Mar 1 2011
Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: US Molding & Trim Market.
US demand to approach $10 billion in 2014
US demand for molding and trim is forecast to approach $10 billion in 2014 on annual increases in excess of ten percent. A rebound in new residential construction expenditures from their depressed 2009 level will fuel gains in demand. As the housing market contracted from 2006 through 2009, molding and trim demand suffered a steep decline. The new residential market, which normally accounts for about two-fifths of overall demand for molding and trim, saw its share drop by nearly 50 percent. Even though the recovery in housing completions will still fall short of the 2004 level, new residential demand for molding and trim will manage to regain its usual share. While other markets for molding and trim will see growth through 2014, advances will be much less spectacular than those for new residential building. The nonresidential building market, which managed modest growth over the 2004-2009 period, will accelerate through 2014 as construction activity in the office and commercial segment recovers from weakness triggered by the US recession.
Exterior trim value gains to outpace interior molding
Interior molding accounts for the largest share of molding and trim demand. Because interior molding is widely used in all major types of housing, demand for these products will receive a major boost from the anticipated rebound in new residential construction. Value gains, however, will be slightly faster for exterior trim, aided in part by demand for higher-priced, more durable materials such as plastic.
Plastic products to surpass metal as second largest type
Despite competition from plastics and wood-plastic composites, wood will remain the leading material for molding and trim. The recovery in residential building construction will support gains for wood products. Also boosting value will be slightly faster price growth for wood than for plastics and metal. By 2014, plastic is forecast to surpass metal as the second leading material for molding and trim. Demand for plastic products will benefit from the new residential rebound, especially for exterior trim. Plastic products perform better than wood against exposure to the elements, thus making plastic an ideal choice for exterior molding and trim products. Further, improvements in the aesthetic beauty of plastic have made high-end plastic molding almost indistinguishable to the untrained eye from wood molding.
Study coverage
Details on these and other findings are contained in Molding & Trim. It presents historical demand data (1999, 2004 and 2009) plus forecasts for 2014 and 2019 by material, product and market. The study also considers market environment factors, evaluates company market share and profiles selected US suppliers of molding and trim to the US market, including Builders FirstSource, Headwaters (Tapco), Sierra Pacific and Woodgrain Millwork.
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