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WASHINGTON, April 14 (Reuters) - PVC pipe maker Westlake (WLK.N) and a subsidiary have agreed to pay $67 million to settle price‑fixing claims brought by builders and other buyers, marking the largest ...

Suppliers say the cost of PVC has risen by more than 30 per cent due to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. There is a shortage of the product, which is crucial for the building industry and ...

Plumbing supply giant Reece says its suppliers will lift the cost of key building materials by up to 36%, as conflict in the Middle East constricts the production and shipment of plastic pipes and ...

Prince Pipes and Fittings Ltd, Apollo Pipes Ltd and Finolex Industries Ltd lagged in Q3 with flat or lower volumes.. (Image: Pixabay) The tide seems to be turning in favour of listed plastic pipes ...

[Baptiste Marx] shares his take on designing emergency structures using PVC pipe in a way that requires an absolute minimum of added parts. CINTRE (French, English coverage article here) is his ...

KAMLOOPS, British Columbia (CN) — A Canadian municipality is leading a price-fixing class action claiming suppliers of PVC pipes conspired to artificially inflate the price of the pipes following ...

Transported through pipes, shear-thickening fluids, such as cornstarch in water or certain concretes, should theoretically solidify when subjected to high pressures. However, this is not observed in ...

Jointing is a basic function of engineering. For example, bolting two parts together can involve material properties and loading forces. Here, we will focus on preloading, shear and tear-out in a ...