Plastic & Competitive Pipe to 2011

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION

I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

II. MARKET ENVIRONMENT

• General
• Macroeconomic Outlook
• Demographic Trends
• Building Construction Trends
  • Residential Construction
    • Housing Starts
    • Repair & Improvement
  • Nonresidential Construction
• Nonbuilding Construction Trends
• Public Highway Spending
• Water Distribution Outlook
• Manufacturing Outlook
• Agricultural Overview
• Plastic Resin Outlook
• Market Trends
• Pricing Factors
• Regulatory Considerations
• Recycling
• World Plastic Pipe Markets

III. PIPE MARKETS

• General
• Markets
• Applications
  • Construction
    • Construction Industry Outlook
    • Materials
    • Markets
  • Refrigeration Equipment
    • Refrigeration Equipment Industry Outlook
    • Materials
  • Energy
    • Petroleum & Natural Gas Industry Outlook
      • Natural Gas
      • Crude Oil
    • Materials
  • Other Applications

IV. POTABLE WATER PIPE

• General
• Service & Distribution Water Pipe
• Municipal Water Pipe
• Rural Water Pipe
• Plastic Potable Water Pipe by Resin

V. NATURAL GAS & OIL PIPE

• General
• Natural Gas Pipe
• Plastic Gas Pipe by Resin
• Crude Oil Pipe
• Plastic Oil Pipe by Resin

VI. CONDUIT

• General
• Communications Duct
• Electrical & Other Conduit
• Plastic Conduit by Resin

VII. DRAIN & SEWER PIPE

• General
• Drain Pipe
• Sewer Pipe
• Plastic Drain & Sewer Pipe by Resin

VIII. DRAIN, WASTE & VENT

• General
• Plastic DWV Pipe by Resin

IX. DRAINAGE & IRRIGATION PIPE

• General
• Drainage Pipe
• Irrigation Pipe
• Plastic Drainage & Irrigation Pipe by Resin

X. PROCESS PIPE

• General
• Applications
• Materials
• Plastic Process Pipe by Resin

XI. STRUCTURAL, MECHANICAL & MISCELLANEOUS PIPE

• General
• Refrigeration & Related Uses
• Other Applications
• Plastic Structural/Mechanical/Miscellaneous Pipe by Resin

XII. COMPETITIVE PIPE MATERIALS

• General
• Pipe Demand in Feet
• Pipe Demand in Pounds
• Concrete Pipe
  • Markets
  • Producers
• Steel Pipe
  • Markets
    • Gas & Oil 135
    • Other
  • Producers
• Plastic Pipe
  • Plastic Pipe & Fittings
  • Producers 144
• Cast Iron Pipe
  • Markets
  • Producers
    • Copper Pipe
    • Aluminum Pipe
    • Clay Pipe

XIII. 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

XIV. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• General
• Market Share
  • J-M Manufacturing
  • Advanced Drainage Systems
  • PW Eagle
  • NAPCO
  • Performance Pipe
  • Other Segment Leaders
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Marketing Strategies
• Channels of Distribution
• Research & Development
• Competitive Strategies
• Cooperative Agreements

COMPANY PROFILES

• AB&I Foundry
• Advanced Drainage Systems Incorporated
• Alcoa Incorporated
• Allied Tube & Conduit, see Tyco International Limited
• American Cast Iron Pipe Company
• Ameron International Corporation
• AMSTED Industries Incorporated
• 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
• Can-Clay Corporation
• Caparo plc
• Carder Concrete Products Company, see Rinker Group
• Cerro Flow Products Incorporated, see Marmon Group
• CertainTeed Corporation, see Saint-Gobain
• Charlotte Pipe & Foundry Company
• Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC
• Clow Water Systems Company, see McWane Incorporated
• Concrete Pipe Incorporated, see Hanson plc
• CONTECH Construction Products Incorporated
• Cretex Companies Incorporated
• Denali Incorporated
• Diamond Plastics Corporation, see Mitsubishi Corporation
• Ershigs Incorporated, see Denali Incorporated
• EvrazHolding OOO
• 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
• Genova Products Incorporated
• Griffin Pipe Products Company, see AMSTED Industries
• Hancor Incorporated, see Advanced Drainage Systems
• Hanson plc
• Hobas AG
• IPSCO Incorporated
• J-M Manufacturing Company Incorporated
• Jindal Saw Limited
• Lamson & Sessions Company
• Lane Enterprises Incorporated
• Logan Clay Products Company
• Lone Star Technologies Incorporated
• Lubrizol Corporation
• Maneely (John) Company
• Marmon Group Incorporated
• Maverick Tube Corporation, see Tenaris SA
• MCP Industries Incorporated
• McWane Incorporated
• Mission Clay Products Corporation, see MCP Industries
• 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
• Noveon Incorporated, see Lubrizol Corporation
• NS Group Incorporated, see IPSCO Incorporated
• Olin Corporation
• Oregon Steel Mills Incorporated, see EvrazHolding OOO
• Pacific Corrugated Pipe Company
• Pacific States Cast Iron Pipe Company, see McWane
• Penn Aluminum International Incorporated, see Marmon
• Pipelife Jet Stream Incorporated, see Solvay SA
• PolyPipe Incorporated
• Price Brothers Company, see Hanson plc
• PW Eagle Incorporated
• REHAU AG & Company
• Rinker Group Limited
• Saint-Gobain
• SAW Pipes USA Incorporated, see Jindal Saw Limited
• Seminole Tubular Products Company, see Maneely (John)
• Sharon Tube Company
• Sherman Pipe, see Hanson plc
• Solvay SA
• Synalloy Corporation
• Tenaris SA
• Timken Company
• Tyco International Limited
• Tyler Pipe Company, see McWane Incorporated
• United States Pipe and Foundry Company Incorporated, see Muellar Water Products Incorporated
• United States Steel Corporation
• Uponor Oyj
• USPoly Company LLC, see PW Eagle Incorporated
• Vanguard Piping Systems Incorporated, see Viega GmbH & Company KG
• Viega GmbH & Company KG
• Walter Industries Incorporated
• Westlake Chemical Corporation
• Wheatland Tube Company, see Maneely (John) Company
• Wolverine Tube Incorporated
• Other Companies Mentioned in Study

