Wood Flooring (MCP-6344) - Global Industry Analysts, Inc.

Research Abstract

This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Wood Flooring in Million Square Feet, and US$ Million. The US market is further analyzed by the following product segments - Solid Wood Flooring, and Engineered Wood Flooring. The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for the United States, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Rest of World. Annual estimates and forecasts are provided for each region for the period 2007 through 2015. Also, a six-year Historic Analysis is provided for these markets. The report profiles 105 companies including Armstrong World Industries, Inc., HomerWood Hardwood Flooring, A&W (Shanghai) Woods Co. Ltd., Anderson Hardwood Floors, Inc., Award Hardwood Flooring, Inc., Barlinek Capital Group SA, BLC Hardwood Flooring, LLC, Boa-Franc, Inc., BOEN AS, Boral Limited, Chickasaw Brand Hardwood Flooring, D&M Flooring, Dalian Jia Yang Wood Products Co., Ltd., F Junckers Industrier A/S, Gammapar, iLevel Company, Johnson Premium Hardwood Flooring, Koetter Woodworking, Inc., Kentucky Wood Floors, Inc., Mannington Mills, Inc., Mohawk Industries, Inc., Mullican Flooring Company, Shaw Industries, Inc., Tarkett AG, and Tembec Inc. Market data and analytics are derived from primary and secondary research. Company profiles are mostly extracted from URL research and reported select online sources.

Code :	MCP-6344
Price :	$3950
Companies :	105

Pages :	278
Date :	April 2010
Market Data Tables :	77

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WOOD FLOORING (Complete Report)

