LARGE DIAMETER PIPE IN CHINA (Industry forecasts for 2012 & 2017)

SUMMARY

Demand in China to grow 9% yearly through 2012

Demand for large diameter pipe in China is expected to increase 9.0 percent annually to 87.7 million meters in 2012, valued at 87.8 billion yuan. Gains will be fueled by continuing increases in spending on physical infrastructure construction, which will support demand for large diameter pipe in drainage, gas and petroleum distribution, and other uses. Construction of new residential and nonresidential buildings will provide opportunities for large diameter pipe in sewers, water distribution and district heating systems. Growth in manufacturing shipments, petroleum and gas extraction, and refining will generate demand in the process manufacturing and petroleum and natural gas industries. In addition, concerns about the quality of available water supplies, especially in rural areas, will boost demand in water treatment and discharge applications.

Plastic pipe to be fastest growing material

Concrete, which accounted for 44 percent of all large diameter pipe length in 2007, will continue to be the leading material going forward, profiting from sound growth in all four of its major applications -- storm sewers, drainage, sanitary sewers and water distribution -- as the government continues its efforts to improve the country's physical infrastructure. Sales of plastic large diameter pipe are projected to increase at a rate of 11.2 percent annually through 2012, faster than growth for any other material. Large diameter plastic pipe will make inroads at the expense of steel, cast iron and other materials due to cost and installation advantages, plus significant performance improvements, which will make large diameter plastic pipe more competitive in areas such as underground sewers, district heating, drainage and water distribution.

Sewer, drainage, natural gas markets to lead gains

Demand for large diameter pipe used in sanitary sewer, drainage, storm sewer, and natural gas transportation applications will see faster growth than the industry average. The most rapid gains will be in the sanitary sewer segment, boosted by strong residential construction and initiatives to improve living conditions in the countryside. Drainage pipe will retain the largest share of the market, with nearly one-third of total demand in meters in 2012. Growth will be spurred by increased spending on both building and nonbuilding construction and the need to deliver runoff to existing bodies of water. Advances will be further stimulated by rapid increases in urban infrastructure construction. Rural infrastructure construction will also drive gains as the government addresses a severe imbalance in living conditions between the urban and rural populations.

Study coverage

This new 208-page Freedonia industry study, Large Diameter Pipe in China presents historical demand data (1997, 2002 and 2007) plus forecasts for 2012 and 2017 by material, market, and region in China. The study also considers key market environment factors, evaluates company market share and profiles 34 industry competitors.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

II. MARKET ENVIRONMENT

• General
• Economic Overview
  • Recent Economic Performance
  • Economic Outlook
• Demographic Overview
  • Population Trends
  • Households
• Industrial & Manufacturing Trends
• Personal Income & Expenditure Trends
• Construction Outlook
  • Residential
  • Expenditure Outlook
  • Housing Stock & Living Space
  • Nonresidential Buildings
  • Expenditure Outlook
  • Building Stock
  • Nonbuilding Construction
  • Expenditure Outlook
  • Sewer Construction
  • Roads & Other Transportation
• Crude Petroleum Production Trends
• Natural Gas Supply & Demand
• Water Use Trends
• Agricultural Outlook
• Chemical Industry Overview
• Pricing Patterns
• Foreign Trade
• The Eleventh Five-Year Plan

III. MATERIALS

• General
• Concrete Pipe
  • Storm Sewers
  • Drainage
  • Water Distribution
  • Sanitary Sewers
  • Irrigation
• Steel Pipe
• Plastic Pipe
  • High Density Polyethylene
  • Reinforced Thermosets
  • Polyvinyl Chloride
• Cast Iron & Other Pipe

IV. MARKETS

• General
• Drainage
• Storm Sewers
• Natural Gas
• Water Distribution
• District Heating
• Petroleum
• Sanitary Sewers
• Process Industries
• Irrigation

V. REGIONAL TRENDS

• General
• Regional Demographic & Economic Trends
  • Population Patterns
  • Economic Outlook
  • Regional Construction Expenditures
  • Residential
  • Nonresidential Building
  • Nonbuilding
• Regional Manufacturing Activity
• Regional Demand for Large Diameter Pipe
  • Central-North
  • Overview
  • Large Diameter Pipe Demand
  • Northeast
  • Overview
  • Large Diameter Pipe Demand
  • Central-East
  • Overview
  • Large Diameter Pipe Demand
  • Central-South
  • Overview
  • Large Diameter Pipe Demand
  • Southwest
  • Overview
  • Large Diameter Pipe Demand
  • Northwest
  • Overview
  • Large Diameter Pipe Demand

VI. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• General
• Industry Composition
• Market Share
• Manufacturing
• Product Development
• Marketing & Distribution
• Acquisitions & Divestitures
• Cooperative Agreements
• Foreign Participation in China
  • Legal & Regulatory Issues
  • Joint Ventures
  • Wholly Owned Foreign Enterprises
  • Representative Offices

