Plastic & Competitive Pipe

SUMMARY

Strength of plastic pipe demand to benefit overall US pipe growth

Total pipe demand in the US is projected to increase 1.5 percent yearly to 16.4 billion feet in 2011 based on continued highway and street construction, stricter water management regulations, and needs to replace or expand aging or obsolete sewer, drainage and municipal drinking water systems. Further growth will be constrained by fiscal austerity measures and declining single family housing starts. Construction will account for onehalf of all pipe used due to diverse drain, sewer, water distribution, conduit, energy and other applications.

Plastic pipe will exhibit the fastest growth due to performance and cost advantages over other materials, as well as improved resins and inroads into larger diameters. Polyvinyl chloride will remain the dominant pipe resin with best opportunities expected in drain and sewer uses. High density polyethylene will rise at the fastest pace due to its flexibility, sturdiness, joint integrity and trench-laying capabilities. Growth areas include corrugated drain, gas and potable water pipe.

Copper pipe advances will reflect opportunities in refrigeration tubing, with further growth threatened by lackluster activity in the residential building segment. Steel pipe advances will slow after rapid growth in the mid-2000s based on high energy prices and subsequent drilling and exploration activity. Nonetheless, growth will be driven by corrugated and drain pipe applications, yet hindered by mature process industry and structural applications. Concrete pipe demand will expand at an above-average pace due to increased use in water distribution, drain and sanitary sewer pipe. Cast iron pipe will advance slowly due to mature applications and competition from plastic in larger pipe diameters.

Construction to continue as dominant pipe market

Construction will remain the leading pipe market with advances buoyed by a rebounding nonresidential building construction segment, yet constrained by declining single-family housing starts. Pipe (tubing) markets for refrigeration equipment will expand at an above-average pace due to good growth in commercial refrigeration equipment and demand for more energy efficient air conditioners, refrigerators, heat pumps and other equipment. Energy pipe advances will slacken following the intense drilling and exploration activity fueled by high oil and gas prices in the mid 2000s.

Study coverage

Plastic & Competitive Pipe, a new Freedonia industry study analyzes the US pipe industry, including particular emphasis on plastic pipe and resins consumed. Historical data plus forecasts for 2011 and 2016 are provided for seven competitive pipe materials and eight types of plastic pipe in 14 markets. The study also considers market environment factors, evaluates market share data and profiles key US industry competitors.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

II. MARKET ENVIRONMENT

• General
• Macroeconomic Outlook
• Demographic Trends
• Building Construction Trends
  • Residential Construction
    • Housing Starts
    • Repair & Improvement
  • Nonresidential Construction
• Nonbuilding Construction Trends
• Public Highway Spending
• Water Distribution Outlook
• Manufacturing Outlook
• Agricultural Overview
• Plastic Resin Outlook
• Market Trends
• Pricing Factors
• Regulatory Considerations
• Recycling
• World Plastic Pipe Markets

III. PIPE MARKETS

• General
• Markets
• Applications
  • Construction
    • Construction Industry Outlook
    • Materials
    • Markets
  • Refrigeration Equipment
    • Refrigeration Equipment Industry Outlook
    • Materials
  • Energy
    • Petroleum & Natural Gas Industry Outlook
      • Natural Gas
      • Crude Oil
    • Materials
  • Other Applications

IV. POTABLE WATER PIPE

• General
• Service & Distribution Water Pipe
• Municipal Water Pipe
• Rural Water Pipe
• Plastic Potable Water Pipe by Resin

V. NATURAL GAS & OIL PIPE

• General
• Natural Gas Pipe
• Plastic Gas Pipe by Resin
• Crude Oil Pipe
• Plastic Oil Pipe by Resin

VI. CONDUIT

• General
• Communications Duct
• Electrical & Other Conduit
• Plastic Conduit by Resin

VII. DRAIN & SEWER PIPE

• General
• Drain Pipe
• Sewer Pipe
• Plastic Drain & Sewer Pipe by Resin

VIII. DRAIN, WASTE & VENT

• General
• Plastic DWV Pipe by Resin

IX. DRAINAGE & IRRIGATION PIPE

• General
• Drainage Pipe
• Irrigation Pipe
• Plastic Drainage & Irrigation Pipe by Resin

X. PROCESS PIPE

• General
• Applications
• Materials
• Plastic Process Pipe by Resin

XI. STRUCTURAL, MECHANICAL & MISCELLANEOUS PIPE

• General
• Refrigeration & Related Uses
• Other Applications
• Plastic Structural/Mechanical/Miscellaneous Pipe by Resin

XII. COMPETITIVE PIPE MATERIALS

• General
• Pipe Demand in Feet
• Pipe Demand in Pounds
• Concrete Pipe
  • Markets
  • Producers
• Steel Pipe
  • Markets
    • Gas & Oil 135
    • Other
  • Producers
• Plastic Pipe
  • Plastic Pipe & Fittings
  • Producers 144
• Cast Iron Pipe
  • Markets
  • Producers
    • Copper Pipe
    • Aluminum Pipe
    • Clay Pipe

