United States Refractories Market Report 2019

  • Report Code : WMR222170
  • Pages : 95
  • Published On : Oct 2017
  • Industry : Services
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In this report, the United States Refractories market is valued at USD XX million in 2016 and is expected to reach USD XX million by the end of 2022, growing at a CAGR of XX% between 2016 and 2022.

Geographically, this report splits the United States market into seven regions:
The West
Southwest
The Middle Atlantic
New England
The South
The Midwest
with sales (volume), revenue (value), market share and growth rate of Refractories in these regions, from 2012 to 2022 (forecast).

United States Refractories market competition by top manufacturers/players, with Refractories sales volume, price, revenue (Million USD) and market share for each manufacturer/player; the top players including
RHI AG (Austria)
Saint-Gobain S.A. (France)
Vesuvius Plc. (U.K.)
Morgan Advanced Materials Plc. (U.K.)
Shinagawa Refractories Co., Ltd. (Japan)
Corning Incorporated (U.S.)
Coorstek Incorporated (U.S.)
Magnesita Refratarios S.A (Brazil)
Krosaki Harima Corporation (Japan)
HarbisonWalker International Inc. (U.S.)

On the basis of product, this report displays the sales volume, revenue, product price, market share and growth rate of each type, primarily split into
Acidic & Neutral
Basic
On the basis on the end users/applications, this report focuses on the status and outlook for major applications/end users, sales volume, market share and growth rate of Refractories for each application, including
Iron & Steel
Cement
Non-Ferrous Metals
Glass
Others (Chemicals, Petrochemicals, and Automotive)

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Table of Contents

United States Refractories Market Report 2017
1 Refractories Overview
1.1 Product Overview and Scope of Refractories
1.2 Classification of Refractories by Product Category
1.2.1 United States Refractories Market Size (Sales Volume) Comparison by Type (2012-2022)
1.2.2 United States Refractories Market Size (Sales Volume) Market Share by Type (Product Category) in 2016
1.2.3 Acidic & Neutral
1.2.4 Basic
1.3 United States Refractories Market by Application/End Users
1.3.1 United States Refractories Market Size (Consumption) and Market Share Comparison by Application (2012-2022)
1.3.2 Iron & Steel
1.3.3 Cement
1.3.4 Non-Ferrous Metals
1.3.5 Glass
1.3.6 Others (Chemicals, Petrochemicals, and Automotive)
1.4 United States Refractories Market by Region
1.4.1 United States Refractories Market Size (Value) Comparison by Region (2012-2022)
1.4.2 The West Refractories Status and Prospect (2012-2022)
1.4.3 Southwest Refractories Status and Prospect (2012-2022)
1.4.4 The Middle Atlantic Refractories Status and Prospect (2012-2022)
1.4.5 New England Refractories Status and Prospect (2012-2022)
1.4.6 The South Refractories Status and Prospect (2012-2022)
1.4.7 The Midwest Refractories Status and Prospect (2012-2022)
1.5 United States Market Size (Value and Volume) of Refractories (2012-2022)
1.5.1 United States Refractories Sales and Growth Rate (2012-2022)
1.5.2 United States Refractories Revenue and Growth Rate (2012-2022)

2 United States Refractories Market Competition by Players/Suppliers
2.1 United States Refractories Sales and Market Share of Key Players/Suppliers (2012-2017)
2.2 United States Refractories Revenue and Share by Players/Suppliers (2012-2017)
2.3 United States Refractories Average Price by Players/Suppliers (2012-2017)
2.4 United States Refractories Market Competitive Situation and Trends
2.4.1 United States Refractories Market Concentration Rate
2.4.2 United States Refractories Market Share of Top 3 and Top 5 Players/Suppliers
2.4.3 Mergers & Acquisitions, Expansion in United States Market
2.5 United States Players/Suppliers Refractories Manufacturing Base Distribution, Sales Area, Product Type

3 United States Refractories Sales (Volume) and Revenue (Value) by Region (2012-2017)
3.1 United States Refractories Sales and Market Share by Region (2012-2017)
3.2 United States Refractories Revenue and Market Share by Region (2012-2017)
3.3 United States Refractories Price by Region (2012-2017)

