Drinking Water
Exceptionally durable PE water pipes from BorSafe™
Water scarcity is a pressing global issue, with over 20% of the world’s population lacking an adequate supply of clean drinking water. Managing and conserving fresh water is a major infrastructure challenge around the world. Distribution systems urgently need to be expanded to meet the needs of a growing population and rising living standards, and alongside this existing systems need to be upgraded to prevent them leaking water at an unsustainably high rate.
Polyethylene (PE) pipes have a valuable role to play in meeting these objectives. Unlike traditional materials such as copper or concrete, PE does not corrode, and it is also longer lasting, easier to install, and has a lower failure rate. We offer a broad range of PE grades for water pipe networks, covering applications from distribution mains to household connections. Based on our proprietary BorSafe™ technology, these cost-effective solutions meet or surpass stringent international standards for drinking water and offer outstanding durability, lasting for many years with minimal maintenance.
Benefits of our polyolefin materials
- High Flexibility: PE pipes are flexible, enabling them to follow the curves of trenches and also to be coiled and wound on drums in sizes up to 180mm diameter.
- Superior durability: Corrosion-free and resistant to chemicals, these grades support you to create pipes with an expected service lifetime of over 100 years.
- Enhanced sustainability: Materials that enable pipes to be installed using modern, trenchless technologies, minimizing landscape disturbance. After a long service life, they can also be recycled to become part of the circular economy.
Read more about our sustainable pipe solutions based on renewable feedstock here and here.
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