U.S. Demand for
Green Building
Materials to Reach
$86.6 Billion in 2017
Through 2017, a rebound in construction
activity will propel growth in green building materials demand 11 percent annually to $86.6 billion. In addition to the lift
supplied by general construction activity,
continuing consumer interest in environmentally friendly products will increase
the market share of most green building
materials relative to non-green alternatives.
Growth in residential construction will promote base demand for such products as carpeting, gypsum board, concrete, and metal
building products, while products that contribute to the earning of LEED certification
will see an additional boost in sales. These
and other trends are presented in “Green
Building Materials,” a new study from The
Freedonia Group, Inc., a Cleveland-based
industry market research firm.
Over the forecast period, builders and
architects will increasingly opt to earn high
levels of LEED certification by specifying
the use of materials that earn LEED points.
Residential HVAC systems, concrete made
with fly ash, and lumber harvested in a
sustainable manner can all contribute to
LEED certification, and all are forecast to
see above-average gains in demand.
Solar power products saw explosive
growth between 2002 and 2012, driven
by increasing installation of rooftop-based solar power modules connected to
electricity distribution systems. Going
forward, favorable tax incentives and
strong interest in the use of renewable
energy sources will promote demand for
LEED-eligible solar power products.
Green building products such as recycled concrete, ENERGY STAR-compliant
HVAC systems, and permeable pavement
are forecast to see substantial gains through
2017. Recycled concrete will see rising use,
as concrete made with fly ash and other
additives features superior performance
properties and is less costly than concrete
made solely from cement and aggregates.
Demand for green building systems will be
spurred by strong residential demand for
ENERGY STAR-compliant HVAC systems
that lower utility bills. Permeable pavement demand will be supported by interest
in reducing water runoff and minimizing
strains on older sewer and water systems.
Research and Markets: Global Paint
and Coatings Market Outlook and
Leading Supplier Strategies, Marketing
Tactics, and Technological Know-How
“Competitive Intelligence: Global
Paint and Coatings Market Outlook and
Leading Supplier Strategies, Marketing
Tactics, and Technological Know-How”
is a 142-page report that provides analy-
sis of the global paint and coatings mar-
ket outlook, as well as supplier strategies,
marketing tactics, and technological
know-how.
The report presents a worldwide stra-
tegic overview of the paint and coatings
market, including:
•Sales forecasts for major market
segments.
• Sales forecasts for key geographic regions: North America, Europe, Asia
Pacific, Latin America, Africa and
Mideast.
• In addition, the report reviews the major U.S. and international regulatory,
technological, economic, demographic, and social trends with potentially
significant impact on the paints and
coatings industry during the next five
years, including discussion of such
key issues as industry consolidation,
market globalization, environmental
regulations and others.
•The companies analyzed in this
report are: AkzoNobel, BASF,
DuPont, Henkel, Kansai Paint,
Nippon Paint, PPG, RPM, Sherwin-Williams, and Valspar.
U.S. Demand for Adhesives
and Sealants to Reach 9. 8
Billion Pounds in 2017
According to a new report from the
Freedonia Group, U.S. demand for adhesives and sealants will rise 2.2 percent per
year to 9. 8 billion pounds in 2017, valued
at $11.9 billion. Gains will be driven by
an improved outlook for major adhesives
and sealants markets such as paper packaging, motor vehicles, and building construction, following the recession-plagued
2007-2012 period. Demand will also
benefit from trends toward greater use
of adhesive bonding compared to alternative joining technologies, such as mechanical fasteners, in product assembly
applications. However, advances will be
limited by trends toward high solids formulations and lower application weights,
which will reduce the total volume of
adhesives and sealants consumed, and by
market maturity and sluggish growth in
a number of key applications. These and
other trends are presented in Adhesives &
Sealants, a new study from The Freedonia
Group, Inc., a Cleveland-based industry
market research firm.
Natural adhesives and sealants will
remain the largest product type through
2017, accounting for nearly 40 percent
of demand by weight. However, natural
products will also see the weakest gains
going forward, as the bulk of demand
consists of low value starch adhesives
used in corrugated cardboard production, a highly mature and slow growing
application. The most rapid advances
are expected for reactive adhesives and
sealants, fueled by the rebounding manufacturing market, as well as by product
substitution trends toward higher value
materials. Hot melts will also see healthy
gains, as their amenability to fast processing speeds will promote opportunities in
the packaging market, while their lack of
volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions will continue to make hot melts an
environmentally preferable option.
Despite decades of losing share to alternative formulations, solvent-based adhesives and sealants will see above average
increases in demand, bolstered by a turnaround in the construction sector and product reformulation efforts to lower VOC
emissions. More moderate gains for emulsion and dispersion adhesives and sealants
will stem from market maturity and competition from hot melts in leading outlets
such as case and carton sealing. However,
ongoing development of better performing
water-based formulations will allow emulsion adhesives and sealants to penetrate
new markets going forward. CW
