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Content of KWD-globalpipe 2004-145/ 27.12.2004

  1. Chase Machinery: Not Everybody Agrees
  2. Coincidence or Plagiarism ? (Viega ./. STAR-press)
  3. Geberit sells Blücher
  4. Battenfeld: New three-layer die for PP pipes
  5. Arkema and Alveo, partners the development of PEBAX Foams
  6. Borealis completes sale of Portuguese operations to Repsol YPF
  7. Russia´s SOLIGRAN fully operational,expands vinyl compounds product
  8. USA: 2005 International Builders Show, Orlando Jan. 13-16, 2005
  9. Vanguard at the 2005 Intern. Builder´s Show
  10. Inovative CPVC Folwguard Gold Plumbing System Eleminates Corrosion
  11. Aalberts Industries: 11% increase in turnover and 24% more profits
  12. www.plasticker.de- free online exchange for plastics resins

Content of KWD-globalpipe 2004-144/ 20.12.2004

  1. Anniversary at Hewing: 30 years and still growing
  2. Metal Pipes ./. Plastic pipes in Drinking Water Systems Europe 1992-2007
  3. Nueva Terrain: Spain´s Number One goes abroad
  4. The COES Group presents PhoNoFire and BluePower: The drainage evolution starts here
  5. Hidrotec Srl is part of the COES Group
  6. Uponor streamline Nordic manufacturing network
  7. PBPSA: Legionaire´s Disease: Poor System Design and Inadequate Operating Practices are

the Real Culprits

  1. Calif. Appeals court to hear PEX pipe case
  2. Plastics News: New York PVC pipe-ban bill up for renewal

Content of KWD-globalpipe 2004-143/ 13.12.2004

  1. Chinese Multilayer: Another World
  2. Multilayer Pipe Development & Chase Machinery
  3. Multilayer Producing Newcomers since 2001
  4. NSF Completes Testing of Household Drinking Water products…
  5. Borealis PP chosen for heating and air conditioning pipe installation in La Scala refit
  6. Uponor to close factory and exit municipal business in Iberia
  7. Pipelife acquires Propipe Oy
  8. Mansfield & Colceramica integrate North American Sales & Marketing Operations
  9. Noveon enters Co-Marketing Agreement with FlexHead Industries
  10. Plastics News: New York pipe-ban bill up for renewal

Content of KWD-globalpipe 2004-142/ 07.12..2004

  1. SILON´s Spherisil, Once Again
  2. China: New Stainless-Steel Pressfitting System STAR-press
  3. UK: Wavin Plastics Celebrates Successful Partnership with Water UK
  4. Arkema: Bactivel against SARS/ Rilsan Active cuts down contamination risk
  5. Australia: Cooperation between K-M and Plastream in new pipe technology
  6. Freedonia: Flooring Demand in China to reach 2,5 Billion m2 in 2008
  7. PRC: Zhejiang Zhongyuan Fengye starts large-diameter pipe production with Battenfeld

Content of KWD-globalpipe 2004-141/ 03.12..2004

  1. MRSA: Copper, New Antidote ?
  2. Becker Plastics “Lasertec“, a PE-RT (High Density PE Raised Temperature) Pipe with DVGW
  3. Korea: KOSA Stainless Steel Club: members (Asia Joint/ Doodeko/ Highsten/ Kowon Tech/ Samyong Metal/ Seowon Tech/ Sungjin JT)
  4. Up Date: Wavin and Hepworth
  5. Wavin UK launches New OSMA UFH Design Guide for Installers
  6. Cincinnati Extrusion equips first plastic pipe extrusion plant in Turkmenistan

Content of KWD-globalpipe 2004-140/ 20.11.2004

  1. Californian Pipe Wars, Sequel 3
  2. APSwisstech, previously Swisscab
  3. Visitors stream to the Chinaplas 2004 in Shanghai
  4. Maillefer: K Düsseldorf 2004 booth review
  5. USA: Oldest Copper plumbing tube
  6. US: Pipe & Fittings from Royal Pipe Systems
  7. Trelleborg: Worl´s longest underwater pipeline
  8. herotec: New fixing rail 14 mm
  9. High Density PE Pipeline Systems- “The better solution”

