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Mineral Wool Market by Type (Glass Wool and Stone Wool), End Product (Blanket, Board, Panel, customized shape), and by applications (Fire protection, Thermal, Acoustics, and Others) - Global Trends & Forecasts to 2019

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Date: 15-Jun-2015
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The mineral wool market can be segmented into four major regions, which are North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Rest of the World (RoW). Ceramic fiber finds usage in different types of insulation applications such as Fire protection, Thermal insulation, Acoustic insulations, and other applications. The mineral wool market is a growing market, the mineral wool market in the Asia-Pacific region which is projected to register a fastest growth amongst all the regions over the next five years, in terms of volume. 

The RoW region would be upcoming market, the region is projected to register the second fastest growth after Asia-Pacific region between 2014 and 2019. Upcoming opportunities for the mineral wool players are the emerging economies in the Asia-Pacific region. This is because of the fact that China and India are developing at a faster rate and coming up with large scale commercial, residential, and industrial construction projects. This is fueling the demand of mineral wool in Asia-Pacific region. The mineral wool market has been analyzed in terms of both volume (KT) and value ($Million) by region; North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Rest of the World (RoW).

This report also covers in detail mineral wool, by type; Glass Wool and Stone Wool along with the detailed analysis of mineral wool by products and mineral wool by applications. Mineral wool, by products covers Blanket, Board, Panel, customized shape & others whereas mineral wool, by applications Fire protection, Thermal, Acoustics, and other applications. For this report, various secondary sources, such as, directories, technical handbooks, company annual reports, industry association publications, chemical magazine articles, world economic outlook, trade websites, and databases have been referred to identify and collect information useful for this extensive commercial study of the ceramic fiber market. The primary sources—experts from related industries and suppliers—have been interviewed to obtain and verify critical information as well as to assess future prospects and market estimations.

This report analyzes various marketing trends and establishes the most effective growth strategy in the market. It identifies market dynamics such as drivers, restraints, opportunities, burning issues, and winning imperatives. Major companies; such as Saint-Gobain (France), Rockwool International (Denmark), Knauf Insulation (Netherlands), Industrial Insulation Group, LLC. (U.S.), CertainTeed Corp. (U.S.), Guardian Fiberglass, Inc. (U.S.), Johns Manville (U.S.), Owens Corning (U.S.), Roxul Inc. (Canada), Rock Wool Manufacturing Co. (U.S.), Thermafiber, Inc. (U.S.) and USG Interiors, Inc. (U.S.) have also been profiled in this report.

Scope of the report On the basis of type:


  • Glass Wool and

  • Stone Wool


On the basis of end products


  • Blanket

  • Board

  • Panel

  • Customized shapes & Others


On the basis of applications


  • Fire protection

  • Thermal Insulation

  • Acoustic Insulation, and others


On the basis of region:


  • North America

    • U.S.

    • Canada

    • Europe

    • Germany

    • France

    • U.K.

    • Italy



  • Asia-Pacific

    • China

    • South Korea

    • Japan

    • India



  • Rest of the World (RoW)

Mineral Wool Market by Type (Glass Wool and Stone Wool), End Product (Blanket, Board, Panel, customized shape), and by applications (Fire protection, Thermal, Acoustics, and Others) - Global Trends & Forecasts to 2019

Table of Contents

1 Introduction
1.1 Objectives of the Study
1.2 Market Scope
1.2.1 Market Definition
1.2.1.1 Mineral Wool Market, By Type
1.2.1.2 Mineral Wool Market, By End Product
1.2.1.3 Mineral Wool Market, By Application
1.2.1.4 Mineral Wool Market, By Region
1.3 Year
1.4 Currency
1.5 Package Size
1.6 Limitations
1.7 Stake Holders

2 Research Methodology
2.1 Market Size Estimation
2.2 Market Crackdown & Data Triangulation
2.3 Market Share Estimation
2.4 as sumptions
2.5 Key Industry Insights

3 Executive Summary

4 Premium Insights
4.1 Attractive Opportunities in Mineral Wool Market
4.2 Mineral Wool Market, By Type
4.3 Mineral Wool Market at A Glance
4.4 Mineral Wool Market Attractiveness
4.5 Mineral Wool Market, Developed vs. Developing Nations
4.6 Mineral Wool Life Cycle Analysis, By Region

