Study #: 2472

Published: 03/2009

Pages: 314

Full Study Price: US$ 4,800

Per Page Price: US$ 30.00

Plastic & Competitive Pipe to 2013 - Market Research, Market Share, Market Size, Sales, Demand Forecast, Market Leaders, Company Profiles, Industry Trends

US demand for plastic and competitive pipe will reach 11.1 billion feet in 2013, stimulated in part by needs to upgrade sewer, drainage and municipal water systems. Plastic pipe will grow at the fastest pace, with PVC remaining the dominant resin. The construction and energy sectors offer the best market opportunities.

This study analyzes the US pipe industry. It presents historical demand data for the years 1998, 2003 and 2008, and forecasts for 2013 and 2018 by market (e.g., potable water; conduit; natural gas and oil; drain and sewer; drain, waste and vent; drainage and irrigation; process), material (e.g., concrete, steel, plastic, cast iron, copper, aluminum) and plastic resin (e.g., PVC, HDPE, reinforced thermoset, ABS).

The study also considers market environment trends and indicators, evaluates company market share and profiles 54 selected industry participants, including JM Eagle, Advanced Drainage Systems and North American Pipe.

Purchase Options/View Brochure   

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 Expenditures                              12
                   Residential Construction                                    15
                     Housing Starts                                            17
                     Residential Improvements & Repairs                        21
                   Nonresidential Building Construction                        22
               Nonbuilding Construction Expenditures                           25
               Public Highway Spending                                         27
               Water Distribution Outlook                                      28
               Petroleum & Natural Gas Industry Outlook                        30
                   Natural Gas                                                 31
                   Crude Oil                                                   32
               Manufacturing Outlook                                           33
               Agricultural Overview                                           35
               Refrigeration Equipment Outlook                                 37
               Plastic Resin Outlook                                           40
               Pricing Factors                                                 43
               Regulatory Considerations                                       46
               Recycling                                                       48
               World Plastic Pipe Markets                                      49
               
        III.   PIPE MARKETS                                                    51
               General                                                         51
               Potable Water                                                   53
                   Service & Distribution Water Pipe                           55
                   Municipal Water Pipe                                        57
                   Rural Water Pipe                                            60
                   Plastic Potable Water Pipe by Resin                         61
               Conduit                                                         62
                   Communications Duct                                         64
                   Electrical & Other Conduit                                  66
                   Plastic Conduit by Resin                                    69
               Natural Gas & Oil Pipe                                          71
                   Materials                                                   73
                   Natural Gas Pipe                                            74
                   Plastic Natural Gas Pipe by Resin                           76
                   Crude Oil Pipe                                              78
                   Plastic Oil Pipe by Resin                                   79
               Drain & Sewer Pipe                                              81
                   Drain Pipe                                                  83
                   Sewer Pipe                                                  84
                   Plastic Drain & Sewer Pipe by Resin                         86
               Drain, Waste & Vent                                             88
                   Materials   89
                   Plastic DWV Pipe by Resin                                   90
               Drainage & Irrigation Pipe                                      91
                   Drainage Pipe                                               93
                   Irrigation Pipe                                             95
                   Plastic Drainage & Irrigation Pipe by Resin                 97
               Process Pipe                                                    98
                   Uses                                                       100
                   Materials                                                  101
                   Plastic Process Pipe by Resin                              102
               Structural, Mechanical & Miscellaneous                         103
                   Refrigeration & Related Uses                               105
                   Other Applications                                         107
                   Plastic Structural/Mechanical/Miscellaneous Pipe by Resin  108
                                                                                 
         IV.   COMPETITIVE PIPE MATERIALS                                     110
               General                                                        110
               Pipe Demand in Feet                                            112
               Pipe Demand in Pounds                                          114
               Concrete Pipe                                                  116
                   Markets                                                    119
                   Producers                                                  122
               Steel Pipe                                                     123
                   Markets                                                    125
                     Gas & Oil                                                126
                     Other                                                    127
                   Producers                                                  129
               Plastic Pipe                                                   134
                   Plastic Pipe & Fittings                                    137
                   Producers  138
               Cast Iron Pipe                                                 139
                   Markets                                                    140
                   Producers                                                  141
               Copper Pipe                                                    142
               Aluminum Pipe                                                  146
               Clay Pipe                                                      150
               
          V.   PLASTIC PIPE BY RESIN                                          153
               General                                                        153
               Weight Versus Linear Footage                                   155
               Polyvinyl Chloride Pipe                                        156
                   Characteristics & Technologies                             159
                   Markets                                                    160
                   Producers                                                  161
               High Density Polyethylene Pipe                                 162
                   Markets                                                    165
                   Producers  						      168
               Reinforced Thermoset Pipe                                      171
                   Markets                                                    173
                   Producers                                                  175
               ABS Pipe                                                       176
               Chlorinated Polyvinyl Chloride Pipe                            177
               Other Plastic Pipe                                             180
               
