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市場調查報告書

塑膠木材的北美市場

Plastic Wood: Technologies, Markets

出版商 BCC Research
出版日期 2005年05月 商品編碼 29478
內容資訊 英文 180 pages 60 tables
價格
本報告書已不再販售

本報告已在2011年07月19日停止出版。

簡介

木材‐塑膠複合材（WPC） /天然纖維複合材/塑膠材的北美市場約達到 22 億英鎊的規模，並且一般預料未來也將以每年 9.5% 的速度成長，在 2009 年達到 36 億美金的市場規模。

在各產業領域裡，專門從事成長市場的戰略性調查的市調公司 Business Communications Company, Inc.（總公司：康乃迪克州），詳盡地調查與分析塑膠木材的北美市場，並出版綜合報告書 "Plastic Wood: Technologies, Markets"。

此報告書使用包括 74 張圖表在內的 180 頁篇幅，除了說明調查對象製品的定義、代替木材的塑膠材/WPC/天然纖維複合材的歷史發展、至 2009 年前的 4 項主要應用方式的未來預測，也探討底板/圍牆/窗戶/門等各主要部分 的分析、各主要樹脂的分析與使用方式、技術/生產/添加劑的使用/所要求的材料特性、成本/價格擬定/行銷/競爭企業策略的分析等。此報告書的概略架構如下所示。

產業概要

  • 定義
  • 歷史
  • 背景

樹脂

  • 聚乙烯
  • 聚氯乙烯
  • 聚丙烯
  • WPC/塑膠材/天然纖維複合材用的樹脂選擇

充填劑

  • 木粉
  • 玻璃纖維
  • 其他充填劑
  • 天然纖維
  • 大豆

發泡製品

  • 發泡技術
  • 物理性質問題
  • 相關企業

生產

  • 塑膠材
  • 天然纖維複合材
  • WPC

添加劑

  • 功能
  • 重量標準
  • 無機纖維
  • 著色劑
  • 潤滑劑
  • 結合劑
  • 酸化防止劑/紫外線安定劑
  • 抗燃劑
  • 熱安定劑
  • 發泡劑
  • 抗菌劑
  • 其他
  • 供應商
  • 市場評價與未來預測

應用方式

  • 市場評價與未來預測
  • 建築材/建設
  • 汽車
  • 基礎建設
  • 工業/消費者用應用方式
  • WPC/塑膠材與傳統木材市場

技術

  • 優良塑膠與木材的複合材
  • 塑膠與木材的物理比率
  • 木材纖維/木粉/木片
  • 木材種類的重要性
  • 木材的處理
  • 特殊樹脂的使用理由
  • WPC的商業化速度緩慢
  • 濕氣是重大問題
  • 冷卻問題
  • 技術課題
  • 新技術

可再生製品與環境問題

  • 純樹脂的傾向
  • 詳細技術
  • 限制
  • 再生材的負面印象
  • 企業活動案例
  • 行銷藍圖的改變
  • WPC用再生樹脂
  • 環境問題

標準與實驗

  • ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials) 的標準

相關成本與價格擬定

產業架構

  • 企業整合
  • 主要相關企業
  • 林業企業的焦點
  • 塑膠企業的焦點
  • 最近問題
  • 木材纖維的生產
  • 行銷
  • 海外活動

企業檔案

目錄

Abstract

The term "plastic lumber" (PL) has evolved into a sort of generic name acting as an umbrella for any product used to replace wood products. However, the term represents a wide array of products, including a plastic by itself; one that contains reinforcements such as glass fibers and even mineral fillers, except wood (sometimes called "composites"); and mixtures of resins without reinforcements (also sometimes called "composites"). "Natural fiber-reinforced" plastics refers to some of these products that include the use of wood and vegetable fibers. Plastics containing wood as fillers/reinforcements are called by several names, mostly "woodplastic composites" (WPCs). However, in the trade press and company literature, these products often are called "plastic lumber." WPCs also can contain mineral fillers, as well.

Regardless of the nomenclature, these product areas are relatively new and have met with success in terms of consumer acceptance. This BCC report examines the markets for WPCs and plastic lumber with the addition of the emerging and related natural fiber composites area along with consistent and meaningful definitions of what constitutes WPCs and plastic lumber

SCOPE OF STUDY

The report contains:

  • Definitions of the products studied
  • An overview of the historical development of plastic lumber, WPCs and natural fiber composite materials used to replace wood
  • Forecasts through 2009 within four major applications: building products, automotive, infrastructure and other consumer/industrial products
  • Further analysis by major components, namely decking, fencing/windows and doors and other
  • Additional analysis by key resins such as polyethylene, PVC and polypropylene within each application and how they are used
  • Detailed discussion of technologies, production, use of additives and required material properties
  • Costs and pricing, marketing and competitive company strategies

