Category: Manufacturing & Construction
Manufacturing & Construction market research reports by Freedonia Group
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US Paper Foodservice Packaging & Serviceware
US Paper Foodservice Packaging & Serviceware Demand for paper and paperboard single-use foodservice products is forecast to grow 3.3% annually to $16.0 billion in 2027. Demand in unit terms will grow as sustainability concerns increase, leading restaurants to move away from materials such as convent ... Read More
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US Coffee & Snack Shops Disposable Packaging & Serviceware
US Coffee & Snack Shops Disposable Packaging & Serviceware Demand for single-use products in the coffee and snack shop market is forecast to grow 4.3% annually to $3.0 billion in 2027, with growth coming from both increasing demand in units as well as higher prices: Individual product prices will gr ... Read More
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US Hand Tools
US Hand Tools Demand for hand tools is expected to grow less than 1.0% per year to $6.8 billion in 2027, as unit sales decline and price growth moderates. The market for these products grew substantially in 2021 as pandemic-related trends supported strong gains in both the consumer and professional ... Read More
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US Sustainability in Packaging
Sustainability in Packaging Ongoing sustainability efforts continue to significantly impact the US packaging industry. Driven – at least in part – by public pressure, packaging producers and end users are increasingly concerned about the environmental effects of their products. This has sparked a va ... Read More
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Global Construction Machinery
Global Construction Machinery Global demand for construction machinery is forecast to expand 6.1% annually to $317 billion in 2027. Gains will be driven by a significant improvement in sales in China – the world’s largest construction machinery market – following a sharp, pandemic-related decline in ... Read More
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US Power Lawn & Garden Equipment
US Power Lawn & Garden Equipment Demand for power lawn and garden equipment is expected to grow less than 1.0% per year through 2027, reaching $15.8 billion. Gains in market value will be restrained by a decline in unit demand following the pandemic-related surge in power lawn and garden equipme ... Read More
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Global Nonresidential Insulation
Global Nonresidential Insulation Global demand for nonresidential insulation is forecast to increase 3.6% per year to 10.8 billion square meters of R-1 value in 2026, driven by: growing manufacturing activity and rising income levels spurring gains in the construction of factories, retail buildings, ... Read More
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Global Foamed Plastic Insulation
Global Foamed Plastic Insulation Through 2026, global demand for foamed plastic insulation is forecast to increase 3.3% per year to 9.7 million metric tons, valued at $29.1 billion. Gains will primarily be driven by: increasing nonresidential building construction, notably in the Asia/Pacific region ... Read More
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Global Countertops
Global Countertops Global demand for countertops is forecast to increase an average of 4.3% per year to 711 million square meters in 2027, valued at $54.6 billion. Market advances will be supported by rising installations of countertops in both residential and nonresidential applications, as counter ... Read More
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US Air & Water Barriers
US Air & Water Barriers US demand for air and water barriers is forecast to decline at an annual average rate of 1.5% to $8.6 billion in 2027, the result of prices for these products moderating significantly from their 2022 peak. Real demand in the near term will be restrained by the significant ... Read More
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Global Roofing
Global Roofing Global demand for roofing products is forecast to increase 2.1% per year to 15.6 billion square meters in 2027, driven by: significant growth in building construction activity in the Asia/Pacific and Africa/Mideast regions homeowners and building owners preemptively replacing their ro ... Read More
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Global Power Tools
Global Power Tools Global demand for power tools is forecast to increase 2.5% per year to $48.0 billion in 2027, a deceleration from the previous period when a pandemic-influenced surge in sales in 2020 and 2021 drove growth. Gains will be supported by increased construction and durable goods manufa ... Read More
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US Metal Roofing
US Metal Roofing US demand for metal roofing is forecast to grow at an annual average rate of 0.7% to 38.07 million squares in 2026. Gains will be restrained by the high levels of metal roofing demand in 2020 and 2021 that were attributable to increased housing construction and home renovations and ... Read More
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Global Protective Packaging
Global Protective Packaging Global demand for protective packaging is forecast to increase 4.0% annually to $40.4 billion in 2027. Gains will be driven by double-digit growth in e-commerce sales, in addition to rising production of durable goods and protective packaging-intensive nondurable goods, s ... Read More
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US Low-Slope Roofing
US Low-Slope Roofing US demand for low-slope roofing is forecast to decline nearly 1.0% per year from a high 2021 base to 78 million squares in 2026. Gains will be restrained by the elevated levels of reroofing activity in 2020 and 2021 that resulted from several severe weather events and building r ... Read More
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Global Corrugated Boxes
Global Corrugated Boxes Global demand for corrugated boxes is expected to rise 2.6% per year to 296 billion square meters in 2027, valued at $319 billion. Growth will be driven in part by a rapid rise in demand for e-commerce packaging as online purchases continue to rise globally. However, further ... Read More
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US Kitchen Cabinets
US Kitchen Cabinets Demand for kitchen cabinets in the US is forecast to rise 2.9% annually to $20.9 billion in 2026, a deceleration from the 2016-2021 period as new housing construction and home remodeling normalizes following exceedingly high levels in 2021, and prices for materials used in the co ... Read More
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US Residential Cabinets
US Residential Cabinets Demand for residential cabinets in the US is forecast to rise 2.9% annually to $23 billion in 2026, a deceleration from the 2016-2021 period as new housing construction and home remodeling normalizes following exceedingly high levels in 2021 and prices for materials used in t ... Read More
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US Packaging Bags
US Packaging Bags Demand for packaging bags in the US is projected to increase 2.4% per year to $9.9 billion in 2026. The inflationary pressures on raw material costs that drove prices upward in 2021 and 2022 are expected to recede somewhat in the coming years, which will slow growth in value terms. ... Read More
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US Packaging Wrap
US Packaging Wrap Demand for packaging wrap in the US is projected to increase 2.4% per year to $2.5 billion in 2026. The inflationary pressures on raw material costs that drove prices upward in 2021 and 2022 are expected to recede somewhat in the coming years, which will slow growth in value terms. ... Read More
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Global Housing
Global Housing Global construction of new housing is expected to increase 2.0% per year through 2026 to 60.4 million units. Gains will be supported by: increasing rural-to-urban migration and rising populations in the Asia/Pacific and Africa/Mideast regions, increasing demand for multifamily units i ... Read More
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Global Drums
Global Drums Global demand for drums is projected to increase 3.3% annually to $13.5 billion in 2026. As fairly well-established products, drum demand will be driven by the increasing output of the manufacturing markets in which they are most commonly used - chemicals and pharmaceuticals, which acco ... Read More
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Global Intermediate Bulk Containers (IBCs)
Global Intermediate Bulk Containers (IBCs) Global demand for intermediate bulk containers (IBCs) is projected to increase 4.2% per year to $11.0 billion in 2026, a faster rate than for bulk packaging as a whole during this period. As the world's manufacturing economies continue to develop, more user ... Read More
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Global Insulation
Global Insulation Global demand for insulation is forecast to rise 1.5% per year to $59.2 billion in 2026, with healthy increases in volume demand offset by falling prices. Prices for insulation products spiked in 2021 and 2022 because of supply chain issues and high raw material costs. These prices ... Read More
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US Cabinets
Cabinets Demand for cabinets in the US is forecast to rise 3.1% annually to $26.5 billion in 2026. Growth will be driven by increases in unit demand, as prices for lumber and associated wood materials (the most popular materials for cabinets) moderate significantly from inflation- and supply chain-r ... Read More
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