5 Market Overview
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Evolution
5.3 Market Segmentation
5.3.1 Mineral Wool Market, By Type
5.3.2 Mineral Wool Market, By End-Product
5.3.3 Mineral Wool Market, By Application
5.3.3 Mineral Wool Market, By Region
5.4 Market Dynamics
5.4.1 Drivers
5.4.1.1 Increasing Demand for Energy Efficiency & Energy Savings
5.4.2 Restraints
5.4.3 Opportunities
5.4.3.1 Growing Building & Construction Industry in as ia-Pacific

6 Industry Trends
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Value Chain Analysis
6.3 Supply Chain Analysis
6.4 Porter’s Five Forces Analysis
6.4.1 Bargaining Power of Suppliers
6.4.2 Bargaining Power of Buyers
6.4.3 Threat of Substitutes
6.4.4 Threat of New Entrants
6.4.5 Degree of Competition
6.5 Raw Material Analysis
6.6 Strategic Benchmarking

7 Mineral Wool Market, By Type
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Glass Wool
7.3 Stone Wool

8 Mineral Wool Market By End-Product
8.1 Introduction
8.1.1 Future  of the Mineral Wool
8.2 Mineral Wool Blankets
8.3 Mineral Wool Boards
8.4 Mineral Wool Panels
8.5 Mineral Wool Customized Shapes
8.7 Others

9  Mineral Wool Market By Application
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Fire Protection
9.3 Thermal Insulation
9.4 Acoustic Insulation
9.5 Others

10 Regional Analysis
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Europe
10.2.1 Germany
10.2.2 U.K.
10.2.3 France
10.2.4 Italy
10.2.5 Spain
10.2.6 Rest of Europe
10.3 North America
10.3.1 U.S.
10.3.2 Canada
10.3.3 Mexico
10.4 as ia-Pacific
10.4.1 China
10.4.2 Japan
10.4.3 South Korea
10.4.4 India
10.4.5 Rest of as ia-Pacific
10.5 Rest of the World
10.5.1 Brazil

11 Competitive Landscape
11.1 Overview
11.2 Competitive Situation & Trends
11.2.1 Expansions
11.2.2 Agreements & Collaborations
11.2.3 New Product Launches & Developments
11.2.4 Mergers & Acquisitions

12 Company Profiles
12.1 Introduction
12.2 Saint-Gobain.
12.3 Rockwool International
12.4 Knauf Insulation
12.5 Industrial Insulation Group, LLC..
12.6 Certainteed Corp.
12.7 Guardian Fiberglass, Inc.
12.8 Johns Manville
12.9 Owens Corning
12.1 Roxul Inc.
12.11 Thermafiber, Inc.

