The development history of global plastic pipes

Plastic pipes were first used in Germany in 1936, and in 1939, the United Kingdom laid the world's first plastic water supply pipeline. Since then, plastic pipes have developed rapidly and continuously replaced metal pipes or other traditional pipes. In the 1970s, the standardization and serialization of plastic pipes were achieved internationally, which greatly promoted the production and application of plastic pipes in various countries. In the 1980s, the global market demand for plastic pipes maintained an average annual growth rate of 8%, which was four times the growth rate of other types of pipes. Entering the late 1980s and 1990s, with the development of the plastic industry, large foreign petrochemical companies researched and developed a batch of new types of plastic pipes with higher performance, wider application range, and more conducive to construction and improvement of living environment, such as; Plastic pipes of different materials such as high-density polyethylene (HDPE) pipes, cross-linked polyethylene (PEX) pipes, polypropylene (PP) pipes, fiberglass reinforced plastic (RPM) pipes, and plastic/metal composite (MP) pipes. Since the 1990s, with the emergence of new technologies and products, the scope of plastic pipes replacing traditional pipes has further expanded, thereby driving the rapid growth of the global market demand for plastic pipes.

2. Global plastic pipe industry chain review

Plastic pipes are an important category of chemical building materials. Their upstream industry is the petrochemical industry, and the midstream is the manufacturing of plastic pipes. Specific products can be divided into PVC series, PPR series, PE series, etc. The downstream industries include construction, municipal, gas and other industries.