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Causes: Chambers of Commerce & Business Leagues
Mission: Plastics pipe institute's mission is to make plastics the material of choice for all piping applications. This is accomplished through contributing to the development of standards; educating designers, installers, users, and government officials; publishing up-to-date technical and general reports; collecting and publishing industry statistics; establishing forums for problem solving and new idea generation; maintaining liaisons with industry, educational, and government groups; providing technical focus for the industry; and supplying the associated web sites with up-to-date information.
Programs: The ppi annual meeting was held in may and the ppi semi annual meeting was held in september, where staff members participated in industry conferences concerning pipe, construction, engineering, and infrastructure economics. Membership remained consistent with the prior year. Ppi continues to conduct research into various aspects of plastic pipe and use that information to improve and promote its long term economic and environmental benefits.