4 United States Refractories Sales (Volume) and Revenue (Value) by Type (Product Category) (2012-2017)
4.1 United States Refractories Sales and Market Share by Type (Product Category) (2012-2017)
4.2 United States Refractories Revenue and Market Share by Type (2012-2017)
4.3 United States Refractories Price by Type (2012-2017)
4.4 United States Refractories Sales Growth Rate by Type (2012-2017)

5 United States Refractories Sales (Volume) by Application (2012-2017)
5.1 United States Refractories Sales and Market Share by Application (2012-2017)
5.2 United States Refractories Sales Growth Rate by Application (2012-2017)
5.3 Market Drivers and Opportunities

6 United States Refractories Players/Suppliers Profiles and Sales Data
6.1 RHI AG (Austria)
6.1.1 Company Basic Information, Manufacturing Base and Competitors
6.1.2 Refractories Product Category, Application and Specification
6.1.2.1 Product A
6.1.2.2 Product B
6.1.3 RHI AG (Austria) Refractories Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2012-2017)
6.1.4 Main Business/Business Overview
6.2 Saint-Gobain S.A. (France)
6.2.2 Refractories Product Category, Application and Specification
6.2.2.1 Product A
6.2.2.2 Product B
6.2.3 Saint-Gobain S.A. (France) Refractories Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2012-2017)
6.2.4 Main Business/Business Overview
6.3 Vesuvius Plc. (U.K.)
6.3.2 Refractories Product Category, Application and Specification
6.3.2.1 Product A
6.3.2.2 Product B
6.3.3 Vesuvius Plc. (U.K.) Refractories Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2012-2017)
6.3.4 Main Business/Business Overview
6.4 Morgan Advanced Materials Plc. (U.K.)
6.4.2 Refractories Product Category, Application and Specification
6.4.2.1 Product A
6.4.2.2 Product B
6.4.3 Morgan Advanced Materials Plc. (U.K.) Refractories Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2012-2017)
6.4.4 Main Business/Business Overview
6.5 Shinagawa Refractories Co., Ltd. (Japan)
6.5.2 Refractories Product Category, Application and Specification
6.5.2.1 Product A
6.5.2.2 Product B
6.5.3 Shinagawa Refractories Co., Ltd. (Japan) Refractories Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2012-2017)
6.5.4 Main Business/Business Overview
6.6 Corning Incorporated (U.S.)
6.6.2 Refractories Product Category, Application and Specification
6.6.2.1 Product A
6.6.2.2 Product B
6.6.3 Corning Incorporated (U.S.) Refractories Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2012-2017)
6.6.4 Main Business/Business Overview
6.7 Coorstek Incorporated (U.S.)
6.7.2 Refractories Product Category, Application and Specification
6.7.2.1 Product A
6.7.2.2 Product B
6.7.3 Coorstek Incorporated (U.S.) Refractories Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2012-2017)
6.7.4 Main Business/Business Overview
6.8 Magnesita Refratarios S.A (Brazil)
6.8.2 Refractories Product Category, Application and Specification
6.8.2.1 Product A
6.8.2.2 Product B
6.8.3 Magnesita Refratarios S.A (Brazil) Refractories Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2012-2017)
6.8.4 Main Business/Business Overview
6.9 Krosaki Harima Corporation (Japan)
6.9.2 Refractories Product Category, Application and Specification
6.9.2.1 Product A
6.9.2.2 Product B
6.9.3 Krosaki Harima Corporation (Japan) Refractories Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2012-2017)
6.9.4 Main Business/Business Overview
6.10 HarbisonWalker International Inc. (U.S.)
6.10.2 Refractories Product Category, Application and Specification
6.10.2.1 Product A
6.10.2.2 Product B
6.10.3 HarbisonWalker International Inc. (U.S.) Refractories Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2012-2017)
6.10.4 Main Business/Business Overview

7 Refractories Manufacturing Cost Analysis
7.1 Refractories Key Raw Materials Analysis
7.1.1 Key Raw Materials
7.1.2 Price Trend of Key Raw Materials
7.1.3 Key Suppliers of Raw Materials
7.1.4 Market Concentration Rate of Raw Materials
7.2 Proportion of Manufacturing Cost Structure
7.2.1 Raw Materials
7.2.2 Labor Cost
7.2.3 Manufacturing Expenses
7.3 Manufacturing Process Analysis of Refractories

