Trelleborg, which has multiple locations throughout the Americas, has announced its pipe seals operation has supplied the largest single order of its flexible Pipe-to-Manhole Connectors for the new USD $2 billion International Türkmenbaşı Seaport in Turkmenistan. Trelleborg was reported as being the only supplier able to provide bespoke seal connectors to this volume for the three different types of corrugated pipes used across the 1,200,000-square meter port.
Turkish construction firm GAP Insaat specifically chose the Kor-N-Seal for the 8.8km of wastewater plastic pipelines and 48.4km of stormwater pipeline across the four terminals because of the long-term sealing performance provided by its patented Waveband technology. Due for completion in December 2017, the new seaport will be used to export oil products, liquefied gas and textiles and will boost import and export cargo transport as well as traffic capacity across the region.