PP and PEX for Plumbing & Heating

PP pipes for heating systems               PEX for underfloor heating and cooling systems 

During the last 20 years, polypropylene random copolymers (PP-R) and cross linked PE for full range plumbing and heating systems have been developed and successfully approved in many countries worldwide. Furthermore, heating pipes for football grounds, airfields and sidewalks, district heating and industrial applications extend the usage of PP-R and PEX grades.

Benefits include:

• Long life of at least 50 years
• No limitations to PH value of water
• No contact corrosion, when exposed to iron particles
• Taste and odour neutral
• Bacteriological neutral
• Ease of manufacture
• Fast & easy installation
• Entire plastics systems available
• Good chemical resistance
• Low tendency to encrustations

N.B. A new generation of this material is now available; PP-RCT. Pipes produced from this material can be operated at higher stresses at elevated temperatures.

Borouge PP & PEX product list for plumbing and heating applications

Grade (****)	Type of Material		Typical Applications
RA 130E-8427	Grey PP-R	900 MPa	Plumbing, heating & industrial
RA130E-1498	White PP-R	900 MPa	Plumbing & heating
Beta-PPR RA7050	Grey PP-RCT	900 MPa	Plumbing & heating
BorPEX HE1878	Natural Powder	955 Kg/cu mtr	Plumbing & heating, gas, drinking water & industrial
BorPEX HE1878-E	Natural Powder	951 Kg/cu mtr	Plumbing & heating, gas, drinking water & industrial
BorPEX HE2550	Natural Powder	956 Kg/cu mtr	Plumbing & heating, gas, drinking water & industrial

(****) For further details on PEX and PP-R grades please click here to see the Product Selector