Category: Materials & Chemicals
Materials & Chemicals market research reports by Freedonia Group
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Specialty Surfactants
Specialty Surfactants Growth in the US specialty surfactants market will total 2.0% annually through 2020, reaching 4.2 billion pounds. Gains will be driven by increasing expenditures in industrial markets like Cement & Asphalt, Paint & Coatings, and Oil & Gas. Product mix in all major markets wil ... Read More
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Commercial Windows & Doors
Commercial Windows & Doors US sales of windows and doors in the commercial market will expand 4.5 percent per annum through 2020 to $10.3 billion. Advances in office, retail, and lodging, and institutional construction markets will spur demand. Metal Will Continue to Dominate Among the materials us ... Read More
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World Flat Glass
World Flat Glass Global demand for flat glass is projected to rise 5.0 percent per through 2020. This will be somewhat slower than the growth posted between 2010 and 2015, as demand decelerates in China, the largest national flat glass market. However, China is expected to continue to be among the ... Read More
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High Performance Composites
High Performance Composites Growth in the high performance composites market will total 5.3 percent annually through 2020 in value terms. Gains will be propelled by demand from the automotive and wind energy segments. The aerospace market, which drove much of the industry’s growth over the last de ... Read More
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Residential Windows & Doors
Residential Windows & Doors Window and door demand in residential applications in the US is projected to reach $25.6 billion in 2020 on six percent yearly advances. The ongoing recovery in new housing construction will drive demand. Consumer efforts to improve the appearance and energy efficie ... Read More
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World Insulation
World Insulation World demand for insulation is forecast to grow nearly four percent per year through 2020, according to Freedonia analysts. Strong growth is expected in developing countries, especially in China. Rebounding construction expenditures will drive insulation demand growth in high inco ... Read More
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Solvents
Solvents Growth in the US solvents market will total 1.1% annually through 2020, reaching 9.6 billion pounds. Gains will be driven by improvements in the economy and rising construction and manufacturing expenditures. Solvents considered ‘green’ for being eco-friendly and derived from renewable re ... Read More
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World Rubber Processing Chemicals
World Rubber Processing Chemicals Growth in the world rubber processing chemicals market will average 4.4% annually through 2020 in volume terms, reaching over 1.5 million metric tons. Advances will be driven by increasing consumption of rubber, especially in developing markets in Asia. Growing po ... Read More
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Industrial & Institutional (I&I) Cleaning Chemicals
Industrial & Institutional Cleaning Chemicals Growth in the US market for industrial and institutional cleaning chemicals will total 2.3% annually through 2020, reaching $11.7 billion in 2020. Advances will be driven by growth in commercial establishments. The market value will benefit from widenin ... Read More
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World Abrasives
World Abrasives Growth in the world abrasives market will total 4.4% annually through 2020 in value terms. Advances will be driven by heightened manufacturing activity in India, China, and other industrializing countries of the Asia/Pacific region. In addition, gains will be aided by increased dem ... Read More
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Plastic Foams
Plastic Foams Growth in the US plastic foams market will total 2.3% annually through 2020 in volume terms. Gains will be fueled by strong growth in construction spending, benefiting applications such as building insulation. The rising popularity of foam mattresses over traditional innerspring prod ... Read More
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World Paint & Coatings
World Paint & Coatings Growth in world demand for paint and coatings will total 3.7% annually in volume terms through 2020. Gains will be driven by robust economic expansion in developing countries where building construction activity and manufacturing output are advancing at strong rates. Val ... Read More
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Wood‐Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber
Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber According to Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber, a new study from The Freedonia Group, decking will remain the leading application for WPC andplastic lumber going forward. Not only will homeownerscontinue to install decks to create outdoor entertainment a ... Read More
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Natural Polymers
Natural Polymers Growth in the US natural polymers market will total 3.2 percent annually through 2020 in value terms. Gains will be fueled by demand for natural ingredients in the large food and beverage segment. Guar gum will see a substantial slowdown due to the downturn in the hydraulic fractu ... Read More
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Wood & Competitive Decking
Wood & Competitive Decking Decking demand in the US is expected to rise nearly two percent per year through 2020 in volume terms, according to Freedonia analysts. Rising personal incomes will drive gains as homeowners are better able to undertake residential improvement and repair projects. The in ... Read More
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Coated Fabrics
Coated Fabrics The US coated fabrics market will reach 650 million square yards in 2020, growing at a 2.1% per year pace. Increases in manufacturing output of industrial and consumer goods that have the potential to use artificial leather and other coated fabrics will support gains in product deman ... Read More
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World Roofing
World Roofing World demand for roofing materials will reach 13.8 billion square meters, advancing 2.9 annually. Gains will be fueled by advances in residential building construction activity across many regions. Interest in durable and environmentally sustainable products will also support growth. ... Read More
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Corrosion Inhibitors
Corrosion Inhibitors Growth in the US corrosion inhibitors market will average 2.8% annually through 2020, with demand exceeding $2.8 billion. Growth will be supported by rising manufacturing output and chemical industry capacity expansion in the US. Other key factors influencing the market will b ... Read More
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World Activated Carbon
World Activated Carbon Growth in the world activated carbon market will total 6.0% annually through 2020, reaching 1.9 million metric tons. Gains will be driven by worldwide increases in investments in industrial air purification, as mercury emissions reduction becomes a priority for industrial and ... Read More
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World Graphene
World Graphene The world market for graphene is expected to reach over $2 billion by 2035, following the commercialization of high-tech graphene-based products such as supercapacitors and high-frequency transistors. In the near term, the global graphene market is expected to increase more than sixf ... Read More
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Lubricants
Lubricants The US lubricants market will grow under one percent annually through 2020, reaching 2.4 billion gallons with a market valuation of $23.5 billion. Gains will be driven by rising levels of manufacturing output. Volume growth, however, will be limited by improvements in lubricant technolog ... Read More
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Medical & Dental Adhesives & Sealants
Medical & Dental Adhesives & Sealants Growth in the US medical & dental adhesives & sealants market will total 5.1% annually through 2019 in value terms. Gains will be fueled by the rising use of tissue sealants and hemostats over alternative wound closure technologies. Recent FDA approvals of com ... Read More
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Decorative Tile
Decorative Tile Decorative tile demand in the US is expected to grow over three percent per year through 2020, according to Freedonia analysts. Rising building construction spending and interest in bathroom and kitchen renovation projects will contribute to demand growth. 6 Materials Discussed in D ... Read More
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Silicones
Silicones Growth in the US silicones market will total 4.5% annually through 2020 in value terms. Advances will be driven by increasing penetration and strong fundamentals in markets such as construction and medical products. Rising fuel economy standards will also boost demand in motor vehicles. ... Read More
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World Construction Aggregates
World Construction Aggregates Growth in the world construction aggregates market will total 5.2% annually through 2019 in volume terms. Gains will be driven by solid increases in construction spending worldwide. In particular, rising levels of infrastructure spending in developing countries will b ... Read More
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