Kalpana Industries Ltd. was founded in 1977 at Kolkata. 1994 the group set up a second unit in Daman. Having established itself as a leader in PVC compounding, the group realized that its core strength was in “Compounding” and thus decided to look beyond PVC by setting up units to manufacture specialty compounds like XLPE, Zero Halogen FRLS, Master Batches and Footware Compounds. Furthermore Pipe Compounds PE-Xa, PE-Xb and recently new PPR for hot water pipe and fitting. (weiterlesen…)
KWD-globalpipe, 3-layer pipes made of PP-R with a glass fiber reinforced middle layer are an interestin g alternative to conventional heating and sanitary pipes for hot and cold water transport in buildings. The Viennese machine manufacturer Cincinnati Extrusion GmbH offers a tailor-made engineering solution to meet the special requirements of the task of producing them. The pipes consist of two outer PP random polymer layers and a middle layer made of PP homopolymer filled with a 10 to 20% weight component of short glass fiber. The main advantage of these pipes, an increase in stability and e-module, is achieved by glass fiber reinforcement. (weiterlesen…)
The construction industry in some sectors of the Gulf has taken a hit from the current recession, however as projects are refinanced building is resuming and demand is expected to rise again for plastics pipe. This was the conclusion at the recent AMI conference, Middle East Plastic Pipes 2009 held in Dubai in June.
PVC dominates the world pipe market and according to NEPROPLAST around 40% of all PVC produced is used in pipe and fittings. PVC demand in the Middle East and Africa is expected to outstrip production in the near future. A recent study suggested a pipe lifetime of up to 100 years. The Saudi economy showed a record surplus of $150.6bn in 2008, a rise of 59% compared to 2007. The 2009 budget for the country predicts revenue of $109.3bn with government spending of $126.7bn: construction projects are expected to grow by 4% and $9.4bn has been allocated for water, agriculture and infrastructure projects. The population of Saudi Arabia is 60% young people, so demand is expected to grow for schools and housing. On average the local market for PVC pipe has grown by 10% annually since 2000 and is expected to grow by 4% in 2009. The current issues in Saudi Arabia are the limited availability of raw materials, the need to produce lead-free pipes, competition with other pipe materials and some poor quality pipe in the marketplace. (weiterlesen…)
Huliot A.C.S. Ltd., is one of Israel’s leading manufacturers of plastic pipes and fittings for the construction industry, and for infrastructure, producing more than 800 different products. Virtually every household (and almost every bathroom) in Israel is fitted with at least one of Huliot’s products. Recently, Huliot has merged its 2 factories into its main plant in the Upper Galilee region. The second factory, which until recently operated under the U.P.P. brand, was a PVC pipe specialist. (weiterlesen…)
