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Abrasives

Published: Nov. 1, 2010 - 308 Pages

INTRODUCTION
I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
II. MARKET ENVIRONMENT
General
Macroeconomic Trends
Consumer Spending
Manufacturing Trends
Nonresidential Fixed Investment
Historical Market Trends
Pricing Trends
Abrasive Properties
Technology & Material Developments: Chemical Mechanical Planarization Materials; Nanoscale Abrasives; Sol-Gel Abrasives; Structured Coated Abrasives; New Abrasive Materials
International Environment: World Supply & Demand; Trends in US Foreign Trade
III. RAW MATERIALS
General
Manufactured Abrasive Minerals: Alumina-Based Materials; Specialty Silicas; Superabrasives; Silicon Carbide; Other
Natural Abrasive Minerals: Silica Sand; Garnet; Natural Diamond; Pumice; Other; Metallic Abrasive Materials
IV. PRODUCTS
General
Nonmetallic Abrasives: Coated Abrasives; Bonded Abrasives; Loose Abrasive Grains & Powders
Metallic Abrasives: Steel Wool & Scouring Pads; Steel & Iron Grit & Shot; Other
V. MARKETS
General
Durable Goods Manufacturing Markets: Machinery; Electrical & Electronic Products; Fabricated Metals; Nonmetallic Mineral Products; Motor Vehicles; Primary Metals; Furniture & Wood Products; Aerospace & Other Transportation Equipment; Other Durable Goods Manufacturing Markets
Cleaning & Maintenance Markets: Consumer; Commercial; Government
Other Abrasives Markets: Cosmetics & Toiletries; Construction; Resource Extraction & Other Markets
VI. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
General
Industry Participants
Industry Concentration & Market Share: 3M; Saint-Gobain; Others
Competitive Factors: Manufacturing Considerations; Marketing Strategies; Distribution Strategies; Research & Development Activity; Cooperative Agreements; Other Competitive Factors
Acquisitions & Divestitures
Company Profiles: Abrasive Technology Incorporated; Ali Industries Incorporated; Almatis GmbH; Armaly Brands Company; Black & Decker, see Stanley Black & Decker; Bosch (Robert) GmbH; C-E Minerals, see Imerys; Cabot Microelectronics Corporation; Church & Dwight Company Incorporated; CITCO Products, see Fives Group; Clorox Company; Continental Commercial Products, see Katy Industries; Diamond Innovations, see Sandvik; Disco, see Katy Industries; Dow Chemical Company; DuPont (EI) de Nemours; Engineered Surface Finishes, see Cabot Microelectronics; Ervin Industries Incorporated; Fairmount Minerals Limited; Fives Group; Gardner Abrasives, see Fives Group; Gemtex, see Katy Industries; Glit/Microtron, see Katy Industries; Global Material Technologies Incorporated; Harsco Corporation; Henkel AG & Company KGaA; Hermes Schleifmittel GmbH & Company KG; Husqvarna AB; Imerys SA; JacksonLea, see Jason; Jason Incorporated; Katy Industries Incorporated; Klingspor AG; Osborn International, see Jason; Radiac Abrasives, see TYROLIT Schleifmittelwerke Swarovski; Reed Minerals, see Harsco; Rohm and Haas, see Dow Chemical; Saint-Gobain; Sandvik AB; Sealeze, see Jason; sia Abrasives, see Bosch (Robert); Standard Abrasives, see 3M; Stanley Black & Decker Incorporated; Sunnen Products Company; 3M Company; Treibacher Schleifmittel North America, see Imerys; TYROLIT Schleifmittelwerke Swarovski KG; United Abrasives Incorporated; Vereinigte Schmirgel-und Maschinen-Fabriken AG; Vermont American, see Bosch (Robert); VSM Abrasives, see Vereinigte Schmirgel-und Maschinen Fabriken; Washington Mills North Grafton Incorporated; Wheelabrator Allevard Group
Other Companies Mentioned in the Study
LIST OF TABLES
SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Summary Table
SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT: 1 Macroeconomic Indicators; 2 Personal Consumption Expenditures; 3 Manufacturers’ Shipments; 4 Nonresidential Fixed Investment; 5 Abrasives Market, 1999-2009; 6 Abrasives Pricing Deflators; 7 Hardness of Selected Abrasives; 8 World Abrasives Demand; 9 Abrasives Foreign Trade; 10 US Abrasives Imports by Source, 1999-2009; 11 US Abrasives Exports by Destination, 1999-2009
SECTION III -- RAW MATERIALS: 1 Abrasives Raw Material Demand by Type; 2 Manufactured Abrasive Mineral Demand by Type; 3 Alumina-Based Abrasives Material Demand; 4 Specialty Silicas Abrasives Demand; 5 Superabrasives Demand by Type; 6 Manufactured Diamond Abrasives Demand; 7 Cubic Boron Nitride Abrasives Demand; 8 Silicon Carbide Abrasives Demand; 9 Other Manufactured Abrasive Mineral Demand; 10 Natural Abrasive Mineral Demand by Type; 11 Silica Sand Abrasives Demand; 12 Garnet Abrasives Demand; 13 Natural Diamond Abrasives Demand; 14 Pumice Abrasives Demand; 15 Other Natural Abrasive Mineral Demand; 16 Metallic Abrasive Material Demand
SECTION IV -- PRODUCTS: 1 Abrasives Supply & Demand; 2 Nonmetallic Abrasives Supply & Demand; 3 Coated Abrasives Supply & Demand; 4 Coated Abrasives Shipments by Form; 5 Coated Abrasives Shipments by Backing Material; 6 Cloth Coated Abrasives Supply & Demand; 7 Paper Coated Abrasives Supply & Demand; 8 Combination & Other Coated Abrasives Supply & Demand; 9 Bonded Abrasives Supply & Demand; 10 Bonded Abrasives Shipments by Type & Form; 11 Bonded Abrasives Shipments by Bonding Material; 12 Resinoid Bonded Abrasives Supply & Demand; 13 Vitreous Bonded Abrasives Supply & Demand; 14 Other Bonded Abrasives Supply & Demand; 15 Loose Abrasives Supply & Demand; 16 Loose Abrasives Shipments by Type; 17 Manufactured Loose Abrasives Shipments; 18 Natural Loose Abrasives Shipments; 19 Metallic Abrasives Supply & Demand; 20 Steel Wool & Scouring Pad Supply & Demand; 21 Steel & Iron Grit & Shot Supply & Demand; 22 Other Metallic Abrasives Supply & Demand
SECTION V -- MARKETS: 1 Abrasives Demand by Market; 2 Durable Goods Manufacturing Abrasives Demand; 3 Machinery Shipments; 4 Machinery Abrasives Demand; 5 Electrical & Electronic Product Shipments; 6 Electrical & Electronic Product Abrasives Demand; 7 Fabricated Metal Shipments; 8 Fabricated Metal Abrasives Demand; 9 Nonmetallic Mineral Product Shipments; 10 Nonmetallic Mineral Product Abrasives Demand; 11 Motor Vehicle Indicators; 12 Motor Vehicle Abrasives Demand; 13 Primary Metal Shipments; 14 Primary Metal Abrasives Demand; 15 Furniture & Wood Product Shipments; 16 Furniture & Wood Product Abrasives Demand; 17 Aerospace & Other Transportation Equipment Shipments; 18 Aerospace & Other Transportation Equipment Abrasives Demand; 19 Other Durable Goods Manufacturing Abrasives Demand; 20 Cleaning & Maintenance Abrasives Demand; 21 Consumer Cleaning & Maintenance Abrasives Demand; 22 Commercial Cleaning & Maintenance Abrasives Demand; 23 Government Cleaning & Maintenance Abrasives Demand; 24 Other Abrasives Markets; 25 Cosmetic & Toiletry Shipments; 26 Cosmetic & Toiletry Abrasives Demand; 27 Construction Expenditures; 28 Construction Abrasives Demand; 29 Abrasives Demand in Resource Extraction & Other Markets
SECTION VI -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE: 1 US Revenue Data: Selected Abrasives & Raw Material Manufacturers, 2009; 2 Selected Cooperative Agreements; 3 Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures
LIST OF CHARTS
SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT: 1 Abrasives Market, 2000-2009; 2 Abrasives Pricing Deflators; 3 US Abrasives Imports by Source, 2009; 4 US Abrasives Exports by Destination, 2009
SECTION III -- RAW MATERIALS: 1 Abrasives Raw Material Demand by Type, 1999-2019; 2 Manufactured Abrasive Mineral Demand by Type, 2009: Value versus Volume; 3 Natural Abrasive Mineral Demand by Type, 2009: Value versus Volume
SECTION IV -- PRODUCTS: 1 Nonmetallic Abrasives Demand by Type, 2009; 2 Metallic Abrasives Demand, 2009
SECTION V -- MARKETS: 1 Durable Goods Manufacturing Abrasives Demand, 2009; 2 Cleaning & Maintenance Abrasives Demand, 2009; 3 Other Abrasives Markets, 2009
SECTION VI -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE: 1 US Abrasives Market Share by Company, 2009

