Plastic pipes are an important branch of many components of chemical building materials. The applications of plastic pipes are usually water supply, drainage, gas, floor heating, power communication, agriculture, firefighting and other fields. From the different classifications of chemical materials used, plastic pipes can be classified into polyethylene (PE) pipes, polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipes, polypropylene (PP) pipes, ABS pipes, and polybutene (PB) pipes.
Because chemical building materials have good corrosion resistance, light weight, low energy consumption for production and application, and convenient construction, plastic pipes made of chemical materials are widely used in engineering construction, urban construction and village construction. Although the development of chemical building materials in China is relatively short, China's chemical building materials have developed rapidly, and the fields of pipes, doors and windows, waterproof materials and coatings have been fully developed.
In general, HDPE (High Density PE), LDPE (Low Density PE) and other PE pipes are collectively referred to as PE pipes, while PVC-C and PVC-U pipes are collectively referred to as PVC pipes. The PVC pipe system was the earliest developed and currently has the largest amount. PE and PP pipes developed late, but they have grown rapidly in recent years. At present, the industry pattern of PVC-U, PE and PPR pipelines has been formed globally.