Pipelife

Pipelife is one of the leading plastic pipe system providers in the world. It was established in 1989 as a JV between Solvay of Belgium and Wienerberger of Austria. A special product marketed by Pipelife is a RTP brandname Soluforce, which is an Aramid Reinforced Thermoplastic Pipe (RTP).

History

1989

• Foundation of Pipelife as a Joint Venture of Solvay (Belgium) and Wienerberger (Austria) with activities in Austria, France and Germany.

1990 - 1993

• First expansion of the Pipelife Group through acquisitions and foundations of companies in Hungary, France, Germany, Greece, Turkey, Czech and the Slovak Republic.

1994

• Integration of the Solvay pipes and fittings activities in The Netherlands, Belgium, Spain and Portugal.

1995 - 1998

• Start of operations in Slovenia, Croatia and Romania. Acquisition of Davinyl, Sweden.

1999

• Marks another very important year for Pipelife. With the acquisition of the Mabo Group, Pipelife achieves a leading position in Northern Europe (Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania). Also Wienerberger’s pipe activities in China are integrated in Pipelife.

See also

• Reinforced Thermoplastic Pipe
• Plastic Pressure Pipe Systems
• Pipeline transport

External links

• Pipelife International homepage

• Pipelife NL

• Soluforce

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