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Suedlink: TransnetBW Again Opts for egeplast Power Protect
TransnetBW has awarded further lots for the construction of the SuedLink underground cable route. Here too, the underground cables will be protected by the egeplast Power Protect PE-RT system – in addition to the ongoing deliveries for lots 9 and 10.

egeplast at IFAT 2026: Smart Pipe Systems for the Infrastructure of the Future
Visit us at IFAT 2026 in Munich! May 4 to 7, 2026 in Hall B3, Booth 439/538 – we look forward to seeing you!

Sustainable Plastic Pipes – Opportunities and Limitations of Modern Recycling Methods
Sustainability in the supply chain is an important decision criterion for municipalities, utilities, and grid operators. Plastic pipes generally have a very good environmental footprint, especially compared to other materials.

Sustainable Pipe Rehabilitation of Sewer Lines with egeLiner® Using the Close-Fit Method
For the rehabilitation of old sewer pipes, the egeLiner® sewer liner offers a sustainable and economical solution. The egeLiner® sewer liner is installed trenchlessly using close-fit lining and ensures future-proof rehabilitation due to its permanently sealed, welded connections and long service life. The rehabilitation specialists at Max Bögl have completed a first reference project.

Smart Pipe Systems as a Key to Resilient Infrastructures – Safe. Sustainable. Future-proof.
Critical infrastructures – from drinking water networks to wastewater networks and industrial applications – are increasingly under pressure: aging, climate change, and rising demands for environmental and supply security.

Industrial Collector Ensures Wastewater Disposal for Dresden’s Growing Semiconductor Industry
The approximately 10 km long North Industrial Collector (ISN) in Dresden creates the necessary wastewater infrastructure for the expanding semiconductor industry.

Relaunch with Added Value: Welcome to the New Website
We have redesigned our website for you. At www.egeplast.de, you can now find the right solution for your construction project even faster.

egeplast Smart Pipe: Future-proof Drinking Water Supply through Digital Water Management
Legal obligations for risk management present new challenges for network operators and planning offices. The egeplast Smart Pipe enables digital monitoring and thus sustainably supports supply security and water quality – for resilient networks.

Environmentally friendly rehabilitation of drinking water pipelines in Münster – with high Installation speed through the nature reserve
The transport of drinking water from the waterworks in Münster is now carried out by fully welded egeplast pipe systems.

Sustainable solutions for modern fiber optic networks: Highest quality made from up to 100% recycled material – Microduct egeGreen Line
Sustainability in the supply chain is an important decision criterion for network operators and investors when expanding fiber optic networks.

Monitored Irrigation System in Verona
To enable more efficient long-term use of the valuable resource water, the Consorzio di Bonifica Veronese decided to construct an irrigation system for agricultural purposes.

Editorial December 2025
Dear readers, with individual consultation and technical service, we aim to facilitate the planning and implementation of your projects – and offer you the suitable solution for your requirements.

Personnel News (December 2025)

egeplast is “Factory of the Year 2025” in the Category “Excellent Digitalization & Automation”
We are delighted about this special award, which recognizes our innovative strength, the high quality of our products and our sustainability.

egeplast Power Protect Pipes Protect New High-Voltage Cable from Bayernwerk
The new high-voltage line, an approximately seven-kilometer-long underground cable, is protected by the egeplast Power Protect cable protection pipe system, which was partially installed using horizontal directional drilling and plowing methods.

Secure Wastewater Pipe for Industrial Development in East Brandenburg
The construction of a wastewater transport pipeline for the discharge of wastewater from a newly established industrial plant via a pumping station into an adjacent sewage treatment plant presented all parties involved with major challenges.

Editorial June 2025
Dear Readers, John Ruskin, the English polymath, put it succinctly: “Quality is no accident; it is always the result of strenuous thought.” What sets our products apart is not a matter of chance – it is the result of well-thought-out processes.

Personnel News (June 2025)
We were pleased to welcome two new field staff members, Mogens Ehmsen and Oliver Zachhuber.

