Challenging environment - high standards for the solution

Easily handled pipes are essential when producing breeding rings at the site where they will be used. Whether the rings are to be used in the Faroe Islands, Shetland Islands, Iceland or the United Kingdom, the related large pipes need to be moved easily, due to difficult access roads and limited welding space. That is why it is so crucial that they are light.

In addition to pulp, the Äänekoski factory produces bio-products such as pine oil, turpentine and biogas. Metsä Group has invested 1.2 billion euros in the new factory, which is the largest investment in the history of Finland’s forestry industry.  Uponor Infra delivered most of the project’s municipal infrastructure – the water, sewage and storm water pipes, the wells, and their parts. The deliveries also included an over one-kilometre-long Weholite outfall pipe for cooling water.

A new Weholite pump station – one of the largest high-density polyethylene pump stations in North America – meets the existing increase and future sanitary sewer demands in the Montgomery Borough of Pennsylvania, United States.

A U.S. irrigation district with a rich agricultural history has chosen Weholite to ensure that the district’s valuable water supply will conserve every ounce of water intended for use and remain safe and leak-free.

Weholite pipes are light and easy to install. They really come into their own in a project in the harbour of Auckland, the largest city in New Zealand – the extension of an old stormwater line using massivepipes with an internal diameter of 3–3.5 metres. In this busy harbour area, it is not possible to carry outlarge-scale excavation work. The soil of the region and strong tides pose their own challenges.

Uponor was proud for the chance to contribute to such a worthy initiative – a facility dedicated to the care of sick children. Uponor specialists made a point of actively participating early on in the need-assessment and design phases of the project. Their contributions included a range of much-valued municipal engineering and building technology solutions.

A Weholite alkalization plant was installed alongside new groundwater intake facility in Kuhmo, Finland. The system is built in the factory, ready for installation.

The global mineral fertiliser, industrial chemicals and environmental products supplier Yara of Norway renewed the water supply to its factory in Glomfjord, close to the Arctic Circle in the north of Norway, with 1.8 kilometres of PE1,000mm pressure pipe. Extremely demanding terrain, limited infrastructure and the most stringent safety requirements demanded exceptional expertise and planning.

Record breaking culverts speed up road project in the north of the Arctic circle.

The challenge began in 2021 when the building was completely redesigned to cut energy waste. Uponor Ecomate was installed to gain actionable insights into heating, cooling and power usage and improve the Town Hall's energy consumption and carbon footprint.

Better water flow in Frufällan

Building a unique hotel with geothermal water.