WASHINGTON, April 14 (Reuters) - PVC pipe maker Westlake (WLK.N) and a subsidiary have agreed to pay $67 million to settle price‑fixing claims brought by builders and other buyers, marking the largest ...

Suppliers say the cost of PVC has risen by more than 30 per cent due to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. There is a shortage of the product, which is crucial for the building industry and ...

Plumbing supply giant Reece says its suppliers will lift the cost of key building materials by up to 36%, as conflict in the Middle East constricts the production and shipment of plastic pipes and ...

Imagine a world where fresh vegetables and herbs sprout in the heart of our cities without the need for sprawling farms. Hydroponics – a method of growing plants without soil – uses a nutrient-rich ...

[Baptiste Marx] shares his take on designing emergency structures using PVC pipe in a way that requires an absolute minimum of added parts. CINTRE (French, English coverage article here) is his ...

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June 9 (Reuters) - Contractors and other commercial purchasers of PVC pipe have secured their first settlement in a lawsuit in U.S. court accusing some of the industry’s largest manufacturers of ...

A great hydroponic indoor garden is one of the best investments you can have in your home. I know that’s a bold claim considering there are so many brilliant home and kitchen innovations, but an ...

Colombian researchers have designed an agrivoltaic system integrating hydroponic growing towers. The modular array, consisting of stackable 20 cm rings, creates a structure up to 2.5 meters tall, ...

Amid the Biden administration’s lead pipe removal push, the suit says manufacturers raised prices by 500 percent. A class action lawsuit alleges the nation’s biggest PVC pipe manufacturers violated ...

Every March, my family and I circle a weekend on the calendar, gather our tools and prepare to do some serious gardening. Of course, it’s still too cold at that time of year for digging in the dirt ...

An electrical contractor in Minnesota is suing PVC pipe makers over what he alleges is price fixing, and is seeking to make the case a class action lawsuit. George Bavolak of Minneapolis owned ...