13 Appendix
13.1 Introducing RT: Real Time Market Intelligence
13.2 Discussion Guide
13.3 Available Customizations

List of Tables

Table 1 Impact of Global Mineral Wool Market Drivers (2014–2019)
Table 2 Impact of Global Mineral Wool Market Restraints (2014–2019)
Table 3 Global Mineral Wool Market Size, By Type, 2012–2019 (KT)
Table 4 Global Mineral Wool Market Size, By Type, 2012–2019 ($ Million)
Table 5 Mineral Wool in Fire Protection Market Size (Volume & Value), 2012–2019
Table 6 Mineral Wool in Thermal Insulation Market Size (Volume & Value), 2012–2019
Table 7 Mineral Wool in Acoustic Market Size (Volume & Value), 2012–2019
Table 8 Mineral Wool Blanket Market Size, By Type, 2012–2019 (KT)
Table 9 Mineral Wool Blanket Market Size, By Type, 2012–2019 ($Million)
Table 10 Mineral Wool Boards Market Size, By Region, 2012–2019 (KT)
Table 11 Mineral Wool Boards Market Size, By Region, 2012–2019 ($Million)
Table 12 Mineral Wool Panels Market Size, By Region, 2012–2019 (KT)
Table 13 Mineral Wool Panels Size, By Region, 2012–2019 ($Million)
Table 14 Mineral Wool Customized Shapes Market Size, By Region, 2012–2019 (KT)
Table 15 Mineral Wool Customized Shapes Market Size, By Region, 2012–2019 ($Million)
Table 16 Global Mineral Wool Market Size, By Application, 2012–2019 (KT)
Table 17 Global Mineral Wool Market Size, By Application, 2012–2019 ($ Million)
Table 18 Mineral Wool in Fire Protection Market Size (Volume & Value), 2012–2019
Table 19 Mineral Wool in Thermal Insulation Market Size (Volume & Value), 2012–2019
Table 20 Mineral Wool in Acoustic Insulation Market Size (Volume & Value), 2012–2019
Table 21 Mineral Wool Market, By Region, 2012 – 2019 (Kilotons)
Table 22 Mineral Wool Market, By Region, 2012 – 2019 ($Million)
Table 23 Europe: Mineral Wool Market, By Country, 2012 – 2019 (Kilotons)
Table 24 Europe: Mineral Wool Market, By Country, 2012 – 2019 ($Million)
Table 25 Europe: Mineral Wool Market, By Type , 2012 – 2019 (Kilotons)
Table 26 Europe: Mineral Wool Market, By Type , 2012 – 2019 ($Million)
Table 27 Germany: Mineral Wool Market, By Type , 2012 – 2019 (Kilotons)
Table 28 Germany: Mineral Wool Market, By Type , 2012 – 2019 ($Million)
Table 29 U.K.: Mineral Wool Market, By Type , 2012 – 2019 (Kilotons)
Table 30 U.K.: Mineral Wool Market, By Type , 2012 – 2019 ($Million)
Table 31 France : Mineral Wool Market, By Type , 2012 – 2019 (Kilotons)
Table 32 France : Mineral Wool Market, By Type , 2012 – 2019 ($Million)
Table 33 Italy : Mineral Wool Market, By Type , 2012 – 2019 (Kilotons)
Table 34 Italy : Mineral Wool Market, By Type , 2012 – 2019 ($Million)
Table 35 Spain : Mineral Wool Market, By Type , 2012 – 2019 (Kilotons)
Table 36 Spain : Mineral Wool Market, By Type , 2012 – 2019 ($Million)
Table 37 Rest of Europe : Mineral Wool Market, By Type , 2012 – 2019 (Kilotons)
Table 38 Rest of Europe : Mineral Wool Market, By Type , 2012 – 2019 ($Million)
Table 39 North America: Mineral Wool Market, By Country, 2012 – 2019 (Kilotons)
Table 40 North America: Mineral Wool Market, By Country, 2012 – 2019 ($Million)
Table 41 North America: Mineral Wool Market, By Type, 2012 – 2019 (Kilotons)
Table 42 North America: Mineral Wool Market, By Type, 2012 – 2019 ($Million)
Table 43 U.S. : Mineral Wool Market, By Type , 2012 – 2019 (Kilotons)
Table 44 U.S.: Mineral Wool Market, By Type , 2012 – 2019 ($Million)
Table 45 Canada : Mineral Wool Market, By Type , 2012 – 2019 (Kilotons)
Table 46 Canada: Mineral Wool Market, By Type , 2012 – 2019 ($Million)
Table 47 Mexico : Mineral Wool Market, By Type , 2012 – 2019 (Kilotons)
Table 48 Mexico: Mineral Wool Market, By Type , 2012 – 2019 ($Million)
Table 49 Asia-Pacific: Mineral Wool Market, By Country, 2012 – 2019 (Kilotons)
Table 50 Asia-Pacific: Mineral Wool Market, By Country, 2012 – 2019 ($Million)
Table 51 Asia-Pacific: Mineral Wool Market, By Type, 2012 – 2019 (Kilotons)
Table 52 Asia-Pacific: Mineral Wool Market, By Type, 2012 – 2019 ($Million)
Table 53 China : Mineral Wool Market, By Type , 2012 – 2019 (Kilotons)
Table 54 China: Mineral Wool Market, By Type , 2012 – 2019 ($Million)
Table 55 Japan : Mineral Wool Market, By Type , 2012 – 2019 (Kilotons)
Table 56 Japan: Mineral Wool Market, By Type , 2012 – 2019 ($Million)
Table 57 South Korea : Mineral Wool Market, By Type , 2012 – 2019 (Kilotons)
Table 58 South Korea: Mineral Wool Market, By Type , 2012 – 2019 ($Million)
Table 59 India : Mineral Wool Market, By Type , 2012 – 2019 (Kilotons)
Table 60 India: Mineral Wool Market, By Type , 2012 – 2019 ($Million)
Table 61 Rest of Asia-Pacific : Mineral Wool Market, By Type , 2012 – 2019 (Kilotons)
Table 62 Rest of Asia-Pacific : Mineral Wool Market, By Type , 2012 – 2019 (Kilotons)
Table 63 Rest of the World: Mineral Wool Market, By Country, 2012 – 2019 (Kilotons)
Table 64 Rest of the World: Mineral Wool Market, By Country, 2012 – 2019 ($Million)
Table 65 Rest of the World : Mineral Wool Market, By Type, 2012 – 2019 (Kilotons)
Table 66 Rest of the World : Mineral Wool Market, By Type, 2012 – 2019 ($Million)
Table 67 Brazil: Mineral Wool Market, By Type , 2012 – 2019 (Kilotons)
Table 68 Brazil: Mineral Wool Market, By Type , 2012 – 2019 ($Million)
Table 69 Expansions, 2011-2014
Table 70 Agreements & Collaborations, 2011-2014
Table 71 New Product Launch, 2011-2014
Table 72 Mergers & Acquisitions, 2011-2014