COMPANY PROFILES

• Aliaxis SA
• Anhui Guoron Pipes Company Limited
• Anhui Guotong Hi-Tech Pipes Industry Company Limited
• Baoding Xinhua Zhushi Guandao Company Limited
• Beijing Hanjian Construction Group
• Better Polymers Shenzhen Company Limited, see Vinidex
• Cangzhou Mingzhu Plastic Company Limited
• Chinaust Group Corporation, see Fischer (Georg)
• Dalian Donggao New Type of Piping Company Limited
• Dalian Shide Group Company Limited
• Fischer (Georg) Limited
• Fujian Zhenyun Plastics Industry Company Limited
• Ginde Plastic Pipe Industry Group
• Glynwed Pipe Systems, see Aliaxis
• Guangdong Liansu Science & Technology Industry Company
• Limited
• Hangzhou Tenglong Piping Enterprise Company Limited
• Haohua Zhongyi FRP Company Limited
• Hebei Baoshuo Company Limited
• Hebei Bosoar Pipe Company Limited, see Hebei Baoshuo
• Hubei Kaile Science and Technology Company Limited
• Jinhua Julong Pipe Company Limited
• Kingland Group Limited
• Ningbo Milky Cement Products Company Limited
• Ningxia Qinglong Pipeline Group Company Limited
• North China Petroleum Steel Pipe Company Limited
• Panyu Chu Kong Steel Pipe Company Limited
• Sekisui Chemical Company Limited
• Shandong Electric Power Corporation
• Shandong Juli Company Limited
• Shanghai Yaohua FRP Company
• Sichuan Chuanjian Pipes Company Limited,
• see Xinxing Ductile Iron Pipes
• Tianjin Shengxiang Plastic Pipe Company Limited
• Universal Hardware and Plastics Factory Limited,
• see Aliaxis
• Vinidex Pty Limited
• Wan Chi Steel Industrial Company Limited
• Waterline Pipe Group
• Weihai Tianrun Plastics Company Limited
• Xinjiang Guotong Pipeline Company Limited
• Xinjiang Yongchang-Sekisui Composites Company
• Limited, see Sekisui Chemical
• Xinxing Ductile Iron Pipes Company Limited
• Yantai Sanlei Plastic Industry Company Limited
• Zhongshan Universal Enterprises Limited, see Aliaxis
• Other Companies Mentioned in Study

LIST OF TABLES

SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

• Summary Table

SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT

• 1 Gross Domestic Product of China
• 2 Population in China
• 3 Households in China by Region
• 4 Manufacturing Value Added in China
• 5 Personal Income & Expenditure Trends in China
• 6 Construction Expenditures in China
• 7 Residential Building Construction Expenditures in China
• 8 Housing Stock & Living Space in China
• 9 Nonresidential Building Construction Expenditures in China
• 10 Nonresidential Building Stock in China
• 11 Nonbuilding Construction Expenditures in China
• 12 Sewer Construction Expenditures in China
• 13 Paved Roads in China by Region
• 14 Crude Petroleum Production in China by Region
• 15 Natural Gas Supply & Demand in China
• 16 Water Withdrawal in China
• 17 Irrigated Cropland in China by Region
• 18 Chemical Production in China
• 19 Large Diameter Pipe Pricing Patterns in China
• 20 Chinese Foreign Trade in Large Diameter Pipe

SECTION III -- MATERIALS

• 1 Large Diameter Pipe Demand in China by Material
• 2 Large Diameter Concrete Pipe Demand in China by Market
• 3 Large Diameter Concrete Storm Sewer Pipe Demand in China
• 4 Large Diameter Concrete Drainage Pipe Demand in China
• 5 Large Diameter Concrete Water Distribution Pipe Demand in China
• 6 Large Diameter Concrete Sanitary Sewer Pipe Demand in China
• 7 Large Diameter Concrete Irrigation Pipe Demand in China
• 8 Large Diameter Steel Pipe Demand in China by Market
• 9 Large Diameter Plastic Pipe Demand in China by Resin
• 10 Large Diameter High Density Polyethylene Pipe Demand n China by Market
• 11 Large Diameter Reinforced Thermoset Pipe Demand in China by Market
• 12 Large Diameter Polyvinyl Chloride Pipe Demand in China y Market
• 13 Large Diameter Cast Iron & Other Pipe Demand in China y Market

SECTION IV -- MARKETS

• 1 Large Diameter Pipe Demand in China by Market
• 2 Large Diameter Drainage Pipe Demand in China by Material
• 3 Large Diameter Storm Sewer Pipe Demand in China by Material
• 4 Large Diameter Natural Gas Pipe Demand in China by Material
• 5 Large Diameter Water Distribution Pipe Demand in China by Material
• 6 Large Diameter District Heating Pipe Demand in China by Material
• 7 Large Diameter Petroleum Pipe Demand in China by Material
• 8 Large Diameter Sanitary Sewer Pipe Demand in China by Material
• 9 Large Diameter Process Pipe Demand in China by Material
• 10 Large Diameter Irrigation Pipe Demand in China by Material

SECTION V -- REGIONAL TRENDS

• 1 Population of China by Region
• 2 Gross Domestic Product of China by Region
• 3 Construction Expenditures in China by Region
• 4 Residential Building Construction Expenditures in China by Region
• 5 Nonresidential Building Construction Expenditures in China by Region
• 6 Nonbuilding Construction Expenditures in China by Region
• 7 Manufacturing Value Added in China by Region
• 8 Large Diameter Pipe Demand in China by Region
• 9 Central-North Region of China: Large Diameter Pipe Demand
• 10 Northeast Region of China: Large Diameter Pipe Demand
• 11 Central-East Region of China: Large Diameter Pipe Demand
• 12 Central-South Region of China: Large Diameter Pipe Demand
• 13 Southwest Region of China: Large Diameter Pipe Demand
• 14 Northwest Region of China: Large Diameter Pipe Demand

SECTION VI -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• 1 Revenue Data: Selected Large Diameter Pipe Producers in China, 2007
• 2 Selected Cooperative Agreements

LIST OF CHARTS

SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT

• 1 Population of China by Age
• 2 Construction Expenditures by Type, 1997-2017

SECTION V -- REGIONAL TRENDS

• 1 Large Diameter Pipe Demand in China by Region, 2007
• 2 Central-North Region of China
• 3 Northeast Region of China
• 4 Central-East Region of China
• 5 Central-South Region of China
• 6 Southwest Region of China
• 7 Northwest Region of China

SECTION VI -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• 1 Large Diameter Pipe Market Share in China by Company, 2007