1.OVERVIEW
Introduction
Industry at a Glance
A Historical Perspective
Evolution of the Industry
Concrete
Introduction
Concrete - A Preferred Material for Sustainable Construction
Concrete Admixtures Market – An Overview
Growth Prospects for Concrete Additives Market
Ready-Mix Concrete
Ready-Mixed Concrete – Price Hike Comes with Riders
Gypsum
Table 1: World Gypsum Market (2006-2008): Annual Mine Production Figures in Million Metric Tons
Table 2: World Gypsum Market (2007 & 2008): Percentage Breakdown of Gypsum Mine Production Volume by Country for China, US, Iran, Spain, Thailand, Canada, Mexico, Japan, Italy, France and Others
Market Structure
Gypsum Market in the Commercial Sector
Global Plasterboard Market
Table 3: World Wallboard Market (2007 & 2008): Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption by Region for North America, Asia-Pacific (Including Japan), Europe and Rest of World
Plasterboard Consumption Stumbles
Emerging Markets Present Brighter Prospects
Transition in the Use of Plasterboard
Recession in the Construction Industry to Continue
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 4: North American Gypsum Market (2008): Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales by Company for USG Corporation, National Gypsum, BPB, Georgia Pacific, Eagle Materials and Others
Gypsum Producers Employ Cost Cutting Measures
1a.THE UNITED STATES
Tough Times Ahead for Cement and Concrete Market
Concrete Block and Brick Market Exhibits Future Growth Prospects
Table 5: US Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Concrete Block and Brick by Segment – Building Block, Pavers, Decorative Block and Brick Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Million Units for Years 2008 through 2012
Precast Concrete Producers Hit by Economic Issues
Ready-Mixed Concrete Market
Table 6: US Ready-Mixed Concrete Market (2005-2009): Annual Consumption Figures in US$ Million
Concrete Admixtures Market
Table 7: US Concrete Admixtures Market (2007 & 2008): Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales by Segment for Water Reducers, Retarders, Accelerators and Air-Entrainers
Precast Concrete Market – A Recent Past Perspective
Table 8: US Precast Concrete Market (2007): Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales by End-Use Application - Parking, Bridges, Offices, Schools and Others
Ready-Mixed Concrete Market – A Recent Past Perspective
Table 9: US Ready-Mixed Concrete Market (2007): Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales by Company for Cemex /Rinker, Heidelberg Cement/Hanson and Others
Gypsum Market
Overview
Market Analysis
Table 10: US Gypsum Market (2005-2009): Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Metric Tons
Table 11: US Gypsum Market (2008): Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption by End-Use Segment for Wallboard and Plaster Products, Cement, Agriculture Uses and Others
Gypsum Products Market
Table 12: US Gypsum Products Market (2005-2009): Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million
Table 13: US Gypsum Products Market (2008): 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
Wallboard Market
Table 14: US Wallboard Market (2005-2009): Annual Volume Sales Figures in Million Square Feet
Table 15: US Wallboard Market (2008): 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
Wallboard Prices Start to Recover Despite Low Degree of Capacity Utilization
Production Statistics
Concrete
Table 16: US Concrete Market (2007 & 2008): Percentage Breakdown of Volume Production by Product Segment - Ready- Mixed Concrete, Precast or Prestressed Concrete and Others
Ready-Mixed Concrete
Table 17: US Ready-Mixed Concrete Market (2006-2008): Annual Production Figures in Million Cubic Meters
Precast Concrete
Table 18: US Precast Concrete Market (2006 & 2007): Percentage Breakdown of Production Volume by End-Use Segment - Architectural/Structural, Utility and Architecture Wall Panels
Gypsum
Table 19: US Gypsum Market (2007 & 2008): Percentage Breakdown of Production Volume by Product Segment – Calcined Gypsum, Mined or Crude Gypsum and Synthetic Gypsum
Wallboard
Table 20: US Wallboard Market (2006-2008): Annual Production Figures in Billion Square Feet
Trade Statistics
Ready-Mixed Concrete
Table 21: US Ready-Mixed Concrete Market (2006-2008): Annual Imports and Exports Statistics in US$ Million
