Cured-in-place Pipe (CIPP) Market Analysis By Geography, Competitors, Trends and Demands To 2026
The cured-in-place pipe (CIPP) technique is a
trenchless rehabilitation method that is used for repairing pipelines. CIPP is
a seamless, joint less pipe that is present within another pipe that has the
capability to naturalize pipes that have diameters ranging between 0.1 to 2.8
meters. It is the most widely used trenchless rehabilitation method. CIPP is
used for application in water, gas, and sewer pipes amongst others. There is a
little to no digging involved in this trenchless CIPP process. During this
method of rehabilitation, the damaged pipeline is infused with a resin material
that coats the walls on the interior. This results in creation of a new
pipeline that exists within the existing pipelines without the need to
physically expose it by physical processes such as digging. Unlike conventional
pipe repair methods, CIPP is completed within a short span of a few short hours
while not having the need to stop the usage of the pipeline for weeks for
repair.
Market Dynamics
- The
aging sewage and drinking water pipelines in numerous economies, rising
spending by municipal corporations, and need to repair public utilities
along with rising awareness of the advantages of trenchless rehabilitation
techniques, and the advantages of CIPP over the other trenchless
techniques are major drivers positively impacting growth of the global
CIPP market. According to the Center for American Progress as much as
20-25% of the treated water that entered the distribution system was lost
due to leakage, resulting in an estimated 1.7 trillion gallons of water
being wasted in 2016 in the U.S. Factors such as these could result in an
increase in the demand for CIPP rehabilitation techniques.
- However,
new liners need to be developed for different CIPPs depending on the
requirement. Obstructions that are present in the pipeline need to be
removed before installation. The liner is made up of a felted textile and
does not bend without wrinkling on corners. The liners that are in pipes
that bend are made up of woven fabric that allows it to turn around the
bends with negligible wrinkling. It is necessary that the liner be
properly handled during inversion in order to guarantee that the liner
rests in its position. These are some of the major restraints that are
expected to affect the growth of the cured in place pipe market
Market Trends
- Polyester
segment was dominant in 2017 and is expected to retain its dominance in
the global CIPP market during the forecast period. This is owing to
property of polyester to infuse well with the liner material and can be
dried easily even at lower temperatures. The other advantages of this
resin includes, its higher flexural modulus, lower tensile strength
coupled with a higher chemical resistance as compared to other resins.
- Polyester
segment is estimated to be dominant in the fabric segment in 2018.
Polyester has a greater tensile strength while meeting the required ASTM
D461 standard needed for the felt at competitive prices as compared to
glass fabrics.
- Steam
was the most dominant segment in curing methods in 2017 and is expected to
continue its dominance through 2025. The overall time that is required for
curing in the steam curing is lower as compared to other curing methods as
the time required for heat transfer in the steam curing process is much
lower as compared to hot water. The UV curing method is expected to
exhibit the fastest growth rate during the forecast period as UV liners
are not affected by temperature and hence can be easily transported to the
required job site. These liners are also 3-5 times tougher than
conventional CIPP liners.
Market Outlook
- North
America is estimated to be the most dominant region in the CIPP market in
2018 and is expected to continue its dominance during the forecast period.
This is owing to presence of high volume of pipelines in North America
especially, the U.S. According to the BlueGreen Alliance Foundation an
environment and labor organization, the U.S. alone has approximately 0.8
million miles of drainage pipes and also 0.5 million miles of lateral
based sewers and that are above 60 years old and needed repairing in 2016.
Apart from this, in the U.S., in 2016, around 9% or around 112,000 miles
of the nation’s natural gas distribution pipelines were made from leak
prone materials such as cast iron, bare steel or unprotected coated steel
and needed repairing. This is expected to drive demand for CIPP in North
America.
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Key Players
Major players operating in the CIPP market
include iMPREG GmbH, Layne Inliner LLC, Insituform Technologies Inc., Inland
Pipe Rehabilitation Ashimori Industry Co. Ltd., Reline Europe AG, Norditube
Technologies, and Saertex MultiCom GmbH.
Market Taxonomy
Global cured-in-place pipe market is segmented
as:
By Resin Type
- Polyester
- Vinyl
Ester
- Others
By Fabric Type
- Polyester
- Glass
- Others
By Cure Type
- Hot
Water
- Steam
- UV
Cure
By Weaving Type
- Woven
- Nonwoven
- Others
By Coating Type
- Polypropylene
- Polyethylene
- Polyurethane
- Non-Coated
- Others
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