CERAMIC TILE FC093:
Released September 2015
Catalina Research announces the release of our 194-page Catalina Report on Ceramic Tile. This fact-filled report provides the action-oriented executive with up-to-date information on North American and World markets, and ceramic tile’s position in the U.S. floor coverings, hard surface flooring, and combined ceramic/stone/glass tile markets. Each page will assist the ceramic tile executive exploit growing product lines, review new technologies and new products, strengthen distribution, penetrate end-use markets, maximize plant profit margins, and plan for 2016 and beyond.
Catalina Reports contain the timely data that allows users to evaluate market size, growth potential, end-use markets, profitability, market share, and the competitive environment. So turn to a Catalina Report when developing strategies to take advantage of residential and nonresidential demand, shifting distribution channels, and new ceramic tile product introductions.
The content matter shows the significant data and information included in this report. Catalina summarizes this vast wealth of information to clearly point to the pertinent industry trends. Look it over, fill out the order form, and receive your Catalina Report promptly. You will find it a valuable planning tool.
1. U.S. CERAMIC TILE INDUSTRY TRENDS (1987-2020)
- U.S. market sales
- Quarterly production, shipments,imports and exports
- Ceramic tile’s share of U.S. floor coverings market sales
- Ceramic tile price comparison with other floor covering materials
- Ceramic tile growth trends and comparison with factors driving demand
- Ceramic tile supplied by major country of origin
- Analysis of U.S. ceramic tile plant profit margins and the U.S. manufacturing average
- Share of ceramic/stone/glass tile sales
2. U.S. CERAMIC TILE SHIPMENTS (1987-2015)
- Square foot and dollar shipments
- Leading domestic manufacturers
- Porcelain versus ceramic/floor versus wall
- Shipments by tile size, glazed and unglazed
- U.S. manufacturer price trends and by type of product
3. U.S. IMPORTS AND WORLD MARKETS (1987- 2015)
- Total import costs: product, insurance, freight, and tariff charges
- Import’s share of U.S. market sales
- Import price trends
- Imports by tile size, glazed and unglazed
- Imports for the 12 top countries of origin
- Glass tile import trends
- Imports by port of entry
- Total world output and for top 10 countries
- Per capita consumption for 10 leading markets
- Share of world production for 27 leading producers
- Sales/operating ratios for Mohawk, and 16 foreign-based producers
- China Ceramics and Dongpeng sales by line
4. END-USE MARKETS AND FACTORS AFFECTING DEMAND (1982-2015)
- Residential and nonresidential purchases
- New construction and remodeling markets
- Housing starts/permits/ factory-built
- Major U.S. home builders
- Regional and state housing markets: new and existing homes
- Builder purchasers per housing units
- Square feet of new homes built
- Nonresidential construction spending by region by building type
- Price and size of new homes
- New and replacement kitchens and bathrooms
- Bathrooms per new and existing housing units
- Kitchen/bathroom remodeling projects & spending
- Homeowner flooring replacement jobs
- Interest rates and personal income
- Number of hotels, rooms, and new construction
5. U.S. CERAMIC TILE DISTRIBUTION AND CONSUMER DEMOGRAPHICS (1987-2015)
- Retail hard surface flooring sales by type of retailer and share by leading retailers
- Ceramic tile’s share of hard surface flooring sales and per capita sales
- Number, revenues, material costs, and work by type of building for ceramic tile contractors
- Contractor employment & wage trends
- Contractor revenues for new construction, remodeling, and repair work
- Revenues per square foot of ceramic tile installed
- Contractor revenues by region and state
- Number of contractors by regional and state and average revenues per contractor
- Household spending on hard surface flooring and installation by homeowner, contractor, and DIY jobs.
- Household spending on hard surface flooring and DIY projects by demographic characteristic
- Demographics of U.S households
- Leading installation material suppliers
6. U.S. CERAMIC TILE EXPORTS AND CANADIAN IMPORTS (1987-2015)
- Square foot and dollar exports
- Export price trends
- Export’s share of U.S. shipments
- Exports of glazed and unglazed tiles
- Exports by major country of destination
- Glass tile exports and countries of destination
- Canadian square foot and dollar imports by major country of origin
7. U.S. CERAMIC TILE PLANT PROFITABILITY AND THE COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT (1987-2015)
- Plant costs and profit margins
- Number of domestic manufacturers
- Material input price trends
- Capital expenditures
- Plant labor situation
- Market shares for 11 leading U.S. manufacturers & marketers
8. COMPANY PROFILES
Catalina Research has profiled 18 leading U.S.- and foreign-based ceramic tile manufacturers and marketers. Some of the top companies include:
- Crossville Ceramics
- Del Conca
- Florida Tile
- Florim
- Internacional de Ceramica
- Lamosa
- Mohawk
- Porcelanosa
- Roca Tile
- StonePeak
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