A pipe that builders are using inside homes more and more is coming under fire by the people who know best -- professional plumbers. Plumbers are warning you to know what's inside your walls no matter ...

Chlorinated polyvinyl chloride (CPVC) first made its way into the world of venting systems in the residential market. In recent years, CPVC has been used to vent Category IV high-efficiency boilers.

Recently while performing some plumbing repairs, I realized that my abilities had become a little rusty (no pun intended). After a few mistakes and re-dos, I finally got the process right. I was ...

When it comes to modern plumbing, two types of pipe dominate the conversation: CPVC pipes (Chlorinated Polyvinyl Chloride) and PEX pipes (Cross-Linked Polyethylene). These materials have replaced ...

CPVC pipes and fittings have been used in US homes for more than 60 years due to their durability, immunity to chlorinated drinking water, and ease of installation. Service plumbers may encounter CPVC ...

SACRAMENTO, CALIF. — The California Building Standards Commission has completed adoption of new building standards that include approval of CPVC pipe statewide. The new regulations approve CPVC pipe ...

Lubrizol Corp. said it will spend $125 million to build a new plant making chlorinated PVC resins and compounds in Deer Park, Texas. In an Oct. 4 news release, officials with Wickliffe, Ohio-based ...

WICKLIFFE, OHIO (July 27, 12:15 p.m. ET) — Lubrizol Corp. has started a multimillion dollar expansion of its specialty plastics plant in Louisville, Ky. The expansion is needed to handle growing ...

Lubrizol announced a major advancement in its CPVC manufacturing with the introduction of LED reactor technology at the company’s Louisville, Kentucky, plant. Breakthrough stability, faster cycle ...

VILAYAT, India--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lubrizol, a global leader in specialty chemicals, and Grasim Industries Limited, a flagship company of the Aditya Birla Group, today broke ground on the first phase of ...