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BREAKING NEWS
Asset Management Group Takes $299 Million Position in HDPE Pipe Manufacturer (ADS) Inc.
LyondellBasell Announces Sale of Select European Strategic Pipe Resin Manufacturing Assets
Velogy is the new name for the divested European strategic assets, which include operations in Germany, France, Spain, and the UK
Aequita Completes Acquisition of LyondellBasell European Manufacturing Assets
Sale of LyondellBasell’s European Strategic Assets to AEQUITA Which Now Operate as Velogy Includes Significant PE and PP) Production Capacities for Pipe Resin Applications
High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE): The Münchsmünster site in Germany includes a production capacity of 320,000 tonnes/year of HDPE. This grade is typically the base for PE100 resins used in high-pressure water and gas pipes.
INDUSTRY NEWS
Court Documents on Iplex Pro-fit Typlex-1050 Polybutylene Pipes Allege the Pipes Contain a Latent Manufacturing Defect (Declassified)
Why 6 Million Homes’ Polybutylene Pipes Are Quietly Bursting
Northern Territory Apartment Owners Suffered Burst and Leaks with Polybutylene Pipes
Lubrizol Announces Advancement in CPVC Pipe Manufacturing with LED Chlorination
PVC Polymer Chlorination with LEDs Enhances Pipe Resin Stability
Association of State Dam Safety Officials Publish Warnings on Problems with Plastic Pipes
Viadux Supply McInnes Earthmoving with GRP Pipe (Flowtite) for the Gippsland Water – Saline Wastewater Outfall Pipe (SWOP) project
WORLD NEWS
World Bank Funds Production of Advanced HDPE-lined RCC Sewerage Pipes for Pakistan
Transforming Indian Plumbing with Advanced TempRite® CPVC Technology
China LESSO Holding Seeking Qualified Distributors for its Plastic Piping Solutions
BUSINESS NEWS
Georg Fischer Stock Takes a Beating in Last 6 Months Losing Almost a Quarter of its Value
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS NEWS
Aliaxis-owned Vinidex Workers Take Action for Fairer Leave
Vinidex Workers Apply to Extend Industrial Action by 30 Days
HDPE PIPES
Determination of NDE Technique Limitations for the Inspection of Large Diameter, Thick-Walled HDPE Butt Fusion Welds
Design and Installation of HDPE Subsea Outfall Pipelines: Bridging Gaps in Standards and Engineering Practice
Quantitative Detection Method for Small Defects in High-Attenuation PE Pipes Based on Ultrasonic Guided Waves and Chaos Sensitivity
Chevron (CPChem) Develop Catalytic High‐Speed Reactive Extrusion for Mechanochemical Upcycling of PE Pipes
Mechanical Response of HDPE Pipelines Under Uneven Settlement in Soft Soil Foundations and its Influencing Factors
PVC PIPES
Factors Influencing Defect Detection in PVC Pipe Manufacturing Using Thermal Imaging
LEAK DETECTION
Leak Detection and Localisation in PE Pipelines Using MFCC and ANN Based on Transient Reflection
Variation Law of Infrasound Leakage Sound Source of Urban PE Gas Pipelines
GRP PIPES
Lightweight and High-performance GFRP Water Supply Pipeline System with an Innovative Clamp Connection
Numerical Analysis of Double-Gasketed GRP Pipe Joints with Angular Deflections
CIPP PIPES
Load-Bearing Performance of Corroded Reinforced Concrete Pipes Rehabilitated with CIPP Liners
MICROPLASTICS FROM PLASTIC PIPES
Microplastics Hack the Water Supply System: What it Means for Water Safety and Human Health?
“Plastic pipes used in water supply networks represent another significant source of microplastic contamination”
Researchers Discover Polypropylene Random (PP-R) Plastic Pipes Exposed to Different Water Quality (Chlorination and Heating) and Environmental Conditions Accelerated Microplastics (MPs) Generation
Factors Affecting the Leaching of Micro and Nanoplastics from Plastic Pipes in the Water Distribution System
NEW IP DEVELOPMENTS
Viega Develop New Plastic Pipe Fitting
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