Tubular Rolling

Includes seamless and welded pipe, tube and OCTG rolling and finishing processes.

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Essar Steel Wins Global Pipe Orders Worth US$72 Million

29 August 2012 - Essar Steel has received two sizeable orders from the Middle East and Africa for manufacturing of API grade steel pipes worth Rs 400 crore (US$72 million).

TMK Ships High-Grade Line Pipes for Offshore Mining Project in Papua New Guinea

28 August 2012 - Russia's TMK has made a shipment of seamless line pipes for the Solwara 1 offshore mining project of Nautilus Minerals Inc. in the Bismark Sea off of Papua New Guinea.

Auto Tubing Maker STI Plans Expansion

15 August 2012 - Seymour Tubing Inc. (STI) will spend $20 million to expand its automotive tubing plant in Seymour, Ind.

Henan Huifeng Pipe Commissions Third Seamless Pipe Production Line

10 August 2012 - Chinese pipe producer Henan Huifeng Pipe Co. has started trial production on its new 340 mm diameter seamless pipe production line, which has a designed annual capacity of 200,000 tonnes. The line is part of the third phase of the company's seamless pipe production project.

Hengyang Valin Steel Commissions PQF® Seamless Tube Mill

07 August 2012 - China's Hengyang Valin Steel Tube has commissioned a new 500,000 tonnes/year PQF® seamless tube mill from SMS Meer.

Japanese Group Establishes Automotive Steel Pipe and Tube Joint Venture in Mexico

06 August 2012 - Nippon Steel Corporation, Sumitomo Pipe & Tube Co., Sumitomo Corporation, and Metal One Corporation have established a joint venture company in Mexico to build a manufacturing and sales base for automotive steel pipe and tubes, as demand is expected to grow significantly there in the future.

Kingland Pipeline to Expand Output Capacity of Spiral Welded Pipe Project

02 August 2012 - Zhejiang Province-based Chinese pipe producer Zhejiang Kingland Pipline and Technologies Co. Ltd announced it will expand and upgrade its 120,000 tonne capacity spiral welded pipe project to an annual output capacity of 200,000 tonnes.

California Steel Industries Announces New Pipe Mill

31 July 2012 - California Steel Industries, Inc. (CSI) announced plans for a new ERW pipe mill on the company's site near Fontana, Calif.

Vallourec Reports Commercial Success of the VAM® 21 Connection in the Middle East

30 July 2012 - Vallourec, a world leader in premium tubular solutions, announced it has received orders for VAM® 21 premium threaded connections in the Middle East totaling almost 15,000 tons since the beginning of the year.

Severstal to Produce New Pipes for Gazprom

26 July 2012 - Severstal's Izhora Pipe Mill, which specializes in large diameter pipes production using strip produced by Severstal's Cherepovets Steel Mill, and Gazprom have signed a long-term scientific and technical cooperation agreement.

Fire at Welspun Plant Causes Major Damage

16 July 2012 - A fire at the Welspun pipe plant in Little Rock, Ark., in the early morning of Saturday, 14 July 2012 has caused more than $1.5 million in damages and shutdown the facility temporarily.

Leavitt Tube Renamed Maruichi Leavitt Pipe & Tube

02 July 2012 - Leavitt Tube Company has been renamed Maruichi Leavitt Pipe & Tube, LLC.

OMK Launches New Mill at Almetyevsk Pipe Plant

27 June 2012 - Russia's United Metallurgical Co. (OMK) has launched a new highly productive 10-65 mill by Italian MTM at its Almetyevsk Pipe Plant (APP).

OMK Signs Financing Agreement for New Pipe and Steelmaking Complex

27 June 2012 - The United Metallurgical Co. (OMK) has signed a cooperation agreement with Sberbank of Russia for the financing of the construction of an integrated pipe and steelmaking complex in the town of Chusovoy of the Perm Territory.

Investments in Technology Drive Customer Satisfaction at Michigan Seamless Tube

27 June 2012 - Michigan Seamless Tube continues to provide customers with unparalleled value by investing in new technologies that enhance the quality of its products, shorten lead times and save customers money over the long term.

Tenaris Announces $1.5 Billion Investment Plan for U.S. Operations

22 June 2012 - Tenaris announced a US$1.5 billion investment plan to expand its U.S. operations including the installation of a state-of-the-art seamless pipe mill, heat treatment and premium threading facilities.

Tenaris Inaugurates Finishing Line for Boiler Tubes in Romania

22 June 2012 - After a US$60 million investment in the construction of a dedicated finishing line carried out in conjunction with other improvements to the hot rolling mill, Tenaris officially inaugurated its new finishing facility for boiler tubes in Zalau.