TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 INTRODUCTION 47
1.1 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY 47
1.2 MARKET DEFINITION 47
1.3 OVERVIEW OF GLOBAL FLOORING MATERIALS MARKET 47
1.4 LIMITATIONS 49
1.5 MARKETS COVERED 49
2 MARKET SEGMENTATION 53
2.1 MARKETS COVERED 53
2.2 GEOGRAPHICAL SCOPE 54
2.3 YEARS CONSIDERED FOR THE STUDY 55
2.4 CURRENCY AND PRICING 55
2.5 DBMR TRIPOD DATA VALIDATION MODEL 56
2.6 TECHNOLOGY LIFE LINE CURVE 59
2.7 MULTIVARIATE MODELLING 60
2.8 PRIMARY INTERVIEWS WITH KEY OPINION LEADERS 61
2.9 DBMR MARKET POSITION GRID 62
2.10 MARKET APPLICATION COVERAGE GRID 63
2.11 DBMR MARKET CHALLENGE MATRIX 64
2.12 VENDOR SHARE ANALYSIS 65
2.13 IMPORT-EXPORT DATA 66
2.14 SECONDARY SOURCES 67
2.15 ASSUMPTIONS 68
3 MARKET OVERVIEW 69
3.1 KEY FINDINGS 69
3.2 DRIVERS 71
3.2.1 GROWING RESIDENTIAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES 71
3.2.2 LESS REUSE OR RECYCLING OF CONSTRUCTION DEBRIS 72
3.2.3 LUXURY VINYL TILE (LVT) SHEETS AND LINOLEUM ARE PREFERRED IN MEDICAL APPLICATION 73
3.2.4 INNOVATIONS IN LAMINATE FLOORING 73
3.3 RESTRAINTS 74
3.3.1 INCREASING RAW MATERIAL PRICE 74
3.3.2 BREAKAGE OF STONES AND MARBLE, RESTRICTS THE USAGE 75
3.3.3 STRINGENT REGULATIONS REGARDING LEED CERTIFICATION 75
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3.4 OPPORTUNITIES 76
3.4.1 ECO-FRIENDLY CEMENT TO PRODUCE NEW AVENUES FOR MANUFACTURERS 76
3.4.2 GREAT AMERICAN DREAM TO BOOST THE CEMENT DEMAND 76
3.4.3 BIO-TPV AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR SOFT PVC ON FLOORS 77
3.5 CHALLENGES 78
3.5.1 COMPLEXITY WITH REGARDS TO INSTALLATION OF FLOORING SOLUTIONS 78
3.5.2 INCREASING CONCERN OVER ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT DURING MANUFACTURING OF FLOORING MATERIALS 78
4 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 79
5 PREMIUM INSIGHTS 82
6 GLOBAL FLOORING MATERIALS MARKET, BY MATERIALS 85
6.1 OVERVIEW 86
6.2 FLOOR BASE MATERIAL 87
6.2.1 CONCRETE 88
6.2.2 SAND 88
6.2.3 GYPSUM 88
6.2.4 METALS 89
6.2.5 OTHERS 89
6.3 FLOOR COVERING MATERIAL 89
6.3.1 WOOD 90
6.3.2 STONE 90
6.3.3 GLASS 90
6.3.4 RUBBER 91
6.3.5 OTHERS 91
6.4 UNDER MOUNT MATERIAL 91
6.4.1 PLASTIC 92
6.4.2 RUBBER 92
7 GLOBAL FLOORING MATERIALS MARKET, BY FLOORING TYPE 93
7.1 OVERVIEW 94
7.2 CARPET & RUGS 95
7.2.1 CARPET ROLL 96
7.2.2 CARPET TILE 96
7.2.3 RUGS 96
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7.3 TILES 96
7.3.1 CERAMIC TILES 97
7.3.2 VITRIFIED TILES 97
7.3.3 PORCELAIN TILES 97
7.4 STONE 97
7.4.1 MARBLE 98
7.4.2 GRANITE 98
7.4.3 LIMESTONE 98
7.4.4 SANDSTONE 98
7.4.5 SLATE 98
7.4.6 KOTA STONE 98
7.4.7 TRAVERTINE 98
7.5 WOOD 99
7.5.1 LAMINATE WOOD 99
7.5.2 ENGINEERED WOOD 99
7.5.3 SOLID WOOD 99
7.6 PVC/VINYL 100
7.6.1 VINYL SHEETS 100
7.6.2 LUXURY VINYL TILES 100
7.7 CONCRETE 101
7.8 BRICK 101
7.9 GLASS 102
7.10 TERRAZZO 102
7.11 MOSAIC 103
7.12 CORK 103
7.13 LINOLEUM 104
7.14 RUBBER 104
7.15 ACID RESISTING 105
7.16 MAGNESITE 105
7.17 OTHERS 106
8 GLOBAL FLOORING MATERIALS MARKET, BY INSTALLATION 107
8.1 OVERVIEW 108
8.2 RETROFITTING 109
8.3 NEW INSTALLATION 109
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9 GLOBAL FLOORING MATERIALS MARKET, BY APPLICATION 110
9.1 OVERVIEW 111
9.2 RESIDENTIAL 112
9.3 COMMERCIAL 112
9.3.1 CORPORATE OFFICES 113
9.3.2 SHOPS, SUPERMARKET/HYPER MARKET AND SHOPPING MALLS 113
9.3.3 HOSPITALS AND CLINICS 113
9.3.4 OTHERS 113
9.4 INSTITUTIONAL 114
10 GLOBAL FLOORING MATERIALS MARKET, BY GEOGRAPHY 115
10.1 OVERVIEW 116
10.2 NORTH AMERICA 121
10.2.1 U.S. 131
10.2.2 CANADA 137
10.2.3 MEXICO 143
10.3 EUROPE 149
10.3.1 GERMANY 159
10.3.2 FRANCE 165
10.3.3 ITALY 171
10.3.4 SPAIN 177
10.3.5 U.K. 183
10.3.6 IRELAND 189
10.3.7 SWITZERLAND 195
10.3.8 TURKEY 202
10.3.9 RUSSIA 208
10.3.10 BELGIUM 214
10.3.11 NETHERLANDS 220
10.3.12 REST OF EUROPE 227
10.4 ASIA-PACIFIC 228
10.4.1 INDIA 238
10.4.2 CHINA 244
10.4.3 SOUTH KOREA 250
10.4.4 JAPAN 256
10.4.5 AUSTRALIA 262
10.4.6 PHILIPPINES 268
10.4.7 INDONESIA 274
10.4.8 THAILAND 280
10.4.9 MALAYSIA 286
10.4.10 SINGAPORE 292
10.4.11 REST OF ASIA-PACIFIC 298
10.5 MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA 299
10.5.1 U.A.E. 309
10.5.2 SAUDI ARABIA 315
10.5.3 SOUTH AFRICA 321
10.5.4 EGYPT 327
10.5.5 ISRAEL 333
10.5.6 REST OF MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA 339
10.6 SOUTH AMERICA 340
10.6.1 BRAZIL 350
10.6.2 ARGENTINA 356
10.6.3 REST OF SOUTH AMERICA 362
11 GLOBAL FLOORING MATERIALS MARKET, COMPANY LANDSCAPE 363
11.1 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS: GLOBAL 363
11.2 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS: NORTH AMERICA 364
11.3 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS: EUROPE 365
11.4 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS: ASIA-PACIFIC 366
11.5 MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS 366
11.6 NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT & APPROVALS 368
11.7 EXPANSIONS 369
11.8 PARTNERSHIP AND OTHER STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENTS 370
12 COMPANY PROFILES 371
12.1 SAINT-GOBAIN 371
12.1.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 371
12.1.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 371
12.1.3 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS 372
12.1.4 SOLUTION PORTFOLIO 372
12.1.5 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 372
12.2 3M 373
12.2.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 373
12.2.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 373
12.2.3 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS 374
12.2.4 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 374
