Global Rubber Lining Pipe Market Research Report 2023-Competitive Analysis, Status and Outlook by Type, Downstream Industry, and Geography, Forecast to 2029

Global Rubber Lining Pipe Market Research Report 2023-Competitive Analysis, Status and Outlook by Type, Downstream Industry, and Geography, Forecast to 2029

The rubber lining pipe refers to a pipe material made of a rubber material as a lining layer, and the rubber layer and the metal layer are compositely connected by a process means. After the rubber layer and the metal layer of the rubber-lined pipe are vulcanized, they can be bonded to each other, and have high connection strength with each other, which is more reliable than welding. Rubber is the lining material of choice for resistance to acids and to abrasion by large particles, which can be produced in any size and shape. Natural rubber, butyl rubber, nitrile rubber, neoprene rubber are some of the most common materials found in pipelines. Their performance in high-impact, high-impingement wear applications make them ideal for many systems requiring reliable, cost-effective wear solutions. With the proper rubber lining pipe, a pipe can withstand years of abrasive and corrosive service conditions. Moreover, rubber lining pipes are widely used in chemical plants, steel & mining, oil & gas, power generation, and paints & pigments industries.

Market Overview:

The latest research study on the global Rubber Lining Pipe market finds that the global Rubber Lining Pipe market reached a value of USD 563.57 million in 2022. It’s expected that the market will achieve USD 726.85 million by 2028, exhibiting a CAGR of 4.33% during the forecast period.

Marketing channel sales will be affected differently

The COVID-19 Outbreak has led to a decline in offline passenger flow, and the advantages of e-commerce companies have become prominent. During the epidemic prevention and control period, some Rubber Lining Pipe enterprises did not carry out internet marketing and promotion for their business, so they encountered great resistance in undertaking business. For enterprises that fail to make good use of network promotion means, there is almost no market development during the epidemic period, and the original offline market development plan is disrupted, and the epidemic will face fierce market homogenization competition, which is expected to have a great impact on the company's business throughout the year.

Upstream and downstream interactions will lead to disruption of business

The epidemic will have a short-term impact on Rubber Lining Pipe industry, but it is relatively limited. Due to the impact of the epidemic, the production of raw materials and equipment procurement and transportation supply are difficult to be in place, and upstream enterprises affect the work schedule of downstream enterprises. Equipment manufacturing and product manufacturing enterprises in Rubber Lining Pipe industry are affected to different degrees, and the production and delivery work may be delayed to some extent. Meanwhile, if it fails to meet the customer's delivery time requirements according to the contract, it may lead to the customer looking for another enterprise and lose business.

Apart from this, the COVID-19 outbreak has resulted in the closing down of several manufacturing facilities across the globe. The pandemic caused huge revenue losses in end-use industry. The coronavirus lockdown put a brake on the production of several key raw materials in the global market, which, in turn, spiked the prices and lowered the demand for the product. The strict lockdown mandates imposed by governments have restricted cross-border trade between countries, another factor proving to be detrimental for the Rubber Lining Pipe market share. In addition, Rubber Lining Pipe manufacturers are drawing up plans for the international market as a new supply link in the global Rubber Lining Pipe industry, as companies look to re-engineer supply chains in the aftermath of COVID-19. Also, it is expected that the product demand in end-user sectors could pick up following the uplift of the lockdown in numerous countries.

Rising demand from downstream industries

The rubber lining pipe market is driven primarily by the factors such as increasing urbanization leading to infrastructure growth, and growing demand towards rubber lining pipe. The demand for rubber lining pipe is mainly triggered by growing demand from chemical plants, steel & mining, oil & gas, power generation, and paints & pigments, among other end-use industries. The development in demand for chemical processing, as well as the growing use of rubber lining pipe in the steel & mining, oil & gas, power generation, and paints & pigments industries, are the key factors expected to drive the demand for rubber lining pipe during the forecast period. Besides, as the superior performance of rubber lining pipe is known by more and more people, it’s been widely use in factories, power plants, industrial water treatment equipment, mineral processing, paper industry, petrochemical industry, food industry, toy factory, medicine and environmental protection industry and other industries.

Availability of other substitutes

Although rubber lining pipe has powerful functions and benefits, it has multiple substitutes, such as plastic lining pipes, ceramic lining pipes. Plastic-lined pipelines are corrosion-resistant, wear-resistant, and temperature-resistant composite pipes that are based on pipes with plastic as lining materials such as corrosion-resistant, wear-resistant, and temperature-resistant. The ceramic lined pipe transport has been widely used in the industries of electric power, metallurgy, coal, petroleum, chemical engineering, building materials, mechanism and so on. Ceramics are better suited to specific applications such as coal processing due to high levels of hydrocarbons and sharp coal particles, which renders rubber unsuitable. In a word, the availability of other substitutes accordingly restricts consumption and has an adverse effect on the development of the industry.