Table of Contents

  • INTRODUCTION
      • REASONS FOR DOING THE STUDY
      • SCOPE OF THE STUDY
      • METHODOLOGY AND INFORMATION SOURCES
      • AUTHORS CREDENTIALS
      • RELATED BCC PUBLICATIONS
      • BCC ONLINE SERVICES
      • DISCLAIMER
  • EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
    • Summary Table: NORTH AMERICAN MARKET FOR WOOD-PLASTIC COMPOSITES, NATURAL FIBER COMPOSITES AND PLASTIC LUMBER, THROUGH 2009 (MILLION POUNDS)
    • Summary Figure: NORTH AMERICAN MARKET FOR WOOD-PLASTIC COMPOSITES, NATURAL FIBER COMPOSITES AND PLASTIC LUMBER, 2004 AND 2009 (MILLION POUNDS)
  • INDUSTRY OVERVIEW
      • DEFINITIONS
        • BACKGROUND
        • INDUSTRY SEGMENTATION
        • DEFINITIONS FOR THIS REPORT
      • HISTORY
        • WOOD PLASTIC COMPOSITES
          • Overview
          • Interaction of Two Different Industries
          • The Beginning
          • 1990 Activities
          • Impact of USDA and Forest Product Companies
          • Contrast with Plastic Lumber
        • NATURAL FIBER COMPOSITES
        • PLASTIC LUMBER
      • BACKGROUND
        • WOOD FIBER COMPOSITES
          • Overview
          • Use of Additives
          • Use of Foams
          • Applications Overview
          • New Generation Products
          • Some Marketing Aspects
          • Future
        • NATURAL FIBER COMPOSITES
          • Background
          • Types of Fibers
          • Other Factors
          • Techniques
        • PLASTIC LUMBER
          • Background
          • Components of Plastic Lumber Systems
        • PROPERTIES
          • Wood Fiber Composites
            • Background
            • Specific Properties
          • Natural Fiber Composites
            • Background
    • Table 1 SELECTED PROPERTIES OF GLASS AND NATURAL FIBERS
            • Comparison with Glass Fibers
          • Plastic Lumber
            • Overview
            • WPC and Plastic Lumber Consumer Comparisons
        • ADVANTAGES/BENEFITS
          • Wood Fiber Composites
            • Overview
            • Relative Costs
            • Recycling Aspects
            • Coloring
            • Standard Advantages
          • Natural Fiber Composites
          • Plastic Lumber
        • LIMITATIONS
          • Wood Fiber Composites
          • Natural Fiber Composites
          • Plastic Lumber
        • FUTURE TRENDS
          • The Chromated Copper Arsenate (CCA) ISSUE
          • Other General Trends
          • Specific Trends
  • RESINS
      • OVERVIEW
      • POLYETHYLENES
        • BACKGROUND
        • HIGH-DENSITY POLYETHYLENE (HDPE)
          • Background
          • Polyethylene Producers
    • Table 2 SELECTED MAJOR HDPE PRODUCERS AND CAPACITIES, 2004 (MILLION LBS/YEAR)
      • POLYVINYL CHLORIDE
        • BACKGROUND
        • FORMS OF PVC
        • PRODUCERS AND CAPACITIES
    • Table 3 KEY PVC PRODUCERS AND THEIR CAPACITIES, 2004 (MILLION LBS/YEAR)
      • POLYPROPYLENE
        • BACKGROUND
        • TYPICAL APPLICATIONS
        • PROPERTIES
        • PRODUCERS AND CAPACITIES
    • Table 4 KEY POLYPROPYLENE PRODUCERS AND CAPACITIES, 2004 (MILLION LBS/YEAR)
      • OVERVIEW OF RESIN CHOICES FOR WPCS, PLASTIC LUMBER AND NATURAL FIBER COMPOSITES
        • BACKGROUND
        • RECYCLED VS. VIRGIN USAGE
        • RESIN COMPETITIVE SCENARIO
        • MARKET ESTIMATES AND FORECASTS
          • Plastic Lumber
    • Table 5 NORTH AMERICAN PLASTIC LUMBER MARKET BY RESIN, THROUGH 2009 (MILLION POUNDS)
    • Figure 1 NORTH AMERICAN PLASTIC LUMBER MARKET BY RESIN, 2004 AND 2009 (MILLION POUNDS)
    • Table 6 NORTH AMERICAN PLASTIC LUMBER MARKET BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2009 (MILLION POUNDS)
    • Figure 2 NORTH AMERICAN PLASTIC LUMBER MARKET BY APPLICATION, 2004 AND 2009 (MILLION POUNDS)
    • Table 7 NORTH AMERICAN PLASTIC LUMBER BUILDING PRODUCTS MARKET BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2009 (MILLION POUNDS)
            • PVC Plastic Lumber
    • Table 8 NORTH AMERICAN PVC PLASTIC LUMBER MARKET BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2009 (MILLION POUNDS)
    • Figure 3 NORTH AMERICAN PVC PLASTIC LUMBER MARKET BY APPLICATION, 2004 AND 2009 (MILLION POUNDS)
    • Table 9 NORTH AMERICAN PVC PLASTIC LUMBER BUILDING PRODUCTS MARKET BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2009 (MILLION POUNDS)
            • HDPE Plastic Lumber
    • Table 10 NORTH AMERICAN HDPE PLASTIC LUMBER MARKET BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2009 (MILLIONS POUNDS)
