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Global Industrial Thermal Insulation Industry
Published on September 2010

Report Summary

This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Industrial Thermal Insulation in US$ Million by the following product segments Fibrous
Insulation, Cellular Insulation, and Others. The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for the US, Canada, Japan, Europe,
Asia Pacific, Middle East, and Latin America. Annual estimates and forecasts are provided for each region for the period 2007
through 2015. Also, a six-year historic analysis is provided for these markets.. The report profiles 125 companies including many key
and niche players such as BASF Polyurethanes GmbH, Bilfinger Berger Industrial Services AG, CECA, Cellofoam North America,
Inc., DBW Advanced Fiber Technologies, Fibrex Insulations, Inc., Flachshaus GmbH, Flumroc AG, Glava A/S, Industrial Insulation
Group LLC, Isolatek International, Inc., Johns Manville, Knauf Insulation Ltd., Knauf Insulation GmbH, Owens Corning, Paroc Oy AB,
Rockwool International A/S, Roxul, Inc., Saint-Gobain, CertainTeed Corporation, Moy Isover Ltd., StyroChem International, The Dow
Chemical Company, Thermafiber, Inc., Uralita Group, and URSA Deutschland GmbH. Market data and analytics are derived from
primary and secondary research. Company profiles are mostly extracted from URL research and reported select online sources.

Table of Content

INDUSTRIAL THERMAL INSULATION MCP-1124
A GLOBAL STRATEGIC BUSINESS REPORT

CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION, METHODOLOGY & PRODUCT DEFINITIONS 1
Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations 1
Disclaimers 2
Data Interpretation & Reporting Level 2
Quantitative Techniques & Analytics 3
Product Definitions and Scope of Study 3
Industrial Thermal Insulation 3
Fibrous 3
Cellular 3

2. INDUSTRY OVERVIEW & OUTLOOK 4
Global Thermal Insulation Industry - A Review 4
Current & Future Analysis 4
By Region 4
By Product Segment 4

3. MARKET TRENDS & ISSUES 5
Recession Dents the Market Prospects 5

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Natural Insulation Products: A Market Niche in the Making 5
Microporous Insulation - A Breakthrough Technology 5
Developing Nations Provide Greener Pastures for Industrial
Thermal Insulation 5
Bright Prospects for Foamed Plastics 5
Strong Growth on Cards for Glass Wool & Stone Wool 6
Leading Players Consolidate the Supply Structure 6
New Bottles for Old Wines: Refurbishments Offer Strong Growth
Prospects 6
Eco-Friendly Materials: Significantly Catching Fire 6
Environment Regulations: Hamper Growth of Insulation Materials 7

4. PRODUCT OVERVIEW 8
Thermal Insulation: A Fact Profile 8
Main Characteristics of Insulation 8
Major Insulation Materials 8
Cellulose 8
Calcium Silicate 9
Elastomeric 9
Expanded Silica, or Perlite 9
Fiberglass 9
Insulating and Finishing Cements 9
Mineral-Fiber 9
Refractory Fiber 9
Rigid Foam or Foamed Plastic 9
Vermiculite 10
Aluminum Multifoil 10
Polyurethane 10
Polyisocyanurate 10
Polyolefin 10
Polystyrene 10
New Insulation Types/Materials 11
Plastic Fiber Insulation 11
Cotton Insulation 11
Straw 11
Closed-Cell Polyurethane Foam 11
Cementitious Insulation 11
Nitrogen-Based Plastic Foam 11
Composite Insulating Panels 11
Thermal Blankets 12
Lightweight building board 12
A Guide to Insulating Material Selection 12
A Note on Key End Use Markets/Applications 12
Process Plant and Ancillary Equipment 12
Pipe Sheathing 13
HVAC Equipment 13
Other Applications 13

5. THERMAL INSULATION: A NOTE ON REGULATORY ISSUES 14
The Kyoto Protocol: Regulations on Gas Emissions Paint a



Bright Picture for Thermal Insulation 14
Material Standards and Enforcement 14
A Note on GSA Standards and Specifications 15
Labeling of the Insulation Products Becomes Mandatory 15

6. PRODUCT INTRODUCTIONS/INNOVATIONS 16
Dow Chemical Rolls Out VORATHERM Polyisocyanurate (PIR) Rigid
Foam 16
Thermafiber Launches RainBarrier Product Range 16
Dipol Launches Silver Expandable Polystyrene (EPS) 16