8 Industrial Chain, Sourcing Strategy and Downstream Buyers
8.1 Refractories Industrial Chain Analysis
8.2 Upstream Raw Materials Sourcing
8.3 Raw Materials Sources of Refractories Major Manufacturers in 2016
8.4 Downstream Buyers

9 Marketing Strategy Analysis, Distributors/Traders
9.1 Marketing Channel
9.1.1 Direct Marketing
9.1.2 Indirect Marketing
9.1.3 Marketing Channel Development Trend
9.2 Market Positioning
9.2.1 Pricing Strategy
9.2.2 Brand Strategy
9.2.3 Target Client
9.3 Distributors/Traders List

10 Market Effect Factors Analysis
10.1 Technology Progress/Risk
10.1.1 Substitutes Threat
10.1.2 Technology Progress in Related Industry
10.2 Consumer Needs/Customer Preference Change
10.3 Economic/Political Environmental Change

11 United States Refractories Market Size (Value and Volume) Forecast (2017-2022)
11.1 United States Refractories Sales Volume, Revenue Forecast (2017-2022)
11.2 United States Refractories Sales Volume Forecast by Type (2017-2022)
11.3 United States Refractories Sales Volume Forecast by Application (2017-2022)
11.4 United States Refractories Sales Volume Forecast by Region (2017-2022)

12 Research Findings and Conclusion

13 Appendix
13.1 Methodology/Research Approach
13.1.1 Research Programs/Design
13.1.2 Market Size Estimation
13.1.3 Market Breakdown and Data Triangulation
13.2 Data Source
13.2.1 Secondary Sources
13.2.2 Primary Sources
13.3 Disclaimer




