World Plastic Pipe with Forecasts to 2005 and 2010

World Plastic Pipe with forecasts to 2005 and 2010

New study finds:

• Global demand for plastic pipe is projected to increase 4.2 percent per annum through 2005 to six billion meters, accounting for approximately 47 percent of total pipe demand and providing a market for 13.4 million metric tons of plastic resin

• IIn 2000, North America, Western Europe and the Asia/Pacific region together accounted for more than four-fifths of world demand for plastic pipe

• he leading seven companies account for slightly more than one-fifth of =the world plastic pipe industry. These companies include Uponor (Finland), Sekisui Chemical (Japan), Wabin (the Netherlands), Formosa Plastics (Taiwan), Pipelife (Austria), Tubos e Conexoes Tigre (Brazil), and the Etex Group (Belgium) Study Publication Date: October 2001 Freedonia Industry Study #1464 Price: $4,800 Pages: 315 World Plastic Pipe

World Plastic Pipe, a new study from The Freedonia Group, provides you with an in-depth analysis of the major trends in the world market for plastic pipe by type -- critical information to help you with strategic planning.

This brochure gives you an indication of the scope, depth and value of Freedonia's new study, World Plastic Pipe. Ordering information is included on the back page of the brochure.

Brochure Table of Contents

Study Highlights ...... 2 Study Table of Contents and List of Tables and Charts ...... 4 Sample Pages and Tables from: Market Environment...... 6 World Overview ...... 7 Supply and Demand by Country & Region ...... 8 Market Share ...... 9 Company Profiles ...... 10 List of Companies Profiled ...... 11 Forecasting Methodology ...... 12 About the Company ...... 13 Advantages of Freedonia Reports ...... 13 About Our Customers ...... 14 Related Studies ...... 15 Ordering Information...... 16 Study Highlights

• Global demand for plastic pipe is projected to increase 4.2 percent per annum through 2005 to six billion meters, accounting for approximately 47 percent of total pipe demand and providing a market for 13.4 million metric tons of plastic resin.

• Gains will be fueled by rebounding construction activity in the Asia/Pacific region, including efforts in the developing countries of the region to expand potable water delivery and improve the treatment of wastewater.

• In 2000, North America, Western Europe and the Asia/Pacific region together accounted for more than four-fifths of world demand for plastic pipe.

• Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) is the leading plastic pipe resin in global use, with PVC pipe benefitting from its low cost, durability, strength and ease of extrusion.

• The leading seven companies account for slightly more than one-fifth of the world plastic pipe industry. These companies include Uponor (Finland), Sekisui Chemical (Japan), Wabin (the Netherlands), Formosa Plastics (Taiwan), Pipelife (Austria), Tubos e Conexoes Tigre (Brazil), and the Etex Group (Bel- gium).

World Plastic Pipe #1464 Freedonia Industry Study 2 Study Highlights Plastic Pipe Demand by Region, 2000

North America 38.3%

Western Europe 24.1%

Rest of World 16.1%

Asia/Pacific 21.5%

Plastic Pipe Demand (million meters) % Annual Growth Item 1995 2000 2005 2010 00/95 05/00

Gross Fixed Investment (bil 1998 US$) 6642 8389 10760 13920 4.8 5.1 meters/000$ GFI 1.36 1.27 1.18 1.10 — —

Total Pipe Demand 9060 10690 12750 15310 3.4 3.6 % plastic 43.0 46.0 47.4 48.8 — —

Plastic Pipe Demand 3900 4917 6040 7470 4.7 4.2 North America 1357 1885 2200 2630 6.8 3.1 Western Europe 1000 1186 1380Sample 1615 Table 3.5 3.1 Asia/Pacific 880 1058 1440 1900 3.8 6.4 Rest of World 663 788 1020 1325 3.5 5.3

kg/meter 2.1 2.2 2.2 2.2 — —

Plastic Pipe Demand (000 metric tons) 8286 10752 13370 16650 5.3 4.5 PVC 6176 7635 9250 11250 4.3 3.9 HDPE 1352 2159 2910 3875 9.8 6.2 Other 758 958 1210 1525 4.8 4.8

