On Aug. 23, a class action lawsuit was filed alleging that some leading PVC pipe manufacturers exploited supply chain disruptions to fix prices and overcharge their customers for PVC municipal water ...

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The commodity pricing service named in an August 2024 lawsuit as the platform PVC pipe makers used to conspire to overcharge pipe buyers has denied wrongdoing, agreed to settle and said it would ...

Abstract: Sewage pipes are prone to damage and defects. Manual human inspection provides an unsafe and harsh environment for inspection. Moreover, this method of inspection is unsanitary and difficult ...