XIII. 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

XIV. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• General
• Market Share
  • J-M Manufacturing
  • Advanced Drainage Systems
  • PW Eagle
  • NAPCO
  • Performance Pipe
  • Other Segment Leaders
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Marketing Strategies
• Channels of Distribution
• Research & Development
• Competitive Strategies
• Cooperative Agreements

COMPANY PROFILES

• AB&I Foundry
• Advanced Drainage Systems Incorporated
• Alcoa Incorporated
• Allied Tube & Conduit, see Tyco International Limited
• American Cast Iron Pipe Company
• Ameron International Corporation
• AMSTED Industries Incorporated
• Anaco Incorporated, see McWane Incorporated
• Anvil International Incorporated, see Mueller Water Products Incorporated
• Apolo Mecanico e Estruturas Limitada, see Lone Star Technologies Incorporated
• Atlantic States Cast Iron Pipe Company, see McWane
• Atlas Tube Incorporated, see Maneely (John) Company
• Belco Incorporated, see Denali Incorporated
• Bristol Metals LP, see Synalloy Corporation
• Bull Moose Tube Company, see Caparo plc
• Cambridge-Lee Industries Incorporated
• Can-Clay Corporation
• Caparo plc
• Carder Concrete Products Company, see Rinker Group
• Cerro Flow Products Incorporated, see Marmon Group
• CertainTeed Corporation, see Saint-Gobain
• Charlotte Pipe & Foundry Company
• Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC
• Clow Water Systems Company, see McWane Incorporated
• Concrete Pipe Incorporated, see Hanson plc
• CONTECH Construction Products Incorporated
• Cretex Companies Incorporated
• Denali Incorporated
• Diamond Plastics Corporation, see Mitsubishi Corporation
• Ershigs Incorporated, see Denali Incorporated
• EvrazHolding OOO
• Fiber Glass Systems LP, see National Oilwell Varco
• Fintube Technologies Incorporated, see Lone Star Technologies Incorporated
• Fineweld Tube, see Olin Corporation
• Fiore Concrete Products Incorporated, see Hanson plc
• Foster (LB) Company
• Genova Products Incorporated
• Griffin Pipe Products Company, see AMSTED Industries
• Hancor Incorporated, see Advanced Drainage Systems
• Hanson plc
• Hobas AG
• IPSCO Incorporated
• J-M Manufacturing Company Incorporated
• Jindal Saw Limited
• Lamson & Sessions Company
• Lane Enterprises Incorporated
• Logan Clay Products Company
• Lone Star Technologies Incorporated
• Lubrizol Corporation
• Maneely (John) Company
• Marmon Group Incorporated
• Maverick Tube Corporation, see Tenaris SA
• MCP Industries Incorporated
• McWane Incorporated
• Mission Clay Products Corporation, see MCP Industries
• 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
• Noveon Incorporated, see Lubrizol Corporation
• NS Group Incorporated, see IPSCO Incorporated
• Olin Corporation
• Oregon Steel Mills Incorporated, see EvrazHolding OOO
• Pacific Corrugated Pipe Company
• Pacific States Cast Iron Pipe Company, see McWane
• Penn Aluminum International Incorporated, see Marmon
• Pipelife Jet Stream Incorporated, see Solvay SA
• PolyPipe Incorporated
• Price Brothers Company, see Hanson plc
• PW Eagle Incorporated
• REHAU AG & Company
• Rinker Group Limited
• Saint-Gobain
• SAW Pipes USA Incorporated, see Jindal Saw Limited
• Seminole Tubular Products Company, see Maneely (John)
• Sharon Tube Company
• Sherman Pipe, see Hanson plc
• Solvay SA
• Synalloy Corporation
• Tenaris SA
• Timken Company
• Tyco International Limited
• Tyler Pipe Company, see McWane Incorporated
• United States Pipe and Foundry Company Incorporated, see Muellar Water Products Incorporated
• United States Steel Corporation
• Uponor Oyj
• USPoly Company LLC, see PW Eagle Incorporated
• Vanguard Piping Systems Incorporated, see Viega GmbH & Company KG
• Viega GmbH & Company KG
• Walter Industries Incorporated
• Westlake Chemical Corporation
• Wheatland Tube Company, see Maneely (John) Company
• Wolverine Tube Incorporated
• Other Companies Mentioned in Study

