This report analyses the background, development and strategy for 50 of the largest plastic pipe extruders in Europe. A detailed profile is given for the leading companies, the largest being Wavin and Pipelife. Both major PVC and polyolefin pipe extruders are included . For each group or company the following information is given:- Corporate details: Head office address, telephone, fax numbers, e-mail and web site address.
- Ownership details: Name of the ultimate holding company or whether or not publicly or privately held.
- Business overview: A review of the corporate strategy and development to date in plastic pipes, including recent acquisitions, divestments, investments or other significant business changes.
- Financial results: Results for the period 2003-2007 with estimates of the proportion of turnover in plastic pipes.
- Plastic pipe operations: A complete listing of all plants operated in Europe with estimated polymer throughput for 2007.
- Non-European operations: This indicates where else in the world the group or company has plastic pipe extruders operations.
- Plastic pipe products: An assessment of the main types of pipe products produced.
- Other activities: An indication of the company’s involvement in other sectors of the plastics processing industry.
In addition this report also provides an overview of the market for polymers (polyolefins, PVC and others) in plastic pipe extrusion in Europe with an analysis of the market by end use applications. A comprehensive introduction also ranks the top 50 groups by polymer throughput.
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