Gypsum
Table 22: US Gypsum Market (2006-2008): Annual Imports and Exports Statistics for Mined or Crude Gypsum in Thousand Metric Tons
Table 23: US Gypsum Market (2007 & 2008): Percentage Breakdown of Gypsum Imports Volume by Country – Canada, Mexico, Spain, Dominican Republic and Others
Table 24: US Gypsum Products Market (2006-2008): Annual Imports and Exports Statistics in US$ Million
US Construction Sector – An Overview
Table 25: US Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Construction Market in US$ Billion for Years 2008 through 2012
Table 26: US Construction Market (2007 & 2008): 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
Table 27: US Residential Construction Market (2007-2009): Number of New Housing Starts in Thousand Units
Falling Demand for Products Used in Nonresidential Construction
Decline in Repair and Maintenance Market
Table 28: US Residential Construction Market (2007-2009): Annual Sales of Existing Homes in Thousand Units
1b.CANADA
Concrete Market – An Overview
Trade Statistics
Exports
Table 29: Canadian Concrete Products Market (2007 & 2008): Concrete Pipe, Brick and Block Exports in US$ Million by Country – US, UK, Greece, Belgium and Others
Table 30: Canadian Concrete Products Market (2007 & 2008): Exports of Concrete Products (Excluding Pipe, Brick and Block) in US$ Million by Country – US, UK, Greece and Others
Imports
Table 31: Canadian Concrete Products Market (2007 & 2008): Concrete Pipe, Brick and Block Imports in US$ Thousand by Country – US, China, Malaysia, Turkey and Others
Table 32: Canadian Concrete Products Market (2007 & 2008): Imports of Concrete Products (Excluding Pipe, Brick and Block) in US$ Million by Country – US, China, Israel, South Korea, Spain and Others
Gypsum Market
Table 33: Canadian Gypsum Market (2006-2008): Mine Production of Gypsum in Thousand Metric Tons
2.EUROPE
Investments Drive Precast Concrete Products Market
Concrete Admixtures Market - An Overview
Table 34: European Concrete Admixtures Market (2007 & 2008): Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales by Segment for Water Reducers, Accelerators, Retarders and Air-Entrainers
Innovation - Key for Industry Players
Gypsum Market
Table 35: European Gypsum Market (2007 & 2008): Mine Production of Gypsum in Million Metric Tons by Select Country - France, Germany, Italy, UK, Spain and Russia
Plasterboard Market
Table 36: European Plasterboard Market (2007): Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales by Company for BPB, Lafarge, Knauf and Others
Favorable Signs for European Plasterboard Market
Recovery of Plasterboard Demand Expected to Start in 2010
Concrete Market – A Recent Past Perspective
Table 37: Western European Concrete Market (2007): Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales by Country – France, Spain, United Kingdom, Greece, Portugal and Others
Ready-Mixed Concrete Production
Table 38: European Ready-Mixed Concrete Market (2007 & 2008): Percentage Breakdown of Production by Country – Italy, Turkey, Spain, Russia, France, Germany, Greece, United Kingdom, Poland, Switzerland and Others
2a.FRANCE
Ready-Mixed Concrete Market
Table 39: French Ready-Mixed Concrete Market (2006-2008): Annual Production Figures in Thousand Cubic Meters
Table 40: French Ready-Mixed Concrete Market (2007): Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales by Company for Lafarge, Cemex, Italcementi, Holcim, Vicat and Others
2b.GERMANY
Ready-Mixed Concrete Market
Table 41: German Ready-Mixed Concrete Market (2006-2008): Annual Production Figures in Thousand Cubic Meters
Table 42: German Ready-Mixed Concrete Market (2007): Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales by Company for Heidelberg, Cemex, Dyckerhoff, Schwenk and Others
2c.ITALY
Concrete Market – A Recent Past Perspective
Table 43: Italian Concrete Market (2004-2006): Annual Production Figures in Million Cubic Meters
Table 44: Italian Concrete Market (2004- 2006): Per Capita Consumption Figures in Cubic Meters
Table 45: Italian Concrete Market (2006): Percentage Breakdown of Concrete Consumption by End-Use Segment
Ready-Mixed Concrete Market
Table 46: Italian Ready-Mixed Concrete Market (2006-2008): Annual Production Figures in Thousand Cubic Meters
Table 47: Italian Ready-Mixed Concrete Market (2007): Percentage Breakdown of Ready-Mix Concrete Consumption by End-Use Segment
