globalpipe headlines 2007

Contents of KWD-globalpipe 2007-264-3/15.12.2007

1. Report: Crosslinked PE (PEX) increasingly used in underfloor radiant heating applications.
2. DOW: Spotlight on Amplify™ GR 388
3. Ask Olaf, DOW: An Interview with Dr. Olaf Henschke, Manager for AMPLIFY™ Performance Polymers
4. BaySystems: Highly efficient thermal insulation for district cooling pipes with rigid polyurethane foam
5. WAVIN Shareholders Appoint New Members Supervisory Board
6. Brasilia: Tigre to expand product line with new plant
7. PIPE COIL TECHNOLOGY LAUNCH THEIR NEW INTERNATIONAL WEBSITE
8. Jana Quality – Re-Accredited and Recognized Globally
9. USA: dismal housing market hurts extruder sales / Windows down, Pipes up
10. Uponor ProPEX® Auto Rotation Adapter Secures Connections, Eliminates Tube-turning by Hand
11. Univation: First Production of bimodal pipe resin for PE-100 applications in single reactor technology
12. Lemen Valve Industry with 40 Million Metres/Year PE/PEX-AL-PE/PEX etc Pipes and PPSU-Fittings
13. Palplast EURO 2.2m deal with Mivan Kier
14. BorSafe proves its value to durable pipe systems around the world
15. ACH Foam Technologies Opens New Nevada Plant
16. Cincinnati Extrusion: Saving energy comes naturally

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Contents of KWD-globalpipe 2007-264-2/04.12.2007

1. COESTHERM® HEXA® MULTILAYER PIPE: the PPR multilayer evolution
2. HAN BONG CO, LTD: Korean manufacturer of PP-R pipes, multilayer composite pipes and fittings
3. China: Chinaust´s Tube Success
4. FGG/BM/CZ™ System Compatible with Metacaulk® Cast-In-Place Firestop Device and Pipe Collar
5. HELIROMA-Plasticos: New PP-R Pipe ROMAFASER with Glass Fibres, PE-X Pipes etc
6. General Fittings: A leading Italian producer of threaded, soldering, compression and pressfittings
7. USA: CreathermTM Launches New Radiant Floor Panel Product
8. Insulation demand growth spurred by Chinese construction / Foamed plastics to benefit, says Freedonia.
9. Kasachstan: Panel Heating, Regulation Systems, Radiators, Distribution Channels

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Contents of KWD-globalpipe 2007-264/27.11.2007

1. WAVIN acquires Pilsa Plastic Products Inc, a significant player in Turkish market
2. Multilayer pipes: Market leadership predicted
3. NKF Polyolefin Insulation Named FGG/BM/CZ System Compatible
4. Multilayer Pipes with SKZ Certification
5. WAVIN GROUP TRADING UPDATE
6. Messe Frankfurt, IPA and AIM sign a letter of intent for Plumbex India in Mumbai
7. Germany: Floorheating, Radiator Heating and Plumbing Systems 2005-2008 (Mio m)etres
8. White Paper Highlights the Potential Result of TUBE FITTING DECISIONS made on COST ALONE
9. USA: Northern Pipe Products Inc. expanding Iowa plant
10. Bruce Gaynor is Business Unit Director of Beta LaserMike’s growing “On-line Gauging” business
11. NSF certificate granted to GINDE (Source: Ginde Web, www.ginde.com )
12. GINDE: Powerful Capacity of Production / PPR Nanometer anti bacteria pipe
13. Borouge : Pre compounded PE100 black HDPE pipes = Insurance for long service life

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Contents of KWD-globalpipe 2007-263/21.11.2007

1. WRW – Expertise on the way to the top position
2. Rifeng Flexible Connectors-– Connecting the World
3. Wolverine Tube To Exit U.S. Plumbing Business + Tube Manufacturing / Copper declined
4. USA: Increase In Multifamily Construction, Downswing In Single-Family Market
5. North American Congress On Hydronics Formed
6. Canada: Promoting Hydronics / Share of market is just below 6 % in new homes
7. SIKORA at K 2007: Superior non-contact measuring and control devices for plastics
8. Third-Party Testing Proves Corzan® CPVC Pipe Four Times Quieter Than Copper
9. 500th Alpha goes to Iplex Pipelines, Australia
10. Middle East Plastic Pipes 2008, Crowne Plaza Hotel, Dubai, 2-4 June 2008
11. GeorgFischer: New Metal-to-Plastic Transition Fittings Provide Strong, Leak-Proof Seals
12. Hillinger+Partner: Analysis material PP-R for piping systems – World market
13. Calif. city declines to lift ban on PVC pipe
14. Mueller Industries: Cleaned & Bagged Copper Fittings For Med Gas Applications
15. DNV: New revision of DNV’s Pipeline standard is released

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Contents of KWD-globalpipe 2007-262/12.11.2007

1. José Andrés SANTIAGO DE LA SOTA Industrial Blansol,S.A. about ixPress and further development
2. Uponor: multilayer pipe until 110 mm, big dimensions for house automation and industry
3. Dalpex: Regarding the Italien market I expect a big shock of the market of multilayer manufacturer
4. Zetaesse bought a PEX/AL/PEX Multilayer pipes production unit / “Push fit” Zetaesse
5. Dow introduces new adhesive for hot and cold water pipe structures at K 2007.
6. Schell enhances the user-friendliness of the “Puris SC”/ Proven self-closing tap fitting improved.
7. Plastic pipe maker JFC Plastics wins top honour at CIWM Awards.
8. Uponor’s interim report for Jan.-Sept. 2007: Weaker demand impacted Uponor´s profit development in Q3.
9. USA: EIA Foresees a Colder Winter with Rising Fuel Costs.
10. K 2007: UNICOR presents its new UC 1800 / Control by internet connection.
11. Wieland: CTX- sliding sleeve for flexible copper pipes in the floor heating.
12. SALUS bolsters market presence in Germany and Europe.
13. SMS Group has now sold all its plastics machinery businesses.
14. Pipe Coil Technology Multiplies Your Coiling Output with New Off-Line Automatic Systems
15. Molecor Tecnologia: New PVC-O Pipe Production Equipment Available.
16. Freedonia report: US industrial valve demand to reach $16.3 billion in 2011.
17. Evidence of climate change.