World Plastic Pipe #1464 Order form on last page 3 Table of Contents I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Summary Table ...... 3

II. MARKET ENVIRONMENT Tables and Charts are featured for each region and General ...... 4 country. Historical data and forecasts are presented for 1995, 2000, 2005 and 2010. World Economic Overview...... 5 Recent Historical Trends ...... 5 World Macroeconomic Outlook ...... 8 Table - World Gross Domestic Product For each country/region, the following are given: by Region ...... 9 World Fixed Investment ...... 9 Population (millions) GDP/capita Table - World Fixed Capital Investment by Region ...... 12 Gross Domestic Product (bil US 1998$) World Housing Environment...... 12 Table - World Residential Fixed % of GDP Gross Fixed Investment (bil US 1998$) Capital Investment by Region ...... 15 World Demographic Overview...... 15 persons per household Population ...... 16 Households (millions) Table - World Population by Region ...... 17 meters/capita Households ...... 17 meters/000$ GDP Table - World Households by Region...... 18 meters/000$ GFI World Energy Supply & Demand Trends...... 19 meters/household Energy Supplies ...... 19 Total Pipe Demand (mil meters) Table - World Energy Production by Type ..... 20 Construction Energy Demand...... 21 Energy Table - World Primary Energy Consumption Agriculture & Other by Region ...... 22 Total Pipe Demand (mil meters) World Water Use Trends ...... 23 % plastic Table - World Land under Irrigation...... 24 Competitive Materials ...... 25 Plastic Pipe Demand (mil meters) kg/meter Aluminum ...... 25 Cast Iron ...... 25 Plastic Pipe Demand (000 m tons) Concrete...... 26 PVC Copper ...... 27 HDPE Other Steel ...... 27 Vitrified Clay ...... 28 Legislation & Regulatory Considerations...... 28

III. OVERVIEW General ...... 32 Table - World Pipe Overview...... 33

World Plastic Pipe #1464 Freedonia Industry Study 4 Total Pipe Demand by Region ...... 34 VII. EASTERN EUROPE Table - World Total Pipe Demand by Region .... 36 Overview ...... 122 Plastic Pipe Demand by Region ...... 36 Russia ...... 127 Table - World Plastic Pipe Demand by Region ... 39 Poland ...... 133 Chart - World Plastic Pipe Demand, 2000 ...... 40 Other Eastern Europe...... 137 Plastic Pipe Demand & Capital Investment ...... 40 Table - Relationship Between Per Capita VIII. AFRICA/MIDEAST Plastic Pipe Demand & Per Capita Overview ...... 143 Fixed Investment, 2000 ...... 42 Turkey...... 148 Plastic Pipe Demand by Resin ...... 43 Saudi Arabia ...... 153 Table - World Plastic Pipe Demand by Resin ... 45 South Africa ...... 157 International Trade in Plastic Pipe...... 45 Other Africa/Mideast...... 161 Table - World Plastic Pipe Trade Flows ...... 46 Plastic Pipe Shipments by Region ...... 46 IX. ASIA/PACIFIC Table - World Plastic Pipe Shipments Overview ...... 165 by Region ...... 48 Japan ...... 170 China ...... 176 IV. NORTH AMERICA India ...... 181 Overview ...... 49 Australia ...... 186 United States ...... 53 South Korea ...... 190 Canada ...... 59 Indonesia ...... 194 Mexico...... 62 Taiwan ...... 198 Other Asia/Pacific ...... 202 V. LATIN AMERICA Overview ...... 68 X. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE Brazil ...... 73 General ...... 208 Argentina ...... 77 Industry Composition ...... 208 Other Latin America ...... 81 Table - Plastic Pipe Revenues for Selected Manufacturers, 2000 ...... 210 VI. WESTERN EUROPE Market Share ...... 211 Overview ...... 86 Table - World Plastic Pipe Market Share Germany ...... 92 by Company, 2000 ...... 212 United Kingdom ...... 97 Manufacturing & Product Development ...... 216 Italy ...... 102 Competitive Strategies ...... 218 France...... 106 Marketing & Distribution ...... 219 Spain ...... 110 Mergers & Acquisitions ...... 220 The Netherlands ...... 114 Table - Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures ... 222 Other Western Europe ...... 117 Cooperative Agreements ...... 225 Table - Selected Cooperative Agreements ...... 227 Company Profiles ...... 230-315