Content of KWD-globalpipe 2004-139/ 20.11.2004

  1. EVAL European Plant becomes the world´s largest EVOH Production Site
  2. EVAL Business in the US Expands
  3. EVOH Capacities worldwide/ Markets
  4. California drops PEX from plumbing code
  5. USA-California: Court Requires Environmental Review for (PEX) MTBE-Leaching Plastic Pipes
  6. Perstorp: Polygiene, MRSA “superbag” meets its match in new plastic moulding compound
  7. Sterigenics increasing PE irradiation
  8. Germany: SKZ certify more pipes
  9. NIBCO announces its Press-to-Connect Copper Joinery System
  10. Nibco and Victaulic announce Joint formation of Nvent. LLC.

Content of KWD-globalpipe 2004-138/ 10.11.2004

  1. Metal Pipes: Trends in H&P Installation
  2. Canada: SILON Compounds Ltd (Constab)
  3. Uponor North America will close RTI Piping Systems and Plasco PE-Xb ManufacturinGreat News from Eu-ray
  4. KME Group: Price explosion in energy costs
  5. Joint forces: AGPK companies strengthen the new KRV domestic installations subsection
  6. SANITEC: Sphinx investigated by the European Commission
  7. Masco Corporation comments on European Union Inquiry
  8. Georg Fischer sells holding in Arabian Plastic Manufacturing Company Ltd
  9. BorECO Polypropylene , an economic solution that meets the needs od non-pressure pipes.

Content of KWD-globalpipe 2004-137/ 04.11.2004

  1. K2004: New Multilayer Extruders in the face of slowing demand
  2. Cincinnati + Nexans: Cooperation in plastic-metal composite pipe production
  3. USA: Hans Matthesius appointed President of Cincinnati Extrusion Inc.
  4. Krauss-Maffei and THE cooperate for production systems for multilayer pipes
  5. Geberit with leaner and younger Group Management
  6. Vaillant will sale subsidary Hepworth Building Group to Wavin
  7. Sanitec strengthens its position in the Middle East.

Content of KWD-globalpipe 2004-136/ 25.10.2004

  1. Borealis: Major raw material innovation for PP-R for hot and cold water pressure systems
    KWD: PP-R Pipes in 20 European Countries in Mio m
  2. Prandelli: Change of the corporate name , Prandelli S.p.A.
  3. Freedonia: UC Cabinet Shipments reach 15,6 Billion US Dollars in 2008
  4. Oystertec plc uses Stanyl glass reinforced PA for Quick Connects
  5. Wutilia with European presence and its supply market knowledge
  6. US:Wet weather slows Home Building in September 2004
  7. Zotefoams: New High Performance Foams Unveiled at K 2004 Next week: New Multilayer Pipe Production Machines.

Content of KWD-globalpipe 2004-135/ 18.10.2004

  1. Heating & Plumbing: Why PP-R Resists Statistical Scrutiny
  2. Formation of EPEX: European Performance CO-Extruders
  3. Uponor closes US-based municipal pipe business sale
  4. Basell to increase Polybutene-1 prices in Europe
  5. USA: PVC prices rising
  6. Wavin´s net profit up 22%/ Good results in the first half year 2004
  7. PEX DO BRASIL: PEXGOL from Golan Plastics
  8. THE: Welding Robot for Multi Layer Pipes
  9. BSRIA: Western Europe Heating Market 2003
  10. iNOEX at K2004: Change of Pipe Dimensions without stopping the extrusion.