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Contents of KWD-globalpipe 2007-261/05.11.2007

1. Italy: Tuboplast multilayer pipe production will be rebuilt after major fire in June 2007
2. Uponor: Quick & Easy connection technique, the name says it all
3. Pipe Coil to Debut at K2007
4. Pipe Coil Technology Ltd: Breakthrough with zero or minimal ovality for Large Diameter HDPE Pipes.
5. Plastemart: Plastic plumbing pipes impart odour to water
6. Basell announces expansion of its polybutene-1 plant in The Netherlands
7. Borealisand Borouge: BorSafe Proves its Value to Durable Pipe Systems Around the World
8. CET at K2007: Sales boost for Cincinnati Extrusion
9. Blue Ocean( UK) Group: Ocean composite pipes are easily welded with usual standard PE-RT fittings
10. Borealis and Borouge launch Water for the World
11. BNO: Dutch Design Award for WAVIN smartFIX Fitting System
12. Durapipe: School to withstand aggressive conditions with Vulcathene chemical drainage system

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Contents of KWD-globalpipe 2007-260/30.10.2007

1. North America: Low dollar rate doesn’t balance “anorexic” brass connectors
2. K2007: Drossbach and Frankische go forward together / FDC Corrugators and composite pipes
3. Floor heating decreases around 11% 2007 in Germany / total SHK-market with minus 8-10%
4. Viega: Fonterra: face tempering systems opens new perspectives with polybutylene pipes
5. Baerlocher’s UK plant to make calcium stabilisers
6. Bänninger will open a plant in 2008 at Dubai
7. ABS Type Approval Program: Rule Change for Mechanical PipeFittings
8. Mexico: Sadmx acts as conduit for U.S. pipe makers
9. Egypt: Allow me to give you a short preview of Toutounji Plastic Group ;
10. Chinese HVAC Products Market Enlarges Fast
11. New heavy-duty clamps from BIS Walraven: Sturdy design for heavy pipes
12. An Innovative UHMWPE Pipe & Borad Extrusion Line from China
13. August Housing Starts Move Down in the U.S., But Up in Canada
14. Battenfeld Extrusionstechnik extends its range of cutting devices: Speedy can handle anything
15. Blansol: ixPress fitting system without tools but not a “push-fit” system

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Contents of KWD-globalpipe 2007-259/16.10.2007

1. SHK-market Germany between break-in and international expansion investments:….. Well, what’s up now?
2. Cash ACME: TMV Has Integrated Push-Fittings
3. REVEL offers own axial pressed o-ring free system for PEX and PEX-AL-PEX pipes
4. Plastics Pipes XIV will take place in Budapest, Hungary, in September 2008. / Call for Papers !
5. Pipelife production in new russian factory/ Solvay Affiliate expands in Europe’s Fastest Growing Markets
6. Seppelfricke: SEPP-SI-Brass® valves without nickel and lead
7. NSF: Heather Taylor has been appointed to International Marketing Manager.
8. NSF: Ellen Go Yanko has been appointed to Sales and Business Development Manager:
9. Jaeco Fluid Systems, Inc.: Grip-Seal® stainless steel compression fittings
10. Toutounji Plastic Group: Accessoriesfor PP-R and CPVC
11. PE-RT not only a material for multilayer pipe in-liners/ Also for PE-RT+Copper pipes!
12. NDL Industries Inc : The ACR Copper Fittings
13. South Africa: Democracy brings a new approach to water access
14. South Africa: The building of Low Cost Houses also drives up the sale of plastic pipes

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Contents of KWD-globalpipe 2007-258/09.10.2007

1. How did ish- innovations developed/ Here: renewable energies + plug fittings
2. nmc: the new generation of the space saving pipe insulation
3. New Managing Director of NSF’s Operations in EMEA
4. Saxon textile research institute: irrigation mat for deserts and hot-dry climates
5. Gabo system technology: novel cooling slab by the symbiosis of graphite and plastic
6. Chase Machinery: New plastic-steel composite pipe
7. Mueller Plastics closing its plastic fitting Ohio plant
8. Dwyer Installation: Plastic Ball Check Valves True Union
9. CET – an equipment supplier for corrugated and spirally wound plastic pipe production
10. World Vinyl Forum : Pipes and fittings account for 40 % of PVC consumption in the US
11. Czech has a high demand for plastic building materials in the sanitary and heating range
12. Good prospects for mineral materials in the Czech Republic / Imports of Valves

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Contents of KWD-globalpipe 2007-257/04.10.2007

1. Rifeng Fitting Output Exceeded 1.5 Million in August
2. Uponor: Quality since 1972: 2,5 billion metres PE-Xa-pipes produced
3. Pipe Coil to Debut at K2007
4. Wavin : Underfloor heating gains attention, Flagship projects have helped raise profile in the UK.
5. PARKER extends High-Pressure ‘Push-Fit’ fluid connections Phastite to lager bore sizes
6. Zuhai Starwin Pipe:”Our multilayer EVOH PEX pipe has been the vanguard of pipe system in China”
7. SEALED AIR to acquire DOW’S ETHAFOAM™ business / Specialty Materials Growth Strategy
8. GreenMech: Mechanical System Industry Leaders and Educators form Green Mechanical Council
9. Borouge: Gulf Plastics Pipe Academy to promote the use of high quality plastics pipe systems
10. 10. Poland’s building industry in a boom/special need of sanitary utilities and heating systems

