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NEWSMAKERS
* Aliaxis * Aquatherm * Borenewables * Borouge * Core Linepipe * ExcelPlas * Experts.App * Failure Analysis * FBU * French Broad River Cleanup * Georg Fischer * Halliwell * Ipex * Iplex * LiquidCore® * Matthew Wirtz * McLarens * Microplastics * Moody’s Credit Rating * PHMSA * Polymer Pipe Failures * Polybutylene Pipe Failures * Simon Koenig * Uponor *
BREAKING NEWS
Plastic Pipe Failure Group Acquired by McLarens Halliwell
Halliwell Forensics Buy ExcelPlas Polymer Specialists
Halliwell Sharpens Edge in Insurance with ExcelPlas Buy
LEGAL NEWS
Aquatherm Agrees to Pay $1.35 Mill to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
PLASTIC PIPE FAILURES
Homeowners Say Hidden Uponor PEX Pipe Leaks Are Wrecking Their Houses Years After Move-In
Lawsuits in 10 States Allege Uponor Pipes Are Failing and Damaging Homes
Iplex Parent FBU Asks for Credit Rating to be Withdrawn
The company has Moody’s lowest investment grade rating of Baa3 rating, below which is considered a speculative grade and outside the limits for most institutional investment
SAFETY ALERTS
Biofilm Formation and PAH Migration in HDPE Drinking Water Pipes
Water analysis showed increased levels of PAHs passing through the HDPE pipe, especially naphthalene, which exceeded permissible limits.
WORLD NEWS
Borouge Launch Bio-based Plastic Pipe Materials with Lower Carbon Footprint
Georg Fischer’s LiquidCore® Piping Quietly Targets the Heat Problem in Data Centers
REHAU Names Simon Koenig EVP to Lead Water Technologies (Piping & Fittings) Growth Across the Americas
The industry veteran will oversee expansion in plumbing, hydronics, geothermal and municipal infrastructure as REHAU sharpens regional strategy
IPEX Issue Statement on French Broad River Clean Up and Recovery
Pipe Engineer Matthew Wirtz Recognized for Sharing Best Practices for the Use of HDPE Piping
PHMSA Proposes to Add to its Annual Reporting Requirements the Mileage of “PE Brittle-Like” Distribution Mains and the number of “PE Brittle-Like” Fittings Installed on Pipelines
Framing a New Design Mindset Around Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic Piping
No Room for Compromise: Protecting Quality in Plastic Pipes
NEW PATENTS JUNE 2026
Aliaxis Develops Novel Mechanical Fitting for PVC Pipes
Core Linepipe Patent Electrofusion Pipe Joining System
HDPE PIPES
Mechanical Properties of Graphene Reinforced HDPE Nanocomposites for Pipes: a Comprehensive Review
Control of Crystallization of Material when Welding a Saddle Elbow to a Polyethylene Pipe at Low Temperatures
Ground Load Assessment on Buried Flexible Pipes Subjected to Lateral Soil Movement
Investigation of Thermal Behaviour and MFZ-Thickness-Based Welding Window Optimization for HDPE Pipe Butt-Fusion Welding
Deformation Gradient-based Computational Framework for Finite-Strain Analysis of Photodegraded Semi-crystalline Polyethylene Pipe
Biofilm Formation and PAH Migration in HDPE Drinking Water Pipes
Water analysis showed increased levels of PAHs passing through the HDPE pipe, especially naphthalene, which exceeded permissible limits.
Pipe Failure Risk Analysis of Water Distribution Network Using Analytic Hierarchy Process and Geographical Information System
The results indicated that 40 mm diameter HDPE pipes under higher internal pressure were at a high risk of failure.
Evaluating the Effect of Pressure and Temperature on Hydrogen Permeation in MDPE and HDPE Pipes Using Helium as an Inherently Safer Substitute
Hierarchical Phase-Crystalline Structure Construction and Gas Barrier Properties Enhancement of HDPE/TBIR Composites for Piping
PVC PIPES
Implementing Machine Learning Algorithms for Pipe Failure Analysis in Water Distribution Systems
PVC pipes were found to be the most prone to failure in the study
Noncontact Detection of Water Hammer Pressure Damping in PVC Pipes with Leakage Using Digital Image Correlation and Continuous Wavelet Transform Methods
Upcycling Waste PVC Pipes into Green Deep Eutectic Solvent-modified Membranes for Energy-Efficient Bioethanol Recovery by Pervaporation
PVC Microplastics Facilitate Uropathogenic Escherichia Coli Pathogenicity by Enhancing Host Cell Invasion
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