1200 mm OD PE100 pipes produced by the UK branch of Aliaxis are being used for a major UK water supply projectKier Infrastructure are undertaking a project to replace an existing GRP pipeline that runs through the Cotswold hills in southern England with a 1200 mm diameter PE100 Pipeline. The original...
Lifetime of PE 100 pipes and the use of OIT testThe service life of PE (polyethylene) pressure pipes PE 80, PE 100, PE 100-RC is influenced by different factors. The ultimate end of life of a PE 100 material will be determined by full brittle...
PE 100+ Association has a new member: Hanwha TotalEnergies PetrochemicalThe PE100+ Association is very happy to announce the joining of our 15th member Hanwha TotalEnergies Petrochemical from Korea. For more information please visit: www.htpchem.com A very warm ...
UNITRACC promotes the 100 Years Lifetime of PE Pressure Pipe SystemsAfter reviewing the work undertaken by the TEPPFA, the PE100+ Association and other organisations, UNITRACC, the Underground Infrastructure Training and Competence Centre is has recently published...
PE100+ Association leads industry initiative to make the ANPT test more sustainableThe PE100+ Association has taken the lead to find an alternative, safer and more sustainable detergent for use in the ANPT test method. The ANPT (Accelerated Notched Pipe Test), according to...
PE100+ association Presentation at the UKSTT No-Dig RoadshowAndy Wedgner recently represented the that was held in Belfast, Northern Ireland on Wednesday 15 June. Andy gave a well received 30 minute presentation on the use of PE100+ materials in...
GF Solving water Loss for Life WebinarsGeorge Fischer Piping Systems are publishing a series of on-demand webinars on the important subject of how to minimize water loss from pipe networks . They have so far published 5 webinars covering...
On march 10th, was held the PE 100+ ASSOCIATION first webinar. The webinar was a great success and attracted a large audience.
NEW PRESIDENT PE100+ ASSOCIATIONPE100+ announces Robin Bresser (Borealis) has been appointed as the new President & Chairman of the Association as per February 9th, 2022. Robin has a long standing experience in the global...
PPCA conference papers summariesPPXX Conference was held in Amsterdam, September 6-8, 2021. The summaries of all presented papers can be found here , on PE100+ Association website. The full papers and details can be found on the...
PE100+ Association first Webinar:Benefits of PE100+ Materials and their Use in Trenchless TechnologyAlong with providing a brief introduction to the association, the webinar will focus on the benefits of using pre-compounded PE100 materials certified by the association and highlight some of the...
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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...
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...