Regulatory Environment
Gypsum
Global Gypsum Market

Table 3. World Recent Past, Current, and Future Analysis for Gypsum by Geographic Region – US, Canada, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption in Thousand Metric Tons for Years 2010 through 2015

Table 4. World 5-Year Perspective for Gypsum by Geographic Region – Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption for US, Canada, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America and Rest of World Markets for Years 2011 & 2015

Table 5. World Gypsum Market (2008-2010): Annual Mine Production Figures in Million Metric Tons

Table 6. Global Gypsum Market (2008, 2009 & 2010): Percentage Breakdown of Mine Production by Major Countries - China, Iran, Spain, US, Thailand, Japan, Canada, Italy, France, Mexico and Others

Market Structure
Gypsum Market Dented by Turmoil in Economy
Demand for Gypsum in Plasterboards and Cement in Select Regions: A Review
Japanese Earthquake Favors Global Gypsum Construction Materials Market
Gypsum Market in the Commercial Sector
Use of Synthetic Gypsum Gains Momentum
Gypsum Market – Freeze Frame
Comparison between Demand for Gypsum in Plasterboard and in Cement
Global Plasterboard Market
Plasterboard Consumption Stumbles
Emerging Markets Present Brighter Prospects
Transition in the Use of Plasterboard

2.PRODUCT OVERVIEW

Concrete
Concrete Constituents
Cement
Aggregates
Crushed Rock
Sand and Gravel
Water
Concrete Manufacturing Process
Mixing
Workability
Curing
Concrete Admixtures
Types of Admixtures
Retarders
Accelerators
Air-Entrainers
Water Reducers
Benefits of Adding Admixtures to Concrete
Various Forms of Concrete
Regular Concrete
Precast Concrete
Prestressed Concrete
High-Strength Concrete
Reinforced Concrete
Self-Compacting Concrete
Roller-Compacted Concrete
High-Performance Concrete
Rapid Strength Concrete
Pervious Concrete
Tilt-Up Concrete
Shotcrete
Textured Concrete
Cellular Concrete
Asphalt Concrete
Limecrete
Glass Concrete
Polymer Concrete
Green Concrete or Geo-polymer
Characteristics of Concrete
Physical Features
Elasticity
Strength
Cracking
Tension Cracking
Shrinkage Cracking
Creep
Damage of Concrete
Physical Damage
Bacterial Damage
Expansion of Aggregate
Fire
Consequences of Sea Water
Chemical Damage
Chlorides
Sulphates
Carbonation
Applications of Concrete
Concrete in Flooring
Self-Placing Concrete
Concrete in Building Houses
Development of Transportation Infrastructure Using Concrete
Concrete Screws
Glass Fiber-Reinforced Concrete
Concrete Pads
Economical Means of Construction Using Concrete
Framing System
Floor Framing
Fire Rating
Floor Vibrations
Building Layout and Plan
Scope for Future Modifications
Recycling of Concrete
Ready-Mixed Concrete
Ready-Mix Concrete Producers
Truck Mixer for Delivering Ready-Mixed Concrete
Ready-Mixed Concrete Vs Precast Concrete Products
Environmental Concerns Related to Ready-Mixed Concrete
Gypsum - Basic Definitions, Grades, and Specifications
Gypsum - Characteristics
Uses
Production of Gypsum
Basic Steps
Lime Milk Preparation
Flue Gas Washer
Gypsum Process
Production Process
Geology and Resources
Research and Technology
Mining
Gypsum Processing
Gypsum Products
Gypsum Plaster
Plaster Blocks
Plasterboard or Gypsum Wallboard
Production of Wallboard
Building Plaster
Decorative Plaster
Characteristics of Gypsum Products
Role of Technology
Lime
Plaster
Types of Plaster
Lime Plaster
Plaster of Paris
Cement Plaster
Properties of Plaster
Applications of Plaster
Fire Protection
Artistic Applications
Architectural Applications
Medical Applications

