Brick & Block

US industry forecasts for 2012 & 2017

Publication Date	May 2008
Publisher	Freedonia Group
Product Type	Report
Pages	220
ISBN Number	not applicable
Product Code	FED00072

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Summary

US demand to rebound to 14.5 million units in 2012

Demand for brick and block products is projected to rebound from a weak 2007 base to 14.5 billion units in 2012. Consumption is heavily dependent upon building construction; with clay brick being used primarily in residential construction, while concrete block and brick products are predominantly utilized in nonresidential building. Demand fell sharply in 2006 and 2007 as residential construction activity collapsed, particularly single family home building, the major outlet for clay brick products. Going forward, consumption will benefit from a recovery in residential building markets, coupled with continued gains in nonresidential building.

Specialty brick and block to see growing demand

Increasingly, producers will benefit from growing demand for specialty brick and block products, such as autoclaved aerated concrete block and non-traditional products in a variety of different colors, shapes and textures. So-called

"green bricks,"which can be manufactured at lower cost and with less energy, have also been introduced, although their presence in the market remains small.

Fencing, paving, landscaping markets to see fastest gains

On an application basis, the bulk of demand for brick and block products consists of siding materials and structural products. Siding materials (particularly clay brick) are primarily aesthetic features, while structural products (principally concrete block) are loadbearing materials that may also double as siding. Smaller applications include chimneywork, paving, sewer construction and landscaping. The fastest growth will be for products used in fencing, paving and landscaping.

Study coverage

This new Freedonia industry study, Brick and Block, is priced at $4500. It presents historical demand data for the years 1997, 2002 and 2007, as well as forecasts for 2012 and 2017 in millions of brick and block units and million US dollars. Data are broken down for clay brick (e.g., common, glazed); and concrete block and brick (structural and decorative block, concrete pavers, concrete brick); by market (new residential, nonresidential improvement and repair, new nonresidential, residential improvement and repair, nonbuilding); by application (e.g., siding, structural, chimneywork, fencing); and by US geographic subregion.

The study also considers market environment factors, assesses industry structure, evaluates company market share data and profiles 35 industry players, including Berkshire Hathaway, Boral, CEMEX, CRH, Hanson, Rinker, Titan and Wienerberger.

Content

Introduction
Executive Summar y
- Market Environmen t
- Macroeconomic Environment
- Demographic Trends
- Population
- Households
- Consumer Spending Trends
- Construction Trends
- Residential Construction
- Housing Completions
- Housing Stock
- Improvements & Repairs
- Nonresidential Construction
- Office & Commercial Construction
- Institutional Construction
- Industrial Construction
- Nonbuilding Construction
- Brick & Block Market Trends
- Pricing Patterns
- Foreign Trade
OVERVIEW
- Manufacturing
- Clay Brick Manufacturing
- Concrete Block Manufacturing
- Raw Materials
- Vertical Integration
- Environmental & Regulatory Issues
- Competitive Materials
PRODUCT S
- General
- Clay Brick
- Common Clay Brick
- Glazed Brick
- Other Clay Brick
- Concrete Block & Brick
- Structural Concrete Block
- Decorative Concrete Block
- Concrete Pavers
- Concrete Brick
MARKETS
- General
- Residential
- New Residential
- Residential Improvements & Repairs
- Nonresidential
- New Nonresidential
- Nonresidential Improvements & Repairs
- Nonbuilding
APPLICATIONS
- General
- Siding
- Structural Applications
- Chimneywork
- Fencing
- Other Applications
REGIONS
- General
- Regional Demographic & Economic Trends
- Regional Demographic Trends
- Regional Economic Trends
- Regional Construction Trends
- Regional Housing Trends
- Regional Nonresidential
- Construction Trends
- Bricks & Blocks Demand
- Northeast
- New England
- Middle Atlantic
- Midwest
- East North Central
- West North Central
- South
- South Atlantic
- East South Central
- West South Central
- West
- Mountain
- Pacific
INDUSTRY STRUCT URE
- Industry Composition
- Market Share
- Competitive Strategies
- New Product Development
- Marketing & Distribution
- Acquisitions & Divestitures
- Company Profiles
- Executive Summar y
- Summary Table
Market Environmen t
- 1 Macroeconomic Indicators
- 2 Demographic Indicators
- 3 Consumer Spending
- 4 Construction Expenditures
- 5 Residential Building Expenditures
- 6 Housing Indicators Cht Year of Construction of Housing Stock, 2007
- 7 Residential Improvement & Repair Expenditures
- 8 Nonresidential Building Expenditures
- 9 Nonbuilding Construction Expenditures
- 10 Bricks & Blocks Market, 1997-2007 Cht Bricks & Blocks Market, 1997-2007
- 11 Bricks & Blocks Pricing
- 12 Bricks & Blocks Foreign Trade
PRODUCT S
- 1 Bricks & Blocks Demand Cht Bricks & Blocks Demand, 2007
- 2 Clay Brick Demand
- 3 Common Clay Brick Demand
- 4 Glazed Brick Demand
- 5 Other Clay Brick Demand
- 6 Concrete Block & Brick Demand
- 7 Structural Concrete Block Demand
- 8 Decorative Concrete Block Demand
- 9 Concrete Pavers Demand
- 10 Concrete Brick Demand
MARKETS
- 1 Bricks & Blocks Demand by Market Cht Bricks & Blocks Demand by Market, 2007
- 2 Residential Markets for Bricks & Blocks
- 3 New Residential Market for Bricks & Blocks
- 4 Residential Improvement & Repair Market for Bricks & Blocks
- 5 Nonresidential Markets for Bricks & Blocks
- 6 New Nonresidential Markets for Bricks & Blocks
- 7 Nonresidential Improvement & Repair Market for Bricks & Blocks
- 8 Nonbuilding Markets for Bricks & Blocks
APPLICATIONS
- 1 Bricks & Blocks Demand by Application Cht Bricks & Blocks Demand by Application, 2007
- 2 Bricks & Blocks Demand in Siding
- 3 Bricks & Blocks Demand in Structural Applications
- 4 Bricks & Blocks Demand in Chimneywork
- 5 Bricks & Blocks Demand in Fencing
- 6 Bricks & Blocks Demand in Other Applications
REGIONS
- 1 Population by Region
- 2 Gross Domestic Product by Region
- 3 Construction Expenditures by Region
- 4 Regional Home Sales & New Housing Trends
- 5 Regional Private Nonresidential Construction Expenditures
- 6 Bricks & Blocks Demand by Region Cht Bricks & Blocks Demand by Region, 2007
- 7 Northeast Bricks & Blocks Demand
- 8 Midwest Bricks & Blocks Demand
- 9 South Bricks & Blocks Demand
- 10 West Bricks & Blocks Demand
INDUSTRY STRUCT URE
- 1 Bricks & Blocks Sales by Company, 2007 Cht Bricks & Blocks Market Share, 2007
- 2 Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures