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PLASTIC PIPES 2022 Industry news

ing, subsidence and even earthquakes, global total, however Russia’s import de- Group, delivered a presentation on the
which further increases their durability. pendency in reinforced pipes for oil and development of regulatory and technical
According to the CEO of POLYMERTEP- gas industry is high – about 90%. documentation. He talked about the work
LO Group, the application of flexible poly- Locating the manufacture of these of the Technical Committee 241 “Pipes
mer-reinforced pipes in oil and gas pro- products in the Russian Federation will and fittings made of plastics”, of which he
duction will allow oil and gas companies help to solve the import substitution prob- is Deputy Head, and the standardisation
to reduce costs by 30% compared to carbon lem, reduce dependence on imports by of flexible polymer-reinforced pipes in the
steel pipelines. In particular, they reduce 30–40%, create new jobs, attract invest- oil and gas sector.
transport, construction and installation ment and potentially increase export in Mr Shalyapin commented that flex-
costs and subsequent operational costs as the future. ible polymer reinforced pipes have been
well as reducing installation by 6–8 times, When concluding his speech, Mr Kovy- used since the 1990s around the world.
minimise accidents and provide a service azin confirmed that the POLYPLASTIC A Joint Industry Project (JIP) was created
life of at least 25 years. In addition, they Group is ready to actively participate in to promote the deployment of flexible
provide a better environmental effect by the working group for the development polymer-reinforced pipes and included
reducing negative impact, improving en- of regulatory documents for the wider manufacturers of flexible pipes, as well as
ergy efficiency, product resistance to ag- application of plastic pipes in the oil and large oil and gas companies from all over
gressive environments and the possibility gas industry. The company forecasts high the world, but primarily Europe and North
of recyclability. demand for these products and is ready America. Their important task was to de-
Mr Kovyazin highlighted that the use to increase production output when nec- velop standards: international, regional
of flexible polymer-reinforced pipes is essary. This, in turn, will increase the and industrial. As a result of five years’
growing rapidly around the world: in 2015 consumption of domestic polymer raw work, the JIP developed ISO/TS 18226 (in
it was only 1.5% of the market, in 2020 – materials, which will utilise the capacities ISO/TC 138) and API 15S standards for the
6%, and in 2025 it is expected to reach of existing petrochemical complexes and application of flexible pipes in the oil and
25%. The main share of flexible polymer- those under construction; and develop the gas sector. Since 2005, flexible polymer re-
reinforced pipes application in oil and gas Russian petrochemical industry too. inforced pipes have been actively applied,
sector belongs to the USA and Canada. Sergey Shalyapin, Director of design primarily in the Americas, as well as in
Russia consumes no more than 3% of the and development at POLYMERTEPLO the Middle East. Over the past 15 years, an

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