Municipal water & sewer
The Washington factory is No. 17 for the employee-owned company that is also building a new facility in Florida for polyethylene and polypropylene pipe.
The federal government is calling for a major investment in new water systems nationwide, one that may prompt more spending on plastic pipes.
Quebec-based Soleno Inc. produces pipes of up to 136 inches in diameter using recycled HDPE.
A lawsuit claims the newsletter OPIS and 10 extruders colluded to exploit pandemic, raise prices 500 percent since late 2019. Spokespersons for OPIS and two pipe makers said they will investigate or fight the allegations.
Infrastructure and housing markets are poised for growth from federal investments and residential demand following years of underbuilding.
PPI's list of recognized projects includes geothermal system at revitalized block in Brooklyn, a drainage system with subsurface temperature control at the University of Alabama and a fish habitat in Texas.
PVCO uses the same materials as PVC, but the pipe is mechanically stretched during manufacturing to improve tensile strength, which enables thinner-walled products.
The American Chemistry Council is questioning the science behind EPA's justification for the "forever chemicals" in drinking water.
Charlottesville, Va.-based private equity firm Quad-C Management Inc. has closed on an investment in Vortex Cos., a Houston-based supplier of trenchless infrastructure products and services in the United States and Europe.
The trade group Vinyl Institute says PVC pipe's safety, affordability and sustainability make it the best choice to replace old, leaky infrastructure.
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