High density polyethylene (HDPE) has been used for municipal and industrial water applications for almost 50 years.
HDPE's heat-fused joints create a leak free, self restraint, monolithic pipe structure that allows the pipe to be pulled
from one area to another with minimum disruption to traffic or the environment; the fused joint will also eliminate
infiltration into the pipe and exfiltration into the environment. HDPE has other benefits which include chemical,
abrasion, fatigue, seismic and corrosion resistance.
The Municipal and Industrial Division includes but is not limited to the following applications:
Please click on each application for detailed information.
HDPE has been used in drinking water pipe applications for almost 50 years and has been gaining approval and growth in
municipalities ever since. HDPE is specified and/or approved in AWWA C901, AWWA C906, NSF 14, NSF 16 and ASTM D3035.
Also, HDPE has been is use for sewer pipe applications for more than 30 years. Independent testing of HDPE in sewer
service for 25 years showed no significant changes in the material's physical or chemical properties. Also, HDPE's
unique characteristics have made it the product of choice for numerous mining pipe applications. It is a proven
product in rugged terrains, extreme climates and changing site environments. HDPE is also preferred in industrial
pipe applications because the hazardous nature of some chemicals being transported in industrial pipe applications
is protected by HDPE's fused joint.