    • Figure 4 NORTH AMERICAN HDPE PLASTIC LUMBER MARKET BY APPLICATION, 2004 AND 2009 (MILLIONS POUNDS)
    • Table 11 NORTH AMERICAN HDPE PLASTIC LUMBER BUILDING PRODUCTS MARKET BY APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2009 (MILLIONS POUNDS)
            • Other Plastic Lumber
    • Table 12 NORTH AMERICAN OTHER RESIN PLASTIC LUMBER MARKET BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2009 (MILLION POUNDS)
    • Figure 5 NORTH AMERICAN OTHER RESIN PLASTIC LUMBER MARKET BY APPLICATION, 2004 AND 2009 (MILLION POUNDS)
          • WPC Market
    • Table 13 NORTH AMERICAN WPC MARKET BY RESIN, THROUGH 2009 (MILLION POUNDS)
    • Figure 6 NORTH AMERICAN WPC MARKET BY RESIN, 2004 AND 2009 (MILLION POUNDS)
    • Table 14 NORTH AMERICAN WPC MARKET BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2009 (MILLION POUNDS)
    • Figure 7 NORTH AMERICAN WPC MARKET BY APPLICATION, 2004 AND 2009 (MILLION POUNDS)
    • Table 15 NORTH AMERICAN WPC BUILDING PRODUCTS MARKET BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2009 (MILLION POUNDS)
            • Polyethylene WPC
    • Table 16 NORTH AMERICAN POLYETHYLENE WPC MARKET BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2009 (MILLION POUNDS)
    • Figure 8 NORTH AMERICAN POLYETHYLENE WPC MARKET BY APPLICATION, 2004 AND 2009 (MILLION POUNDS)
    • Table 17 NORTH AMERICAN POLYETHYLENE WPC BUILDING PRODUCTS MARKET BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2009 (MILLION POUNDS)
    • Figure 9 NORTH AMERICAN POLYETHYLENE WPC BUILDING PRODUCTS MARKET BY APPLICATION, 2004 AND 2009 (MILLION POUNDS)
    • Table 18 NORTH AMERICAN PVC WPC MARKET BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2009 (MILLION POUNDS)
    • Figure 10 NORTH AMERICAN PVC WPC MARKET BY APPLICATION, 2004 AND 2009 (MILLION POUNDS)
    • Table 19 NORTH AMERICAN PVC WPC BUILDING PRODUCTS MARKET BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2009 (MILLION POUNDS)
            • Polypropylene WPC
    • Table 20 NORTH AMERICAN POLYPROPYLENE WPC MARKET BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2009 (MILLION POUNDS)
    • Figure 11 NORTH AMERICAN POLYPROPYLENE WPC MARKET BY APPLICATION, 2004 AND 2009 (MILLION POUNDS)
    • Table 21 NORTH AMERICAN POLYPROPYLENE WPC BUILDING PRODUCTS MARKET BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2009 (MILLION POUNDS)
            • Other Resin WPC
    • Table 22 NORTH AMERICAN OTHER RESIN WPC MARKET BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2009 (MILLION POUNDS)
    • Figure 12 NORTH AMERICAN OTHER RESIN WPC MARKET BY APPLICATION, 2004 AND 2009 (MILLION POUNDS)
    • Table 23 NORTH AMERICAN OTHER RESIN WPC BUILDING PRODUCTS MARKET BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2009 (MILLION POUNDS)
  • FILLERS
      • WOOD FLOUR
      • GLASS FIBERS
        • OVERVIEW
        • SIZING
        • GLASS FIBER TYPES
      • OTHER FILLERS
      • NATURAL FIBERS
        • OVERVIEW
        • BAST FIBERS
          • Background
          • Kenaf
          • Flax
          • Hemp
          • Sisal
        • PRICING
        • COMPANIES INVOLVED WITH NATURAL FIBERS
          • Background
          • Durafibre, Inc.
          • Dexter Corp.
          • Georgia Composites
          • Global Resource Technologies
          • Pinnacle Technology
          • Composite Products
          • Flexform Technologies
          • Kenaf Industries
      • SOYBEANS - AN EXAMPLE OF A NON-FIBER AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT USED TO MAKE COMPOSITES
  • FOAMED PRODUCTS
      • BACKGROUND
      • FOAMING TECHNOLOGIES
      • PHYSICAL PROPERTY CONSIDERATIONS
      • COMPANIES INVOLVED
    • Table 24 SELECTED FOAMED PLASTIC LUMBER/WPC PRODUCERS
  • PRODUCTION
      • BACKGROUND
      • PLASTIC LUMBER
      • NATURAL FIBER COMPOSITES
      • WPCS
        • OVERVIEW
        • WOOD FEEDSTOCKS FOR WPCS
          • Overview
          • Wood Feedstocks Suitable For WPCs
          • Quality Issues
        • PLASTIC BINDER MATERIALS
        • WOOD DRYING
        • COMPOUNDING
        • FORMING PROCESSES
          • Background
          • Choices to be Made
        • TYPES OF EQUIPMENT
        • PHYSICAL PROPERTY PROFILE
        • CHALLENGES TO WPC PROCESSING
        • EXTRUSION
        • INJECTION MOLDING
          • Background
          • History
          • Technology
          • Other Applications
