Extrusion International 5-2024

22 Extrusion International 5/2024 INDUSTRY NEWS Market Study – Plastic Pipes  Centrifugally cast, wound, or extruded: glass fiber-reinforced plastic pipes are particularly robust, heat-resistant, and durable. Both glass fibers and synthetic resins can be processed directly on site and cured with hot water or UV light, in the event of pipe damage, for example. The latest, seventh edi - tion of the Ceresana report on the European market for plastic pipes includes GRP pipes as a separate product category for the first time. Pipes made of fiber-reinforced composites, usually mixtures of glass fibers and thermosetting polyester or epoxy resins, are cur - rently the market segment with the most dynamic growth. However, their costs and requirements are higher than those of pipes made of polyvinyl chloride (PVC), poly - ethylene, polypropylene, or other thermoplastic materials: To date, GRP pipes only make up a relatively small proportion of the approxi- mately 5 million tonnes of plastic pipes sold in Europe each year. The Study in brief: Chapter 1 analyzes the entire Eu - ropean market for plastic pipes – and provides forecasts up to the year 2033. Key figures such as rev - enues (in US dollars and euros) as well as production and demand (in tonnes) are given for each world region. Sales are also broken down into application areas. Demand is broken down in detail for the vari- ous application areas, construction segments, and plastic types (glass fiber reinforced plastics are covered separately). The production volume is broken down by type of plastic (GRP not shown separately here). Chapter 2 provides specific market data on plastic pipes for 24 Europe - an countries: Revenues, imports and exports, production and demand volumes, broken down as described for chapter 1. The following individ - ual sub-segments are included: Application Areas: Sewage dis - posal, potable water supply, cable protection, gas pipes, agriculture, industry, other applications. Types of Plastics: Polyethylene (PE), Polypropylene (PP), Polyvinyl chloride (PVC), Glass fiber reinforced plastics (GRP), other types of plastics. Construction Segments: New construction, renovation, residen - tial construction, commercial con - struction and infrastructure. Chapter 3 provides company pro- files of the largest manufacturers of plastic pipes in Europe – clearly ar- ranged according to contact details, revenues, profit, product range, pro - duction sites, and profile summary. In-depth profiles of the 53 most im - portant producers are given. https://ceresana.com/en/produkt/ plastic-pipes-market-report-europe Baby Bottles – Safe and Robust  Baby bottles of the baby feed - ing and nurturing products brand Thyseed are now made of BASF’s high-performance thermoplastic Ultrason ® . The bottles for babies and toddlers benefit from the BASF polyphenylsulfone (PPSU) Ultrason ® P 3010 in several ways: It is approved for food contact and features excel- lent mechanical strength, chemical resistance as well as resistance to superheated steam at 134°C. These properties ensure that the baby bottles are safe to use, while being lightweight and shatter-proof. They easily withstand the high tempera - tures in dishwashers and microwave ovens and can thus be reused many times without losing their excel - lent mechanical properties or their optical appearance. Thyseed and BASF have also entered into a stra - tegic cooperation to explore the advantages of Ultrason ® for other products of Thyseed in China and beyond. “Thyseed has been committed to customizing the world's best products, with exquisite materials and processes, innovative prod - uct design and services, to protect babies’ entrance into the world,” says Wang Hao, Brand Founder and CEO of Thyseed. “Through the use of BASF's high-performance PPSU, our products will set new safety