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Copper Pipes & Tubes - A Global Market Perspective

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Properties of copper such as excellent thermal conductivity, corrosion resistance, and machinability enable application of pipes across various end-use markets such as plumbing, air conditioning & refrigeration, and other industrial applications. Though copper is one of the ideal materials for plumbing applications, rapid increase in price has led to substitution by competing materials, mainly steel and various plastic pipes. However, the metal's inherent strengths such as corrosion resistance and durability, and high thermal efficiency are expected to drive recovery in the coming years. Additionally, the bactericidal property of copper is gaining importance worldwide, which is also expected to drive demand in the global copper pipes and tubes market.

These and other market data and trends are presented in "Copper Pipes & Tubes Market: A Global Market Perspective" by BizAcumen, Inc. Our reports are designed to be most comprehensive in geographic coverage and vertical market analyses

COPPER PIPES & TUBES BMR-5027

CONTENTS

1. METHODOLOGY 1

Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations 1

Disclaimers 2

Quantitative Techniques & Reporting Level 3

2. INDUSTRY OVERVIEW 4

Copper Pipes & Tubes Market 4

End-use Applications 4

Plumbing 4

Air Conditioning and Refrigeration 4

Industrial 5

Current and Future Analysis 5

Production 5

3. TRENDS & ISSUES 6

Copper Pricing - Highly Volatile 6

Economic Slowdown Threatens Demand for Copper Pipes 6

High Copper Prices Affect Fabricators 7

Thinner Pipes to the Rescue of Copper Pipe Manufacturers 7

Copper Losing Sheen to Plastics in Plumbing 7

Substitution - Towards Short-term Gains 8

High Prices Increase Recycling Rate 8

Environmental Concerns to the Rescue of Copper Tubes 8

Flat Aluminum Tubes - A Threat to Copper Tubes 9

Direct-Exchange Geothermal Climate Control Systems 9

Copper Heat Exchangers in Condensing Tank-less Gas Water Heaters 10

Copper as Bactericide 10

Press-Connect and Push-Connect Fittings Gaining Prominence in the US 11

Waste Heat Recovery Systems 12

Power-Pipe™ Waste Heat Recovery System 12

4. PRODUCT FACTS 12

5. CORPORATE DEVELOPMENTS 13

Hailiang Company Secures License for Copper and Alloy Pipe Plant 13

Nissan Copper to Establish Greenfield Facility in Silvasa 13

Golden Dragon to Establish Copper Tube Facility in Mexico 14

Outokumpu to Divest Copper Tube Assets to Cupori 14

Gaoxin to Acquire Majority Stake in Jiangsu Copper Products Company 14

Poongsan Corporation and Poongsan Industrial Merge 14

Wieland to Acquire Minority Stake in Wolverine's Chinese Subsidiary 15

Nissan Copper to Expand Copper Production Capacity in India 15

Hunan Valin Guangyuan Suspends Copper Tube Production 15

KPS Capital Acquires Olin Corporation's Metals Business 15

Madeco and Nexans Merge 16

Paranapanema Expands Production Capacity at Caraiba and Eluma 16

Okumura to Relocate Shanghai Processing Plant 16

Polstiernan Acquires R-man 16

Outokumpu Launches tub-e® Copper Tube 17

Furukawa Launches Thermo-In BIRUMEITO Copper Tube 17

6. MAJOR PLAYERS 18

Cerro Flow Products, Inc (USA) 18

Crane Group Limited (Australia) 18

Fabrika bakarnih cevi Majdanpek (Serbia) 18

Foshan Shunde Lecong Hengxin Copper Tube Factory (China) 18

Gao Xin Zhangtong Limited-Liability Company (China) 18

Global Brass and Copper, Inc. (USA) 19

Grupo IUSA, S.A. de C.V. (Mexico) 19

Cambridge-Lee Industries (USA) 19

H & H Tube & Manufacturing Company (USA) 19

Hailiang Group Co., Ltd (China) 20

HALCOR Metal Works S.A. (Greece) 20