        • WOOD FIBER PELLET USAGE
        • COMPRESSION MOLDING
        • OTHER FABRICATION PROCESSES
        • PROCESSING COMPANY ACTIVITIES
          • Davis-Standard
          • Extrusion Tek
          • Krupp Werner & Pfleiderer
          • Berstoff Corp.
          • American Food Fibers
          • Farrel Corp.
          • Strandex Corp.
  • ADDITIVES
      • BACKGROUND
      • FUNCTIONS
      • OVERVIEW
    • Table 25 OVERVIEW OF WPC/PLASTIC LUMBER/NATURAL FIBER COMPOSITE ADDITIVES
      • LOADING LEVELS
      • USE OF MINERAL FILLERS AS ADDITIVES
      • COLORANTS
        • OVERVIEW
        • COMPANY ACTIVITIES
          • Accel and Ferro
          • Clariant and Techmer
      • LUBRICANTS
        • BACKGROUND
        • INTERNAL LUBRICANTS
        • EXTERNAL LUBRICANTS
        • EXAMPLES OF LUBRICANTS USED
        • GENERAL CHEMISTRY OF WPC LUBRICANTS
        • COMPANY PRODUCTS
          • Struktol
          • Lonza
          • Crompton
          • Clariant Masterbatches
          • Ferro
          • Honeywell International
      • COUPLING AGENTS
        • BACKGROUND
        • MAJOR CHARACTERISTICS
        • CHEMICAL TYPES OF COUPLING AGENTS
          • Acid Anhydrides
          • Organosilanes
          • Methylol Phenolic-Grafted Polyolefins
        • NEW DEVELOPMENTS
        • COMPANY PRODUCTS
          • Crompton Corp.
          • Equistar Chemical
          • DuPont
          • Eastman Chemical
          • Dover Chemical
          • Clariant Masterbatches
      • ANTIOXIDANTS/UV STABILIZERS
      • FLAME RETARDANTS
      • HEAT STABILIZERS
      • FOAMING AGENTS
        • OVERVIEW
        • NATURE OF CFAS
        • COMPANY PRODUCTS
          • Reedy International
          • Clariant Masterbatches
          • Bergen International
      • ANTI-MICROBIALS
        • OVERVIEW
        • COMPANY PRODUCTS
          • Lonza
          • Ciba Specialty Chemicals
          • Rohm & Haas
          • U.S. Borax
      • OTHER ADDITIVES
      • WPC ADDITIVE SUPPLIERS
    • Table 26 SELECTED KEY WPC ADDITIVE SUPPLIERS
      • MARKET ESTIMATES AND FORECASTS
    • Table 27 NORTH AMERICAN PLASTIC LUMBER/WPC AND NATURAL FIBER COMPOSITE ADDITIVE MARKET, THROUGH 2009 (MILLION POUNDS)
    • Figure 13 NORTH AMERICAN PLASTIC LUMBER/WPC AND NATURAL FIBER COMPOSITE ADDITIVE MARKET, 2004 AND 2009 (MILLION POUNDS)
  • APPLICATIONS
      • BACKGROUND
      • OVERVIEW
        • BUILDING PRODUCTS
        • INFRASTRUCTURE
        • AUTOMOTIVE
        • OTHER INDUSTRIAL/CONSUMER PRODUCTS
        • OUTDOOR PRODUCTS ARE DOMINANT
        • OTHER APPLICATIONS
        • BROAD COMPETITIVE BACKGROUND OF WPCS AND PLASTIC LUMBER APPLICATIONS
    • Table 28 BROAD QUALITATIVE COMPETITIVE WPC AND PLASTIC LUMBER APPLICATION BACKGROUND
    • Table 28 (CONTINUED)
      • MARKET ESTIMATES AND FORECASTS
    • Table 29 NORTH AMERICAN MARKET FOR APPLICATIONS OF PLASTIC LUMBER, WPCS AND NATURAL FIBER COMPOSITES, THROUGH 2009 (MILLION POUNDS)
      • BUILDING PRODUCTS/CONSTRUCTION
        • OVERVIEW
        • MARKET ESTIMATES AND FORECASTS
    • Table 30 NORTH AMERICAN BUILDING PRODUCTS MARKET BY TYPE OF PRODUCT, THROUGH 2009 (MILLION POUNDS)
    • Table 31 NORTH AMERICAN WPC BUILDING PRODUCTS MARKET BY RESIN, THROUGH 2009 (MILLION POUNDS)
    • Table 32 NORTH AMERICAN PLASTIC LUMBER BUILDING PRODUCTS MARKET BY RESIN, THROUGH 2009 (MILLION POUNDS)
        • DECKING
          • Overview
          • Sources of Plastic Portion of Plastic Lumber and WPC Decking
          • Properties of Plastic Lumber and WPC Decking Materials
          • Relative Costs
          • Marketing Aspects
          • WPC/Plastic Lumber Decking Maintenance
          • Company Activities
            • Company Activities (Continued)
          • Plastic Lumber, WPC and Natural Fiber Composite Decking Producers
    • Table 33 KEY PLASTIC LUMBER/WPC AND NATURAL FIBER COMPOSITE DECKING PRODUCERS
    • Table 33 (CONTINUED)
          • Market Estimates and Forecasts
    • Table 34 NORTH AMERICAN WPC DECKING MARKET BY RESIN, THROUGH 2009 (MILLION POUNDS)
    • Table 35 NORTH AMERICAN PLASTIC LUMBER DECKING MARKET BY RESIN, THROUGH 2009 (MILLION POUNDS)
        • OTHER BUILDING PRODUCTS
          • Windows/Doors
            • Overview
            • Product Types
            • R&D Developments
            • Other Factors in the Market
            • Standards
            • Key Manufacturers
          • Fences
            • Background
            • Technologies
