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What does the future hold?

As with all materials and all products constant changes and developments are being undertaken and new applications researched and introduced. We are seeing some major changes in the production of PVC pipes and also new applications coming on the market including:

• The introduction of new stabilisers following the phase out of cadmium and the planned phase out of lead based systems by 2015.
   
• Larger diameter pipes are being produced with structured and foam walls.
   
• New systems using PVC pipes for relining existing pipe networks.
   
• Bi-orientated pipes increasing strength and flexibility of PVC pipe systems.
   
• Multilayer pipes using PVC recyclate being introduced.