Europe Plastic Pipes and Fittings Market Outlook to 2021
Europe Plastic Pipes and Fittings Market Outlook to 2021 - Growing Sewage Sector and Construction Activities to Foster Future Growth" provides a comprehensive analysis of the plastic pipes and fittings market in Europe. The report covers aspects such as the market size of the Europe plastic pipes industry and on the basis of major countries, market segmentation on the basis of type of plastic pipes, major countries, usage and various end users of plastic pipes and fittings in Europe. The report also covers the competitive landscape, government regulations, customer preferences, and value chain analysis of the Europe plastic pipe industry. In addition to this, the report also covers company profiles and product portfolio of major players along with their strengths and weakness and challenges faced in the plastic pipes and fittings market. This report will help industry consultants, plastic pipe manufacturers and dealers, retail chains, potential entrants and other stakeholders to align their market centric strategies according to the ongoing and expected trends in the future.
Europe Plastic Pipes and Fittings Market
During 2012-2016, The European Economy was in the revival phase as different sectors faced the economic and financial slowdown due to the 2008 crisis. The plastic pipes and fittings industry saw a CAGR of ~% during 2011-2016. The revenue had grown from EUR ~ billion in 2011 to EUR ~ billion in 2016. This growth was driven by increasing awareness in the market about the benefits of plastic pipes over metallic pipes and innovation which widened the scope of application for plastic pipes. The development of the industry was further supported by recovery of construction industry, wastewater management facilities, growing chemical and gas distribution network and cable protection industry which are the major end users of plastic pipes and fittings. The major players in the Plastic pipes markets in Europe are Aliaxis, Wavin, Pipelife, Polyplastic group, Uponor Corporation, Plasticos Ferro, Gerog Fischer and Uralite.
Europe Plastic Pipes and Fittings Market Segmentation
By Type: Non-pressure plastic pipes have accounted for the highest share of ~% during 2016. The major reason behind this is that the end users for non pressure pipes are greater than pressure pipes which include the wastewater sector and cable protection sector. Moreover, the cost of non pressure pipes is around ~% lower than pressure pipes.
By Major Country: Germany has accounted for the largest share of ~% in 2016 in the Europe Plastic Pipes and Fittings market. UK has the second largest share of plastic pipes and fittings of ~% in 2016, the largest end user being the construction sector. France, with the third largest share of revenue of ~% has majorly seen increase in demand for high quality pipes made of polyethylene and polypropylene
By Type of Material: PVC pipes have accounted for the major share of revenue of ~% during 2016. PVC pipes are mainly used in the drainage and sewer systems which are one of the largest end users of plastic pipes accounting for ~% of the revenue in 2016. Polyethylene pipes (PE) has the second largest share in revenue with ~% in 2016. PE pipes are mainly used in distribution of portable water and gas, industrial application and pressure sewers.
By Application: The plastic pipe industry has seen the largest demand from the sewage sector which accounted to for ~% of the revenue share in 2016. The second largest demand was from the portable water sector which took a revenue share of ~%. This can be attributed to the fact that European countries have been investing to develop the wastewater and drainage infrastructure.
Germany Plastic Pipe and Fittings Market
Germany has the largest share of revenue in the European plastic pipes and fitting market. The Germany plastic pipe industry has grown from EUR ~billion in 2011 to EUR ~billion in 2016 with a CAGR of ~%. Germany saw a major demand for non pressure pipes which accounted for ~% of the revenue during 2016. The demand for plastic pipes in Germany was ~ million kg in 2016 as compared to ~ million kg in 2014. Non pressure pipes are used mainly in sewage and wastewater treatment. PVC plastic pipes have accounted for the major share of revenue which is ~% in 2016 due to its cheaper price and wide range of applications. The strategic central location of Germany in the continent of Europe gives it the advantage of easier access to the neighboring countries and to all parts of the plastic pipe industry value chain.