Content of KWD-globalpipe 2004-134/ 12.10.2004

  1. New NSF American National Standard Verifies Shower Filtration Product Claims
  2. ASTM: New Edition of “ASTM Standards in Building Codes” Now Available
  3. Press info to the study “Piping Systems – World Market”
  4. A NEW, RELIABLE SUPPLIER TO THE EUROPEAN OIL AND GAS MARKET
  5. SABIC calls for consolidation in Saudi plastics industry
  6. The Kurtz Group set Standards as a World Market Leader
  7. Coes, a key player within buildings
  8. Cool Numbers

Content of KWD-globalpipe 2004-133/ 04.10.2004

  1. PE-RT in Plumbing & Heating Pipes: It´s a long, long way to Tipperary !
  2. European Acceptance Scheme for water pipes, taps and fittings.
  3. PUSH/FIT coupling system mainly for HD-PE and PP-R pipes, brand named pipeClaw
  4. APSwisstech : Specialised in the field of transformation of plastic and composite materials.
  5. SK Corporation at Chinaplas 2004 exibition in Shanghai

Content of KWD-globalpipe 2004-132/ 04.10.2004

  1. NSF International Opens New Office in Brazil: NSF do Brazil ANN ARBOR
  2. Wirsbo : A Tale of Pipes and Clocks.
  3. China Solar hot water pipe market on the rise
  4. Solvay at K 2004: Pipes & Fittings Symposium
  5. Playing a Round with Zotefoams at K2004
  6. KWH Pipe 2003: Prospects for 2004 / KWH Sweden acquired Acquatec
  7. Chinese AC production dominates world market

Content of KWD-globalpipe 2004-131/ 17.09.2004

  1. UNICOR M&T sells coilers to Troester Ltd / Unicor Rahn presents new corrugators on the K 2004 show
  2. Bodycote Polymer AB and MPA Darmstadt join in a Strategic Alliance
  3. PEX Association : “Open-door” Conference in Geneva on 1 st October 2004
  4. VDMA: Extrusion of Pipes and Profiles/ Technical Report
  5. RADIANT ART GALLERY … we need photos
  6. Silgan Holdings Announces Acquisition of Plastic Tube Manufacturing Assets of Amcor Plastube
  7. Anti-trust fine: Decision of EC commission (Plumbing Tubes)
  8. EU Commission fines former Boliden company for participation in copper tube cartel
  9. European Commission to fine Outokumpu EUR 36 million for participation in copper sanitary tube cartel – Outokumpu will appeal
  10. PRO5plus : A Breakthrough by Unatherm
  11. Correction : Multilayer Manufacturers 2003 (2-18 Mio m) / MPC (Wavin+TC) / DALPEX
  12. THE Thomas Machines SA: We invite you from October 20-27th at K 2004. 7

Content of KWD-globalpipe 2004-130/ 27.08.2004

  1. Last issue before closing kwd-globalpipe down for the summer break. Next issue: 17.9.2004 !
  2. ISH China 2004 opening in September
  3. KRV: “Mediocre, At Best”
  4. NSF Expands Plastics Plumbing Program to Fulfill Multiple Certification Needs
  5. ARMACELL Grow in North America
  6. Armaflex ActiShield – The fourth dimension of technical insulations
  7. US PLUMBING FIXTURES & FITTINGS DEMAND TO REACH $9.6 BILLION IN 2008
  8. +GF+: Saving Energy and time with COOL-FIT from GF Piping Systems
  9. KWD-Market + Charts: Plumbing & Heating Europe 2004 (Update: 2004-09)

Content of KWD-globalpipe 2004-129/ 12.08.2004

  1. BOROUGE to expand existing borstar capacity.
  2. Viega-Stadler: Reliable press fitting equipment ensures the necessary safety for the Pentagon
  3. Borstar® PE materials bring added value to the utility and industrial pipe sectors.
  4. NSF Courses on Waterborne Pathogens: Minimizing Risk Associated with Building Water Systems.
  5. Maillefer: K 2004 Booth Description/ PEX crosslinking solutions.
  6. Court tells EPA to rewrite PVC emission standard.

Content of KWD-globalpipe 2004-128/ 02.08.2004

  1. Ambicat™ MB60 and BorPEX™ ME2510 innovations offer unique benefits for silane PEX heating pipes.
  2. International breakthrough for flexible plastic piping system.
  3. PE100+ Association: Guidance for PE Pressure Pipe Systems now live on www.pe100plus.net
  4. ISH China highlights the strengths of the Italian heating industry.
  5. WEIXING: Specialized in Manufacturing Poleolefin Pipes.
  6. Hewing: Continued high demand for multilayer pipes/ Manufacture of MT multilayer pipes increased.

