US demand for pipe is forecast to advance 6.6 percent annually through 2015. Gains will be driven in part by a rebound in construction activity and an improved outlook for state and municipal infrastructure spending. PVC and other plastic pipe will be the fastest-growing pipe material, while steel pipe will remain the leading material.

This study analyzes the $28.1 billion US pipe industry. It presents historical demand data for the years 2000, 2005 and 2010, and forecasts for 2015 and 2020 by market (e.g., oil and natural gas; sewer and drainage; potable water; industrial processing; conduit; drain, waste and vent; irrigation) and material (e.g., steel, PVC, HDPE, ABS, copper, concrete, ductile iron).

The study also considers market environment factors, details industry structure, evaluates company market share and profiles 53 industry participants, including JM Eagle, Advanced Drainage Systems and Performance Pipe.

				    TABLE OF CONTENTS

     SECTION									    PAGE

		INTRODUCTION							      xi

	I.	EXECUTIVE SUMMARY						       1

	II.	MARKET ENVIRONMENT						       4
		General								       4
		Macroeconomic Outlook						       5
		Demographic Trends						       9
		Building Construction Outlook					      13
		   Residential Building Construction				      16
		   Nonresidential Building Construction				      18
		Nonbuilding Construction Outlook				      21
		Highway Spending						      23
		Water Use & Withdrawal Outlook					      25
		Oil & Gas Industry Outlook					      27
		Manufacturing Outlook						      29
		Agricultural Overview						      32
		Refrigeration Equipment Outlook					      34
		Plastic Resin Outlook						      36
		Pricing Factors							      38
		Regulatory Considerations					      40
		Recycling							      43
		World Plastic Pipe Demand					      44

	III.	PIPE MARKETS							      47
		General								      47
		Oil & Natural Gas Pipe						      49
		   Natural Gas Pipe						      51
		   Crude Oil Pipe						      53
		   Plastic Oil & Gas Pipe Demand by Resin			      56
		Sewer & Drainage						      57
		   Sewer Pipe							      60
		   Drainage Pipe						      63
		   Plastic Sewer & Drainage Pipe by Resin			      65
		Potable Water							      67
		   Water Distribution Pipe					      70
		   Water Transmission Pipe					      72
		   Other Potable Water Pipe					      75
		   Plastic Potable Water Pipe by Resin				      77
		Industrial Processing Pipe					      79
		   Uses								      81
		   Materials							      81
		   Plastic Industrial Processing Pipe by Resin			      82
		Conduit								      84
		   Communications Duct						      86
		   Electrical & Other Conduit					      88
		   Plastic Conduit by Resin					      91
		Drain, Waste & Vent						      93
		   Materials							      94
		   Plastic DWV Pipe by Resin					      95
		Irrigation							      96
		   Materials							      98
		   Plastic Irrigation Pipe by Resin				      99
		Structural, Mechanical & Other					     100
		   Refrigeration & Related					     102
		   Other							     103
		   Plastic Structural, Mechanical & Other Pipe by Resin		     104

	IV.	PIPE MATERIALS							     106
		General								     106
		Pipe Demand by Value						     107
		Pipe Demand by Weight						     110
		Pipe Demand by Length						     112
		Steel Pipe							     114
		   Markets							     115
		      Oil & Gas							     117
		      Other							     119
		   Producers							     121
		Plastic Pipe							     123
		   Markets							     124
		   Producers							     128
		Copper Pipe							     129
		   Markets							     130
		   Producers							     133
		Concrete Pipe							     134
		   Markets							     136
		   Producers							     139
		Ductile Iron							     140
		   Markets							     142
		   Producers							     144
		Aluminum Pipe							     145
		   Markets							     146
		   Producers							     148
		Clay Pipe							     149
		   Markets							     150
		   Producers							     151

	V.	PLASTIC PIPE RESINS						     153
		General								     153
		Plastic Pipe Resin Demand					     155
		Polyvinyl Chloride Pipe						     157
		   Characteristics & Technologies				     158
		   Markets							     159
		   Producers							     162
		High Density Polyethylene Pipe					     162
		   Markets							     164
		   Producers							     168
		Reinforced Thermoset Pipe					     169
		   Markets							     171
		   Producers							     173
		ABS Pipe							     174
		Chlorinated Polyvinyl Chloride Pipe				     176
		Other Plastic Pipe						     179