Pages : 278

$3950

I. INTRODUCTION, METHODOLOGY & PRODUCT DEFINITIONS

$100

Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations.....I-1

Disclaimers.....I-2

Data Interpretation & Reporting Level.....I-2

Quantitative Techniques & Analytics.....I-3

Product Definitions and Scope of Study.....I-3

II. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

$2250

1. INDUSTRY OVERVIEW.....II-1

$300

Introduction.....II-1

Solid Wood Strip Flooring.....II-1

$100

Engineered Wood Strip Flooring.....II-2

High Pressure Laminates.....II-2

Solid Wood Flooring Market Overview.....II-2

$100

Outlook.....II-3

Market Trends.....II-3

Green Image Drives Demand Growth.....II-3

Customers Demand for More Natural Touch.....II-3

$100

Pre-finished Products Rule the Roost.....II-4

Manufactured Floors More Popular than Solid Wood Floors.....II-4

Decrease in Prices Fail to Thrust Demand.....II-4

$100

2. PRODUCT OVERVIEW.....II-5

$800

Wood Flooring.....II-5

Types of Wood Flooring.....II-5

Solid Wood Flooring.....II-5

$100

Hardwood and Softwood Flooring.....II-6

Engineered Wood Flooring.....II-6

$100

Approaches to Manufacture of Engineered Wood Flooring.....II-7

Wood Ply Construction.....II-7

Finger Core Construction.....II-7

Engineered Hardwood Flooring - Manufacturing Process.....II-7

Rotary-Peel.....II-7

$100

Sliced-Peel.....II-8

Dry Solid-Sawn.....II-8

Acrylic Impregnated Wood Flooring.....II-8

Veneer, Laminate, and Vinyl Floorings.....II-8

$100

Comparing Engineered Wood and Solid Wood.....II-9

Floor Finishing, Refinishing, and Sanding.....II-9

Wood Floor Care.....II-9

Maintenance of Wood Flooring.....II-9

$100

Wood Floor Materials.....II-10

$100

Styles of Wood Floors.....II-11

Cuts of Wood Floors.....II-11

$100

Factory Pre-Finished Flooring.....II-12

Commonly Used Finishes.....II-12

Unfinished Wood Floorings.....II-12

Cost Factor: Unfinished Vs Pre-Finished Hardwood Flooring.....II-12

Insulation of Wood Floor.....II-12

$100

Sub-Floor Insulation.....II-13

Installing Wood Flooring.....II-13

Popular Wood Floorings Options in Recent Years.....II-13

$100

Alternatives to Hardwood Flooring.....II-14

$200

3. PRODUCT INNOVATIONS/INTRODUCTIONS.....II-16

$400

Smith & Fong Unveils Sideways Flooring Line.....II-16

Mullican Launches New Flooring Products.....II-16

USFloors Introduces Navarre Timeless Wood Floors™.....II-16

Real Oak Floors Rolls Out Creative Flooring Collection.....II-16

$100

Preverco to Introduce a New Range of Floorings.....II-17

Kährs and Valinge to Introduce Woodloc®.....II-17

Kährs Introduces ‘Nouveau Snow.....II-17

Brumark to Launch Green Flooring Products.....II-17

$100

Century Flooring Launches Classic Collections.....II-18

$100

Kährs Introduces 'ECO-Core'.....II-19

Columbia Forest Products and Teragren Introduce PureBond Technology.....II-19

BuildDirect Launches New Mazama Floors.....II-19

$100

4. RECENT INDUSTRY ACTIVITY.....II-20

$300

Boise Announces Closure of Oregon Plywood Mill.....II-20

Intertech Flooring Takes Over RWA Flooring Associates.....II-20

Cikel and Fierst Enter into Partnership.....II-20

Satipel Industrial to Merge with Duratex.....II-20

Forbo Flooring Systems Acquires Bonar Floors.....II-20

$100

Samling Global Acquires Elegant Living.....II-21

Balterio Signs a Global License Deal with Unilin.....II-21

Shaw Industries Takes Over Zickgraf Hardwood Flooring.....II-21

Plantation Timber Products Purchases Asia Dekor Holdings.....II-21

$100

Wellgate International Acquires Muskoka Flooring.....II-22

Uniboard Canada to Construct New Fiberboard Plant.....II-22

Armstrong Extends License Agreement with Välinge Innovation.....II-22

Mercier Wood Flooring Partners with PRIMCO.....II-22

$100

New Stream Capital Takes Over Tarkett Wood.....II-23

Shaw Industries Takes Over Anderson Family of Companies.....II-23

Axel Johnson Acquires Stake in Mountain Lumber.....II-23

Pro-Build Acquires Casmin.....II-23

Mohawk Acquires Assets of Columbia Forest.....II-23

$100

5. FOCUS ON SELECT GLOBAL PLAYERS.....II-24

$450

Armstrong World Industries, Inc. (US).....II-24

HomerWood Hardwood Flooring (US).....II-24

A&W (Shanghai) Woods Co. Ltd. (China).....II-24

Anderson Hardwood Floors, Inc. (US).....II-24

$100

Award Hardwood Flooring, Inc. (US).....II-25

Barlinek Capital Group SA (Poland).....II-25

BLC Hardwood Flooring, LLC (US).....II-25

Boa-Franc, Inc. (US).....II-25

BOEN AS (Norway).....II-25

$100

Boral Limited (Australia).....II-26

Chickasaw Brand Hardwood Flooring (US).....II-26

D&M Flooring (US).....II-26

$100

Dalian Jia Yang Wood Products Co., Ltd. (China).....II-27

F Junckers Industrier A/S (Denmark).....II-27

Gammapar (US).....II-27

iLevel Company (US).....II-27

Johnson Premium Hardwood Flooring (US).....II-27

$100

Koetter Woodworking, Inc. (US).....II-28

Kentucky Wood Floors, Inc. (US).....II-28

Mannington Mills, Inc. (US).....II-28

Mohawk Industries, Inc. (US).....II-28

$100

Mullican Flooring Company (US).....II-29

Shaw Industries, Inc. (US).....II-29

Tarkett AG (Germany).....II-29

Tembec Inc. (Canada).....II-29

$100

6. GLOBAL MARKET PERSPECTIVE.....II-30

Table 1: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Wood Flooring by Geographic Region – US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia Pacific (excluding Japan), and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Million Square Feet for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-30

