Argentina - Home Building Pipes & Plumbing - Market Research 

This market research analyze the manufacturing sector of Pipes and Plumbing for Home Builing, including the PVC pipes, polypropylene pipes, copper and steel pipes.

The market research shows the marketing strategies and the market shares for the key players.

The report includes an in-depth analysis of the sector, the factors influencing the market evolution and future developments. Also, it shows a comprehensive analysis on market structures, the competitive strategies followed by the main players, competitors attitudes, competitive forces, with  emphasis on market and services diversification, marketing policies and strategies, positioning against main success key factors, market shares and yields.

The Competitors Market Research Series by CLAVES (C) are written by senior marketing and management consultants, and focus on market structures, strategies, attitudes and behaviours, competitive forces and actual & future perspectives on the most interesting and attractive sectors.

Basic information is gathered from field research thru in-depth personal interviews with key management from main companies, customers, suppliers, distributors and retailers into the sector. Also other documental information is obtained in public sources, as well as in private databases.

The report latest edition is May 2007, with 153 pages, 111 tables and graphics, 22 companies are included and is offered in text (hard cover) with digital version as optional.

The report was developed by Claves in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Language is spanish.

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Contents

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1.1 Executive synthesis
1.2 Prospects
1.3 Threats and opportunities

2. ENVIRONMENTAL CONTEXT
2.1. Business identification and segmentation
2.1.1 Activity definition
2.1.2 Business segmentation
2.1.3 Main products
2.2 Production, foreign trade and apparent consumption
2.2.1 Activity development
2.2.2 Seasonality
2.2.3 Foreign trade
2.2.4 Apparent consumption
2.2.5 International situation
2.3 Demand
2.3.1 Demand typology and segmentation
2.3.2 Use functions and substitute products
2.3.3 Client groups
2.3.4 Life cycle
2.4 Competitive forces, barriers and key success factors
2.4.1 Intensity and mobility of competitive forces
2.4.1.1 Present competitors
2.4.1.2 Suppliers
2.4.1.3 Customers
2.4.1.4 Substitute product pressure
2.4.1.5 Potential competitors
2.4.2 Sector barriers: intensity and mobility
2.4.2.1 Barriers to entry
2.4.2.2 Barriers to exit
2.4.3 Key success factor mobility

3. ANALYSIS OF THE COMPETENCE
3.1 Companies
3.1.1 Supply structure
3.1.1.1 Employment
3.1.1.2 Localization
3.1.1.3 Installed capacity
3.2 Competitive strategies and maneuvers
3.2.1 Strategic groups
3.2.2 Competitive strategies
3.2.3 Diversification and integration
3.2.4 Positioning of the companies before key success factors
3.2.5 Brand positioning
3.2.6 Strength and weakness of companies
3.2.7 Advertising
3.3 Performance of the competence
3.3.1 Company market shares
3.3.1.1 Production shares
3.3.1.2 Export
3.3.1.3 Import
3.3.1.4 Domestic market
3.3.2 Profitability
3.3.3 Debt and financing
3.3.4 Conclusions

4. ANNEX
4.1. Consulted sources
4.1.1 Primary sources
4.1.2 Secondary sources
4.2. Directory of the main companies of the sector
4.3. Methodological glossary

Companies Mentioned

Some companies included in this report are the following:

AMANCO ARGENTINA , BANHAM , COBROSA , DECKER INDELQUI , DEMA SA / FERVA SA , FV , HIDRINOX , INDUSTRIAS SALADILLO SA , INDUSTRIAS QUIMETAL , IPS SAICF , SOLVAY INDUPA , JORMAR PLAST , GENERAL PLASTIC , PEX , NICOLL ETERPLAST , PLASTIFERRO TUBOS , PLASTIFLEX , POLIMEX ARGENTINA SA , PVC TECNOCOM SA , RESTO , TRIGRE SA , TUBOFORTE SA