List of Tables and Figures

Figure Product Picture of Refractories
Figure United States Refractories Market Size (K Units) by Type (2012-2022)
Figure United States Refractories Sales Volume Market Share by Type (Product Category) in 2016
Figure Acidic & Neutral Product Picture
Figure Basic Product Picture
Figure United States Refractories Market Size (K Units) by Application (2012-2022)
Figure United States Sales Market Share of Refractories by Application in 2016
Figure Iron & Steel Examples
Figure Cement Examples
Figure Non-Ferrous Metals Examples
Figure Glass Examples
Figure Others (Chemicals, Petrochemicals, and Automotive) Examples
Figure United States Refractories Market Size (Million USD) by Region (2012-2022)
Figure The West Refractories Revenue (Million USD) and Growth Rate (2012-2022)
Figure Southwest Refractories Revenue (Million USD) and Growth Rate (2012-2022)
Figure The Middle Atlantic Refractories Revenue (Million USD) and Growth Rate (2012-2022)
Figure New England Refractories Revenue (Million USD) and Growth Rate (2012-2022)
Figure The South of US Refractories Revenue (Million USD) and Growth Rate (2012-2022)
Figure The Midwest Refractories Revenue (Million USD) and Growth Rate (2012-2022)
Figure United States Refractories Sales (K Units) and Growth Rate (2012-2022)
Figure United States Refractories Revenue (Million USD) and Growth Rate (2012-2022)
Figure United States Refractories Market Major Players Product Sales Volume (K Units) (2012-2017)
Table United States Refractories Sales (K Units) of Key Players/Suppliers (2012-2017)
Table United States Refractories Sales Share by Players/Suppliers (2012-2017)
Figure 2016 United States Refractories Sales Share by Players/Suppliers
Figure 2017 United States Refractories Sales Share by Players/Suppliers
Figure United States Refractories Market Major Players Product Revenue (Million USD) (2012-2017)
Table United States Refractories Revenue (Million USD) by Players/Suppliers (2012-2017)
Table United States Refractories Revenue Share by Players/Suppliers (2012-2017)
Figure 2016 United States Refractories Revenue Share by Players/Suppliers
Figure 2017 United States Refractories Revenue Share by Players/Suppliers
Table United States Market Refractories Average Price (USD/Unit) of Key Players/Suppliers (2012-2017)
Figure United States Market Refractories Average Price (USD/Unit) of Key Players/Suppliers in 2016
Figure United States Refractories Market Share of Top 3 Players/Suppliers
Figure United States Refractories Market Share of Top 5 Players/Suppliers
Table United States Players/Suppliers Refractories Manufacturing Base Distribution and Sales Area
Table United States Players/Suppliers Refractories Product Category
Table United States Refractories Sales (K Units) by Region (2012-2017)
Table United States Refractories Sales Share by Region (2012-2017)
Figure United States Refractories Sales Share by Region (2012-2017)
Figure United States Refractories Sales Market Share by Region in 2016
Table United States Refractories Revenue (Million USD) and Market Share by Region (2012-2017)
Table United States Refractories Revenue Share by Region (2012-2017)
Figure United States Refractories Revenue Market Share by Region (2012-2017)
Figure United States Refractories Revenue Market Share by Region in 2016
Table United States Refractories Price (USD/Unit) by Region (2012-2017)
Table United States Refractories Sales (K Units) by Type (2012-2017)
Table United States Refractories Sales Share by Type (2012-2017)
Figure United States Refractories Sales Share by Type (2012-2017)
Figure United States Refractories Sales Market Share by Type in 2016
Table United States Refractories Revenue (Million USD) and Market Share by Type (2012-2017)
Table United States Refractories Revenue Share by Type (2012-2017)
Figure Revenue Market Share of Refractories by Type (2012-2017)
Figure Revenue Market Share of Refractories by Type in 2016
Table United States Refractories Price (USD/Unit) by Types (2012-2017)
Figure United States Refractories Sales Growth Rate by Type (2012-2017)
Table United States Refractories Sales (K Units) by Application (2012-2017)
Table United States Refractories Sales Market Share by Application (2012-2017)
Figure United States Refractories Sales Market Share by Application (2012-2017)
Figure United States Refractories Sales Market Share by Application in 2016
Table United States Refractories Sales Growth Rate by Application (2012-2017)
Figure United States Refractories Sales Growth Rate by Application (2012-2017)
Table RHI AG (Austria) Basic Information List
Table RHI AG (Austria) Refractories Sales (K Units), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/Unit) and Gross Margin (2012-2017)
Figure RHI AG (Austria) Refractories Sales Growth Rate (2012-2017)
Figure RHI AG (Austria) Refractories Sales Market Share in United States (2012-2017)
Figure RHI AG (Austria) Refractories Revenue Market Share in United States (2012-2017)
Table Saint-Gobain S.A. (France) Basic Information List
Table Saint-Gobain S.A. (France) Refractories Sales (K Units), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/Unit) and Gross Margin (2012-2017)
Figure Saint-Gobain S.A. (France) Refractories Sales Growth Rate (2012-2017)
Figure Saint-Gobain S.A. (France) Refractories Sales Market Share in United States (2012-2017)
Figure Saint-Gobain S.A. (France) Refractories Revenue Market Share in United States (2012-2017)
Table Vesuvius Plc. (U.K.) Basic Information List
Table Vesuvius Plc. (U.K.) Refractories Sales (K Units), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/Unit) and Gross Margin (2012-2017)
Figure Vesuvius Plc. (U.K.) Refractories Sales Growth Rate (2012-2017)
