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Following an extensive executive search, interview and selection process, PIPA has now named Cindy Bray as its new Executive General Manager, effective 11 May 2020,

One of the topics addressed at Plastic Pipes XX Conference will be “Hydrogen replacing natural gas – Is the pipeline infrastructure ready?  Such a review

PIPA’s office will close on Friday 20th December and reopen with limited services on Monday 6th January 2020. During this period the plasticspipe@staging.pipa.com.au email address

TEPPFA (The European Plastic Pipe and Fitting Association) has launched an upgraded website packed with useful information, case studies and tools. According to TEPPFA General

PVC AUS 2020 Shared Horizons 26-28th May 2020 Surfers Paradise Over two days, PVC AUS 2020: Shared Horizons will have content-rich, technical and commercial presentation

At the 12th meeting of the Transport and Infrastructure Council, Transport, Infrastructure and Planning Ministers from the Commonwealth, States and Territories, New Zealand and the

Technical Guideline POP004 has been updated with additional coloured materials supplied by Price Plastics

[fusion_text]Effective 8 November 2019, the Queensland Government’s Petroleum and Gas (Safety) Regulation 2018 now references APGA code of practice upstream polyethylene gathering networks – CSG

Ozpipe XIX has been a wonderful forum for the exchange of knowledge and ideas. A total of 127 delegates representing Australia and 15 other countries

Ozpipe XIX begins tomorrow morning, 7th November. A small number of seats remain for those who enjoy leaving things until the ‘last minute’. The PIPA

With Ozpipe XIX only one week away, now is your last chance to register for Australia’s premier plastics pipe conference. The program of technical papers

As requested, the PPXX abstract deadline is extended to November 15th.  The extension is to allow those attending  the 2019 K-Fair time to focus on

PIPA was well represented at this week’s Australian Pipelines and Gas Association convention in Adelaide. The convention attracted more than 350 delegates who enjoyed a

[fusion_text]With only four weeks remaining until the Ozpipe XIX technical conference in Sydney, interest in the conference is peaking. Delegates from fifteen countries have signed-up

Organisers of PLASTIC PIPES XX are expecting to receive as many as 100 abstracts for their conference and exhibition that takes place in the “Pipe”

On 20 September, key influencers that can move society at large to a more sustainable use of plastic products, gathered in Brussels to sign the

POP004 (Issue 20) has been updated to include latest data submitted for Qenos PE100 grades, HDF193B and HCR193B

This is your last week to take advantage of Ozpipe XIX Early Bird Registration rates, which close Friday 20 September. 

PIPA members Iplex, Vinidex and Qenos represented the Australian plastics pipe industry at No-Dig Downunder in Melbourne this week. No-Dig Downunder is Australia’s premier technical

Mr David Livermore, Iplex Pipelines’ Head of Marketing and Technical has taken over the chairmanship of PIPA from Mr Mark Nykiel, whose term expired prior

[fusion_text]PIPA has revised and published POP004 (Issue 19) to include two additional PE100 coloured stripe materials, lime green and yellow, manufactured by PolyPacific.[/fusion_text]

The Plastic Pipes Conference Association (PPCA) has highlighted the promotional and networking opportunities of its next conference and exhibition, PLASTIC PIPES XX. Hosted in Amsterdam at the

Reminder – Early Bird registration for Australia’s leading plastics pipe and fitting technology conference expires in one month. If you’re planning to attend Ozpipe XIX,

Dr Alan Whittle, Chair of PIPA’s PE and PVC Technical Committees represented the plastics pipe and fittings industry at the Australian Gas and Pipe Association’s

Our EGM has announced his retirement from paid employment, and we are calling for applications from suitably qualified candidates for the position. If you are

An invitation is extended to all financial members, to attend the PIPA Annual General Meeting, to be held on Tuesday 3rd September 2019 in the

GHD has been contracted by Sustainability Victoria to obtain information regarding the availability of construction materials containing recycled content and to ultimately develop an online

A full page advertisement for Ozpipe XIX appears in the August edition of Utility Magazine. To view the digital version of Utility Magazine, click here

Standards Australia has entered into a new distribution arrangement with global publishing brand Techstreet, that it says will deliver better choice and access to users

Examining the use of recycled plastics in infrastructure pipe

PIPA has revised and published updated issues of Technical Guidelines POP004, POP004A and POP013 to clarify the temperature rerating factors that are application to PE100

The European Plastic Pipe and Fitting Association (TEPPFA) confirms 100+ year expected lifetime for PVC and PE pipes. Practical experiences gathered and technical assessments carried

APGA and PIPA will hold a seminar in Brisbane to launch the latest version of the APGA Code of Practice for Upstream PE Gathering Networks

Monkey Media, Ozpipe XIX’s media partner and publisher of widely distributed industry magazines Utility and Infrastructure, has published an editorial focussing on Ozpipe XIX technical

PIPA is pleased to confirm PE pipe welding equipment supplier, McElroy Manufacturing Inc., has come onboard as a Gold Sponsor of Ozpipe XIX technical conference.

