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The Abrasives Market Report UK 2005

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Introduction/Overview Summary Of Contents List of Contents & Tables  
       
CONTENTS and LIST OF TABLES & CHARTS
1. INTRODUCTION 6
2. SUMMARY 7
3. ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT 10
3.1 GDP 10
3.2 INFLATION & INTEREST RATES 11
3.3 STERLING 12
3.4 CONCLUSIONS 13
4. OVERVIEW OF THE MARKET FOR ABRASIVE PRODUCTS 14
4.1 MARKET DEFINITION 14
4.2 MARKET SIZE 15
4.2.1 Market Background 15
4.2.2 Current Situation 16
4.2.3 Future Prospects 17
4.3 INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN ABRASIVE PRODUCTS 19
4.4 KEY MARKET INFLUENCES 22
4.4.1 Construction Output - Domestic and Non-Domestic 23
4.4.2 Production Industry Output 26
4.4.3 The Railway Sector 28
4.4.4 The Machine Tool Industry 29
4.4.5 Automotive Production 29
4.4.6 The Car Auto-Refinishing Trade 31
4.4.7 Wood Working and Floor Coverings 31
4.4.8 DIY Activity 33
4.4.9 Paper and Packaging Industry 34
4.4.10 Aerospace 35
4.4.11 Power Generation 36
5. PRODUCT SEGMENTATION 37
5.1 DEFINITION 37
5.1.1 'Coated Abrasive Products' 37
5.1.2 'Bonded Abrasive Products' 37
5.1.3 'Superabrasive Products' 37
5.2 COATED ABRASIVE PRODUCTS 38
5.2.1 Flexible Sheets 39
5.2.2 Belts, Discs and Shaped Sheets for Mechanical Abrading 40
5.2.3 Non-Woven Web Abrasives 43
5.3 BONDED ABRASIVE PRODUCTS 44
5.3.1 Grinding Wheels 44
5.3.2 Off Hand Grinding Wheels 45
5.3.3 Bonded Grinding Wheels Attached to Machine Tools 48
5.3.4 "General-Purpose" Bench/Pedestal Grinding Wheels 50
5.4 SUPERABRASIVES 50
6. DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS 55
6.1 DISTRIBUTION OF ABRASIVE PRODUCTS 55
6.1.1 Structure & Distribution 55
6.1.2 Mix of Distribution Channels for Abrasive Products 57
6.2 INDUSTRIAL DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL 59
6.2.1 Abrasives Stockists 60
6.2.2 Factory/Industrial Supplies Stockists and Engineers Merchants 61
6.2.3 Others 62
6.3 AUTOMOTIVE SECTOR 63
6.4 BUILDING & DIY 64
6.4.1 Builders Merchants 64
6.4.2 Wholesalers 65
6.4.3 Plant and Tool Hire 66
6.4.4 DIY Multiples 68
6.5 DIRECT, OEM AND OTHER CHANNELS 70
7. MAJOR SUPPLIERS OF ABRASIVE PRODUCTS 73
7.1 SUPPLY STRUCTURE 73
7.1.1 Market Shares 73
7.1.2 Coated Products 74
7.1.3 Bonded Products 75
7.1.4 Superabrasives 76
7.2 MAJOR SUPPLIERS 77
7.3 FURTHER SUPPLIERS 80
8. FUTURE PROSPECTS 83
TABLES AND CHARTS
CHART 1 UK ABRASIVES MARKET 1998-2008 AT £M MSP 7
CHART 2 INTEREST RATES AND INFLATION (CPI) FROM 1990-2008 12
TABLE 3 EXCHANGE RATE FLUCTUATIONS 2000-2007 - THE POUND STERLING TO THE DOLLAR, AND THE EURO, SPOT RATES 13
TABLE 4 THE UK MARKET FOR ABRASIVES 1998-2008 £M MSP 15
CHART 5 THE UK ABRASIVES MARKET AT CONSTANT 2000 PRICES £M 19
TABLE 6 IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OF SELECTED CATEGORIES OF ABRASIVE PRODUCTS FOR 2004 20
TABLE 7 IMPORTS OF SELECTED CATEGORIES OF ABRASIVE PRODUCTS BY KEY COUNTRY £M 1999 AND 2004 21
TABLE 8 EXPORTS OF SELECTED CATEGORIES OF ABRASIVE PRODUCTS BY COUNTRY £M 1999 AND 2004 22
TABLE 9 CONTRACTORS HOUSING OUTPUT - NEW WORK AND RMI- CURRENT PRICES (£ MILLION) 1998-2008 23
TABLE 10 CONTRACTORS NON HOUSING OUTPUT - NEW WORK AND RMI - CURRENT PRICES (£ MILLION) 1998-2004 25
TABLE 11 OUTPUT OF THE PRODUCTION INDUSTRIES 27
TABLE 12 THE PRODUCTION OF CARS & COMMERCIAL VEHICLES IN THE UK 1998-2004 30
TABLE 13 THE UK WOODWORKING MARKET £BN MSP 1997-2004 32
CHART 14 WOOD FLOORCOVERINGS MARKET PRODUCT MIX 2004 - % BY VALUE 33
TABLE 15 NUMBER OF PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS IN ENGLAND AND WALES 1998-2004 34
CHART 16 PAPER AND BOARD PRODUCTION 1994-2003 MILLION TONNES 35
CHART 17 SEGMENTATION OF THE UK ABRASIVES MARKET - 2004 38
CHART 18 PRODUCT MIX FOR COATED ABRASIVES 2004 BY VALUE 39
CHART 19 PORTABLE POWER TOOLS MIX IN THE CUTTING & GRINDING SECTOR 45
CHART 20 DIY AND TRADE/PROFESSIONAL PURCHASES OF PORTABLE GRINDERS 46
TABLE 21 MAIN TYPES OF SUPERABRASIVES AND THEIR APPLICATIONS 51
TABLE 22 2004 ESTIMATED SUPERABRASIVES SALES AT MSP UK MARKET 52
CHART 23 PRINCIPAL DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS AND OUTLETS FOR ABRASIVE PRODUCTS 56
CHART 24 ESTIMATED % MIX OF DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS FOR ABRASIVES PRODUCTS BY VALUE IN 2004 £M DSP 58
TABLE 25 INDUSTRIAL DISTRIBUTORS' SHARES OF THE DISTRIBUTION OF ABRASIVE PRODUCTS IN 2004 59
CHART 26 MARKET SHARE OF KEY SUPPLIERS 2004 65
TABLE 27 MARKET SHARES OF THE UK PLANT HIRE OPERATORS - 2003 67
TABLE 28 MARKET SHARES OF LEADING TOOL HIRE COMPANIES BY VALUE 68
CHART 29 DIY MULTIPLES MARKET SHARE 2003 69
TABLE 30 MARKET SHARES OF THE ABRASIVE PRODUCTS MARKET IN 2004. 74
TABLE 31 KEY SUPPLIERS - COATED PRODUCTS 2004 75
TABLE 32 KEY SUPPLIERS - BONDED PRODUCTS 2004 75
TABLE 33 KEY SUPPLIERS - SUPERABRASIVE PRODUCTS 2004 76

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