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Standards for the PVC-U (rigid polyvinyl chloride) pipe industry continue to improve, and market scale keeps expanding. PVC-U pipes—also known as rigid polyvinyl chloride pipes—are manufactured from rigid PVC resin blended with appropriate additives, followed by shaping and cooling processes. Compared with traditional PVC pipes, PVC-U pipes offer advantages such as corrosion resistance, lightweight construction, chemical resistance, and extended service life, making them widely used in water conservancy projects, construction engineering, power systems, and water treatment. Rigid polyvinyl chloride (UPVC) serves as the core raw material for PVC-U pipes. UPVC boasts high tensile strength, low density, and excellent resistance to oil, water, and corrosion, and is commonly used in producing sheets and pipes. After years of development, China’s UPVC production technology has continuously advanced, establishing the country as a major global producer and exporter. Key domestic manufacturers include Siview Plastics, Hengjian Industrial, Liansu Technology, and Tianbao Plastics. Benefiting from abundant raw material supply, China’s PVC-U pipe industry is expected to accelerate further. In recent years, to standardize industry development, Chinese government authorities and relevant industry associations have introduced numerous industry standards. On October 1, 2022, the industry standard “QB/T 2480-2022 Rigid Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC-U) Rainwater Downspout Pipes and Fittings for Building Use” officially came into effect. In July 2023, the drafting process for the national standard “Pressure-bearing Rigid Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC-U) Pipes and Fittings for Building Drainage” was officially launched. As industry standards continue to improve, the market share of high-quality PVC-U pipes in China is expected to rise further. Owing to their superior performance, PVC-U pipes are widely applied across water conservancy projects, construction engineering, power systems, and water treatment. In water conservancy projects, PVC-U pipes are used in underground fire-fighting water supply systems, urban tap water transmission and distribution systems, and industrial and mining enterprise water supply systems; in power systems, they serve as protective conduits for power cables and are extensively deployed in large-scale urban grid construction and renovation; in water treatment, they are employed for sewage discharge. According to the “In-depth Market Research and Development Prospect Forecast Report for China's PVC-U (Rigid Polyvinyl Chloride) Pipe Industry, 2023–2028”, released by New Strategy Industry Research Center, China’s PVC-U pipe market size has continuously expanded alongside accelerated urban infrastructure construction, reaching nearly RMB 40 billion in 2022. China hosts numerous PVC-U pipe manufacturers, resulting in intense market competition. Major domestic producers include Gemy Co., Ltd., Weixing New Materials, Zhong’en Pipe Industry, Yili Clean Energy, and Sichuan Meifeng. Weixing New Materials specializes in manufacturing and selling various mid-to-high-end new plastic pipes and has participated in drafting multiple PVC-U pipe industry standards, positioning itself as a representative enterprise in China’s PVC-U pipe sector. Industry analysts at New Strategy note that PVC-U pipes possess outstanding performance and broad application prospects. With growing downstream demand, China’s PVC-U pipe industry is poised for accelerated growth. In recent years, continuous improvement of industry standards signals that high quality will become the dominant trend moving forward. Regarding market competition, the abundance of manufacturers leads to fierce rivalry; enterprises capable of producing high-quality PVC-U pipes are expected to capture larger shares of the domestic market.

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