Cladding is any particular material used to cover the exterior of a structure. Cladding may or may not be waterproof, but it controls how components fall on a surfaceor hit it. Cladding can also be used fora decorative purposein order to camouflage a more structural but not appealing substrate. Cladding systems can serve functions such as precipitation control, crack control andmovement joints, vapor andair control, and insulation. The global cladding systems market can besegmented on the basis of material, component, application, and region. Based on material, the market can besegregated into fiber cement, vinyl, metal, brick & stone, stucco & eiffs, wood, and others. The vinyl segment accounted for amajor market share in 2016 and the trend is anticipated to continue throughout the forecast period. This is attributableto easy availability and low cost of vinyl. As a result, it is the most widely used material in cladding systems all over the world. The metal claddi...