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Environmental

HDPE Pipe technical guidance (High quality Polyethylene Pipes)
 

Can PE pipe be recycled?

PE pipe can easily be recycled PE pipe can easily be recycled, either as new PE pipe or for other uses. The end product depends on the condition of the pipe. There is minimal material degradation during the pipe manufacturing process. So rejected pipe material, for example from start up or errors in processing, can be 100% recycled back into pipe and can meet all the required performance parameters. Therefore the level of material waste in manufacturing is very low. PE pipe  can be...

How much energy is consumed in the manufacture of PE pipe?

The energy consumption in the manufacture of PE pipe is shown in Section 3.3 of the EPD. Note that the functional unit for the LCA is 100m of DN110 SDR17 PE100 pipe & fittings. This is approx. 220kg of PE. EPD Calculator References Investigation of European life cycle assessment studies of pipes made of different materials for water supply and sewer systems - a critical comparison. Windsperger, A., Steinlechner, S., Schneider, F.. Institut für Industrielle Ökologie, St.Pölten, Austria....

What is the environmental impact of PE pipe?

Environmental impacts  are changes in the natural or built environment, resulting directly from an activity, that can have adverse effects on climate, resources, health, nature and the inhabitants of the ecosystem. They occur as pollution, contamination, or destruction that occurs as a consequence of an action. Any such consequences that can have short-term or long-term ramifications are considered to be environmental impacts. There are several aspects of environmental impact, not only...


Members of the Association

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Top articles

PE100+ position letter on ANPT

(SCG) resistance on pipes for pressure applications since many years. With the introduction of PE 100-RC materials in EN 1555, EN 12201 and ISO...

PE 100-RC+ Quality Materials List

PE 100-RC+ materials have become an essential and well established sub-family of PE 100 compounds. They have a higher stress crack resistance and...

PE 100+ association leads permeation tests for H2 ready certification

A number of gas utilities and grid owners have approached the PE 100+ association regarding the suitability of PE 100 pipe systems for the...

Why choose PE compounds for pressure pipe ?

Simplicity or consistency There are two approaches to PE100 pipe manufacture: Fully compounded. The polymer producer manufactures and supplies to...

PE100+ Quality Materials List

PE100+ Quality Materials List is valid until December 2024. It is available online and a PDF version can be downloaded at the bottom of this page.

Testing methods

Creep rupture strength - Internal pressure test Constant internal pressure at constant temperature The internal pressure test is standardised in ISO...

Pipe Reaming

PIPE REAMING - TECHNIQUE Pipe reaming , also known as pipe eating , is a trenchless pipe replacement technique that removes the host pipe while at...

Pipe Bursting and Splitting

PIPE BURSTING / SPLITTING  - TECHNIQUE Pipe bursting and pipe splitting are trenchless methods used to replace existing pipelines with PE100 or...

What range of pipe dimensions is available?

PE100 can be manufactured in a wide range of polyethylene  pipe diameters from 16mm to 2000mm. Even larger diameters are possible with the...