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New Delhi —   One of India's leading PVC pipe manufacturers, Astral Poly Technik Ltd., is in the midst of an expansion in both the northern and southern parts of the country. The company, based in Ahmedabad, is leasing land from the Rajasthan State Industrial Development and Investment Corp. Ltd. at the Ghiloh Industrial Area in the Alwar district of Rajasthan. In a filing with the Bombay Stock Exchange, the company said the facility will make PVC and chlorinated PVC pipe and fittings, initially for the water market, and said it would initially invest about 70 crore Indian rupees ($11 million). In an interview at the Acetech building products show in New Delhi in mid-December, a company official declined to share details on the total investment or capacity, but said the Rajasthan plant would cut shipping costs for supplying northern India, including Delhi and Uttar Pradesh, which are currently served by its Gujarat plant about 600 miles away. In a November call with...

DALLAS ,  June 20, 2017  /PRNewswire/ -- The Uni-Bell PVC Pipe Association (PVCPA), which represents U.S. and Canadian manufacturers of PVC pipe, announced the completion of the first comprehensive environmental and performance review of water and sewer pipes in  North America . The study used life cycle assessment methodology to evaluate the cradle-to-grave sustainability of commonly used drinking water and sewer pipe materials, including polyvinylchloride (PVC), concrete, ductile iron, and high density polyethylene pipes over a 100-year service period. Sustainable Solutions Corporation (SSC), a sustainability consulting firm, was hired by PVCPA to conduct the study. SSC's engineers used the ISO 14040 series life cycle assessment (LCA) standards from the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) to evaluate PVC pipe's environmental footprint. The peer­-reviewed report also examines other pipe products based on durability, performance and environmental ...

Solvay SA is expanding its global production capacity in sulfone polymers through building a new production plant in India and expanding capacity in the United States. The investments follow Belgian chemicals producer’s announcement last year that it would increase its sulfone polymer capacity by more than 35% in the next five years. The move, said Solvay, is to meet the “significant” demand growth from mainly the medical and water treatment industries for this high-performance thermoplastic material. The investment size was not disclosed. According to Solvay, the new India plant will be dedicated to polyethersulfone (PESU) in Panoli, India. Construction of the plant, said the Brussels-based chemical group, is underway  and production should reach full capacity mid-2019. The company is also investing in capacity expansion and process optimisation at its US polymer and monomer units in Marietta, Ohio, and Augusta, Ga. "Solvay's expansion firms up our leadi...