Copper Pipes & Tubes

Table of Contents

I. INTRODUCTION, METHODOLOGY & PRODUCT DEFINITION

• Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations
• Disclaimers
• Data Interpretation & Reporting Level
• Quantitative Techniques & Analytics
• Product Definition and Scope of Study

II. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1. Industry Overview

• Copper Pipes & Tubes Market
• End-use Applications
• Plumbing
• Air Conditioning and Refrigeration
• Industrial
• Current and Future Analysis
• Historic Review
• Table 1: World Historic Review for Copper Pipes & Tubes by Geographic Region - USA, Canada, Japan, Europe (France, Germany, Italy, UK, Spain, Rest of Europe), Asia-Pacific (China, South Korea, Rest of Asia-Pacific), and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2001 through 2005 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Production
• Table 2: Global Market for Copper Pipes and Tubes (2006): Percentage Volume Breakdown of Production for China, USA, Japan, Germany, South Korea, Italy, Mexico, and Rest of World (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

2. Trends & Issues

• Copper Pricing - Highly Volatile
• Economic Slowdown Threatens Demand for Copper Pipes
• High Copper Prices Affect Fabricators
• Thinner Pipes to the Rescue of Copper Pipe Manufacturers
• Copper Losing Sheen to Plastics in Plumbing
• Substitution - Towards Short-term Gains
• High Prices Increase Recycling Rate
• Environmental Concerns to the Rescue of Copper Tubes
• Flat Aluminum Tubes - A Threat to Copper Tubes
• Direct-Exchange Geothermal Climate Control Systems
• Copper Heat Exchangers in Condensing Tank-less Gas Water Heaters
• Copper as Bactericide
• Press-Connect and Push-Connect Fittings Gaining Prominence in the US
• Waste Heat Recovery Systems
• Power-Pipe(tm) Waste Heat Recovery System

3. Product Overview

• Introduction
• Definition
• Copper Tubes - An Overview
• Types of Copper Tubes
• Minibore
• Pancake Coil
• Level Wound Coil
• Straight Tube
• Advantages of Copper Tubes
• Corrosion Resistance
• Easy & Leak-Proof Joints
• Light and Compact
• Formability
• Flow
• Fabrication
• Safe
• Dependability
• Recyclability
• Additional Advantages
• Drawbacks of Copper Tubes
• Hazardous with Acidic Water
• Contamination
• Susceptible to Failure
• Labor Intensive
• Other Disadvantages
• Copper Tube Sizes
• Copper Tube Standards
• Type K, L, M Tubes
• ACR Tubes
• DWV Tubes
• Medical Gas Tubes
• Joining Methods
• Soldering
• Brazing
• Other Joining Methods
• Press-Connect and Push-Connect Joining
• End-use Applications
• Air Conditioning & Refrigeration
• Direct-Exchange Geothermal Cooling/Heating
• Domestic Water Service & Distribution
• Drain, Waste and Vent (DWV)
• Fire Sprinklers
• Copper Fuel Gas Systems
• Plumbing & Heating Systems
• Plumbing
• Heating
• Medical Gas Systems
• Snow Melting Systems
• Solar Systems
• Irrigation and Agricultural Sprinkler Systems

4. Worldwide Copper Industry: An Overview

• Copper: A Major Sub-Sector Of The Non-Ferrous Metals Industry
• Mining Structure
• Mining Presence in Select Regions
• Latin America
• Africa
• South Africa
• Zambia
• Overview of Copper
• Copper: The Red Metal
• History of the Metal
• Properties and Related Applications
• Stages of Production
• Mining
• Concentrating
• Pure Copper Cathodes
• Finished Products
• Manufacturing Process
• Flotation Process
• In-Situ Mining
• Working of In-Situ Mining
• Standard for Copper Extracted from In-Situ Leaching
• Primary Hydraulic Control
• Secondary Hydraulic Control
• Energy Required for Recovering Copper from Earth' s Crust
• Extraction Process: Traditional Vs Present
• Solvent Extraction: Accounting for Increased Copper Production
• Electrowinning
• Smelting Process
• Welsh Process
• Flash Converting
• Electrorefining
• Copper Extrusions and Casting
• Continuous Casting
• Seamless Copper Tube
• Copper Recycling

5. Substitute Materials

• Substitution - A Major Threat for Copper Pipes & Tubes
• Cross-linked Polyethylene (PEX)
• Chlorinated Polyvinyl Chloride (CPVC)
• Aluminum Plastic Composite Pipes
• Corrugated Stainless Steel Tubing (CSST)

