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PVC PIPE MANUFACTURING UNIT
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Introduction:
Polyvinyl-Chloride (PVC) is a plastic product which has matchless versatility. It effectively
replaces wood, paper and metal in several applications. As such plastic pipes have been
progressively replacing conventional pipes like G.I., Cast Iron, Asbestos Cement or Stone-ware
for a number of important and uses. Among the various types of plastic pipes which are
commonly used for such applications PVC pipes are the most widely used all over the world on
account of their most favourable balance of properties. PVC pipes are light in weight, rates for
use under pressure, easy to install, low frictional loss, low on maintenance cost, and have low
frictional loss. Rigid PVC pipes have wide variety of uses in fields like city/town/rural water supply
scheme, spray irrigation, deep tube well schemes and land drainage schemes.
Market Potential:
PVC pipes are used for a variety of purposes e.g. water supply schemes, spray irrigation, deep
tube well schemes and land drainage schemes. PVC slotted and corrugated pipes are ideal
systems for drainages of water from land where water logging is inevitable. It is widely used by
various utility services now-a-days too. The major consumer of PVC pipes are the Public Health
Engineering Department (PHED) and Irrigation Departments. Besides these two, it is used by the
Municipal Corporations, Tea estates as well as in N.E. Region. The usage of PVC pipes also
depends upon the size of these pipes too. It is manufactured in different sizes having
innumerable usage value.
The World Bank has recently given top priority in rural water supply in developing and underdeveloped
countries. India has also received large amounts from World Bank aid for Rural Water
Supply Schemes. However, due to the acute shortage of appliances including pipes this money
could not be utilized to a large extent in our country. Thus PVC/HDPE pipe manufacturing
industry has received higher priority. The requirement of PVC pipes in N.E. Region is around
10,000 MT out of which the requirement in Assam is more than 50% followed by Tripura and
other five states of N.E. Region. At present there exist around 5 PVC pipes manufacturing units in
the region.
Raw Material:
The main raw material required is compounded PVC resin. Presently both PVC & Polyethylene
plastics raw materials are indigenously manufactured. Other compounding materials like
plasticizers, stabilizers, lubricants and fillers are also manufactured in India. No problem is
envisaged for procurement of PVC resin and the other required compounding materials.