This exclusive report will guide you through the key industry issues, answering questions such as:
•  How are makers upgrading their manufacturing capability and product quality?
•  Which types of environment-friendly materials, paints and adhesives are suppliers now using?
•  What are the differences among security doors rated A, B or C by the China Certification Center for Security and Protection?

Executive Summary:

China’s overseas shipments of doors and windows rose 48 percent to reach a value of US$1.3 billion in 2006. If the industry maintains this growth, exports could reach nearly US$2 billion by the end of 2007.

Shipments in January and February alone have already reached US$267 million, soaring more than 80 percent over exports in the same period last year. The impressive growth is likely to continue for the rest of the year as demand from foreign markets increases steadily and more suppliers move away from the fiercely competitive domestic market to concentrate on exports.

The following are some of the key trends we see in China’s door industry:
•  Many suppliers will be maintaining stable prices through 2007 because of the intense competition. Of those that will increase prices, most will be limiting adjustments within 10 percent.
•  In anticipation of increased demand, most suppliers will be expanding or upgrading their factories in the next 12 months. Others will be improving their QC systems to reduce wastage and lower defect rates.
•  Many suppliers are aiming to increase exports, particularly to growing economies in Eastern Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Africa.
•  As part of efforts to boost exports, door models for release in coming months will use more environment friendly materials and offer a higher level of protection.

This report covers security, engineered wood and solid-wood doors, the three biggest door categories produced in China.

The Products & Prices section details the construction and composition of each door category, and the factors affecting their prices and market positioning.

Product development efforts for engineered wood and solid-wood doors are geared toward the use of more environment-friendly door leaf materials, paints and adhesives. The enhancement of protective features, meanwhile, is the priority for most security door manufacturers. These are discussed in the R&D/Design section of the report.

The main processes to produce security, engineered wood and solid wood doors are discussed in the Manufacturing section. The production capability and equipment of small, midsize and large suppliers of doors are compared in this section as well.

China’s estimated door supplier base of 3,400 consists primarily of companies that concentrate on only one product type. This is because the materials and equipment used to make security, engineered wood and solid wood doors vary greatly.

However, there are some that offer two or even all three categories. Most of these companies are large and can afford to purchase the machinery needed to make all door types. In coming months, several large security door makers will be expanding into the solid-wood segment.

The majority of door makers in the country are privately owned. To reflect the structure of the industry, almost 90 percent of the suppliers in this report are China-owned while the rest are foreign-invested.

The Industry Overview elaborates on the composition of China’s supplier base, highlighting the key characteristics and capability of the different types of makers.

Door production is concentrated in the provinces of Guangdong and Zhejiang. The latter is particularly strong in security doors.

To represent the industry accurately, the majority of companies profiled in this report are from these two main production centers. Forty-five percent are based in Zhejiang, while 19 percent are from Guangdong.

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