Industry Analysis & Industry Trends
The Aluminium Door and Window Manufacturing industry has faced a challenging operating environment over the past five years. Industry revenue is expected to decline at a compound annual rate of 3.1% over the five years through 2012-13 to reach $3.85 billion. Aggressive price discounting coupled with muted demand conditions weakened industry revenue performance. The collapse of the housing market and the start of the global financial crisis effectively crippled demand from construction markets, the industry's primary sources of revenue. Consumer and business confidence plummeted, and access to credit was extremely difficult to secure. Falling demand and excess capacity saw aluminium prices decline dramatically, resulting in revenue drops... purchase to read more
Industry Report - Industry Analysis Chapter
The foundations of the Aluminium Door and Window Manufacturing industry shook under the weight of the global economic downturn. Anaemic downstream demand conditions, especially within the residential and commercial construction industries have resulted in significant revenue declines over the past few years. Producers have had to contend with strong import growth from low-cost manufacturers in China and Thailand. As such, industry revenue is forecast to decrease at a compound annual rate of 3.1% over the five years through 2012-13 to reach $3.85 billion. Due to these difficulties, revenue is expected to continue its downward trend in 2012-13 with activity in the housing market slow. Industry revenue is forecast to decline 1.1% over 2012-13... purchase to read more