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Contents of KWD-globalpipe 2007-256/26.09.2007

1. KE KELIT – The innovation motor is on/ which raw material producer will win?
2. TECHNO-PLAST Russia: Interview with multilayer pipe equipment manufacturer Mr. Vitaliy Ubeyvolk
3. ASTM Plastic Piping Systems Committee Approves Butt Fusion Joint Test Method
4. Pipelife Amended Its Credit Facilities
5. First PE pipe from Pipelife Russia
6. Schlüter®-BEKOTEC-THERM: “Best New Innovation”
7. Weecon: stainless steel press fittings with DVGW from 15 -108 mm, multilayer pipes, lending tools, et al.
8. Watts develops location Landau: Pressing centre, pipe washing plant and a big saw
9. Aquarius Brands announces name change to Jain Irrigation Inc.
10. Danfoss acquires with DMS Wasser-Wärmetechnik a leading position in anti-legionnaire systems
11. International Launch of Dinaplen® PP, the New Range of Polypropylenes from Grupo Repol
12. USA: Demand for modernization of the heating and air conditioning technology
13. Canada’s Housing Start Decline only a Fraction of the U.S.
14. Middle East third major growth region for Allianz
15. Radicigroup Plastics and Lati Industria Termoplastici SpA join forces to develop the Chinese Market

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Contents of KWD-globalpipe 2007-255/18.09.2007

1. Chinese pipe maker Fujian Zhenyun Plastics Industry expands into fittings
2. NEW: KWD-globalpipe PowerPoint Presentation: Fitting Market&Trends in Europe 2007
3. Geberit – successful first half-year 2007
4. Georg Fischer achieves strong growth/ GF Piping Systems posted the highest growth rates
5. SABIC Innovative Plastics Expands with the Integration of GE Plastics
6. BSRIA: Boom time for chilled ceilings and beams – UK market review
7. US-Construction Notes : July Housing Starts 20,9% below July 2006
8. SIKORA extends global headquarters in Bremen
9. Mitsubishi Electric HVAC : Jet Towel Offers Quick Hand-Drying Solution
10. Borouge : Pre compounded PE100 black HDPE pipes = Insurance for long service life
11. Parker Instrumentation: Novel manifold sets new standard for high-pressure instrumentation

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Contents of KWD-globalpipe 2007-254/11.09.2007

1. New: KWD Market + Charts „Plumbing & Heating EUROPE 2007“
2. WAVIN Group reports strong increase in revenue operating results in 1.Hj 2007
3. Uponor´s Interim Report for January-June 2007: Growth continued
4. Spain: ClimateWell and Uponor form alliance
5. Mitsubishi Electric HVAC: Simultaneous cooling and heating two pipe system
6. Thermoplastic compounds replacing brass in pipes, taps and fittingssector
7. RainBow Technology Industrial: a company specialize in plastic injection mould
8. Mingshi Piping: Brass Valves, Brass Fittings, PP-R Pipes and Multilayer Pipes
9. Wesfarmers CSBP Limited acquires Australian PVC maker
10. Cincinnati Extrusion: The New Monos+ – new dimensions in performance

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Contents of KWD-globalpipe 2007-253/03.09.2007

1. US study investigates how plumbing materials CPVC, PE-Xa and PE-Xb affect water taste and odour
2. RIFENG Show up in Japan Fair .
3. Dow customers receive European Technical Approval for pipe systems made from DOWLEX™ 2388
4. EnergyRouter: High-end Technology for cost-effective Allocation of Solar Energy
5. Electric radiant panel heating: high treason at the classic hot water ground heating?
6. Uponor: Future for sustainable cooling is now.
7. Freedom Plastics Inc. Announces New Molded Fitting Product Line
8. Freedom-Tigre venture opening fittings plant
9. John Guest USA, Inc.: New Line of Twist and Lock Fittings
10. John Guest now has Aluminium Pipe for Compressed Air
11. US-Public housing goes green: DHA-Honeywell pact includes geothermal heating, cooling facility
12. Honeywell to Help Denver Housing Authority Reduce Energy Consumption, Costs and Emissions
13. Hindalco to acquire Alcan stake in Utkal Alumina/ Alcan has ongoing contracts with Novelis
14. Novelis now a Hindalco subsidiary, Acquisition process completed
15. Hindalco Industries Ltd. and Novelis Inc. announce the acquisition of Novelis for nearly US$ 6 billion
16. Borouge corrosion-free pipe solution aids water supply in Shanghai
17. Krauss-Maffei Berstorff: Automatic pipe dimension QuickSwitch system is used for PO and PVC pipes
18. K 2007: New UNICOR die head concept reduces tooling change-over times and improves pipe quality

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Contents of KWD-globalpipe 2007-252/ 21.08.2007