	VI.	INDUSTRY STRUCTURE						     183
		General								     183
		Plastic Pipe Market Share					     185
		Mergers & Acquisitions						     189
		Marketing Strategies						     192
		Channels of Distribution					     194
		Research & Development						     195
		Cooperative Agreements						     196
		Company Profiles						     200
		   AB&I Foundry, see McWane
		   A-D Technologies						     201
		   Advanced Drainage Systems Incorporated			     203
		   Alcoa Incorporated						     206
		   American Cast Iron Pipe Company				     208
		   Ameron International Corporation				     210
		   AMSTED Industries Incorporated				     213
		   Atkore International, see Tyco International
		   Atlantic States Cast Iron Pipe, see McWane
		   Atlas Tube ULC, see JMC Steel Group
		   Belco Manufacturing, see Denali
		   Berkshire Hathaway Incorporated				     216
		   BoreFlex Industries, see A-D Technologies
		   Bristol Metals, see Synalloy
		   Bull Moose Tube, see Caparo
		   Cambridge-Lee Industries LLC					     219
		   Can-Clay Corporation						     221
		   Caparo plc							     222
		   CEMEX SAB de CV						     225
		   Cerro Flow Products, see Berkshire Hathaway
		   CertainTeed, see Saint-Gobain
		   Charlotte Pipe & Foundry Company				     227
		   Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC			     228
		   Clow Water Systems, see McWane
		   CONTECH Construction Products Incorporated			     230
		   Cretex Companies Incorporated				     233
		   Denali Incorporated						     235
		   Diamond Plastics, see Mitsubishi
		   Duininck Companies LLC					     237
		   Ershigs, see Denali
		   Evraz Group SA						     239
		   Fabricated Plastics, see Denali
		   Fast Fabricators, see Mueller Water Products
		   Foltz Concrete Pipe, see Advanced Drainage Systems
		   Foster (LB) Company						     241
		   Genova Products Incorporated					     243
		   Global Brass and Copper Incorporated				     245
		   Griffin Pipe Products, see AMSTED Industries
		   Hancor, see Advanced Drainage Systems
		   Hanson Pipe & Precast, see HeidelbergCement
		   HeidelbergCement AG						     247
		   HOBAS Engineering GmbH					     250
		   J-M Manufacturing Company Incorporated			     251
		   Jindal Saw Limited						     254
		   JMC Steel Group						     255
		   John Maneely, see JMC Steel Group
		   JSW Steel Limited						     259
		   Lane Enterprises Incorporated				     260
		   Logan Clay Products Company					     262
		   Lubrizol Corporation						     263
		   Marmon Holdings, see Berkshire Hathaway
		   Marmon/Keystone, see Berkshire Hathaway
		   MCP Industries Incorporated					     266
		   McWane Incorporated						     267
		   Mission Clay Products, see MCP Industries
		   Mitsubishi Corporation					     270
		   Mueller Industries Incorporated				     272
		   Mueller Water Products Incorporated				     275
		   National Oilwell Varco Incorporated				     277
		   National Pipe & Plastics Incorporated			     280
		   North American Pipe, see Westlake Chemical
		   Northwest Pipe Company					     282
		   NOV Fiber Glass Systems, see National Oilwell Varco
		   NOV Grant Prideco, see National Oilwell Varco
		   OAO TMK							     285
		   Olin Brass Fineweld Tube, see Global Brass and Copper
		   Pacific Corrugated Pipe Company				     287
		   Pacific States Cast Iron Pipe, see McWane
		   Penn Aluminum International, see Berkshire Hathaway
		   Pipelife Jet Stream, see Solvay
		   PolyPipe Incorporated					     289
		   Prime Conduit, see Mitsubishi
		   Prinsco, see Duininck Companies
		   Ram-Fab, see Synalloy
		   REHAU AG & Company						     290
		   Rinker Materials, see CEMEX
		   Saint-Gobain							     292
		   Sharon Tube, see JMC Steel Group
		   Solvay SA							     295
		   Synalloy Corporation						     297
		   Tenaris SA							     299
		   Timken Company						     301
		   Tyco International Limited					     303
		   Tyler Pipe, see McWane
		   United Spiral Pipe, see United States Steel
		   United States Pipe and Foundry, see Mueller Water Products
		   United States Steel Corporation				     307
		   Uponor Corporation						     310
		   Viega GmbH & Company KG					     312
		   Voest-Alpine Tubulars, see National Oilwell Varco
		   Westlake Chemical Corporation				     314
		   Wheatland Tube, see JMC Steel Group
		   Wolverine Tube Incorporated					     316


				      LIST OF TABLES

    TABLE NUMBER								    PAGE


		SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
		Summary Table							       3

		SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
	1	Macroeconomic Indicators					       9
	2	Population & Households						      13
	3	Building Construction Expenditures				      16
	4	Residential Building Construction Expenditures			      18
	5	Nonresidential Building Construction Expenditures		      21
	6	Nonbuilding Construction Expenditures				      23
	7	Highway Spending						      25
	8	Water Use & Withdrawal						      27
	9	Oil & Gas Production						      29
	10	Manufacturers’ Shipments					      32
	11	Agricultural Outlook						      33
	12	Refrigeration Equipment Shipments				      35
	13	Plastic Resin Supply & Demand					      38
	14	Pipe Pricing Trends						      40