World Plastic Pipe #1464 Order form on last page 5 Market Environment

The Market Environment Section discusses key indicators that drive demand for plastic pipe, including world energy supply and water usage trends, and Freedonia’s uniquely developed macroeconomic indicators. MARKET ENVIRONMENT

This information provides you with an Legislation & Regulatory Considerations understanding and an analysis of the climate in which the global plastic pipe The pipe industry encompasses a variety of materials and production technologies. Consequently, the industry is subject to a variety of manufacturing regulations and industry operates and helps you build building codes. Concerns about pipe products includeSAMPLE factors such PAGE as pressure your market strategy to sustain long- tolerances, strength, compressibility and integrity so that premature failure and term growth. water contamination may be avoided in building and sewage applications. Pipe applications such as underground gasoline or crude petroleum lines, natural gas distribution and underground fire protection systems are subject to regulation as well. The regulatory scrutiny faced by the pipe industry varies around the world, with more exacting strictures common in developed countries, where the political infrastructure for regulation is better developed. Regulatory compliance is not a major financial burden to most pipe producers although exceptions do exist. For example, in most countries polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipe manufacture is closely regulated because of the toxicity of the vinyl chloride monomer used in its manufacture.

During the last decade of the 20th century, the chemical industry was faced with increased environmental and regulatory scrutiny. Nevertheless, few synthetic materials weathered as much controversy as polyvinyl chloride. In part, the concerns about the plastic resin resulted from an intense, organized campaign by environmental activists directed at the elimination of chlorine and all chlorine- containing products. Since PVC contains approximately 50 percent chlorine by weight, groups such as Greenpeace have agitated for a gradual phaseout of PVC leading to a complete ban in all uses. Although this scenario is highly unlikely, even on a limited regional basis, these types of efforts have led to the substitution of other resins where feasible. The concerns about PVC have led to some substitution of other plastic pipe in place of PVC pipe. In Western Europe, for example, environmental concerns about polyvinyl chloride have contributed to

World Plastic Pipe #1464 Freedonia Industry Study 6 World Overview

The World Overview Section highlights the key issues that have affected WORLD OVERVIEW the global plastic pipe market over the past ten years and summarizes contrib- uting growth factors. Plastic Pipe Demand by Region

Global demand for plastic pipe is projected to increase 4.2 percent per annum This information helps you: through 2005 to six billion meters, accountingSAMPLE for approximately PAGE 47 percent of total pipe demand. Advances will continue to outstrip those for overall pipe demand, as plastic pipe makes gains against competing materials on the basis of its • Focus your sales and marketing durability, generally easier installation and low cost. Nonetheless, gains will fall efforts on high growth areas. short of those during the 1995-2000 period, as plastic pipe demand decelerates in its largest single market, North America. During the earlier period, plastic pipe • Propose new areas for development demand grew faster in North America than in any other region, benefiting from strong construction activity in the dominant US market and infrastructure development in Mexico. Over the forecast period, the best opportunities for plastic pipe will be in the Asia/Pacific region and Latin America.

