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Plastic Pipes - Global Trends
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Plastic pipes are increasingly being used in place of traditional materials such as steel, copper, and cast iron. Introduction of high-quality, less toxic products such as High Density Polyethylene pipes is adding to the growing market for Polyethylene (PE) pipes. Demonstrating traits such as joint integrity, flexibility, trench laying capability and sturdiness, use of HDPE pipes is growing at a faster pace in potable water piping systems, and corrugated drainage and gas systems. Crosslinked PE (PEX), another type of PE pipe, is being increasingly used in underfloor radiant heating applications.
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CONTENTS
1. METHODOLOGY 1
Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations 1
Disclaimers 2
Quantitative Techniques & Reporting Level 3
2. GLOBAL MARKET OVERVIEW AND OULTOOK 4
Plastic Pipes Market 4
Analysis by Geographic Region 4
Analysis by Product Category 4
Major Factors Increasing Demand 5
3. MARKET TRENDS & ISSUES 5
Steel Pipes: Major Competitor for Plastic Pipes 5
Mergers & Acquisitions: Exploiting New Market Dimensions 5
Coiled Polyethylene Pipe: Ruling Telecommunications Industry 5
Price Factor 6
Plastics Replacing Traditional Materials 6
BlueBrute and Cellular PVC: Better Grades of PVC Pipes 6
4. PRODUCT FACTS 7
Plastic Pipes 7
Product Segments 7
Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Pipes 7
Chlorinated Polyvinyl Chloride (CPVC) Pipes 7
Polyethylene (PE) Pipes 7
PEX (Cross-linked Polyethylene) 7
Polypropylene (PP) Pipes 7
Others 8
End-Use Applications 8
Water Supply/Distribution/Irrigation 8
Drainage Waste and Vent Applications 8
Oil/Natural Gas Transportation 8
Conduit Applications 8
Regulatory Climate 8
5. CORPORATE DEVELOPMENTS 9
Aristovolos to Divest Kavala's Shares 9
Wavin Acquires Pilsa 9
North American Pipe to Open New PVC Pipe Facility 9
Pipelife Expands Production Capacity of C900 9
Borsodchem Extends Agreement with NJT-2000 10
Georg Fisher Corp Acquires Central Plastics 10
Sekisui Establishes New Plant in Taiwan 10
Mexichem Acquires Amanco 10
Pipelife Takes Over Quality Plastics 10
Pipelife's Russian Plant Commences Production 11
ADS Inaugurates New HDPE Pipe Manufacturing Facility 11
NPP to Expand Manufacturing Facility 11
J-M Manufacturing Merges with PW Eagle 11
Polypipe Group in Share Buy Back Deal 11
Mexichem Acquires Petco 12
Viking Creates New Business Division to Include CPVC Fire
Sprinkler Pipe 12
IPEX Introduces AquaRise Solution 12
Rifeng Introduces Pure PE-RT Pipes 12
6. MAJOR PLAYERS 12
A.G. Petzetakis S.A. (Greece) 12
Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. (USA) 13
Amanco (Brazil) 13
Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC (USA) 13
Egeplast A. S (Turkey) 13
Finolex Industries Ltd (India) 14
Foshan Rifeng Enterprise Co Ltd (China) 14
IPEX Inc (Canada) 14
JM Eagle Company, Inc. (USA) 14
KWH Pipe Ltd (Finland) 14
National Pipe and Plastics Inc (USA) 15
North American Pipe Corporation (USA) 15
Pipelife International GmbH (Austria) 15
Polypipe Plc (UK) 15
Royal Pipe Systems (Canada) 16
Sekisui Chemical Company Ltd (Japan) 16
Tessenderlo Group (Belgium) 16
Uponor Corp (Finland) 16
Wavin N.V. (The Netherlands) 16
7. GLOBAL MARKET ANALYTICS 17
8. THE UNITED STATES 22
Market Overview 22
Market Trends 22
Vinyl Resin Production: Improves with Housing Market 22
Construction Market 22
Windows Market 22
Cladding Industry 22
Plastic Pipe Industry 23
PE Pipes - Fastest Growing Segment 23
Product Innovation Drives Plastic Pipes Market 23
Trenchless Technology: A Replacement for Conventional Methods 23
Pulling/Pushing Technique 24
Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) 24
Sliplining 24
Pipe Bursting 25
Microtunneling 25
PVC Pipe - A Detailed Study 25
Growing Performance Standards for Sewer Pipes 25
A Safe Water Distribution Method 25
Heavy Competition from Other Materials 25
9. CANADA 26
10. JAPAN 27
Market Trends 27
PVC - Largest Segment in Plastic Pipes Industry 27
PVC - Largest Segment in Plastic Pipes Industry 27
11. EUROPE 29
a. France 35
b. Germany 36
c. Italy 37
d. The United Kingdom 38
e. Spain 39
f. Russia 40
g. Rest of Europe 41
12. ASIA-PACIFIC 42
Market Overview 42
Factors Driving Growth 43
Polyethylene Pipes - Witnessing Fastest Growth 43
Telecommunications - A Major Growth Factor 43
Market Engineering - A Strategic Insight 43
R&D - Major Participant in Product Development 43
Strategic Alliances - A Move in the Right Direction 43
Internet - An Emerging Business Tool 44
Quality Wins Over Price - A Proven Fact 44
Major Markets 44
China 44
Market Overview 44
PP-R Pipes Market 45
Plastic Pipes Market: Future Developments 45
China: Major Consumer of Polypropylene 46
Braided Products 46
Film Products 46
Cast Polypropylene Film 46
Biaxially Oriented Polypropylene Film 46
Injection-Molded Products 47
Fiber Products 47
PP Pipes 47
Others 47
PVC Market in China 47
Downstream Considerations 48
Upstream Considerations 48
Australia 48
Market Overview 48
Analysis by Product Segment 49
Factors Driving Growth 49
MPVC to Replace uPVC 49
MDPE to Overpower HDPE 49
Construction Sector Offering Better Prospects 49
Mining Sector - A Steady Contributor 50
Impact of Water Industry Standards 50
Market Limitation 50
Maturity Levels Hampering Growth 50
Indonesia 50
Market Overview 50
Analysis by Product Segment 51
Factors Driving Growth 51
Industrialization and Infrastructure Projects Driving Growth 51
HDPE Replaces PVC 51
Market Outlook Over the Years 51
Malaysia 52
Plastics: Actively Growing Segment 52
Market Overview 53
Factors Driving Growth 53
PE Pipes Gaining Popularity 53
High Durability and Low Installation Costs 53
Long Term Infrastructure Development Plans 53
Market Restraints 53
Challenge from Traditional Materials 53
Erosion of Profit Margins 54
Limitations in Plastics Usage 54
Low Replacement Rate 54
Lack of Competition in Utilities Sector 54
The Philippines 54
Market Overview 54
Analysis by Product Segment 54
Factors Driving Growth 54
Industry Consolidation 54
Growing Demand for HDPE Pipes in Various Applications 55
High Durability and Low Installation Costs 55
Market Limitations 55
Tariff and Tax Structure 55
Increasing Cost of Raw Materials 55
Competition from Imported Plastic Pipes 55
Singapore 55
Market Overview 55
Analysis by Product Segment 55
Factors Driving Growth 56
Replacement of Steel Pipes with HDPE Pipes by Gas Sector 56
Growing Industrial Applications 56
PE Pipe Replaces PVC Pipe 56
Market Limitations 56
Intense Competition 56
Low Replacement Rate 56
Thailand 56
Market Overview 56
Factors Driving Growth 56
HDPE - Increasing Application in Various Segments 56
High Export Potential 57
High Durability and Low Installation Costs 57
Market Limitations 57
Traditional Materials - Still Challenging 57
Performance Features 57
13. LATIN AMERICA 58
14. REST OF WORLD 59
Boom in Construction and Real Estate Fuels Demand for Plastic
Pipes in UAE 59
EXHIBITS
Table 1: Global Plastic Pipes Market by Region for the Period
2007-2015 (Sales in Million Meters)
Table 2: Percentage Breakdown of Global Plastic Pipes Market
by Region for the Years 2008 & 2012
Table 3: Global PVC Pipes Market by Region for the Period
2007-2015 (Sales in Million Meters)
Table 4: Percentage Breakdown of Global PVC Pipes Market by
Region for the Years 2008 & 2012
Table 5: Global PE Pipes Market by Region for the Period
2007-2015 (Sales in Million Meters)
