Gaskets & Seals

US industry forecasts for 2012 & 2017

Publication Date	November 2008
Publisher	Freedonia Group
Product Type	Report
Pages	293
ISBN Number	not applicable
Product Code	FED00124

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Summary

US demand will grow 2.7% annually through 2012 Through 2012, the US market for gaskets and seals is expected to expand 2.7 percent per year (including price increases) to $8.7 billion, an improvement over sales performance during the 1997-2007 period as a whole. Demand will be fueled by a rebound in motor vehicle production, as well as by solid increases in machinery shipments and capital spending. Rising demand for more expensive sealing products made from advanced materials will also benefit gasket and seal manufacturers. As is often the case, however, increased use of better performing products will have a mixed effect over time, as initial value gains will tend to be offset by longer useful lives, decreasing aftermarket sales.

Expanded graphite gaskets, plastic gaskets and body seals will post the most rapid sales increases among individual products. Expanded graphite and plastic gaskets will continue to supplant more traditional gasketing material because of their improved performance characteristics, and both product types will benefit from an improved motor vehicle industry outlook. Body seal demand will also be spurred by a rebound in motor vehicle production, as well as by healthy increases in aerospace equipment and construction machinery shipments.

Motor vehicle, machinery markets to offer strongest growth opportunities Aerospace demand for gaskets and seals is forecast to grow the most rapidly of any major market through 2012. Growth will be driven by increased spending on military aircraft due to the ongoing war on terror and from rising civil aircraft production levels. Based on their much larger size, the motor vehicle and machinery markets will provide greater sales opportunities for gasket and seal makers than the faster growing aerospace equipment market. Increases in motor vehicle production, as well as in the number of motor vehicles in use, will support associated gasket and seal sales advances.

A move toward the use of higher-end sealing products in the motor vehicle market will also contribute to future value gains. Continued growth in capital spending and a large aftermarket created by harsh operating environments will bolster machinery gasket and seal demand.

Original equipment manufacturing (OEM) applications account for nearly two-thirds of all gasket and seal demand.

However, this ratio varies widely on an industry-by-industry basis. In both aerospace and machinery applications, aftermarket demand was larger than its OEM counterpart in 2007. In contrast, OEM demand made up just 28 percent of all electric and electronic product gasket and seal demand in the same year.

Study coverage This new Freedonia industry study, Gaskets & Seals, is priced at $4700. It presents historical supply and demand data (1997, 2002 and 2007) plus forecasts for 2012 and 2017 by product type (seal and packing, gasket) and market. In addition, the study considers market environment factors, evaluates company market share and profiles 33 competitors in the US industry.

