DOJ Says Releasing PVC Pipe Settlement Documents Could Jeopardize Criminal Case

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DOJ Says Releasing PVC Pipe Settlement Documents Could Jeopardize Criminal Case

PVC Pipe Buyers Support DOJ’s Extended Stay Request in US Antitrust Case

ExcelPlas Plastic Failure Labs Expand Global Reach Through Halliwell Acquisition

INDUSTRY NEWS

Hydraulic Design Consultant Says PP-R Pipes Unsuitable for Hot Water Piping in Western Australia

Knox Urged to Give Up Plastic Water Pipe

FRÄNKISCHE Launches World’s First Street Elbow for MLCP (Multi-layer Composite Pipes)

REHAU Takes Home Major District Heating Award

Uponor PEX Pipe Failure Lawsuit

Viega Patent New Pipe Fitting

HYDROGEN TRANSPORT

Hydrogen Diffusion Behaviour of Steel-Wire-Reinforced Thermoplastic Pipes with Stress–Hydrogen Coupled Finite Element Method

HDPE PIPES

Differential Thermal-Oxidative Aging Mechanism of PE100 Pipes and Melt Welded Joints Based on Mechanical and Thermal Properties
Welded joints show much faster mechanical degradation (87.94% loss in elongation at break after 14 days) than pipe bodies, confirming them as the weak link.

Microwave Imaging Detection of Weld Defects in Butt Fusion Piping Joints of HDPE Buried Pipelines

GRP PIPES

Numerical Evaluation of GFRP Composite Pipe through In-depth Mechanical Characterization

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT !

Government Investigation Reveals Causes of Electrofusion Explosion (Declassified) [PDF]
Dangerous incident involving an explosion in a mine tunnel after use of an Friamat electrofusion welder

Report on Cause of Explosion During Welding with Electrofusion Coupling

Record $45 Mill Allocated for Replacing Failure-Prone Polybutylene Piping
Polybutylene pipes tend to fail at a disproportionately high rate compared to other materials such as copper and high-density polyethylene (HDPE).

Austrian and Swiss Scientists Report that Plastic Pipes Contain Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)

Legal Test Case on Cards in Dispute Between Iplex, BGC Over Polybutylene Pipes
A class action against Fletcher Building’s Iplex over thousands of allegedly burst pipes in homes around Australia is gearing up for a mammoth 12-week trial, with a separate claim by BGC, which installed the pipes, to proceed by way of a test case.

Aging Polybutylene Pipes Draw Rising Insurance Scrutiny

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