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IPEX to Pay MountainTrue $500,000 for French Broad Cleanup

By Drooid · Oct 8, 2026, 6:25 PM UTC · How we work

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IPEX agreed to pay MountainTrue $500,000 for continued PVC pipe cleanup on the French Broad River in North Carolina.
The flood removed about 60% of IPEX’s outdoor PVC pipes stored near the river.
MountainTrue has spent over $1.5 million and 50,000 work-hours pulling hundreds of thousands of pipes from the river.
IPEX closed its Woodfin factory for months, reporting losses exceeding $100 million.

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IPEX agreed to pay MountainTrue $500,000 for continued PVC pipe cleanup on the French Broad River in North Carolina.
The flood removed about 60% of IPEX’s outdoor PVC pipes stored near the river.
MountainTrue has spent over $1.5 million and 50,000 work-hours pulling hundreds of thousands of pipes from the river.
IPEX closed its Woodfin factory for months, reporting losses exceeding $100 million.