3.TECHNOLOGICAL BREAKTHROUGHS

Fiber Reinforced Concrete
Wuhan University Scientists Invent Supramolecular, a Self-Sanitizing Plaster
Use of Synthetic Materials for Construction
Insulated Concrete Forming (ICF)
Fly Ash for Concrete Reinforcement

4.MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS

5.STRATEGIC CORPORATE DEVELOPMENTS

6.PRODUCT LAUNCHES

A REGIONAL MARKET PERSPECTIVE

1.NORTH AMERICA

Gypsum Market – An Overview

Table 7. North American Gypsum Market (2010): Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales by Company for USG Corporation, National Gypsum, Saint-Gobain, Georgia Pacific, Eagle Materials and Others

Gypsum Producers Employ Cost Cutting Measures

1A.THE UNITED STATES

Concrete
Market Analysis

Table 8. The US Concrete Market (2010-2015): Annual Consumption Figures in Million Metric Tons

Cement and Concrete Market Faces Tough Times
Concrete Block and Brick Market Exhibits Future Growth Prospects
Ready-Mixed Concrete Market
Demand for Ready-Mix Concrete Increases
End-Use Consumption

Table 9. US Ready-Mix Concrete Market (2010): Percentage Share Breakdown of Consumption Value by End-Use Segment for Commercial & Industrial, Street & Highway, Residential, and Other Public Works

Ready-Mixed Concrete Market – A Recent Past Perspective

Table 10. US Ready-Mixed Concrete Market (2010): Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales by Company for Cemex, HeidelbergCement and Others

Concrete Admixtures Market

Table 11. US Concrete Admixtures Market (2009 & 2010): Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales by Segment for Water Reducers, Retarders, Accelerators and Air-Entrainers

US Precast Concrete Market to Grow Faster Compared to Other Materials
Precast Concrete Market

Table 12. US Precast Concrete Market (2010): Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales by End-Use Application - Parking, Bridges, Offices, Schools and Others

Gypsum Market
Overview
Market Analysis

Table 13. US Gypsum Market (2010-2015): Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Metric Tons

Table 14. US Gypsum Market (2010): Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption by End-Use Segment for Wallboard and Plaster Products, Cement, Agriculture Uses and Others

Table 15. US Gypsum Products Market (2010): Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales by Company for USG Corporation, Compagnie de Saint-Gobain, Koch Industries, Eagle Materials, Lafarge North America, Temple-Inland and Others

Demand for Gypsum to Bounce Back
Construction Industry: A Major Growth Driver
Gypsum Market – Key Statistics
Production Scenario

Table 16. US Crude Gypsum Market (2005-2010): Mine Production in Thousand Metric Tons

Competitive Climate

Table 17. US Gypsum Market (2009): Leading Manufacturers by Production Capacity in Millions of Square Meters

Exports and Imports Scenario

Table 18. US Gypsum Imports: 2005-2009

Table 19. US Gypsum Exports: 2005-2009

Wallboard Market

Table 20. US Wallboard Market (2010): Percentage Breakdown of Production Capacity of Leading Players – USG Corporation, National Gypsum, Koch Industries, Certain Teed, American Gypsum, and Others

Table 21. US Wallboard Market (2010): Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption by End-Use Segment for New Residential, Residential Renovation, New Non-Residential and Non-Residential Renovation

Growing Use of Desulphurised Gypsum for Wallboard Production
Production Statistics
Concrete

Table 22. US Concrete Market (2007-2010): Percentage Breakdown of Volume Production by Product Segment - Ready- Mixed Concrete, Precast or Prestressed Concrete and Others

Ready-Mixed Concrete

Table 23. US Ready-Mixed Concrete Market (2008-2010): Annual Production Figures in Million Cubic Meters

Precast Concrete

Table 24. US Precast Concrete Market (2010): Percentage Breakdown of Production Volume by End-Use Segment - Architectural/Structural, Utility and Architecture Wall Panels

Gypsum

Table 25. US Gypsum Market (2007-2010): Percentage Breakdown of Production Volume by Product Segment – Calcined Gypsum, Mined or Crude Gypsum and Synthetic Gypsum

