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AQUATHERM
Pipe manufacturer opens branch in the USA
26.04.2017
POLYPIPE
Underlying operating profit up 28% on strong UK sales / Continuing UK construction market growth
25.04.2017
TUBRICA
Expansion of Venezuelan pipe producer / Polyolefin and PVC pipes for South American construction and infrastructure market
13.03.2017
TRANSAM
Sixth Davis-Standard extruder added / UK pipe manufacturer continues ongoing investment relationship with machinery supplier
24.02.2017
UPONOR
Comparable operating profit and sales climb / Cost savings help lift Europe
17.02.2017
UPONOR
HDPE pipe rights licensed to France's Tubao / “Weholite” offers extra-wide diameters and enhanced flow rates
09.02.2017
UPONOR
Closure of Spanish PEX pipe plant to result in fewer redundancies than originally feared / Layoffs to be made by end-February
03.01.2017
HOBAS
European activities to merge with Amiantit Europe / New company to be headquartered in Austria
23.12.2016
UPONOR
PEX pipe plant in Spain to be shuttered / Production relocated to Sweden
25.11.2016
MEXICHEM
Purchase of Canadian pipes producer Gravenhurst Plastics / Regional footprint / Latest expansion in pipes business
09.11.2016
INEOS OLEFINS & POLYMERS USA
Purchase of leading North American HDPE pipe producer WL Plastics / Complementary portfolios
03.11.2016
MOLECOR
New line for the manufacture of 1,200 mm diameter PVC-O pipes
28.10.2016
POLYPIPE
Rise in sales and profit / No discernible signs of weakening following “Brexit” vote / Nuaire acquisition continues to perform well
29.08.2016
UPONOR
First-half 2016 profits up on better demand and cost reductions / North America remains strong but growth slower than last year / Restructuring efforts continue
04.08.2016
PIOFLEX
PLA-based biodegradable straw launched / Leading European piping systems supplier
26.07.2016
SCHLEMMER
German injection moulder and cable specialist gains local foothold in India / Plans for further production sites on the subcontinent
07.07.2016
WESTLAKE
USD 3.8 bn is the magic number / Latest takeover bid accepted by Axiall / Combined company will become North America's second-largest PVC producer
15.06.2016
AXIALL
South Korea's Lotte Group issues unsolicited offer for vinyls producer / Onset of a bidding war with Westlake?
09.06.2016
MOLECOR
Joint venture with South African sales partner / Production of PVC-O pipes from mid-2016
27.05.2016
MOLECOR
Joint venture in South Africa with Sizabantu Piping Systems / Production facility to be built for PVC-O pipe manufacture
20.04.2016
TEHNO WORLD
New line adds capability for large diameter HDPE pipes / Largest facility of its kind in Romania / Ambient air for cooling cuts costs and space requirements
18.04.2016
WESTLAKE
Latest bid for Axiall summarily rejected again / CEO Chao issues open letter to shareholders / Calls for new board
06.04.2016
POLYPIPE
Profit and revenues grow in 2015 as effects of Nuaire acquisition are felt / Continued demand in UK new building construction / Growing export presence in Middle East
06.04.2016
AXIALL / WESTLAKE
PVC group plans to divest all downstream units / Write-offs almost reach USD 1 bn / Poker game over takeover continues
03.03.2016
UPONOR
2015 profits lifted by healthy North American market / European markets mostly flat / Restructuring set to improve 2016 results
19.02.2016
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