PVC 101

摘要

Let's first take a look at the exterior trim market from 1992 through 2013, and the forecasted breakdown between wood and non-wood products through 2018. It has been estimated that the trim market in the U.S. is roughly 3 billion board feet and growing. In 1992 wood was the dominant trim material, with wood being used for 98 percent of trim products; only 2 percent were manufactured from non-wood products, which include aluminum coil, vinyl, fiber cement and wood composites. Architects, builders and contractors were unfamiliar with other types of trim products, or they were not available in their markets.