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January 2015 Tube Products International 19
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Polypropylene and plastic pipe
industry forecasts
RnR Market Research has added the
latest reports on the polypropylene pipe
market and the plastic pipe industry for
global and China regions to its store.
‘Market Research Report on Global and
Chinese PP Pipe Industry, 2009-2019’ is
an in-depth market survey on the global
and Chinese PP pipe industry. The report
reviews the basic information of PP pipe
including its classification, application
and manufacturing technology. The
report then explores global and China’s
top manufacturers of PP pipe, listing
their product specification, capacity,
production value, market share, etc.
The report further analyses the
market of PP pipe by calculation of
the main economic parameters of
each company. The breakdown data
of the PP pipe market is presented
by company, by country and by
application. The report also estimates
2014-2019 market development of the
industry, and analyses upstream raw
materials, downstream clients and
current market dynamics.
‘The China Plastic Pipe Industry Report,
2014-2017’ says that the country has
become the world’s largest producer
and consumer of plastic pipes. In 2013,
China’s plastic pipe output and demand
reached 12.1mn tons and 11.117mn
tons respectively, representing a
respective year-on-year increase of 10
per cent and 7.1 per cent.
The output of PVC pipes is higher
than that of other plastic pipe varieties
in China, followed by the output
of PE pipes and PP pipes. In 2013
China’s PVC pipe output hit 6.59mn
tons, accounting for 54.5 per cent of
China’s total plastic pipe output, while
the output of PE pipes and PP pipes
shared 40.5 per cent. Municipal water
supply and drainage, building water
supply and drainage and other fields act
as the downstream of China’s plastic
pipe industry. In 2013 the downstream
demand accounted for 69.8 per cent
of China’s total demand for plastic
pipes. Propelled by the construction of
Chinese municipal underground pipe
networks and drinking water facilities,
the share of the downstream demand
is expected to rise to 75.4 per cent in
2017.
There are numerous small-sized Chinese
plastic pipe enterprises. 300 companies
achieve annual capacity of more than
10,000 tons, while only 15 have annual
capacity of 200,000 tons. The complete
reports are available for purchase from
RnR Market Research’s website.
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