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Companies Extrusion Pipes

POLYPIPE
Plastic pipes group acquires UK's Manthorpe Building Products
11.12.2018
POLYPIPE
Acquisition of UK company Permavoid / Wider presence in surface water management
07.11.2018
WESTLAKE
Purchase of European PVC compounder Nakan / Fate of Alphacan and Omniplast unclear
28.09.2018
MARINE LITTER
"World Cleanup Day" to tweak awareness / Ocean Cleanup vessel launched to collect waste in Pacific garbage patch
14.09.2018
UPONOR
Finnish plastic pipes manufacturer sells North American arm of Infra JV / Zent-Frenger offloaded to Sweden's Swegon
11.09.2018
GABO
Capacity expansion for microduct systems / New UK subsidiary founded
25.07.2018
RAUMEDIC
German medical component producer upgrades French satellite operation into fully-owned subsidiary
16.07.2018
WIENERBERGER
Agreement to buy Norwegian plastic pipe specialist Isoterm / Spending of EUR 200m earmarked for growth in 2018
09.07.2018
POLYPIPE
UK pipes manufacturer sells its French business to Ryb group / Closure of Dubai plant
13.04.2018
AQUATHERM
German pipes manufacturer establishes UK subsidiary
03.04.2018
MEXICHEM
Europe remains strongest sales region in fiscal 2017 / Wavin and Vestolit playing a key role
28.03.2018
REHAU
Converter invests EUR 150m in Hungary / New factory to supply Mercedes
05.03.2018
POLOPLAST
Austrian pipe manufacturer invests EUR 40m at headquarters / Change of management / Export to US
29.01.2018
AGRU
New US plant for large-diameter plastic pipes / Pipe lengths up to 610 m / Investment of USD 40m
22.12.2017
POLYPIPE
David Hall retires in October / Martin Payne new CEO
17.10.2017
AMIBLU
Hobas and Amiantit merger complete / New joint venture with headquarters in Austria
13.09.2017
REHAU
Expansion of microcable tubes manufacturing in Austria
06.09.2017
GF PIPING SYSTEMS
Acquisition of a stake in Urecon in Canada / Takeover of commercial and operative management
24.08.2017
REHAU
Pipe supply agreement with Aquatherm in UK
22.08.2017
HOBAS
EU gives go-ahead for merger with Amiantit / Pipe manufacturing activities in Europe
15.08.2017
MEXICHEM
Irrigation systems maker Netafim acquired for USD 1.5 bn / Position in PE piping
11.08.2017
UPONOR
Second plant for PEX pipes in the USA
27.07.2017
MOLECOR
Expansion of PVC-O production capacity in South Africa
12.06.2017
UPONOR
First plant in China opened / Stronger footprint in Asian building sector
31.05.2017
UPONOR
Q1 revenues rise on North American demand / Germany and UK sales fall / Comparable operating profit nearly flat
15.05.2017
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