According to reports, the Aliaxis Group (which includes Friatec, Sanit, Abu, Ipex/Canada, akatherm, Wefa Plastic etc.) has signed a “letter of intent” to take over of the Italian DALPEX Group (which produces inter alia 20 million m of PEX/aluminium multilayer pipes per annum). … Read more in KWD-globalpipe, 2008-01-24, No.267.
The production started in June 2007 with dimensions 16×2mm and 20×2mm. Today the range is covering dimensions from 14×2mm until 32×3mm….. more in KWD-globalpipe, 2008, issue 265.
ALB is a system supplier focussed on the heating and water distribution market, specialised in multilayer pipe based systems, with over twenty years of experience in the industry.
Read more: KWD-globalpipe, 2008-01-08, No.265.
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Due To Popular Demand – Multilayer, A Phenomenon Scrutinised:
KWD-globalpipe, 2002-35. Look at the incredible rise of PE-Al-PE multilayer pipes in Plumbing & Heating over the past few years and you’ll be justifiably impressed. The more striking, then, is the fact that this achievement is not equally shared between the product’s manufacturers. Whereas around half of the 20 manufacturers thrive and expand the other half find it difficult to even keep their production capacity more or less busy. Some quite incredibly even go out of business. +++
A closer look draws an even gloomier picture :
A one-percent share of the market, however, means a paltry 2 m metres when a multilayer line needs at least 4 m metres to turn a profit. It does not take a finicky controller to find out that one needs at least 3 lines to produce a complete range of sizes economically. +++
Apart from UNIPIPE who make their own extruders which use a special welding technique and who have lots of experience with PE-MD inliners, manufacturers find themselves faced with the need for further investment. Recent trends show a clear move towards electronically cross-linked inliners at the expense of the hitherto more popular Silane method. Golan, Henco, and Hewing own their own irradiation plants and independent cross-linkers such as BGS and Studer have mightily up-graded their facilities, also regarding large sizes and up to 12 metres length. +++
In the core markets Austria, Germany, and Switzerland the building activity is in the doldrums and the substitution of other materials does not make up for slowing turnover. Even those few countries where building still expands don’t show an increase in the sales of multilayer as welded systems make inroads over expensive crimp systems. +++
Growth potential can still be found in export, though. North, East, and South Europe offer possibilities for those manufacturers who have built a portfolio of approvals over the years. An investment of around EUR 1,5 – 2 m will open over a dozen markets although export markets are not unlimited. Top quality pipe may well be sold into China for another few years but Korea and Turkey, among others, can stifle any attempt at selling into their markets by their own manufacturers’ extremely low prices. +++
Future expansion within Europe will largely depend on each manufacturer’s ability of finding new ways of distribution, or of making their product range more attractive, or both.
In our new report “Multilayer Pipes Worldwide 2008 we noticed the following
Multlayer Pipe producers (in total: 145)
EUROPE
1 Belgium
11 Germany
1 Great Britain
1 Greece
22 Italy
4 Poland
2 Portugal
6 Spain
3 Switzerland
CHINA
25 PRC
1 ROC
ROW (Rest of World)
1 Argentina
1 Canada
2 India
3 Israel
12 Iran
3 Korea
1 Malaysia
2 Mexico
1 Romania
12 Russia
2 Ukraine
1 Tunisia
10 Turkey
1 United Arabian Emirates
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After copper- ,iron und various plastic pipes (PP-R, PB and PEX) now multilayer pipes are conquering the world of hot and cold water systems (inhouse).
5 layer pipe for hot and cold systems with an Aluminum diffusion barrier layer. A bonding agent is applied on the PE-RT or PE-X inner pipe. The Aluminum layer is then either butt welded or welded with overlap. After the second bonding layer has been put on, the outer PE pipe is extruded. As pipe joints clamping, sliding or compression sleeves can be used. The pipe is perfectly gas and oxygen tight.
These expressions are used synonymously for multilayer pipes:
knows M-type and P-type:
M-Type=Multilayer Metal Pipes:
P-Type = Multilayer Plastic Pipes:
PP-R/AL Composite pipes are not multilayer pipes according to ISO CD 21003 because the pipes are only sticked and not welded (connection by welding or connection by adhesives is demanded).
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With beginning of the year 2008, nearly 300 Multilayer Pipe Production Lines are running. From these we find
It is not possible to compare production capacities per line by country. Chinese multilayer pipe lines produce about 2,5 to 3,5 Mio m/year. A modern European multilayer pipe line can have a capacity of more than 7 Mio m/year (if they run it continuously).
There are some companies of the starting time, that have quit the production of Multilayer Pipe Lines. For example: Swisscab, Unicor , Krupp-Reifenhäuser und APSwisstech.
Today the most important Producers of Mulitlayer Pipe Lines are:
Some of the largest manufacturer (pipes and profiles) like Uponor, Rehau, Henco a.s.o. only buy the parts of the extrusion lines and build it together by themselves.
Contact: Dipl.-Ing. Winfried Hamich, Chief-Editor of the newsletter KWD-globalpipe
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MAINTOOLS is a legally independent member of the Maincor Group and well-known manufacturer of pressing jaws, tools for sanitary/heating applications, extrusion lines and machines for the production of corrugated and double-wall pipes, multi-layer composite and drip irrigation pipes. We also offer used machines. |
Usually each Fitting for Multilayer Pipe Installations has its own crimping jaw profiles. So we know 20 different crimp sleeves. Up to date only Fränkische offers fittings, that can be crimped with five different crimping jaw profiles (F, U, TH, H and VP).
(Source: KWD-globalpipe, 2008-09) 
Crimp Sleeves / Profile Jawes Europe 2008
Our Market Study “Multilayer Pipes Worldwide 2008″ is now published! Euro 950,- for subscribers, others pay Euro 1200,-. 555 pages, CD and Print, in english language.
Contents: General Informations, Extrusion and Forming Machinery, Materials, Special Fittings and Systems, Multilayer Pipe Producers, Company Activities, Companies alphabetical and by countries, Graphics and Tables.
