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KWD-globalpipe has published now the KWD Market Report “PP-R Pipe Systems for Hot Water Installations worldwide 2009”, 86 pages, printed with many colored charts and tables, in addition the report will be delivered as a pdf-file on CD-ROM. Author ist Achim Seydel, who has a 35 years experience in the plastics pipe industry.

The aim of this report is to describe the current status of the indoor PP-R pipe system market, to provide an overview of the product lines, product specifications, production processes and competitive situation in the industry as well as to identify market potentials and possible future developments. The PP-R Market report is available immediately. Our subscribers pay only 480,- Euro (others 600,- Euros). The PP-R report is available in english and german language. Please find some more information in the attached information file. (hix@kwd-online.de).

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Munich, January 12, 2010 – KraussMaffei Berstorff is now offering complete systems for continuous production of PU-insulated pipes. The extruded plastic pipe is given an insulating polyurethane layer, followed immediately by the addition of a protective polyethylene sheath. KraussMaffei Berstorff can call on many decades of technology competence and experience in pipe extrusion and in PU processing. This unique know-how enables the company to develop complete production solutions which successfully integrate different plastics processes.
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KWD-globalpipe, 11.01.2010. Pipeson Analyzer represents the future in evaluation and communication of pressure pipe data. Pipeson Analyzer in short: Pipeson Analyzer enables resin suppliers, pipe manufacturers and testing institutes to easily and cost-effectively manage, evaluate and communicate pressure pipe test data. This new software has been developed in collaboration with key players in the industry.
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Commercial plumbers now have an alternative to rigid pipe products when it comes to potable plumbing systems. Uponor, the manufacturer and provider of PEX-based plumbing, fire sprinkler and radiant floor heating and cooling systems, is the first PEX manufacturer to offer 3″ tubing for commercial plumbing applications. The new 3″ tubing offers all the features that plumbing professionals have come to rely on in an Uponor AquaPEX^® product — flexibility, durability, corrosion-resistance, proven history and a 25-year limited warranty — making it an ideal complement to the current tubing offering, ranging from ¼” to 2″.
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KWD-globalpipe, 11.01.2010. Over the course of the past 30 years, plastic pipes have proven their value in many applications and have replaced pipe made of conventional materials, for example concrete, steel and also copper, around the world. Plastic pipe systems are mainly used as pressure pipes for water and gas distribution inside buildings and in underground construction but also increasingly for the transport of chemicals, food and compressed air in industrial applications. Examples for non-pressure pipe applications are sewage pipes and downspouts. This report focuses on plastic pressure pipes for indoor hot and cold water transport only, thus on plastic pipes for hot water systems in residential and non-residential buildings.
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BLÜCHER North America, a producer of stainless steel drainage and pipe, is now part of Watts Water Technologies. The company will continue to offer its line of stainless steel drain, shower, channel and pipe products, which complements Watts’ current line of drainage products. BLÜCHER North America will be based in Spindale, NC, and Burlington, Ontario. BLÜCHER offers an extensive range of stainless steel drainage pipes and fittings. These pipes can be used above as well as below ground.
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Uponor Corporation has signed a contract to acquire the entire shareholding in the radiant heating and cooling systems company The Underfloor Heating Co Ltd, based in kelmanthorpe in Yorkshire in the UK. Trading under the name Velta UK, a former Uponor brand, the company has been a long-term partner of Uponor in supplying Velta-branded systems especially for the commercial and industrial building sector in the UK and internationally.
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BSRIA’s new guide explains the design of heat-pump based heating and cooling systems to maximise the benefits of reduced operating costs and carbon emissions while avoiding excessive capital costs for plant and in frastructure.
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Borealis, a leading provider of chemical and innovative plastics solutions has announced the appointment of Gerd Löbbert as Executive Vice President for Base Chemicals, effective January 1, 2010. He will report to Chief Executive Mark Garrett and be based at the Borealis Head Office in Vienna, Austria.
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GF Piping Systems, a Corporate Group of Georg Fischer AG, inaugurated on 4 November its new production facility in Ratnagiri, India. The Corporation has invested several million Swiss francs in constructing this completely new factory in the port town, which is located 300 kilometres south of Mumbai. The plant, situated on a 50,000 sq. metre site, will manufacture products destined mainly for the expansion of India’s natural gas network.
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Started as a small butt welding tee factory in 1978, Cangzhou Hengli Pipe Fitting Manufacturing Co., Ltd. has grown to be one of the largest and most versatile Seamless Carbon steel Butt Welded Pipe Pipe production at pipe symposium Fittings manufacturer in China.
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