Plastic & Competitive Pipe
This comprehensive study analyzes the US pipe industry, with particular emphasis on plastic pipe and resins consumed. Historical data (1996, 2001 and 2006) and forecasts to the years 2011 and 2016 are provided for seven competitive pipe materials and eight types of plastic pipe in 14 markets.
All demand data reflect apparent consumption (production plus imports minus exports) and are given in pounds or feet. Although distinctions are sometimes made between pipes and tubes, for the purposes of this study the terms “pipe,” “tubes”and “tubular products” are used interchangeably.
INTRODUCTION xiii
I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1
II. MARKET ENVIRONMENT 4
General 4
Macroeconomic Outlook 5
Demographic Trends 8
Building Construction Trends 11
Residential Construction 12
Housing Starts 13
Repair & Improvement 16
Nonresidential Construction 17
Nonbuilding Construction Trends 19
Public Highway Spending 22
Water Distribution Outlook 23
Manufacturing Outlook 25
Agricultural Overview 27
Plastic Resin Outlook 29
Market Trends 31
Pricing Factors 34
Regulatory Considerations 37
Recycling 39
World Plastic Pipe Markets 40
III. PIPE MARKETS 42
General 42
Markets 42
Applications 44
Construction 46
Construction Industry Outlook 47
Materials 48
Markets 50
Refrigeration Equipment 52
Refrigeration Equipment Industry Outlook 52
Materials 54
Energy 56
Petroleum & Natural Gas Industry Outlook 56
Natural Gas 57
Crude Oil 58
Materials 59
Other Applications 61
IV. POTABLE WATER PIPE 63
General 63
Service & Distribution Water Pipe 65
Municipal Water Pipe 67
Rural Water Pipe 69
Plastic Potable Water Pipe by Resin 70
V. NATURAL GAS & OIL PIPE 72
General 72
Natural Gas Pipe 73
Plastic Gas Pipe by Resin 75
Crude Oil Pipe 76
Plastic Oil Pipe by Resin 78
VI. CONDUIT 80
General 80
Communications Duct 81
Electrical & Other Conduit 83
Plastic Conduit by Resin 86
VII. DRAIN & SEWER PIPE 89
General 89
Drain Pipe 91
Sewer Pipe 93
Plastic Drain & Sewer Pipe by Resin 95
VIII. DRAIN, WASTE & VENT 98
General 98
Plastic DWV Pipe by Resin 100
IX. DRAINAGE & IRRIGATION PIPE 102
General 102
Drainage Pipe 104
Irrigation Pipe 106
Plastic Drainage & Irrigation Pipe by Resin 108
X. PROCESS PIPE 110
General 110
Applications 111
Materials 112
Plastic Process Pipe by Resin 113
XI. STRUCTURAL, MECHANICAL & MISCELLANEOUS
PIPE 115
General 115
Refrigeration & Related Uses 116
Other Applications 117
Plastic Structural/Mechanical/Miscellaneous Pipe by Resin 118
XII. COMPETITIVE PIPE MATERIALS 120
General 120
Pipe Demand in Feet 122
Pipe Demand in Pounds 124
Concrete Pipe 125
Markets 128
Producers 131
Steel Pipe 132
Markets 134
Gas & Oil 135
Other 137
Producers 138
Plastic Pipe 140
Plastic Pipe & Fittings 143
Producers 144
Cast Iron Pipe 145
Markets 146
Producers 147
Copper Pipe 148
Aluminum Pipe 151
Clay Pipe 154
XIII. PLASTIC PIPE BY RESIN 156
General 156
Weight Versus Linear Footage 158
Polyvinyl Chloride Pipe 159
Characteristics & Technologies 162
Markets 163
Producers 164
High Density Polyethylene Pipe 166
Markets 169
Producers 173
Reinforced Thermoset Pipe 175
Markets 177
Producers 179
ABS Pipe 180
Chlorinated Polyvinyl Chloride Pipe 181
Other Plastic Pipe 183
XIV. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE 187
General 187
Market Share 189
J-M Manufacturing 190
Advanced Drainage Systems 191
PW Eagle 191
NAPCO 192
Performance Pipe 192
Other Segment Leaders 192
Mergers & Acquisitions 193
Marketing Strategies 198
Channels of Distribution 200
Research & Development 201
Competitive Strategies 204
Cooperative Agreements 205
Company Profiles 207
AB&I Foundry 208
Advanced Drainage Systems Incorporated 209
Alcoa Incorporated 213
Allied Tube & Conduit, see Tyco International Limited
American Cast Iron Pipe Company 215
Ameron International Corporation 218
AMSTED Industries Incorporated 223
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 225
