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PIPING HOT!

A large, complex market

Constructing a modern building always involves the installation of

ample lengths of pipe, serving a broad array of purposes:

• Hot and cold drinking water plumbing;

• Radiator connections;

• Hydronic radiant heating & cooling systems: underfloor heating, ceiling cooling, in-wall heating/cooling (including systems based on thermal mass, solar and geothermal heat pumps);

• Removal of soil and waste water;

• Supply of gas for heating and cooking;

• Supply of water for sprinklers and fire-fighting;

• Electrical conduits and ducts;

• Ventilation and air-conditioning;

• Distribution of compressed air and/or vacuum.

Some of these are new applications. Others used to be based on pipe

systems made of metals and other traditional materials. Increasingly,

however, polymers are used to manufacture such pipe systems.

Plastic pipes offer light weight, design flexibility, fast installation,

resistance to corrosion, superior sustainability and cost

effectiveness.

An innovative, dynamic industry

Few outsiders realise how complex this industry is. It utilises many

various types of thermoplastic resins to manufacture pipes and

accessories. Often different thermoplastics (and other materials,

such as aluminium and reinforcing fibers) are used in the same

product, in multi-material, multi-layer, composite structures.

Polymeric materials frequently used in such applications include PEX,

PE-RT, polypropylene, polybutene, PVC and C-PVC, EVOH, HDPE, ABS,

various polyamides, as well as high performance polymers such as

PVDF, PSU, PPS, PPSU, etc.

This is an industry that constantly develops and innovates. There are

advances in additives, raw materials, component and system design,

machinery and process, testing and quality assurance. Further

innovation occurs in response to new market needs (such as new

applications) and ever more exacting customer requirements. Many

of these innovations, for instance, provide solutions to the search for

sustainability; others address the needs of customer and installers –

especially faster and more reliable installation, as well as longer

service life.

A captivating conference

As a rule, plastic pipes conferences focus on large diameter,

infrastructure pipes, which are typically installed underground.

Plastic pipes installed above ground, inside buildings are a different

category – with its own technical requirements, a dedicated supply

chain and a different set of customers. Smaller diameter pipes used

inside buildings can be and are exported over longer distances, which

gradually engenders an international, global approach.

This complex, sophisticated global industry deserves a dedicated

event. The annual Plastic Pipes Inside Buildings™ conference aims

to become such an event. It will bring together in an ideal setting the

various links in the supply chain, enabling them to network, interact,

exchange views and initiate new collaborations.

WHY SHOULD I ATTEND?

1. Because your customers/potential customers, suppliers, competitors will be there. Should you attend and talk to them, or leave them to network without you?

2. Where else can you get an update about trends & developments in this industry – in just 2 days?

3. This is the only international conference dedicated to this sector. If you are part of this supply chain, how can you miss it?

FEEDBACK FROM PREVIOUS EDITIONS

• “Organisation + execution of the conference was HIGH CLASS.

Thanks a lot and congratulation to you and your team!” • “The conference was excellent and I enjoyed every minute. I

have just finished making some thirty or so emails to people I met, with others to do tomorrow.”

• “Thanks for a well-organised event! We’ve enjoyed the presentations, discussions and meetings.”

• “I really enjoyed the perfect organisation and the interesting discussions.”

is organised by NORTAL, a business consultancy specialising in the polymers & plastics industry. It will be chaired by Mr. Noru Tsalic. A polymers and plastics industry professional with broad expertise and 25 years experience, Mr. Tsalic has successfully developed and chaired numerous similar events.

