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NEWSMAKERS
* Aliaxis * Century Pipe LLC * Chloramine * CIPP * Class Action * DOW * ExcelPlas * Experts.App * Failure Analysis * GEM Industrial * Georg Fischer * GF * Hydrogen Transport * IPEX * PEX Pipe Failures * Plascor * Polymer Pipe Failures * Polybutylene Pipe Failures * PVC-O Pipes * Reinforced Thermoplastic Pipe (RTP) * SIMONA * TAPPIPE * Thai-Asia PE Pipe * UPONOR * UPONOR Pipe Failures * US Fusion * Viega Technology GmbH * Vinidex * Wavin
* Aliaxis * Century Pipe LLC * Chloramine * CIPP * Class Action * DOW * ExcelPlas * Experts.App * Failure Analysis * GEM Industrial * Georg Fischer * GF * Hydrogen Transport * IPEX * PEX Pipe Failures * Plascor * Polymer Pipe Failures * Polybutylene Pipe Failures * PVC-O Pipes * Reinforced Thermoplastic Pipe (RTP) * SIMONA * TAPPIPE * Thai-Asia PE Pipe * UPONOR * UPONOR Pipe Failures * US Fusion * Viega Technology GmbH * Vinidex * Wavin
BREAKING NEWS
Dow Sees No End to PE Pipe Resin Price Hikes in the Short Term
New Scientific AI Platform Can Boost Competitive Advantage for Plastic Pipe Companies
INDUSTRY NEWS
Newcomer Starts Hiring for $25M HDPE Pipe Plant Near Tri-Cities
Century Pipe LLC fires up production of its HDPE pipe plant at Wallula Gap
Century Pipe LLC Starts Hiring for $25M Pipe Plant near Tri-Cities
Spanish Manufacturer of Flexible Plastic Piping Systems Looking for Distributors or Manufacturers in Europe
US FUSION & Specialty Construction Completes HDPE Spool Fabrication for Facility in Louisiana
Doorbell Video of North Texas Home Explosion Raises Questions About Decades-Old Plastic Gas Pipes
Australian Aliaxis-Owned Plastic Pipe Company Workers Demand Better Conditions
Prices for Australian Plastic Pipes Soar Across the Board
The cost of Plastec and Plascorp pipe products is set to rise by 30 per cent on May 1, with Pipe King fittings up by 28.5 per cent, PVC products from ASX-listed RWC Corp up 30 per cent, and Vinidex plastic pipes up by between 27 per cent and 36 per cent.
GEM Welding 1800 mm HDPE Pipe Ocean Diffuser Supplied by Thai-Asia P.E. Pipe (TAPPIPE)
Thai-Asia PE Pipe (TAPPIPE) is Now Asia’s Leading Manufacturer of High-Quality HDPE Pipes
LEGAL NEWS
Lawsuits are Piling Up Against Uponor Claiming it Produced PEX Pipes that Failed Prematurely Behind the Walls of Homes Across the United States
The Uponor PEX lawsuit involves allegations that Uponor’s PEX-a pipes and brass ProPEX fittings are defective, prone to premature failure, and have caused significant water damage in thousands of American homes.
This is not a small, obscure case. Uponor products were installed in millions of residential and commercial properties across the country, many through major home builders and plumbing contractors. The company sold these systems as premium, long-lasting plumbing solutions.
THE ENVIRONMENT
Calls for Aliaxis-Owned IPEX to Step Up to Help River Clean Up
Waste from Plastic Pipe Maker IPEX Clogs Western North Carolina’s River Nearly a Year and a Half after Hurricane Helene
NEW DEVELOPMENTS
Georg Fischer Wavin AG Develop New EF Fitting
Viega Technology GmbH & Co. Develop New Pipe Connection Fittings
Inventor Gets Patent for HDPE Pipe Alignment Tool
Biofilm Development, Dynamics and Control in a Pilot Drinking Water Network with Different Pipe Materials
Complexity of Chloramine Decay Kinetics in Premise Plumbing
Water Quality of U.S. Drinking Water Kiosks: Lead Release from “Lead-free” Plumbing after Reverse Osmosis Treatment
Extensive use of brass fittings to connect PEX pipe downstream of RO in which XRF detected up to 0.17% (w/w) lead
POLYETHYLENE PIPES
Microstructure and Property Evolution of Naturally Aged Gas Polyethylene Pipes
Nonlinear Ultrasonic Non-destructive Evaluation Method for Natural Aging Degree of Buried MDPE Gas Pipeline During Long-Term Service
Investigation of Mechanical Property of PE Pipe with Scratch Defect Under Vehicle-Road-Pipe Coupling
Investigation of Thermal Behaviour and MFZ-Thickness-Based Welding Window Optimization for HDPE Pipe Butt-Fusion Welding
Efficient Fabrication of High-Strength Polyethylene Pipes via Volume Elongation Flow Field Synergistic Hot Stretching
STEEL-WIRE REINFORCED PE PIPES
Simulation on Mechanical Characteristics of Hydrogen Polyethylene Pipeline Reinforced by the Multi-Layer Steel Wire Winding
Multi-Scale Analysis of Steel-Wire-Reinforced Polyethylene Pipes for Offshore and Subsea Pipelines Under External Loading
PVC PIPES
3D Architecture and Anisotropic Mechanical Performance of Commercial Oriented PVC Pressure Pipes
GRP PIPES
Calculation of Large-Diameter GFRP Pipe Culvert Deformation Under Thick Cover Soil
Lightweight and High-Performance GFRP Water Supply Pipeline System with an Innovative Clamp Connection
FRP PIPES
Design of Corrugated Fibre‑Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Pipes
Meso-macro damage modelling of corrugated FRP tubes under multiaxial loads: Design‑driven cohesive delamination and probabilistic reliability
HYDROGEN TRANSPORT PIPES
Sandwich-Structured Iron Mesh–Reinforced Polyethylene Pipes for Pure Hydrogen Transport
Simulation on Mechanical Characteristics of Hydrogen Polyethylene Pipeline Reinforced by the Multi-Layer Steel Wire Winding
US Gov Publishes Fact Sheet on Fibre Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Pipelines for Hydrogen
CIPP
Spatial Distribution of Flexural Performance and Analysis of Failure Mechanisms of Curved Glass Fiber-Reinforced UV-CIPP Materials
Ultraviolet Cured-In-Place Pipe (UV-CIPP) technology is an efficient and environmentally friendly trenchless pipeline rehabilitation method. The flexural performance of its rehabilitation materials directly affects the long-term service reliability of the repaired pipelines.
PEX TUBES
Automated Installation System for Joint Casing with Circumferential Temperature Control in District Heating Pipelines Using a Heat-Shrinkable PEX Tube
WEBINARS
Considerations for Pipe Material Selection: PVC vs. HDPE Pressure Pipe – May 6, 2026
Installation of PVC Water and Sewer Piping Systems – June 17, 2026
LECTURES
Lecture series “Plastic Pipes in Supply and Disposal – Responsibility for Our Infrastructure”
Lecture 1 “Plastic Pipes: Durable and Safe – Facts Instead of Myths About Abrasion and Service Life”
- Speaker: Andreas Haacker, Federal Association for Trenchless Technology
- Monday 05/04/2026 – 1 pm
- Hall B3, Booth 227 (SIMONA)
- Speaker: Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Jörg Sommer (SIMONA)
- Monday 05/04/2026 – 5 pm
- at BGT Joint booth, Hall C3, Booths 528/529
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