Table 6: Percentage Breakdown of Global PE Pipes Market by
Region for the Years 2008 & 2012
Table 7: Global PP Pipes Market by Region for the Period
2007-2015 (Sales in Million Meters)
Table 8: Percentage Breakdown of Global PP Pipes Market by
Region for the Years 2008 & 2012
Table 9: Global Other Plastic Pipes Market by Region for the
Period 2007-2015 (Sales in Million Meters)
Table 10: Percentage Breakdown of Global Other Plastic Pipes
Market by Region for the Years 2008 & 2012
Table 11: Plastic Pipes Market by Product Segment in the US:
2007-2015 (Sales in Million Meters)
Table 12: Percentage Breakdown of Plastic Pipes Market by
Product Segment in the US for the Years 2008 & 2012
Table 13: Plastic Pipes Market by Product Segment in Canada:
2007-2015 (Sales in Million Meters)
Table 14: Percentage Breakdown of Plastic Pipes Market by
Product Segment in Canada for the Years 2008 & 2012
Table 15: Plastic Pipes Market by Product Segment in Japan:
2007-2015 (Sales in Million Meters)
Table 16: Percentage Breakdown of Plastic Pipes Market by
Product Segment in Japan for the Years 2008 & 2012
Table 17: Plastic Pipes Market by Region in Europe: 2007-2015
(Sales in Million Meters)
Table 18: Percentage Breakdown of Plastic Pipes Market by
Region in Europe for the Years 2008 & 2012
Table 19: Plastic Pipes Market by Product Segment in Europe:
2007-2015 (Sales in Million Meters)
Table 20: Percentage Breakdown of Plastic Pipes Market by
Product Segment in Europe for the Years 2008 & 2012
Table 21: Plastic Pipes Market by Product Segment in France:
2007-2015 (Sales in Million Meters)
Table 22: Percentage Breakdown of Plastic Pipes Market by
Product Segment in France for the Years 2008 & 2012
Table 23: Plastic Pipes Market by Product Segment in Germany:
2007-2015 (Sales in Million Meters)
Table 24: Percentage Breakdown of Plastic Pipes Market by
Product Segment in Germany for the Years 2008 & 2012
Table 25: Plastic Pipes Market by Product Segment in Italy:
2007-2015 (Sales in Million Meters)
Table 26: Percentage Breakdown of Plastic Pipes Market by
Product Segment in Italy for the Years 2008 & 2012
Table 27: Plastic Pipes Market by Product Segment in the UK:
2007-2015 (Sales in Million Meters)
Table 28: Percentage Breakdown of Plastic Pipes Market by
Product Segment in UK for the Years 2008 & 2012
Table 29: Plastic Pipes Market by Product Segment in Spain:
2007-2015 (Sales in Million Meters)
Table 30: Percentage Breakdown of Plastic Pipes Market by
Product Segment in Spain for the Years 2008 & 2012
Table 31: Plastic Pipes Market by Product Segment in Russia:
2007-2015 (Sales in Million Meters)
Table 32: Percentage Breakdown of Plastic Pipes Market by
Product Segment in Russia for the Years 2008 & 2012
Table 33: Plastic Pipes Market by Product Segment in Rest of
Europe: 2007-2015 (Sales in Million Meters)
Table 34: Percentage Breakdown of Plastic Pipes Market by
Product Segment in Rest of Europe for the Years 2008 & 2012
Table 35: Percentage Volume Sales Breakdown of Polypropylene
Products in China by Product Segment - 2006
Table 36: Plastic Pipes Market by Product Segment in
Asia-Pacific: 2007-2015 (Sales in Million Meters)
Table 37: Percentage Breakdown of Plastic Pipes Market by
Product Segment in Asia-Pacific for the Years 2008 & 2012
Table 38: Plastic Pipes Market by Product Segment in Latin
America: 2007-2015 (Sales in Million Meters)
Table 39: Percentage Breakdown of Plastic Pipes Market by
Product Segment in Latin America for the Years 2008 & 2012
Table 40: Plastic Pipes Market by Product Segment in Rest of
World: 2007-2015 (Sales in Million Meters)
Table 41: Percentage Breakdown of Plastic Pipes Market by
Product Segment in Rest of World for the Years 2008 & 2012
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