1. Polypipe: UK Brand Leader in Plastic Piping & Sanitary Systems poised for new groth after refinancing
2. NSF Announces New Certification Program for Centennial Plastics Geothermal Piping Applications
3. Centennial EarthLoop´s allow for efficient vertical and directional boring
4. Change of leadership in the pipe- division with the Group Brugg
5. Uponor: expertise centre for more 30 million metre compound pipes put into operation
6. Blücher-Group: exchange 2007 lies about 15% higher than 2006 so far
7. WAVIN to sell a non-core Finnish electronics activity to Indutrade AB (Sweden)
8. Ukraine: Market situation with heating and sanitary valves .
9. Tube Ukraine 2007 International Conference in Dnepropetrovsk 49000, Ukraine, 24-26. Sept. 2007-08-22
10. Arcapita to buy German window frame maker Profine (HT Troplast) after Paroc ( insulation) .
11. AMI: Middle East Plastic Pipes 2008 will take place from 2-4 June 2008 in Dubai, UAE
12. BASF’s plastic product line augmented by Ultrason P (PPSU)
13. Solvay Plumbing : PVDF and PPSU + PSU for Manifolds and Fittings .
14. BRUMA Adamastor Light taps : 0% lead / Faucet in Ecobrass from Wieland Werke
15. New Factory of SEKISUI INDUSTRIAL PIPING CO., LTD. Launched in Taiwan
16. POLYFIT ADD TO RANGE WITH FLEXIBLE CONNECTORS
17. Polypipe: Simply “Push click” – with Polyfit
18. USA: PolyPipe closes 2 plants, shifts to newer sites

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Contents of KWD-globalpipe 2007-251/ 14.08.2007

1. Solar-branch in Germany (and Europe) on the raw edge
2. Revolutionary cross-linking process for PEX A pipe extrusion
3. Kazanorgsintez produces bimodal pipe resin for PE-100 application using Univation Technologies
4. THE will exhibit some equipment at K 2007 in the field of drip irrigation and Multilayer Pipes
5. Cepex acquires Irrigaronne for further growth in the French market
6. PVC-C ideal for drinking water- systems but not for compressed air pipes/ GIRPI development
7. Crane Group Ltd. is buying Australian Kingston Bridge Engineering Pty. Ltd
8. Carl Schreiber (CSN) has been sold to a new owner/management team
9. SICA and Luigi Bandera: New coextrusion line specially designed for PP pipes
10. Customer Demand for Superior Flow Rates Drives NAmerican Pneumatic Valves and Actuators Market
11. Plastics pipes market set for growth: Global Industry Analysts sees rising global sales to 2010.
12. ADS opens largest U.S. manufacturing plant, meets increased demand in highway construction market

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Contents of KWD-globalpipe 2007-250/ 12.07.2007

1. Danfoss increases its focus on floor heating systems: DANFOSS and JUPITER now a team!
2. Pipe Coil Technology Ltd: Breakthrough in Coiling Technology for Large Diameter HDPE Pipes.
3. Asians, (not the Romans) early adopters of radiant heating and other controversial topics.
4. Zurn: STAB·LOCK™ New from Zurn Chemical Drainage Systems.
5. Alsesas Group: Innovation with Dyneema® in underwater pipe-laying operations.
6. Industrial BLANSOL: Sliding Sleeve System was invented in Spain by Arturo Santiago !
7. Danfoss acquires Danish heat pump manufacturer KH nordtherm a/s.
8. Maillefer: K’ 2007 Preview..
9. NSF Intern. and Korea Testing & Research Institute (KTR) Announce Cooperative Agreement
10. USA: FLOWGUARD GOLD® PIPE & FITTINGS Adds new Sales Representatives.
11. Firestopping Sealants: FGG/BM/CZ™Compatible Program adds two new Products to Roster
12. USA: NAHB to Launch National Green Builing Program..
13. Peter Mangone Inc. introduces the Mesh Clip™ “stand-up” fastening system..
14. Viega Northamerica: Go with the Flow / Viega PureFlow® / MANABLOC®..
15. Viega breaks ground on new manufacturing and logistics facility.
16. Borealis: New pipe grade BorSafeTM HE3490-LS-H aids long-term water conservation.
17. KWD-Market+Charts: «Heating&Plumbing Europe”, Update 2007-07 (Publishing : August 2007)

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Contents of KWD-globalpipe 2007-249/ 04.07.2007

1. EU loses patience with Portugal: Commission acts against restrictions on PEX water pipes.
2. Aquatrol, Inc.: Radiator Valves – R100 Series Packless.
3. Wilkins: Thermostatic Mixing Valves.
4. Noveon Europe BVBA will change iname to Lubrizol Advanced Materials Europe BVBA on July 2.
5. SITRA is specialised in PE-X/AL/PE-X pipes to realise sanitary and heating installations
6. Wellstream has entered into an agreement for flexible risers for Peregrino.
7. aquatherm successfully defends trademark rights against product piracy at ish 2007.
8. DNV: The development of a recommended practice for the transmission of CO2 in pipelines.
9. NSF Releases Audio News Release on Consumer Confidence Reports.
10. Operative Business of KME activities is further concentrated on KME Group S.p.A. level
11. China Raina Industry CO., Ltd.: Malleable Iron Pipe fittings.
12. Maillefer: Betting on plastic heating & plumbing pipe.
13. Association of American Water Works: Design Manual for PE pipes.
14. California legislation: Terminator turns off the taps.
15. Runtal Radiators: The Rage In European Minimalism..
16. World Water Week: Robin Bresser Borouge will focus on plastic pipe technology
17. India: Rotex “Pneumatics” & “Valve Automation” products

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Contents of KWD-globalpipe 2007-248/ 29.06.2007

1. Basic thoughts on developments in the Heating & Plumbing sector
2. Wavin upgrades 2007 revenue growth expectation to 10-13% / No acquisition of Petztakis.
3. THE HOME DEPOT: Agreement to Sell HD SUPPLY to Private Equity Group for $10.3 BILLION..
4. Maillefer: Wire & Tube Southeast Asia 2007 preview..
5. Parker Hannifin: XLPE and EPDM Corrugated Chemical Transfer Hose.
6. CMT: 3rd CEE/Russia Plastic Pipes Markets 2007, 20-21 Sep, 2007 – Prague.
7. BureauLeidung Netherland: To Leak or not to leak.
8. Freedonia: WORLD DEMAND FOR PLUMBING PRODUCTS $55 BILLION IN 2010.
9. Elkhartproducts: Join CPVC, PEX or Copper
10. IAPMO Establishes Australian Business Unit
11. VDMA: New buyers’ guide “German valves” Part 1 – Industrial valves.
12. Aquatherm at ISH 2007.
13. Basell NV has set up a team to target the pipe market in China

