The production of thermoplastics pipe systems is developing fast in South America.
This AMI guide gives you specialised market information and a unique and comprehensive list of 215 plants manufacturing thermoplastics pipes in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela. For each site the following information is given:
- Full address and numbers, e-mail and website (when available)
- One managerial contact
- Details on polymers processed: LDPE, HDPE, MDPE, PEX, PE 80, PE 100, PE 100-RC, PE-RT, PP, PP-R, ABS, Polybutylene, PVC, PVCc.
Type of pipes manufactured and End use applications:
Below ground: Pressure pipe, Non pressure pipe and Ducting pipe for Gas, water, foul water drainage/sewage, Storm water drainage, Higway drainage, Agriculture drainage and Cable protection.
Above ground: Pressure pipe and Non pressure pipe for Internal waste, Hot and cold water, Guttering/Downpipe and Irrigation
- Size of pipes manufactured: from up to 32 mm to over 830 mm in 9 categories.
- Technologies used: Solid wall, Coextruded Foamcore, , Twin-walled, Corrugated, Multilayer polymeric, Multilayer metal-plastic, Orientated PVC, Reinforced wall.
The publication is available as a book or as a database.