Plastic & Competitive Pipe

US pipe demand to reach 11 billion feet in 2013
US pipe demand is forecast to grow 2.0 percent per year to 11 billion feet in 2013. Gains will reflect a rebounding construction sector, the growing obsolescence of sewer and drainage systems, and needs to upgrade municipal water systems. Plastic and aluminum pipe will exhibit above average growth due to opportunities in drain/sewer and other markets. Plastic pipe demand will be stimulated by  growing applications, as well as resin and processing improvements. Construction will account for 56 percent of all pipe used based on diverse drain, sewer, water distribution and other applications. Good growth is also expected for energy pipe in light of continued demand for oil and natural gas as fuel and feedstocks.

Demand for plastic pipe is expected to rise 2.3 percent per year to 5 billion feet in 2013, creating demand for more than nine billion pounds of resin. Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) will account for nearly two-thirds of all plastic pipe demand with growth stimulated by improved joining technologies and resins such as molecularly oriented PVC. High density polyethylene pipe will exhibit the fastest plastic pipe growth, driven by opportunities in potable water and corrugated pipe. Plastic advances will reflect performance enhancements, including greater use of
bimodal polyethylene. Reinforced thermosets and other resins will expand at a slower pace due to mature markets and more specialized uses.

Concrete pipe demand will increase two percent annually to 180 million feet in 2013 due to renewed construction activity and pent-up demand for the upgrading of infrastructural pipe systems. Storm sewers will remain the leading concrete pipe application, with water distribution posting faster growth. Steel pipe demand will register solid gains due to growing demand for line pipe and oil country tubular goods in light of growth in the development and distribution of natural gas and petroleum. Copper pipe demand will be stimulated by renewed growth in service and distribution pipe, yet constrained by slow advances in the refrigeration segment. Cast iron pipe demand will grow slowly due to mature applications and competition from plastic pipe.

Construction, energy pipe offer good growth prospects

Construction pipe demand will be fueled by a rebound in residential building construction. Energy pipe demand will benefit from continued drilling activity, as well as the replacement and expansion of energy transmission pipelines. Demand for refrigeration tubing will be constrained by slow growth in household appliance and ommercial refrigeration equipment shipments.

INTRODUCTION                   

I.  EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
                                        
II.  MARKET ENVIRONMENT
        General
        Macroeconomic Outlook
        Demographic Trends
        Building Construction Expenditures
          Residential Construction
           Housing Starts
           Residential Improvements & Repairs
          Nonresidential Building Construction
        Nonbuilding Construction Expenditures
        Public Highway Spending
        Water Distribution Outlook
        Petroleum & Natural Gas Industry Outlook
          Natural Gas
          Crude Oil
        Manufacturing Outlook
        Agricultural Overview
        Refrigeration Equipment Outlook
        Plastic Resin Outlook
        Pricing Factors
        Regulatory Considerations
        Recycling
        World Plastic Pipe Markets
       
III.  PIPE MARKETS
        General
        Potable Water
          Service & Distribution Water Pipe
          Municipal Water Pipe
          Rural Water Pipe
          Plastic Potable Water Pipe by Resin
        Conduit
          Communications Duct
          Electrical & Other Conduit
          Plastic Conduit by Resin
        Natural Gas & Oil Pipe
          Materials
          Natural Gas Pipe
          Plastic Natural Gas Pipe by Resin
          Crude Oil Pipe
          Plastic Oil Pipe by Resin
        Drain & Sewer Pipe
          Drain Pipe
          Sewer Pipe
          Plastic Drain & Sewer Pipe by Resin
        Drain, Waste & Vent
          Materials
          Plastic DWV Pipe by Resin
        Drainage & Irrigation Pipe
          Drainage Pipe
          Irrigation Pipe
          Plastic Drainage & Irrigation Pipe by Resin
        Process Pipe
          Uses
          Materials
          Plastic Process Pipe by Resin
        Structural, Mechanical & Miscellaneous
          Refrigeration & Related Uses
          Other Applications
          Plastic Structural/Mechanical/Miscellaneous Pipe by Resin
                                        
     IV.  COMPETITIVE PIPE MATERIALS
        General
        Pipe Demand in Feet
        Pipe Demand in Pounds
        Concrete Pipe
          Markets
          Producers
        Steel Pipe
          Markets
           Gas & Oil
           Other
          Producers
        Plastic Pipe
          Plastic Pipe & Fittings
          Producers
        Cast Iron Pipe
          Markets
          Producers
        Copper Pipe
        Aluminum Pipe
        Clay Pipe
       
     V.  PLASTIC PIPE BY RESIN
        General
        Weight Versus Linear Footage
        Polyvinyl Chloride Pipe
          Characteristics & Technologies
          Markets
          Producers
        High Density Polyethylene Pipe
          Markets
          Producers
        Reinforced Thermoset Pipe
          Markets
          Producers
        ABS Pipe
        Chlorinated Polyvinyl Chloride Pipe
        Other Plastic Pipe
       
     VI.  INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
        General
        Market Share
        Mergers & Acquisitions
        Marketing Strategies
        Channels of Distribution
        Research & Development
        Competitive Strategies
        Cooperative Agreements
       

