[inspic=98,left,,150]Italy’s water supply and treatment infrastructure needs a significant upgrade. The country’s ageing pipe system is creating annual losses for its operators of at least 3.9 billion euros, and possibly as much as 5.2 billion euros, recent research indicates*. Renewing the system will entail a major investment, but as much as 85 billion euros could be saved in the costs of materials, installation, maintenance and environmental impact, if plastic pipes are used instead of traditional materials to put an end to this wastage.
[inspic=228,right,,]At Accadueo 2008 (H2O) Borealis, a leading provider of innovative, value creating plastics solutions, is demonstrating how these savings can be made, using innovative polyethylene and polypropylene materials. This international exhibition of technologies for treatment and distribution of drinking water and waste water, took place in Ferrara, Italy on May 21-23.
Borealis is highlighting new developments in its BorSafe medium density polyethylene for small diameter pipes, and BorSafe high density polyethylene (PE) for large diameter pressure pipes and fittings. Borealis also shows BorECO polypropylene (PP) grades for non-pressure underground drainage and sewer systems. More: KWD-globalpipe, 2008-05-27, No.282.
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