The PE100+ Association was invited by the FSTT (French Society of Trenchless Technology) to present at their 22nd “Trenchless Day” in Le Havre , Normandy on Tuesday, October 13, 2020. This focus...
The PE100+ Association organised a Round Robin Test (RRT) on the hydrostatic pressure test according to ISO 1167-1/2 (20°C, Hoop Stress 12.4MPa) with help of their Technical Administrator Kiwa. All...
Practical assessments and tests confirm >100Year expected lifetime for PE PipesPractical experiences gathered and technical assessments carried out support that polyethylene (PE) buried pipes have an expected service lifetime of over 100 years, comfortably exceeding the predicted design point of the common extrapolation methods for plastic pipes (ISO9080 and ISO12162).
PE100+ Association celebrates 20 years of keeping PE pressure pipe at the top of its gameApeldoorn, the Netherlands, November 28, 2019 - The PE100+ Association celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. Founded in 1999 to assure consistent quality at the highest level in the production...
Download press releaseThis year, a second new member has joined PE100+ Association. Formosa Plastics Corporation grade TAISOX 8001BL has successfully been tested and approved including the three main mechanical...
One of the key activities for which the PE100+ Association was established is to work closely with other plastic pipe, standards and utility bodies to promote the proper specification, design and...
The PE100+ Association continued to grow its presence across Asia by participating in several industry events in the first half of 2019, representing the commitment of the association and all its members to promote the use of high quality pre-compounded PE100 resins as the only solution for the production of plastic pressure water pipes.
With 40 participants from 18 different counties across the globe, this edition of PE100+ Advisory Board meeting in Dublin has been more international than ever. With a special theme around the 20...
With an increasing global scope and recognition for high quality PE100 pipe materials, we are happy to announce that Korea Petrochemical IND. Co., LTD (KPIC) has qualified as a new member of PE100...
Representatives of PE100+ will share their knowledge and expertise at a number of events worldwide in the months to come. We are looking forward to meeting you at these events and to exchange and address the concerns of the plastics pipes community.
PE100+ Association 20th Advisory Board MeetingDublin will be the location of PE100+ 20st Advisory Board meeting this year. Our experts panel from several countries outside and inside Europe will come together for the 20th edition of this...
The new PE100+ website is launched! Please spend a few moments browsing throughout ! You will notice numerous improvement, aiming at helping you getting all PE 100+ materials and pipes ...
Members of the Association
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...