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Pipe and Tube
The latest news on companies making seamless and welded pipe and tube products.
Latest News
Danieli Secures Order for Heat Treat Furnace
17 October 2016 - Danieli Olivotto Ferré has won an order for a roller hearth furnace from Mexican tubemaker TenarisTamsa.
Independence Tube Acquisition Might Spark Needed Consolidation of Structural Tube Producers, Says Zekelman Industries CEO
05 October 2016 - Nucor Corp.’s acquisition of Independence Tube will benefit the structural tube sector and will likely lead to additional acquisitions within the segment, Zekelman Industries executive chairman and chief executive Barry Zekelman said on Wednesday.
Nucor Signs Deal to Acquire HSS Manufacturer
19 September 2016 - Nucor Corp. is acquiring structural tube manufacturer Independence Tube Corp. for US$435 million, a move that strengthens its grip on the non-residential construction market.
Tenaris Plans November Restart of Idled Tube Mill
15 September 2016 - Tenaris plans to restart its idled seamless mill in Ontario, Canada, and is recalling between 120 and 150 union workers, the company has announced.
Vallourec Commissions Hydrostatic Pipe Tester
08 September 2016 - Tubemaker Vallourec and the Fives engineering group have commissioned a high-pressure hydrostatic pipe tester at Vallourec’s plant in Düsseldorf, Germany.
To Cut Its Debt, TMK Considers Selling Foreign Assets
19 August 2016 - Tubemaker TMK might sell some of its assets as it looks to pare US$2.5 billion in net debt, reports the Reuters news service.
U.S. Trade Commission Affirms Duties on Certain Pipe and Tube Imports
17 August 2016 - The U.S. International Trade Commission has signed off on anti-dumping duties against imported heavy-walled, welded carbon pipe and tube from three countries.
U.S. Commerce Department Affirms Structural Tubing Duties
19 July 2016 - The U.S. Commerce Department has signed off on anti-dumping duties on carbon structural tubing from three countries.
Tenaris to Open Canadian Service Center By Year's End
18 July 2016 - Oil country tubular goods manufacturer Tenaris plans to open a service center in Alberta, Canada, late this year in support of oil and gas drillers operating in the Duvernay and Montney shales, the company has announced.
Bull Moose Invests in Additional Sprinkler Pipe Capacity
13 July 2016 - Bull Moose Tube Co. is expanding its sprinkler pipe manufacturing capabilities, announcing that it will be adding assets from two newly acquired mills to its facilities in Georgia and Arizona.
Northwest Pipe to Curtail Water Pipe Capacity, Announces Plant Closure
13 July 2016 - Washington-based Northwest Pipe Co. is closing its Denver, Colo., facility in an effort to reduce its steel water pipe production capacity, the company has announced.
Tenaris Cuts the Ribbon on New Service Center
12 July 2016 - Tenaris ceremonially opened its first service center in Thailand on Tuesday, marking the start of operations at a facility meant to support Chevron’s offshore production.
Tenaris Announces Job Cuts at Arkansas Mill
11 July 2016 - Oil country tubular goods maker Tenaris is laying off approximately 100 people at its welded pipe mill in Arkansas, the company has announced.
Illinois Pipemaker Adopts a New Name
01 July 2016 - Chicago-based pipe and tube maker JMC Steel Group Inc. has changed its name to Zekelman Industries Inc., the company has announced.
New Texas Tube Mill Commissions Processing Facilities
17 June 2016 - OCTG maker Axis Pipe and Tube has started up a heat treatment facility and pipe threading line at its new mill in Texas.
Vallourec Completes Sale of Heat Exchanger Tube Business
02 May 2016 - French tubemaker Vallourec has closed on its divestment of its heat exchanger tube business, the company has announced.
Halliburton, Baker Hughes Call Off the Wedding
02 May 2016 - Oilfield services companies Halliburton and Baker Hughes Inc. have called off their multibillion merger amid the energy slump and opposition from regulators.
Tubemaker Snags Record OCTG Order
30 March 2016 - French tubemaker Vallourec has won an order for nearly 100,000 tons of oil country tubular goods (OCTG) from Abu Dhabi National Oil Co., Vallourec has announced.
EUROPIPE Bags 890,000-Ton Order For Undersea Pipeline
11 March 2016 - German joint venture EUROPIPE is being awarded to contract to supply nearly 1 million tons of large-diameter pipe for a natural gas pipeline running under the Baltic Sea.
Romanian Tubemaker Adding Heat Treatment Line to Mill
22 February 2016 - Romania’s TMK-ARTROM has awarded a contract to the SMS group for a new heat treatment line, according to SMS.
