World Plastic Pipe: Industry Study With Forecasts For
World Plastic Pipe: Industry Study With Forecasts For
World Plastic Pipe: Industry Study With Forecasts For
Table of Contents 2
Study Overview 5
About Freedonia,
Custom Research,
Related Studies, 9
List of Tables 12 Other Central & South America: Plastic 38 Other Africa/Mideast: Plastic Pipe
Pipe Demand by Country............. 230 Demand by Market & Resin.......... 292
(continued from previous page) 13 Eastern Europe: Macroeconomic 39 Other Africa/Mideast: Plastic
20 South Korea: Plastic Pipe Indicators & Total Pipe Demand... 235 Pipe Demand by Country............. 293
Demand by Market..................... 182 14 Eastern Europe: Plastic Pipe
21 South Korea: Plastic Pipe Demand by Market..................... 237
Demand by Resin....................... 184 INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
15 Eastern Europe: Plastic Pipe
22 Taiwan: Macroeconomic Indicators Demand by Resin....................... 239 1 Plastic Pipe Sales by Company, 2012 300
& Total Pipe Demand.................. 186 16 Poland: Macroeconomic Indicators 2 Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures 309
23 Taiwan: Plastic Pipe & Total Pipe Demand.................. 242 3 Selected Cooperative Agreements.... 313
Demand by Market..................... 188 17 Poland: Plastic Pipe
24 Taiwan: Plastic Pipe Demand by Market..................... 244
Demand by Resin....................... 190
25 Thailand: Macroeconomic Indicators
18 Poland: Plastic Pipe List of Charts
Demand by Resin....................... 246
& Total Pipe Demand.................. 192 19 Russia: Macroeconomic Indicators
26 Thailand: Plastic Pipe & Total Pipe Demand.................. 249 OVERVIEW
Demand by Market..................... 194 20 Russia: Plastic Pipe
27 Thailand: Plastic Pipe Demand by Market..................... 251 1 World Pipe Demand by Region, 2012.. 40
Demand by Resin....................... 196 21 Russia: Plastic Pipe 2 World Plastic Pipe Volume
28 Other Asia/Pacific: Macroeconomic Demand by Resin....................... 253 Demand by Region, 2012.............. 44
Indicators & Total Pipe Demand... 198 22 Other Eastern Europe: Macroeconomic 3 World Plastic Pipe Length
29 Other Asia/Pacific: Plastic Pipe Indicators & Total Pipe Demand... 256 Demand by Region, 2012.............. 46
Demand by Market & Resin.......... 200 23 Other Eastern Europe: Plastic Pipe 4 World Plastic Pipe Demand
30 Other Asia/Pacific: Plastic Pipe Demand by Market & Resin.......... 258 by Resin, 2012............................ 56
Demand by Country.................... 201 24 Other Eastern Europe: Plastic
Pipe Demand by Country............. 259 NORTH AMERICA
OTHER REGIONS 25 Africa/Mideast: Macroeconomic 1 North America: Plastic Pipe
Indicators & Total Pipe Demand... 265 Demand by Resin, 2012................ 64
1 Central & South America:
26 Africa/Mideast: Plastic Pipe
Macroeconomic Indicators
Demand by Market..................... 267
& Total Pipe Demand.................. 208 WESTERN EUROPE
27 Africa/Mideast: Plastic Pipe
2 Central & South America: Plastic
Demand by Resin....................... 269 1 Western Europe: Plastic Pipe
Pipe Demand by Market............... 210
28 Iran: Macroeconomic Indicators Demand by Resin, 2012................ 90
3 Central & South America: Plastic
& Total Pipe Demand.................. 272
Pipe Demand by Resin................ 212
29 Iran: Plastic Pipe
4 Argentina: Macroeconomic Indicators
Demand by Market..................... 274
ASIA/PACIFIC
& Total Pipe Demand.................. 215
30 Iran: Plastic Pipe Demand by Resin.. 276 1 Asia/Pacific: Plastic Pipe
5 Argentina: Plastic Pipe
31 Saudi Arabia: Macroeconomic Demand by Resin, 2012.............. 146
Demand by Market..................... 217
Indicators & Total Pipe Demand... 278
6 Argentina: Plastic Pipe
32 Saudi Arabia: Plastic Pipe OTHER REGIONS
Demand by Resin....................... 219
Demand by Market..................... 280
7 Brazil: Macroeconomic Indicators 1 Central & South America: Plastic
33 Saudi Arabia: Plastic Pipe
& Total Pipe Demand.................. 221 Pipe Demand by Resin, 2012....... 213
Demand by Resin....................... 282
8 Brazil: Plastic Pipe 2 Eastern Europe: Plastic Pipe
34 Turkey: Macroeconomic Indicators
Demand by Market..................... 223 Demand by Resin, 2012.............. 240
& Total Pipe Demand.................. 284
9 Brazil: Plastic Pipe 3 Africa/Mideast: Plastic Pipe
35 Turkey: Plastic Pipe
Demand by Resin....................... 225 Demand by Resin, 2012.............. 270
Demand by Market..................... 286
10 Other Central & South America:
36 Turkey: Plastic Pipe
Macroeconomic Indicators
& Total Pipe Demand.................. 227
Demand by Resin....................... 288 INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
37 Other Africa/Mideast: Macroeconomic
11 Other Central & South America: Plastic 1 World Plastic Pipe
Indicators & Total Pipe Demand... 290
Pipe Demand by Market & Resin... 229 Market Share, 2012.................... 301
Advances will come mainly from increased construction spending worldwide, and from the on-
going trend of plastic pipe replacing other materials, such as copper, concrete, and steel.
Construction to be
While plastic pipe use is not as wide- drilling, well drilling, and pipeline con-
fastest growing market spread in the oil and gas and process struction activity.
Construction related applications will manufacturing markets, improvements in
provide the most impetus for growth in resin formulations have enabled plastic
plastic pipe demand in all global regions.
HDPE pipe to take market
to increase its market share in recent
For example, recovery in the US con- years. For instance, HDPE and fiber- share from dominant PVC
struction industry will result in double- glass are being more widely used in the PVC is by far the most widely used pipe
digit gains in pipe demand. The US is oil and gas industry. In process manufac- resin, accounting for over 55 percent of
home to the world’s second largest turing applications, HDPE’s greater global plastic pipe demand in 2012.
construction market and recovery from flexibility has resulted in its increased Going forward, however, HDPE is
its recent housing crisis will provide use. In addition, fiberglass finds use in expected to take market share from PVC
strong opportunities for plastic pipe. process manufacturing applications in a variety of construction applications.
China, which maintains the world’s when particularly hazardous materials For instance, as PEX becomes more
largest construction market, will also are present. Going forward, demand for common in many regional markets, the
contribute greatly to growth. As China’s HDPE and fiberglass is expected to material will supplant PVC potable water
population continues to urbanize, the benefit from gains in manufacturing distribution pipe. Additionally, fiberglass
need for plastic pipe utilized in residen- output and growth in crude oil and is beginning to be utilized in a wider
tial, nonresidential, and nonbuilding natural gas production and consumption array of water and wastewater settings
construction will increase. -- including increases in exploratory because of its performance advantages.
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