US demand for large diameter pipe will rise 6.2 percent per year through 2015. The storm and sanitary sewer market will remain the leading outlet while water transmission and drainage pipe will be the fastest growing. Ductile iron, concrete and HDPE pipe will be the fastest growing material types.

This study analyzes the $6.1 billion US large diameter pipe industry. It presents historical demand data for the years 2000, 2005 and 2010, and forecasts for 2015 and 2020 by market (e.g., sewer, oil and gas, water transmission, drainage, industrial processing, irrigation) and material (e.g., steel, concrete, HDPE, ductile iron, PVC, fiberglass).

The study also considers market environment factors, details industry structure, evaluates company market share and profiles 42 industry players, including Rinker Materials, Advanced Drainage Systems and Hanson Pipe & Precast.

				    TABLE OF CONTENTS

     SECTION									    PAGE

		INTRODUCTION							      ix

	I.	EXECUTIVE SUMMARY						       1

	II.	MARKET ENVIRONMENT						       4
		Macroeconomic Outlook						       5
		Demographic Trends						       9
		Construction Outlook						      12
		   Building Construction					      15
		   Nonbuilding Construction					      18
		Pipe Industry Overview						      19
		Historical Market Trends					      22
		Pricing Factors							      24
		Regulatory & Environmental Considerations			      26
		Recycling							      29
		Foreign Trade							      30
		International Activity						      31

	III.	MARKETS								      33
		General								      33
		Sewer								      35
		   Sewer Construction Outlook					      36
		   Pipe Demand by Material					      38
		      Storm Sewers						      40
		      Sanitary Sewers						      43
		Oil & Gas							      46
		   Oil & Gas Industry Overview					      47
		   Pipe Demand by Material					      49
		      Natural Gas						      50
		      Crude Oil							      53
		Water Transmission						      56
		   Water Use & Withdrawal Outlook				      57
		   Pipe Demand by Material					      60
		Drainage							      63
		   Highway Spending						      64
		   Pipe Demand by Material					      65
		Industrial Processing						      68
		   Manufacturing Outlook					      68
		   Pipe Demand by Material					      71
		Irrigation & Other						      74
		   Agricultural Outlook						      74
		   Pipe Demand by Material					      76

	IV.	MATERIALS							      79
		General								      79
		Pipe Demand by Value						      80
		Pipe Demand by Length						      83
		Pipe Demand by Weight						      85
		Steel Pipe							      87
		   Markets							      89
		      Oil & Gas							      91
		      Other							      93
		   Producers							      94
		Concrete Pipe							      96
		   Markets							      97
		      Storm Sewer						      99
		      Sanitary Sewer						     101
		      Drainage & Culvert					     103
		      Water & Irrigation					     104
		   Producers							     106
		High Density Polyethylene					     107
		   Markets							     109
		   Producers							     113
		Ductile Iron							     114
		   Markets							     116
		   Producers							     118
		Polyvinyl Chloride						     119
		   Markets							     120
		   Producers							     122
		Fiberglass & Other						     123
		   Markets							     125
		   Producers							     127

	V.	INDUSTRY STRUCTURE						     130
		General								     130
		Market Share							     132
		Mergers & Acquisitions						     136
		Manufacturing Requirements					     139
		Marketing Strategies						     140
		Channels of Distribution					     141
		Research & Development						     142
		Competitive Strategies						     144
		Cooperative Agreements						     144
		Company Profiles						     147
		   AB&I Foundry, see McWane
		   Advanced Drainage Systems Incorporated			     148
		   American Cast Iron Pipe Company				     151
		   Ameron International Corporation				     153
		   AMSTED Industries Incorporated				     157
		   Belco Manufacturing, see Denali
		   Berkshire Hathaway Incorporated				     159
		   BoreFlex Industries Incorporated				     161
		   Bristol Metals, see Synalloy
		   Cambridge-Lee Industries Incorporated			     162
		   Can-Clay Corporation						     163
		   CEMEX SAB de CV						     165
		   Cerro Flow Products, see Berkshire Hathaway
		   CertainTeed, see Saint-Gobain
		   Charlotte Pipe & Foundry Company				     167
		   Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC			     168
		   CONTECH Construction Products Incorporated			     171
		   Cretex Companies Incorporated				     175
		   Denali Incorporated						     177
		   Diamond Plastics, see Mitsubishi
		   Duininck Companies LLC					     179
		   Ershigs, see Denali
		   Evraz Group SA						     181
		   Fabricated Plastics, see Denali
		   Foltz Concrete Pipe, see Advanced Drainage Systems
		   Future Pipe Industries Group Limited				     183
		   Griffin Pipe Products, see AMSTED Industries
		   Hancor, see Advanced Drainage Systems
		   Hanson Pipe & Precast, see HeidelbergCement
		   Hastings Irrigation Pipe Company				     185
		   HeidelbergCement AG						     186
		   HOBAS Engineering GmbH					     189
		   Independent Pipe Products Incorporated			     191
		   J-M Manufacturing Company Incorporated			     192
		   KWH Group Limited						     195
		   Lane Enterprises Incorporated				     196
		   Logan Clay Products Company					     198
		   MCP Industries Incorporated					     199
		   McWane Incorporated						     201
		   Mission Clay Products, see MCP Industries
		   Mitsubishi Corporation					     204
		   Mueller Industries Incorporated				     206
		   Mueller Water Products Incorporated				     208
		   National Oilwell Varco Incorporated				     210
		   National Pipe & Plastics Incorporated			     212
		   North American Pipe, see Westlake Chemical
		   Northwest Pipe Company					     213
		   NOV Fiber Glass Systems, see National Oilwell Varco
		   Pacific Corrugated Pipe Company				     215
		   Pacific States Cast Iron Pipe, see McWane
		   PolyPipe Incorporated					     217
		   Prime Conduit, see Mitsubishi
		   Prinsco, see Duininck Companies
		   REHAU AG & Company						     219
		   Rinker Materials, see CEMEX
		   Roscoe Steel & Culvert Company				     220
		   Saint-Gobain							     222
		   Synalloy Corporation						     224
		   Tyler Pipe, see McWane
		   United Spiral Pipe, see United States Steel
		   United States Pipe and Foundry, see Mueller Water Products
		   United States Steel Corporation				     225
		   Vianini Pipe Incorporated					     227
		   Westlake Chemical Corporation				     228