The European Plastic Pipe and Fitting Association (TEPPFA) has announced the publishing of the first European Standard for PVC-O pressure pipe. EN 17176  standard is

The Plastic Pipes Conference Association (PPCA) announces that papers delivered at OZPIPE XIX Conference in Australia will lead to a significant upswing in the region’s plastic pipe

PIPA is pleased to announce Vinyl Council of Australia’s CEO, Sophi MacMillan, has today agreed to sponsor the iPad award for the best PVC paper presented

For two days over 7th and 8th November 2019, PIPA and the international Plastic Pipe Conference Association will gather the world’s foremost plastics pipe experts,

PIPA is proud to be a member of the Green Building Council of Australia; an association with which we have maintained continual membership since 2016.

Monkey Media, publishers of the widely read Utility and Infrastructure magazines, have agreed to partner with PIPA to promote Ozpipe XIX. The September issue of

The Plastic Pipes Conference Association (PPCA) has issued a call for papers to be presented at its next conference and exhibition, Plastic Pipes XX. Hosted

The proof is in the research A recent engineering report by the European Plastic Pipes and Fittings Association (TEPPFA) called ‘Behavior of Plastic Pipe Systems

POP004, PIPA’s Technical Guideline dealing with polyethylene pipe and fittings compounds, has been updated to harmonise PE100 resin’s requirement to demonstrate ongoing conformity, with those

To ensure PIPA information users never miss an important POP revision, update or news post, the PIPA website now has a RSS Feed facility. To

PIPA’s supplementary list of materials specific to electrofusion and moulded fittings, POP004A, has been updated with the latest information relating to resins’ POP013 conformity.

The Plastic Pipes Conference Association has released information for delegates and exhibitors planning to attend PPXX in Amsterdam, September 21-23, 2020. The main program will

The opportunity to review and comment on the public comment draft of AS/NZS 4129 Fittings for Polyethylene (PE) Pipes for Pressure Applications, ends on 16th April 2019.

PIPA has published revisions of two technical guideline documents: POP005 Packing, Handling and Storage of Polyethylene Pipes and Fittings has been revised primarily to include

PIPA and the international Plastic Pipes Conference Association’s inaugural technical conference Ozpipe XIX, will be held in Sydney on 7th and 8th November 2019. Already 20 international

[fusion_text]The Supply Chain Sustainability School has released a short e-learning module that explains what ‘Sustainable Procurement’ means, how the concept and ISO 20400 are relevant

PIPA in association with the International Plastic Pipes Conference Association (PPCA) is pleased to announce a call for papers for Ozpipe XIX technical conference on

PIPA has published POP004 Issue 15 with updated information pertaining to AS/NZS 4020 certification of resins, where that data has been provided. This revision also

The Plastic Pipes Conference Association and PIPA is very pleased to announce that Rollepaal have committed to support the Ozpipe XIX plastics pipe and fittings

The Plastic Pipes Conference Association has advised PIPA the first round of international speakers invited to present at Ozpipe XIX in Sydney, 7 and 8

PIPA has published a new Technical Note TN019 dealing with Sandwich Construction (SC) PVC-U Non-Pressure Pipe. SC PVC-U pipe has been successfully used in Australia

PIPA has revised POP001 to clarify the need for welders to use mechanical peeling tools to remove the oxidised surface, when preparing PE pipe for

PIPA has revised and republished two guidelines, POP004A and POP016. POP004A “Supplementary list – Materials Specific to Electrofusion and Moulded Fittings” has been updated (Issue

On 5th December, Standards Australia published its 2018 edition of AS/NZS 4130. This revision deletes the separate Series 2 gas pipes dimension Table 3, and amalgamates

The date and venue for the Plastic Pipe Conference Association’s PPXIX spin-off technical conference, Ozpipe XIX, have been set and planning is now underway. Ozpipe

POP007 has been updated (Issue 2.6/Nov 2018) and is available for download from the Technical Guidelines page. Changes to POP007 include: Clarification of the pressure

PIPA members and affiliates with an interest in the PMBWELD Units of Competency are reminded that the closing date for the submission of feedback to

This 3-year peer reviewed TEPPFA study, added to the Technical Information page, has demonstrated that provided basic conditions are met a 100-year lifetime for non-pressure

Welcome to the new PIPA website, launched 15 October 2018. Over the past few months we have worked toward a refreshed format that is easy

PIPA Guideline POP004, Polyethylene Pipe and Fittings Compounds Issue 14 has been updated to include to additional materials, namely: Borealis PE100 resin grade HE3490-DS-H Polypacific Polycomp 6030

POP018 “Polyethylene Drinking Water Pipes in Contact with Chlorine and Chloramine Disinfectants” was published on June 29 as part of PIPA’s ongoing commitment to provide

The PIPA Chatswood office will close from mid-November 2018 and relocate to North Lakes on the northern fringe of Brisbane. PIPA has occupied its Chatswood

It’s official….Australia has been selected to host the spin-off, Plastics Pipe Conference in Sydney, on 7th and 8th November 2019. The announcement was made in