{"id":12038,"date":"2018-08-22T11:13:56","date_gmt":"2018-08-22T11:13:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.irwin.com.hk\/?p=12038"},"modified":"2026-05-11T01:28:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T01:28:09","slug":"polyethylene-pe-lined-steel-pipes-offer-20-price-advantage-compared-to-gre-grp-pipes-for-sox-scrubber-retrofits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.irwin.com.hk\/en\/polyethylene-pe-lined-steel-pipes-offer-20-price-advantage-compared-to-gre-grp-pipes-for-sox-scrubber-retrofits\/","title":{"rendered":"Polyethylene (PE) Lined Steel Pipes Offer Over a 20% Price Advantage Compared to GRE\/GRP pipes for SOX Scrubber Retrofits!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"et_pb_section_0 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_0 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0; max-width: 100%;\">\n  \n  <div style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\">\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12039 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irwin.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Image-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"PE pipe lining\" width=\"280\" height=\"374\" style=\"margin-left: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;\" \/>\n    <p style=\"font-style: italic; color: #555; font-size: 0.9em;\">DN1000 drain line with DDN300 branch with 6mm PE seamless lining<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <p lang=\"en-US\"><strong>Irwin Rotational Lining<\/strong> has recently completed a detailed price comparison for a major European vessel owner that demonstrated significant quality and cost savings using <strong>PE lined steel pipes<\/strong> over GRE\/GRP pipelines for SOX scrubber retrofits.<\/p>\n\n  <p lang=\"en-US\">A primary concern for vessel owners is proper corrosion protection for the SOX scrubber wash water lines. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irwin.com.hk\/en\/services\/polyethylene-pipe-coating\/\">Polyethylene pipe lining<\/a> offers the highest level of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irwin.com.hk\/en\/polyethylene-pe-lining-a-cost-effective-and-robust-solution-for-sulfuric-acid-corrosion-protection-in-sox-scrubbers\/\">protection for acidic contamination<\/a> in wash water while maintaining the robust safety and dependability of a steel pipe.<\/p>\n\n  <h3 style=\"margin-top: 30px;\">Key Findings<\/h3>\n  <ul style=\"line-height: 1.6;\">\n    <li><strong>1.<\/strong> Engine room scanning, and production of isometrics allow for pre-fabrication and lining of pipelines before the vessel arrives at the dockyard, reducing installation timelines even over GRE\/GRP pipes that require longer time for in situ fitting.<\/li>\n    <li><strong>2.<\/strong> Chinese dockyards offer the lowest possible price for pipe fabrication and installation. Dockyard fabrication combined with Irwin Rotational Lining\u2019s polyethylene pipe lining, create the lowest cost for high quality, acid resistant installed pipelines.<\/li>\n    <li><strong>3.<\/strong> Classification society requirements make GRE\/GRP pipes not suitable for most large diameter water tight penetrations and overboard pipes. PE lined steel pipes are an obvious solution even if GRE\/GRP pipes are used in other locations.<\/li>\n    <li><strong>4.<\/strong> Savings for PE lined pipes increase as the diameter of the pipelines increase.<\/li>\n    <li><strong>5.<\/strong> Installation costs of GRE\/GRP pipes may be 50%-70% the cost of purchasing the GRE\/GRP materials.<\/li>\n    <li><strong>6.<\/strong> Dockyard personnel are experienced working with steel pipes while more expensive specialty installers are often required for installing GRE\/GRP pipes.<\/li>\n    <li><strong>7.<\/strong> Shipboard personnel overwhelmingly prefer steel pipes to GRE pipes because steel pipes are more familiar, easily repaired, and do not crack during maintenance.<\/li>\n  <\/ul>\n\n  <p>Before deciding on your pipeline solution for a SOX scrubber retrofit, allow <strong>Irwin Rotational Lining<\/strong> to give you a quotation based on real numbers, so you can compare the cost and quality of installed PE coated steel pipe to installed GRE\/GRP pipes.<\/p>\n\n  <div style=\"background-color: #f5f5f5; padding: 15px; border-left: 4px solid #0073aa; margin: 25px 0;\">\n    <p lang=\"en-US\" style=\"margin: 0;\"><strong>Contact David Schaus<\/strong>\u00a0+852 5128 3433 or <a href=\"mailto:David.Schaus@irwin.com.hk\">David.Schaus@irwin.com.hk<\/a>.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <p lang=\"en-US\"><em>Note: Our coating factory is in Mainland China offering convenient logistics with Chinese dockyards.<\/em><\/p>\n\n<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12038","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lining"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.irwin.com.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12038","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.irwin.com.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.irwin.com.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.irwin.com.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.irwin.com.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12038"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.irwin.com.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12038\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.irwin.com.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12038"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.irwin.com.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12038"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.irwin.com.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12038"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}