$300

Table 2: World Historic Review for Wood Flooring by Geographic Region – US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia Pacific (excluding Japan), and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Million Square Feet for Years 2001 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-31

$300

Table 3: World 13-Year Perspective for Wood Flooring by Geographic Region – Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia Pacific (excluding Japan) , and Rest of World Markets for 2003, 2009 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-32

$300

III. MARKET

$1950

1. THE UNITED STATES.....III-1

$1225

A. Market Analysis.....III-1

Outlook.....III-1

Market Overview.....III-1

$75

Table 4: US Flooring Market (2008): Percentage Share by Product Types – Carpet and Rug, Ceramic, Hardwood, Vinyl, Laminate, Stone, and Rubber (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-2

Table 5: US Flooring Market (2008): Percentage Share by End Use Segment – Residential New Construction, Commercial, and Residential Replacement (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-2

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Table 6: Leading Players in the US Flooring Industry (2008): Percentage Share by Company – Armstrong, Beaulieu, C&A Floorcovering, Domco Tarkett, Interface, Mannington, Mohawk, Pfleiderer, Shaw, The Dixie Group, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-3

Key Trends.....III-3

Imported Flooring Pose Tough Competition to Domestic Flooring.....III-3

Limited Success for Branding Strategies.....III-3

Customers Demand for Environmental Certification.....III-3

$150

Fashion Trends Create New Opportunities.....III-4

Wood Flooring Loosing Sheen.....III-4

Hardwood Flooring Market Outlook.....III-4

Rising Imports Challenge the US Wood Market.....III-4

$75

Lacey Act: Illegal Logging.....III-5

Key Growth Drivers.....III-5

Wider Product Range.....III-5

$75

Easy Installation.....III-6

Impending Factors.....III-6

Fluctuating Lumbar Prices.....III-6

Over Dependence on Residential Constructions.....III-6

Inexpensive Alternatives.....III-6

High Capital Investment.....III-6

Product Launches.....III-6

$225

Strategic Corporate Developments.....III-9

$150

Key Players.....III-11

$300

B. Market Analytics.....III-15

Volume Terms.....III-15

Table 7: US Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Wood Flooring by Product Segment – Solid Wood Flooring, and Engineered Wood Flooring Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Million Square Feet for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-15

$150

Table 8: US Historic Review for Wood Flooring by Product Segment – Solid Wood Flooring, and Engineered Wood Flooring Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Million Square Feet for Years 2001 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-16

Table 9: US 13-Year Perspective for Wood Flooring by Product Segment – Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for Solid Wood Flooring, and Engineered Wood Flooring Markets for Years 2003, 2009, and 2015.....III-16

$150

Value Terms.....III-17

Table 10: US Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Wood Flooring by Product Segment – Solid Wood Flooring, and Engineered Wood Flooring Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-17

Table 11: US Historic Review for Wood Flooring by Product Segment – Solid Wood Flooring, and Engineered Wood Flooring Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2001 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-17

$150

Table 12: US 13-Year Perspective for Wood Flooring by Product Segment – Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for Solid Wood Flooring, and Engineered Wood Flooring Markets for Years 2003, 2009, and 2015.....III-18

$150

2. CANADA.....III-19

$375

A. Market Analysis.....III-19

Outlook.....III-19

Market Overview.....III-19

$75

Growing Consumer Awareness.....III-20

Environmental Concerns and Ethical Issues.....III-20

$75

Efficiencies and Cost - Key to Survival.....III-21

Product Launches.....III-21

$75

Strategic Corporate Developments.....III-22

Tembec, Inc. – A Key Player.....III-22

$75

B. Market Analytics.....III-23

Table 13: Canadian Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Wood Flooring – Annual Sales Figures in Million Square Feet for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-23

