May 2022 Extrusion Blog
May 15, 2022
South Korean Owned PE Pipe Plant Planned for  North Carolina
Cosmoind Co. Ltd., a South Korean polyethylene pipe extruder, will build a $12.8 million manufacturing facility in Middlesex, North Carolina.  Facility plans include a 128,000-square-foot facility in the Middlesex Corporate Centre.  The Cosmoind facility will be eligible for a 12-year Job Development Investment Grant approved by North Carolina's Economic Investment Committee. Commerce Secretary Machelle Baker Sanders was quoted as saying “Our stable manufacturing economy combined with a keen focus on creative education and training programs, are critical for the future success of global manufacturers such as Cosmoind". Potential reimbursement of $1.08 million to Cosmoind will only occur following verification that the company has met targets for job creation and investment.  This facility is reportedly planning extrusion of PE pipe for industrial, natural gas and drinking water applications.

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May 23, 2022
Australian Pipe Manufacturer to Release Revolutionary Mobile Pipe Extruder

Polyline Pipe Systems, a Perth-based plastic pipe manufacturer, has released a revolutionary "mobile pipe extruder". They have already secured a mining client who says the technology has already significantly reduced transportation costs. The existing supply chain involves manufacturing pipes in the city and transporting them to the site. Polyline's patented system cuts out the transportation step entirely, being able to produce HDPE pipe and extrude it all on site. Their first use of this technology came in quarter one of 2022 where Polyline was able to produce 8.3 km of HDPE pipe for their client, Vimy Resources to connect a raw water source to the company's processing plant. Vimy has praised the new technology, citing its drastically reduced transportation cost in addition to the new technology minimizing potential failure points and necessary welding.

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