Since our last study from the year 2009 a lot has happened again in the world of pipes and pipe systems for hot water applications. Good reason for an update showing the main devel-opments in the pipe markets and also to look at some current trends.
- Updated information about the quantity of materials used, as well as info on produced pipe volumes by the main PE-X and PE-RT pipe manufacturers of the world.
- Demands for raw material were converted into meters by an averaging factor.
- Wherever possible, material used for inner and/or outer layer for aluminium composite pipes were deducted from the raw material volumes.

- Trend analysis for PE-X and PE-RT pipes in Europe up to 2013.
- PE-X versus PE-RT – substitution or diversification.
334 pages, 227 manufacturers of PEX or PE-RT pipes in 42 countries 16 coloured Graphic Charts!
860,- Euros for KWD-globalpipe subscribers, others pay 990,- Euros.
