12.2.5 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 377
12.3 MANNINGTON MILLS, INC. 378
12.3.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 378
12.3.2 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS 378
12.3.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO - BURKE FLOORING 378
12.3.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 380
12.4 SCG 381
12.4.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 381
12.4.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 381
12.4.3 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS 382
12.4.4 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 382
12.4.5 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 384
12.5 MOHAWK INDUSTRIES, INC. 385
12.5.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 385
12.5.2 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS 385
12.5.3 REVENUE ANALYSIS 386
12.5.4 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 387
12.5.5 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 390
12.6 ARABIAN TILE COMPANY LTD. - ARTIC 391
12.6.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 391
12.6.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 391
12.6.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 391
12.7 ARDEX GROUP 392
12.7.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 392
12.7.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 392
12.7.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 393
12.8 BORAL 394
12.8.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 394
12.8.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 394
12.8.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 395
12.8.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 398
12.9 CSR LIMITED 399
12.9.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 399
12.9.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 399
12.9.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 400
12.9.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 400
12.10 FLETCHER BUILDING 401
12.10.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 401
12.10.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 401
12.10.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 402
12.10.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 404
12.11 INTERFACE, INC. 405
12.11.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 405
12.11.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 405
12.11.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 406
12.11.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 410
12.12 JOHNS MANVILLE 411
12.12.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 411
12.12.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 411
12.12.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 413
12.13 KAJARIA CERAMICS LIMITED 414
12.13.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 414
12.13.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 414
12.13.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 415
12.13.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 416
12.14 LIBERTY INDUSTRIES 417
12.14.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 417
12.14.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 417
12.14.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 418
12.15 MILLIKEN & COMPANY 419
12.15.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 419
12.15.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 419
12.15.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 420
12.16 OWENS CORNING 421
12.16.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 421
12.16.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 421
12.16.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 422
12.16.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 422
12.17 SIKA AG 423
12.17.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 423
12.17.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 423
12.17.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 424
12.17.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 425
12.18 SHAW INDUSTRIES GROUP, INC. (A SUBSIDIARY OF BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY COMPANY) 426
12.18.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 426
12.18.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 426
12.18.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 432
12.19 SYNETIK 433
12.19.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 433
12.19.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 433
12.19.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 433
12.20 TARKETT 434
12.20.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 434
12.20.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 435
12.20.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 436
12.20.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 441
12.21 TAMKO BUILDING PRODUCTS LLC 442
12.21.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 442
12.21.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 442
12.21.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 442
12.22 THE EUCLID CHEMICAL COMPANY 443
12.22.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 443
12.22.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 443
12.22.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 445
12.23 Q.E.P. CO., INC. 446
12.23.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 446
12.23.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 446
12.23.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 451
13 SWOT ANALYSIS 452
14 CONCLUSION 455
15 QUESTIONNAIRE 456
16 RELATED REPORTS 461