PLASTIC & COMPETITIVE PIPE to 2013 (US industry forecasts for 2013 & 2018)

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION

I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

II. MARKET ENVIRONMENT

• General
• Macroeconomic Outlook
• Demographic Trends
• Building Construction Expenditures
  • Residential Construction
    • Housing Starts
    • Residential Improvements & Repairs
  • Nonresidential Building Construction
• Nonbuilding Construction Expenditures
• Public Highway Spending
• Water Distribution Outlook
• Petroleum & Natural Gas Industry Outlook
  • Natural Gas
  • Crude Oil
• Manufacturing Outlook
• Agricultural Overview
• Refrigeration Equipment Outlook
• Plastic Resin Outlook
• Pricing Factors
• Regulatory Considerations
• Recycling
• World Plastic Pipe Markets

III. PIPE MARKETS

• General
• Potable Water
  • Service & Distribution Water Pipe
  • Municipal Water Pipe
  • Rural Water Pipe
  • Plastic Potable Water Pipe by Resin
• Conduit
  • Communications Duct
  • Electrical & Other Conduit
  • Plastic Conduit by Resin
• Natural Gas & Oil Pipe
  • Materials
  • Natural Gas Pipe
  • Plastic Natural Gas Pipe by Resin
  • Crude Oil Pipe
  • Plastic Oil Pipe by Resin
• Drain & Sewer Pipe
  • Drain Pipe
  • Sewer Pipe
  • Plastic Drain & Sewer Pipe by Resin
• Drain, Waste & Vent
  • Materials
  • Plastic DWV Pipe by Resin
• Drainage & Irrigation Pipe
  • Drainage Pipe
  • Irrigation Pipe
  • Plastic Drainage & Irrigation Pipe by Resin
• Process Pipe
  • Uses
  • Materials
  • Plastic Process Pipe by Resin
• Structural, Mechanical & Miscellaneous
  • Refrigeration & Related Uses
  • Other Applications
  • Plastic Structural/Mechanical/Miscellaneous Pipe by Resin

IV. COMPETITIVE PIPE MATERIALS

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

V. 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
• VI. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
• General
• Market Share
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Marketing Strategies
• Channels of Distribution
• Research & Development
• Competitive Strategies
• Cooperative Agreements

COMPANY PROFILES

• AB&I Foundry, see McWane
• Advanced Drainage Systems Incorporated
• Alcoa Incorporated
• Allied Tube & Conduit, see Tyco International
• American Cast Iron Pipe Company
• Ameron International Corporation
• AMSTED Industries Incorporated
• Anaco, see McWane
• Atlantic States Cast Iron Pipe Company, see McWane
• Atlas Tube Incorporated, see John Maneely
• Belco Manufacturing Company Incorporated, see Denali
• BoreFlex Industries Incorporated
• Bristol Metals LLC, see Synalloy
• Cambridge-Lee Industries Incorporated
• Can-Clay Corporation
• Caparo plc
• CEMEX SAB de CV
• CertainTeed Corporation, see Saint-Gobain
• Charlotte Pipe & Foundry Company
• Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC
• Clow Water Systems Company, see McWane
• CONTECH Construction Products Incorporated
• Cretex Companies Incorporated
• Denali Incorporated
• Duininck Companies LLC
• Ershigs Incorporated, see Denali
• Evraz Holding OOO
• Fabricated Plastics Limited, see Denali
• Fiber Glass Systems LP, see National Oilwell Varco
• Fintube Technologies Incorporated, see United States Steel
• Foster (LB) Company
• Genova Products Incorporated
• Global Brass and Copper Incorporated
• Griffin Pipe Products Company, see AMSTED Industries
• Hancor Incorporated, see Advanced Drainage Systems
• Hanson plc, see HeidelbergCement
• HeidelbergCement AG
• Hobas Engineering AG
• J-M Manufacturing Company Incorporated
• Jindal Saw Limited
• Johnson Bateman Company, see HeidelbergCement
• JSW Steel Limited
• Lamson & Sessions Company, see Thomas & Betts
• Lane Enterprises Incorporated
• Liston (WT) Company, see HeidelbergCement
• Logan Clay Products Company
• Lone Star Technologies, see United States Steel
• Lubrizol Corporation
• Maneely (John) Company
• Marmon Group LLC
• MCP Industries Incorporated
• McWane Incorporated
• 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
• OAO TMK
• Pacific Corrugated Pipe Company
• Pacific States Cast Iron Pipe Company, see McWane
• Pipelife Jet Stream Incorporated, see Solvay
• PolyPipe Incorporated
• Prinsco Incorporated, see Duininck Companies
• PW Eagle Incorporated, see J-M Manufacturing
• REHAU AG & Company
• Rinker Materials Corporation, see CEMEX
• Saint-Gobain
• Seminole Tubular Products Company, see John Maneely
• Sharon Tube Company, see John Maneely
• Solvay SA
• Synalloy Corporation
• Tenaris SA
• Thomas & Betts Corporation
• Timken Company
• Tyco International Limited
• United States Steel Corporation
• Uponor Oyj
• Viega GmbH & Company KG
• Westlake Chemical Corporation
• Wheatland Tube Company, see John Maneely
• Wolverine Tube Incorporated

