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Research Outline

Prepared for Duc N. | Delivered July 31, 2020

Fiberglass Kitchen and Bathroom Cabinets in the U.S.

Goals

To provide a list of at least 3-5 of the largest manufacturers that sell their fiberglass kitchen and bathroom cabinets in the U.S., including: their websites, dealers, market cap size, and other available financial data. This information will inform an assessment of the major manufacturers of the fiberglass kitchen and bathroom cabinets in the U.S. and their markets in the country.

Early Findings

The global market size for fiberglass in 2018 was about $7.86 billion and is projected to reach over $11.92 billion by 2027. North America accounted for the largest share of the market with more than 30% in the global fiberglass market in 2018.
 Building and construction is one of the largest consumers of fiberglass products for use in thermal and electrical insulation, and fiberglass composites used in many building applications such as roofs, walls, panels, windows, and ladders.
According to industry reports on the U.S. fiberglass market, the major players operating in the market include: Owens Corning, Johns Manville Corp., CertainTeed Corporation (subsidiary of Saint-Gobain), AGY Holding Corp., PPG Industries, Inc., Knauf Insulation, American Fiberglass Corporation, and Quietflex Manufacturing Company L.P. Others, not based in the U.S., include:  Saint-Gobain, and Jushi Group Co, Ltd.
Owens Corning
 The company is a leading global producer of glass fiber reinforcements and other materials for composite systems and of residential and commercial building materials. It operates within three segments: composites, insulation and roofing. 
Owens Corning glass fiber materials can be found in over 40,000 end-use applications within five primary markets: building and construction, transportation, consumer, industrial, and power and energy.
2019 total revenue: $7.2 billion: 
 2019 segment net sales: composites, $2 billion; roofing, $2.6 billion; insulation, $2.7 billion
Quarter 2, 2020 total net sales:  $1.6 billion 
 Distributors and dealers include: Home Depot, Lowe's, Menard, Gladieux Home Center, and Schade Builders Supply

Summary of FindingsIn this first hour of research, we determined that information on major manufacturers in the overall fiberglass market in the U.S. is available. However, it may not be possible to determine the key players based on the specific manufacture of fiberglass kitchen and bathroom cabinets, as this segment may not be clearly delineated. We have presented a list of these players based on industry reports and provided some of the requested details on one of them. 