The plastic pipes industry has a large offer of certified quality pipes and fittings. In addition to the quality...
Becetel carries out scientific research on plastics, pipes and fittings for water and gas supply, develops new testing...
China Plastics Piping Association (CPPA) is a non profit organization founded in 1986, consisting of manufacturers of...
Der Kunststoffrohrverband e.V. (KRV), im Juli 1957 gegründet, ist der Fachverband der Kunststoffrohr-Industrie mit Sitz...
Kiwa wishes to be a ”Partner for progress” based on an acknowledged leadership in the areas of certification and...
NSF Janalab is the largest piping systems knowledge solutions firm in the world, specializing in providing value-added...
The European Plastics Raw Material Producers Association, PlasticsEurope and the European Plastic Pipes and Fittings...
PlasticsEurope represents the plastics manufacturers in Europe. The association has more than 60 member companies,...
TEPPFA is a non profit organisation founded in Belgium in 1992 and subsequently registered by Royal Decree to actively...
Members of the Association
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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 The simplest way for any polymer producer to operate is to produce natural pellets for a wide range of applications...
Quality Materials List
PE100+ Quality Materials List is valid until December 2023. It is available online and a PDF version can be downloaded at the bottom of this page.
What range of pipe diameters 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 development...
What is SDR pipe and how does it influence the pressure rating of the pipe?
SDR pipe : "Standard Dimensional Ratio" The SDR pipe is the "Standard Dimensional Ratio" and refers to the geometry of the pipe. SDR is defined as...
Testing methods
Creep rupture strength - Internal pressure test Constant internal pressure at constant temperature The internal pressure test is standardised in ISO...
Pipe Bursting and Splitting
PIPE BURSTING / SPLITTING - TECHNIQUE Pipe bursting and pipe splitting are trenchless methods used to replace existing pipelines with PE100 in the...
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 the...
Test Requirements
Requirements of the PE 100+ Association Firstly, the ready made compounds must conform to EN 1555-1 and ISO 4437, or EN 12201-1 and ISO 4427. Fully...