		SECTION III -- PIPE MARKETS
	1	Pipe Demand by Market						      48
	2	Oil & Gas Pipe Demand by Material & Market Segment		      51
	3	Natural Gas Pipe Demand by Material				      53
	4	Crude Oil Pipe Demand by Material				      55
	5	Plastic Oil & Gas Pipe Demand by Resin				      57
	6	Sewer & Drainage Pipe Demand by Material & Market Segment	      59
	7	Sewer Pipe Demand by Material					      63
	8	Drainage Pipe Demand by Material				      65
	9	Plastic Sewer & Drainage Pipe Demand by Resin			      67
	10	Potable Water Pipe Demand by Material & Market Segment		      69
	11	Water Distribution Pipe Demand by Material			      72
	12	Water Transmission Pipe Demand by Material			      75
	13	Other Potable Water Pipe Demand by Material			      77
	14	Plastic Potable Water Pipe Demand by Resin			      79
	15	Industrial Processing Pipe Demand by Material			      80
	16	Plastic Industrial Processing Pipe Demand by Resin		      84
	17	Conduit Demand by Material & Market Segment			      86
	18	Communications Duct Demand					      88
	19	Electrical & Other Conduit Demand by Material			      91
	20	Plastic Conduit Demand by Resin					      93
	21	Drain, Waste & Vent Pipe Demand by Material			      95
	22	Plastic Drain, Waste & Vent Pipe Demand by Resin		      96
	23	Irrigation Pipe Demand by Material				      99
	24	Plastic Irrigation Pipe Demand by Resin				     100
	25	Structural, Mechanical & Other Pipe Demand  by Application
		    & Material							     102
	26	Plastic Structural, Mechanical & Other Pipe Demand by Resin	     105

		SECTION IV -- PIPE MATERIALS
	1	Pipe Demand by Material in Dollars				     109
	2	Pipe Demand by Material in Pounds				     111
	3	Pipe Demand by Material in Feet					     113
	4	Steel Pipe Demand						     115
	5	Steel Pipe Demand by Market					     116
	6	Steel Oil & Gas Pipe Demand by Type & Market Segment		     119
	7	Plastic Pipe Demand						     124
	8	Plastic Pipe Demand by Market					     127
	9	Copper Pipe Demand						     130
	10	Copper Pipe Demand by Market					     132
	11	Concrete Pipe Demand						     136
	12	Concrete Pipe Demand by Market					     138
	13	Ductile Iron Pipe Demand					     142
	14	Ductile Iron Pipe Demand by Market				     143
	15	Aluminum Pipe Demand						     146
	16	Aluminum Pipe Demand by Market					     148
	17	Clay Pipe Demand						     150
	18	Clay Pipe Demand by Market					     151

		SECTION V -- PLASTIC PIPE RESINS
	1	Plastic Pipe Demand by Resin					     154
	2	Plastic Pipe Resin Demand					     156
	3	Polyvinyl Chloride Pipe Demand					     157
	4	Polyvinyl Chloride Pipe Demand by Market			     161
	5	High Density Polyethylene Pipe Demand				     164
	6	High Density Polyethylene Pipe Demand by Market			     167
	7	Reinforced Thermoset Pipe Demand				     171
	8	Reinforced Thermoset Pipe Demand by Market			     173
	9	Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene Pipe Demand by Market		     176
	10	Chlorinated Polyvinyl Chloride Pipe Demand by Market		     179
	11	Other Plastic Pipe Demand by Resin & Market			     182

		SECTION VI -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
	1	Selected US Pipe Sales by Company, 2010				     184
	2	Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures				     191
	3	Selected Cooperative Agreements					     198

				      LIST OF CHARTS

    CHART NUMBER								    PAGE

		SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
	1	World Plastic Pipe Demand, 2010					      46

		SECTION III -- PIPE MARKETS
	1	Pipe Demand By Market, 2010					      49

		SECTION IV -- PIPE MATERIALS
	1	Average Pipe Weight versus Length, 2010				     107
	2	Pipe Demand by Material in Dollars, 2010			     110
	3	Pipe Demand by Material in Pounds, 2010				     112
	4	Pipe Demand by Material in Feet, 2010				     114
	5	Steel Pipe Demand by Market, 2010				     117
	6	Plastic Pipe Demand by Market, 2010				     128
	7	Copper Pipe Demand by Market, 2010				     133
	8	Concrete Pipe Demand by Market, 2010				     139
	9	Ductile Iron Pipe Demand by Market, 2010			     144

		SECTION V -- PLASTIC PIPE RESINS
	1	Plastic Pipe Demand by Resin, 2010				     155
	2	Polyvinyl Chloride Pipe Demand by Market, 2010			     161
	3	High Density Polyethylene Pipe Demand by Market, 2010		     168

		SECTION VI -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
	1	US Plastic Pipe Market Share, 2010				     185