         VI.   INDUSTRY STRUCTURE                                             185
               General                                                        185
               Market Share                                                   187
               Mergers & Acquisitions                                         191
               Marketing Strategies                                           197
               Channels of Distribution                                       199
               Research & Development                                         200
               Competitive Strategies                                         202
               Cooperative Agreements                                         203
               Company Profiles                                               205
                   AB&I Foundry, see McWane                                      
                   Advanced Drainage Systems Incorporated                     206
                   Alcoa Incorporated                                         209
                   Allied Tube & Conduit, see Tyco International                 
                   American Cast Iron Pipe Company                            210
                   Ameron International Corporation                           212
                   AMSTED Industries Incorporated                             216
                   Anaco, see McWane                                             
                   Atlantic States Cast Iron Pipe Company, see McWane 
                   Atlas Tube Incorporated, see John Maneely                     
                   Belco Manufacturing Company Incorporated, see Denali 
                   BoreFlex Industries Incorporated                           218
                   Bristol Metals LLC, see Synalloy                              
                   Cambridge-Lee Industries Incorporated                      219
                   Can-Clay Corporation                                       221
                   Caparo plc                                                 222
                   CEMEX SAB de CV                                            225
                   CertainTeed Corporation, see Saint-Gobain                     
                   Charlotte Pipe & Foundry Company                           226
                   Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC                      228
                   Clow Water Systems Company, see McWane 
                   CONTECH Construction Products Incorporated                 230
                   Cretex Companies Incorporated                              232
                   Denali Incorporated                                        233
                   Duininck Companies LLC                                     235
                   Ershigs Incorporated, see Denali                              
                   Evraz Holding OOO                                          236
                   Fabricated Plastics Limited, see Denali                       
                   Fiber Glass Systems LP, see National Oilwell Varco 
                   Fintube Technologies Incorporated, see United States Steel 
                   Foster (LB) Company                                        239
                   Genova Products Incorporated                               241
                   Global Brass and Copper Incorporated                       243
                   Griffin Pipe Products Company, see AMSTED Industries 
                   Hancor Incorporated, see Advanced Drainage Systems 
                   Hanson plc, see HeidelbergCement                              
                   HeidelbergCement AG                                        244
                   Hobas Engineering AG                                       248
                   J-M Manufacturing Company Incorporated                     249
                   Jindal Saw Limited                                         252
                   Johnson Bateman Company, see HeidelbergCement                 
                   JSW Steel Limited                                          253
                   Lamson & Sessions Company, see Thomas & Betts
                   Lane Enterprises Incorporated                              254
                   Liston (WT) Company, see HeidelbergCement                     
                   Logan Clay Products Company                                256
                   Lone Star Technologies, see United States Steel 
                   Lubrizol Corporation                                       257
                   Maneely (John) Company                                     260
                   Marmon Group LLC                                           263
                   MCP Industries Incorporated                                266
                   McWane Incorporated                                        267
                   Mitsubishi Corporation                                     270
                   Mueller Industries Incorporated                            272
                   Mueller Water Products Incorporated                        274
                   National Oilwell Varco Incorporated                        276
                   National Pipe & Plastics Incorporated                      279
                   North American Pipe Corporation, see Westlake Chemical 
                   Northwest Pipe Company                                     280
                   OAO TMK                                                    283
                   Pacific Corrugated Pipe Company                            285
                   Pacific States Cast Iron Pipe Company, see McWane 
                   Pipelife Jet Stream Incorporated, see Solvay                  
                   PolyPipe Incorporated                                      286
                   Prinsco Incorporated, see Duininck Companies                  
                   PW Eagle Incorporated, see J-M Manufacturing  
                   REHAU AG & Company                                         288
                   Rinker Materials Corporation, see CEMEX                       
                   Saint-Gobain                                               290
                   Seminole Tubular Products Company, see John Maneely  
                   Sharon Tube Company, see John Maneely                         
                   Solvay SA                                                  293
                   Synalloy Corporation                                       295
                   Tenaris SA                                                 296
                   Thomas & Betts Corporation                                 298
                   Timken Company                                             299
                   Tyco International Limited                                 301
                   United States Steel Corporation                            304
                   Uponor Oyj                                                 307
                   Viega GmbH & Company KG                                    309
                   Westlake Chemical Corporation                              311
                   Wheatland Tube Company, see John Maneely                      
                   Wolverine Tube Incorporated                                313

                                  LIST OF TABLES
                                        
TABLE NUMBER                                                                 PAGE

               SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
               Summary Table                                                    3

               SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT                         
           1   Macroeconomic Indicators                                         9
           2   Population & Households                                         12
           3   Building Construction Expenditures                              15
           4   Residential Building Construction Expenditures                  17
           5   Private Housing Starts                                          21
           6   Residential Improvement & Repair Expenditures                   22
           7   Nonresidential Building Construction Expenditures               25
           8   Nonbuilding Construction Expenditures                           27
           9   Public Highway Spending                                         28
          10   Water Withdrawal                                                30
          11   Oil & Gas Production                                            31
          12   Manufacturers' Shipments                                        35
          13   Agricultural Indicators                                         37
          14   Refrigeration Equipment Shipments                               40
          15   US Plastic Resin Supply & Demand                                42
          16   Pipe Material Costs, 2008                                       45