Trade Statistics
Ready Mixed Concrete

Table 26. US Ready-Mixed Concrete Market (2006-2010): Annual Imports and Exports Statistics in US$ Million

Gypsum & Anhydride

Table 27. The US Gypsum & Anhydride Annual Exports (in US$ Thousands) by Country of Destination: 2009 Vs. 2010

Table 28. US Gypsum & Anhydride Annual Imports Statistics by Country in US$ Thousand

US Construction Sector – An Overview

Table 29. US Construction Market (2007-2010): Percentage Breakdown of Construction Value by Segment for Single Family Housing, Multifamily Housing, Public Works, Institutional Buildings, Commercial Buildings, Manufacturing Buildings, and Electric Utilities

Gloomy Housing Industry in the Recent Years

Table 30. US Residential Construction Market (2007-2010): Number of New Housing Starts in Thousand Units

Falling Demand for Products Used in Nonresidential Construction

Table 31. US Residential Construction Market (2007-2009): Annual Sales of Existing Homes in Thousand Units

1B.CANADA

Concrete Market – An Overview

Table 32. Canadian Concrete Market (2010-2015): Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Metric Tons

Gypsum Market

Table 33. Canadian Gypsum Market (2010-2015): Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Metric Tons

Table 34. Canadian Gypsum Market (2008-2010): Mine Production of Gypsum in Thousand Metric Tons

Regulations

2.EUROPE

Concrete
Market Analysis

Table 35. European Recent Past, Current, and Future Analysis for Concrete by Geographic Region –France, Germany, Italy, UK and Rest of Europe Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption in Million Metric Tons for Years 2010 through 2015

Table 36. European 5-Year Perspective for Concrete by Geographic Region – Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption for France, Germany, Italy, UK and Rest of Europe Markets for Years 2011 & 2015

Investments Drive Precast Concrete Products Market
Concrete Admixtures Market - An Overview
Innovation - Key for Industry Players
Gypsum Market

Table 37. European Recent Past, Current, and Future Analysis for Gypsum by Geographic Region –France, Germany, Italy, UK and Rest of Europe Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption in Million Metric Tons for Years 2010 through 2015

Table 38. European 5-Year Perspective for Gypsum by Geographic Region – Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption for France, Germany, Italy, UK and Rest of Europe Markets for Years 2011 & 2015

Table 39. European Gypsum Market (2007, 2008 & 2009): Mine Production of Gypsum in Million Metric Tons by Select Country - Spain, Italy, France, Germany, and UK

Plasterboard Market

Table 40. European Plasterboard Market (2010): Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales by Company for Saint-Gobain, Lafarge, Knauf and Others

Favorable Signs for European Plasterboard Market
Plasterboard Demand to Grow Steadily Through 2015
Ready-Mixed Concrete Production

Table 41. European Ready-Mixed Concrete Market (2009 & 2010): Percentage Breakdown of Production by Country – Turkey, Italy, Spain, Russia, Germany, France, Poland, Greece, United Kingdom, Switzerland and Others

2A.FRANCE

Analysis of the French Concrete Market

Table 42. French Concrete Market (2010-2015): Annual Consumption Figures in Million Metric Tons

Ready-Mixed Concrete Market

Table 43. French Ready-Mixed Concrete Market (2006-2010) Annual Production Figures in Thousand Cubic Meters

French Gypsum Market

Table 44. French Gypsum Market (2010-2015): Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Metric Tons

2B.GERMANY

Analysis of the German Concrete Market

Table 45. German Concrete Market (2010-2015): Annual Consumption Figures in Million Metric Tons

Ready-Mixed Concrete Market

Table 46. German Ready-Mixed Concrete Market (2006-2010): Annual Production Figures in Thousand Cubic Meters

German Gypsum Market

Table 47. German Gypsum Market (2010-2015): Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Metric Tons

2C.ITALY

Analysis of the Italian Concrete Market

Table 48. Italian Concrete Market (2010-2015): Annual Consumption Figures in Million Metric Tons

A Historic Perspective
Ready-Mixed Concrete Market

Table 49. Italian Ready-Mixed Concrete Market (2006-2010): Annual Production Figures in Thousand Cubic Meters