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Contents of KWD-globalpipe 2007-247/ 20.06.2007

1. Maillefer: Comment on KWD-globalpipe 245
2. China reformed its export tax rebate system.
3. Dow introduces new adhesive for hot and cold water pipe structures
4. Noveon, Inc. Becomes Lubrizol Advanced Materials, Inc
5. Cambridge-Lee To Distribute PEX
6. USA Radiant Follows Housing Starts: RPA Annual Sales Report for 2006
7. USA: New-Home Sales up an Unexpected16.2 Percent in April 2007
8. WAVIN signs agreement to acquire O’Brien Marketing Ltd.
9. SIMONA Plast-Technik/CZ acquired fittings production unit of PTE Plast-Technik s.r.o.
10. Geberit/Chicago Faucets To Get New CEO
11. Maillefer 2006 : A record year for Maillefer
12. AMI: Plastics should attack industrial pipes market
13. UAE: Cable firms capitalise on fire safety boom

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Contents of KWD-globalpipe 2007-246/ 11.06.2007

1. Vaillant Group to acquire further DemirDöküm shares.
2. Koç Holding Türk DemirDöküm Fab. A.Ş is selling its shares to German Company Vaillant.
3. Polypipe UK Acquires Geberit PVC-Pipe business and “Terrain” rand in UK..
4. Cast Iron Soil Pipe Institute Receives NSF Certification.
5. ExxonMobil Chemical New Santoprene™ TPE Meets European Potable Water Regulations.
6. Aerco; Floyd County with Two-Pipe System Heats, Cools, Saves $.
7. Plastemart: CPVC offers benefits for chemical processing industry.
8. Audax Group buys two PE conduit makers.
9. SAVAMA South Africa: Valve imports still pressurise local industry.
10. South African Valve Market 2002.
11. South African Valve and Actuator Manufacturers’ Association (SAVAMA) Membership List 2006

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Contents of KWD-globalpipe 2007-245/ 05.06.2007

1. DOW and HPG: Time to Celebrate: DOWLEX™ PE-RT Pipes turns 25! .
2. Washington: First City to Build an NSF 61 Certified Electrolytic Chlorine Generator
3. Wavin Determines Stock Dividend Conversion Ratio
4. The History and Influence of PEX Pipe on Indoor Environmental Quality
5. KME: One Group, One Brand
6. Cal Conduit Products : New Calbrite Stainless Steel EMT Conduit
7. 3M Introduces First High-Voltage Cold Shrink Termination for Reduced Wall Cable .
8. Interplastic Corporation: Corrosion Resistant Solution – ValueRez™ for pipe liners
9. USA: 30 Percent Growth of Green Building in an Otherwise Slowing Market in 2007

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Contents of KWD-globalpipe 2007-244/ 22.05.2007

1. Rehau-NA: New plant more than doubles capacity for the production of cross-linked PE piping (PEX)
2. NSF Expands Partnership with the Standards Institution of Israel
3. Basell owner eyes Lyondell, GE Plastics
4. Friatec Pipes: Beneath the largest aircraft hangar in Europe
5. COMAP since one year a company of Aalberts Industries Group
6. Marley DreMa - Drinking water and heater systems: Just screwed, quite ready
7. Nibco closing S.C. injection molding plant in Denmark
8. Aliaxis : Results for the year 2006
9. Leoni to acquire cables manufacturer and silicone specialist Silitherm in Italy
10. Tyco Flow Control Opens Service Center In China
11. Lindab: Spiral sheet-metal duct system / Lindab begins manufacturing in Russia

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Contents of KWD-globalpipe 2007-243/ 13.05.2007

1. Rehau extends its PE-Xa Pipe Production (Germany, USA and France
2. USA: Americans to spend more than 232 Billion on Home Remodeling in 2007
3. Dalpex : Idro Division with LaserMultiInox, the only multilayer system with stainless steel core
4. Watts Radiant: New line of composite pipe, RadiantPEX-AL.
5. NSF International and CARSO-LSEHL Sign Cooperative Agreement
6. Oventrop records a successful “ISH 2007” -System presentations were the focus of interest-
7. Georg Fischer Piping Systems: Save time and energy with COOL-FIT
8. TECE: A pipe for all purposes, TECEflex now also authorised for compressed air
9. ADS: New ADS N-12 Low Head Corrugrated Pipe for irrigation needs
10. China to dominate world PVC market by 2011: The growth is mostly in pipe and fittings
11. Schuetz to make multi-layer drums in UK / Continuous extrusion blow-moulding line will open
12. UNICOR succeeds with large-sized corrugators on all five continents.
13. Cincinnati Extrusion offers extrusion equipment for booming market for plastic hot water pipes
14. Scottish firm to be UK’s first online distribution: PolymerHouse.com to offer no-frills approach.

