Large diameter pipe demand in the US will reach $8.7 billion in 2010 based on needs to expand and modernize an aging pipe infrastructure. Concrete pipe will remain the dominant type due to material advantages, while plastic pipe will present the best growth as a result of resin and machinery improvements.

This study analyzes the 191 million foot US large diameter pipe industry. It presents historical demand data for 1995, 2000 and 2005 and forecasts to 2010 and 2015 by large diameter pipe market (e.g., storm sewers, drainage and irrigation, water distribution, sanitary sewers, natural gas, petroleum, process industries); and by material (e.g., concrete, plastic, steel, clay).

The study also considers market environment indicators, details industry structure, evaluates company market share and profiles 45 leading industry participants including Hanson Pipe and Precast, Rinker Materials, Advanced Drainage Systems, J-M Manufacturing, and McWane.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
                                    
  
  SECTION                                                         PAGE
  
  
        INTRODUCTION                                                ix
  
  I.    EXECUTIVE SUMMARY                                            1
  
 II.    MARKET ENVIRONMENT                                           4
        General                                                      4
        Macroeconomic Environment                                    4
        Construction Outlook                                         7
          Building Construction                                      9
            Residential Construction                                10
            Housing Starts                                          13
            Nonresidential Construction                             16
          Nonbuilding Construction                                  19
        Petroleum & Natural Gas Industry Outlook                    21
        Pipe Industry Overview                                      23
        Market Trends                                               24
        Pricing Factors                                             26
        Regulatory & Other Considerations                           29
        Recycling                                                   31
        International Trade                                         32
  
III.    MARKETS                                                     34
        General                                                     34
        Storm Sewers                                                36
          Storm Sewer Construction Outlook                          36
          Pipe Demand by Material                                   39
        Drainage & Irrigation                                       42
          Public Highway Spending                                   43
          Drainage Pipe                                             45
          Agricultural Outlook                                      47
          Irrigation Pipe                                           49
        Water Distribution                                          51
          Water Withdrawal                                          51
          Pipe Demand by Material                                   53
        Sanitary Sewers                                             56
          Sanitary Sewer Outlook                                    57
          Pipe Demand by Material                                   57
        Natural Gas                                                 58
          Natural Gas Industry Outlook                              59
          Pipe Demand by Material                                   61
        Petroleum                                                   64
          Petroleum Industry Outlook                                64
          Pipe Demand by Material                                   66
        Process Industries                                          68
          Process Industry Outlook                                  69
          Pipe Demand by Material                                   72
  
  IV.   MATERIALS                                                   75
        General                                                     75
        Pipe Demand in Feet                                         77
        Pipe Demand in Pounds                                       79
        Concrete Pipe                                               81
          Storm Sewers                                              83
          Drainage & Irrigation                                     85
          Water Distribution                                        86
          Sanitary Sewers                                           88
          Producers                                                 89
        Plastic Pipe                                                91
          High Density Polyethylene                                 94
            Markets                                                 96
            Producers                                               98 
          Polyvinyl Chloride                                        99
            Markets                                                101
            Producers                                              102
          Reinforced Thermosets                                    104
            Markets                                                106
            Producers                                              108
        Steel Pipe                                                 109
          Markets                                                  111
          Producers                                                113
        Cast Iron Pipe                                             115
          Markets                                                  117
          Producers                                                118
        Clay Pipe                                                  119
          Markets                                                  120
          Producers                                                121
  
  V.    INDUSTRY STRUCTURE                                         122
        General                                                    122
        Market Share                                               124
          Hanson Pipe & Precast                                    125
          Rinker Materials                                         125
          Advanced Drainage Systems                                125
          J-M Manufacturing                                        126
          McWane                                                   126
          Other Producers                                          127
        Mergers & Acquisitions                                     127
        Manufacturing Requirements                                 131
        Marketing Strategies                                       132
        Channels of Distribution                                   134
        Research & Development                                     135
        Competitive Strategies                                     137
        Cooperative Agreements                                     138
        Company Profiles                                           140
          AB&I Foundry                                             141
          Advanced Drainage Systems Incorporated                   142
          Aliaxis SA                                               146
          American Cast Iron Pipe Company                          149
          Ameron International Corporation                         151
          Amitech USA LLC, see Saudi Arabian Amiantit Group 
          AMSTED Industries Incorporated                           155
          Anaco Incorporated, see McWane Incorporated
          Atlantic States Cast Iron Pipe Company, see McWane     
          Belco Incorporated, see Denali Incorporated
          Camrose Pipe Company, see Oregon Steel Mills
          Can-Clay Corporation                                     157
          Carder Concrete Products Company, see Rinker Group
          CertainTeed Corporation, see Saint-Gobain
          Charlotte Pipe & Foundry Company                         158
          Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC                    159
          Clow Water Systems Company, see McWane            
          Conley Corporation                                       162
          CONTECH Construction Products Incorporated               163
          Cretex Companies Incorporated                            165
          Denali Incorporated                                      167
          Detrex Corporation                                       169
          Diamond Plastics Corporation, see Mitsubishi Corporation
          Earth Core Pipe Systems, see WL Plastics Corporation
          Fiber Glass Systems LP, see National Oilwell Varco
          Fiore Concrete Products Incorporated, see Hanson plc
          Formosa Plastics Group                                   170
          Freedom Plastics Incorporated                            173
          Hancor Holdings LLC                                      174
          Hancor Incorporated, see Advanced Drainage Systems
          Hanson plc                                               175
          Harvel Plastics Incorporated, see Detrex Corporation
          Harrington Industrial Plastics LLC, see Aliaxis SA
          IPEX Incorporated, see Aliaxis SA 
          IPSCO Incorporated                                       179
          J-M Manufacturing Company Incorporated, see Formosa    
            Plastics Group
          Jindal Saw Limited                                       181
          Lamson & Sessions Company                                182
          Lane Enterprises Incorporated                            183
          Logan Clay Products Company                              185
          MCP Industries Incorporated                              186
          McWane Incorporated                                      187
          Mission Clay Products Corporation, see MCP Industries  
          Mitsubishi Corporation                                   189
          National Oilwell Varco Incorporated                      191
          National Pipe & Plastics Incorporated                    193
          North American Pipe Corporation, see Westlake Chemical
          Northwest Pipe Company                                   194
          Oregon Steel Mills Incorporated                          195
          Pacific Corrugated Pipe Company                          197
          Pacific States Cast Iron Pipe Company, see McWane
          Plastic Tubing Industries Incorporated                   198
          PolyPipe Incorporated                                    199
          Price Brothers Company                                   201
          PW Eagle Incorporated                                    202
          REHAU AG & Company                                       204
          Rinker Group Limited                                     205
          Saint-Gobain                                             208
          Saudi Arabian Amiantit Group                             210
          SAW Pipes USA Incorporated, see Jindal SAW Limited
          Sherman Pipe, see Hanson plc
          Synalloy Corporation                                     212
          Tyler Pipe Company, see McWane Incorporated
          United States Pipe and Foundry Company Incorporated,   
            see Walter Industries Incorporated
          United States Steel Corporation                          213
          Vianini Pipe Incorporated                                214
          Walter Industries Incorporated                           216
          Westlake Chemical Corporation                            218
          WL Plastics Corporation                                  219
    