            • Building Codes/Standards
            • New Developments
            • WPC Involvement
            • Company Activities
          • Window/Door Profiles
            • Overview
            • Types of Window Materials
              • Background
              • Aluminum
              • Plastics
              • Steel
              • Wood
          • Molding/Trim
          • Railings
            • Overview
            • Code Requirements
          • Roofing
          • Siding
            • Overview
            • Technology
            • Rigid Cellular (Foamed) PVC
            • Fiber Cement Composites
            • Use of WPCs
          • Market Estimates and Forecasts
    • Table 36 NORTH AMERICAN PLASTIC LUMBER AND WPC FENCING AND WINDOW/DOOR MARKET, THROUGH 2009 (MILLION POUNDS)
    • Table 37 NORTH AMERICAN PLASTIC LUMBER FENCING AND WINDOW/DOOR MARKET BY RESIN, THROUGH 2009 (MILLION POUNDS)
    • Table 38 NORTH AMERICAN WPC FENCING AND WINDOW/DOOR MARKET BY RESIN, THROUGH 2009 (MILLION POUNDS)
    • Table 39 NORTH AMERICAN PLASTIC LUMBER WPC AND NATURAL FIBER MISCELLANEOUS BUILDING PRODUCTS MARKET, THROUGH 2009 (MILLIONS POUNDS)
    • Table 40 NORTH AMERICAN PLASTIC LUMBER MISCELLANEOUS BUILDING PRODUCTS MARKET BY RESIN, THROUGH 2009 (MILLIONS POUNDS)
    • Table 41 NORTH AMERICAN WPC MISCELLANEOUS BUILDING PRODUCTS MARKET BY RESIN, THROUGH 2009 (MILLIONS POUNDS)
      • AUTOMOTIVE
        • OVERVIEW
        • PLASTIC COMPOSITE USAGE
          • Historical
          • Natural Fiber Composites
            • Background
            • Objectives
            • Cost
            • Filler Competitive Scenario: Wood vs. Natural Fiber vs. Mineral Fillers
            • Limitations
            • Work with Thermosets
            • Other Developments
            • European Activities
            • Company Activities
              • Overview
              • Cambridge Industries Uses Flax
              • Visteon Use of Natural Fibers
              • DaimlerChrysler
              • Findlay Industries
              • Durafibre
              • Flexform Technologies
              • Composite Products
              • Georgia Composites
        • MARKET ESTIMATES AND FORECASTS
    • Table 42 NORTH AMERICAN NATURAL FIBER COMPOSITE AND WPC CONSUMPTION IN THE AUTOMOTIVE MARKET, THROUGH 2009 (MILLIONS POUNDS)
    • Table 43 NORTH AMERICAN WPC CONSUMPTION IN THE AUTOMOTIVE MARKET BY RESIN, THROUGH 2009 (MILLIONS POUNDS)
      • INFRASTRUCTURE
        • OVERVIEW
        • MARINE
          • Overview
          • Impact of CCA Ban
        • BOARDWALKS
        • RAILROAD
          • Background
          • Other Activities
          • Plastics Used
          • Usage by Railroads
    • Table 44 ESTIMATED PLASTIC REPLACEMENT RAILROAD TIES, 2001-2009
          • Suppliers
    • Table 45 PLASTIC LUMBER RAILROAD TIE PRODUCERS
        • BRIDGES
        • HIGHWAY GUARDRAIL BLOCKS AND SOUND BARRIERS
        • MARKET ESTIMATES AND FORECASTS
    • Table 46 NORTH AMERICAN WPC AND PLASTIC LUMBER IN THE INFRASTRUCTURE MARKET, THROUGH 2009 (MILLIONS POUNDS)
      • MISCELLANEOUS INDUSTRIAL/CONSUMER APPLICATIONS
        • OVERVIEW
        • PALLETS
          • Overview
          • Role of WPCs
          • New Developments
          • A Negative Feature
          • Company Activities
        • OUTDOOR FURNITURE
    • Table 47 EPAS RECOMMENDED RECOVERED MATERIALS CONTENT LEVELS FOR PARK BENCHES AND PICNIC TABLES
        • OTHER OUTDOOR PLASTIC LUMBER/WPC APPLICATIONS
        • INTERIOR APPLICATIONS
          • Overview
          • Furniture Products
        • ADDITIONAL MISCELLANEOUS PLASTIC LUMBER/WPC PRODUCTS
        • MARKET ESTIMATES AND FORECASTS
    • Table 48 NORTH AMERICAN WPC, PLASTIC LUMBER AND NATURAL FIBER COMPOSITES IN THE MISCELLANEOUS CONSUMER/INDUSTRIAL MARKETS, THROUGH 2009 (MILLION POUNDS)
      • SELECTIVE COMPARISONS OF WPCS AND PLASTIC LUMBER PENETRATION INTO TRADITIONAL WOOD MARKETS
    • Table 49 NORTH AMERICAN MARKET FOR TRADITIONAL WOOD VERSUS WPCS AND PLASTIC LUMBER IN DECKING, THROUGH 2009 (MILLION POUNDS)
    • Table 50 NORTH AMERICAN MARKET FOR TRADITIONAL WOOD VERSUS WPCS AND PLASTIC LUMBER IN FENCING, THROUGH 2009 (MILLION POUNDS)
  • TECHNOLOGY
      • OVERVIEW
      • BACKGROUND
      • SOME PLASTICS BIND WITH WOOD BETTER THAN OTHERS
      • PHYSICAL PROPERTIES AFFECTED BY PLASTIC-WOOD RATIOS
      • WOOD FIBERS, FLOURS AND CHIPS
      • WOOD TYPES MAKE A DIFFERENCE