7. PRODUCT INNOVATIONS/LAUNCHES IN RECENT PAST - A PERSPECTIVE
BUILDER 17
Industrial Nanotech Introduces Nansulate' Thermal Wrap 17
NOFP Unveils MicroLT Reflective Foil 17
BaySystems Launches BaySeal' SPF 17
Knauf Upgrades Glass Mineral Wool Series 18
UCSC Launches PolarProa 18
Knauf Rolls Out Loftboard Insulation 18
Knauf Unveils New Façade Slab 18
Knauf Introduces Flexible Slab 18
Nanotech Launches Nansulate 19

8. RECENT INDUSTRY ACTIVITY 20
Heath Tecna Chooses MTI PolyFab 20
3M Takes Over MTI PolyFab 20
Kolorgen Inks Agreement with Coats Bulgaria EOOD 20
Industrial Nanotech and Grainger Ink Supplier Agreement 20
Industrial Nanotech and Intas Ink Distribution Agreement 21
Industrial Nanotech Secures Order for Nansulate® Coating Products 21
Kingspan Group Takes Over AIR-CELL Innovations 21
Harsco Acquires Nicol UK 21
The Dow Chemical Company Takes Over Rohm and Haas 22
Aspen Aerogels Secures Contract from Technip 22
First Energy Solutions Selects Industrial Nanotech 22
Industrial Nanotech Signs Agreement with Total Energy Care 22
Triumph Group Takes Over Mexmil Company 22
Aspen Aerogels and Samsung America Ink Cooperative Sales
Agreement 23
Saint-Gobain Establishes New Glass Wool Production Plant in
France 23
The Brock Group Takes Over Page Industries and Subsidiaries 23
Winpak Takes Over Walsroder Packaging 24
Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services Takes Over Protherm
Services Group 24
Shield Environment Services Secures Order from Takuma 24

9. CORPORATE ACTIVITY IN RECENT PAST - A PERSPECTIVE BUILDER 25
Rockwool to Set Up a New Production Plant in Russia 25
Austrotherm to Establish New Thermal Insulation Panels Unit 25



Dow Chemical Undertakes Facility and Production Expansion 25
Hock Acquires Knauf's Natural Insulation Products Business 25
Saint Gobain Acquires South African Company, OCSA 26
ABB Acquires RBL 26
Investcorp Acquires Operations of Armacell International 26
Industrial Nanotech & Moore Ink Nansulate' Supply Agreement 26
Rockwool Sets Up New Production Line in Canada 27
Dow Establishes First Production Facility in Russia 27
New Umbrella Brand for Bayer 27
Saint-Gobain Acquires Turkish Firm, Izocam 27
Knauf Insulation Takes Over Heraklith's Insulation Materials
Group Companies 28
Bayer MaterialScience and Pearl Insulation Set Up New Joint
Venture 28
Wolseley UK Acquires Irish Insulation Distributors 29
Grey Mountain Partners Acquires SIG 29
Knauf & Osma in Partnership for Insulated Floorboard 29
Isobrasil to Distribute Industrial Nanotech's Nansulate Products 29
Industrial Nanotech Adds MARMO and Aktarus to Nansulate
Distribution Chain 29
BMG Establishes New Thermal Insulation Panels Production Unit
in Sofia 30
Paroc Facilitates Modernization of CSR's Insulation Production
Line 30
Elastogran Acquires Chemtura 30
Johns Manville Set to Build a New Production Line 30
Johns Manville to Expand Capacity 31
Kureha Acquires TTSM 31
Meisei Joins Jakarta Engineering 31
Owens Corning to Upgrade Mount Vernon Unit 31
US GreenFiber Takes Over Redi-Therm 31
ZIIC Snaps-Up Stake in AFICO 32
Bayer Takes Over Polythane Systems 32
Three Companies Merge to Form ACH 32
Izocam Invests to Augment Capacity 32
Knauf Expands Production Facility 32
Paroc Constructs New Production Line 32
Rockwool Plans to Set Up a New Plant 33
US GreenFiber Acquires Bonded Insulation 33
Ursa Shuts Down Production Unit in Wesel 33

10. FOCUS ON SELECT PLAYERS 34
BASF Polyurethanes GmbH (Germany) 34
Bilfinger Berger Industrial Services AG (Germany) 34
CECA (France) 34
Cellofoam North America, Inc. (US) 35
DBW Advanced Fiber Technologies (Germany) 35
Fibrex Insulations, Inc. (Canada) 35
Flachshaus GmbH (Germany) 35
Flumroc AG (Switzerland) 36



Glava A/S (Norway) 36
Industrial Insulation Group LLC (US) 36
Isolatek International, Inc. (US) 37
Johns Manville (US) 37
Knauf Insulation Ltd. (UK) 37
Knauf Insulation GmbH (Germany) 38
Owens Corning (US) 38
Paroc Oy AB (Finland) 39
Rockwool International A/S (Denmark) 39
Roxul, Inc. (Canada) 40
Saint-Gobain (France) 40
CertainTeed Corporation (US) 40
Moy Isover Ltd (Ireland) 40
StyroChem International (US) 41
The Dow Chemical Company (US) 41
Thermafiber, Inc. (US) 41
Uralita Group (Spain) 42
URSA Deutschland GmbH (Germany) 42