Content of KWD-globalpipe 2004-127/ 26.07.2004

  1. New NSF Certification on Perchlorate Reduction Addresses Drinking Water Safety of Home Water Treatment Devices.
  2. Foshan Rifeng:production and products NSF-approved early 2004.
  3. Correction: Not Hewing, Becker-Plastics held the patent for the PE-Xc one-step-crosslinking process.
  4. Crompton executive: Davis-Standard is on the “fix-it-or-ship-it” list
  5. AALBERTS INDUSTRIES Creates Strong Position In North America … and Copper Fittings.
  6. Watts Industries: A Force To Be Reckoned With.
  7. U.S. Copper Usage Down in 2003.
  8. Georg Fischer on track: Mid-Year Report as per June 30,2004.
  9. Oystertec plc: AGM Announcement Trading Update License Contracts.
  10. USA: Housing Starts Decline in June 2004.

Content of KWD-globalpipe 2004-126/ 26.07.2004

  1. Pipe Materials – An Up-Date : Part II
  2. Italy : Wavin Snatch CHEMIDRO
  3. Wavin Expands European hot & cold business/ Acquires companies in Italy and Austria.
  4. Crompton merging chemical businesses.
  5. Pipelife takes over the European PVC pipe business of Drossbach.
  6. NAHB’S 2nd Key Point of Housing´s Platform for 2004.
  7. Hong Kong, a market to be unveiled.
  8. Perstorp: Polygiene Anti-microbial Compounds for Toilet Seat etc.
  9. GREAT LAKES WILL INTRODUCE NEW ADDITIVES AT K2004.

Content of KWD-globalpipe 2004-125/ 05.07.2004

  1. Pipe Materials : An Up-date.
  2. Wavin strengthens position: Acquires 75% stake in Austrian company RCS.
  3. IMI acquisition strengthens fluid power strategy.
  4. IMI Trading Update Warns of Lower Profits in UK Building Products Sector
  5. Westlake paying $33 million to acquire Bristolpipe.
  6. Germany : In-house Drains In Decline.
  7. Lubrizol unit to downscale, cut R&D jobs.
  8. Novelty Clip : Herotec Launch T3.
  9. Israel : Electron Shooter in Kibbutz/ Thermtec-Germany with PexGol-Systems/ Eurotrubplast-JV.
  10. Your Man in Spain.

Content of KWD-globalpipe 2004-124/ 18.06.2004

  1. PB : New Lease of Life.
  2. Basell inaugurates new PB-1 plant in Moerdijk, The Netherlands.
  3. UK : David Robbens Sells Out to FRÄNKISCHE.
  4. David Robbens Underfloor Heating Systems Ltd.
  5. Unlikely Union : +GF+ and Nueva Terrain.
  6. Eastern Europe: Cooperation in fittings and pipes of PPR.
  7. Bodycote Plastic Piping Group.
  8. Uponor Unipipe secures extensive Saudi contract
  9. Chemson takes on PVC stabiliser work for Akcros.
  10. Stabilisers for PVC pipe systems – Quo Vadis?.
  11. ISH NORTH AMERICA UPDATE.

Content of KWD-globalpipe 2004-123/ 04.06.2004

  1. Clorine & Oxidative Resistance Testing programme for Plastic piping Systems.
  2. BSRIA opens new office in France.
  3. Grohe Water Technology has been sold
  4. Sanitec to close acrylics plant in Germany.
  5. HEITZ HTZ 1813F: Film Coating of EPS Floor Heating Boards.
  6. Georg Fischer sells its entire stake in Plasson.
  7. Watts Water Technologies has acquired McCoy Enterprises of Kansas City, KS.
  8. KME set for success: Positive figures for the first quarter confirm consolidation course.
  9. KME: World Connectors Industry 2004.
  10. Aquatechnik: SAFETY SYSTEM, new range of fittings in PPSU and metal for multilayer pipes.
  11. China : Short-lived Low Cost Machinery.
  12. Shanghai HuanTian Industrial: Pipe supplier from China.
  13. USA: New-Home Sales decline in April 2004 following a record in March 2004.