      • HANDLING THE WOOD
        • SORTING AND WORKING WITH WOOD
      • WHY SPECIFIC RESINS USED
    • Table 51 COMPARISON OF PROPERTIES OF WPCS BY RESIN
    • Table 52 SELECTED WEIGHT COMPARISONS OF WOODS AND WPCS
      • REASONS FOR DELAYS IN MORE RAPID COMMERCIALIZATION OF WPCS
      • MOISTURE IS STILL AN IMPORTANT TECHNICAL ISSUE
      • COOLING PROBLEMS
      • TECHNICAL CHALLENGES
        • BACKGROUND
        • MAINTAINING PRODUCT CONSISTENCY
        • INJECTION MOLDING ASPECTS
      • NEW TECHNOLOGIES
        • LONG FIBERS
        • NOVEL NON-EXTRUSION PROCESS
        • CALIFORNIA PELLET-MILL
        • USE OF POULTRY FEATHERS
        • PLASTIC CELLULOSE FIBER COMPOSITES
        • RAYONIER AND USDA R&D EFFORTS
  • RECYCLED PRODUCTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS
      • BACKGROUND
      • TREND TOWARD VIRGIN RESIN
      • TECHNICAL DETAILS
      • LIMITATIONS
      • NEGATIVE IMAGE OF RECYCLED PRODUCTS STILL PREVAILS IN SOME CIRCLES
      • EXAMPLES OF COMPANY ACTIVITIES
        • AERT
        • TREX CORP.
        • US PLASTIC LUMBER
        • MIKRON INDUSTRIES
        • POLYWOOD
      • MARKETING SCENARIO CHANGES
        • PLASTICS
    • Table 53 RESIN PRICE INCREASES SINCE JANUARY 1, 2004
        • WOOD SCENARIO
      • RECYCLED RESINS USED FOR WPCS
        • HDPE
        • LDPE/LLDPE
        • PVC
        • POLYPROPYLENE
      • ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS
        • BACKGROUND
        • PVC ISSUES
  • STANDARDS AND TESTING
      • BACKGROUND
      • ASTM STANDARDS
        • BACKGROUND
    • Table 54 ASTM STANDARDS FOR PLASTIC LUMBER
        • POSSIBLE FUTURE ASTM STANDARDS
          • Possible Future ASTM Standards (Continued)
  • RELATIVE COSTS AND PRICING
      • OVERVIEW
        • COSTS
    • Table 55 COSTS OF BASE RESINS USED IN PLASTIC LUMBER, WPC AND NATURAL FIBER COMPOSITE PRODUCTION (CENTS PER POUND)
        • PRICING
          • Overview
          • Assessing Price Differences
    • Table 56 COMPARATIVE PRICING OF SELECTED DECKING MATERIALS ($/LINEAL FOOT)
            • A Reasonable Price Comparison
    • Table 57 OVERALL PRICE COMPARISONS OF TRADITIONAL WOODS, PLASTIC LUMBER AND WPC PRODUCTS
  • INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
      • OVERVIEW
      • CONSOLIDATION OF COMPANIES
      • MAJOR COMPANIES INVOLVED
      • FOREST COMPANYS INTEREST
      • PLASTIC COMPANYS INTEREST
      • RECENT PROBLEMS
      • WOOD FIBER PRODUCTION
      • MARKETING
        • OVERVIEW
        • PRODUCTS
        • MARKET DRIVERS
        • BARRIERS TO GROWTH
        • STRATEGIES
        • WARRANTIES
        • DISTRIBUTION
        • CLAIMS AND COUNTER-CLAIMS
      • OVERSEAS ACTIVITIES
        • WESTERN EUROPE
          • Overview
          • Resin Usage
          • Producers
          • Applications
            • Background
            • Use of Natural Fiber Composites
          • Market Estimates and Forecasts
    • Table 58 PLASTIC LUMBER/WPC AND NATURAL FIBER COMPOSITE MARKETS IN WESTERN EUROPE, THROUGH 2009 (MILLION POUNDS)
    • Figure 14 PLASTIC LUMBER/WPC AND NATURAL FIBER COMPOSITE MARKETS IN WESTERN EUROPE, 2004 AND 2009 (MILLION POUNDS)
        • ASIAN MARKETS
  • COMPANY PROFILES
    • Table 59 SELECTED KEY TRADE NAMES OF PLASTIC LUMBER AND WOOD AND NATURAL FIBER PLASTIC COMPOSITES
    • Table 59 (CONTINUED)
      • ADVANCED ENVIRONMENTAL RECYCLING TECHNOLOGIES (AERT) - SPRINGDALE, AR
      • AMERICAN ECOBOARD - FARMINGDALE, NY
      • AMERICAN WOOD FIBERS - SCHOFIELD, WI
      • AMERICHEM - CUYAHOGA FALLS, OH
      • ANDERSEN WINDOWS - BAYPORT, MN
      • ATLAS PRECISION MOLDING - ARDEN, NC
      • B&F PLASTICS - RICHMOND, IN
      • BEDFORD TECHNOLOGIES - WORTHINGTON, MN
      • BOISE CASCADE - BOISE, ID
      • BRITE MANUFACTURING - ONTARIO, CANADA
      • CERTAINTEED - VALLEY FORGE, PA
      • CORRECT BUILDING PRODUCTS - BIDDEFORD, ME
      • CRANE PLASTICS - COLUMBUS, OH
      • CROMPTON CORPORATION - MIDDLEBURY, CT
    • Table 60 CROMPTON WPC ADDITIVE PRODUCT LINE
      • DAVIS-STANDARD - PAWCATUCK, CT
      • DEXX CORPORATION - ETOBICOKE, ONTARIO
      • DURAFIBRE, INC. - WINNIPEG, MANITOBA
      • ELK COMPOSITE BUILDING PRODUCTS, INC. - LENAXA, KS
      • EPOCH COMPOSITE PRODUCTS, INC. - LAMAR, MO
      • EVERLAST PLASTIC LUMBER, INC - HAMBURG, PA
      • EXTRUSIONTEK - BATAVIA, OH
      • FIBER COMPOSITES LLC - NEW LONDON, NC
      • HONEYWELL, INC. - MORRISTOWN, NJ
