Tubular Rolling
Includes seamless and welded pipe, tube and OCTG rolling and finishing processes.
Latest News
Tenaris Inaugurates State-of-the-Art OCTG Premium Line in Romania
21 November 2013 - Part of a US$62 mililon investment, Tenaris inaugurated on 20 November a new premium OCTG finishing line in Romania for specialized products used by the oil and gas industry.
Quaker Chemical Introduces Flexible Coating for Corrosion Protection
18 November 2013 - QUAKERCOAT® 036 UV has been offered by Quaker Chemical Corp. as a solution to a tube and pipe producer struggling with premature corrosion.
Benteler Places Order for Q&T Line from SMS Elotherm
14 November 2013 - Benteler Steel/Tube from Salzburg, Austria, has placed an order with SMS Elotherm, Germany, for a TemperLine™ for its planned seamless pipe plant in Shreveport, La., USA.
ArcelorMittal Tube Plant in Czech Republic Increasing Capacity for Auto Industry
14 November 2013 - ArcelorMittal Tubular Products Karviná, a subsidiary of ArcelorMittal Ostrava, has commissioned a new precision and calibrated pipe cutting center.
SMS Meer Hosts First International Tube and Pipe Symposium
30 October 2013 - Two hundred fifty customers from 23 countries came to the first SMS Meer Tube and Pipe Symposium in Mönchengladbach, Germany, in September.
Danieli and Friedrich Kocks to Supply Equipment for Benteler's Tube Mill in Louisiana
17 October 2013 - Benteler announced Danieli will supply a new turnkey seamless tube mill and Friedrich Kocks will supply essential parts of the hot rolling mill for its new facility in Shreveport, La.
SeAH Steel Puts Pipe Forming Press from SMS Meer Into Operation
02 October 2013 - In Pohang, South Korea, tube manufacturer SeAH Steel Corporation has taken a JCO® pipe forming press from SMS Meer into service.
Interpipe Niko Tube Orders Groove Dressing Machine from SMS Meer
26 September 2013 - Interpipe Niko Tube from Nikopol, Ukraine, has ordered a three-axis groove dressing machine from SMS Meer for its seamless tube plant in Nikopol. The new machine will improve precision in production and shorten the dressing times and expand the company’s production capacities.
Vallourec Widens Premium Offer For Offshore Oil & Gas Market With Production Of Umbilicals Tubes
24 September 2013 - Vallourec, a world leader in premium tubular solutions, announced the launch of a new offer for the offshore oil and gas market: the production of welded stainless steel tubes to be fitted into umbilicals.
Valinox Nucléaire Commissions New Tube Plant Supplied by SMS Meer
23 September 2013 - Valinox Nucléaire has commissioned new machines for its tube plant in Nansha, Guangdong, China, thereby expanding its production capacities. With the new technology supplied by SMS Meer, Germany, the two companies are expanding their long-standing partnership.
PTC Seamless Tube Corp. to Establish Manufacturing Operations in Kentucky
03 September 2013 - Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear announced PTC Seamless Tube Corp., a subsidiary of PTC Group Holdings Corp., plans to create up to 283 jobs in Hopkinsville, Ky., where the company expects to invest more than US$102 million to establish a manufacturing operation.
EVRAZ North America Orders Heat Treatment System from SMS Elotherm
18 July 2013 - EVRAZ North America has ordered an Elotherm TemperLine™ heat treatment system for its tubular products plant in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. With this unit, EVRAZ is increasing its capacity for heat-treated pipe by over 150%.
Fives Acquires OTO Mills, Subsidiary of the Marcegaglia Group
09 July 2013 - Fives has signed an agreement to acquire OTO Mills, an Italy-based supplier of high performance mills for the production of welded tubes and automation systems for the steel industry.
Bri-Steel Establishes New Benchmark in Large Seamless Pipe Manufacturing in North America
25 June 2013 - Bri-Steel Manufacturing has successfully produced 36 inch diameter seamless carbon steel pipe — the largest seamless steel pipe manufactured to date in North America.
Corinth Pipeworks Orders Pipe Mill from SMS Meer
21 June 2013 - Corinth Pipeworks in Athens, Greece, has signed a contract with SMS Meer for the supply of a JCOE® large-diameter pipe mill for longitudinally welded pipes.
TMK Seversky Tube Works Orders Threading Machines from SMS Meer
19 June 2013 - TMK’s OAO Seversky Tube Works in Polevskoy, Sverdlovsk, Russia, has placed an order with SMS Meer for two new threading machines, including transport facilities.
SMDI Seeks R&D Proposals to Develop Steels for Future Manufacturing of Pipe and Tube for Natural Gas Industry
18 June 2013 - The Steel Market Development Institute (SMDI) is seeking R&D proposals for research to identify steels used in the manufacture of pipes and tubes with properties expected to be needed by 2025 for gathering and transporting natural gas, as well as the processes needed to produce those steels.
SMS Meer to Provide Vallourec Star with Cross-Roll Piercing Mill
18 June 2013 - SMS Meer has received an order from Vallourec Star (previously V&M Star) for the delivery of a cross-roll piercing mill for the multi-stand pipe mill (MPM) at its Youngstown site in Ohio.
Borusan Mannesmann Pipe Partners with Siemens for First U.S. Manufacturing Facility
04 June 2013 - Borusan Mannesmann, a Turkish steel pipe manufacturer and leading player in the European market, has turned to Siemens for the expansion of its operations in the U.S.
Tenaris Invests in Brazilian Mill to Support Deepwater Challenges
27 May 2013 - Next week, Tenaris will start up two new presses at its mill in Pindamonhangaba — the result of an US$180 million investment — which will produce casing and tubing for use in offshore applications.
