[inspic=98,left,,175]KWD-globalpipe, 2009-01-28. (Water) Croatia’s water industry gathered in the country’s capital Zagreb on December 2, 2008 to discuss potential solutions to the provision of long-term efficient [inspic=263,right,fullscreen,300]water networks within the Central and East European region. The one-day conference, attended by more than 100 participants from utility and pipe installation companies, was organised by Borealis, a leading provider of innovative value creating plastics solutions, together with Heplast-pipe d.o.o. and Drnišplast d.d., leading Croatian producers of polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP) pipes for public utility systems. The event examined the need for a sustainable infrastructure supply in light of increasing urbanisation and industrial development in the region, focusing on the benefits advanced pipe materials can offer. Experts from Croatia and abroad with vast experience and knowledge in the field of thermoplastic pipes in water supply and wastewater drainage systems included keynote speaker Dr. Širac, Deputy General Manager of Croatian Waters, who presented an overview of Croatia’s water management strategy. Prof. Marangoni, Professor in utilities economics and manage-ment at Bocconi University in Milan, highlighted the importance of acting now to prevent further deterio-ration of Europe’s system and the damaging implications for countries’ industrial, commercial and environmental positions, as demonstrated by a market study…
…whole article is available in globalpipe 2009-307
