For companies such as Corzan Industrial Pipe Systems, plastic does make sense.
“For years, the industrial market has looked at metals as the only alternative
for industrial systems. If they would open their minds to evaluating other
possible materials, they might discover that CPVC or other plastics would
perform better and be more cost effective,” says Donald R. Townley, P.E.,
marketing manager of the company.
With the skyrocketing cost of metal, volatile may be the best way to describe
how the market expects copper pricing to fare over the next 12 months. “Plastic
alternatives have gained market share. This conversion will continue so long as
copper remains unstable and at elevated pricing levels,” states the ASA
report.