LARGE DIAMETER PIPE to 2010

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION

I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

II. MARKET ENVIRONMENT

• General
• Macroeconomic Environment
• Construction Outlook
  • Building Construction
    • Residential Construction
    • Housing Starts
    • Nonresidential Construction
  • Nonbuilding Construction
• Petroleum & Natural Gas Industry Outlook
• Pipe Industry Overview
• Market Trends
• Pricing Factors
• Regulatory & Other Considerations
• Recycling
• International Trade

III. MARKETS

• General
• Storm Sewers
  • Storm Sewer Construction Outlook
  • Pipe Demand by Material
• Drainage & Irrigation
  • Public Highway Spending
  • Drainage Pipe
  • Agricultural Outlook
  • Irrigation Pipe
• Water Distribution
  • Water Withdrawal
  • Pipe Demand by Material
• Sanitary Sewers
  • Sanitary Sewer Outlook
  • Pipe Demand by Material
• Natural Gas
  • Natural Gas Industry Outlook
  • Pipe Demand by Material
• Petroleum
  • Petroleum Industry Outlook
  • Pipe Demand by Material
• Process Industries
  • Process Industry Outlook
  • Pipe Demand by Material

IV. MATERIALS

• General
• Pipe Demand in Feet
• Pipe Demand in Pounds
• Concrete Pipe
  • Storm Sewers
  • Drainage & Irrigation
  • Water Distribution
  • Sanitary Sewers
  • Producers
• Plastic Pipe
  • High Density Polyethylene
    • Markets
    • Producers
  • Polyvinyl Chloride
    • Markets
    • Producers
  • Reinforced Thermosets
    • Markets
    • Producers
• Steel Pipe
  • Markets
  • Producers
• Cast Iron Pipe
  • Markets
  • Producers
• Clay Pipe
  • Markets
  • Producers

V. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• General
• Market Share
  • Hanson Pipe & Precast
  • Rinker Materials
  • Advanced Drainage Systems
  • J-M Manufacturing
  • McWane
  • Other Producers
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Manufacturing Requirements
• Marketing Strategies
• Channels of Distribution
• Research & Development
• Competitive Strategies
• Cooperative Agreements

COMPANY PROFILES

• AB&I Foundry
• Advanced Drainage Systems Incorporated
• Aliaxis SA
• American Cast Iron Pipe Company
• Ameron International Corporation
• Amitech USA LLC, see Saudi Arabian Amiantit Group
• AMSTED Industries Incorporated
• Anaco Incorporated, see McWane Incorporated
• Atlantic States Cast Iron Pipe Company, see McWane
• Belco Incorporated, see Denali Incorporated
• Camrose Pipe Company, see Oregon Steel Mills
• Can-Clay Corporation
• Carder Concrete Products Company, see Rinker Group
• CertainTeed Corporation, see Saint-Gobain
• Charlotte Pipe & Foundry Company
• Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC
• Clow Water Systems Company, see McWane
• Conley Corporation
• CONTECH Construction Products Incorporated
• Cretex Companies Incorporated
• Denali Incorporated
• Detrex Corporation
• Diamond Plastics Corporation, see Mitsubishi Corporation
• Earth Core Pipe Systems, see WL Plastics Corporation
• Fiber Glass Systems LP, see National Oilwell Varco
• Fiore Concrete Products Incorporated, see Hanson plc
• Formosa Plastics Group
• Freedom Plastics Incorporated
• Hancor Holdings LLC
• Hancor Incorporated, see Advanced Drainage Systems
• Hanson plc
• Harvel Plastics Incorporated, see Detrex Corporation
• Harrington Industrial Plastics LLC, see Aliaxis SA
• IPEX Incorporated, see Aliaxis SA
• IPSCO Incorporated
• J-M Manufacturing Company Incorporated, see Formosa Plastics Group
• Jindal Saw Limited
• Lamson & Sessions Company
• Lane Enterprises Incorporated
• Logan Clay Products Company
• MCP Industries Incorporated
• McWane Incorporated
• Mission Clay Products Corporation, see MCP Industries
• Mitsubishi Corporation
• National Oilwell Varco Incorporated
• National Pipe & Plastics Incorporated
• North American Pipe Corporation, see Westlake Chemical
• Northwest Pipe Company
• Oregon Steel Mills Incorporated
• Pacific Corrugated Pipe Company
• Pacific States Cast Iron Pipe Company, see McWane
• Plastic Tubing Industries Incorporated
• PolyPipe Incorporated
• Price Brothers Company
• PW Eagle Incorporated
• REHAU AG & Company
• Rinker Group Limited
• Saint-Gobain
• Saudi Arabian Amiantit Group
• SAW Pipes USA Incorporated, see Jindal SAW Limited
• Sherman Pipe, see Hanson plc
• Synalloy Corporation
• Tyler Pipe Company, see McWane Incorporated
• United States Pipe and Foundry Company Incorporated,see Walter Industries Incorporated
• United States Steel Corporation
• Vianini Pipe Incorporated
• Walter Industries Incorporated
• Westlake Chemical Corporation
• WL Plastics Corporation