page_title: Hobas
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caption_attribution_description: English: HOBAS Pipe in Las Vegas
context_page_description: HOBAS is a manufacturer of centrifugally cast glassfiber reinforced pipe systems made of unsaturated polyester resin with diameters ranging from 150 mm to 3600 mm. The company was founded in Basel, Switzerland in 1957. In 1977 the Wietersdorfer Group acquired the license for the pipe production in Austria and became owner of HOBAS to 50% in 1987. HOBAS is fully owned by the Wietersdorfer Group since 2011.
  In 2014, HOBAS Pipe Systems have been installed in more than 100 countries all around the world. The HOBAS Network consists of production plants and sales offices in Europe, North- and South America, Asia, Australia and Africa as well as international business partners.
context_section_description: HOBAS is a manufacturer of centrifugally cast glassfiber reinforced (GRP) pipe systems made of unsaturated polyester resin with diameters ranging from 150 mm to 3600 mm. The company was founded in Basel, Switzerland in 1957. In 1977 the Wietersdorfer Group acquired the license for the pipe production in Austria and became owner of HOBAS to 50% in 1987. HOBAS is fully owned by the Wietersdorfer Group since 2011.
  In 2014, HOBAS Pipe Systems have been installed in more than 100 countries all around the world. The HOBAS Network consists of production plants and sales offices in Europe, North- and South America, Asia, Australia and Africa as well as international business partners.
caption: HOBAS Pipeline in Las Vegas
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