SCHAFFHAUSEN, SWITZERLAND (Dec. 1, 12:15 p.m. ET) — Swiss industrial firm Georg Fischer AG has bought PVC pipe maker Harvel Plastics Inc. in a deal valued at about $50 million. Fischer will pay ...

Thermoplastic piping supplier IPEX recently announced that it is investing in a major expansion that will impact three of its US pipe extrusion facilities. The company, headquartered in Oakville, ON, ...

High output with optimal energy performance is one of the goals every plastics processor desires to achieve in production. battenfeld-cincinnati supplies the machinery solutions for this purpose, for ...

PVC pipe extruder Sanderson Pipe Corp. plans to open a new extrusion plant in Clarksville, Tenn. The firm is finalizing plans for the plant, which will employ 70. ``By building a plant in Tennessee, ...

Win Plastics Extrusion of Cuyahoga Falls is set to close Aug. 31, eliminating 18 jobs. The company extrudes flexible PVC compounds for industrial strip doors like those used at car washes and loading ...

The transformation of plastic into strong PVC pipes is a fascinating industrial process. It begins with raw PVC resin, mixed with stabilizers and additives for durability. The blend is heated and ...

Following the installation of the German-engineered Krauss Maffei extrusion line in mid-2013, polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipe manufacturer DPI Plastics became the only plastic pipe manufacturer in ...

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.