6. Copper Fabricating Industry: An Overview

• Copper Rollings
• Copper Foils
• Copper Drawings
• Oxygen Free High-Conductivity Copper
• Wires and Cables
• Cables
• PIJF Cables
• Power Cables
• Bare Copper Wires
• Copper Extrusions
• Plumbing Fittings
• Waterheating
• Copper Tubes

7. Recent Industry Activity

• Hailiang Company Secures License for Copper and Alloy Pipe Plant
• Nissan Copper to Establish Greenfield Facility in Silvasa
• Golden Dragon to Establish Copper Tube Facility in Mexico (Mexico)
• Outokumpu to Divest Copper Tube Assets to Cupori
• Gaoxin to Acquire Majority Stake in Jiangsu Copper Products Company
• Poongsan Corporation and Poongsan Industrial Merge
• Wieland to Acquire Minority Stake in Wolverine' s Chinese Subsidiary
• Nissan Copper to Expand Copper Production Capacity in India
• Hunan Valin Guangyuan Suspends Copper Tube Production
• KPS Capital Acquires Olin Corporation' s Metals Business
• Madeco and Nexans Merge
• Paranapanema Expands Production Capacity at Caraiba and Eluma
• Okumura to Relocate Shanghai Processing Plant
• Polstiernan Acquires R-man
• Outokumpu Changes Name to Luvata
• Yorkshire Medical Gas Tubes Receives Kitemark Certification
• Mueller Establishes Copper Tube Joint Venture in China

8. Product Innovations/Introductions

• Outokumpu Launches tub-e(r) Copper Tube
• Furukawa Launches Thermo-In BIRUMEITO Copper Tube
• Ridge and Viega Launch ProPress(r) XL-C System
• KM Europa Develops Innovative Copper Tube, Q-tec
• Titan Piping Company Develops CoPro ' Push to Connect' Copper Piping System

9. Focus on Select Players

• Cerro Flow Products, Inc (USA)
• Crane Group Limited (Australia)
• Fabrika bakarnih cevi Majdanpek (Serbia)
• Foshan Shunde Lecong Hengxin Copper Tube Factory (China)
• Gao Xin Zhangtong Limited-Liability Company (China)
• Global Brass and Copper, Inc. (USA)
• Grupo IUSA, S.A. de C.V. (Mexico)
• Cambridge-Lee Industries (USA)
• H & H Tube & Manufacturing Company (USA)
• Hailiang Group Co., Ltd (China)
• HALCOR Metal Works S.A. (Greece)
• Henan Golden Dragon Precise Copper Tube Inc. (China)
• Hitachi Cable, Ltd. (Japan)
• KME Group S.p.A. (Italy)
• Kobelco & Materials Copper Tube, Ltd (Japan)
• Luvata Oy (Finland)
• MM Kembla Products (Australia)
• Mueller Industries, Inc. (USA)
• National Copper & Smelting Company Inc (USA)
• Ningbo Jintian Copper (Group) Co., Ltd (China)
• Poongsan Corporation (South Korea)
• The Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (Japan)
• Wieland-Werke Ag (Germany)
• Wolverine Tube, Inc. (USA)

10. Global Market Perspective

• Table 3: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Copper Pipes & Tubes by Geographic Region - USA, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 4: World 10-Year Perspective for Copper Pipes & Tubes by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption for USA, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America and Rest of World Markets for Years 2006, 2009 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

III. MARKET

1. The United States

• A. Market Analysis
  • Outlook
  • Factors Affecting Demand
  • Overview
  • Downturn in Home Building Sector Affects Copper Pipes Market
  • Table 5: US Market for Copper Pipes and Tubes (2006 & 2007): Percentage Breakdown of Value Shares for Plumbing, Refrigeration, and Drainage Applications (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Declining Automobile Production Impacts Copper Market
  • Imports & Exports
  • Table 6: US Imports of Copper Pipes and Tubes (2006 & 2007): Percentage Breakdown of Value Imports for China, Mexico, Malaysia, Canada, Germany, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 7: US Exports of Copper Pipes and Tubes (2006 & 2007): Percentage Breakdown of Value Exports for Mexico, Canada, Saudi Arabia, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Strategic Developments and Launches
  • Focus on Select Players
• B. Market Analytics
  • Table 8: US Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Copper Pipes & Tubes with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

