A five-gallon plastic bucket filled with washed stone and a pair of gallon-sized water jugs helped city engineers in Greenville, SC, decide what kind of drainage system to install on a fast-growing ...

PLANO, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Performance Pipe, a division of Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP, has announced its release of a new polyethylene (PE) pipe whose capabilities significantly improve ...

Encoma Ltd. has entered the high density polyethylene pipe extrusion market with a new factory in Elm Creek, Manitoba. The plant is equipped with technology from KraussMaffei Extrusion GmbH that ...

IRVING, TX — A new report that examines the required wall thickness for a fully fused high-density polyethylene (HDPE) water main to withstand the lateral spread from an earthquake or other seismic ...

Construction crews in 2020 will replace many plastic water mains of “the future” that are failing about 60 years earlier than expected in its Highland Park neighborhood. A key factor in the ...

Environmental stress cracking in high-density polyethylene (HDPE) pipes is a critical phenomenon that undermines the structural integrity and service life of essential infrastructure systems. This ...

The behind-the-wall framework of a home contains a vital plumbing system that keeps it running efficiently and safely. Within every residential plumbing system you have subsystems that include ...

A report warning cities against the use of PVC pipes in water systems sparked swift and resounding criticism from the plastics industry, its advocates and at least one leading scientific expert.