Table 50. Italian Ready-Mixed Concrete Market (2010): Percentage Breakdown of Ready-Mix Concrete Consumption by End-Use Segment

Recession Hampers Italy’s Construction Industry
Italian Gypsum Market

Table 51. Italian Gypsum Market (2010-2015): Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Metric Tons

2D.THE UNITED KINGDOM

Concrete Market

Table 52. UK Concrete Market (2010-2015): Annual Consumption Figures in Million Metric Tons

Production Statistics
Concrete Products
Concrete Blocks

Table 53. UK Concrete Blocks Market (2006-2010): Annual Production Figures in Million Square Meters

Concrete Roofing Tiles

Table 54. UK Concrete Roofing Tiles Market (2006-2010): Annual Production Figures in Million Square Meters

Ready-Mixed Concrete Market

Table 55. UK Ready-Mixed Concrete Market (2006-2010): Annual Production Figures in Thousand Cubic Meters

The UK Gypsum Market

Table 56. UK Gypsum Market (2010-2015): Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Metric Tons

2E.REST OF EUROPE

Concrete Market

Table 57. Rest of European Concrete Market (2010-2015): Annual Consumption Figures in Million Metric Tons

Gypsum Market

Table 58. Rest of European Gypsum Market (2010-2015): Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Metric Tons

Overview of Select European Market
Spain
Ready-Mixed Concrete Market

Table 59. Spanish Ready-Mixed Concrete Market (2008-2010): Annual Production Figures in Thousand Cubic Meters

Hungary
Concrete, Plaster, and Cement Products Manufacturing
Poland
Construction Sector Overview
Corporate Scenario: The Evolution
Turkey
Construction Sector - An Overview
Czech Republic

3.ASIA-PACIFIC

Concrete Market

Table 60. Asia-Pacific Concrete Market (2010-2015): Annual Consumption Figures in Million Metric Tons

Gypsum Market

Table 61. Asia-Pacific Gypsum Market (2010-2015): Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Metric Tons

Mine Production Statistics

Table 62. Asia-Pacific Gypsum Market (2007-2010): Mine Production in Million Metric Tons by Select Country - China, Thailand, Japan, Australia and India

Overview of Select Markets in the Asia-Pacific Region
Australia
Precast Concrete Market – An Overview
China
An Insight into the Chinese Concrete Industry
Government Ban Benefits Ready-Mix Concrete Market
Gypsum Market
Demand for Gypsum Products Increases
Plasterboard Consumption on Rise
India
Consumption of Ready-Mixed Concrete to Grow
Construction Sector
Market Snapshots
Indonesia
Gypsum Board Market
Overview
Pricing and Distribution
Thailand

Table 63. Thai Gypsum Market (2010): Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales by Company for Siam Gypsum, Thai Gypsum and Others

Uncertainty Hits Housing Industry

4.LATIN AMERICA

Concrete Market

Table 64. Latin American Concrete Market (2010-2015): Annual Consumption Figures in Million Metric Tons

Gypsum Market

Table 65. Latin American Gypsum Market (2010-2015): Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Metric Tons

Overview of Select Latin American Markets
Brazil
Brazilian Production of Crude/Mined Gypsum

Table 66. Brazilian Gypsum Market (2006-2010): Mine Production in Million Metric Tons

Plasterboard Consumption in Brazil
Mexico
mexican Gypsum Market

Table 67. Mexican Gypsum Market (2007-2010): Mine Production in Million Metric Tons

5.REST OF WORLD

Concrete Market

Table 68. Rest of World Concrete Market (2010-2015): Annual Consumption Figures in Million Metric Tons

Gypsum Market

Table 69. Rest of World Gypsum Market (2010-2015): Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Metric Tons

Pricing Hogs Limelight in the Middle East Concrete Market
Select Global Markets
Iran
Iran – Third Largest Producer of Gypsum in the World
Kuwait
Iraq
Saudi Arabia
Jordan
Egypt
Syria
South Africa
South African Construction Sector – An Overview
Global Directory