2. Canada

• A. Market Analysis
  • Outlook
  • Factors Affecting Demand
  • Imports & Exports
  • Table 9: Canadian Imports of Copper Pipes and Tubes (2006 & 2007): Percentage Breakdown of Value Imports for US, China, South Korea, Chile, Germany, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 10: Canadian Exports of Copper Pipes and Tubes (2006 & 2007): Percentage Breakdown of Value Exports for US, UK, Singapore, China, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• B. Market Analytics
  • Table 11: Canadian Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Copper Pipes & Tubes with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

3. Japan

• A. Market Analysis
  • Overview
  • Outlook
  • Factors Affecting Demand
  • Product Launch
  • Focus on Select Players
• B. Market Analytics
  • Table 12: Japanese Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Copper Pipes & Tubes with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

4. Europe

• A. Market Analysis
  • Outlook
  • Factors Affecting Demand
  • Overview
  • Proactive Policies of EU to Drive Growth of Copper Pipes
  • Plastics Gaining Over Copper
  • Strategic Development
• B. Market Analytics
  • Table 13: European Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Copper Pipes & Tubes by Geographic Region - France, Germany, Italy, UK, Spain, and Rest of Europe Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 14: European 10-Year Perspective for Copper Pipes & Tubes by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption for France, Germany, Italy, UK, Spain, and Rest of Europe Markets for Years 2006, 2009 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

4a. France

• A. Market Analysis
  • Outlook
  • Factors Affecting Demand
• B. Market Analytics
  • Table 15: French Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Copper Pipes & Tubes with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

4b. Germany

• A. Market Analysis
  • Outlook
  • Factors Affecting Demand
  • Product Launch
  • Focus on Select Player
• B. Market Analytics
  • Table 16: German Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Copper Pipes & Tubes with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

4c. Italy

• A. Market Analysis
  • Outlook
  • Factors Affecting Demand
  • Focus on Select Player
• B. Market Analytics
  • Table 17: Italian Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Copper Pipes & Tubes with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

4d. The United Kingdom

• A. Market Analysis
  • Outlook
  • Table 18: UK Market for Copper Pipes and Tubes (2006- 2008): Percentage Breakdown of Value Shares for Process Plant, Plumbing Tube, and Tube Fittings (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Factors Affecting Demand
  • Strategic Development
• B. Market Analytics
  • Table 19: UK Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Copper Pipes & Tubes with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

4e. Spain

• A. Market Analysis
  • Outlook
  • Factors Affecting Demand
• B. Market Analytics
  • Table 20: Spanish Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Copper Pipes & Tubes with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

4f. Rest of Europe

• A. Market Analysis
  • Outlook
  • Factors Affecting Demand
  • Overview
  • Economic Activity Driving Growth of Copper
  • Strategic Development
  • Focus on Select Players
• B. Market Analytics
  • Table 21: Rest of Europe Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Copper Pipes & Tubes with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

5. Asia-Pacific

• A. Market Analysis
  • Outlook
  • Demand Drivers and Inhibitors
  • Overview
  • Plumbing Tubing
  • Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Tubing
  • Industrial Applications
• B. Market Analytics
  • Table 22: Asia-Pacific Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Copper Pipes & Tubes by Geographic Region - China, South Korea, and Rest of Asia-Pacific Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 23: Asia-Pacific 10-Year Perspective for Copper Pipes & Tubes by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption for China, South Korea, and Rest of Asia-Pacific Markets for Years 2006, 2009 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

5a. China

• A. Market Analysis
  • Outlook
  • Factors Affecting Demand
  • Overview
  • Increasing Usage for Plumbing
  • Sustaining Global Demand
  • Chinese Copper Market
  • Huge Consumer of Copper Scrap
  • Strategic Developments
  • Focus on Select Players
• B. Market Analytics
  • Table 24: Chinese Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Copper Pipes & Tubes with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

5b. South Korea

• A. Market Analysis
  • Outlook
  • Significant Market for Copper Tubes
  • Strategic Development
  • Focus on Select Player
• B. Market Analytics
  • Table 25: South Korean Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Copper Pipes & Tubes with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

5c. Rest of Asia-Pacific

• A. Market Analysis
  • Outlook
  • Factors Affecting Demand
  • A Mixed Bag
  • Strategic Developments
  • Focus on Select Players
• B. Market Analytics
  • Table 26: Rest of Asia-Pacific Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Copper Pipes & Tubes with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

6. Rest of World

• A. Market Analysis
  • Outlook
  • Factors Affecting Demand
  • Strategic Developments
  • Focus on Select Player
• B. Market Analytics
  • Table 27: Rest of World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Copper Pipes & Tubes with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

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