Copper Pipes & Tubes

Publication Date	February 2009
Publisher	Global Industry Analysts
Product Type	Report
Pages	379
ISBN Number	not applicable
Product Code	GIA01212

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Summary

This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Copper Pipes & Tubes in Thousand tons. The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for the US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Rest of World. Annual forecasts are provided for each region for the period of 2006 through 2015. The report profiles 219 companies including many key and niche players worldwide such as Cerro Flow Products, Inc., Crane Group Limited, Fabrika bakarnih cevi Majdanpek, Foshan Shunde Lecong Hengxin Copper Tube Factory, Gao Xin Zhangtong Limited-Liability Company, Global Brass and Copper, Inc., Grupo IUSA, S.A. de C.V., Cambridge-Lee Industries, H & H Tube & Manufacturing Company, Hailiang Group Co., Ltd, HALCOR Metal Works S.A., Henan Golden Dragon Precise Copper Tube Inc., Hitachi Cable, Ltd., KME Group S.p.A., Kobelco & Materials Copper Tube, Ltd., Luvata Oy, MM Kembla Products, Mueller Industries, Inc., National Copper & Smelting Company Inc., Ningbo Jintian Copper (Group) Co., Ltd., Poongsan Corporation, The Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd., Wieland-Werke AG, and Wolverine Tube, Inc. Market data and analytics are derived from primary and secondary research. Company profiles are mostly extracted from URL research and reported select online sources.

Content

I.Introduction, Methodology & Product Definition
- Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations
- Disclaimers
- Data Interpretation & Reporting Level
- Quantitative Techniques & Analytics
- Product Definition and Scope of Study
II. Executive Summary
- 1.Industry Overview
  - Copper Pipes & Tubes Market
  - End-use Applications
  - Plumbing
  - Air Conditioning and Refrigeration
  - Industrial
  - Current and Future Analysis
  - Historic Review
  - Production
- 2.Trends & Issues
  - Copper Pricing - Highly Volatile
  - Economic Slowdown Threatens Demand for Copper Pipes
  - High Copper Prices Affect Fabricators
  - Thinner Pipes to the Rescue of Copper Pipe Manufacturers
  - Copper Losing Sheen to Plastics in Plumbing
  - Substitution - towards Short-term Gains
  - High Prices Increase Recycling Rate
  - Environmental Concerns to the Rescue of Copper Tubes
  - Flat Aluminum Tubes - A Threat to Copper Tubes
  - Direct-Exchange Geothermal Climate Control Systems
  - Copper Heat Exchangers in Condensing Tank-less Gas Water Heaters
  - Copper as Bactericide
  - Press-Connect and Push-Connect Fittings Gaining Prominence in the US
  - Waste Heat Recovery Systems
  - Power-Pipe Waste Heat Recovery System
- 3.Product Overview
  - Introduction
  - Definition
  - Copper Tubes - An Overview
  - Types of Copper Tubes
  - Minibore
  - Pancake Coil
  - Level Wound Coil
  - Straight Tube
  - Advantages of Copper Tubes
  - Corrosion Resistance
  - Easy & Leak-Proof Joints
  - Light and Compact
  - Formability
  - Flow
  - Fabrication
  - Safe
  - Dependability
  - Recyclability
  - Additional Advantages
  - Drawbacks of Copper Tubes
  - Hazardous with Acidic Water
  - Contamination
  - Susceptible to Failure
  - Labor Intensive
  - Other Disadvantages
  - Copper Tube Sizes
  - Copper Tube Standards
  - Type K, L, M Tubes
  - ACR Tubes
  - DWV Tubes
  - Medical Gas Tubes
  - Joining Methods
  - Soldering
  - Brazing
  - Other Joining Methods
  - Press-Connect and Push-Connect Joining
  - End-use Applications
  - Air Conditioning & Refrigeration
  - Direct-Exchange Geothermal Cooling/Heating
  - Domestic Water Service & Distribution
  - Drain, Waste and Vent (DWV)
  - Fire Sprinklers
  - Copper Fuel Gas Systems
  - Plumbing & Heating Systems
  - Plumbing
  - Heating
  - Medical Gas Systems
  - Snow Melting Systems
  - Solar Systems
  - Irrigation and Agricultural Sprinkler Systems