Efficient and Sustainable Pipe Rehabilitation through the Installation of Pre-Shaped Pipes Using the Close-Fit Method
The close-fit method with pre-shaped PE pipes is a highly efficient and sustainable pipe rehabilitation method for old drinking water pipes.

Plastic Pipe Systems for Successful Risk Management in the Water Industry
In Germany, the water sector is considered critical infrastructure, the failure or impairment of which would lead to long-term supply bottlenecks and significant disruptions to public life.

Quick-Change Manhole System for Individual Manhole Solutions
With the egeFit® CleanControl quick-change system, various inserts can be flexibly installed and replaced in pipelines.

The egeNextGen Program – Egeplast Focuses on Young Talent
With a new high-potential program, egeplast supports the further development of future specialists and managers.

Roth: New Drinking Water Interconnection Line
Stadtwerke Roth has begun the Installation of a new drinking water network pipeline from the Roth waterworks to secure the drinking water supply in the long term.

Professional Handling of a Major Project Using the A-Nord Example – Underground Cable Route Currently in Full Operation
The professional handling of major projects is becoming increasingly important given the large number of underground cable projects running simultaneously in the direct current sector.

egeGigaFab Amazes Visitors
At the egeGigaFab, located at egeplast headquarters, Microducts are manufactured across 11,000 m² for broadband expansion in Europe.

Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) Highlight the Environmental Benefits of Polyethylene Pipes
In times of increasing environmental requirements and more demanding sustainability goals, EPDs are gaining increasing importance.

BorWin4 & DolWin4 – South Section: Expansion of the Green Power Grid is Progressing
In the southern Emsland region, the expansion of the green power grid is entering a significant phase with the grid connection to BorWin4 & DolWin 4.

Personnel News (December 2024)
We are pleased to have welcomed many new colleagues over the summer – both locally in Greven and in our international field service.

egeAcademy: Focus on Fittings – the Fitting Pass as a Qualification Concept
As a solution provider of pipeline systems, egeplast places great emphasis on offering its customers expert advice. To ensure this at the highest level, regular professional and technical training courses are a matter of course within the egeAcademy.

Egeplast Offers Technical Service and Comprehensive Consulting from a Single Source
To ensure smooth and flawless pipe installation, even under challenging conditions, close cooperation between the pipe supplier, engineering firms, and contractors is the most effective approach.

MX Award in the Category ‘Best SME and Customer Orientation’
egeplast has been awarded the MX Award (Manufacturing Excellence Award) in the category 'Best SME and Customer Orientation'.

Time and Cost Savings Thanks to PreFab at the Leimen Wastewater Treatment Plant
Through precisely fitting, pre-assembled solutions, construction costs at the Leimen wastewater treatment plant could be significantly reduced. The pipeline contractor Tecoba mastered the challenges at the Leimen wastewater treatment plant, limiting the assembly to connecting the specially pre-fabricated modules from egeplast, thereby realizing time and cost advantages.

Monitored Drinking Water Transmission Pipeline in Lichtenfels
Supply and operational reliability have absolute priority for Stadtwerke Lichtenfels. When constructing a new drinking water pipeline through impassable and difficult-to-access terrain using trench-reduced and trenchless installation methods, they therefore used the fully monitored egeplast SLM® DCS pipe system – for maximum safety.

Amprion Goes Offshore: Expansion and Conversion of the Hanekenfähr Substation
In the course of the energy transition, the energy landscape in southern Emsland is undergoing change. At the Hanekenfähr site, the Emsland nuclear power plant will be taken off the grid at the end of 2022. At the same time, increasing amounts of wind energy from the north must be integrated into the grid in…

Close-Fit Lining in Hötensleben: Esders Pipeline Service Rehabilitates Main Water Pipeline
During the rehabilitation of the main water pipe in Hötensleben, the local water supplier and wastewater disposal company TAV Börde faced major challenges. Due to the demanding route and narrow access roads, the egeplast ege-Liner® was used in Close-Fit-Lining – an efficient and environmentally friendly solution.

