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JFE Steel to Supply ERW Pipe for North Sea and Norwegian Sea Oil Projects
29 September 2011 - JFE Steel has received an from Statoil to supply 3500 tonnes of MightySeam® electric-resistance-welded steel pipe for oil projects in the North Sea and Norwegian Sea. Both projects will use the reel-based method to lay the line pipes.
Steel Tube Institute Recognizes First Companies to Achieve Certified Producer Status
28 September 2011 - Six steel tubular product manufacturers have passed the Steel Tube Institute of North America audit process and earned the right to display the STINA Certified Producer mark on their products.
Outokumpu Signs Final Agreement with Tubinoxia on Tubular JV
26 September 2011 - Outokumpu and Tubinoxia, an Italian company controlled by Andrea Gatti, have signed the agreement on the joint venture (JV) for Outokumpu's tubular unit (OSTP). Tubinoxia will become a minority owner of OSTP with an option to become a majority owner in three years.
ArcelorMittal Iasi Commissions New Cold Mill
22 September 2011 - The Tubular Products Division of ArcelorMittal has commissioned a new 120,000 tonne/year cold formed mill in their Iasi, Romania facility.
Construction Milestones Met at ArcelorMittal Jubail
19 September 2011 - ArcelorMittal has achieved some important milestones in the construction of its seamless tubular products mill located in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Jubail, including more than six million hours worked on site without any lost time injuries as of August 2011.
USITC to Uphold Antidumping Orders on Seamless Pipe from Japan, Romania
12 September 2011 - Existing antidumping duty orders on imports of carbon and alloy seamless standard, line, and pressure pipe from Japan and Romania following the USITC’s determination that revoking the existing antidumping duties on these products would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time.
Tata Steel to Build Automotive Tubes Facility at Zwijndrecht
24 August 2011 - Tata Steel plans to build a new steel tubes manufacturing and processing facility at its Zwijndrecht plant in the Netherlands to serve the automotive sector. It is expected to be in operation by July 2012.
ExxonMobil Grants Nippon Steel First License for Patented Field Welding Technology
12 August 2011 - Exxon Mobil Corp. has granted Nippon Steel Corp. the world’s first license for patented field welding technology used to construct high-pressure pipelines made with X120 ultrahigh-strength steel linepipe.
ExxonMobil Grants Nippon Steel First License for Patented Field Welding Technology
12 August 2011 - Exxon Mobil Corp. has granted Nippon Steel Corp. the world’s first license for patented field welding technology used to construct high-pressure pipelines made with X120 ultrahigh-strength steel linepipe.
SMS Meer Delivers PQF Seamless Tube Plant to China
05 July 2011 - SMS Meer has started delivery of what it says is the world’s largest Premium Quality Finishing plant for seamless tubes with diameters up to 20 inches. The customer is a Chinese consortium consisting of the Tianjin Pipe Corp. and the Jiangsu Shagang Group Huaigang Special Steel Co.
SMS Meer Supplies Seamless Tube Plant for Hengyang Valin
22 June 2011 - At the Hunan works of Chinese tube producer Hengyang Valin Steel Tube, erection has started of the new PQF® plant supplied by SMS Meer. The mill is designed for an annual capacity of 500,000 tonnes of seamless tubes in diameters up to 180 m.
Universal Stainless to Purchase Assets of Patriot Special Metals
15 June 2011 - Universal Stainless & Alloy Products has signed an agreement to purchase the assets of Patriot Special Metals, a substantially completed greenfield facility located in North Jackson, Ohio.
Wheatland Tube to Expand Drawn Over Mandrel Product Line
14 June 2011 - Wheatland Tube announced plans to make a significant investment in its Drawn Over Mandrel Mechanical Tubing product capacity and product capabilities.
U. S. Steel, Lambda Technologies Enter Technology Agreement
15 March 2011 - U. S. Steel Tubular Products enters into an agreement with Surface Enhancement Technologies that will make the company the exclusive tubular products manufacturer to utilize Low Plasticity Burnishing.
TMK IPSCO Facility in Brookfield, Ohio, Commissions Second Thread Line
04 March 2011 - This week, TMK IPSCO’s Premium pipe threading facility in Brookfield, Ohio, began a two-week commissioning phase for its second thread line, which will allow the facility to thread more and larger pipe to meet the expanding demand in the oil and gas industry.
VSB Produces First Steel Pipe from Steelworks in Brazil
20 December 2010 - Vallourec & Sumitomo Tubos do Brasil Ltda (VSB) began a test operation at its integrated seamless pipe steelworks, successfully piercing its first billet recently. Following the completion of the rolling mill, upstream facilities including charcoal blast furnaces will begin operation in the second quarter of 2011.
Siemens Modernizes Qatar Steelworks
29 September 2010 - Siemens VAI Metals Technologies has won an order to modernize Qatar Steel Co.'s steelworks in Mesaieed, Qatar, with the goal of expanding billet production capacity by up to 30% while reducing specific consumption values and waste gas emissions.
Severstal TPZ Sheksna Commissions New Line from SMS Meer
13 September 2010 - Severstal TPZ Sheksna successfully commissioned in June 2010 the RD-410 welded tube line supplied by SMS Meer. The new line has an annual capacity of 300,000 tonnes; the main products are structurals that are used as supporting elements in the construction industry.
Industry Group Applauds Introduction of ENFORCE Act of 2010
06 August 2010 - Members of the Committee on Pipe and Tube Imports and its Customs Task Force applauded the introduction this week of the ENFORCE Act of 2010, legislation to end the circumvention and evasion of customs duties.
Vallourec Plans to Expand Plant in China
02 August 2010 - Vallourec plans to expand its V & M Changzhou plant in China, enabling the production of 60,000 tonnes of seamless pipes per year to serve the local demand for power plants. Operations are expected to begin by mid-2012.
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