- 4.Worldwide Copper Industry: An Overview
  - Copper: A Major Sub-Sector of The Non-Ferrous Metals Industry
  - Mining Structure
  - Mining Presence in Select Regions
  - Latin America
  - Africa
  - South Africa
  - Zambia
  - Overview of Copper
  - Copper: The Red Metal
  - History of the Metal
  - Properties and Related Applications
  - Stages of Production
  - Mining
  - Concentrating
  - Pure Copper Cathodes
  - Finished Products
  - Manufacturing Process
  - Flotation Process
  - in-Situ Mining
  - Working of in-Situ Mining
  - Standard for Copper Extracted from in-Situ Leaching
  - Primary Hydraulic Control
  - Secondary Hydraulic Control
  - Energy Required for Recovering Copper from Earth's Crust
  - Extraction Process: Traditional vs Present
  - Solvent Extraction: Accounting for Increased Copper Production
  - Electrowinning
  - Smelting Process
  - Welsh Process
  - Flash Converting
  - Electrorefining
  - Copper Extrusions and Casting
  - Continuous Casting
  - Seamless Copper Tube
  - Copper Recycling
- 5.Substitute Materials
  - Substitution - A Major Threat for Copper Pipes & Tubes
  - Cross-linked Polyethylene (PEX)
  - Chlorinated Polyvinyl Chloride (CPVC)
  - Aluminum Plastic Composite Pipes
  - Corrugated Stainless Steel Tubing (CSST)
- 6.Copper Fabricating Industry: An Overview
  - Copper Rollings
  - Copper Foils
  - Copper Drawings
  - Oxygen Free High-Conductivity Copper
  - Wires and Cables
  - Cables
  - PIJF Cables
  - Power Cables
  - Bare Copper Wires
  - Copper Extrusions
  - Plumbing Fittings
  - Waterheating
  - Copper Tubes
- 7.Recent Industry Activity
  - Hailiang Company Secures License for Copper and Alloy Pipe Plant
  - Nissan Copper to Establish Greenfield Facility in Silvasa
  - Golden Dragon to Establish Copper Tube Facility in Mexico (Mexico)
  - Outokumpu to Divest Copper Tube Assets to Cupori
  - Gaoxin to Acquire Majority Stake in Jiangsu Copper Products Company
  - Poongsan Corporation and Poongsan Industrial Merge
  - Wieland to Acquire Minority Stake in Wolverine's Chinese Subsidiary
  - Nissan Copper to Expand Copper Production Capacity in India
  - Hunan Valin Guangyuan Suspends Copper Tube Production
  - KPS Capital Acquires Olin Corporation's Metals Business
  - Madeco and Nexans Merge
  - Paranapanema Expands Production Capacity at Caraiba and Eluma
  - Okumura to Relocate Shanghai Processing Plant
  - Polstiernan Acquires R-man
  - Outokumpu Changes Name to Luvata
  - Yorkshire Medical Gas Tubes Receives Kitemark Certification
  - Mueller Establishes Copper Tube Joint Venture in China
- 8.Product Innovations/Introductions
  - Outokumpu Launches tub-e Copper Tube
  - Furukawa Launches Thermo-in BIRUMEITO Copper Tube
  - Ridge and Viega Launch ProPress XL-C System
  - KM Europa Develops Innovative Copper Tube, Q-tec
  - Titan Piping Company Develops CoPro 'Push to Connect' Copper Piping System
- 9.Focus on Select Players
  - Cerro Flow Products, Inc (USA)
  - Crane Group Limited (Australia)
  - Fabrika bakarnih cevi Majdanpek (Serbia)
  - Foshan Shunde Lecong Hengxin Copper Tube Factory (China)
  - Gao Xin Zhangtong Limited-Liability Company (China)
  - Global Brass and Copper, Inc. (USA)
  - Grupo IUSA, S.A. de C.V. (Mexico)
  - Cambridge-Lee Industries (USA)
  - H & H Tube & Manufacturing Company (USA)
  - Hailiang Group Co., Ltd (China)
  - HALCOR Metal Works S.A. (Greece)
  - Henan Golden Dragon Precise Copper Tube Inc. (China)
  - Hitachi Cable, Ltd. (Japan)
  - KME Group S.p.A. (Italy)
  - Kobelco & Materials Copper Tube, Ltd (Japan)
  - Luvata Oy (Finland)
  - MM Kembla Products (Australia)
  - Mueller Industries, Inc. (USA)
  - National Copper & Smelting Company Inc (USA)
  - Ningbo Jintian Copper (Group) Co., Ltd (China)
  - Poongsan Corporation (South Korea)
  - The Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (Japan)
  - Wieland-Werke Ag (Germany)
  - Wolverine Tube, Inc. (USA)
- 10.Global Market Perspective
III. Market
- 1.The United States
