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January 1, 2020
Salamanca Replacing City’s Water Well Steel Pipes With HDPE Pipes
Salamanca, NY needs to replace steel pipes with HDPE pipes in emergency project
Salamanca, New York is initiating a $130k emergency water well project because of its current deteriorating steel pipes. Air leaks started to begin in their water well system and the city’s occupants were using more water than what was being pulled out of the wells. General manager of the Board of Public Utilities said, “the water plant’s pump acts like a big straw, pulling the water from the top rather than pushing from the bottom. As soon as the air leaks began, he said any water being sucked up dropped back down to the bottom and air was being sucked in instead”. Starting on Oct. 15 the piping for about half the city’s well field was being replaced with HDPE pipes. While the emergency HDPE pipe installation was hugely important it didn’t solve all the issues dealing with the water well system. Overall, the city needs to bring the pumping system up to date especially it’s infrastructure and electrical generating system.
January 2, 2020
Pipe Distributor Isco Buys Deason to Grow in Natural Gas Market
Isco buys Deason in huge deal
The largest distributor of high-density polyethylene pipes in North America, Isco Industries Inc., will purchase Deason Co. Isco serves a ton of different markets with its HDPE pipes including municipal, marine, nuclear, power, geothermal, environmental, water, wastewater, and industrial. It’s durable and flexible pipes form a “monolithic” system that is leak-proof when fused together.
Here is what CEO of Deason Mike Deason had to say about this new partnership, "At M.T. Deason, our customers always come first. It is the same at Isco," Mike Deason said in the release. "This shared vision along with the expertise M.T. Deason offers in gas distribution, and the expertise that Isco offers in their markets creates exciting opportunities for both sets of customers." Isco continues to expand it’s markets and continues to be a leader in the piping industry.
Here is what CEO of Deason Mike Deason had to say about this new partnership, "At M.T. Deason, our customers always come first. It is the same at Isco," Mike Deason said in the release. "This shared vision along with the expertise M.T. Deason offers in gas distribution, and the expertise that Isco offers in their markets creates exciting opportunities for both sets of customers." Isco continues to expand it’s markets and continues to be a leader in the piping industry.
January 3, 2020
Huge Agreement for Plastics Packaging in Mexico
Mexico plans to increase plastic recycling in 2020
Mexico has some huge recycling aspirations coming up in the near future. Mexican legislators, industrialists, retail and civic groups have signed an agreement to collect and recycle or make compostable up to 80 percent of all PET and 45 percent of all packaging plastics produced in the country by 2030. This will most likely put Mexico at the “vanguard” of plastics recycling on the American Continent. It’s known as the National Agreement for the New Plastics Economy in Mexico, the deal was signed Dec 5, in the Mexican Senate. Fifty of the country’s most important industry associations have all signed the deal. They have committed to 70% of all PET to be recovered, 30% of all other plastics to be recovered, and all-new plastics products to contain 20% of recycled material. They also have a goal of 100% of all reusable plastics, packaging, and bottles to be recycled or to contain biodegradable material. Jaime Cámara Creixell, PetStar's founder and managing director, said the plan's introduction is "just the first step" as Mexico confronts the root cause of the environmental challenge posed by plastic garbage.
To read more about Mexico’s recycling aspirations click here.
To read more about Mexico’s recycling aspirations click here.
January 4, 2020
Plastics Industry: Don’t Turn the Clock Back on Innovation
Plastic Piping in homes pose no threat to anyone
The plastic piping industry has recently faced some baseless claims regarding its hazardous effects on firefighters. These claims have no evidence and need to be cleared up. Lance MacNevin, Michael Cudahy, and Domenic DeCaria recently posted an article in PHCP Pros rejecting these claims”. They state, “plastic pipe materials likely represent less than 0.1 percent of the weight of all the building materials and contents, and these pipe materials are typically protected behind walls or contained within floor/ceiling assemblies. Many of these assemblies are even fire-rated, so pipe is one of the last items to be exposed to fire in a building that is consumed.” Plastic piping was an innovation developed in the 1950s and has since then gained acceptance, advanced in technology, and has become the norm.
The use of false information to mislead plumbers, builders, and engineers needs to be called out for the sham that it is. The plastic pipe industry has searched but hasn’t found any viable evidence to back up the health issues claimed by others”. Plastic piping has been misrepresented and the article posted in PHCP Pros as a response to these false claims. To read the article with the facts and evidence that supports the protection of the industry click here.
The use of false information to mislead plumbers, builders, and engineers needs to be called out for the sham that it is. The plastic pipe industry has searched but hasn’t found any viable evidence to back up the health issues claimed by others”. Plastic piping has been misrepresented and the article posted in PHCP Pros as a response to these false claims. To read the article with the facts and evidence that supports the protection of the industry click here.
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