LIST OF TABLES

SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

• Summary Table

SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT

• Macroeconomic Indicators
• Resident Population by Age Group
• Building Construction Expenditures
• Residential Building Construction Expenditures
• Housing Starts by Type
• Residential Repair & Improvement Expenditures
• Nonresidential Building Construction Expenditures
• Nonbuilding Construction Expenditures
• Public Highway Spending
• Water Withdrawal
• Manufacturers' Shipments
• Agricultural Indicators
• Plastic Resin Supply & Demand
• Pipe Industry Market Trends, 1996 - 2006
• Pipe Material Costs, 2006

SECTION III -- PIPE MARKETS

• Pipe Demand by Market
• Pipe Demand by Application
• Construction Expenditures
• Construction Pipe Demand by Material
• Construction Pipe Demand by Market
• Refrigeration Equipment Shipments
• Refrigeration Equipment Tubing Demand by Material
• Oil & Gas Production
• Energy Pipe Demand by Material & Market
• Other Pipe Markets by Material

SECTION IV -- POTABLE WATER PIPE

• Potable Water Pipe Demand by Material & Market
• 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

SECTION V -- NATURAL GAS & OIL PIPE

• Natural Gas & Oil Pipe Demand by Type
• Natural Gas Pipe Demand by Material
• Plastic Gas Pipe Demand by Resin
• Crude Oil Pipe Demand by Material
• Plastic Oil Pipe Demand by Resin

SECTION VI -- CONDUIT

• Conduit Demand by Material & Market
• Communication Duct Demand
• Electrical & Other Conduit Demand by Material
• Plastic Conduit Demand by Resin

SECTION VII -- DRAIN & SEWER PIPE

• Drain & Sewer Pipe Demand by Material & Market
• Drain Pipe Demand by Material
• Sewer Pipe Demand by Material
• Plastic Drain & Sewer Pipe Demand by Resin

SECTION VIII -- DRAIN, WASTE & VENT

• Drain, Waste & Vent Pipe Demand by Material
• Plastic Drain, Waste & Vent Pipe Demand by Resin

SECTION IX -- DRAINAGE & IRRIGATION PIPE

• Drainage & Irrigation Pipe Demand by Material & Market
• Drainage Pipe Demand by Material
• Irrigation Pipe Demand by Material
• Plastic Drainage & Irrigation Pipe Demand by Resin

SECTION X -- PROCESS PIPE

• Process Pipe Demand by Application & Material
• Plastic Process Pipe Demand by Resin

SECTION XI -- STRUCTURAL, MECHANICAL &

• MISCELLANEOUS PIPE
• Structural, Mechanical & Miscellaneous Pipe Demand by
• Application & Material
• Plastic Structural, Mechanical & Miscellaneous Pipe
• Demand by Resin

SECTION XII -- 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 XIII -- 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 Demand by Material & Market

SECTION XIV -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• Selected US Pipe Sales by Company, 2006
• Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures
• Selected Cooperative Agreements

SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT

• Pipe Industry Market Trends, 1996-2006

SECTION III -- PIPE MARKETS

• Pipe Demand by Market, 2006
• Pipe Demand by Application, 2006
• Construction Pipe Demand by Material, 2006
• Construction Pipe Demand by Market, 2006

SECTION IV-- POTABLE WATER PIPE

• Potable Water Pipe Demand by Material, 2006

SECTION XII -- COMPETITIVE PIPE MATERIALS

• Pipe Demand by Material, 2006
• Concrete Pipe Demand by Market, 2006
• Steel Pipe Demand by Market, 2006
• Plastic Pipe Demand by Market, 2006
• Copper Pipe Demand by Market, 2006
• Aluminum Pipe Demand by Market, 2006

SECTION XIII -- PLASTIC PIPE BY RESIN

• Plastic Pipe Demand by Resin, 2006
• Polyvinyl Chloride Pipe Demand by Market, 2006
• High Density Polyethylene Pipe Demand by Market, 2006

SECTION XIV -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• Plastic Pipe Industry Market Share, 2006