NEW YORK, 22 December 2011 — Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: World Geosynthetics Market.
World demand to rise 8.3% annually through 2015
Worldwide demand for geosynthetics is projected to increase 8.3 percent annually to 4.5 billion square meters in 2015. This growth rate is an acceleration from the gains of the 2005-2010 period, reflecting in part the reduced 2010 bases of the developed countries. Advances are being driven by the increasing market penetration and large-scale construction plans in place in many developing countries.
Asia/Pacific region to surpass North America as largest market
In 2010, North America was the largest regional market, accounting for 31 percent of global sales. The US is the world’s largest individual country market, with one-quarter of total sales. Growth in North America benefits from the massive size of its construction sector, which is expected to rebound through 2015 from a low 2010 base, as well as the need to maintain its large transportation infrastructure. Gains are also aided by the region’s building codes and environmental protection regulations. The Asia/Pacific region was only slightly smaller, accounting for 30 percent of global geosynthetics sales in 2010. However, this region is projected to achieve the fastest growth rate through 2015, primarily driven by China, which is expected to account for nearly half of new global demand generated between 2010 and 2015. China’s gains are primarily due to amount of available land, its ongoing development of large-scale infrastructure projects, and the need for erosion control. India is also expected to post double-digit annual growth through the forecast period, with sales nearly doubling by 2015, albeit from a much smaller base. In many of the least developed countries, however, growth for geosynthetics will be more limited, due to lack of adequate funding, a lack of regulations that require their use, and the presence of lower-cost alternatives. Western Europe and Japan are fairly comparable to the US in terms of the level of maturity of their respective geosynthetics markets, as well as the type of regulatory environment. Both of these areas are expected to rebound from reduced 2010 bases, benefiting from improved construction activity and high level of concern for environmental protection. Gains in these areas are forecast to be the slowest among all regions through 2015, indicative of Western Europe and Japan’s relative maturity. However, the affluence of these countries allows them to use advanced geosynthetic technologies despite their larger upfront costs.
Key construction market to register fastest gains
In 2010, the construction market accounted for the largest share of geosynthetics sales with 34 percent. It will also register the fastest gains through 2015, albeit from a reduced 2010 base, as construction activity improves. This market benefits from factors such as the passage of environmental regulations, including those regarding sedimentary runoff from construction sites, as well as the increasing need for erosion control and other practices to protect against soil loss in a growing number of countries. Transportation infrastructure, the second largest market in 2010 (28 percent), is expected to post above-average gains through 2015 aided by the increasing use of geosynthetics in these projects, and the ongoing extension of paved roads and railways. The landfill market is another key area for geosynthetics as a growing number of countries adopt modern landfill designs and operations.
Study coverage
This new industry study presents historical demand data (2000, 2005 and 2010) plus forecasts for 2015 and 2020 by type, market and for 19 countries. The study also considers key market environment factors, evaluates company market share and profiles 38 industry competitors.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
II. MARKET ENVIRONMENT
General 4
World Economic Overview 5
Recent Historical Trends 5
World Economic Outlook 7
World Fixed Investment 11
World Demographic Outlook 12
World Construction Activity 14
Nonbuilding Construction 16
Nonresidential Building Construction 18
Residential Building Construction 20
World Paved Roadway Outlook 22
World Agricultural Outlook 24
Pricing 26
Environmental & Regulatory Issues 27
III. OVERVIEW
General 32
Demand by Region 32
Demand by Type 36
Geotextiles 39
Geomembranes 44
Geogrids 48
Geonets 52
Other Geosynthetics 55
Geosynthetic Clay Liners 57
Preformed Geocomposites 59
Geocells 60
Geofoams 61
All Other Geosynthetics 62
Markets 63
Construction 65
Transportation Infrastructure 70
Landfills 75
Liquid Containment 80
Other Markets 84
Production & Trade 87
IV. NORTH AMERICA
General 89
Demand by Type & Market 91
United States 94
Canada 104
Mexico 112
V. WESTERN EUROPE
General 120
Demand by Type & Market 122
France 125
Germany 132
Italy 139
Netherlands 146
Spain 152
United Kingdom 159
Other Western Europe 167
VI. ASIA/PACIFIC
General 175
Demand by Type & Market 177
Australia 180
China 187
India 198
Japan 208
South Korea 215
Taiwan 223
Other Asia/Pacific 230
VII. OTHER REGIONS
Central & South America 239
Demand by Type & Market 241
Brazil 243
Other Central & South America 250
Eastern Europe 257
Demand by Type & Market 258
Poland 261
Russia 267
Other Eastern Europe 275
Africa/Mideast 283
Demand by Type & Market 285
Turkey 287
Other Africa/Mideast 294
VIII. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
General 302
Industry Composition 303
Market Share 306
Competitive Strategies 311
Research & Development 315
Distribution 316
Mergers & Acquisitions 317
Cooperative Agreements 320
Company Profiles 324
ADS Incorporated 325
AMCOL International Corporation 327
Anglo-Danish Fibre Industries, see Low & Bonar
Asahi Kasei Corporation 330
Ashimori Industry Company Limited 332
Beaulieu International Group NV 333
Boddingtons, see Fiberweb
Colbond, see Low & Bonar
Colloid Environmental Technologies, see AMCOL International
CONTECH Construction Products Incorporated 334
Cooley Group Holdings 337
Don & Low, see Thrace Plastics
Dow Chemical Company 339
Fibertex Nonwovens A/S 341
Fiberweb plc 343
Freudenberg & Company KG 347
Garware-Wall Ropes Limited 349
Geo-Tipptex Ipari es Kereskedelmi kft, see Low & Bonar
GSE Holding Incorporated 351
Hanes Geo Components, see Leggett & Platt
HUESKER Synthetic GmbH 355
Huikwang Corporation 357
HUITEX Geosynthetics, see Huikwang
Intermas Nets SA 359
JUTA as 360
Kuraray Company Limited 362
Kusumgar Corporates 364
Leggett & Plat
t Incorporated 365
Low & Bonar plc 367
Lumite, see Thrace Plastics
Maeda Kosen Company Limited 371
NAUE GmbH & Company KG 372
Officine Maccaferri, see S.E.C.I.