Henan Golden Dragon Precise Copper Tube Inc. (China) 20

Hitachi Cable, Ltd. (Japan) 20

KME Group S.p.A. (Italy) 20

Kobelco & Materials Copper Tube, Ltd (Japan) 21

Luvata Oy (Finland) 21

MM Kembla Products (Australia) 21

Mueller Industries, Inc. (USA) 21

National Copper & Smelting Company Inc (USA) 21

Ningbo Jintian Copper (Group) Co., Ltd (China) 22

Poongsan Corporation (South Korea) 22

The Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (Japan) 22

Wieland-Werke Ag (Germany) 22

Wolverine Tube, Inc. (USA) 22

7. GLOBAL MARKET ANALYTICS 23

8. THE UNITED STATES 24

Factors Affecting Demand 24

Overview 24

Downturn in Home Building Sector Affects Copper Pipes Market 24

Declining Automobile Production Impacts Copper Market 25

Imports & Exports 25

9. CANADA 26

Factors Affecting Demand 26

Imports & Exports 26

10. JAPAN 28

Overview 28

Outlook 28

Factors Affecting Demand 28

11. EUROPE 29

a. France 31

b. Germany 32

c. Italy 33

d. The United Kingdom 34

e. Spain 35

f. Rest of Europe . 36

12. ASIA-PACIFIC 38

a. China 40

b. South Korea 42

c. Rest of Asia-Pacific 43

13. REST OF WORLD 45

Factors Affecting Demand 45

EXHIBITS

Table 1: Percentage Breakdown of Leading Copper Pipes and Tubes Producers in the World by Volume Production - 2006

Table 2: Global Copper Pipes & Tubes Market by Region for the Period 2007-2015 (Consumption in Thousand Tons)

Table 3: Percentage Breakdown of Global Copper Pipes & Tubes Market by Region for the Years 2009 & 2012

Table 4: Percentage Breakdown of the US Copper Pipes and Tubes Market by End-Use Segment - 2007

Table 5: Percentage Breakdown of the US Copper Pipes and Tubes Imports by Country - 2007

Table 6: Percentage Breakdown of the US Copper Pipes and Tubes Exports by Country - 2007

Table 7: Copper Pipes & Tubes Market in the US: 2007-2015 (Consumption in Thousand Tons)

Table 8: Percentage Breakdown of Canadian Copper Pipes and Tubes Imports by Country - 2007

Table 9: Percentage Breakdown of Canadian Copper Pipes and Tubes Exports by Country - 2007

Table 10: Copper Pipes & Tubes Market in Canada: 2007-2015 (Consumption in Thousand Tons)

Table 11: Copper Pipes & Tubes Market in Japan: 2007-2015 (Consumption in Thousand Tons)

Table 12: Copper Pipes & Tubes Market in Europe: 2007-2015 (Consumption in Thousand Tons)

Table 13: Percentage Breakdown of Copper Pipes & Tubes Market in Europe for the Years 2009 & 2012

Table 14: Copper Pipes & Tubes Market in France: 2007-2015 (Consumption in Thousand Tons)

Table 15: Copper Pipes & Tubes Market in Germany: 2007-2015 (Consumption in Thousand Tons)

Table 16: Copper Pipes & Tubes Market in Italy: 2007-2015 (Consumption in Thousand Tons)

Table 17: Percentage Breakdown of the UK Copper Pipes and Tubes Market by End-Use Segment-2008

Table 18: Copper Pipes & Tubes Market in the UK: 2007-2015 (Consumption in Thousand Tons)

Table 19: Copper Pipes & Tubes Market in Spain: 2007-2015 (Consumption in Thousand Tons)

Table 20: Copper Pipes & Tubes Market in Rest of Europe: 2007-2015 (Consumption in Thousand Tons)

Table 21: Copper Pipes & Tubes Market by Region in Asia-Pacific: 2007-2015 (Consumption in Thousand Tons)

Table 22: Percentage Breakdown of Copper Pipes & Tubes Market by Region in Asia-Pacific for the Years 2009 & 2012

Table 23: Copper Pipes & Tubes Market in China: 2007-2015 (Consumption in Thousand Tons)

Table 24: Copper Pipes & Tubes Market in South Korea: 2007-2015 (Consumption in Thousand Tons)

Table 25: Copper Pipes & Tubes Market in Rest of Asia-Pacific: 2007-2015 (Consumption in Thousand Tons)

Table 26: Copper Pipes & Tubes Market in Rest of World: 2007-2015 (Consumption in Thousand Tons)

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