Tubular Rolling
Includes seamless and welded pipe, tube and OCTG rolling and finishing processes.
Latest News
Commerce Preliminarily Finds Subsidization of Seamless Pipe from China
25 February 2010 - The U.S. Department of Commerce has announced its affirmative preliminary determination in the countervailing duty investigation on imports of seamless carbon and alloy steel standard, line, and pressure pipe from P.R. China.
SMS Meer Commissions ERW Tube Welding Line at Arvedi
02 February 2010 - SMS Meer has successfully commissioned a 12-¾” ERW (electric resistance welding) tube welding line for heavy wall thicknesses at Arvedi Tube Acciaio S.p.A. in Cremona, Italy. The project was completed in one year.
Baoji Petroleum Steel Pipe to be 1st Chinese Manufacturer of Stretch-Reduced Welded Tube
13 January 2010 - Friedrich Kocks will supply a stretch reducing block and rotating hot saw for Baoji Petroleum Steel Pipe’s new welded tube plant being constructed in Baoji, China.
API Steel Pipe Factory Completed in Pittsburg
13 November 2009 - Posco has completed construction of an annual 270,000-tonne scale API steel pipe factory in Pittsburg, Calif. United Spiral Pipe, established jointly with U.S. Steel and Seah Steel, will manufacture and sell API-certified steel pipes designed for energy transportation.
New Order for Tenova LOI Italimpianti in Saudi Arabia
11 November 2009 - The Tenova LOI Italimpianti business unit wins an order for the ArcelorMittal Tubular Products Jubail, in al Jubail Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, for a seamless pipe mill.
U.S. Commerce Department to Impose Preliminary Duties on OCTG from China
06 November 2009 - The U.S. Department of Commerce preliminarily determines that oil country tubular goods from P.R. China are being sold or are likely to be sold in the United States at less than fair value, as provided in section 733 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended.
HFI Tube Welding Line in Operation at Thisvi Pipeworks
28 October 2009 - In the Thisvi Pipeworks in Greece, Corinth Pipeworks has produced the world's first 26-inch longitudinally welded pipe by using the High Frequency Induction (HFI) process. During a three-week shutdown, the line was extended jointly by Corinth and SMS Meer to allow production of the pipes.
Largest Assel Mill Commissioned at Hubei Xin Yegang
27 October 2009 - Hubei Xin Yegang has rolled the first tube on what is claimed to be the world’s largest Assel mill supplied by SMS Meer, which received the order to supply the mill in July 2007. Erection began in May 2009
Zhongyou BSS Petropipe Commissions SMS Meer L-SAW Pipe Mill
28 August 2009 - Zhongyou BSS Petropipe successfully commissions a new 150,000 tonnes/year large-diameter pipe mill supplied by SMS Meer.
SMS Innse to Supply PQF Tube Plant for Baotou Steel
27 August 2009 - Baotou Steel International Economic & Trading Co. places order with SMS Innse to supply a new 159-mm Premium Quality Finishing seamless tube plant.
Kocks to Supply Extractor, Stretch Reducer for Xicheng Tube Plant
06 August 2009 - Friedrich Kocks will supply the three-stand extractor and 24-stand stretch reducing block for the hot rolling mill in Jiangyin Xicheng Iron & Steel’s new tube plant.
Byard Spiral Mill to Supply Off Line Spiral Pipe Mill to Surya Roshni
04 May 2009 - Byard Spiral Mill Sdn Bhd is preparing to ship a new off line Spiral Pipe Mill to Surya Roshni Ltd of India.
Commerce to Investigate Oil Country Tubular from P.R. China
30 April 2009 - The U.S. Department of Commerce will initiate antidumping and countervailing duty investigations on imports of oil country tubular goods from P.R. China.
Commerce to Investigate Oil Country Tubular from P.R. China
30 April 2009 - The U.S. Department of Commerce will initiate antidumping and countervailing duty investigations on imports of oil country tubular goods from P.R. China.
NLMK and DBO Holdings Sign Settlement Agreement
12 March 2009 - Novolipetsk Steel signs settlement agreement with DBO Holdings regarding the companies’ dispute over NLMK’s proposed acquisition of John Maneely Co., a U.S.-based producer of steel pipe and tube.
NLMK and DBO Holdings Sign Settlement Agreement
12 March 2009 - Novolipetsk Steel signs settlement agreement with DBO Holdings regarding the companies’ dispute over NLMK’s proposed acquisition of John Maneely Co., a U.S.-based producer of steel pipe and tube.
Timken Expands Hot Rolled Tube Capabilities
13 February 2009 - Timken begins producing hot rolled seamless mechanical steel tubing up to a maximum outside diameter of 13 inches, making it the only North American manufacturer capable of producing hot rolled seamless mechanical tubing in this size range.
Timken Expands Hot Rolled Tube Capabilities
13 February 2009 - Timken begins producing hot rolled seamless mechanical steel tubing up to a maximum outside diameter of 13 inches, making it the only North American manufacturer capable of producing hot rolled seamless mechanical tubing in this size range.
Conros Group to Add Two ERW Pipe Mills in 2009
11 December 2008 - The Conros Group is adding two new ERW pipe mills for the manufacture of larger diameter pipe and API Line Pipe as well as square and rectangular hollow structural sections.
Tenova to Supply Four Furnaces for Vallourec & Sumitomo Tubos do Brasil’s New Pipe Mill
20 October 2008 - Tenova Italimpianti Deutschland will provide engineering, fabrication, and supervision of erection and commissioning for four reheat furnaces to be installed in Vallourec & Sumitomo Tubos do Brasil’s new pipe mill in Minas de Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