Content of KWD-globalpipe 2004-122/ 25.05.2004

  1. China Export Commodities Fair (CECF) the ‘One stop sourcing’ fair
  2. Winkler Technik: Octa Rail at Interbuild Birmingham 2004.
  3. BSRIA: US cabling market improves in second half of 2003.
  4. COES : New Logo / Unstoppable Growth.
  5. New product lines presented at MCE 2004: PP reinforced with mineral fibres.
  6. NSF International Appoints New Director of Corporate Sales.
  7. SMI Group: Appeal against the EC Commission’s decision about competition.
  8. Outokumpu to appeal for the grounds and amount of the cartel fine relating to air-conditioning tubes.
  9. Outokumpu clarifies information in today’s media relating to stainless steel deliveries in 2004.
  10. Sanitec Corporation to focus on core business : Provider of bathroom solutions/Evac sold to Zodiac.
  11. MASCO: reports record sales and announces divestiture programm in Europe.

Content of KWD-globalpipe 2004-121/ 14.05.2004

  1. Nexans: Multilayer in Good Shape, Thanks to UNIWEMA.
  2. Aluminium Pipe Forming and Welding Line UNIWEMA® for the Production of Composite Pipes.
  3. Production anniversary at Hewing: One billion metres of PE-Xc pipe.
  4. NSF Offers the Media and Consumers Tips During National Drinking Water Week.
  5. AALBERTS INDUSTRIES: A good start inn 2004.
  6. Enporion awards Uponor industry’s largest gas pipe & fittings order in the U.S
  7. domo-sanifer Launch New Rainbow Pipes.
  8. Annual General Meeting of Buderus AG approves squeeze-out
  9. INOEX: Dosing of fillers made easy.
  10. Valsir simplifies fitting-installation once more! Establishing 1987 by Fondital Group.
  11. The Fonditalgroup 2004.
  12. Wienerberger: Pipelife only “at equity”

Content of KWD-globalpipe 2004-120/ 30.04.2004

  1. A silicon wedding anniversary as Micropol celebrate 25 years with Dow Corning.
  2. SIMONA AG’s Report 2003 : Management Board and Supervisory Board propose dividend of 7 €.
  3. SIMONA® SPC Pipes.
  4. Floor heating system with multilayer pipes from Georg Fischer Pfci: For comfort in the home.
  5. Geberit AG :Geberit with dynamic first quarter 2004/ Growth Rate of +45,6%..
  6. EPIC: PVC Industry under pressure / Research yields potential alternate for heavy metals.
  7. SABIC-Europe: Polyolefin prices must be increased.
  8. Pittsfield Plastics Engineering Inc. develops pipe-patching product
  9. Dutch Federation of Plastic Piping Systems: PVC Recycling – Closing the Loop.
  10. Plastics pipes – serving geothermal heating.
  11. HDPE gets new standard bearer

Content of KWD-globalpipe 2004-119/ 23.04.2004

  1. Acôme to sell PVC housing profiles business/ Focus on Cables + Plumbing and UFH Pipes.
  2. Crompton to Showcase High-Performance Innovations at ANTEC.
  3. Lubrizol purchases Noveon for $1.84 billion.
  4. Noveon introduces Radiant Heating Indstry to flexible Plumbing made with TEMPRITE® PEX.
  5. NEXANT: Economic upturn to boost HDPE / Pipes will to remain the main growth engine.
  6. Bernhard Brinkmann new Head of Central Europe at Uponor Corporation.
  7. UPONOR Q1/2004: The doubling of the copper prices boost Uponor profits 41%.
  8. Dubai: Trade-Hub of the Middle East: Crude Oil, Trade and Tourism.

