The European Plastic Pipes Market

Contents......Page 5
1.1 Overview......Page 9
1.2 Report Structure......Page 10
1.3 Politico-Economic Factors......Page 11
2.1.1 Basic Property Requirements......Page 15
2.1.2 Effects of Internal Fluid......Page 17
2.1.3 Effects of External Environment......Page 18
2.1.4 Installation Requirements......Page 20
2.1.5 Costing......Page 21
2.2.2 Early Developments - The 1940s and 1950s......Page 22
2.2.4 A Mature Industry, the 1980s and 1990s and The Current Situation......Page 23
2.2.5 Perceiving Trends in Supply......Page 24
2.3.2 Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) and its Variants......Page 27
2.3.3 Polyethylene (PE) and its Variants......Page 31
2.3.4 Polypropylene (PP) and its Variants......Page 33
2.3.6 Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS)......Page 34
2.3.9 All Other Polymers......Page 35
2.4.1 Petrochemical Technology Background......Page 36
2.4.2 Polymer Capacity of The Oil and Petrochemical Industry......Page 38
2.4.3 Price Sensitivity of Polymers......Page 39
2.4.4 Niche Markets......Page 40
3.1.1 Water Drainage and Control......Page 41
3.1.2 Agricultural Purposes......Page 43
3.1.3 Potable Water Supply......Page 45
3.1.4 Sewerage......Page 49
3.1.5 Gas and Fuel Supply......Page 50
3.1.6 Hot Water Systems......Page 57
3.1.7 Industrial Piping......Page 59
3.1.8 Smaller Pipe/Tubing - ‘Plumbing’ and Sanitation......Page 60
3.1.9 Non-Fluids Pipes - Cable Ducting and Telecommunications......Page 61
3.2.1 Overview - Who Purchases Pipes?......Page 62
3.3 Trends in Demand......Page 63
4.1.1 Extrusion and its Development......Page 65
4.1.2 Co-extrusion and Multi-Wall Pipes......Page 68
4.1.3 Conex......Page 69
4.1.4 Polymer Orientation Control......Page 70
4.1.5 Structured Pipewalls and Foam Core Walls......Page 72
4.1.6 Composite and Reinforced Pipe Production Techniques......Page 74
4.1.8 Associated Production Equipment......Page 78
4.2.1 Present Situation - Major Companies in Europe......Page 80
4.2.2 Globalisation and Consolidation......Page 82
4.3.1 Description of Supply Chain Patterns......Page 83
4.3.3 Future Development Possibilities......Page 84
5.1 Introduction......Page 85
5.2 Technologies and Production Routes......Page 86
5.3 Scale of Industry and Major Suppliers......Page 87
6.1 Installation Technologies......Page 89
6.1.3 Linings for Steel Pipe......Page 91
6.2 On-Site Jointing Technologies......Page 92
6.4 Construction Industry......Page 95
7.1 Plastics Pipe Supply......Page 97
7.2.2 European (CEN) Pipe Standards......Page 98
7.2.3 International (ISO) Pipe Standards......Page 103
8 DIRECTORY......Page 113
References......Page 143
Abbreviations......Page 148