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Contents of KWD-globalpipe 2007-242/ 07.05.2007

1. Spain: A case study on Ingeniería Plástica del Sur (IPS, Member of Plomyplas-Group)
2. Radiant Panel Association Nort America: Radiant Cooling speaker needed for REX.
3. Solvay Solexis expands Polyvinyledene fluoride (PVDF) production capacity in Tavaux (France)
4. Plastic Pipe Fittings & Joints 2007, Cologne, 10-12 December, Conference Call for Papers.
5. India: HDPE PE100 pipes – the best solution for water conservation.
6. SKZ expands R&D activities in the field component characteristics.
7. Indian PE Pipe Market – Roadblocks against specified PE 100 pipes.
8. Krah North America: Pipe facility will bring 75 jobs to Greenwood.
9. Northwire, Inc.: DataCELL® FIELD ODVA™ DeviceNet™ Cables.
10. South Africa: New valve company “Rotex valve automation systems” enters local market
11. Arkema enhances its Evatane® product range / Main market: Oil-resistant crosslinked cable.
12. U.S. National Housing Starts Monthly – March 2007.
13. Investcorp purchases Armacell International

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Contents of KWD-globalpipe 2007-241/ 03.05.2007

1. Watts Regulator Company: Watts Quick-Connect Fittings and Valves without installation tools
2. Bydgoszcz: Plastic pipes help Poland meet EU standards
3. Uponor in the 1.Q. figures: Net Sales Central Europe = + 27,7%, in North America = – 19,9%
4. Caparol and BASF: Sound-absorbing foam now comes in more than 50,000 shades of paint
5. BSRIA Overview: The Market for Radiator and Underfloor Heating in China
6. TEPPFA: CE Marking, look for signs of quality says industry
7. Enviro-Flow to distribute for Wavin in U.S.
8. Krauss-Maffei: Premium range 36D single-screw extruders – tailored for the Asian pipe market

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Contents of KWD-globalpipe 2007-240/ 23.04.2007

1. KE KELIT: “Bluefix push fit system” – a pipe can only be „controlled“ on the inside.
2. DOW: Ask Detlef / A Spotlight on the CE Marking.
3. Baytubes® from Bayer MaterialScience: Tiny all-rounders with huge potential
4. Brinker: Platelet Technology™ offers a unique solution to sealing pipeline leaks.
5. Freedonia: US Pipe Demand to Exceed 16.7 Billion Feet in 2011.
6. American Standard Sells British Bath Unit to a Private Equity Company.
7. PE100+ Association Annual Member Meeting / The PE Pipe Model- New Edition.
8. Chinese firms need to build brands, says designer
9. Georg Fischer Piping:ALUCLIMA – The floor heating+cooling system with Multilayer Pipes
10. New KWD Charts: “Hydronic Heating, Plumbing and Plastic Pipes in Northamerica 2007”

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Contents of KWD-globalpipe 2007-239/ 14.04.2007

1. Rifeng signs the sole agent agreement with Thermagas for the Netherlands market
2. Jana Laboratories Grows in Kore
3. Uralita: Iberian market for plastic pipes is doing well
4. TEPPFA: Ancient but not justified……
5. Rehau NorthAmerica: Radiant Heating System..
6. Arkema Reorganization: Vinyl Compounds and Pipes/Profiles (Alphacan), remain unchanged.
7. BASF: Oppanol – A bandage against rust in pipelines.
8. Alfa Laval continues to consolidate – acquires leading air heat exchanger company.
9. Borealis: Record profits for 2006 / Highlights cabling innovations at Wire Russia 2007.
10. Hewing: Pre-insulated pipes - Rapid and reliable installation.
11. Zotefoams: Preliminary Results for the Year 2006 / Strong underlying performance.
12. Corrugated Pipe Market Benefits from American Maplan’s Capability.
13. Akatherm: Aim higher with Akavent aerator fittings.
14. Aqua-Therm Almaty, 19.-21. September 2007: The market
15. Georg Fischer Piping Systems: ALUPEX Gasystem for indoor gas installation.
16. Record result for Georg Fischer in 2006 with 10 % growth

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Contents of KWD-globalpipe 2007-238/ 09.04.2007

1. ish 2007: Push fittings for every application.
2. Roth Global Plastics, Inc. Acquires Fralo Plastech Manufacturing, LLC Assets.
3. TEPPFA: Investigation of price fixing charges.
4. Rompipes Enterprises (owned by Plassim) manufactures PE-X/AL/PE-X pipes for hot water systems.
5. KWH: New antistatic pipe.
6. Basell establishes sales and marketing team dedicated to serving Chinese plastic pipe customers.
7. Cincinnati Extrusion CET: Machine highlights for pipe manufacturers.
8. 2007 — A Year Of Some Economic Transition in Canada.
9. Canada: National Housing Starts Monthly – January 2007.
10. TAUP 2007: International Symposium “Trees and Underground Pipes – Busting the myths –“

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Contents of KWD-globalpipe 2007-237/ 02.04.2007

1. KIWA: “Rubber in hot water systems, a risky business, or?”
2. Solvay affiliate Pipelife acquires Quality Plastics, a specialty pipes & fittings manufacturer
3. Quality Plastics, an Irish Success story !
4. Fränkische: fittings can now be crimped with 5 crimping jaw profiles.
5. The COES Group brings technological innovation to Frankfurt
6. Basell marks 35 years of supplying its Lupolen HDPE resin used in cross-linked PE pipes (PE-X)
7. Kuraray Announces That Gas Impermeability of EVAL Contributes to the Environment
8. TECE markets a new 5-layer PE-Xc pipe TECEflex PE-Xc-5S..
9. VDMA: Building valves industry – Record sales development in 2006.
10. iNOEX: One-step cross-linking of pipes and cables leads to more profit

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Contents of KWD-globalpipe 2007-236/ 27.03.2007