Company Profiles
          AB&I Foundry, see McWane                  
          Advanced Drainage Systems Incorporated
          Alcoa Incorporated
          Allied Tube & Conduit, see Tyco International        
          American Cast Iron Pipe Company
          Ameron International Corporation
          AMSTED Industries Incorporated
          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
          Bristol Metals LLC, see Synalloy              
          Cambridge-Lee Industries Incorporated
          Can-Clay Corporation
          Caparo plc
          CEMEX SAB de CV
          CertainTeed Corporation, see Saint-Gobain          
          Charlotte Pipe & Foundry Company
          Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC
          Clow Water Systems Company, see McWane
          CONTECH Construction Products Incorporated
          Cretex Companies Incorporated
          Denali Incorporated
          Duininck Companies LLC
          Ershigs Incorporated, see Denali              
          Evraz Holding OOO
          Fabricated Plastics Limited, see Denali           
          Fiber Glass Systems LP, see National Oilwell Varco
          Fintube Technologies Incorporated, see United States Steel
          Foster (LB) Company
          Genova Products Incorporated
          Global Brass and Copper Incorporated
          Griffin Pipe Products Company, see AMSTED Industries
          Hancor Incorporated, see Advanced Drainage Systems
          Hanson plc, see HeidelbergCement              
          HeidelbergCement AG
          Hobas Engineering AG
          J-M Manufacturing Company Incorporated
          Jindal Saw Limited
          Johnson Bateman Company, see HeidelbergCement        
          JSW Steel Limited
          Lamson & Sessions Company, see Thomas & Betts
          Lane Enterprises Incorporated
          Liston (WT) Company, see HeidelbergCement          
          Logan Clay Products Company
          Lone Star Technologies, see United States Steel
          Lubrizol Corporation
          Maneely (John) Company
          Marmon Group LLC
          MCP Industries Incorporated
          McWane Incorporated
          Mitsubishi Corporation
          Mueller Industries Incorporated
          Mueller Water Products Incorporated
          National Oilwell Varco Incorporated
          National Pipe & Plastics Incorporated
          North American Pipe Corporation, see Westlake Chemical
          Northwest Pipe Company
          OAO TMK
          Pacific Corrugated Pipe Company
          Pacific States Cast Iron Pipe Company, see McWane
          Pipelife Jet Stream Incorporated, see Solvay        
          PolyPipe Incorporated
          Prinsco Incorporated, see Duininck Companies        
          PW Eagle Incorporated, see J-M Manufacturing
          REHAU AG & Company
          Rinker Materials Corporation, see CEMEX           
          Saint-Gobain
          Seminole Tubular Products Company, see John Maneely
          Sharon Tube Company, see John Maneely            
          Solvay SA
          Synalloy Corporation
          Tenaris SA
          Thomas & Betts Corporation
          Timken Company
          Tyco International Limited
          United States Steel Corporation
          Uponor Oyj
          Viega GmbH & Company KG
          Westlake Chemical Corporation
          Wheatland Tube Company, see John Maneely          
          Wolverine Tube Incorporated

LIST OF TABLES

             
SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
        Summary Table

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

 SECTION III -- PIPE MARKETS
      1  Pipe Demand by Market
      2  Potable Water Pipe Demand by Material & Market Segment
      3  Service & Distribution Water Pipe Demand by Material
      4  Municipal Water Pipe Demand by Material
      5  Rural Water Pipe Demand by Material
      6  Plastic Potable Water Pipe Demand by Resin
      7  Conduit Demand by Material & Market Segment
      8  Communications Duct Demand
      9  Electrical & Other Conduit Demand by Material
     10  Plastic Conduit Demand by Resin
     11  Natural Gas & Oil Pipe Demand by Type
     12  Natural Gas & Oil Pipe Demand by Material
     13  Natural Gas Pipe Demand by Material
     14  Plastic Natural Gas Pipe Demand by Resin
     15  Crude Oil Pipe Demand by Material
     16  Plastic Oil Pipe Demand by Resin
     17  Drain & Sewer Pipe Demand by Material & Market Segment
     18  Drain Pipe Demand by Material
     19  Sewer Pipe Demand by Material
     20  Plastic Drain & Sewer Pipe Demand by Resin
     21  Drain, Waste & Vent Pipe Demand by Material
     22  Plastic Drain, Waste & Vent Pipe Demand by Resin
     23  Drainage & Irrigation Pipe Demand by Material & Market Segment
     24  Drainage Pipe Demand by Material
     25  Irrigation Pipe Demand by Material
     26  Plastic Drainage & Irrigation Pipe Demand by Resin
     27  Process Pipe Demand by Material
     28  Plastic Process Pipe Demand by Resin
     29  Structural, Mechanical & Miscellaneous Pipe Demand by Application & Material
     30  Refrigeration Equipment Tubing Demand by Material
     31  Plastic Structural, Mechanical & Miscellaneous Pipe Demand by Resin

        SECTION IV -- COMPETITIVE PIPE MATERIALS
      1  Pipe Demand by Material in Feet
      2  Pipe Demand by Material in Pounds
      3  Concrete Pipe Demand by Market
      4  Steel Pipe Demand by Market
      5  Plastic Pipe Demand by Market
      6  Plastic Pipe & Fittings Demand
      7  Cast Iron Pipe Demand by Market
      8  Copper Pipe Demand by Market
      9  Aluminum Pipe Demand by Market
     10  Clay Pipe Demand by Market

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

LIST OF CHARTS                

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

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

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

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

 SECTION VI -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
      1  Plastic Pipe Industry Market Share, 2008

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