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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 2005
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Contact: -or- Eileen Petridis |
BLAZEMASTER® CPVC OFFERS FIRST COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE CPVC FITTING COMPOUND FOR FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEMS TO CARRY PRESSURE RATING BlazeMaster CPVC is now PPI Listed for Fitting Applications |
CLEVELAND, OH – BlazeMaster® CPVC now offers a commercially available CPVC fitting compound with a pressure rating as Listed by PPI (Plastics Pipe Institute). The Listing represents PPI’s recommended hydrostatic design basis (HDB) rating for thermoplastic piping materials or pipe. To be Listed, a material must undergo thousands of hours of testing while surviving very specific temperatures and elevated pressures unique to the desired HDB rating. Fittings made from BlazeMaster CPVC compound demonstrate the ability to better withstand long-term, high-temperature hydrostatic pressure when compared to generic CPVC materials. In addition, when compared under the same conditions, fittings manufactured from BlazeMaster CPVC compound lasted four times longer than those molded with other CPVC compounds when subjected to constant pressure tests at 551 psi at 180°F (82°C). For more information on pressure rated BlazeMaster CPVC fitting compound, contact BlazeMaster® Fire Sprinkler Systems at 216-447-5000 or visit the BlazeMaster® CPVC website at www.blazemaster.com.
BlazeMaster is a registered trademark of Noveon IP Holdings Corp. in Cleveland. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, Noveon is a leading producer and marketer of technologically advanced specialty chemicals for a broad range of consumer and industrial applications. In June 2004, Lubrizol acquired Noveon International, Inc. The Lubrizol Corporation (NYSE: LZ) is an innovative specialty chemical company that produces and supplies technologies that improve the quality and performance of our customers' products in the global transportation, industrial and consumer markets. These technologies include lubricant additives for engine oils, other transportation-related fluids and industrial lubricants, as well as fuel additives for gasoline and diesel fuel. In addition, Lubrizol makes ingredients and additives for personal care products and pharmaceuticals; specialty materials, including plastics technology; performance coatings in the form of specialty resins and additives; and additives for the food and beverage industry. Lubrizol’s industry-leading technologies in additives, ingredients and compounds enhance the quality, performance and value of customers’ products, while reducing their environmental impact.
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