据TradeArabia News Service网站8月9日克里夫兰报道,美国克里夫兰著名的工业调研公司弗里多尼亚集团日前对世界塑料管材的一项新研究表明,世界对塑料管材的需求预计将年增6.7%,到2019年将到达193亿米。
研究结果表明,由于全球建筑活动尤其是中国和美国大型市场建筑活动的强劲增长,将使得建筑和非建筑施工应用领域对塑料管材的需求不断加大。
研究补充说,在与诸如混凝土、铜和钢类管材的竞争中,塑料的性能、成本和安装优势也将刺激其日益增加的应用性。
聚氯乙烯(PVC)是塑料管材中使用最广泛的树脂材料。
研究说,与建筑业相比,能源、农业和工业部门对塑料管材的使用率较低。然而,塑料材料的技术改进使得塑料管材在这些市场中的使用比例不断提高。
李 峻 编译
原文如下:
World Demand for Plastic Pipes to Rise 6.7pc
August 09,2015 Cleveland
The world demand for plastic pipes is projected to rise by 6.7 per cent per annum to reach 19.3 billion metres in 2019, according to World Plastic Pipe, a new study from The Freedonia Group, a Cleveland-based industry research firm.
Strong growth of construction activity, particularly in the large markets of China and the US, will boost the demand for plastic pipes in both building and non-building construction applications, said the study.
Plastic’s performance, cost, and installation advantages will also spur its increasing use over competing pipe materials such as concrete, copper, and steel, it added.
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) is the leading resin used in plastic pipes.
The energy, agriculture, and industrial sectors are less intensive users of plastic pipes in comparison to the construction sector. However, improvements in technology and plastic materials have helped plastic pipes increase its share in many of these markets, it said. – TradeArabia News Service