Table 14: Canadian Historic Review for Wood Flooring – Annual Sales Figures in Million Square Feet for Years 2001 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-23

$150

3. JAPAN.....III-24

$325

A. Market Analysis.....III-24

Outlook.....III-24

Overview.....III-24

$75

Industry Structure.....III-25

Regulatory Framework.....III-25

Japan Agricultural Standard.....III-25

Sick House Regulation.....III-25

$75

Harmonized System Code.....III-26

B. Market Analytics.....III-26

Table 15: Japanese Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Wood Flooring – Annual Sales Figures in Million Square Feet for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-26

$150

Table 16: Japanese Historic Review for Wood Flooring – Annual Sales Figures in Million Square Feet for Years 2001 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-27

$150

4. EUROPE.....III-28

$725

A. Market Analysis.....III-28

Outlook.....III-28

Overview.....III-28

Table 17: European Flooring Market (2006): Percentage Share by Flooring Type – Textile, Stone/Ceramic, Laminate, Vinyl, Wood, Rubber, Linoleum, and Cork (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-28

$150

Table 18: European Flooring Market (2007): Percentage Share Wood Species Used for Flooring by Type – Ash, Birch, Oak, Pine, Tropical, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-29

Europe Wood Flooring Production Rises.....III-29

Consumption in Europe.....III-29

Environmental Regulations.....III-29

$150

Standards and Certifications.....III-30

Forest Stewardship Council.....III-30

Programme for Endorsement of Forest Certification Schemes.....III-30

Other Major Certification Programs.....III-30

$75

Import/Export Scenario.....III-31

Table 19: European (EU-25) Imports of Hardwood Flooring (2008): Percentage Breakdown of Volume Imports by Source Country – Brazil, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-31

Impact of Global Economic Slowdown.....III-31

$150

Strategic Corporate Developments.....III-32

B. Market Analytics.....III-32

Table 20: European Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Wood Flooring by Geographic Region – France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and Rest of Europe Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Million Square Feet for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-32

$150

Table 21: European Historic Review for Wood Flooring by Geographic Region – France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and Rest of Europe Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Million Square Feet for Years 2001 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-33

$150

Table 22: European 13-Year Perspective for Wood Flooring by Geographic Region – France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and Rest of Europe Markets for Years 2003, 2009, and 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-34

$150

4a. FRANCE.....III-35

$250

Market Analysis.....III-35

Table 23: French Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Wood Flooring – Annual Sales Figures in Million Square Feet for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-35

$150

Table 24: French Historic Review for Wood Flooring – Annual Sales Figures in Million Square Feet for Years 2001 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-36

$150

4b. GERMANY.....III-37

$150

A. Market Analysis.....III-37

Outlook.....III-37

Parquets Rule the Roost.....III-37

Tarkett AG – A Key Player.....III-37

$75

B. Market Analytics.....III-38

Table 25: German Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Wood Flooring – Annual Sales Figures in Million Square Feet for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-38

Table 26: German Historic Review for Wood Flooring – Annual Sales Figures in Million Square Feet for Years 2001 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-38

$150

4c. ITALY.....III-39

$250

Market Analysis.....III-39

Table 27: Italian Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Wood Flooring – Annual Sales Figures in Million Square Feet for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-39

$150

Table 28: Italian Historic Review for Wood Flooring – Annual Sales Figures in Million Square Feet for Years 2001 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-40

$150

4d. SPAIN.....III-41

$250

Market Analysis.....III-41

Table 29: Spanish Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Wood Flooring – Annual Sales Figures in Million Square Feet for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-41

$150

Table 30: Spanish Historic Review for Wood Flooring – Annual Sales Figures in Million Square Feet for Years 2001 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-42