               SECTION III -- PIPE MARKETS
           1   Pipe Demand by Market                                           52
           2   Potable Water Pipe Demand by Material & Market Segment          54
           3   Service & Distribution Water Pipe Demand by Material            57
           4   Municipal Water Pipe Demand by Material                         59
           5   Rural Water Pipe Demand by Material                             60
           6   Plastic Potable Water Pipe Demand by Resin                      62
           7   Conduit Demand by Material & Market Segment                     64
           8   Communications Duct Demand                                      66
           9   Electrical & Other Conduit Demand by Material                   69
          10   Plastic Conduit Demand by Resin                                 71
          11   Natural Gas & Oil Pipe Demand by Type                           72
          12   Natural Gas & Oil Pipe Demand by Material                       74
          13   Natural Gas Pipe Demand by Material                             76
          14   Plastic Natural Gas Pipe Demand by Resin                        77
          15   Crude Oil Pipe Demand by Material                               79
          16   Plastic Oil Pipe Demand by Resin                                80
          17   Drain & Sewer Pipe Demand by Material & Market Segment          82
          18   Drain Pipe Demand by Material                                   84
          19   Sewer Pipe Demand by Material                                   86
          20   Plastic Drain & Sewer Pipe Demand by Resin                      88
          21   Drain, Waste & Vent Pipe Demand by Material                     90
          22   Plastic Drain, Waste & Vent Pipe Demand by Resin                91
          23   Drainage & Irrigation Pipe Demand by Material &
                   Market Segment                                              93
          24   Drainage Pipe Demand by Material                                94
          25   Irrigation Pipe Demand by Material                              96
          26   Plastic Drainage & Irrigation Pipe Demand by Resin              98
          27   Process Pipe Demand by Material                                100
          28   Plastic Process Pipe Demand by Resin                           103
          29   Structural, Mechanical & Miscellaneous Pipe Demand
                   by Application & Material                                  105
          30   Refrigeration Equipment Tubing Demand by Material              107
          31   Plastic Structural, Mechanical & Miscellaneous Pipe
                   Demand by Resin                                            109

               SECTION IV -- COMPETITIVE PIPE MATERIALS
           1   Pipe Demand by Material in Feet                                114
           2   Pipe Demand by Material in Pounds                              116
           3   Concrete Pipe Demand by Market                                 118
           4   Steel Pipe Demand by Market                                    124
           5   Plastic Pipe Demand by Market                                  136
           6   Plastic Pipe & Fittings Demand                                 138
           7   Cast Iron Pipe Demand by Market                                140
           8   Copper Pipe Demand by Market                                   145
           9   Aluminum Pipe Demand by Market                                 149
          10   Clay Pipe Demand by Market                                     152

               SECTION V -- PLASTIC PIPE BY RESIN
           1   Plastic Pipe Demand by Resin                                   154
           2   Plastic Pipe Demand:  Weight versus Linear Footage             156
           3   Polyvinyl Chloride Pipe Demand by Market                       158
           4   High Density Polyethylene Pipe Demand by Market                164
           5   Reinforced Thermoset Pipe Demand by Market                     173
           6   Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene Pipe Demand by Market          177
           7   Chlorinated Polyvinyl Chloride Pipe Demand by Market           180
           8   Other Plastic Pipe Resin Demand by Material &
                   Market Segment                                             184         
            
               SECTION VI -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
           1   Selected US Pipe Sales by Company, 2008                        186
           2   Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures                           195
           3   Selected Cooperative Agreements                                204

                                  LIST OF CHARTS
                                        
CHART NUMBER                                                                 PAGE

               SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
           1   Plastic Resin Demand by Type, 2008                              43

               SECTION III -- PIPE MARKETS                                       
           1   Pipe Demand by Market, 2008                                     52
           2   Potable Water Pipe Demand by Material, 2008           	       55

               SECTION IV -- COMPETITIVE PIPE MATERIALS
           1   Pipe Demand by Material, 2008                                  111
           2   Concrete Pipe Demand by Market, 2008                           119
           3   Steel Pipe Demand by Market, 2008                              125
           4   Plastic Pipe Demand by Market, 2008                            137
           5   Copper Pipe Demand by Market, 2008                             146
           6   Aluminum Pipe Demand by Market, 2008                           150

               SECTION V-- PLASTIC PIPE BY RESIN
           1   Plastic Pipe Demand by Resin, 2008                             155
           2   Polyvinyl Chloride Pipe Demand by Market, 2008                 159
           3   High Density Polyethylene Pipe Demand by Market, 2008          165

               SECTION VI -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
           1   Plastic Pipe Industry Market Share, 2008                       188
You may view the complete table of contents without charge and select individual records for purchase ($30.00 each) or purchase the complete study.

Home  About Freedonia  Contact Freedonia  Search Studies  Browse Catalog

The Freedonia Group - The First Choice In Industry Research8

www.freedoniagroup.com

© Copyright 2010 The Freedonia Group, Inc.
767 Beta Drive Cleveland,Ohio 44143
All Rights Reserved