Content

Executive Summary
1 Summary Table
- Market Environment
- General
- Economic Environment
- Cyclical Trends
- Long Term Trends
- Manufacturing Outlook
- Fixed Investment Trends
List of Tables & Charts:
- 1 Macroeconomic Environment
- 2 Durable Goods Shipments
- 3 Nonresidential Fixed Investment Trends
Gasket & Seal Overview
- General
- Supply & Demand
- Market Volatility
- Pricing Patterns
- Technology & Material Trends
- International Issues & Foreign Trade
- World Supply & Demand Trends
- Trends in US Foreign Trade
- Imports
- Exports
List of Tables & Charts:
- 1 Gasket & Seal Supply & Demand
- Cht Gasket & Seal Demand by Product
- 2 Gasket & Seal Market, 1997-2007
- Cht Gasket & Seal Market Volatility, 1998-2007
- 3 Gasket & Seal Price Deflators
- Cht Gasket & Seal Price Deflators
- 4 World Gasket & Seal Demand by Region
- 5 US Foreign Trade in Gaskets & Seals
- Cht US Gasket & Seal Imports by Source, 2007
- Cht US Gasket & Seal Exports
- by Destination, 2007
Gasket Supply & Demand
- General
- Nonmetallic Gaskets
- Elastomeric Gaskets
- Rubber
- Thermoplastic Elastomers
- Advanced Fiber-Based Gaskets
- Fiberglass
- Aramid Fiber
- Carbon Fiber
- Plastic-Based Gaskets
- Expanded Graphite Gaskets
- Conventional Fiber-Based Gaskets
- Cellulose Fiber
- Paper & Felt
- Asbestos
- Other Nonmetallic Gaskets
- Cork
- All Other Nonmetallic
- Metallic Gaskets
- Conventional Metallic Designs
- Machined Metallic Seals
List of Tables & Charts:
- 1 Gasket Supply & Demand
- Cht Gasket Demand by Type
- 2 Nonmetallic Gasket Supply & Demand
- Cht Nonmetallic Gasket Demand by Type, 2007
- 3 Elastomeric Gasket Demand
- 4 Advanced Fiber-Based Gasket Demand
- 5 Plastic-Based Gasket Demand
- 6 Expanded Graphite Gasket Demand
- 7 Conventional Fiber-Based Gasket Demand
- 8 Other Nonmetallic Gasket Demand
- 9 Metallic Gasket Supply & Demand
- Seal & Packi Ng
Supply & Demand
- General
- Molded Seals & Packings
- O-Rings
- Nitrile Rubber
- Fkm Fluoroelastomer
- Other
- Other Molded Seals & Packings
- Flexible Seals & Packings
- Diaphragm Seals
- Other Squeeze-Type Seals
- All Other Molded Seals & Packings
- Body Seals
- Motor Vehicle Body Seals
- Other Body Seals
- Shaft Seals
- Rotary Oil Seals
- Axial & Mechanical Face Seals
- Compression Packings
List of Tables & Charts:
- 1 Seal & Packing Supply & Demand
- Cht Seal & Packing Demand by Type
- 2 Molded Seal & Packing Supply & Demand
- 3 O-Ring Demand
- 4 Other Molded Seal & Packing Demand
- 5 Body Seal Supply & Demand
- 6 Motor Vehicle Body Seal Demand
- 7 Other Body Seal Demand
- 8 Shaft Seal Supply & Demand
- 9 Rotary Oil Seal Demand
- 10 Axial & Mechanical Face Seal Demand
- 11 Compression Packing Supply & Demand
Gasket & Seal Mark Ets
- General
- Motor Vehicles
- Industry Overview
- Gasket & Seal Demand
- OEM
- Aftermarket
- Machinery
- Construction & Related Equipment
- Industry Overview
- Gasket & Seal Demand
- General Purpose Machinery
- Industry Overview
- Gasket & Seal Demand
- Engine, Turbine & Power
- Transmission Equipment
- Industry Overview
- Gasket & Seal Demand
- Hvac & Service Equipment
- Industry Overview
- Gasket & Seal Demand
- Other Machinery
- Industry Overview
- Gasket & Seal Demand
- Electrical & Electronic Products
- Instruments
- Industry Overview
- Gasket & Seal Demand
- Computers & Electronic Equipment
- Industry Overview
- Gasket & Seal Demand
- Appliances
- Industry Overview
- Gasket & Seal Demand
- Electrical Equipment
- Industry Overview
- Gasket & Seal Demand
- Aerospace
- Industry Overview
- Gasket & Seal Demand
- Marine & Rail
- Industry Overview
- Gasket & Seal Demand
- Other
List of Tables & Charts:
- 1 Gasket & Seal Demand by Market & Source
- Cht Gasket & Seal Demand by Market, 2007
- 2 Motor Vehicle Indicators
- 3 Motor Vehicle Gasket & Seal Demand
- 4 OEM Motor Vehicle Gasket & Seal Demand
- 5 Aftermarket Motor Vehicle
- Gasket & Seal Demand
- 6 Machinery Gasket & Seal Demand
- by Market & Source
- 7 Construction & Related
- Equipment Shipments
- 8 Construction & Related Equipment
- Gasket & Seal Demand
- 9 General Purpose Machinery Shipments
- 10 General Purpose Machinery
- Gasket & Seal Demand
- 11 Engine, Turbine & Power Transmission
- Equipment Shipments
- 12 Engine, Turbine & Power Transmission
- Equipment Gasket & Seal Demand
- 13 Hvac & Service Equipment Shipments
- 14 Hvac & Service Equipment
- Gasket & Seal Demand
- 15 Other Machinery Shipments
- 16 Other Machinery Gasket & Seal Demand
- 17 Electrical & Electronic Equipment Gasket
- & Seal Demand by Market & Source
- 18 Measuring & Controlling
- Instrument Shipments
- 19 Measuring & Controlling Instrument
- Gasket & Seal Demand
- 20 Computer & Electronic Equipment Shipments
- 21 Computer & Electronic Equipment
- Gasket & Seal Demand
- 22 Appliance Shipments
- 23 Appliance Gasket & Seal Demand
- 24 Electrical Equipment Shipments
- 25 Electrical Equipment Gasket & Seal Demand
- 26 Aerospace Equipment Shipments
- 27 Aerospace Gasket & Seal Demand
- 28 Marine & Rail Equipment Shipments
- 29 Marine & Rail Equipment Gasket
- & Seal Demand
- 30 Other Gasket & Seal Markets