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The Trump administration’s tariff policies, plus the ongoing skilled labor shortage, continue to challenge the sector, impacting pricing, availability and construction activity.
As global tariffs shift and labor shortages persist, the PVF industry faces a turbulent third quarter in 2025. Get the latest insights on trade policy impacts, construction trends, energy developments, and how industry leaders are navigating uncertainty through innovation, collaboration, and education.
Bradford Muller, vice president of corporate communications for Charlotte Pipe, appeared before the subcommittee on Tuesday July 22, 2025, to provide testimony on trade fraud being committed by unscrupulous producers of cast iron soil pipe and fittings in China.
A new study from the Plastic Pipe and Fittings Association,
conducted by researchers at Drexel University suggests higher flow velocities and smaller
diameter plumbing results in better building water quality.
A new study from the Plastic Pipe and Fittings Association,
conducted by researchers at Drexel University suggests higher flow velocities and smaller
diameter plumbing results in better building water quality.
Proper pipe sizing is more complex than it seems — and oversizing can be just as problematic as undersizing; Lance MacNevin explains how the PPI’s Plastic Pipe Design Calculator helps designers strike the right balance for efficient, safe plumbing systems.
The collaboration aims to provide engineers, contractors, distributors, architects, developers, builders and end-users with seamless access to REHAU’s high-performance PEXa technology for both engineered bid-spec and design-build projects.