Abstract

US demand to grow over 4% annually through 2014
Demand for abrasives in the US is forecast to increase 4.2 percent per annum through 2014 to $5.7 billion, with raw material demand reaching $1.2 billion. Gains will be driven by a rebound in durable goods manufacturing activity as the economy recovers from the sharp slowdown of the 2004-2009 period. However, an expected moderation in abrasives prices through 2014 will hold back value gains to some extent.

Durable goods manufacturing to remain dominant
Durable goods manufacturing markets will continue to comprise the majority of abrasives demand in 2014, accounting for 74 percent of the total. Although many of these markets will log solid gains, the motor vehicle, primary metals and machinery markets will offer excellent prospects for abrasives. For example, motor vehicle production is expected to post double-digit gains through 2014, which will drive demand for a range of abrasives used in automotive manufacturing processes. Abrasives demand in cleaning and maintenance markets will be much slower than in the durable goods sector, although increased government spending will benefit sales. Healthy gains are expected for abrasives in other markets, particularly construction.

Nonmetallic abrasives -- e.g., coated and bonded abrasives, and loose grains and powders -- are forecast to outperform metallic abrasives through 2014. Demand for nonmetallic abrasives will be supported by strong increases in the use of loose abrasive grains, as well as by a continuing shift in the product mix toward higher-value products such as garnet and manufactured diamond. Coated abrasives will log solid increases, aided by growing use of more costly but better-performing abrasive grains. Demand for metallic abrasives such as steel wool pads will continue to decline through 2014 as a result of heightened competition from nonwoven and other nonmetallic abrasive products, especially in consumer cleaning applications.

Manufactured minerals to lead raw materials demand
Increases in abrasive raw material demand will be led by manufactured minerals, as superabrasives such as manufactured diamond and cubic boron nitride continue to be used extensively based on their hardness and superior performance characteristics. These materials offer increased productivity and improved operating efficiency. Demand for natural minerals used in abrasive applications is expected to post slower gains, limited by competition from betterperforming manufactured alternatives.

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