Municipal water & sewer
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.
Plastic pipe producers are in a good position to meet increasing demand as U.S. cities update drinking water and wastewater systems, but that's also bringing a new wave of criticism from environmental groups as $55 billion of federal money is spent from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
Bruce Hollands, executive director of the Uni-Bell PVC Pipe Association, says the "best way to counter the misinformation in the Beyond Plastics report is with science and facts."
Siloam Springs, Ark.-based Pipelife Jet Stream Inc., the PVC pipes division of Johnson City, Tenn.-based General Shale Brick Inc., donated 15,000 feet of products to help two nonprofit groups bring access to clean running water to rural Alabama.
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