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Industry news PLASTIC PIPES 2024

FIRST RUSSIAN PVC O

Testing of PVC-O
Press-Service of POLYPLASTIC Group class 500 pipes of the
POLYPLASTIC Group

n March 21, 2023, the Novomos- Department of Chemical-Technological Russia by cutting the red ribbon, an ex-
O kovsk Plastic Pipes Plant (NZPT), Complex and Bioengineering Technolo- cursion with a demonstration of the line's
part of the POLYPLASTIC Group, held a gies of the Ministry of Industry and Trade operation was organized for them and the
ceremonial launch of Russia's first pro- of the Russian Federation, Vyacheslav Ro- media.
duction of pipes made of unplasticized manov, Minister of Industry and Trade of At that moment, the production of
polyvinylchloride of the highest degree the Tula Region, Dmitry Pronin, Director 160 mm diameter pipes was underway.
of molecular orientation (PVC-O Class of the Industrial Development Fund of the pon completion of their acquaintance
500). Before this, such products have Tula Region, Alexey Biryulin, Head of the with the operation of the line, the guests
not been produced in Russia and had to City of Novomoskovsk, representatives of of honor left their signatures on a com-
be imported. The POLYPLASTIC Group's water utilities and design organizations, memorative speciment from the first
investments in the launch of the PVC- as well as the media. batch of pipes.
O project amounted to more than 200 The acquaintance with the new pro- Then a presentation was held, dur-
million rubles, and an additional 20 jobs duction was conducted by Andrey Tol- ing which the participants of the event
were created. machev, Director of the POLYPLASTIC learned about the properties, advantages
The opening ceremony of the first Group PVC project, and Alexander Ryba- and possibilities of using PVC-O pipes,
and only import-substituting production kov, Director of the NZPT. and also saw a film (see link) about their
of PVC-O pipes in Russia was attended After the guests and managers impressive performance qualities – the
by Artur Smirnov, Deputy Director of the launched a unique industrial pro ect for highest strength and durability.

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