Content of KWD-globalpipe 2004-118/ 14.04.2004

  1. Wire China vs Wire Asia : ‘Near-perfect’ Timing ?
  2. Tube and Wire 2004: New Borealis compound, Supercure™ LS4201, improves productivity
  3. Wire & Tube 2004 : Maillefer News
  4. Large PE-Xc Pipes for Gas Look Doubtful
  5. Joining Large PE Pipes
  6. Watts Water Technologies now owns 100% of Chinese Shida.
  7. Wire 2004 and Tube: Over 61,000 visitors attended the two trade fairs in Düsseldorf
  8. KME: Appeal against the EC Commission’s decision about competition
  9. Berstorff: Joachim Meyke appointed Foam Extrusion Product Manager
  10. BASF’s Basotect melamine resine foam used in aircraft seats
  11. Innovative Tacker insulations UF-system rolljet S of Purmo with infrared-reflecting particles
  12. Germany: Major Potential in the Sewage Disposal Sector : Plastic Tube Industry Anticipates Growth

Content of KWD-globalpipe 2004-117/ 14.04.2004

  1. US : Plumbers Query 3-Tier Distribution.
  2. Jana Laboratories, Inc. Establishes Technical Advisory Board
  3. PCM in Floors and Ceilings
  4. BASF: Heat-storage capsules smooth out temperature peaks / Floorheating with Paraffin Capsules ?
  5. Retroperspective: Dynea sells the Paraffin emulsions business to Schümann Sasol GmbH.
  6. Sasol: New Trademark Sasolwax
  7. Rubitherm: Latent Heat Granulate (Paraffin)
  8. Reifenhäuser builds mammoth pipe die-head for large pipes of up to 2 meters diameter
  9. Geberit results take another leap forward
  10. Bernhard Brinkmann new Head of Central Europe at Uponor Corporation
  11. GF Piping Systems Receives Intel’s Prestigious Supplier Continuous Quality Improvement Award
  12. New Mueller Industries Inc. Financial Report: Standard Products Division
  13. WORLD INDUSTRIAL VALVE DEMAND TO EXCEED US$60 BILLION IN 2007

Content of KWD-globalpipe 2004-116/ 02.04.2004

  1. Rising Star : Jupiter
  2. COMAP, a long-standing partner for EDT : SUDOPress product of the year.
  3. Berstorff underpins its position in the market of large single screw extruders.
  4. Buderus unimpressed by challenging economic environment in 2003
  5. North American Pipe sells PE pipe equipment/ PW Eagle agrees to acquire PE pipe maker
  6. CodeConsulting: You are manufacturer of plastic pipes, plastic pipe systems or fittings?.
  7. WORLD INDUSTRIAL VALVE DEMAND TO EXCEED US$60 BILLION IN 2007

Content of KWD-globalpipe 2004-115/ 23.03.2004

  1. One-step PEX in Spain
  2. France : New Effort to Bring Multilayer
  3. George Fischer’s iFIT : Good-Bye to Crimp Tools ?
  4. Zotefoams and Victrex® Collaborate on New Foams
  5. Squeeze-out at Buderus / Dividend for 2003: EUR 0.70 per share
  6. EUROMAP 27 revised
  7. New : SANHA Crimps Size 64 mm.
  8. Chinese Market for Refrigeration
  9. Georg Fischer closing England facility( see also Globalpipe, issue 2004-107, page 3)
  10. Lamson & Sessions closing Texas PVC pipe plant

Content of KWD-globalpipe 2004-114/ 16.03.2004

  1. Milan’s Mostra : Down on Previous Years ?.
  2. LATIN-AMERICA STEPS IN THE WORLD OF PEX PLUMBING AND HEATING
  3. Couplings For Multilayer : GEBERIT Join the Quality Club
  4. PolyOne Corp. selling Syncure PE-Xb compound business to Padanaplast USA Inc
  5. Dow Presents New Technical Research on Plastic Pipes
  6. Plastics Pipes XII Conference, Milan, 19th-22nd April 2004
  7. China: Markus Maus takes over the operative business of OBI China
  8. Geberit blow their own sanitary tanks / New SIG Blowtec twin blow molding machine
  9. Thames Water: Replacing London´s Victorian Water Mains / Tackling Leakage in London is Top Priority

