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Fiber Cement Products:

United States

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Industry Overview
Market Size and Trends | Product Segmentation | Market Segmentation
Environmental Issues and Benefits

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Demand Forecasts
Market Environment | Product Forecasts | Market Forecasts

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Fiber Cement Products: United States

ABOUT THIS REPORT

Scope & Method

This report forecasts US demand for fiber cement products in square feet and US
dollars at the manufacturers level to 2017. Total demand in square feet is segmented in
terms of:

siding
backerboard
molding and trim
other products such as roofing, porch ceilings, and countertops.

Total demand is also segmented by market as follows:

new housing
residential improvement and repair
new nonresidential building
nonresidential improvement and repair.

Measures in square feet represent a standard board thickness of 5/16 of an inch, the
standard size of fiber cement siding, which accounts for the vast majority of fiber
cement products procured in the US. Demand for products not sold in 5/16-inch
thicknesses such as backerboard has been converted to a 5/16-inch thickness to
normalize measures between products.
To illustrate historical trends, total demand in square feet is provided in an annual series
from 2002 to 2012; the various segments are reported at five-year intervals for 2007
and 2012. Forecasts emanate from the identification and analysis of pertinent statistical
relationships and other historical trends/events as well as their expected
progression/impact over the forecast period. Changes in quantities between reported
years of a given total or segment are typically provided in terms of five-year compound
annual growth rates (CAGRs). For the sake of brevity, forecasts are generally stated in
smoothed CAGR-based descriptions to the forecast year, such as demand is projected
to rise 3.2% annually through 2017. The result of any particular year over that period,
however, may exhibit volatility and depart from a smoothed, long-term trend, as
historical data typically illustrate.
Key macroeconomic indicators are also provided at five-year intervals with CAGRs for
the years corresponding to other reported figures. Other various topics, including
profiles of pertinent leading suppliers, are covered in this report. A full outline of report
items by page is available in the Table of Contents.

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Fiber Cement Products: United States

Sources
Fiber Cement Products: United States is based on Fiber Cement, a comprehensive
industry study published by The Freedonia Group in January 2014. Reported findings
represent the synthesis and analysis of data from various primary, secondary,
macroeconomic, and demographic sources including:

firms participating in the industry, and their suppliers and customers

government/public agencies
national, regional, and international non-governmental organizations
trade associations and their publications
the business and trade press
The Freedonia Group Consensus Forecasts dated August 2013
the findings of other industry studies by The Freedonia Group.

Specific sources and additional resources are listed in the Resources section of this
publication for reference and to facilitate further research.

Industry Codes
The topic of this report is related to the following industry codes:
NAICS/SCIAN 2007
North American Industry Classification System
327390

SIC
Standard Industry Codes

Other Concrete Product Manufacturing 3272

Concrete Products, Except Block and Brick

Copyright & Licensing

The full report is protected by copyright laws of the United States of America and
international treaties. The entire contents of the publication are copyrighted by The
Freedonia Group, Inc.

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Table of Contents
Section

Page

About This Report ......................................................................................................................................... i

Highlights....................................................................................................................................................... 1
Industry Overview ......................................................................................................................................... 2
Market Size & Trends .............................................................................................................................. 2
Chart 1 | United States: Fiber Cement Product Demand Trends, 2002-2012 .................................... 2
Product Segmentation ............................................................................................................................. 3
Chart 2 | United States: Fiber Cement Product Demand by Type, 2012 ........................................... 3
Siding. ................................................................................................................................................. 4
Backerboard. ...................................................................................................................................... 6
Molding & Trim.................................................................................................................................... 7
Other Products. ................................................................................................................................... 9
Market Segmentation ............................................................................................................................. 10
Chart 3 | United States: Fiber Cement Product Demand by Market, 2012 ...................................... 10
New Housing. ................................................................................................................................... 10
Residential Improvement & Repair. .................................................................................................. 11
New Nonresidential Building. ............................................................................................................ 12
Nonresidential Improvement & Repair.............................................................................................. 12
Environmental Issues & Benefits ........................................................................................................... 13
Table 1 | United States: Fiber Cement Products and LEED Credit Eligibility ................................... 14
Demand Forecasts ...................................................................................................................................... 15
Market Environment ............................................................................................................................... 15
Table 2 | United States: Key Indicators for Fiber Cement Product Demand (billion 2005 dollars) .. 15
Product Forecasts .................................................................................................................................. 16
Table 3 | United States: Fiber Cement Product Demand by Type (million square feet) .................. 16
Siding. ............................................................................................................................................... 16
Backerboard. .................................................................................................................................... 16
Molding & Trim.................................................................................................................................. 17
Other Products. ................................................................................................................................. 17
Market Forecasts ................................................................................................................................... 18
Table 4 | United States: Fiber Cement Product Demand by Market (million square feet) ............... 18
New Housing Construction. .............................................................................................................. 18
Residential Improvement & Repair. .................................................................................................. 18
New Nonresidential Building. ............................................................................................................ 19
Nonresidential Improvement & Repair.............................................................................................. 19
Industry Structure ........................................................................................................................................ 20
Industry Composition & Characteristics ................................................................................................. 20
Company Profile 1 | James Hardie Industries plc............................................................................. 21
Company Profile 2 | Saint-Gobain .................................................................................................... 22
Company Profile 3 | Nichiha Corporation ......................................................................................... 23
Additional Companies Cited................................................................................................................... 24
Resources ................................................................................................................................................... 25
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