Can-Clay Corporation 227
Caparo plc 228
Carder Concrete Products Company, see Rinker Group
Cerro Flow Products Incorporated, see Marmon Group
CertainTeed Corporation, see Saint-Gobain
Charlotte Pipe & Foundry Company 231
Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC 232
Clow Water Systems Company, see McWane Incorporated
Concrete Pipe Incorporated, see Hanson plc
CONTECH Construction Products Incorporated 235
Cretex Companies Incorporated 238
Denali Incorporated 239
Diamond Plastics Corporation, see Mitsubishi Corporation
Ershigs Incorporated, see Denali Incorporated
EvrazHolding OOO 241
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 243
Genova Products Incorporated 245
Griffin Pipe Products Company, see AMSTED Industries
Hancor Incorporated, see Advanced Drainage Systems
Hanson plc 247
Hobas AG 253
IPSCO Incorporated 254
J-M Manufacturing Company Incorporated 257
Jindal Saw Limited 260
Lamson & Sessions Company 261
Lane Enterprises Incorporated 265
Logan Clay Products Company 267
Lone Star Technologies Incorporated 268
Lubrizol Corporation 273
Maneely (John) Company 275
Marmon Group Incorporated 278
Maverick Tube Corporation, see Tenaris SA
MCP Industries Incorporated 280
McWane Incorporated 281
Mission Clay Products Corporation, see MCP Industries
Mitsubishi Corporation 284
Mueller Industries Incorporated 285
Mueller Water Products Incorporated 287
National Oilwell Varco Incorporated 290
National Pipe & Plastics Incorporated 293
North American Pipe Corporation, see Westlake Chemical
Northwest Pipe Company 294
Noveon Incorporated, see Lubrizol Corporation
NS Group Incorporated, see IPSCO Incorporated
Olin Corporation 297
Oregon Steel Mills Incorporated, see EvrazHolding OOO
Pacific Corrugated Pipe Company 298
Pacific States Cast Iron Pipe Company, see McWane
Penn Aluminum International Incorporated, see Marmon
Pipelife Jet Stream Incorporated, see Solvay SA
PolyPipe Incorporated 299
Price Brothers Company, see Hanson plc
PW Eagle Incorporated 301
REHAU AG & Company 305
Rinker Group Limited 306
Saint-Gobain 308
SAW Pipes USA Incorporated, see Jindal Saw Limited
Seminole Tubular Products Company, see Maneely (John)
Sharon Tube Company 311
Sherman Pipe, see Hanson plc
Solvay SA 313
Synalloy Corporation 315
Tenaris SA 317
Timken Company 319
Tyco International Limited 322
Tyler Pipe Company, see McWane Incorporated
United States Pipe and Foundry Company Incorporated, see Muellar Water Products Incorporated
United States Steel Corporation 326
Uponor Oyj 327
USPoly Company LLC, see PW Eagle Incorporated
Vanguard Piping Systems Incorporated, see Viega GmbH & Company KG
Viega GmbH & Company KG 329
Walter Industries Incorporated 331
Westlake Chemical Corporation 332
Wheatland Tube Company, see Maneely (John) Company
Wolverine Tube Incorporated 334
Other Companies Mentioned in Study 336
LIST OF TABLES
TABLE NUMBER PAGE
SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Summary Table 3
SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
1 Macroeconomic Indicators 8
2 Resident Population by Age Group 11
3 Building Construction Expenditures 12
4 Residential Building Construction Expenditures 13
5 Housing Starts by Type 15
6 Residential Repair & Improvement Expenditures 16
7 Nonresidential Building Construction Expenditures 19
8 Nonbuilding Construction Expenditures 21
9 Public Highway Spending 23
10 Water Withdrawal 24
11 Manufacturers’ Shipments 27
12 Agricultural Indicators 29
13 Plastic Resin Supply & Demand 31
14 Pipe Industry Market Trends, 1996 - 2006 33
15 Pipe Material Costs, 2006 36
SECTION III -- PIPE MARKETS
1 Pipe Demand by Market 43
2 Pipe Demand by Application 45
3 Construction Expenditures 47
4 Construction Pipe Demand by Material 49
5 Construction Pipe Demand by Market 51
6 Refrigeration Equipment Shipments 54
7 Refrigeration Equipment Tubing Demand by Material 55
8 Oil & Gas Production 57
9 Energy Pipe Demand by Material & Market 60
