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Advantages of PEX Plumbing Systems Detailed in New Technical Document

March 8, 2024 - in News, Products, Water

PEX: State-of-the-Art for Potable Water; Historical Overview of Discontinued PB Piping Materials Also Examined   IRVING, Texas - March 7, 2024 -  A new technical document that addresses the critical  differences between crosslinked polyethylene…

Municipal Advisory Board Celebrates 15 Years

May 2, 2023 - in Corporate, News, People

MAB members celebrate the group’s 15th year anniversary at its recent meeting.   Group Continues to Expand HDPE Pipe Educational and Technical…

New Recycling Video Announced by the Plastics Pipe Institute

March 23, 2023 - in News, Water

The new animated video from the Drainage Division of the Plastics Pipe Institute shows how the industry uses recycled plastic to manufacture pipe for…

New Technical Document Announced for the HDPE Pipe Use in Seismic Sensitive Areas

February 10, 2023 - in News, Products

Provides Cost and Performance Ratio Data   IRVING, TX  – The Municipal Advisory Board (MAB) of the Plastics Pipe Institute, Inc. (PPI) today announced the publication of a new technical document that provides data for high-density polyethylene…

Free Plastic Pipe Industry On-Line Educational Channel Launched

June 13, 2022 - in News

IRVING, Texas - June 13, 2022 - The Plastics Pipe Institute, Inc. (PPI) today announced its  on-line educational channel that contains a curriculum of programs about plastic pipe.  PPI is the major North American trade association representing the…

Plastics Pipe Institute Honors Industry Projects and Members

May 27, 2021 - in Awards, News, People

Most Annual Winners Ever Announced First Time for Multiple Division Winners          IRVING, Texas  - May 27, 2021 - The Plastics Pipe Institute, Inc. (PPI) announced the winners of its Projects and Members of the Year program…

Cause of Benzene Water Supply Contamination Challenged

October 29, 2020 - in News, Water

California Camp Fire Focus of Trade Association Investigation Irving, Texas  - The Plastics Pipe Institute, Inc. (PPI) said today that its investigation of benzene contamination in the water supply of fire damaged areas such as Paradise, California has…

Trade Group Releases Paradise, California Fire Benzene Contamination Findings

October 29, 2020 - in News, Water

Plastics Pipe Institute’s Report Now Available Irving, Texas  - The recently completed analysis of benzene contamination found at the site of the 2018 Camp Fire catastrophe near and around Paradise, California has been published by the Plastics Pipe…

Canadian Contaminated Site Counts On New Storm Water System

October 10, 2017 - in News, Projects, Stormwater, Water

IRVING, Texas - The redevelopment of the former Canadian National Railways repair complex was named Project of the Year by the Plastics Pipe Institute, Inc. (PPI).  The project used large diameter corrugated high-density polyethylene (HDPE) pipe in a…

New Name For PPI Division Reflects Expanding Use Of HDPE Conduit

May 18, 2017 - in News, Water

IRVING, Texas -  The Plastics Pipe Institute, Inc. (PPI) announced today that its Conduit Division has been renamed the Power & Communications Division (PCD).  The change was prompted by growth within the division, uses of conduit in rapidly developing…