11. GLOBAL MARKET PERSPECTIVE 43
Table 1: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Industrial Thermal Insulation by Geographic Region - US,
Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle
East and Latin America Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2007 through
2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 43

Table 2: World Historic Review for Industrial Thermal
Insulation by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe,
Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), The Middle East and Latin
America Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales
Figures in US$ Million for Years 2001 through 2006 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 44

Table 3: World 11-Year Perspective for Industrial Thermal
Insulation by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of
Value Sales for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
(excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin America Markets for
Years 2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 45

Fibrous Insulation Materials by Geographic Region - US,

Table 5: World Historic Review for Fibrous Insulation
Materials by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe,
Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin America



Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in
US$ Million for Years 2001 through 2006 (includes

Table 6: World 11-Year Perspective for Fibrous Insulation
Materials by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Value
Sales for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding
Japan), Middle East and Latin America Markets for Years 2005,
2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 48

Cellular Insulation Materials by Geographic Region - US,

Table 8: World Historic Review for Cellular Insulation
Materials by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe,
Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin America

Table 9: World 11-Year Perspective for Cellular Insulation

Other Insulation Materials by Geographic Region - US, Canada,
Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East and
Latin America Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales

Table 11: World Historic Review for Other Insulation Materials
by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
(excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin America Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$
Million for Years 2001 through 2006 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 53

Table 12: World 11-Year Perspective for Other Insulation



12. THE UNITED STATES 55
A.Market Analysis 55
Trends and Issues 55
Energy Savings: Industrial Thermal Insulation Comes Up with
the Answers 55
Focus on Eco-friendly Products: An Impetus for Cellulose
Materials 55
Offshore Manufacturing: Post Lucrative Results for Domestic
Manufacturers 55
Historical Data 56
Competitive Scenario 56
Table 13: Leading Players in the US Fiberglass Thermal
Insulation Market (2005): Percentage Market Share for
Owens Corning, CertainTeed Corporation, Johns Manville,
Knauf Insulation and Others (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 56

Table 14: Leading Players in the US Cellulose Thermal
U.S. GreenFiber,LLC, Applegate Insulation Company, Regal
Industries, Inc, Nu- Wool Company, Inc and Others
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 57

Table 15: Leading Players in the US Mineral Wool Thermal
Roxul Inc, Thermafiber, Inc, Sloss Industries Corp, USG
Interiors Inc, Isolatek International, Fibrex Insulations
Inc and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 57

Table 16: Leading Players in the US Rigid
Polyisocyanurate Thermal Insulation Market (2005):
Percentage Market Share for Atlas Roofing Corporation,
Firestone Building Products, Johns Manville Corporation,
The Dow Chemical Company and Others (includes

Table 17: Leading Players in the US Spray Polyurethane
Thermal Insulation Market (2005): Percentage Market Share
for BASF Corporation, Bay Systems North America, Johns
Manville Corporation, Resin Technology Company,UCSC
Corporate and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 58
B.Market Analytics 59
Table 18: US Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Industrial Thermal Insulation by Material Type - Fibrous,
Cellular and Others Markets Independently Analyzed with

Table 19: US Historic Review for Industrial Thermal



Insulation by Material Type - Fibrous, Cellular and Others

Table 20: US 11-Year Perspective for Industrial Thermal
Insulation by Material Type - Percentage Breakdown of Value
Sales for Fibrous, Cellular and Others Markets for 2005,

13. CANADA 61
Market Analysis 61
Table 21: Canadian Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis
for Industrial Thermal Insulation by Material Type -
Fibrous, Cellular and Others Markets Independently Analyzed
with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2007
through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 61

Table 22: Canadian Historic Review for Industrial Thermal

Table 23: Canadian 11-Year Perspective for Industrial
Thermal Insulation by Material Type - Percentage Breakdown
of Value Sales for Fibrous, Cellular and Others Markets for
2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 62

14. JAPAN 63
Market Analysis 63
Table 24: Japanese Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis

Table 25: Japanese Historic Review for Industrial Thermal

Table 26: Japanese 11-Year Perspective for Industrial

15. EUROPE 65



Competitive Analysis 65
Historical Data 65
Table 27: Leading Players in European Glass Wool Thermal
Insulation Market (2005): Percentage Market Share for Saint
Gobain, Knauf Insulation and Others (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 65

