KPS of Sweden, one of the world’s most renowned pipe manufacturers for petroleum, has announced it will launch a new line of plastic pipe designed for LPG.  This ground-breaking announcment has far-reaching effects.

KPS has announced that it has been able to successfully apply its ATEX-compliant pipe technology to the liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) fuel market.  The new LPG pipe is said to offer the same unique conductive properties as KPS’s petroleum pipe. Company officials are hopeful its new plastic LPG pipe will become a new benchmark for the LPG industry.

What distinguishes this new line of plastic pipe products for LPG is the ease and quickness of installation.  A recent installation in France that would have taken several days, was completed with KPS plastic pipe in one day, representing a huge savings in time and cost versus traditional installation of a steel piping system.

KPS’s new plastic LPG pipe is said to be 100 per cent plastic pipe with a permeation liner and a conductive inner layer.   This makes the pipe corrosion free.  Other traits of interest to the LPG industry include competitive pricing, it’s semi-flexible and requires no welding.  It’s billed as being easy to roll out on the job site, from one end to the other. 

At a recent installation in France, the installation of our LPG pipes took less than one day, including pressure testing of the pipes, Fredrik Hellner continues. This represents enormous savings in cost and time compared to other types of pipes.

KPS’s new plastic LPG pipe will be introduced at the Petrol Station 2009 exhibition in Warsaw, Poland May 6-8 and at the European LPG Gas Association’s (AEGL) annual seminar, which will convene in Vienna May 13-15, 2009.

To contact KPS, visit the company’s website at www.kpsystem.com