				      LIST OF TABLES

    TABLE NUMBER								    PAGE


		SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
		Summary Table							       3

		SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
	1	Macroeconomic Indicators					       8
	2	Population Trends						      12
	3	Construction Expenditures					      15
	4	Building Construction Expenditures				      17
	5	Nonbuilding Construction Expenditures				      19
	6	Pipe Industry Overview						      21
	7	Large Diameter Pipe Market, 2000-2010				      23
	8	Large Diameter Pipe Pricing Trends				      26

		SECTION III -- MARKETS
	1	Large Diameter Pipe Demand by Market				      34
	2	Sewer Construction Expenditures					      37
	3	Large Diameter Sewer Pipe Demand by Material 
		   & Market Segment						      39
	4	Large Diameter Storm Sewer Pipe Demand by Material		      43
	5	Large Diameter Sanitary Sewer Pipe Demand by Material		      46
	6	Oil & Gas Indicators						      48
	7	Large Diameter Oil & Gas Pipe Demand by Material 
		   & Market Segment						      50
	8	Large Diameter Natural Gas Pipe Demand by Material		      53
	9	Large Diameter Oil Pipe Demand by Material			      56
	10	Water Use & Withdrawal						      60
	11	Large Diameter Water Transmission Pipe Demand 
		   by Material							      63
	12	Highway Spending						      65
	13	Large Diameter Drainage Pipe Demand by Material			      67
	14	Manufacturers’ Shipments					      71
	15	Large Diameter Industrial Processing Pipe Demand 
		   by Material							      73
	16	Agricultural Indicators						      76
	17	Large Diameter Irrigation & Other Pipe Demand 
		   by Material							      78

		SECTION IV -- MATERIALS
	1	Large Diameter Pipe Demand by Material in Dollars		      82
	2	Large Diameter Pipe Demand by Material in Linear Feet		      84
	3	Large Diameter Pipe Demand by Material in Pounds		      86
	4	Large Diameter Steel Pipe Demand				      88
	5	Large Diameter Steel Pipe Demand by Market			      90
	6	Large Diameter Steel Oil & Gas Pipe Demand by Material & Mkt Segment  93
	7	Large Diameter Concrete Pipe Demand				      97
	8	Large Diameter Concrete Pipe Demand by Market			      98
	9	Large Diameter Concrete Storm Sewer Pipe Demand 
		   by Size							     101
	10	Large Diameter Concrete Sanitary Sewer Pipe Demand 
		   by Size							     103
	11	Large Diameter Concrete Drainage & Culvert Pipe Demand  
		   by Size							     104
	12	Large Diameter Concrete Water & Irrigation Pipe Demand  
		   by Size							     106
	13	Large Diameter High Density Polyethylene Pipe Demand		     109
	14	Large Diameter High Density Polyethylene Pipe Demand  
		   by Market							     112
	15	Large Diameter Ductile Iron Pipe Demand				     116
	16	Large Diameter Ductile Iron Pipe Demand by Market		     117
	17	Large Diameter Polyvinyl Chloride Pipe Demand			     120
	18	Large Diameter Polyvinyl Chloride Pipe Demand by Market		     122
	19	Large Diameter Fiberglass & Other Pipe Demand by Material	     125
	20	Large Diameter Fiberglass & Other Pipe Demand by Market		     127

		SECTION V -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
	1	Large Diameter Pipe Sales by Company, 2010			     131
	2	Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures				     137
	3	Selected Cooperative Agreements					     146

				      LIST OF CHARTS

    CHART NUMBER								    PAGE

		SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
	1	Large Diameter Share of Total Pipe Demand by Material, 2010	      21
	2	Large Diameter Pipe Market, 2000-2010				      24

		SECTION III -- MARKETS
	1	Large Diameter Pipe Demand by Market, 2010			      35
	2	Large Diameter Sewer Pipe Demand by Material, 2010		      40

		SECTION IV -- MATERIALS
	1	Average Large Diameter Pipe Weight Per Foot, 2010		      80
	2	Large Diameter Pipe Demand by Material in Dollars, 2010		      82
	3	Large Diameter Pipe Demand by Material in Linear Feet, 2010	      85
	4	Large Diameter Pipe Demand by Material in Pounds, 2010		      87
	5	Large Diameter Steel Pipe Demand by Market, 2010		      90
	6	Large Diameter Concrete Pipe Demand by Market, 2010		      99
	7	Large Diameter HDPE Pipe Demand by Market, 2010			     113

		SECTION V -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
	1	US Large Diameter Pipe Market Share by Company, 2010		     132