1. DALPEX GROUP: The Growth of a Young System Supplier
2. Uponor: Colour-coded connectors / pressed identification for improved safety
3. BVF: New European Standards for Heating and Cooling Systems prEN1264 and prEN15377
4. Alfa Laval strengthens its position within sanitary processing industries in the US
5. NSF International Expands Work with World Health Organization WHO
6. TECE introduces a pipe system using a plug connection TECElogo
7. The Rockwool Group expands in North America
8. Dow Wire & Cable Advances Market-Facing Strategy In Europe, The Middle East and India
9. Borealis announces EUR 370 million investment for the wire and cable market

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Contents of KWD-globalpipe 2007-235/ 18.03.2007

1. Spain: Multilayer Pipes in Gas Installation (Correction!)
2. Viking Expands Manufacturing Operations to Include CPVC Fire Sprinkler Pipe
3. Sitek Ukraine: Bio – SITEK – PEX-AL-PEX+Ag999, a special multilayer pipe
4. Hewing: Small pipes for significant advantages – Drinking water installation and surface regulation
5. NSF Announces New Protocol for Sanitizing Residential Clothes Washers
6. Borealis: New DIN standards for water pressure pipes recognise PP-RCT
7. MPM-Group: Strategic changes Berstorff and Krauss-Maffei will merge their extrusion operations
8. Battenfeld auf der Interplastica 2007 in Moskau/ Partnership with Templet Deutschland
9. China: Growth of PVC by increase in demand for Pipes and window profiles
10. Simplex – 50 years of quality sanitary and heating products
11. Wavin reports strong growth results in 2006

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Contents of KWD-globalpipe 2007-234/ 13.03.2007

1. USA: The California Conundrum
2. Dow Corning: Silane-based additives to improve the compounding of PEx
3. Automatic Off-line Coiling Systems from Pipe Coil Technology Ltd can increase profitability
4. IBP launches new technically innovative Sonic and >B< Press PI products at ISH 2007
5. USA: Sanderson slates PVC pipe plant in Clarksville
6. SGL Group: Innovative graphite construction material for use in building air conditioning systems
7. Ukraine: The Situation in Heating&Plumbing Systems and PE-Pipes
8. SMS group sells Battenfeld Extrusiostechnik and Cincinnati Extrusion groups to Triton
9. VDMA dealt a heavy blow to counterfeiting: „Crime scene: ISH“
10. USA: RIMA Announces Platinum Level Members for 2007
11. Foiled Again: Understanding Reflective Insulation Under Slabs

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Contents of KWD-globalpipe 2007-233/ 06.03.2007

1. Wieland-Werke AG, Ulm, Germany will be exhibiting solutions for sustainable construction
2. Henco is proud to present to you: Vision.
3. Basell PE 100 pipe grade with increased resistance to slow crack growth now available
4. DuPont™ Energain™: An energy-saving breakthrough in responsible construction
5. Fraenkische has Selected Arkema’s Rilsan® PA11
6. BGS Beta-Gamma-Service: New irradiation plant for plastic cables, pipes and tubes
7. European Fuel Cell efc will now be operating under the name BAXI INNOTECH
8. American Institute of Architects: Heated Floors Lead The Way
9. Battenfeld Extrusionstechnik: Largest pipe extrusion line in Russia at MosFlowline
10. MosFlowline: Biggest manufacturer of PUR pre-insulated pipe-lines in Russia and CIS
11. KWD-Market+Charts: “Plumbing&Heating in Russia, Eastern Europe, Turkey 2007”

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Contents of KWD-globalpipe 2007-232/ 02.03.2007

1. JUPITER Heating Systems: Innovative Market Leader in Dry Construction Underfloor Heating
2. Viega takes over gabo Systemtechnik/ Excellent position for further growth on the European market
3. DVGW approves CUSMART TM flexible copper tubes, manufactured by HALCOR S.A.
4. Annual financial statements Georg Fischer Ltd: Record result for Georg Fischer
5. Rettig Group: Myson, Vogel & Noot and Finimetal have joined forces with a unified brand
6. SCHÜTZ: Energy Systems sector successfully expanded
7. Schuetz Air Conomy System: Fresh air from the heated floor
8. American Maplan (AMC): Dual Spider Extrusion Head Maximizes PVC Pipe Production
9. Mueller Industries, Inc. Announces the Acquisition of Extruded Metals, Inc.

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Contents of KWD-globalpipe 2007-231/ 21.02.2007

1. Bodycote: Comment to the front page article in KWD 2007-227
2. KIWA: Rubber in hot water systems/ Wednesday March 7 at 11.30 hours in stand 9.0 B71, ish
3. Instaplast: New Battenfeld Injection Molding machine will produce fittings for sanitary installations.
4. Geberit Group: North American Partnership with Duravit to develop special US-Systems
5. Robert Bean: Industry Educator Selected as Distinguished Lecturer by International Organization
6. Watts Regulator Company: Stainless Steel Automatic Control Valves
7. FERNOX Flags up the F Range at this Year´s ISH
8. Danfoss showcase at ISH 2007, 6-10th March – Frankfurt, Germany – Hall 10.1 – A81
9. Battenfeld: High-precision manufacturing of multi-layer pipes
10. American Standard Companies Announces Plan To Separate Its Three Businesses
11. VitrA: Anti-Bacterial Glazing Technology to all ceramic plumbing fixtures
12. Turkey: The Situation in Heating & Plumbing Systems

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Contents of KWD-globalpipe 2007-230/ 14.02.2007

1. Aalberts Industrial acquire 100% of LASCO Fittings, a leading US manufacturer and distributor
2. Saint-Gobain Building expands: Galvano Groothandel + Schulte Tiefbau+ Norman Group
3. Masco Corporation: Record Sales for 2006 / Declining US-Building Market
4. Maillefer: 2006 record year/ switch from all metal to plastic pipe (eg. PEX+PE Al PE)
5. Airex: Alcan Invests CHF15 Million for New Specialty Foam Production Line in Switzerland
6. Sunpor: Ausria only EPS-Manufacturer will build a grassroots 100 kt EPS plant to total 175.000 jato
7. Mueller Industries, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter/ Copper tube, were down substantially
8. Uponor achieves its targets for 2006/ The pipes group saw sales rise by 12.2% in 2006