CONTACT US 31 Wellsfield, Bushey WD23 2NU, United Kingdom

+44 1923 251 949

sg@plastic-pipes.events

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MONDAY 9 DECEMBER 2019

17:00 – 19:30 Registration Promotional item sponsored by

17:00 – 19:30 Networking Cocktail Reception

TUESDAY 10 DECEMBER 2019

08:00 – 9:00 Registration, welcome coffee

09:00 – 09:10 Opening announcements

Session 1: Market review

09:10 Trends & developments in the global market for soil & waste pipes Noru Tsalic, CEO, NORTAL CONSULTING

09:40 The market for plastic pipes in Russia and the CIS: some interesting aspects Mikhail Zalyssin, Export Manager, ROSTURPLAST (also representing the ASSOCIATION OF PRODUCERS OF PIPE SYSTEMS IN RUSSIA)

Keynote presentation

10:10 Internal pipe installation challenges and user aspiration Islam Ramadan, Senior Engineer, ARUP

10:40 – 11:10 Coffee break sponsored by

Keynote presentation

11:10 Pipe systems for in-building installation: a PH engineer's wish list Christopher Northey, Associate Director, URBAN SYSTEMS DESIGN LIMITED, President CIPHE

Session 2: Materials & applications

11:40 PE-RT II: outlook and innovative applications Rainer Kloth, MDTS Pipe & Utilities Europe, SABIC

12:10 Impact of ductwork leakage on the fan energy use and sound production of central mechanical ventilation units in houses Marcus Lightfoot, Export Director, UBBINK CENTROTHERM GROUP

12:40 – 14:00 Lunch break

14:00 Possibilities of butt welding PE, PP and PP-RCT Bernd Damkowski, Vice President Sales & Marketing, WIDOS Wilhelm Dommer Söhne GmbH

Session 3: System longevity research 14:30 The effect of chlorinated water on alpha/beta nucleated

PP-R materials: pipe failure investigation & further research Prof. Jörg Fischer, Institute of Polymeric Materials and Testing, JOHANNES KEPLER UNIVERSITY LINZ

15:00 – 15:30 Coffee break

15:30 Determination of the long-term hydrostatic strength of thermoplastics materials on multilayer PP-R pipes with fiberglass by extrapolation according to EN ISO 9080 Walid Jaafar, Head of Division Piping Systems, CSTB

16:00 Antioxidant depletion in PP-R pipes exposed to Thermo-stability Test and Thermal Cycling Test Federico Muñoz Sánchez, Technical Commercial Director, CEIS

20:00 – 22:00 Conference Dinner (speakers & dinner registrations only)

WEDNESDAY 11 DECEMBER 2019 08:30 – 9:00 Registration, welcome coffee

09:00 – 09:10 Opening announcements

Session 4: Smart piping

Keynote presentation

09:10 Plastic pipes in the BIM compliant HVAC/Plumbing design and engineering process Wilhelm Zirbes, Sales Manager Industry, liNear GmbH

09:40 Plastic pipes, change is in the air Jan Elenbaas, Business Unit Director Hot & Cold Systems, WAVIN

10:10 Multi-layer pipes based on biomimetic principles Prof. Gerald Pinter, Chair of Material Science & Testing of Polymers, MONTANUNIVERSITÄT LEOBEN

10:40 – 11:10 Coffee break

Session 5: Developments in regulation 11:10 European drinking water regulation: the plastic pipes

industry’s view Ilari Aho, Vice President, New Business Development & CSR, UPONOR

11:40 New hygiene requirements for plastic pipes in Europe Anton Wohlgemuth, Business Unit Products, DVGW CERT GmbH

12:10 Fire protection for plastic pipes – developments in Germany and Europe Carsten Janiec, Product Manager Fire Protection Systems, DOYMA GmbH (also representing DIvB – the German Institute for Preventive Fire Protection)

12:40 – 14:00 Lunch break

Keynote presentation

14:00 A Public Health Engineer’s wish list in terms of pipe systems Malcolm Atherton, Principal Engineer, CUNDALL (also representing SoPHE – Society of Public Health Engineers)

Experts’ panel 14:30 Accelerating the market penetration of plastic pipes:

barriers, challenges, opportunities Debate and Q & A session with: Islam Ramadan, Senior Engineer, ARUP Ilari Aho, Vice President, New Business Development & CSR, UPONOR Representative of installers (tba)

15:20 – 15:25 Chairman’s Prize for Best Question(s)

15:25 – 15:30 Closing remarks

15:30 –16:00 Farewell coffee

16:00 Conference ends

The conference organisers reserve the right to alter the programme without notice. The latest published programme can be viewed on the conference website www.plastic-pipes.events/programme/

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