      • INTEQUE RESOURCES - CINCINNATI, OH
      • KADANT COMPOSITES - ACTON, MA
      • KROY BUILDING PRODUCTS - YORK, NEBRASKA
      • LOUISIANA PACIFIC CORPORATION - PORTLAND, OR
      • MASTER MARK PLASTICS - ALBANY, MN
      • MIKRON INDUSTRIES - KENT, WA
      • NEBRASKA PLASTICS - COZAD, NE
      • NEXWOOD INDUSTRIES - BRAMPTON, ON
      • NORTHWOOD PLASTICS - SHEBOYGAN, WI
      • NOVO FOAM - INDIANAPOLIS, IN
      • ONAGA COMPOSITES - ONAGA, KS
      • PLASTIC LUMBER COMPANY - AKRON, OH
      • PLASTIC PILINGS - RIALTO, CA
      • POLYSUM - BATON ROUGE, LA
      • POLYWOOD PRODUCTS - EDISON, NJ
      • RENEW PLASTICS - LUXEMBURG, WI
      • STRANDEX CORP. - MADISON, WI
      • TENDURA - TROY, AL
      • TIE-TEK, INC. - HOUSTON, TX
      • TREX COMPANY - WINCHESTER, VA
      • U.S. PLASTIC LUMBER LTD - BOCA RATON, FL
      • UNIVERSAL FOREST PRODUCTS - GRAND RAPIDS, MI
  • APPENDIX
      • ACRONYMS
LIST OF TABLES
  • Summary Table:
  • Table 1 SELECTED PROPERTIES OF GLASS AND NATURAL FIBERS
  • Table 2 SELECTED MAJOR HDPE PRODUCERS AND CAPACITIES, 2004 (MILLION LBS/YEAR)
  • Table 3 KEY PVC PRODUCERS AND THEIR CAPACITIES, 2004 (MILLION LBS/YEAR)
  • Table 4 KEY POLYPROPYLENE PRODUCERS AND CAPACITIES, 2004 (MILLION LBS/YEAR)
  • Table 5 NORTH AMERICAN PLASTIC LUMBER MARKET BY RESIN, THROUGH 2009 (MILLION POUNDS)
  • Table 6 NORTH AMERICAN PLASTIC LUMBER MARKET BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2009 (MILLION POUNDS)
  • Table 7 NORTH AMERICAN PLASTIC LUMBER BUILDING PRODUCTS MARKET BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2009 (MILLION POUNDS)
  • Table 8 NORTH AMERICAN PVC PLASTIC LUMBER MARKET BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2009 (MILLION POUNDS)
  • Table 9 NORTH AMERICAN PVC PLASTIC LUMBER BUILDING PRODUCTS MARKET BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2009 (MILLION POUNDS)
  • Table 10 NORTH AMERICAN HDPE PLASTIC LUMBER MARKET BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2009 (MILLIONS POUNDS)
  • Table 11 NORTH AMERICAN HDPE PLASTIC LUMBER BUILDING PRODUCTS MARKET BY APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2009 (MILLIONS POUNDS)
  • Table 12 NORTH AMERICAN OTHER RESIN PLASTIC LUMBER MARKET BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2009 (MILLION POUNDS)
  • Table 13 NORTH AMERICAN WPC MARKET BY RESIN, THROUGH 2009 (MILLION POUNDS)
  • Table 14 NORTH AMERICAN WPC MARKET BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2009 (MILLION POUNDS)
  • Table 15 NORTH AMERICAN WPC BUILDING PRODUCTS MARKET BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2009 (MILLION POUNDS)
  • Table 16 NORTH AMERICAN POLYETHYLENE WPC MARKET BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2009 (MILLION POUNDS)
  • Table 17 NORTH AMERICAN POLYETHYLENE WPC BUILDING PRODUCTS MARKET BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2009 (MILLION POUNDS)
  • Table 18 NORTH AMERICAN PVC WPC MARKET BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2009 (MILLION POUNDS)
  • Table 19 NORTH AMERICAN PVC WPC BUILDING PRODUCTS MARKET BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2009 (MILLION POUNDS)
  • Table 20 NORTH AMERICAN POLYPROPYLENE WPC MARKET BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2009 (MILLION POUNDS)
  • Table 21 NORTH AMERICAN POLYPROPYLENE WPC BUILDING PRODUCTS MARKET BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2009 (MILLION POUNDS)
  • Table 22 NORTH AMERICAN OTHER RESIN WPC MARKET BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2009 (MILLION POUNDS)
  • Table 23 NORTH AMERICAN OTHER RESIN WPC BUILDING PRODUCTS MARKET BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2009 (MILLION POUNDS)
  • Table 24 SELECTED FOAMED PLASTIC LUMBER/WPC PRODUCERS
  • Table 25 OVERVIEW OF WPC/PLASTIC LUMBER/NATURAL FIBER COMPOSITE ADDITIVES
  • Table 26 SELECTED KEY WPC ADDITIVE SUPPLIERS
  • Table 27 NORTH AMERICAN PLASTIC LUMBER/WPC AND NATURAL FIBER COMPOSITE ADDITIVE MARKET, THROUGH 2009 (MILLION POUNDS)
  • Table 28 BROAD QUALITATIVE COMPETITIVE WPC AND PLASTIC LUMBER APPLICATION BACKGROUND
  • Table 29 NORTH AMERICAN MARKET FOR APPLICATIONS OF PLASTIC LUMBER, WPCS AND NATURAL FIBER COMPOSITES, THROUGH 2009 (MILLION POUNDS)
  • Table 30 NORTH AMERICAN BUILDING PRODUCTS MARKET BY TYPE OF PRODUCT, THROUGH 2009 (MILLION POUNDS)
  • Table 31 NORTH AMERICAN WPC BUILDING PRODUCTS MARKET BY RESIN, THROUGH 2009 (MILLION POUNDS)
