Mark Dowdeswell, senior category manager at Uponor said: “Our PEX pipes were ground-breaking in the 1970s and they have been a success story ever since. With more than six billion metres of PEX pipe for drinking water, heating and radiant applications installed around the world, our PEX pipe has set a standard in the industry and has set a record that remains unrivalled.”

In addition to its suitability across applications, the material’s flexibility makes installation particularly easy: the pipes are delivered on large coils or boxes and can be cut on-site meeting the individual needs. PEX also features a thermal memory, the so-called “memory effect”, allowing for a fast and secure connection with the Uponor Q&E fittings that were launched in 1994: Once expanded, the pipes shrink back to their original size around the fittings.

Earlier this year, Uponor launched PEX Pipes Blue, the bio-based PEX pipes with ISCC certification based on the mass balance approach. The pipes feature a reduced CO2 footprint of up to 90% compared to fossil-based PEX pipes, while keeping the same outstanding performance, features, and quality.