2d.THE UNITED KINGDOM
Concrete Market
Precast Concrete Products Market Overview
Table 48: UK Precast Concrete Products Market (2008-2012): Annual Sales Figures in Million Pounds
Impact of Economic Recession and Credit Crisis on Construction Industry
Housing Price Inflation Declines
Production Statistics
Concrete Products
Concrete Blocks
Table 49: UK Concrete Blocks Market (2006-2008): Annual Production Figures in Million Square Meters
Concrete Roofing Tiles
Table 50: UK Concrete Roofing Tiles Market (2006-2008): Annual Production Figures in Million Square Meters
Ready-Mix Concrete
Table 51: UK Ready-Mixed Concrete Market (2006-2008): Annual Production Figures in Million Cubic Meters
Trade Statistics
Concrete Products
Table 52: UK Concrete Bricks and Blocks Market (2006-2008): Annual Exports and Imports Statistics in US$ Million
Table 53: UK Concrete Pipes Market (2006-2008): Annual Exports and Imports Statistics in US$ Million
Table 54: UK Concrete Roofing Tiles Market (2006-2008): Annual Exports and Imports Statistics in US$ Million
Table 55: UK Prefabricated Concrete Products Market (2006-2008): Annual Exports and Imports Statistics in US$ Million
Ready-Mix Concrete
Table 56: UK Ready-Mixed Concrete Market (2005-2007): Annual Exports and Imports Statistics in US$ Million
Lime
Table 57: UK Lime Market (2006-2008): Annual Exports and Imports Statistics in US$ Million
Wallboard
Table 58: UK Wallboard Market (2006- 2008): Annual Exports and Imports Statistics in US$ Million
Building Plaster
Table 59: UK Building Plaster Market (2006-2008): Annual Exports and Imports Statistics in US$ Million
Plaster Products
Table 60: UK Plaster Products Market (2005-2007): Annual Exports and Imports Statistics for Plaster Products Used in Construction in US$ Million
Concrete Products Market – A Recent Past Perspective
Table 61: UK Concrete Products Market (2004-2007): Annual Sales Figures in Million Pound Sterling
Ready-Mixed Concrete Market
Table 62: UK Ready-Mixed Concrete Market (2006-2008): Annual Production Figures in Thousand Cubic Meters
Table 63: UK Ready-Mixed Concrete Market (2007): Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales by Company for Hanson, Anglo American, Cemex, Lafarge, Tarmac and Others
Plaster Products Market – A Recent Past Perspective
Table 64: UK Plaster Products Market (2004-2007): Annual Sales Figures in Million Pound Sterling
2e.SPAIN
Ready-Mixed Concrete Market – A Recent Past Perspective
Table 65: Spanish Ready-Mixed Concrete Market (2007): Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales by Company for Lafarge, Hanson, Cemex, Valderrivas, Holcim, CRH and Others
2f.HUNGARY
Concrete, Plaster, and Cement Products Manufacturing
2g.POLAND
Construction Sector Overview
Corporate Scenario: The Evolution
2h.TURKEY
Construction Sector - An Overview
3.ASIA-PACIFIC
Gypsum Market
Table 66: Asia-Pacific Gypsum Market (2007 & 2008): Mine Production in Million Metric Tons by Select Country - China, Thailand, Japan, Australia and India
3a.AUSTRALIA
Precast Concrete Market – An Overview
3b.CHINA
Demand for Gypsum Products Increases
Government Ban Benefits Ready-Mix Concrete Market
3c.INDIA
Consumption of Ready-Mixed Concrete to Grow
Construction Sector
Market Snapshots
3d.INDONESIA
Gypsum Board Market
Overview
Pricing and Distribution
3e.SOUTH KOREA
Concrete Market – A Recent Past Perspective
Table 67: South Korean Concrete Pile Market (2007): Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales by Company for Daelim B&Co., IS Dongseo, Youngpoom, Dongyang and Others
3f.THAILAND
Gypsum Market to Remain Flat
Competitive Scenario
Table 68: Thai Gypsum Market (2008): Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales by Company for Siam Gypsum, Thai Gypsum and Others
Uncertainty Hits Housing Industry
4.LATIN AMERICA
4a.BRAZIL
Gypsum Production in Brazil
Table 69: Brazilian Gypsum Market (2007 & 2008): Annual Mine Production Figures in Million Metric Tons
Plasterboard Consumption in Brazil
4b.MEXICO
Mexican Gypsum Market
Table 70: Mexican Gypsum Market (2007 & 2008): Annual Mine Production Figures in Million Metric Tons
5.REST OF WORLD
Pricing Hogs Limelight in the Middle East Concrete Market
Iran – Third Largest Producer of Gypsum in the World
South African Construction Sector – An Overview
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