                              LIST OF TABLES

        SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
        Summary Table                                                3
  
        SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
   1    Macroeconomic Indicators                                     7
   2    Construction Expenditures                                    8
   3    Building Construction Expenditures                          10
   4    Residential Building Construction Expenditures              13
   5    Housing Starts by Type                                      16
   6    Nonresidential Building Construction Expenditures           18
   7    Nonbuilding Construction Expenditures                       21
   8    Petroleum & Natural Gas Production                          22
   9    Pipe Industry Overview                                      24
  10    Large Diameter Pipe Market, 1995-2005                       25
  11    Comparative Large Diameter Pipe Costs, 2005                 28
    
        SECTION III -- MARKETS
   1    Large Diameter Pipe Demand by Market                        35
   2    Sewer Construction Expenditures                             38
   3    Large Diameter Storm Sewer Pipe Demand by Material          41
   4    Large Diameter Drainage & Irrigation Pipe Demand 
          by Application                                            43
   5    Public Highway Spending                                     44
   6    Large Diameter Drainage Pipe Demand by Material             46
   7    Agricultural Indicators                                     48
   8    Large Diameter Irrigation Pipe Demand by Material           50
   9    Water Withdrawal                                            53
  10    Large Diameter Water Distribution Pipe Demand by Material   55
  11    Large Diameter Sanitary Sewer Pipe Demand by Material       58
  12    Natural Gas Production                                      61
  13    Large Diameter Natural Gas Pipe Demand by Material          63
  14    Crude Petroleum Production                                  66
  15    Large Diameter Petroleum Pipe Demand by Material            68
  16    Process Manufacturers  Shipments                            72
  17    Large Diameter Process Pipe Demand by Material              74
  
        SECTION IV -- MATERIALS
   1    Large Diameter Pipe Demand by Linear Footage                79
   2    Large Diameter Pipe Demand by Weight                        80
   3    Large Diameter Concrete Pipe Demand by Market in Feet       82
   4    Large Diameter Concrete Storm Sewer Pipe Demand by Size     84
   5    Large Diameter Concrete Drainage & Irrigation Pipe Demand
          by Size                                                   86
   6    Large Diameter Concrete Water Distribution Pipe Demand      88
   7    Large Diameter Concrete Sanitary Sewer Pipe Demand by Size  89
   8    Large Diameter Plastic Pipe Demand by Resin in Feet         93
   9    Large Diameter High Density Polyethylene Pipe Demand          
          by Market                                                 95
  10    Large Diameter Polyvinyl Chloride Pipe Demand by Market    100
  11    Large Diameter Reinforced Thermoset Pipe Demand by Market  106
  12    Large Diameter Steel Pipe Demand by Market                 110
  13    Large Diameter Cast Iron Pipe Demand by Market             117
  14    Large Diameter Clay Pipe Demand by Market                  120
  
        SECTION V -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
   1    US Large Diameter Pipe Sales by Company, 2005              123
   2    Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures                       130
   3    Selected Cooperative Agreements                            139
          

                         LIST OF CHARTS
  
   CHART NUMBER                                                   PAGE
  
  
        SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
   1    Large Diameter Pipe Market, 1995-2005                       26
    
        SECTION III -- MARKETS
   1    Large Diameter Pipe Demand by Market, 2005                  36
   2    Large Diameter Storm Sewer Pipe Demand by Material, 2005    41
   3    Large Diameter Drainage Pipe Demand by Material, 2005       47
   4    Large Diameter Irrigation Pipe Demand by Material, 2005     50
   5    Large Diameter Water Distribution Pipe Demand by
          Material, 2005                                            56
    
        SECTION IV -- MATERIALS
   1    Pipe Demand by Material, 2005                               76
   2    Large Diameter Concrete Pipe Demand by Market, 2005         83
   3    Large Diameter Plastic Pipe Demand by Resin in Feet, 2005   93
   4    Large Diameter High Density Polyethylene Pipe Demand          
          by Market, 2005                                           96
   5    Large Diameter Polyvinyl Chloride Pipe Demand by    
          Market, 2005                                             101
   6    Large Diameter Steel Pipe Demand by Market, 2005           111
  
        SECTION V -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
   1    US Large Diameter Pipe Market Share, 2005                  124