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Tubular Rolling
Includes seamless and welded pipe, tube and OCTG rolling and finishing processes.
Latest News
Chinese Company Orders Stretch-Reducing Mill and Groove Dressing Machine from SMS Meer
26 December 2012 - Changzhou ChangBao from Changzhou, Jiangsu Province, China, has placed an order with SMS Meer, Germany, for the supply of a new stretch-reducing mill, including automation system.
CAN-ENG Furnaces International Ships Bright Tube Annealing Furnace for JMC Steel Group
10 December 2012 - CAN-ENG Furnaces International Limited is pleased to announce the shipment of a bright tube annealing furnace for the JMC Steel Group. The 25,000 lbs/hr line will be installed in Wheatland, Pa., as part of JMC Steel's Wheatland Tube Division expansion.
SMS Elotherm to Provide Tailor-Made Induction Heating Technology for Ovako
07 December 2012 - SMS Elotherm has been awarded two orders for induction heating equipment by Ovako Tube and Ring AB in Hofors, Sweden.
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.
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.
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.
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".
SMS Meer Receives Order for Gap Closing Press in Russia
06 November 2012 - Izhorsky Trubny Zavod (ITZ), part of the Severstal Group based in Kolpino near St. Petersburg, Russia, has placed an order with SMS Meer for the supply of a new gap closing press with a press force of 25 MN. The machine will be integrated into the existing 18m JCOE® large-diameter pipe mill, which SMS Meer supplied in 2006.
Germany’s Benteler Steel/Tube Selects Louisiana for $900M U.S. Expansion
29 October 2012 - Benteler Steel/Tube announced it will build a new hot rolling tube mill in Caddo, La., strengthening the company’s position in the North American oil country tubular goods (OCTG) market.
Michigan Seamless Tube Expands Pickling Capabilities
24 October 2012 - Michigan Seamless Tube announced that it will complete construction on a new 9,600 square foot pickling house later this year.
Interpipe Steel Opens New Plant in Ukraine
08 October 2012 - On 4 October, in Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine, the electric steel melting complex Interpipe Steel - the first metallurgical plant built from scratch since Ukraine became independent - was opened. President of Ukraine Victor Yanukovich participated in the opening ceremony.
TMK IPSCO Hosts Open House at New R&D Center
02 October 2012 - TMK IPSCO, the North American division of global pipe manufacturer OAO TMK, hosted an open house today at its new Research & Development Center in Houston, Texas.
TMK Commissions New Production Lines at TMK-INOX
27 September 2012 - TMK-INOX, a subsidiary of TMK, has commissioned a shop manufacturing stainless steel and alloy-based welded precision pipes in Russia.
SMS Meer to Supply Tube Welding Plant with Finishing Line to Arvedi
18 September 2012 - Arvedi Metalfer Do Brasil in Salto, Brazil, has placed an order with SMS Meer for the supply of an RD 140 HF tube welding machine including a finishing line.
Vallourec Provides Technip with Integrated Solutions for an Offshore Project
17 September 2012 - Vallourec announced the provision of seamless linepipe including coating and welding services for the Greater Stella Project in the North Sea. The 96 km of coated linepipe is due to be delivered to Technip, who has been awarded the EPC contract, in the first quarter of 2013.
Chinese Steel Pipe Producer Expands into High Quality Market with Siemens Rod Outlet
14 September 2012 - Wuhu Xinxing Ductile Iron Pipes Co., Ltd., a Chinese producer of carbon products and steel pipes, has contracted Siemens VAI Metals Technologies to supply a new rod outlet for its plant in Wuhu City.
Tenaris Introduces Its TenarisHydril BlueDock™ Connectors
13 September 2012 - Tenaris has extended its range of TenarisHydril premium connection products to include BlueDock™ connectors designed to serve oil and gas customers operating in offshore and HP/HT environments.
Wheatland Tube Introduces New FasTrak Plus Electrical Metallic Tubing
04 September 2012 - Wheatland Tube, a division of JMC Steel Group, has introduced FasTrakTM Plus — electrical metallic tubing (EMT) with a new interior diameter (ID) coating that delivers excellent slip properties.
Marubeni-Itochu to Boost Capacity at OCTG Threading Company in Malaysia
30 August 2012 - Marubeni-Itochu Steel Inc. announced it will increase processing capacity at Sobena Offshore Inc., an OCTG threading company operated in Malaysia by Marubeni-Itochu Tubular Asia), a Singapore-based MISI Group steel pipe sales company.
Tubos Reunidos Orders RH Plant from SMS Mevac
29 August 2012 - Spain’s Tubos Reunidos S.L.U. has ordered a 400,000 tonne/year RH plant from Germany's SMS Mevac for the production of seamless tubes.
