Extrusion International 4-2019

41 Extrusion International 4/2019 Efficiency in natural resources: Oil: Only 43% of the PVC composition depends on oil, so higher efficiency is obtained against polyolefin pipes that derive 100% from it. Raw material: Oriented PVC (PVC-O) pipes are manufactured with a con- ventional extrusion process and sub- sequent molecular orientation, which significantly improves the mechani- cal properties of the product while keeping intact its chemical properties. Thus, with less raw material, pipes with better perfor- mance are obtained. Energy: lower energy consumption in: 1. Raw material extraction. 2. The manufacture process of the pipe. The innova- tive manufacturing process requires much less energy than is necessary for the production of pipelines from other materials, and even than other PVC-O produc- tion processes. 3. Use on the networks. In the service life of a pipe sys- tem, the parameter that most contributes to energy consumption is the pumping energy. Considering a period of 50 years of life, according to various interna- tional studies, PVC-O pipes have a lower energy con- sumption. Efficiency in Waste Management PVC is a 100% recyclable material that can be reused for the manufacture of other plastic applications with lower technical requirements. In this way, the con- TOM® and ecoFITTOM® form sustainable networks ŝŶ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĚĞƐŝŐŶ ƚŚĞ ƉƌĞƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ environment has been taken into account. SUSTAINABILITY The COЖ emissions into the atmosphere are lower with which the global warming is reduced. BETTER ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT dŚĞ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞ ǁĂƚĞƌƟŐŚƚ ĂŶĚ ĚƵƌĂďŝůŝƚLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉŝƉĞƐ ĂŐĂŝŶƐƚ ĚĞŐƌĂĚĂƟŽŶƐ ƉƌĞǀĞŶƚ ůĞĂŬĂŐĞƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŶǀĞLJĞĚ ǁĂƚĞƌ͘ OPTIMIZATION OF WATER RESOURCES Ws ŝƐ Ă ϭϬϬй ƌĞĐLJĐůĂďůĞ ŵĂƚĞƌŝĂů ƚŚĂƚ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ƌĞƵƐĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŵĂŶƵĨĂĐƚƵƌĞ ŽĨ ŽƚŚĞƌ ƉůĂƐƟĐ ĂƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ͘ EFFICIENCY IN WASTE MANAGEMENT >ĞƐƐ ƵƐĞ ŽĨ ƌĂǁ ŵĂƚĞƌŝĂů ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŵĂŶƵĨĂĐƚƵƌĞ͘ KŶůLJ ϰϯй ŽĨ ƚŚĞ Ws ĐŽŵƉŽƐŝƟŽŶ ĚĞƉĞŶĚƐ ŽŶ Žŝů͘ NATURAL RESOURCES EFFICIENCY dŚĞ ĞŶĞƌŐLJ ĐŽŶƐƵŵƉƟŽŶ ŝƐ ůŽǁĞƌ ŝŶ Ăůů ƉŚĂƐĞƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ůŝĨĞ ĐLJĐůĞ͗ ƌĂǁ ŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐ ĞdžƚƌĂĐƟŽŶ͕ ŵĂŶƵĨĂĐƚƵƌŝŶŐ and in use. ENERGY EFFICIENCY H U E L L A A M B I E N T A L F u n d a c i ó n V i d a S o s t e n i b l e E S T E P R O D U C T O H A M E D I D O S U H U E L L A A M B I E N T A L Quality oriented towards a sustainable tomorrow H U E n i b l e M E I Molecor Tecnología, S.L. | T: +34 911 337 090 | www.molecor.com | info@molecor.com & KƌŝĞŶƚĞĚ Ws ƉŝƉĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĮƫŶŐƐ Visit us at Hall 16 Stand B17 and discover our latest projects and developments Picture 3. Chart of energy consumed and CO 2 emissions throughout the life cycle of a pipe system Source: Estimation of energy consumption and CO 2 emission associated with the production, use and final disposal of PVC, PEHD, PP, Foundry and Concrete pipes (University Politecnic Catalunya)