The German plastic pipe industry has recovered very quickly from the 2008/2009 crisis in the financial market – a crisis that had also caused a temporary decline of production in this industry.
Solvay and Wienerberger announced that they have signed a binding agreement for the sale of Solvay’s 50% stake in Pipelife, one of the world's leading suppliers of plastic pipe systems, to Wienerberger.
Plastic pipe industry recovering in Europe and NAFTA but booming in South America.
Durability and efficiency were the determining factors behind the choice of PE100 BorSafe HE3490-LS from Borealis, a leading provider of chemical and innovative plastics solutions, for renovation of a crucial cooling water circulation system at the world’s two biggest oil shale-fired thermal power plants.
Ticona has extended its Hostaform S range of impact-resistant modified products by an outstanding type of polyoxymethylene (POM).
The latest plastics pipes fusion and fittings technology will be reviewed at the AMI international conference on 27-29 September 2011 at the Hotel Nikko Düsseldorf, Germany.
The world pipe market is projected to expand 5.8 percent per year to 31.5 billion meters in 2015, a mild deceleration relative to the 2005-2010 period, according to a report by the Freedonia Group.
The pipeline industry is continuing to grow worldwide to provide increased security of energy and water supply, and with hostile environmental conditions in many locations, the pipeline protection market is expanding to meet the requirements.
Borealis, a leading provider of chemical and innovative plastics solutions, is extending its range of high performance, high density polyethylene pipes with the introduction of a new “PE 100” type grade for the gas market, BorSafeHE3492-LS-H.
At Interplastica 2011, the SABIC family of plastics businesses, including Polymers and Innovative Plastics, will be exhibiting a broad array of materials, including the company’s latest innovations, which address the requirements of customers in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and the Baltic nations.
The construction industry in Europe has been in decline since 2008, with figures from Euroconstruct showing total spend of 1444 billion euros in 2008, 1316 in 2009 and an anticipated 1264 in 2010.
Residents of five communities in the Polish province of West Pomerania are already experiencing the benefits of an improved drinking water and sanitation network thanks to an on-going project to upgrade and expand the existing system with pipes based on BorSafe PE100 LS-H from Borealis, a leading provider of chemical and innovative plastics solutions.