Content of KWD-globalpipe 2004-113/ 08.03.2004

  1. Italy : A Reader’s Comment on Our Recent Chart Survey
  2. Eu-ray 2003 General Meeting: “Riscaldomento a pavimento in Italia”
  3. COPRA® Roll Form Design- and Engineering Software; Simulation of Tube Making Process
  4. Rib Loc Ukraine Project a Success With SRP
  5. China: Markus Maus takes over the operative business of OBI China
  6. Boliden hedges copper production
  7. PE100+ Association’s Board of Directors re-elected.
  8. KEMPER ’Multi-Therm’ thermostatic circulation regulation valve – DVGW-certified to VP 554
  9. PVC4Pipes: Annual Report – 2003
  10. Denmark votes to end rigid PVC tax
  11. USA: Judge dismisses ´Blue Vinyl´ lawsuit against 30 firms
  12. ECVM: Statement regarding the decision of the Court of Haarlem and the case against ASICS.
  13. USA: Lamson & Sessions closing Texas PVC pipe plant
  14. Georg Fischer closing England facility( see: globalpipe 2004-107,page 3)

Content of KWD-globalpipe 2004-112/ 04.03.2004

  1. Sanitec CEO Dr Rainer S. Simon proposed for Uponor’s Board supported by a group of shareholders representing approx. 37 per cent
  2. BC PARTNERS, Owner of SANITEC Supports BAXI Growth Plans.
  3. Legionella – Dead or Alive ?.
  4. BSRIA: Detection Of Bacteria In Pipework Systems – New Method.
  5. BSRIA: Legionellosis – risk assessment, by Reginald Brown. 5
  6. Uponor: New Sewage Pipe System Based On Weldable Fittings / Omega-Liner, Puriton TM, Radius.
  7. Wavin reports 5% net profit increase in spite of difficult market conditions.
  8. BASF acquires American rigid polyurethane foam producer Foam Enterprises.
  9. Gastec: Innovative Solutions Using PEX Pipe Systems/ PE-Xb Electrofusion Coupler
  10. Battenfeld signs strategic cooperation agreement with Chinese extruder Hebei B&S Group.

Content of KWD-globalpipe 2004-111/ 26.02.2004

  1. Streamlined Force Promotes Copper
  2. Roth Industries Inc/USA: Jochen Drewniok to succeed Jorgen Sorensen as CEO.
  3. Two-digit sales growth at Geberit for the Fiscal Year 2003.
  4. NAHB/US: New-Home sales Cool Slightly In January 2004.
  5. REVEL Letter to Companies: REVEL-PEX, floor fan-coils.
  6. KIWA: What is Certification ? Last 20 years, next 20 years.
  7. USA: HYDRONICS KNOW-HOW.
  8. Rifeng to our report in KWD-globalpipe issue 2004-110. “Bausol Nepal Group : Multilayer Pipes from China via Nepal for European Multilayer Pipes Producers”
  9. Solvay Padanaplast Invests In New Capacity For The Production Of PEXb Compounds.
  10. Small dimensions – great effect: New, improved Cincinnati pipe co-extrusion dies.
  11. Wells Plastics: Antimicrobial Additives For Plastic Pipe Applications.
  12. Antimicrobial Food Contact Approvals.