In the Asia/Pacific region, demand for plastic pipe is forecast to advance 6.4 percent per year through 2005 to 1.4 billion meters. Improving construction activity in some of the Asian countries affected by the 1997-1998 financial crisis will benefit demand for plastic pipe. Infrastructure development in the region will generate demand for plastic pipe in a variety of applications. In residential building construction, plastic pipe will be used for potable water delivery in urban areas. Efforts to upgrade water treatment systems will spur demand for plastic pipe in drainage and sewage use. Growing economies in the region will generate demand for pipe in networks for telecommunications and natural gas distribution.

Demand for plastic pipe in Latin America is expected to rise six percent per annum through 2005 to 365 million meters. Infrastructure projects in Latin America will boostSAMPLE demand for TABLE plastic pipe, such as in water treatment and potable water supply. Residential construction will offer opportunities for drain, waste and vent pipe, as well as potable water pipe. Expansions of natural gas and telecommunications networks will also contribute to plastic pipe demand.

World Plastic Pipe #1464 Order form on last page 7 Demand by Country & Region

These Sections analyze demand trends and consider the threats and opportunities for 23 countries and six ASIA/PACIFIC regions.

South Korea: Plastic Pipe Demand

Demand for plastic pipe in South Korea is expected to reach 100 million meters in 2005 on annual gains of nine percent. Gains will reverse the declines of the 1995- 2000 period as economic activity expands and SAMPLEresidential construction PAGE recovers. Plastic pipe will find opportunities in replacement of potable water delivery pipe, as well as in water distribution pipe in new building construction. Rising natural gas consumption will benefit demand for plastic pipe in gas distribution applications.

Polyvinyl chloride will remain the leading resin for plastic pipe in South Korea, benefiting from building construction and potable water use for plastic pipe. Demand for PVC pipe in 2005 is projected to reach 155,000 metric tons, or roughly 70 percent of the total. Faster increases will be achieved, however, by high density polyethylene pipe, with gains of over ten percent per year over the forecast period to 53,000 metric tons. Demand for HDPE pipe will be aided by increased use of natural gas and by installations of radiant heating systems in building construction. Crosslinked HDPE pipe accounts for a majority of the piping used for underfloor radiant heating in the country.

South Korea: Total Pipe Demand

Total South Korean pipe demand was 128 million meters in 2000, a reduction The Netherlandsfrom - the Plastic 1995 level. Pipe While Demand GDP growth in South Korea rebounded following the contraction in 1998, real residential construction activity continued to shrink Item through 19902000, restricting 1995 demand 2000 for pipe 2005 in construction 2010 markets. Construction demand accounted for approximately 90 percent of South Korean pipe demand in Total Pipe Demand (mil meters)2000. Demand 106 for pipe 121 in South 136 Korea is 150 projected 160 to rebound smartly through % plastic 2005, with54.7 annual increases 55.4 of 55.9 8.2 percent 56.7 to 190 59.4million meters. An improving construction environmentSAMPLE will generate TABLE demand for pipe in potable water supply, Plastic Pipe Demand (mil meters)drainage and 58 sewage 67applications. 76 A government 85 initiative 95 to reduce water kg/meterpollution and 1.9 promote 2.0 water conservation 2.0 2.0 will include 2.1 replacement of existing,

Plastic Pipe Demand (000 m tons) 113 133 152 170 195 PVC 66 72 76 80 85 HDPE 37 47 58 67 79 Other 10 14 18 23 31

World Plastic Pipe #1464 Freedonia Industry Study 8 Industry Structure Sample page from Freedonia Industry Study