LIST OF TABLES

SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

• Summary Table

SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT

• Macroeconomic Indicators
• Population & Households
• Building Construction Expenditures
• Residential Building Construction Expenditures
• Private Housing Starts
• Residential Improvement & Repair Expenditures
• Nonresidential Building Construction Expenditures
• Nonbuilding Construction Expenditures
• Public Highway Spending
• Water Withdrawal
• Oil & Gas Production
• Manufacturers' Shipments
• Agricultural Indicators
• Refrigeration Equipment Shipments
• US Plastic Resin Supply & Demand
• Pipe Material Costs, 2008

SECTION III -- PIPE MARKETS

• Pipe Demand by Market
• Potable Water Pipe Demand by Material & Market Segment
• 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
• Conduit Demand by Material & Market Segment
• Communications Duct Demand
• Electrical & Other Conduit Demand by Material
• Plastic Conduit Demand by Resin
• Natural Gas & Oil Pipe Demand by Type
• Natural Gas & Oil Pipe Demand by Material
• Natural Gas Pipe Demand by Material
• Plastic Natural Gas Pipe Demand by Resin
• Crude Oil Pipe Demand by Material
• Plastic Oil Pipe Demand by Resin
• Drain & Sewer Pipe Demand by Material & Market Segment
• Drain Pipe Demand by Material
• Sewer Pipe Demand by Material
• Plastic Drain & Sewer Pipe Demand by Resin
• Drain, Waste & Vent Pipe Demand by Material
• Plastic Drain, Waste & Vent Pipe Demand by Resin
• Drainage & Irrigation Pipe Demand by Material &
• Market Segment
• Drainage Pipe Demand by Material
• Irrigation Pipe Demand by Material
• Plastic Drainage & Irrigation Pipe Demand by Resin
• Process Pipe Demand by Material
• Plastic Process Pipe Demand by Resin
• Structural, Mechanical & Miscellaneous Pipe Demand by Application & Material
• Refrigeration Equipment Tubing Demand by Material
• Plastic Structural, Mechanical & Miscellaneous Pipe Demand by Resin

SECTION IV -- 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 V -- 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 Resin Demand by Material & Market Segment

SECTION VI -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• Selected US Pipe Sales by Company, 2008
• Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures
• Selected Cooperative Agreements

LIST OF CHARTS

SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT

• Plastic Resin Demand by Type, 2008

SECTION III -- PIPE MARKETS

• Pipe Demand by Market, 2008
• Potable Water Pipe Demand by Material, 2008

SECTION IV -- COMPETITIVE PIPE MATERIALS

• Pipe Demand by Material, 2008
• Concrete Pipe Demand by Market, 2008
• Steel Pipe Demand by Market, 2008
• Plastic Pipe Demand by Market, 2008
• Copper Pipe Demand by Market, 2008
• Aluminum Pipe Demand by Market, 2008

SECTION V-- PLASTIC PIPE BY RESIN

• Plastic Pipe Demand by Resin, 2008
• Polyvinyl Chloride Pipe Demand by Market, 2008
• High Density Polyethylene Pipe Demand by Market, 2008

SECTION VI -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• Plastic Pipe Industry Market Share, 2008