Copper Pipes & Tubes - A Global Market Perspective

1.METHODOLOGY
Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations
Disclaimers
Quantitative Techniques & Reporting Level
2. INDUSTRY OVERVIEW
Copper Pipes & Tubes Market
End-use Applications
Plumbing
Air Conditioning and Refrigeration
Industrial
Current and Future Analysis
Production
3. TRENDS & ISSUES
Copper Pricing – Highly Volatile
Economic Slowdown Threatens Demand for Copper Pipes
High Copper Prices Affect Fabricators
Thinner Pipes to the Rescue of Copper Pipe Manufacturers
Copper Losing Sheen to Plastics in Plumbing
Substitution – Towards Short-term Gains
High Prices Increase Recycling Rate
Environmental Concerns to the Rescue of Copper Tubes
Flat Aluminum Tubes – A Threat to Copper Tubes
Direct-Exchange Geothermal Climate Control Systems
Copper Heat Exchangers in Condensing Tank-less Gas Water Heaters
Copper as Bactericide
Press-Connect and Push-Connect Fittings Gaining Prominence in the US
Waste Heat Recovery Systems
Power-Pipe™ Waste Heat Recovery System
4. PRODUCT FACTS
5. CORPORATE DEVELOPMENTS
Hailiang Company Secures License for Copper and Alloy Pipe Plant
Nissan Copper to Establish Greenfield Facility in Silvasa
Golden Dragon to Establish Copper Tube Facility in Mexico
Outokumpu to Divest Copper Tube Assets to Cupori
Gaoxin to Acquire Majority Stake in Jiangsu Copper Products Company
Poongsan Corporation and Poongsan Industrial Merge
Wieland to Acquire Minority Stake in Wolverine’s Chinese Subsidiary
Nissan Copper to Expand Copper Production Capacity in India
Hunan Valin Guangyuan Suspends Copper Tube Production
KPS Capital Acquires Olin Corporation’s Metals Business
Madeco and Nexans Merge
Paranapanema Expands Production Capacity at Caraiba and Eluma
Okumura to Relocate Shanghai Processing Plant
Polstiernan Acquires R-man
Outokumpu Launches tub-e® Copper Tube
Furukawa Launches Thermo-In BIRUMEITO Copper Tube
6. MAJOR PLAYERS
Cerro Flow Products, Inc (USA)
Crane Group Limited (Australia)
Fabrika bakarnih cevi Majdanpek (Serbia)
Foshan Shunde Lecong Hengxin Copper Tube Factory (China)
Gao Xin Zhangtong Limited-Liability Company (China)
Global Brass and Copper, Inc. (USA)
Grupo IUSA, S.A. de C.V. (Mexico)
Cambridge-Lee Industries (USA)
H & H Tube & Manufacturing Company (USA)
Hailiang Group Co., Ltd (China)
HALCOR Metal Works S.A. (Greece)
Henan Golden Dragon Precise Copper Tube Inc. (China)
Hitachi Cable, Ltd. (Japan)
KME Group S.p.A. (Italy)
Kobelco & Materials Copper Tube, Ltd (Japan)
Luvata Oy (Finland)
MM Kembla Products (Australia)
Mueller Industries, Inc. (USA)
National Copper & Smelting Company Inc (USA)
Ningbo Jintian Copper (Group) Co., Ltd (China)
Poongsan Corporation (South Korea)
The Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (Japan)
Wieland-Werke Ag (Germany)
Wolverine Tube, Inc. (USA)
7. GLOBAL MARKET ANALYTICS
8. THE UNITED STATES
Factors Affecting Demand
Overview
Downturn in Home Building Sector Affects Copper Pipes Market
Declining Automobile Production Impacts Copper Market
Imports & Exports
9. CANADA
Factors Affecting Demand
Imports & Exports
10. JAPAN
Overview
Outlook
Factors Affecting Demand
11. EUROPE
a. France
b. Germany
c. Italy
d. The United Kingdom
e. Spain
f. Rest of Europe.
12. ASIA-PACIFIC
a.China
b.South Korea
c. Rest of Asia-Pacific
13. REST OF WORLD
Factors Affecting Demand
Exhibits
Table 1: Percentage Breakdown of Leading Copper Pipes and Tubes Producers in the World by Volume Production -
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 &
Table 4: Percentage Breakdown of the US Copper Pipes and Tubes Market by End-Use Segment –
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 –
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 –
Table 9: Percentage Breakdown of Canadian Copper Pipes and Tubes Exports by Country -
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 &
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–
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 &
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)
Companies Profiled