Plastic Pipes Conference Association # 2023 Lake Buena Vista
Luciana Oriqui, Mauro Adamo Seabra, Antonio Rodolfo Jr.
The Brazilian PVC pipe industry maintains specific mechanisms of intense and continuous evaluation of the products regularly offered to the market. These programs are carried out by an independent third-party technical entity, within known public rules and based on the best practices of conformity assessment. Their objective is to ensure that PVC pipes supplied to sanitation companies, builders, and consumers in general have satisfactory performance and conform to the requirements established by the Brazilian technical standards required for each application. It aims to promote full compliance with the needs of consumers and users, in an environment of isonomic and healthy technical competitiveness among manufacturers. The results achieved in more than 30 years of activity are quite expressive in their respective segments. Among the Brazilian companies operating in the PVC market, each program counts on the adhesion and voluntary participation of more than 90% of market players, whether large, medium or small. Sectorial indicators of compliance with normative requirements reach close to 100%. It is also important to mention that the Brazilian PVC pipe industry has been intensively active in the evolution of the Brazilian standards, acting as the leader of the respective committees.
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