  • Table 32 NORTH AMERICAN PLASTIC LUMBER BUILDING PRODUCTS MARKET BY RESIN, THROUGH 2009 (MILLION POUNDS)
  • Table 33 KEY PLASTIC LUMBER/WPC AND NATURAL FIBER COMPOSITE DECKING PRODUCERS
  • Table 34 NORTH AMERICAN WPC DECKING MARKET BY RESIN, THROUGH 2009 (MILLION POUNDS)
  • Table 35 NORTH AMERICAN PLASTIC LUMBER DECKING MARKET BY RESIN, THROUGH 2009 (MILLION POUNDS)
  • Table 36 NORTH AMERICAN PLASTIC LUMBER AND WPC FENCING AND WINDOW/DOOR MARKET, THROUGH 2009 (MILLION POUNDS)
  • Table 37 NORTH AMERICAN PLASTIC LUMBER FENCING AND WINDOW/DOOR MARKET BY RESIN, THROUGH 2009 (MILLION POUNDS)
  • Table 38 NORTH AMERICAN WPC FENCING AND WINDOW/DOOR MARKET BY RESIN, THROUGH 2009 (MILLION POUNDS)
  • Table 39 NORTH AMERICAN PLASTIC LUMBER WPC AND NATURAL FIBER MISCELLANEOUS BUILDING PRODUCTS MARKET, THROUGH 2009 (MILLIONS POUNDS)
  • Table 40 NORTH AMERICAN PLASTIC LUMBER MISCELLANEOUS BUILDING PRODUCTS MARKET BY RESIN, THROUGH 2009 (MILLIONS POUNDS)
  • Table 41 NORTH AMERICAN WPC MISCELLANEOUS BUILDING PRODUCTS MARKET BY RESIN, THROUGH 2009 (MILLIONS POUNDS)
  • Table 42 NORTH AMERICAN NATURAL FIBER COMPOSITE AND WPC CONSUMPTION IN THE AUTOMOTIVE MARKET, THROUGH 2009 (MILLIONS POUNDS)
  • Table 43 NORTH AMERICAN WPC CONSUMPTION IN THE AUTOMOTIVE MARKET BY RESIN, THROUGH 2009 (MILLIONS POUNDS)
  • Table 44 ESTIMATED PLASTIC REPLACEMENT RAILROAD TIES, 2001-2009
  • THE FOLLOWING TABLE PROVIDES A CAPSULE, BUT DETAILED VIEW OF THE ACTIVITIES OF SEVERAL KEY PRODUCERS OF PLASTIC RAILROAD TIES.
  • Table 45 PLASTIC LUMBER RAILROAD TIE PRODUCERS
  • Table 46 NORTH AMERICAN WPC AND PLASTIC LUMBER IN THE INFRASTRUCTURE MARKET, THROUGH 2009 (MILLIONS POUNDS)
  • Table 47 EPAS RECOMMENDED RECOVERED MATERIALS CONTENT LEVELS FOR PARK BENCHES AND PICNIC TABLES
  • Table 48 NORTH AMERICAN WPC, PLASTIC LUMBER AND NATURAL FIBER COMPOSITES IN THE MISCELLANEOUS CONSUMER/INDUSTRIAL MARKETS, THROUGH 2009 (MILLION POUNDS)
  • Table 49 NORTH AMERICAN MARKET FOR TRADITIONAL WOOD VERSUS WPCS AND PLASTIC LUMBER IN DECKING, THROUGH 2009 (MILLION POUNDS)
  • Table 50 NORTH AMERICAN MARKET FOR TRADITIONAL WOOD VERSUS WPCS AND PLASTIC LUMBER IN FENCING, THROUGH 2009 (MILLION POUNDS)
  • Table 51 COMPARISON OF PROPERTIES OF WPCS BY RESIN
  • Table 52 SELECTED WEIGHT COMPARISONS OF WOODS AND WPCS
  • Table 53 RESIN PRICE INCREASES SINCE JANUARY 1, 2004
  • Table 54 ASTM STANDARDS FOR PLASTIC LUMBER
  • Table 55 COSTS OF BASE RESINS USED IN PLASTIC LUMBER, WPC AND NATURAL FIBER COMPOSITE PRODUCTION (CENTS PER POUND)
  • Table 56 COMPARATIVE PRICING OF SELECTED DECKING MATERIALS ($/LINEAL FOOT)
  • Table 57 OVERALL PRICE COMPARISONS OF TRADITIONAL WOODS, PLASTIC LUMBER AND WPC PRODUCTS
  • Table 58 PLASTIC LUMBER/WPC AND NATURAL FIBER COMPOSITE MARKETS IN WESTERN EUROPE, THROUGH 2009 (MILLION POUNDS)
  • Table 59 SELECTED KEY TRADE NAMES OF PLASTIC LUMBER AND WOOD AND NATURAL FIBER PLASTIC COMPOSITES
  • Table 60 CROMPTON WPC ADDITIVE PRODUCT LINE
LIST OF FIGURES
  • Summary Figure:
  • Figure 1 NORTH AMERICAN PLASTIC LUMBER MARKET BY RESIN, 2004 AND 2009 (MILLION POUNDS)
  • Figure 2 NORTH AMERICAN PLASTIC LUMBER MARKET BY APPLICATION, 2004 AND 2009 (MILLION POUNDS)
  • Figure 3 NORTH AMERICAN PVC PLASTIC LUMBER MARKET BY APPLICATION, 2004 AND 2009 (MILLION POUNDS)
  • Figure 4 NORTH AMERICAN HDPE PLASTIC LUMBER MARKET BY APPLICATION, 2004 AND 2009 (MILLIONS POUNDS)
  • Figure 5 NORTH AMERICAN OTHER RESIN PLASTIC LUMBER MARKET BY APPLICATION, 2004 AND 2009 (MILLION POUNDS)
  • Figure 6 NORTH AMERICAN WPC MARKET BY RESIN, 2004 AND 2009 (MILLION POUNDS)
  • Figure 7 NORTH AMERICAN WPC MARKET BY APPLICATION, 2004 AND 2009 (MILLION POUNDS)
  • Figure 8 NORTH AMERICAN POLYETHYLENE WPC MARKET BY APPLICATION, 2004 AND 2009 (MILLION POUNDS)
  • Figure 9 NORTH AMERICAN POLYETHYLENE WPC BUILDING PRODUCTS MARKET BY APPLICATION, 2004 AND 2009 (MILLION POUNDS)
  • Figure 10 NORTH AMERICAN PVC WPC MARKET BY APPLICATION, 2004 AND 2009 (MILLION POUNDS)
  • Figure 11 NORTH AMERICAN POLYPROPYLENE WPC MARKET BY APPLICATION, 2004 AND 2009 (MILLION POUNDS)
  • Figure 12 NORTH AMERICAN OTHER RESIN WPC MARKET BY APPLICATION, 2004 AND 2009 (MILLION POUNDS)
  • Figure 13 NORTH AMERICAN PLASTIC LUMBER/WPC AND NATURAL FIBER COMPOSITE ADDITIVE MARKET, 2004 AND 2009 (MILLION POUNDS)
  • Figure 14 PLASTIC LUMBER/WPC AND NATURAL FIBER COMPOSITE MARKETS IN WESTERN EUROPE, 2004 AND 2009 (MILLION POUNDS)
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