LIST OF TABLES

SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

• Summary Table

SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT

• Macroeconomic Indicators
• Resident Population by Age Group
• Building Construction Expenditures
• Residential Building Construction Expenditures
• Housing Starts by Type
• Residential Repair & Improvement Expenditures
• Nonresidential Building Construction Expenditures
• Nonbuilding Construction Expenditures
• Public Highway Spending
• Water Withdrawal
• Manufacturers' Shipments
• Agricultural Indicators
• Plastic Resin Supply & Demand
• Pipe Industry Market Trends, 1996 - 2006
• Pipe Material Costs, 2006

SECTION III -- PIPE MARKETS

• Pipe Demand by Market
• Pipe Demand by Application
• Construction Expenditures
• Construction Pipe Demand by Material
• Construction Pipe Demand by Market
• Refrigeration Equipment Shipments
• Refrigeration Equipment Tubing Demand by Material
• Oil & Gas Production
• Energy Pipe Demand by Material & Market
• Other Pipe Markets by Material

SECTION IV -- POTABLE WATER PIPE

• Potable Water Pipe Demand by Material & Market
• Service & Distribution Water Pipe Demand by Material
• Municipal Water Pipe Demand by Material
• Rural Water Pipe Demand by Material
• Plastic Potable Water Pipe Demand by Resin

SECTION V -- NATURAL GAS & OIL PIPE

• Natural Gas & Oil Pipe Demand by Type
• Natural Gas Pipe Demand by Material
• Plastic Gas Pipe Demand by Resin
• Crude Oil Pipe Demand by Material
• Plastic Oil Pipe Demand by Resin

SECTION VI -- CONDUIT

• Conduit Demand by Material & Market
• Communication Duct Demand
• Electrical & Other Conduit Demand by Material
• Plastic Conduit Demand by Resin

SECTION VII -- DRAIN & SEWER PIPE

• Drain & Sewer Pipe Demand by Material & Market
• Drain Pipe Demand by Material
• Sewer Pipe Demand by Material
• Plastic Drain & Sewer Pipe Demand by Resin

SECTION VIII -- DRAIN, WASTE & VENT

• Drain, Waste & Vent Pipe Demand by Material
• Plastic Drain, Waste & Vent Pipe Demand by Resin

SECTION IX -- DRAINAGE & IRRIGATION PIPE

• Drainage & Irrigation Pipe Demand by Material & Market
• Drainage Pipe Demand by Material
• Irrigation Pipe Demand by Material
• Plastic Drainage & Irrigation Pipe Demand by Resin

SECTION X -- PROCESS PIPE

• Process Pipe Demand by Application & Material
• Plastic Process Pipe Demand by Resin

SECTION XI -- STRUCTURAL, MECHANICAL &

• MISCELLANEOUS PIPE
• Structural, Mechanical & Miscellaneous Pipe Demand by
• Application & Material
• Plastic Structural, Mechanical & Miscellaneous Pipe
• Demand by Resin

SECTION XII -- COMPETITIVE PIPE MATERIALS

• Pipe Demand by Material in Feet
• Pipe Demand by Material in Pounds
• Concrete Pipe Demand by Market
• Steel Pipe Demand by Market
• Plastic Pipe Demand by Market
• Plastic Pipe & Fittings Demand
• Cast Iron Pipe Demand by Market
• Copper Pipe Demand by Market
• Aluminum Pipe Demand by Market
• Clay Pipe Demand by Market

SECTION XIII -- PLASTIC PIPE BY RESIN

• Plastic Pipe Demand by Resin
• Plastic Pipe Demand: Weight Versus Linear Footage
• Polyvinyl Chloride Pipe Demand by Market
• High Density Polyethylene Pipe Demand by Market
• Reinforced Thermoset Pipe Demand by Market
• Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene Pipe Demand by Market
• Chlorinated Polyvinyl Chloride Pipe Demand by Market
• Other Plastic Pipe Demand by Material & Market

SECTION XIV -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• Selected US Pipe Sales by Company, 2006
• Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures
• Selected Cooperative Agreements

SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT

• Pipe Industry Market Trends, 1996-2006

SECTION III -- PIPE MARKETS

• Pipe Demand by Market, 2006
• Pipe Demand by Application, 2006
• Construction Pipe Demand by Material, 2006
• Construction Pipe Demand by Market, 2006

SECTION IV-- POTABLE WATER PIPE

• Potable Water Pipe Demand by Material, 2006

SECTION XII -- COMPETITIVE PIPE MATERIALS

• Pipe Demand by Material, 2006
• Concrete Pipe Demand by Market, 2006
• Steel Pipe Demand by Market, 2006
• Plastic Pipe Demand by Market, 2006
• Copper Pipe Demand by Market, 2006
• Aluminum Pipe Demand by Market, 2006

SECTION XIII -- PLASTIC PIPE BY RESIN

• Plastic Pipe Demand by Resin, 2006
• Polyvinyl Chloride Pipe Demand by Market, 2006
• High Density Polyethylene Pipe Demand by Market, 2006

SECTION XIV -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• Plastic Pipe Industry Market Share, 2006