Tubular Rolling
Includes seamless and welded pipe, tube and OCTG rolling and finishing processes.
Latest News
Tubemaker Announces Indiana Expansion
29 July 2020 - Welded tubemaker Phillips Tube Group is setting up a new tube plant in east central Indiana, a US$8.2 million investment that will give the company its fourth location.
SMS group Selected for Pipe Mill Expansion
09 July 2020 - U.S. line pipe manufacturer Stupp Corp. has contracted SMS group to expand its Louisiana spiral weld mill, a project that will fulfill the original vision for the facility.
Zekelman Industries Names Tubular COO
06 July 2020 - Canadian and American pipe and tube maker Zekelman Industries has promoted the president of its Atlas Tube business and given him responsibility for a newly created division.
Weak Energy Demand Forces EVRAZ to Close Pipe Mill
07 April 2020 - With energy pipeline projects falling to the wayside, EVRAZ North America is idling its spiral-weld pipe mill in Oregon, reports The Oregonian newspaper.
Vallourec Announces North American Layoffs
06 April 2020 - Energy tubulars maker Vallourec is laying off more than one-third of its North American workforce due to collapsing demand from oil and gas producers.
U. S. Steel Idles Ohio, Texas Tube Mills
24 March 2020 - United States Steel Corporation has informed workers that will indefinitely idle its seamless tube plant in Lorain, Ohio, as well as its Lone Star tubular operations in Texas, reports The (Elyria, Ohio) Chronicle-Telegram newspaper.
Plummeting Oil Prices Force Tenaris to Reduce U.S. Workforce
23 March 2020 - Pipe and tube manufacturer Tenaris is laying off more than 900 people at its U.S. facilities as the sudden decline in oil prices have ground the energy tubular market to a halt.
U. S. Steel Issues Q1 Earnings Guidance
20 March 2020 - United States Steel Corporation expects to record a first-quarter loss due in part to difficulties in the tubular market and the European sheet market, both of which are occurring against the backdrop of a global pandemic, the company said on Friday.
Ohio Selected as Site for New Tube Mill
26 February 2020 - A Canadian steel distributor and fabricator is expanding into northwest Ohio, where it plans to build a new US$70 million tube plant.
U. S. Steel on Track to Start Alabama EAF This Year
12 February 2020 - United States Steel Corporation is looking to strike an arc on its new electric arc furnace in Alabama later this year and begin steel production in the second half, reports the Alabama.com news site.
Tenaris Completes Acquisition of IPSCO Tubulars
03 January 2020 - Tenaris S.A. has finalized its US$1.07 billion acquisition of IPSCO Tubulars Inc. and has signed a new distribution agreement with IPSCO parent PAO TMK, the company announced.
Justice Department OKs IPSCO Acquisition
23 December 2019 - The U.S. Department of Justice has cleared Tenaris’ planned acquisition of PAO TMK’s North American unit, IPSCO Tubulars Inc.
Sandvik Acquires Stainless Tube Maker
20 December 2019 - Sweden’s Sandvik Group is acquiring Summerill Tube Corp., a Pennsylvania-based manufacturer of high-precision stainless and nickel alloy tubes, for an undisclosed amount.
SMS-Built Crimping Press Enters Service
05 December 2019 - voestalpine Tubulars has started up a new three-die crimping press on its cross piercing elongating line in Austria, according to machine builder SMS group.
Severstal Spends RUB1 Billion on Pipe Mill Modernization
25 November 2019 - Russian steelmaker Severstal has spent RUB1 billion (US$15.6 million) to modernize its Izhora large-diameter pipe mill.
TMK Sees Revenue Dip in First Three Quarters of 2019
20 November 2019 - Revenues at Russian oil country tubular goods maker PAO TMK declined 4% through the first nine months of 2019 on account of reduced sales in North American and Europe, the company said Wednesday.
Salzgitter Group Receives Order for Baltic Pipe Project
02 October 2019 - Salzgitter Mannesmann International GmbH (SMID) has received an order for 30,000 metric tons’ worth of steel pipe and 90 steel pipe bends for the Baltic Pipe Project.
Danieli U.S. Pipe Mill Receives Final Acceptance
30 September 2019 - Danieli Centro Tube has received final acceptance on a 5 ½ inch seamless pipe mill installed at Benteler Steel/Tube in Shreveport, La.
Liberty Steel Sets European Investments
03 September 2019 - Sanjeev Gupta’s Liberty Steel plans to invest more than US$443 million over the next five years in its newly acquired European mills, Liberty Steel chief executive Jon Bolton tells Bloomberg news service.
Zekelman Industries Chooses Arkansas for US$150M Mill
31 July 2019 - Zekelman Industries will build its new electric-weld tube mill in Blytheville, Ark., USA, next to its existing Atlas Tube facility, the company has announced.