New High-Pressure Interconnector in Stralsund
To improve the stability of its own gas network, the network operator SWS Netze GmbH in Stralsund is investing in a new high-pressure interconnector. This pipeline connects the Stralsund West and East transfer stations and aims to ensure a more balanced utilization between both stations in the future.

Modernization of the Water Network in East Ruston
In Eastern England, egeplast UK is making a significant contribution to the extensive modernization of the water network in East Ruston, near Norwich, England. This nearly €13.5 million project is the first collaboration between egeplast UK and the client Anglian Water, and it will secure the water supply for 5,000 people in the long term…

New Drinking Water Pipeline between the Swedish Towns of Frösön and Fannbyn
In the first half of 2023, the Swedish municipality of Östersund laid an 8 km long water pipeline between the old ferry port in Frösön and Sunne. A complex project, as the pipeline had to be laid through the completely frozen Lake Storsjön. The Extena pressure pipe made of polyethylene PE 100-RC, which is also…

Invitation to a Plant Visit – Discover the Future of Microduct Manufacturing
Dear Customers and Business Partners, We are pleased to offer you the opportunity to take a look behind the scenes of our production. As a leading manufacturer of plastic pipes, we attach great importance to not only delivering high-quality products but also demonstrating transparency and innovative strength in manufacturing.

Celtic Interconnector – Greater Energy Security Thanks to New Interconnector between Ireland and France
The Celtic Interconnector project is a technically demanding construction project aiming to connect the electricity grids of Ireland and France via a 575 km long high-voltage submarine cable. This ambitious infrastructure project is intended to facilitate cross-border electricity supply and contribute to European climate targets.

Sustainability at Egeplast
Sustainability plays a central role at egeplast. The development of products with a higher recycling content and the installation of a PV system are just some of the numerous initiatives and measures that are included in the sustainability report and have led to the EcoVadis ranking in silver.

Environmentally Compatible Connection to the Extra-High Voltage Grid
Off the island of Baltrum, TenneT began connecting three offshore wind farms to the extra-high voltage grid in the summer of 2024. The new 525 kV DC connections of the 2 GW offshore grid connection projects BalWin3+4 and LanWin1 will strengthen the German power grid and increase the share of green electricity.

egeplast SLA® in Grenchen: Section of Drinking Water Supply Successfully Rehabilitated
In Grenchen, Switzerland, another rehabilitation of the drinking water pipes took place. In order to guarantee the protection of the drinking water, the client SWG relied on egeplast SLA® Barrier Pipe pipes.

Sustainable and Secure Transport of Spoil Heap Brine Solutions
Durable, corrosion and abrasion resistant, and fully monitored – these were the requirements set by LMBV (Lausitzer und Mitteldeutsche Bergbauverwaltungsgesellschaft) for a new 13.5 km long brine transport pipeline from Menteroda to the central brine storage basin in Wipperdorf.

Extreme Weather Events as a New Challenge for Underground Infrastructures
Droughts, floods, and other extreme weather events are increasingly presenting us with new challenges. egeNews reported in issue 11/2022. The safe transport of drinking water and wastewater is also becoming more complex and prone to disruption. With the intelligent pipe systems SLA® Barrier Pipe, SLM® DCS, and 3L Leak Control, egeplast offers reliable solutions.

Leakage-monitored Wastewater Pressure Pipeline at the Söse Dam
The new leakage-monitored wastewater pressure pipeline at the Söse Dam, intended to replace the old asbestos cement pipe, had to be routed through drinking water protection zones of classes I and II.

New Water Supply for Hong Kong Government Building – Rapid Rehabilitation in Confined Spaces Thanks to egeplast egeLiner®
The renewal of the water pipes for a government building in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region presented the responsible parties with particular challenges: a very tight deadline of only four weeks, severe spatial restrictions, and freight times that could not be precisely calculated as an additional risk factor.