Okasan Livic Company Limited 374
OOO Plastic Geosynthetics, see SIBUR Holding CJSC
Orton JSC, see SIBUR Holding CJSC
Poly-America LP 375
Poly-Flex, see Poly-America
Propex Operating Company LLC 376
Raven Industries Incorporated 379
Royal Ten Cate NV 381
Saint-Gobain 386
Samyang Corporation 388
S.E.C.I. SpA 390
Shandong Hongxiang Chemical Fiber Group Company 395
Shandong Taifeng Geosynthetics Company Limited 396
SIBUR Holding CJSC 398
Solmax-Texel Geosynthetics, see ADS
Synthetic Packaging, see Thrace Plastics
Taiyo Kogyo Corporation 400
TENAX International BV 401
Terram, see Fiberweb
Texel, see ADS
Tharreau Industries, see Fibertex Nonwovens A/S
Thrace Plastics Company SA 404
Trelleborg AB 407
Other Companies Mentioned in Study 408
LIST OF TABLES
SECTION I — EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Summary Table 3
SECTION II — MARKET ENVIRONMENT
World Gross Domestic Product by Region 102
World Gross Fixed Capital Formation by Region 123
World Population by Region 144
World Construction Expenditures by Region & Sector 165
World Nonbuilding Construction Expenditures by Region 186
World Nonresidential Building Expenditures by Region 197
World Residential Building Expenditures by Region 218
World Paved Roads by Region 249
World Agricultural Value Added by Region 26
SECTION III — OVERVIEW
World Geosynthetics Demand by Region 352
World Geosynthetics Demand by Type 383
World Geotextile Demand by Region 434
World Geomembrane Demand by Region 475
World Geogrid Demand by Region 516
World Geonet Demand by Region 547
World Other Geosynthetics Demand by Region 578
World Geosynthetics Demand by Market 649
World Construction Market for Geosynthetics by Region 6910
World Transportation Infrastructure Market for Geosyntheticsby Region 7411
World Landfill Market for Geosynthetics by Region 7912
World Liquid Containment Market for Geosynthetics by Region 8313
World Other Markets for Geosynthetics by Region 87
SECTION IV — NORTH AMERICA
North America: Market Environment for Geosynthetics 902
North America: Geosynthetics Demand by Type & Market 933
United States: Market Environment for Geosynthetics 964
United States: Geosynthetics Demand by Type 1005
United States: Geosynthetics Demand by Market 1036
Canada: Market Environment for Geosynthetics 1067
Canada: Geosynethetics Demand by Type 1088
Canada: Geosynthetics Demand by Market 1109
Mexico: Market Environment for Geosynthetics 11410
Mexico: Geosynthetics Demand by Type 11611
Mexico: Geosynthetics Demand by Market 118
SECTION V — WESTERN EUROPE
Western Europe: Market Environment for Geosynthetics 1212
Western Europe: Geosynthetics Demand by Type & Market 1243
France: Market Environment for Geosynthetics 1274
France: Geosynthetics Demand by Type 1295
France: Geosynthetics Demand by Market 1316
Germany: Market Environment for Geosynthetics 1347
Germany: Geosynthetics Demand by Type 1368
Germany: Geosynthetics Demand by Market 1389
Italy: Market Environment for Geosynthetics 14110
Italy: Geosynthetics Demand by Type 14211
Italy: Geosynthetics Demand by Market 14412
Netherlands: Market Environment for Geosynthetics 14713
Netherlands: Geosynthetics Demand by Type 14914
Netherlands: Geosynthetics Demand by Market 15115
Spain: Market Environment for Geosynthetics 15416
Spain: Geosynthetics Demand by Type 15617
Spain: Geosynthetics Demand by Market 15818
United Kingdom: Market Environment for Geosynthetics 16119
United Kingdom: Geosynthetics Demand by Type 16320
United Kingdom: Geosynthetics Demand by Market 16521
Other Western Europe: Market Environment for Geosynthetics 16822
Other Western Europe: Geosynthetics Demand by Type 17023
Other Western Europe: Geosynthetics Demand by Market 17224
Other Western Europe: Geosynthetics Demand by Country 174
SECTION VI — ASIA/PACIFIC
Asia/Pacific: Market Environment for Geosynthetics 1772
