Large Diameter Pipe

Large Diameter Pipe US demand for large diameter pipe – defined as pipe with a diameter of 15” or more – will rise 6.2 percent per year to $8.2 billion in 2015. Gains will rebound strongly from the declining demand experienced during the 2005-2010 period, in which large diameter pipe markets were negatively impacted by the 2007-2009 recession. Going forward, rising demand will be fueled by a more favorable environment for public infrastructure spending, as state and municipal governments faced severe budgetary constraints in 2010 that caused many major projects to be delayed. These and other trends are presented in Large Diameter Pipe, a new study from The Freedonia Group, Inc.

Sewers - including both storm and sanitary sewers - will remain the leading outlet for large diameter pipe through 2015, accounting for about half of total demand. Sanitary sewers will be the faster growing of the two sectors, with advances bolstered by rebounds in building construction spending and public infrastructure investment. These factors will also drive rapid gains in demand for large diameter drainage and water transmission pipe.

For more information, contact Corinne Gangloff, The Freedonia Group, Inc., 767 Beta Drive, Cleveland, OH 44143, 440.684.9600, Fax: 440.646.0484, E-mail: pr@freedoniagroup.com, Web: www.freedoniagroup.com.