$150

4e. REST OF EUROPE.....III-43

$225

A. Market Analysis.....III-43

Outlook.....III-43

Overview.....III-43

Product Launches.....III-43

$75

Key Players.....III-44

$75

B. Market Analytics.....III-45

Table 31: Rest of Europe Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Wood Flooring – Annual Sales Figures in Million Square Feet for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-45

Table 32: Rest of Europe Historic Review for Wood Flooring - Annual Sales Figures in Million Square Feet for Years 2001 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-45

$150

5. ASIA-PACIFIC.....III-46

$300

A. Market Analysis.....III-46

Outlook.....III-46

Market Overview.....III-46

$75

B. Market Analytics.....III-47

Table 33: Asia Pacific Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Wood Flooring by Geographic Region – China and Rest of Asia Pacific Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Million Square Feet for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-47

$150

Table 34: Asia Pacific Historic Review for Wood Flooring by Geographic Region – China and Rest of Asia Pacific Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Million Square Feet for Years 2001 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-48

Table 35: Asia Pacific 13-Year Perspective for Wood Flooring by Geographic Region – Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for China and Rest of Asia Pacific Markets for Years 2003, 2009, and 2015.....III-48

$150

5a. CHINA.....III-49

$625

A. Market Analysis.....III-49

Outlook.....III-49

Fast Facts (As of 2006).....III-49

Introduction.....III-49

$75

Table 36: Chinese Wood Flooring Market (2006): Percentage Share by Flooring Type – Laminated Flooring, Engineered Flooring, Solid Wood Flooring, and Bamboo Flooring (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-50

Solid Wood Flooring Looses Ground.....III-50

$150

Table 37: Chinese Wood Flooring Market (2007 & 2008): Annual Production of Flooring in Million Square Meters by Product Type - Laminated Flooring, Engineered Flooring, Solid Wood Flooring, and Bamboo Flooring (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-51

Wood Products Import/Export Policies.....III-51

Wood Flooring Enterprises Agree on Prices Reduction.....III-51

$75

Latent Market Potential.....III-52

Unrelenting Demand for Hard Flooring.....III-52

$75

New Standards to Control Wood Flooring Market.....III-53

Historic Review.....III-53

$75

Strategic Corporate Developments.....III-54

$75

Key Players.....III-55

$75

B. Market Analytics.....III-56

Table 38: Chinese Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Wood Flooring - Annual Sales Figures in Million Square Feet for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-56

Table 39: Chinese Historic Review for Wood Flooring – Annual Sales Figures in Million Square Feet for Years 2001 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-56

$150

5b. REST OF ASIA PACIFIC.....III-57

$225

A. Market Analysis.....III-57

Outlook.....III-57

Overview of Select Regional Markets.....III-57

Australia.....III-57

Korea.....III-57

$75

Key Player.....III-58

$75

B. Market Analytics.....III-59

Table 40: Rest of Asia Pacific Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Wood Flooring – Annual Sales Figures in Million Square Feet for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-59

Table 41: Rest of Asia Pacific Historic Review for Wood Flooring – Annual Sales Figures in Million Square Feet for Years 2001 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-59

$150

6. REST OF WORLD.....III-60

$300

A. Market Analysis.....III-60

Outlook.....III-60

Select Regional Market.....III-60

Turkey.....III-60

Strategic Corporate Developments.....III-60

$75

B. Market Analytics.....III-61

Table 42: Rest of World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Wood Flooring - Annual Sales Figures in Million Square Feet for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-61

$150

Table 43: Rest of World Historic Review for Wood Flooring –Annual Sales Figures in Million Square Feet for Years 2001 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-62

$150

IV. COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

173

$995

Total Companies Profiled: 105 (including Divisions/Subsidiaries - 112)
Region/Country                 Players

The United States                  64   
Canada                             15
Europe                             19
     France                         1
     Germany                        3
     The United Kingdom             2
     Rest of Europe                13
Asia-Pacific (Excluding Japan)     12
Latin America                       2

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