Ceresana investigates the European market for plastic pipes pipes should hold, seep no polluted water or chemicals in the environment, at the same time but easy to handle. Increasingly plastic is used for piping instead of metal or concrete. Plays a crucial role”the price for the raw materials, steel, or copper, explains Oliver Kutsch, Managing Director of Ceresana research. The research examined the European market for plastic pipes. Plastic is lines of metal in the House while in Europe two thirds of all sewers from concrete or stone stuff consist, have plastic pipes in house plumbing equipment already outdated. The most popular material for plastic tubes is followed with a share of 45% polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polyethylene with 36 percent. For the next few years, Ceresana expects research especially polypropylene increasingly used, the use of PVC, however, will stagnate. Eastern Europe brings on da Eastern European infrastructure networks even be expanded to, grows in Eastern Europe the demand for plastic pipes more than in the West.

Also the sales of PVC pipes continue to in Eastern Europe, while growth in the relatively saturated market in Western Europe only higher-quality types of pipes made of polyethylene and polypropylene. Ceresana Research expects that the revenues achieved in Europe as a whole with plastic pipes will increase until the year 2018 to 9.7 billion euros. Vital lines in Western Europe, about half of all plastic pipes for the sewage disposal is needed. In Eastern Europe only about one-third of the demand accounted for by sewage pipes the applications of water and gas supply are more important there. With around 14 percent, Germany, has followed the biggest share of the European market for plastic pipes from Spain, France, Italy and Turkey. Informative market report the two-volume study of Ceresana research examines in detail the market for Plastic pipes in 30 European countries. Pipes for agriculture and industry among the individually analysed application areas except for water and gas pipes. Other important areas of application are also covered for example cable protection, geothermal energy, district heating, households.

The clearly structured brand directory lists 135 profiles of pipe producers. A concise overview to plastic varieties, production, joining techniques and regulation informed and offers the most important details of the various types of pipes. Report available in English or German forecast until the year 2018 market opportunities and risks: market studies /… About Ceresana research Ceresana research is one of the world’s leading market research institutes for the industry.