| 1. |
INTRODUCTION |
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| 2. |
SUMMARY |
7 |
| 3. |
ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT |
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| 3.1 | GDP |
10 |
| 3.2 | INFLATION & INTEREST RATES |
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| 3.3 | UNEMPLOYMENT |
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| 3.4 | HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION |
12 |
| 3.5 | HOUSING & CONSTRUCTION |
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| 3.6 | STERLING |
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| 3.7 | POPULATION PROFILE |
15 |
| 3.8 | CONCLUSIONS |
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| 4. |
THE BUILDING CHEMICALS MARKET |
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| 4.1 | MARKET STRUCTURE AND DEFINITION |
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| 4.1.1 | Market Structure |
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| 4.1.2 | Definitions |
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| 4.2 | MARKET SIZE AND TRENDS |
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| 4.2.1 | The Market for Building Chemicals |
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| 4.2.2 | Future Prospects |
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| 4.3 | IMPORTS AND EXPORTS |
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| 5. |
BUILDING CHEMICALS PRODUCTS |
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| 5.1 | DEFINITION OF PRODUCT COVERED BY REPORT |
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| 5.2 | PRODUCT MIX |
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| 5.3 | SEALANTS |
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| 5.3.1 | Background |
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| 5.3.2 | Types Of Sealants Covered By The Report |
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| 5.3.3 | Applications Of Sealants |
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| 5.3.4 | Suppliers Of Sealants |
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| 5.3.5 | Distribution Structure for Sealants |
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| 5.4 | ADMIXTURES |
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| 5.4.1 | Background |
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| 5.4.2 | Market Mix |
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| 5.4.3 | Types of Admixtures |
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| 5.4.4 | Supply of Admixtures |
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| 5.5. | MORTARS, RENDERS, SPRAYED CONCRETE AND GROUTS |
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| 5.5.1 | Introduction |
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| 5.5.2 | Market Size |
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| 5.5.3 | Product Types |
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| 5.5.4 | Refurbishment Products |
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| 5.6 | SPECIAL CEMENTS |
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| 5.6.1 | Market Size |
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| 5.6.2 | Product Types |
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| 6. |
SUPPLIERS |
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| 6.1 | BACKGROUND |
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| 6.2 | MARKET SHARES |
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| 6.3 | COMPANY PROFILES |
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| 6.3.1 | Major Suppliers |
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| 6.3.2 | Other Companies |
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| 7. |
DISTRIBUTION OF BUILDING CHEMICALS |
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| 7.1 | GENERAL STRUCTURE |
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| 7.1.1 | Supply to Merchants And Distributors |
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| 7.1.2 | Direct Supply to End Users – Limited Product Range |
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| 7.2 | SUPPLY OF SEALANTS |
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| 7.3 | SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION OF ADMIXTURES |
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| 7.4 | SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION OF MORTARS, RENDERS & GROUTS |
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| 7.5 | SUPPLY OF SPECIALIST ADMIXTURES FOR FACTORY BLENDED CEMENTITIOUS AND RESIN BASED PRODUCTS |
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| 7.6 | SPECIALIST DISTRIBUTORS |
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| 7.7 | BUILDERS’ MERCHANTS |
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| 7.8 | DIRECT SUPPLY |
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| 8. |
END USE SECTORS |
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| 8.1 | KEY CONSTRUCTION MARKET INFLUENCES |
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| 8.1.1 | Non Domestic Construction Output |
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| 8.1.2 | Infrastructure and Civil Engineering |
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| 8.1.3 | Private Commercial |
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| 8.1.4 | Public Non-Housing |
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| 8.1.5 | Private Industrial |
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| 8.1.6 | Repair, Maintenance & Improvement (RMI) |
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| 8.2 | HOUSE-BUILDING |
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| 8.3 | SYSTEM BUILD AND VOLUMETRIC OFF-SITE CONSTRUCTION |
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| 8.4 | PRE-CAST CONCRETE PRODUCTS |
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| 8.5 | READY MIX CONCRETE MARKET |
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| 8.6 | CONCRETE REPAIR AND REFURBISHMENT |
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| APPENDIX |
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| LIST OF ASSOCIATED ORGANISATIONS AND TRADE ASSOCIATIONS |
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| TABLES AND CHARTS |
| TABLE 1 | UK BUILDING CHEMICALS MARKET 2004-2009 BY VALUE (£M MSP) |
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| CHART 2 | INTEREST RATES AND INFLATION (CPI) FROM 1990-2010 |
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| CHART 3 | PDI & SAVINGS RATIO AT CURRENT PRICES 1990-2010 |
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| TABLE 4 | EXCHANGE RATE FLUCTUATIONS 2003-2008 - STERLING TO THE DOLLAR, AND THE EURO, SPOT RATES |
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| CHART 5 | AGE DISTRIBUTION OF THE RESIDENT UK POPULATION 2001 (‘000) |
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| TABLE 6 | UK BUILDING CHEMICALS MARKET 2001-2012 BY VALUE (£M MSP) |
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| CHART 7 | IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OF ALL BUILDING MATERIALS AND COMPONENTS 2001-2007 (£M) | 25 |
| TABLE 8 | BUILDING CHEMICALS PRODUCT MIX 2007 |
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| CHART 9 | SEALANTS BY PRODUCTS % VOLUME |
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| TABLE 10 | SEALANT APPLICATION MARKET MIX (SPECIALIST MATERIALS) 2007 |
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| TABLE 11 | APPLICATION MARKET MIX FOR ADMIXTURES USED IN CONCRETE/MORTAR PRODUCTION IN 2007 |
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| TABLE 12 | BAGGED MORTARS, RENDERS, SPRAYED CONCRETE AND GROUTS 2007 |
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| TABLE 13 | SUPPLY OF SPECIAL CEMENTS FOR BUILDING CHEMICALS APPLICATIONS 2007 |
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| TABLE 14 | MARKET SHARES OF MANUFACTURERS – 2007 |
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| TABLE 15 | SHARE BY CHANNEL – SPECIALIST SEALANTS |
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| TABLE 16 | SHARE BY CHANNEL - ADMIXTURES |
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| TABLE 17 | SHARE BY CHANNEL – MORTARS, RENDERS AND GROUTS 2007 |
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| CHART 18 | MERCHANTS MARKET SHARES 2006 |
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| CHART 19 | VALUE OF CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT NEW WORK 2000-2012 (£BN) |
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| TABLE 20 | INFRASTRUCTURE SECTOR – CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT BY SECTOR, (£M AT CURRENT PRICES) 2002, 2004 & 2006 |
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| CHART 21 | RMI WORK AS A PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT IN 2006: |
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| TABLE 22 | UK HOUSE BUILDING COMPLETIONS 2003-2012 & CONTRACTORS OUTPUT AT CURRENT PRICES (£ MILLION) |
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| TABLE 23 | UK PREFABRICATED VOLUMETRIC BUILDING MARKET 2003-2008, (£M MSP) |
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