SLA® in Norway: Rehabilitation of the Main Water Supply from Stavanger City Center to the Hundvåg District
To ensure the drinking water supply for the 14,000 residents of Stavanger's Hundvåg district, the rehabilitation of the main water supply became necessary. The city administration opted for the diffusion-tight egeplast SLA® Barrier Pipe. Although the Installation was initially planned using the burstlining method through an existing cast iron pipe, a change to Open Trench…
New Installation technology for power cable Installations: Premiere for KaRoSch, an innovative Installation sled from Bohlen & Doyen
In the Wahle-Mecklar pilot project of the project developer TenneT, Bohlen & Doyen used the "KaRoSch" cable pipe sled for the underground cabling section, a new Installation technology for power cables, and thus achieved a significant increase in efficiency: an up to 25% higher Installation speed, increased occupational safety and a significant reduction in resource…

Prague: Rehabilitation of Steel Gas Pipelines with egeLiner®
Europe faces the challenge of renovating and modernizing its old and often dilapidated gas supply pipelines.

Renewal of the Water Pipe under the River Dee Estuary – Ensuring the Water Supply for over Three Million People
With the renewal of a two-kilometer-long water pipeline for Welsh Water, which had to be installed trenchless under the River Dee estuary and routed through heavily contaminated soil, egeplast UK successfully completed a challenging project for the British water industry.

BorWin5 Onshore – De Romein GmbH is Working on the Energy Transition
Major project BorWin5 for the safe and low-loss transport of green offshore electricity is progressing – De Romein GmbH is creating the onshore route from Hilgenriedersiel to the Garrel/Ost converter station with the egeplast Power Protect protective pipe system.

Green Innovation Project in Monaco: Custom Egeplast Solution for a Gigantic Thalassothermal Plant
Already known as a pioneer in thalassothermy, Monaco has set new standards with its latest project for reducing CO2 emissions. Through a 1.4 km long pipe system, seawater can be pumped up from a depth of 80 m and used to operate air conditioning or heating systems – a project complex in many respects...

Microduct Green Line – Sustainable Protection for Fiber Optics without Compromising Quality
To improve their environmental footprint, network operators can rely on the egeplast Microduct Green line, made from high-quality recyclates, which is also suitable for resource-saving installation methods.

“the Northwest is Increasingly Thirsty.” – a Superlative Project Secures the Water Supply
To secure the water supply for people in the region, the Oldenburgisch-Ostfriesische Wasserverband (OOWV) is building a new drinking water transport pipeline.

E-mobility: Secure Installation of Rapid Charging Stations
The establishment of a new infrastructure network for electromobility is well underway.

Prague: Integrity Test after Crossing under the Vltava River
For the connection to the central sewage treatment plant on the Císařský Island in Prague, a pipeline was laid under the Vltava River using the HDD method. Tight bending radii made pipe insertion difficult, and the geological conditions were unstable due to the slate rock.

SLM® DCS Enables Safe Transport of Treated Drinking Water in the Municipality of Aspach
To improve the drinking water supply, a transmission pipeline for treated drinking water was laid in Aspach – partly without sand bedding using open-cut construction, and partly using the trenchless drilling method.

Plowing with GPS
Using controlled plow laying, IFK has installed numerous drinking water and wastewater pipes trenchlessly in the Czech Republic.

Bayernwerk Project Report: Deployment under High Pressure
As part of this construction project, various companies were also integrated into the existing gas network, including a mega-greenhouse. In the future, gas with a pressure rating of 16 bar will be transported to consumers via the high-pressure transmission pipeline. Due to the required operating pressures, the HexelOne® SLM gas pipe with dimensions 160 x…

Pipe Bursting in Esslingen
Esslingen municipal utility rehabilitated an old cast iron pipeline trenchlessly using burstlining. They were able to significantly reduce effort and costs compared to traditional rehabilitation methods. Due to the high requirements, they used the egeplast SLM® DCT pipe system with integrated quality inspection.

Egeplast egeMDR Socket Pressure Pipe System in 3r
For many decades, socket connections have been a proven pipe connection technology in drinking water supply and a practical alternative to welding. In the current issue of 3R (01-02|2020), the egeplast egeMDR PE socket pressure pipe system with REINOGRIP push-fit socket from Reinert-Ritz is closely examined, using the example of Stadtwerke Sundern.