Gain#1111 a better World global Security understanding Products of & Sys- yourtems competition and analyze your company's position in the industry with information about: INDUSTRY STRUCTURE • industry composition Mergers & Acquisitions • market share Significant acquisition and divestiture activity has taken place in the plastic pipe industry because of its highly competitive and volatile nature. Motives for mergers • manufacturing and acquisitions vary, with some firms attempting to diversify product lines in order to gain new customers or to acquire related operations in order to access economies • product development of scale in manufacturing, distribution and marketing. Acquisitions can also allow companies to expand their geographic scope, such as to exploit opportunities in more rapidly growing markets.SAMPLE A major trend PAGE as the 21st century dawned was • competitive strategies renewed concentration of companies within the plastic pipe business. Companies such as Glynwed International and Owens Corning significantly reduced their • marketing & distribution presence in the plastic pipe industry in order to focus on their other businesses. Uponor, the world leader in plastic pipe production in 2000, on the other hand, is in the process of divesting business units unrelated to plastic pipe. • mergers & acquisitions

In March 2001, the Etex Group acquired the Pipe Systems business of Glynwed • cooperative agreements International. The latter company decided to exit the plastic pipe industry to specialize in food services. The acquisition by Etex enabled it to establish a presence in the North American market through the IPEX and Eslon Thermoplas- tics units held by Glynwed. The transaction with Glynwed followed the Etex Group's 1999 acquisition of Marley, which had previously expanded the range of countries in which the Etex Group produced plastic pipe.

Also in March 2001, Owens Corning divested most of its Engineered Pipe Systems unit to Saudi Arabian Amiantit. The unit produced large diameter, fiberglass- reinforced pipe for water and wastewater transport. Owens Corning retained its interest in Turkey Owens Corning Yapi Merkezi Boru Sanayi ve Ticaret AS.

Beginning in late 1999, Sekisui Chemical embarked on a process of reducing its overseas pipe businesses to concentrate on the Japanese market. In March 2000,

World Plastic Pipe #1464 Order form on last page 9 Company Profiles

The Profiles Section analyzes 36 companies active in the world plastic pipe industry. These profiles represent a sampling or cross-section of the

types of companies involved in the COMPANY PROFILES industry. Etex Group SA Avenue de Tervueren 361 Divisions, subsidiaries, joint Brussels 1150 ventures, etc., are discussed under Belgium 32-2-778-1211 appropriate parent companies. http://www.etexgroup.com

Sources for profiles included: Glynwed Pipe Systems North America Incorporated 14480 Yorba Avenue Chino, CA 91798 • Information provided by 909-597-8641 key staff members in the

respective companies Etex is a privately-held international industrial group that specializes in building materials. The Company operates in five segments: Roofing, Plastics, Boards, Floors and Walls, and Other Building Materials. Etex consists of over 130 • Annual reports industrial and commercial companies located in 36 countries. In March 2001, the Company acquired the Pipe Systems segment of Glynwed International plc (United • 10-K reports Kingdom) for $1.1 billion. Glynwed was subsequently renamed Aga Foodservice Group plc. Etex had 2000 sales of $2.6 billion (of which Europe accounted for $1.7 billion;SAMPLE Latin America PAGE for $418 million; the US and Canada for $209 million; • Security analysts reports Asia, Australia and New Zealand for $157 million; and Africa for $131 million). The Company employed 24,800 in 2000.

• Corporate product literature The Company is active in the global plastic pipe industry primarily through its $863 million Plastics segment, which manufactures and markets building materials for use in rainwater, drainage and ventilation, water distribution, sanitary, wastewater, agricultural and industrial applications, as well as others. With the March 2001 acquisition of Glynwed's Pipe Systems segment, which operates as Glynwed Pipe Systems (United Kingdom), the Company began a major stage in the

