Demand for asphalt in China will grow 6.8 percent annually through 2008 driven by strong gains in road construction and a healthy building construction segment. Paving applications will outperform roofing in pace and size. The western regions of China, including the Northwest and Southwest, will see the strongest advances.

This study analyzes the US$2.3 billion Chinese asphalt industry. It presents historical demand data for 1993, 1998 and 2003 and forecasts to 2008 and 2013 by product (e.g., asphalt cement, asphalt emulsions, cutback asphalts, built-up and roll roofing, modified bitumen roofing, asphalt shingles); by market and by geographic region.

The study also considers market environment indicators, details industry structure and company market share, and profiles 28 leading competitors including Sinopec, PetroChina, China National Offshore Oil, Qingdao Guangyuanfa, and Shangdong Befar.