Wasser Berlin 2011

| Messe Berlin, Germany |
2 - 5 May 2011
WASSER BERLIN INTERNATIONAL – Trade Fair + Congress + Public Show – provides the perfect platform to bring supply and demand together at one location
in Berlin.
The global economy depends on water. Water is the source of life for the world population - today and tomorrow. The industry's main event for water and wastewater WASSER BERLIN INTERNATIONAL offers the attractive combination of a professional trade show and an international congress program.
The congress "wat + WASSER BERLIN INTERNATIONAL" features discussion forums with international experts on a variety of water-related topics. It is a capital investment exhibition for international water supply and is an ideal interface for theory and practice.
2 May 2011
SABIC® Vestolen A RELY Achieves New Standards for Sustainability, Performance, Cost Effectiveness in HDPE Pipe Applications
Sittard, the Netherlands – May 2, 2011 – At the Wasser Berlin International, Berlin, Germany (Hall 3.2b Stand 103) SABIC, a global plastics industry leader, is showcasing the new SABIC® Vestolen A RELY family of tough, sustainable and cost-effective bimodal high-density polyethylene (HDPE) materials for pressure pipe applications. The SABIC® Vestolen A RELY portfolio offers converters considerable energy savings and enables environmentally responsible pipe installation. Further demonstrating its commitment to sustainable technologies, the company also presented today its revolutionary new Strain Hardening method, a fast, cost-efficient and highly accurate method for evaluating the slow crack growth resistance behaviour of HDPE. This Strain Hardening method avoids the use of detergents - that can pose an environmental hazard – and avoids the use of valuable drinking water.