Figure Vesuvius Plc. (U.K.) Refractories Sales Market Share in United States (2012-2017)
Figure Vesuvius Plc. (U.K.) Refractories Revenue Market Share in United States (2012-2017)
Table Morgan Advanced Materials Plc. (U.K.) Basic Information List
Table Morgan Advanced Materials Plc. (U.K.) Refractories Sales (K Units), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/Unit) and Gross Margin (2012-2017)
Figure Morgan Advanced Materials Plc. (U.K.) Refractories Sales Growth Rate (2012-2017)
Figure Morgan Advanced Materials Plc. (U.K.) Refractories Sales Market Share in United States (2012-2017)
Figure Morgan Advanced Materials Plc. (U.K.) Refractories Revenue Market Share in United States (2012-2017)
Table Shinagawa Refractories Co., Ltd. (Japan) Basic Information List
Table Shinagawa Refractories Co., Ltd. (Japan) Refractories Sales (K Units), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/Unit) and Gross Margin (2012-2017)
Figure Shinagawa Refractories Co., Ltd. (Japan) Refractories Sales Growth Rate (2012-2017)
Figure Shinagawa Refractories Co., Ltd. (Japan) Refractories Sales Market Share in United States (2012-2017)
Figure Shinagawa Refractories Co., Ltd. (Japan) Refractories Revenue Market Share in United States (2012-2017)
Table Corning Incorporated (U.S.) Basic Information List
Table Corning Incorporated (U.S.) Refractories Sales (K Units), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/Unit) and Gross Margin (2012-2017)
Figure Corning Incorporated (U.S.) Refractories Sales Growth Rate (2012-2017)
Figure Corning Incorporated (U.S.) Refractories Sales Market Share in United States (2012-2017)
Figure Corning Incorporated (U.S.) Refractories Revenue Market Share in United States (2012-2017)
Table Coorstek Incorporated (U.S.) Basic Information List
Table Coorstek Incorporated (U.S.) Refractories Sales (K Units), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/Unit) and Gross Margin (2012-2017)
Figure Coorstek Incorporated (U.S.) Refractories Sales Growth Rate (2012-2017)
Figure Coorstek Incorporated (U.S.) Refractories Sales Market Share in United States (2012-2017)
Figure Coorstek Incorporated (U.S.) Refractories Revenue Market Share in United States (2012-2017)
Table Magnesita Refratarios S.A (Brazil) Basic Information List
Table Magnesita Refratarios S.A (Brazil) Refractories Sales (K Units), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/Unit) and Gross Margin (2012-2017)
Figure Magnesita Refratarios S.A (Brazil) Refractories Sales Growth Rate (2012-2017)
Figure Magnesita Refratarios S.A (Brazil) Refractories Sales Market Share in United States (2012-2017)
Figure Magnesita Refratarios S.A (Brazil) Refractories Revenue Market Share in United States (2012-2017)
Table Krosaki Harima Corporation (Japan) Basic Information List
Table Krosaki Harima Corporation (Japan) Refractories Sales (K Units), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/Unit) and Gross Margin (2012-2017)
Figure Krosaki Harima Corporation (Japan) Refractories Sales Growth Rate (2012-2017)
Figure Krosaki Harima Corporation (Japan) Refractories Sales Market Share in United States (2012-2017)
Figure Krosaki Harima Corporation (Japan) Refractories Revenue Market Share in United States (2012-2017)
Table HarbisonWalker International Inc. (U.S.) Basic Information List
Table HarbisonWalker International Inc. (U.S.) Refractories Sales (K Units), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/Unit) and Gross Margin (2012-2017)
Figure HarbisonWalker International Inc. (U.S.) Refractories Sales Growth Rate (2012-2017)
Figure HarbisonWalker International Inc. (U.S.) Refractories Sales Market Share in United States (2012-2017)
Figure HarbisonWalker International Inc. (U.S.) Refractories Revenue Market Share in United States (2012-2017)
Table Production Base and Market Concentration Rate of Raw Material
Figure Price Trend of Key Raw Materials
Table Key Suppliers of Raw Materials
Figure Manufacturing Cost Structure of Refractories
Figure Manufacturing Process Analysis of Refractories
Figure Refractories Industrial Chain Analysis
Table Raw Materials Sources of Refractories Major Players/Suppliers in 2016
Table Major Buyers of Refractories
Table Distributors/Traders List
Figure United States Refractories Sales Volume (K Units) and Growth Rate Forecast (2017-2022)
Figure United States Refractories Revenue (Million USD) and Growth Rate Forecast (2017-2022)
Figure United States Refractories Price (USD/Unit) Trend Forecast (2017-2022)
Table United States Refractories Sales Volume (K Units) Forecast by Type (2017-2022)
Figure United States Refractories Sales Volume (K Units) Forecast by Type (2017-2022)
Figure United States Refractories Sales Volume (K Units) Forecast by Type in 2022
Table United States Refractories Sales Volume (K Units) Forecast by Application (2017-2022)
Figure United States Refractories Sales Volume (K Units) Forecast by Application (2017-2022)
Figure United States Refractories Sales Volume (K Units) Forecast by Application in 2022
Table United States Refractories Sales Volume (K Units) Forecast by Region (2017-2022)
Table United States Refractories Sales Volume Share Forecast by Region (2017-2022)
Figure United States Refractories Sales Volume Share Forecast by Region (2017-2022)
Figure United States Refractories Sales Volume Share Forecast by Region in 2022
Table Research Programs/Design for This Report
Figure Bottom-up and Top-down Approaches for This Report
Figure Data Triangulation
Table Key Data Information from Secondary Sources
Table Key Data Information from Primary Sources

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