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European Inorganic and Renewable Resource Thermal Insulation Markets
Frost & Sullivan, Dec 2005
This Frost & Sullivan research service titled European Inorganic and Renewable Resource Thermal Insulation Markets provides an overview of the European market for thermal insulation materials derived from inorganic sources such as stone wool & glass wool as well as natural insulation materials such as cellulose. The study identifies trends by application and also discusses the impact of recent developments such as mergers and acquisitions and government regulations on the market. In this research, Frost & Sullivan's expert analysts thoroughly examine the following markets/applications/technologies: stone wool, glass wool and other inorganic thermal insulation materials (such as cellulose, flax and hemp, among others)
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Market Sectors
Expert Frost & Sullivan analysts thoroughly examine the following market sectors in this research:
- Glass wool
- Stone wool
- Renewable resource materials
- Other inorganic thermal insulation materials
Market Overview
Regulations on Energy Efficiency of Buildings to Spur the Uptake of Thermal Insulation Materials
The implementation of regulations related to energy conservation in buildings in Europe is creating greater demand for thermal insulation materials to facilitate energy savings. As a result, thermal insulation materials are growing in demand in building and industrial applications. Further, concentration in the European mineral wool market has been increasing and has reached higher levels over the past decade.
As prudent mergers provide an opportunity to strengthen the production base in new countries, identifying such opportunities will become crucial for competitive success, notes the analyst of this research service. Apart from this, due to rising transportation costs, companies will need to diversify into new geographic regions to meet customers’ demands.
Product Development Key to Combat Growing Competition
Energy prices have reached record levels over the last two years, thereby compelling the customers to limit their energy consumption. Hence, customers are expected to become more receptive to new technology in thermal insulation materials that will assist them in achieving increased energy savings. Further, companies would do well to increase investments in product development to meet the demands placed on them by both the government as well as the end user. With the current focus on integrated solutions, products that include the combined properties of fire resistance, acoustic and thermal insulation are likely to find customer acceptance, states the analyst. Thus, continuous product development will become imperative and companies will gain by expanding their product range into related products (such as polymer foams) to align themselves with changing buyer patterns.
Regulations on the energy performance of buildings, which stipulate enhanced thermal insulation to conserve energy, are one of the most important factors driving market demand. The Kyoto Protocol calls for a significant reduction in greenhouse emissions, and battling climate change is high on the agenda for all governments in the EU. Consequentially, residential buildings have become one of the largest end users of energy in the form of heating, lighting and appliances. Clearly, residential constructions in western Europe are registering strong growth, thereby leading to greater demand for thermal insulation materials.
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