  - A. Market Analysis
    - Outlook
    - Factors Affecting Demand
    - Overview
    - Downturn in Home Building Sector Affects Copper Pipes Market
    - Declining Automobile Production Impacts Copper Market
    - Imports & Exports
    - Strategic Developments and Launches
    - Focus on Select Players
  - B. Market Analytics
- 2.Canada
  - A. Market Analysis
    - Outlook
    - Factors Affecting Demand
    - Imports & Exports
  - B. Market Analytics
- 3.Japan
  - A. Market Analysis
    - Overview
    - Outlook
    - Factors Affecting Demand
    - Product Launch
    - Focus on Select Players
  - B. Market Analytics
- 4.Europe
  - A. Market Analysis
    - Outlook
    - Factors Affecting Demand
    - Overview
    - Proactive Policies of EU to Drive Growth of Copper Pipes
    - Plastics Gaining over Copper
    - Strategic Development
  - B. Market Analytics
- 4a.France
  - A. Market Analysis
    - Outlook
    - Factors Affecting Demand
  - B. Market Analytics
- 4b.Germany
  - A. Market Analysis
    - Outlook
    - Factors Affecting Demand
    - Product Launch
    - Focus on Select Player
  - B. Market Analytics
- 4c.Italy
  - A. Market Analysis
    - Outlook
    - Factors Affecting Demand
    - Focus on Select Player
  - B. Market Analytics
- 4d.The United Kingdom
  - A. Market Analysis
    - Outlook
    - Factors Affecting Demand
    - Strategic Development
  - B. Market Analytics
- 4e.Spain
  - A. Market Analysis
    - Outlook
    - Factors Affecting Demand
  - B. Market Analytics
- 4f.Rest of Europe
  - A. Market Analysis
    - Outlook
    - Factors Affecting Demand
    - Overview
    - Economic Activity Driving Growth of Copper
    - Strategic Development
    - Focus on Select Players
  - B. Market Analytics
- 5.Asia-Pacific
  - A. Market Analysis
    - Outlook
    - Demand Drivers and Inhibitors
    - Overview
    - Plumbing Tubing
    - Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Tubing
    - Industrial Applications
  - B. Market Analytics
- 5a.China
  - A. Market Analysis
    - Outlook
    - Factors Affecting Demand
    - Overview
    - Increasing Usage for Plumbing
    - Sustaining Global Demand
    - Chinese Copper Market
    - Huge Consumer of Copper Scrap
    - Strategic Developments
    - Focus on Select Players
  - B. Market Analytics
- 5b.South Korea
  - A. Market Analysis
    - Outlook
    - Significant Market for Copper Tubes
    - Strategic Development
    - Focus on Select Player
  - B. Market Analytics
- 5c.Rest of Asia-Pacific
  - A. Market Analysis
    - Outlook
    - Factors Affecting Demand
    - A Mixed Bag
    - Strategic Developments
    - Focus on Select Players
  - B. Market Analytics
- 6.Rest of World
  - A. Market Analysis
    - Outlook
    - Factors Affecting Demand
    - Strategic Developments
    - Focus on Select Player
  - B. Market Analytics
IV. Competitive Landscape
List of Tables
- Table 1: World Historic Review for Copper Pipes & Tubes by Geographic Region - USA, Canada, Japan, Europe (France, Germany, Italy, UK, Spain, Rest of Europe), Asia-Pacific (China, South Korea, Rest of Asia-Pacific), and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2001 through 2005 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
- Table 2: Global Market for Copper Pipes and Tubes (2006): Percentage Volume Breakdown of Production for China, USA, Japan, Germany, South Korea, Italy, Mexico, and Rest of World (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
- Table 3: World Recent past, Current & Future Analysis for Copper Pipes & Tubes by Geographic Region - USA, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
- Table 4: World 10-Year Perspective for Copper Pipes & Tubes by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption for USA, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America and Rest of World Markets for Years 2006, 2009 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