World Plastic Pipe #1464 Freedonia Industry Study 10 Companies Advanced Drainage Systems Inc. REHAU AG & Co. ADS Mexicana SA de CV Saint-Gobain Profiled Amanco Group CertainTeed Corp. Akros S/A Pam Colombia SA G-Tec Tubes S/A Saudi Arabian Amiantit Co. Ameron International Corp. Amiantit Fiberglass Industries Ltd. Bondstrand Kuwait Ltd. Bondstrand Ltd. Bondstrand Ltd. Flowtite SA Centron International Inc. Saudi Arabia Concrete Products Ltd. Dalian Shide Group Co. Ltd. Sekisui Chemical Co. Ltd. Emerson Electric Co. Eslon BV Bharti Dura-Line Ltd. Solvay SA Dura-Line Corp. Arili Plastik Sanayii AS Jordan Telecommunication Products Inc. Changzhou Pipelife Reinforced Plastic Pipe Co. Ltd. Etex Group SA Jet Stream Plastic Pipe Co. Arnomij BV Pipelife International GmbH Canplas Industries Ltd. Wienerberger Plastic Pipe Mfg. Ltd. Eslon Thermoplastics Tessenderlo Group NV Glynwed Pipe Systems Davidson (John) Pipes Ltd. Hunter Plastics Ltd. De Hoeve Kunststofrecycling BV Jimten SA Dyka BV Marley Plumbing & Drainage Ltd. Sotra-Seperef SA Plastmec HT srl Toagosei Co. Ltd. Societe Industrielle des Conduites et Accessoires Aron Kasei Co. Ltd. Universal Hardware & Plastic Factory Ltd. Total Fina Elf SA Finolex Cables Ltd. Alphacan Fischer (Georg) Ltd. Atofina SA Deutsche Kapillar-Plastik GmbH & Co. KG Elf Aquitaine Industrial Pipe Systems Co. Swisspipe Kubota George Fischer Ltd. Tubos e Conexoes Tigre Limitada Pipe Fittings Co. Italia Fanaplast Plasson Ltd. Plasmar SA Simona AG Tigre Tecno Plastic SpA Tubopar SA Formosa Plastics Group Uponor Oyj J-M Mfg. Co. Inc. Aldyl Degaz Kft Hancor Holdings LLC Radius Plastics Ltd. Hobas AG Unicor Group Jordan Industries Inc. Wirsbo of Canada Ltd. Kabelwerke Brugg AG Holding Uralita SA Brugg Group Aquatec Sistemas SA Kubota Corp. Vinidex Pty Ltd. KWH Group Ltd. Wavin BV Fintherm Praha-KWH Pipe AS Aquatec Sistemas SA Thermopipe Crame Lamson & Sessions Co. De Hoeve Kunststofrecycling BV Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. Iplex Pipelines Australia Pty Ltd. Mitsui Chemicals Inc. Multilayer Pipe Co. Nissho Iwai Corp. Swisspipe National Pipe & Plastics Inc. Westlake Group Ori-Plast Ltd. Ameriflow PW Eagle Inc. North American Pipe Corp. Eagle Pacific Industries Inc. Wienerberger Baustoffindustrie AG PWPipe Steinzeug Abwassersysteme GmbH

World Plastic Pipe #1464 Order form on last page 11 Forecasting Methodology

Freedonia does not just collect and reprint data; Freedonia develops data. Our analysts thoroughly investigate an industry by extensively interviewing key industry participants and analyzing information from sources such as associations, government and trade literature. Once this The Freedonia research is complete, Freedonia establishes Economics Group Freedonia one set of forecasts. All writing, editing In-house Research Consistent framework and forecasting is done in-house to assure of indicators on . . . • Quantitative forecasting quality and consistency. In cases where • World Energy Demand • Industry structure & market • World Gross Domestic Product share analyses data does not exist, Freedonia develops the • World Land Under Irrigation • Product analyses & forecasts data based on input/output ratios, bills of . . . and many others materials and flow charts. The following chart summarizes Freedonia's methodology.

Methodology for World Plastic Pipe

Proprietary Extensive Interviews Electronic Database • Key participants • Trade publications • Industry experts • Government reports • End-users • Corporate literature • Online databases . . . and many others

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Some of Freedonia's customers in the plastic pipe industry include: Formosa Plastics, Saint-Gobain, Sekisui Chemical, Total Fina Elf and Uponor.

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