10 Other Pipe Markets by Material 62
SECTION IV -- POTABLE WATER PIPE
1 Potable Water Pipe Demand by Material & Market 64
2 Service & Distribution Water Pipe Demand by Material 66
3 Municipal Water Pipe Demand by Material 69
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4 Rural Water Pipe Demand by Material 70
5 Plastic Potable Water Pipe Demand by Resin 71
SECTION V -- NATURAL GAS & OIL PIPE
1 Natural Gas & Oil Pipe Demand by Type 73
2 Natural Gas Pipe Demand by Material 75
3 Plastic Gas Pipe Demand by Resin 76
4 Crude Oil Pipe Demand by Material 78
5 Plastic Oil Pipe Demand by Resin 79
SECTION VI -- CONDUIT
1 Conduit Demand by Material & Market 81
2 Communication Duct Demand 83
3 Electrical & Other Conduit Demand by Material 86
4 Plastic Conduit Demand by Resin 88
SECTION VII -- DRAIN & SEWER PIPE
1 Drain & Sewer Pipe Demand by Material & Market 91
2 Drain Pipe Demand by Material 92
3 Sewer Pipe Demand by Material 95
4 Plastic Drain & Sewer Pipe Demand by Resin 97
SECTION VIII -- DRAIN, WASTE & VENT
1 Drain, Waste & Vent Pipe Demand by Material 100
2 Plastic Drain, Waste & Vent Pipe Demand by Resin 101
SECTION IX -- DRAINAGE & IRRIGATION PIPE
1 Drainage & Irrigation Pipe Demand by Material & Market 104
2 Drainage Pipe Demand by Material 106
3 Irrigation Pipe Demand by Material 108
4 Plastic Drainage & Irrigation Pipe Demand by Resin 109
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SECTION X -- PROCESS PIPE
1 Process Pipe Demand by Application & Material 111
2 Plastic Process Pipe Demand by Resin 114
SECTION XI -- STRUCTURAL, MECHANICAL &
MISCELLANEOUS PIPE 1 Structural, Mechanical & Miscellaneous Pipe Demand by
Application & Material 116
2 Plastic Structural, Mechanical & Miscellaneous Pipe
Demand by Resin 119
SECTION XII -- COMPETITIVE PIPE MATERIALS
1 Pipe Demand by Material in Feet 123
2 Pipe Demand by Material in Pounds 125
3 Concrete Pipe Demand by Market 127
4 Steel Pipe Demand by Market 133
5 Plastic Pipe Demand by Market 142
6 Plastic Pipe & Fittings Demand 144
7 Cast Iron Pipe Demand by Market 146
8 Copper Pipe Demand by Market 150
9 Aluminum Pipe Demand by Market 153
10 Clay Pipe Demand by Market 155
SECTION XIII -- PLASTIC PIPE BY RESIN
1 Plastic Pipe Demand by Resin 157
2 Plastic Pipe Demand: Weight Versus Linear Footage 159
3 Polyvinyl Chloride Pipe Demand by Market 161
4 High Density Polyethylene Pipe Demand by Market 168
5 Reinforced Thermoset Pipe Demand by Market 177
6 Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene Pipe Demand by Market 181
7 Chlorinated Polyvinyl Chloride Pipe Demand by Market 183
8 Other Plastic Pipe Demand by Material & Market 186
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SECTION XIV -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
1 Selected US Pipe Sales by Company, 2006 188
2 Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures 196
3 Selected Cooperative Agreements 206
LIST OF CHARTS
CHART NUMBER PAGE
SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
1 Pipe Industry Market Trends, 1996-2006 33
SECTION III -- PIPE MARKETS
1 Pipe Demand by Market, 2006 44
2 Pipe Demand by Application, 2006 46
3 Construction Pipe Demand by Material, 2006 50
4 Construction Pipe Demand by Market, 2006 52
SECTION IV-- POTABLE WATER PIPE
1 Potable Water Pipe Demand by Material, 2006 65
SECTION XII -- COMPETITIVE PIPE MATERIALS
1 Pipe Demand by Material, 2006 121
2 Concrete Pipe Demand by Market, 2006 128
3 Steel Pipe Demand by Market, 2006 134
4 Plastic Pipe Demand by Market, 2006 143
5 Copper Pipe Demand by Market, 2006 150
6 Aluminum Pipe Demand by Market, 2006 154
SECTION XIII -- PLASTIC PIPE BY RESIN
1 Plastic Pipe Demand by Resin, 2006 158
2 Polyvinyl Chloride Pipe Demand by Market, 2006 162
3 High Density Polyethylene Pipe Demand by Market, 2006 169
SECTION XIV -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
1 Plastic Pipe Industry Market Share, 2006 190
