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Pipe-in-pipe technology to cut infrastructure cost


June 17, 2013 12:56 pm ET

A global marketing partnership between Dow Chemical Co. and Switzerland-based RS Technik is promoting a solution for self-renewing pressure pipes.

Chinese plastic pipe makers under pressure to boost quality


June 13, 2013 12:19 pm ET

CHENGDU, CHINA — Improving the quality of plastic pipe in China has become a focus for several major customer groups of the industry, including municipal water systems and natural gas utilities who buy pipe.

Growth slows in China's pipe sector


June 13, 2013 12:29 pm ET

CHENGDU, CHINA -- China’s plastic pipe industry saw its smallest growth last year in five years, hit by slowdowns in government infrastructure spending and real estate, along with a more difficult economic environment, according to new figures from a Chinese trade group.

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Chinese pipe maker Foshan Rifeng in large expansion


June 13, 2013 12:13 pm ET

CHENGDU, CHINA — Chinese pipe maker Foshan Rifeng Enterprises Co. Ltd. is investing 1 billion Chinese yuan ($161 million) in a new factory in Tianjin to expand its geographic reach in northern China and take advantage of what it says is...

OSHA investigating two deaths at Dallas pipe plant


June 6, 2013 2:14 pm ET

The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has launched an investigation into the June 5 deaths of two workers at a Dallas building that houses two plastics firms.

Uponor-KWH pipe joint venture gets court approval


June 5, 2013 1:42 pm ET

A special commercial court in Finland has given conditional approval to the merger of the infrastructure solutions businesses of two Finnish plastics pipe producers, Uponor and KWH Group.

Ply Gem buys vinyl siding maker Mitten Inc.


June 4, 2013 3:09 pm ET

Vinyl building products major Ply Gem Industries Inc. is continuing its expansion thrust, this time through acquisition. The Cary, N.C., firm has bought vinyl siding and accessories producer Mitten Inc. of Paris, Ontario.

California's Smooth-Bor Plastics opening S.C. plant


May 30, 2013 4:01 pm ET

California-based tubing manufacturer Smooth-Bor Plastics is expanding operations to the East Coast with a new manufacturing facility in Spartanburg, S.C.

Trade association reports windows continue rebound, vinyl picking up market share


May 30, 2013 12:45 pm ET

The home building recovery continued in 2012, according to a market report on the window sector, and the outlook looks upbeat for growth through 2015.

Azek owner CPG may be on auction block


May 24, 2013 12:55 pm ET

NEW YORK — CPG International, owner of Azek Building Products Inc., might be on the selling block, according to a media report.

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