Raise the roof.* Led by concrete and clay tiles, the demand for roofing materials in China is expected to increase by 4.6 percent per year through 2008, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a study by Cleveland-based research firm the Freedonia Group. Concrete and clay tiles and bituminous bi·tu·mi·nous adj. 1. Like or containing bitumen. 2. Of or relating to bituminous coal. Adj. 1. bituminous - resembling or containing bitumen; "bituminous coal" roofing will continue to dominate the materials demanded, however, elastomeric and plastic membranes are expected to enjoy strong gains in market shares. Among bituminous roofing products, the Freedonia Group predicts modified bitumen bitumen (bĭty  `mən) a generic term referring to flammable, brown or black mixtures of tarlike hydrocarbons, derived naturally or by distillation from petroleum. membranes and asphalt shingles will enjoy particularly good prospects. And at 5 percent per year, Chinese demand for nonresidential roofing is expected to outpace residential through 2008, according to the study. The Freedonia Group predicts that continuing industrialization industrialization Process of converting to a socioeconomic order in which industry is dominant. The changes that took place in Britain during the Industrial Revolution of the late 18th and 19th century led the way for the early industrializing nations of western Europe and and sustained strength in direct foreign investment in China will fuel the nonresidential building market. The full study is available for purchase through the Freedonia Group. |
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