Three Borouge Borstar PE pipe grades are now registered with the international Traceability coding (Traccoding) to fulfil the ISO12176-4 (2003).
Traccoding is an encoding system for PE piping systems, covering raw materials and components such as pipes, fittings and valves. Specific codifications are given to each item, and these codes will ease to identify and trace all the elements of the PE pipe system during the service life of the pipe network. Traccoding is currently used in several countries in Europe, like France and Belgium.
The registered Borouge grades are Borstar PE100 HE3490-LS, and Borstar PE80 grades HE3470-LS and ME3440. They are registered under the codes R01, R02 and R03 respectively. With Traccoding, registered PE compounds can be used in a traceability system, with alphanumeric or numeric data recognition systems, such as barcode, magnetic strip cards or microchip card readers. Such traceability aims to enhance the level of quality assurance for end users of PE pipe networks and raise quality standards in the industry. With the Traccoding system, all installations would be traced back to the resin supplier from which they were produced if necessary.
"Being part of the Traccoding system will help the industry to raise the standard of PE materials used in piping applications, especially in the Middle East and Asia Pacific regions. With new global identification systems like Traccoding and the support of associations like the PE100+ Association, the pipe customers and the Utilities - gas and water companies - have access to efficient tools to lift the practice guidelines of the industry. Pipes and fittings properly marked - including the code R01 corresponding to our PE100 black compound for instance - will become common sense in many countries for the sake of the PE pipe industry," said Andre Van Uffelt, Business Unit Manager Pipe, Borouge.
All major compound manufacturers including 11 products from Borealis, Borouge's co- owner, have their products registered with Traccoding as well.
For more information on Traccoding, please visit: www.traccoding.com
For more information on PE100+ Association, please visit: www.PE100plus.net
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About Borouge
Borouge is a provider of value creating, innovative plastics solutions for customers throughout the Middle East and Asia-Pacific. Borouge came to the market as a ground breaking partnership between ADNOC (Abu Dhabi National Oil Company) and Borealis. Together, Borouge and Borealis employ unique Borstar technology to produce versatile polymers for end-use plastics applications.
Borouge's state-of-the-art production facility in Ruwais, Abu Dhabi in the UAE produces Borstar-enhanced polyethylene products for the pipe, wire and cable, and advanced packaging markets. Borouge is also the exclusive provider of the entire Borealis product line throughout the Middle East and Asia Pacific.
The Borouge model of providing added-value plastics solutions to a wide variety of growth industries is supported with a sales and marketing head office in Singapore, sales offices in Abu Dhabi, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing, Mumbai, Beirut and Al Khobar-Damman along with an extensive sales agent network across the region.
To meet growing demand, the company has invested in a world-scale multi-billion dollar expansion in Ruwais. This expansion will nearly triple capacity to two million tonnes annually and introduce Borstar polypropylene in addition to more Borstar polyethylene. For more information, please visit www.borouge.com
Notes to Editor
Borstar is Borealis' proprietary technology supporting differentiated polyethylene and polypropylene products and is a registered trademark of Borealis.
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