UK Plastic Pipe and Fittings Market
The UK plastic pipes and fittings industry has grown from EUR ~billion in 2011 to EUR ~ billion in 2016 with a CAGR of ~%. Pressure pipes have accounted for ~% of the demand for plastic pipes in 2016 and ~% of the demand for plastic pipes in 2016 has been for PVC pipes. The sewage sector which is the largest user of plastic pipes has seen an investment of more than EUR ~Billion by 2015. Improving levels of construction activity and falling raw material prices have further created demand for plastic pipes.
France Plastic Pipe and Fittings Market
France is the third largest contributor of revenue in the European Plastic Pipes and Fittings market. The revenue has grown from EUR ~billion in 2011 to EUR ~billion in 2016 with a CAGR of ~%. Furthermore, the total demand for plastic pipes in France went up from ~million kg in 2014 to ~million kg in 2016. Also, ~% of the demand has been for PVC pipes. This can be attributed to the growing demand from the construction sector, sewage sector, gas and portable water sector. The French market volume of sustainable water processing equipment was evaluated at about EUR ~Billion in 2014. The sewage and sanitation market has grown by ~% in 2016 to reach EUR ~Billion due to a rise in demand from B2B and household purchases which further contributed to the France plastic pipes and fittings market.
Spain Plastic Pipe and Fittings Market
Spain is the fourth largest consumer of Plastic Pipes and Fittings in Europe. The revenue for Spain Plastic pipes and fittings market has grown from EUR ~billion in 2011 to EUR ~billion in 2016 with a CAGR of ~%. The demand for plastic pipes in Spain went up from ~million kgs in 2014 to ~million kg in 2016. ~% of the demand in 2016 was for non pressure pipes which are mainly used in the sewage and construction sector. Spain is a dry country, so there is constant need for investing in water and wastewater treatment projects. From 2012-2016, European Investment Bank granted EUR ~million loan for water and sanitation improvements. With new projects in the wastewater sector, the use of plastic pipes has increased as metallic pipes needed constant repair and maintenance.
Italy Plastic Pipe and Fittings Market
Italy has the fifth largest share in the European Plastic pipes and fittings industry in 2016. The revenue for Italy’s Plastic Pipes and fittings market has grown from EUR ~ billion in 2011 to EUR ~billion in 2016. The major demand was for non pressure pipes which were around ~% of the total demand for plastic pipes and PVC pipes accounted for ~% of the demand in 2016. Italy suffers from political instability, economic stagnation and lack of structural reforms. Government efforts have been directed to improve the country’s infrastructure. Adding to this, Public investment in infrastructure was at EUR ~ billion in 2016. EIB has invested EUR ~ billion in Italy over the course of 2016 and ~% of this was for infrastructure activity. Due to the implementation of new infrastructure projects, plastic pipes have seen greater use in the last five years.
Poland Plastic Pipe and Fittings Market
Poland Plastic Pipes and fittings market revenue has grown from EUR ~ Billion in 2011 to EUR ~billion in 2016 with a CAGR of ~% over the period. Non pressure pipes have accounted for ~% of the total demand for plastic pipes and fittings whereas PVC pipes have accounted for ~% of the demand in Poland in 2016. Poland undertook huge water infrastructure improvement under the Water and Sewer System Renovation and Rehabilitation Programme. The pipes used for this project were PVC and PE pipes due to high flexibility, cost effective and durability which increase the lifetime of the sewer systems. Due to huge infrastructure projects in Poland, plastic pipes and fittings industry have seen growing potential and is expected to further grow.
Future Outlook for Europe Plastic Pipes and Fittings Market
Plastic pipes and fittings market has grown from EUR ~ billion in 2011 to EUR ~ billion in 2016 at a CAGR of ~%. In future, the revenue for the industry is expected to reach EUR ~ billion by 2021 growing at a CAGR of ~%. In the short run, the industry is projected to grow at slow rate of ~% over the period of 2017-2018. It is expected to reach EUR ~ billion by 2018. This has been attributed to the economic and political instability in most of the countries in Europe including Italy, Spain but the major players are focusing on diversification in terms of geographic footprint, product portfolio and industries. In the long run, the revenue is expected to grow from EUR ~ billion in 2019 to ~ billion in 2021 at a CAGR of ~%.
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