Asia/Pacific: Geosynthetics Demand by Type & Market 1793
Australia: Market Environment for Geosynthetics 1824
Australia: Geosynthetics Demand by Type 1845
Australia: Geosynthetics Demand by Market 1866
China: Market Environment for Geosynthetics 1907
China: Geosynthetics Demand by Type 1938
China: Geosynthetics Demand by Market 1969
India: Market Environment for Geosynthetics 20010
India: Geosynthetics Demand by Type 20311
India: Geosynthetics Demand by Market 20612
Japan: Market Environment for Geosynthetics 21013
Japan: Geosynthetics Demand by Type 21214
Japan: Geosynthetics Demand by Market 21415
South Korea: Market Environment for Geosynthetics 21716
South Korea: Geosynthetics Demand by Type 21917
South Korea: Geosynthetics Demand by Market 22218
Taiwan: Market Environment for Geosynthetics 22519
Taiwan: Geosynthetics Demand by Type 22720
Taiwan: Geosynthetics Demand by Market 22921
Other Asia/Pacific: Market Environment for Geosynthetics 23122
Other Asia/Pacific: Geosynthetics Demand by Type 23423
Other Asia/Pacific: Geosynthetics Demand by Market 237
SECTION VII — OTHER REGIONS
Central & South America: Market Environmentfor Geosynthetics 2412
Central & South America: Geosynthetics Demand by Type & Market 2433
Brazil: Market Environment for Geosynthetics 2454
Brazil: Geosynthetics Demand by Type 2475
Brazil: Geosynthetics Demand by Market 2496
Other Central & South America: Market Environmentfor Geosynthetics 2527
Other Central & South America: Geosynthetics Demandby Type 2548
Other Central & South America: Geosynthetics Demandby Market 2569
Eastern Europe: Market Environment for Geosynthetics 25810
Eastern Europe: Geosynthetics Demand by Type & Market 26011
Poland: Market Environment for Geosynthetics 26212
Poland: Geosynthetics Demand by Type 26413
Poland: Geosynthetics Demand by Market 26614
Russia: Market Environment for Geosynthetics 26915
Russia: Geosynthetics Demand by Type 27116
Russia: Geosynthetics Demand by Market 27417
Other Eastern Europe: Market Environment for Geosynthetics 27718
Other Eastern Europe: Geosynthetics Demand by Type 27919
Other Eastern Europe: Geosynthetics Demand by Market 28220
Africa/Mideast: Market Environment for Geosynthetics 28521
Africa/Mideast: Geosynthetics Demand by Type & Market 28722
Turkey: Market Environment for Geosynthetics 28923
Turkey: Geosynthetics Demand by Type 29124
Turkey: Geosynthetics Demand by Market 29325
Other Africa/Mideast: Market Environment for Geosynthetics 29526
Other Africa/Mideast: Geosynthetics Demand by Type 29727
Other Africa/Mideast: Geosynthetics Demand by Market 299
SECTION VIII — INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
World Geosynthetics Sales by Company, 2010 3042
Selected Acquisitions & Divestit
ures 3193
Selected Cooperative Agreements 322
LIST OF CHARTS
SECTION III — OVERVIEW
1 World Geosynthetics Demand by Region, 2000-2020 36
2 World Geosynthetics Demand by Type, 2010 39
3 World Synthetic & Natural Geotextiles Demand, 2000-2020 44
4 World Geomembrane Demand by Region, 2010 48
5 World Geogrid Demand by Region, 2010 52
6 World Geonet Demand by Region, 2010 55
7 World Geosynthetics Demand by Market, 2000-2020 65
8 World Construction Market for Geosynthetics by Region, 2010 70
9 World Transportation Infrastructure Market for Geosynthetics by Region, 2010 75
10 World Landfill Market for Geosynthetics by Region, 2010 80
11 World Liquid Containment Market for Geosynthetics by Region, 2010 84
SECTION IV — NORTH AMERICA
North America: Geosynthetics Demand by Country, 2010 94
SECTION V — WESTERN EUROPE
Western Europe: Geosynthetics Demand by Country, 2010 125
SECTION VI — ASIA/PACIFIC
Asia/Pacific: Geosynthetics Demand by Country, 2010 180
SECTION VIII — INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
World Geosynthetics Market Share, 2010 307
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