Content of KWD-globalpipe 2004-110/ 14.02.2004

  1. SAIE : Victim of Exhibition Fatigue ?.
  2. Water pipe specialist Novaplast Co. (Turkey) still expanding.
  3. Bausol Nepal Group : Multilayer Pipes from China via Nepal for European Multilayer Pipes Producers.
  4. Watts Radiant: The largest American owned radiant floor heating company in North America.
  5. Most Frequently Asked Questions to Watts Radiant:
  6. Barlo Group plc is a pan European company.
  7. Barlo aims for management buy-out /Pproposal would involve the sale of the Athlone Group.
  8. Georg von Graevenitz appointed Head of Marketing at Uponor
  9. Charlotte Pipe and Foundry is now listed in the GreenSpec® Directory.
  10. Piping Technology & Products, Inc : Pre-Insulated Pipe Supports.
  11. Water Meters Market in the main countries and regions.
  12. Masco Corporation: Record Sales for 2003/ Divestiture Program for 2004.
  13. Basell to increase PP and PE Prices in Europe by €100 Per Tonne.
  14. Cincinnati Extrusion at Interplastica Moscow 2004.
  15. Uponor Housing Solutions: PEX Pipe against a billion euros Scandinavian water damage.
  16. UK-Plastic Pipes: Thames Water is to carry out a five-year replacement programme.
  17. Chemson acquires Allstab and becomes the European Leader in PVC Stabilisers + Additives.

Content of KWD-globalpipe 2004-109/ 06.02.02.2004

  1. NSF Announces a Cooperative Agreement with CSA.
  2. Uponor approves MBO in Germany.
  3. FACTS, Inc. becomes sole, U.S.-based integrated supplier of APSwissTech.
  4. Mueller Industries, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2003 Earnings.
  5. Uponor replaces divisions with a regional organisation.
  6. 2004 International Builders‘ Show With Record Number Of Exhibitors and Attendees.

Content of KWD-globalpipe 2004-108/ 02.02.02.2004

  1. KIWA Audited by DVGW.
  2. Full house for Maillefer’s PEX-a seminar
  3. Uponor’s 2004 restructuring programme under way.
  4. Messe Frankfurt: Positive response for an “every-othe-year” schedule for ISH North America.
  5. RPA: Radiant Flooring Guide for Home Owners – Builders – Architects – Engineers – Building Owners.
  6. Complete Set of ASHRAE Standards/Guidelines Available on CD.
  7. Marketing for PE-X-pipes 1988-2001 – A case study on the GESM PEX-Pipe Day.

Content of KWD-globalpipe 2004-107/ 20.01.2004

  1. Norwegian Investigation identifies Phenols + MTBE in Drinking Water PE Pipes.
  2. VIEGA Buckles Up For Gas Market
  3. Aalberts Industries improves position in Scandinavia.
  4. Grundfos acquires German pump manufacturer Hilge.
  5. WIRSBO: PE Xa Completes Real 30 Years Test
  6. EXPOCLIMA: Lissbon/ Portugal 17.-20. 4.2004.
  7. Georg Fischer Plastics to discontinue production in Huntingdon.
  8. Two-digit sales growth at Geberit/ First Information for the Fiscal Year 2003.
  9. Rehau plans medical tube plant in Germany.
  10. Polypipe Civils has invested £800,000 in a corrugated extruder
  11. Modern Products files patent suit against CertainTeed.
  12. ASHRAE Publication: Underfloor Air Distribution Produces More Comfortable Workers.
  13. ASHRAE: AHR EXPO Show (January 26-28, 2004) Preview of HVAC&R Equipment & Components.
  14. CHANGES AT THE TOP FOR EUROPEAN PLASTICS PIPE EXTRUSION.

Content of KWD-globalpipe 2004-106/ 02.01.2004

  1. Looking ahead to 2004: Everything is possible.
  2. Cosmoplast: The Power of PEX in the United Arab Emirates.
  3. EIB awards Dhs 50.0 million funding to Cosmoplast.
  4. DOW CORNING Announces Iincrease In Silanes Capacity.
  5. KM Europa Metal AG plant in Menden receives award for “Best TPM factory in 2003″
  6. KME To Shed More Jobs.
  7. Danfoss acquires majority shares in the Chinese District Heating Co. ANSHAN Controls Company Ltd.
  8. Legris: European Directive ATEX 94/9/EC.
  9. A Legris subsidiary in South Africa.
  10. US: Tool Info for Global Pipe.
  11. Wire & Tube Düsseldorf 2004 Booth Description Maillefer technology speaks.
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