Steel News

U. S. Steel Tubular Products and Butch Gilliam Enterprises Announce Joint Venture

03 December 2012 - U. S. Steel Tubular Products, Inc., a subsidiary of United States Steel Corporation, and Butch Gilliam Enterprises LLC of Midland, Texas, announced the signing of a definitive agreement to form a joint venture to provide tubular services to the energy industry in the Permian Basin.

Vallourec Doubles the Capacity of Its VAM® Connection Technology Center in Houston

03 December 2012 - Vallourec announced the expansion of its VAM® connection Technology Center in Houston which will enable the company to support its customers’ needs with new, innovative products, and to respond to their increased demand to qualify existing product lines to the new standards for extreme well conditions.

Atlas Tube Donates Materials to Help Rebuild Haiti Trade School

03 December 2012 - Atlas Tube, a division of JMC Steel Group, has donated 16 tons of steel hollow structural sections (HSS) to help rebuild L’École Lakay, a trade school located in Haiti that was severely damaged in the 2010 earthquake.

TMK Announces Q3 Results, Provides Outlook

28 November 2012 - Russia's TMK, a global producer of tubular products for the oil and gas industry, announced its financial results for the nine months ending 30 September 2012 and provided its outlook for the remainder of the year and next.

Chinese Pipe Producer Commissions Largest Mandrel Mill in the World

23 November 2012 - After a construction period of around two years, Jiangsu Tianhuai Steel Pipe from Jiangsu Province in Eastern China recently commissioned a new 20" PQF® tube mill supplied by SMS Meer for seamless tubes.

Mexico Opens Anti-Dumping Probe Into China Seamless Steel Pipes

23 November 2012 - Mexico’s economy ministry said on Wednesday it has opened an anti-dumping probe into Chinese seamless steel pipes after local company TAMSA complained of price differences between the Asian imports and domestic production, Reuters reports.

Wheatland Tube Announces New Partnership with Michigan Seamless Tube

23 November 2012 - Wheatland Tube Company announced it has entered into an agreement with Michigan Seamless Tube to jointly supply A106 seamless pipe to the marketplace.

Optima Specialty Steel to Acquire Kentucky Electric Steel

20 November 2012 - Optima Specialty Steel, Inc., has entered into a definitive merger agreement with ALJ Regional Holdings, Inc., to acquire 100% of KES Acquisition Company dba Kentucky Electric Steel.

U.S. Agency Determines Imports Are Not Hurting U.S. Pipe and Tube Industry

15 November 2012 - The U.S. International Trade Commission determined that imports of circular welded carbon-quality steel pipe from a host of countries have not injured or do not threaten to injure the U.S. industry; as a result, no antidumping or countervailing duty orders will be issued on the imports.

SMS Meer Receives Order for PQF® Seamless Tube Plant from TPCO America

14 November 2012 - TPCO America Corp. has placed an order with SMS Meer for the supply of a new 10¾” tube plant with PQF® rolling technology for the production of OCTG at its plant currently being built in Texas.

U. S. Steel Tubular Products Selects Recipient of 2012 Chief Roughneck Award

09 November 2012 - U. S. Steel Tubular Products, Inc., a subsidiary of United States Steel Corporation, announced that Charles D. Davidson, chairman and CEO of Noble Energy, is the recipient of its Chief Roughneck Award for 2012. The announcement was made today at the 83rd annual meeting of the Independent Petroleum Association of America.

SMS Meer Revamping Chinese Pipe Mill to Allow Larger Diameter Tube Production

09 November 2012 - SMS Meer received an order to revamp Anhui Tianda Oil Pipe's mill in Anhui province, China, to allow the company to produce tubes up to an outside diameter of 13 3/8".

Tenaris Reports Third Quarter Results, Gives Outlook

08 November 2012 - Tenaris S.A. announced its results for the third quarter, noting increased year-on-year sales led by higher demand in North and South America, but this was offset by lowershipments to the Middle East and lower demand for industrial products in Europe, in addition to seasonal factors.

Vallourec Capitalizing on Global Oil and Gas Drilling

07 November 2012 - Benefiting from growing oil and gas sales across all of the regions it serves, Vallourec announced its results for the third quarter of 2012, noting oil & gas sales are up 19% year-to-date and now represent 60% of total sales.

Wheatland Tube Hires New General Manager for Fence and Galvanized Mechanical Products

02 November 2012 - Wheatland Tube Co., a division of JMC Steel Group, announced that David Devine has joined the company as the general manager for fence and galvanized mechanical products.

Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Qualifies Tenaris Mill in Romania

01 November 2012 - Production automation, a corporate quality system and a dedicated team were the key factors leading to the qualification of Tenaris’s Silcotub mill in Zalau, Romania, as a tubing supplier for Korea’s Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction’s boiler and HRSG needs.