TPi March 2015

Plast ic pipes

Thermoplastic pipemarket to reach 576million tons by 2019

per cent, with increasing demand in the Asia-Pacific region.

The increase in demand for municipal and chemical applications in this region is the prime driver for market growth. The leading companies in thermoplastic pipe continuously invest in R&D to introduce new products and solutions according to market demand. Considering the demand in the market, these companies are also expanding their facilities to increase production capacity and strengthen their global networks.

The for thermoplastic pipe include oil and gas, municipal, mining and dredging, and chemicals. The oil and gas application of thermoplastic pipes is estimated to grow with an increasing demand for flexible pipes, umbilicals and risers. In 2013, Asia-Pacific was the largest market for thermoplastic pipe and accounted for a market share of about 40.7 per cent. market applications

The report ‘Thermoplastic Pipe Market by Polymer Types (PE, PVDF, PVC, PA, and PP) Application (Oil & Gas, Mining & Dredging and Chemicals) and Geography (APAC, Americas, Europe, Middle East and Africa) – Global Trends & Forecasts to 2019’, published by MarketsandMarkets, defines and segments the thermoplastic pipe market with analysis and forecasting of volume for thermoplastic pipes. It also identifies driving and restraining factors for the thermoplastic pipe market with analysis of trends and opportunities.

MarketsandMarkets – USA sales@marketsandmarkets.com www.marketsandmarkets.com

The thermoplastic pipe market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 7.8

Engineering plastics Samruddhi Engineering is a

for antennae, and tubes for vacuum cleaners. The ABS cathode edge strips are used in copper, zinc, manganese, gold, silver and nickel electrolysis for cathode plate.

to 165mm, and thicknesses from 0.4 to 10mm. It has also developed cathode edge strips for mining and extraction industries. Applications for the company’s products include tube for medical surgical tape, tube for special insulation tape, suction tubes for chemical pumps, PP lining for chemical pipe lines, ABS tube

manufacturer of engineering plastic such as ABS, PP, HDPE pipes, tubes, rods, sleeves and profiles. The company has operated in this field since 1995, and has been ISO 9001:2008 certified since 1999. The company manufactures tubes and pipes with outside diameters ranging from 10

Samruddhi Engineering – India samktg@siddhiindia.com www.siddhiindia.com

Silver-Line certifies another facility The Plastic Pipe and Fittings Association (PPFA) has announced that Silver- Line Plastics, the first North American plastic pipe producer to be certified to PPFA’s Sustainable Manufacturing Conformity Assessment Program for Plastic Piping Components (SM-CAP), has added its Fort Pierce, Florida, facility to the certification. All of Silver- Line’s manufacturing facilities (North Carolina, Oklahoma and Florida) have now earned certification. footprint and create efficiencies in our manufacturing processes. Having all of our facilities certified to the programme is a significant accomplishment for our company, considering that this challenging programme requires us to examine all of our resource usage and operational processes.”

use, energy use, packaging materials waste, material conversion efficiency, and product material waste. In addition, criteria are set to promote plant safety, safe product use, continual participation in industry life cycle analysis, maintaining certification for American National Standards governing product quality and safety. Richard Church, PPFA’s executive director stated, “Our members felt PPFA needed to create a programme that challenged the industry to continue to improve the process to leave less and less of an environmental footprint.” Plastic Pipe and Fittings Association – USA www.ppfahome.org

Certification to SM-CAP means that a facility meets the requirements set forth in PPFA’s Sustainable Manufacturing Standard (SMS-01-2012). The standard establishes requirements for measuring both the existing environmental performance and the continuous improvement by manufacturers of plastic piping system components. SMS 01-2012 applies to those who manufacture plastic piping system components and to the resources used in the manufacturing process. SM-CAP creates year-to-year reductions in water

The programme certifies reductions in a manufacturer’s year-over-year environmental footprint by careful analysis and measurement of resource use. Ricky Silver, president and CEO of Silver-Line Plastics, said, “We strongly believe in the programme PPFA has established, which encourages all manufacturers in our industry to join us in an effort to improve our environmental

Silver-Line Plastics Corp – USA www.slpipe.com

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