Table 28: Leading Players in European Stone Wool Thermal
Rockwool, Saint Gobain, Paroc and Others (includes
Table 29: European Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis
for Industrial Thermal Insulation by Geographic Region -
France, Germany, UK, Italy, Spain and Rest of Europe Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$
Million for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 66

Table 30: European Historic Review for Industrial Thermal
Insulation by Geographic Region - France, Germany, UK,
Italy, Spain and Rest of Europe Markets Independently
Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years
2001 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 67

Table 31: European 11-Year Perspective for Industrial
Thermal Insulation by Geographic Region - Percentage
Breakdown of Value Sales for France, Germany, UK, Italy,
Spain and Rest of Europe Markets for 2005, 2010 & 2015

Table 32: European Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis

Table 33: European Historic Review for Industrial Thermal

Table 34: European 11-Year Perspective for Industrial

15a. FRANCE 72



Historical Data 72
Table 35: Leading Players in French Glass Wool Thermal
Gobain, Knauf Insulation, and Ursa (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 72

Table 36: Leading Players in French Stone Wool Thermal
Rockwool, Saint Gobain and Others (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 72
Table 37: French Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for

Table 38: French Historic Review for Industrial Thermal

Table 39: French 11-Year Perspective for Industrial Thermal

15b. GERMANY 75
Historical Data 75
Table 40: Leading Players in German Glass Wool Thermal
Gobain, Ursa and Knauf Insulation (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 75

Table 41: Leading Players in German Stone Wool Thermal
Rockwool, Saint Gobain, Deutsche Heraklith, Paroc and
Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 75
Table 42: German Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for



Table 43: German Historic Review for Industrial Thermal

Table 44: German 11-Year Perspective for Industrial Thermal

15c. ITALY 78
Market Analysis 78
Table 45: Italian Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for

Table 46: Italian Historic Review for Industrial Thermal

Table 47: Italian 11-Year Perspective for Industrial Thermal

15d. THE UNITED KINGDOM 80
Recession Hampers Building Insulation Market 80
Historical Data 80
Table 48: Leading Players in UK Glass Wool Thermal
Insulation Market (2005) : Percentage Market Share for
Knauf Insulation, Saint Gobain (BG Isover) and Superglass

Table 49: Leading Players in UK Stone Wool Thermal
Rockwool, Knauf Insulation and Others (includes
Table 50: UK Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for



Table 51: UK Historic Review for Industrial Thermal

Table 52: UK 11-Year Perspective for Industrial Thermal

15e. SPAIN 83
Market Analysis 83
Table 53: Spanish Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Industrial Thermal Insulation by Material Type -Fibrous,

Table 54: Spanish Historic Review for Industrial Thermal

Table 55: Spanish 11-Year Perspective for Industrial Thermal

15f. REST OF EUROPE 85
Current and Future Analysis 85
Russian Market - A Meteoric Uptake 85
Table 56: Rest of Europe Recent Past, Current & Future
Analysis for Industrial Thermal Insulation- by Material Type
for Fibrous, Cellular and Others Markets Independently

Table 57: Rest of Europe Historic Review for Industrial
Thermal Insulation by Material Type - Fibrous, Cellular and
Others Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales

Table 58: Rest of Europe 11-Year Perspective for Industrial



of Value Sales for Fibrous Cellular and Others Markets for

16. ASIA-PACIFIC 89
Focus on China 89
Polyurethane Production in China 89
Flexible Polyurethane Foam 89
Growth Drivers for Rigid Foam 89
Table 59: Asia-Pacific Recent Past, Current & Future
Analysis for Industrial Thermal Insulation - by Material
Type for Fibrous, Cellular and Others Markets Independently

Table 60: Asia-Pacific Historic Review for Industrial

Table 61: Asia-Pacific 11-Year Perspective for Industrial

17. THE MIDDLE EAST 93
Market Analysis 93
Table 62: Middle East Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis
for Industrial Thermal Insulation - by Material Type for

Table 63: Middle East Historic Review for Industrial Thermal

Table 64: Middle East 11-Year Perspective for Industrial

18. LATIN AMERICA 96
Market Analysis 96
Table 65: Latin America Recent Past, Current & Future



Analysis for Industrial Thermal Insulation- by Material Type
for Fibrous, Cellular and Others Markets Independently

Table 66: Latin America Historic Review for Industrial

Table 67: Latin America 11-Year Perspective for Industrial

COMPETITION

Total Companies Profiled: 125 (including Divisions/Subsidiaries - 150)

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Region/Country Players
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The United States 43
Canada 2
Japan 2
Europe 89
France 9
Germany 21
The United Kingdom 19
Italy 8
Spain 4
Rest of Europe 28
Asia-Pacific (Excluding Japan) 9
Latin America 1
Middle East 4
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