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European Companies Join For Plastic Pipe

by Michael McCoy
October 27, 2008 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 86, Issue 43

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Credit: Borealis
Peroxide-linked polyethylene is used in under-the-floor heating systems.
Credit: Borealis
Peroxide-linked polyethylene is used in under-the-floor heating systems.

Six European equipment and chemical makers have joined to design a single-stage production process for peroxide-linked polyethylene pipe. Makers of such pipe, used in gas and water distribution systems, typically purchase the ingredients separately and mix them in a batch process. Now, three chemical companies—polyethylene maker Borealis, organic peroxide maker AkzoNobel, and functional additives maker Ciba—and three equipment firms have created an integrated system that handles all steps continuously.

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