- Table 5: US Market for Copper Pipes and Tubes (2006 & 2007): Percentage Breakdown of Value Shares for Plumbing, Refrigeration, and Drainage Applications (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
- Table 6: US Imports of Copper Pipes and Tubes (2006 & 2007): Percentage Breakdown of Value Imports for China, Mexico, Malaysia, Canada, Germany, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
- Table 7: US Exports of Copper Pipes and Tubes (2006 & 2007): Percentage Breakdown of Value Exports for Mexico, Canada, Saudi Arabia, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
- Table 8: US Recent past, Current & Future Analysis for Copper Pipes & Tubes with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
- Table 9: Canadian Imports of Copper Pipes and Tubes (2006 & 2007): Percentage Breakdown of Value Imports for US, China, South Korea, Chile, Germany, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
- Table 10: Canadian Exports of Copper Pipes and Tubes (2006 & 2007): Percentage Breakdown of Value Exports for US, UK, Singapore, China, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
- Table 11: Canadian Recent past, Current & Future Analysis for Copper Pipes & Tubes with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
- Table 12: Japanese Recent past, Current & Future Analysis for Copper Pipes & Tubes with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
- Table 13: European Recent past, Current & Future Analysis for Copper Pipes & Tubes by Geographic Region - France, Germany, Italy, UK, Spain, and Rest of Europe Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
- Table 14: European 10-Year Perspective for Copper Pipes & Tubes by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption for France, Germany, Italy, UK, Spain, and Rest of Europe Markets for Years 2006, 2009 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
- Table 15: French Recent past, Current & Future Analysis for Copper Pipes & Tubes with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
- Table 16: German Recent past, Current & Future Analysis for Copper Pipes & Tubes with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
- Table 17: Italian Recent past, Current & Future Analysis for Copper Pipes & Tubes with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
- Table 18: UK Market for Copper Pipes and Tubes (2006-2008): Percentage Breakdown of Value Shares for Process Plant, Plumbing Tube, and Tube Fittings (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
- Table 19: UK Recent past, Current & Future Analysis for Copper Pipes & Tubes with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
- Table 20: Spanish Recent past, Current & Future Analysis for Copper Pipes & Tubes with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
- Table 21: Rest of Europe Recent past, Current & Future Analysis for Copper Pipes & Tubes with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
- Table 22: Asia-Pacific Recent past, Current & Future Analysis for Copper Pipes & Tubes by Geographic Region - China, South Korea, and Rest of Asia-Pacific Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
- Table 23: Asia-Pacific 10-Year Perspective for Copper Pipes & Tubes by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption for China, South Korea, and Rest of Asia-Pacific Markets for Years 2006, 2009 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
- Table 24: Chinese Recent past, Current & Future Analysis for Copper Pipes & Tubes with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
- Table 25: South Korean Recent past, Current & Future Analysis for Copper Pipes & Tubes with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
- Table 26: Rest of Asia-Pacific Recent past, Current & Future Analysis for Copper Pipes & Tubes with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
- Table 27: Rest of World Recent past, Current & Future Analysis for Copper Pipes & Tubes with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)