Region Overview:

In 2022, the share of the Rubber Lining Pipe market in North America stood at 33.01%.

Company Overview:

Iracore International is one of the major players operating in the Rubber Lining Pipe market, holding a share of 15.87% in 2023.

Iracore International

Founded in 1957, Iracore International is a leading designer, producer, and applicator of elastomeric protective coatings for pipelines and other equipment used in demanding industrial applications. It serves U.S. and international customers in the energy, mining, aggregates, and other end markets.

Abtrex

Abtrex Industries Incorporated was founded in 1969 as a supplier to the metal processing industry. Early on, the company specialized in rubber lining and other abrasion and corrosion-resistant protective linings.

Segmentation Overview:

By type, Natural Rubber segment accounted for the largest share of market in 2022.

Natural Rubber

Soft natural gum rubbers offer outstanding abrasion and tear resistance in the toughest hard rock mining services. They feature excellent resistance to most inorganic chemicals, with the notable exception of strong oxidizing agents. They also lack resistance to sunlight, ozone, and oil, making them unsuitable for applications in challenging weather conditions or in the presence of hydrocarbons. Nonetheless, soft natural gum rubbers are the lowest cost elastomers available today, making them ideal for many industrial use scenarios.

Butyl Rubber

Butyl rubbers offer excellent resistance to acids and caustic solutions. Additionally, they’re capable of withstanding extreme temperatures up to 260º F. While butyls aren’t recommended if oil or solvents are present, they offer strong performance characteristics in acidic or high-temperature environments.

Nitrile Rubber

Nitrile rubber (NBR) is a product formed by the copolymerization of acryl nitrile and butadiene. Many grades of NBR are available in which the acryl nitrile content varies from 18 to 51% by weight. The addition of acryl nitrile enhances swelling resistance and impermeability. NBR is a polar-type rubber used where exposure to aliphatic hydrocarbons is a service condition. NBR exhibits good resistance to swelling when immersed in liquids that are non - or weakly polar, such as gasoline, grease, mineral oil, and animal or vegetable fats and oils. Polar and aromatic solvents attack NBR. It should not be used with such aromatic solvents as benzene, toluene, or xylene. NBR is less permeable to gases than natural rubber or SBR rubber. However, it exhibits significantly improved heat and aging resistance to a level of260 degrees F.

Neoprene Rubber

Neoprene (also known as chloroprene) is an excellent general-purpose rubber that performs well in various uses and applications. Its versatility makes it an ideal choice in a wide variety of pipe systems. Occasionally referred to as chloroprenes, these synthetic rubbers are excellent general purpose wear solutions that can handle a wide variety of applications. In particular, neoprene’s petroleum-resistant properties make it ideal for oil sands applications. Neoprenes perform exceptionally well in high-impact, high-velocity areas of a fluid system, making them the perfect lining material for pipe fittings. Neoprenes also feature exceptional chemical, ozone, weathering and abrasion resistance.

Application Overview:

By application, the Chemical Plants segment occupied the biggest share from 2018 to 2022.

Key Companies in the global Rubber Lining Pipe market covered in Chapter 3:

Sunny Steel
Abtrex
ACR Fuller Group
Iracore International
Henan Lanphan
CANGXIU
Associated Rubber & Mechanicals
Henan Liwei Industrial Co., Ltd.
Jiangsu Kaiyuan Environmental Technology
Rubbertex
Townley
LUOYANG ZONGHENG PIPE CO.,LTD

In Chapter 4 and Chapter 14.2, on the basis of types, the Rubber Lining Pipe market from 2018 to 2029 is primarily split into:

Natural Rubber
Butyl Rubber
Nitrile Rubber
Neoprene Rubber
Others

In Chapter 5 and Chapter 14.3, on the basis of Downstream Industry, the Rubber Lining Pipe market from 2018 to 2029 covers:

Chemical Plants
Steel & Mining
Oil & Gas
Power Generation
Paints & Pigments
Others

Geographically, the detailed analysis of consumption, revenue, market share and growth rate, historic and forecast (2018-2029) of the following regions are covered in Chapter 8 to Chapter 14:

North America (United States, Canada)
Europe (Germany, UK, France, Italy, Spain, Russia, Netherlands, Turkey, Switzerland, Sweden)
Asia Pacific (China, Japan, South Korea, Australia, India, Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia)
Latin America (Brazil, Mexico, Argentina)
Middle East & Africa (Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt, South Africa)