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Contents of KWD-globalpipe 2007-229/ 05.02.2007

1. Changes at the Plastic Pipes & Fittings business unit of Tessenderlo Group
2. Wavin snaps up Norwegian cable ducts supplier Polyfemos
3. Bosch acquires FHP Manufacturing Company
4. Takeover bid fails: Techem maintains its strategic course
5. Qingdao Eagle Co: PE-AL-PE Composite Pipe Production Lines
6. California BSC Completes Adoptions for New California Building Standards Code
7. Vodka Pipeline: Two-mile-long underground plastic pipe bringing alcohol from Belarus
8. Belarus: Fraenkische Corrugator and Drossbach machine for Corrugated drain-pipes with filters
9. Watts Industries Germany is optimistic about the future
10. Nexans launches its new website
11. South Africa: Growing Importance of Plastic Products

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Contents of KWD-globalpipe 2007-228/ 31.01.2007

1. Comment of SKZ : Chlorine resistance of plastic pipes
2. Noveon Hires Jeff Trimpe
3. Aliaxis enters into strategic alliance in Latin America with the acquisition of Durnham
4. EVAL: Price increase announcement/ Drinking water pipes with an EVALTM EVOH barrier
5. Klaus Mangelmann dies aged 62
6. EU-RAY: Klaus Mangelmann left us
7. Robust sales increase at Geberit
8. Cincinnati Extrusion: Successful symposium for the pipe industry in Vienna
9. Eucia finds synergy in the plastics industry
10. NIBCO Expands its PE-Xc Operations
11. Gas Distribution Networks accepts from 2007 only products with BSI Kitemark certification
12. ÖAKR : Throughout Austria plastic pipe waste is being collected and recycled
13. Dow Starts Up First Production Plant in Russia, New Facility Will Produce STYROFOAM™
14. „KME/Q-tec“now with “Sanco inside”
15. Cables 2007 - 2 weeks left to register for early bird discount

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Contents of KWD-globalpipe 2007-227/ 25.01.2007

1. SKZ angers the plastics industry with unhelpful test announcement
2. SKZ+IPT: New testing method / More safety for pipe systems for potable water
3. Info to the study “Plastic Pressure Pipe Products (PPPP) – World Market”
4. Vaillant Group opens new plant in China/ Production of wall-hung heating appliances
5. RPA: Participate in Live Seminars from you Own Computer
6. Roth opens new US plant – first in NA to manufacture double-wall tanks / Pipes will follow
7. THE-Thomas machines :High speed flat dripper irrigation pipe production line
8. Slovenia: Standards and Certification for Drinking Water and Heating
9. ZAG: The Slovene National Building and Civil Engineering Institute
10. ZAG – notified body at the EU Commission
11. Aalberts: Closing of Acquisition KAN in Poland and Expansion of Ind. Services in Germany
12. Difficulties of Implementing Lead-Content Bill
13. REHAU Named Reseller of Mc4 Heating System Design Software
14. USA: J-M Manufacturing to pay $ 400 million for rival PW Eagle
15. World Plastic Pipe Demand to Reach 7.7 Billion Meters in 2010.

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Contents of KWD-globalpipe 2007-226/ 15.01.2007

1. ISH it, or ISH it not.. .working in the N.A. market? By Bob “Hot Rod” Rohr, Radiant expert
2. Industri Kapital sells GARDENA to Husqvarna for 730 million euro to Husqvarna
3. Plastic Pressure Pipes 25-27 June 2007 , Duesseldorf- Conference Programme Announced!
4. QUADRANT CMS Taps Into Beverage Market With Beer Delivery Components
5. SAGIV, Israel’s leading plant for the production and export of ball valves
6. Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corp. has acquired Consolidated Polymer Technologies Inc.
7. WAVIN UK to transfer manufacturing from Lichfield to Doncaster.
8. Saint-Gobain Vitrage and Shell in partnership to produce photovoltaic panels at AVANCIS
9. Borealis invests EUR 90 million to further develop its PP business/ Russian Pipes needs material
10. Construction Expenditures in China to Reach 5.8 Trillion Yuang in 2010

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Contents of KWD-globalpipe 2006-225/ 09.01.2007

1. WINKLER TECHNIK: Review of 2006 and Outlook for 2007
2. China Introduces New Standards on Steel- and Alu-plastic Pipes / Market: 70% by 2008
3. Standards in China: What is the actual situation for exporters of multilayer pipe to China?
4. Chase Machinery: Recent Cases of Pipe Machinery (2000-2006)
5. Ireland target to generate 30% of electricity from renewable sources by 2020.
6. AALBERTS INDUSTRIES acquires Holmgrens Försäljnings AB
7. SHK MOSCOW May 28 – 31, 2007: The Key to an Attractive Market
8. Trelleborg Acquires Epros of Germany
9. Laing warns of Chinese DDC imitation
10. Freedonia: US Large Diameter Pipe Demand to Reach 215 Million Feet in 2010
11. Jacuzzi Brands to Be Acquired by Apollo Management / Zurn to Rexnord Corporation
12. Investment firm to buy Jacuzzi, sell Zurn / deal was immediately opposed
13. Private equity firm to buy Jacuzzi and Zurn / Splitting Jacuzzi and Zurn !
14. ZURN: PEX Plumbing Systems / PEX Radiant Heating Systems