List of Figures

Figure 1 Mineral Wool Market: Research Methodology
Figure 2 Market Size Estimation: Bottom-Up Approach
Figure 3 Market Size Estimation: Top-Down Approach
Figure 4 Breakdown of Primary Interviews, By Company Type, Designation & Region
Figure 5 Key Data From Secondary Sources
Figure 6 Key Data From Primary Sources
Figure 7 Key Industry Insights
Figure 8 Mineral Wool By Type, Snapshot (2014 vs. 2019) in Terms of Volume
Figure 9 Mineral Wool Market, By Country, 2014 (KT)
Figure 10 Mineral Wool Market Share (Volume), By Region, 2014
Figure 11 Attractive Opportunities in Mineral Wool Market
Figure 12 Mineral Wool Market, Fastest Growing Segments
Figure 13 China Accounts for the Largest Share in as ia-Pacific Market
Figure 14 Mineral Wool Market Attractiveness
Figure 15 Developing Markets to Grow Faster Than the Developed Ones
Figure 16 Asia-Pacific Market is Expected to Grow Rapidly in  Coming Years
Figure 17 Mineral Wool Market Segmentation, By Type
Figure 18 Mineral Wool Market Segmentation, By End-Products
Figure 19  Mineral Wool Market Segmentation, By Application
Figure 20 Mineral Wool Market, By Region
Figure 21 Increasing Need for Energy Savings Will Drive the Mineral Wool Market Growth
Figure 22 Overview of Mineral Wool Value Chain
Figure 23 Types of Mineral Wool
Figure 24 Mineral Wool Market Size, By Type, 2014 vs. 2019 ($Million)
Figure 25 Asia-Pacific is the Fastest Growing Market in Mineral Wool Market
Figure 26 Mineral Wool Blankets Market Size, By Region, 2014 vs. 2019 ($Million)
Figure 27 Mineral Wool Boards Market Size, By Region, 2014 vs. 2019 ($Million)
Figure 28 Mineral Wool Panel Market Size, By Region, 2014 vs. 2019 ($Million)
Figure 29 Mineral Wool, Biggest Applications in Terms Value and Volume
Figure 30 Mineral Wool, Fastest Growing Applications
Figure 31 India Emerges as  the Highest Growing Market of the Mineral Wool Market
Figure 32 Regional Snapshot of Mineral Wool Market : India, South Korea Driving the Growth in Mineral Wool Market in Asia-Pacific
Figure 33 Europe Market Snapshot
Figure 34 North America Market Snapshot
Figure 35 Asia-Pacific Market Snapshot
Figure 36 Companies Adopted Partnerships/Agreements/Collaborations and Expansion as  the Key Growth Strategy Over the Last Three Years
Figure 37 Battle for Market Share: New Product Launch Was the Key Strategy
Figure 38 Regional Revenue Mix of Top 5 Market Players
Figure 39 Saint-Gobain: Business Overview
Figure 40 Rockwool International Business Overview
Figure 41 Knauf Insulation: Business Overview
Figure 42 Industrial Insulation Group, LLC: Business Overview
Figure 43 Certainteed Corp: Business Overview
Figure 44 Guardian Fiberglass, Inc.: Business Overview
Figure 45 Johns Manville: Business Overview
Figure 46 Owens Corning: Business Overview
Figure 47 Roxul Inc.: Business Overview
Figure 48 Thermafiber, Inc.: Business Overview

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