Tubular Rolling
Includes seamless and welded pipe, tube and OCTG rolling and finishing processes.
Latest News
U. S. Steel Idling Tube Mills, Laying Off Nearly 800
18 March 2016 - United States Steel Corporation is temporarily idling tube mills in Texas and Alabama and laying off nearly 800 salaried and hourly employees, reports the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
EUROPIPE Bags 890,000-Ton Order For Undersea Pipeline
11 March 2016 - German joint venture EUROPIPE is being awarded to contract to supply nearly 1 million tons of large-diameter pipe for a natural gas pipeline running under the Baltic Sea.
Union: U. S. Steel Plans to Idle Ohio Tubular Facility
08 March 2016 - United States Steel Corporation is planning to temporarily idle its Lorain, Ohio, USA, seamless tube mills, for two weeks, if not longer, a union official told The (Lorain County) Chronicle-Telegram newspaper.
Report: U. S. Steel Sets Up New Ownership Structure for Tubular Operations
08 March 2016 - United States Steel Corporation has created a new corporate structure for its tubular business, establishing a wholly owned subsidiary that will own its tube mills in Ohio and Alabama, reports the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Romanian Tubemaker Adding Heat Treatment Line to Mill
22 February 2016 - Romania’s TMK-ARTROM has awarded a contract to the SMS group for a new heat treatment line, according to SMS.
U.S. ITC Retains Duties on Certain Chinese-Made Pipe
19 February 2016 - The U.S. International Trade Commission has agreed to retain anti-dumping and countervailing duties on seamless pipe from China.
Saudi Arabia, Russia Agree to Hold the Line on Oil Production, But With A Catch
16 February 2016 - Russia and Saudi Arabia have agreed to freeze oil production, but only if other major producers do so as well, according to media reports.
More Layoffs Planned at Kentucky Tube Mill
28 January 2016 - TMK IPSCO has given notice that it intends to lay off 126 employees at its Wilder, Ky., tube mill.
More Layoffs Planned at Kentucky Tube Mill
28 January 2016 - TMK IPSCO has given notice that it intends to lay off 126 employees at its Wilder, Ky., USA, tube mill.
Tenaris Closing U.S. OCTG Couplings Plant
27 January 2016 - OCTG producer Tenaris is planning to mothball its couplings facility in Houston, Texas, USA, by the end of March, the company has announced.
SMS group Installs New Welding Line at Russian Pipe Works
27 January 2016 - Russia’s Gazpromtrubinvest has commissioned a 16-inch, high-frequency pipe-welding line at its Volgorechensk pipe works, according to the supplier on the project.
U. S. Steel Warns of More Job Cuts at Lone Star Plant
20 January 2016 - United States Steel Corporation is planning to curtail production and lay off nearly 700 employees at its Lone Star tubular plant in Lone Star, Texas.
Report: OMK Exploring Sale of U.S. Tube Mill
18 January 2016 - Russia’s United Metallurgical Co. (OMK) is looking into selling its U.S. pipe mill, which it opened three years ago to capitalize on the then-booming energy market, according to the Reuters news service.
Tenaris Trims 100 Jobs at Arkansas Mill; Blames Oil Downturn
18 January 2016 - Tube maker Tenaris is shedding approximately 100 jobs at its welded pipe mill in Blytheville, Ark., USA, due to the weak energy market, the company has announced.
TMK IPSCO Executives Leaving Company
11 January 2016 - TMK IPSCO president and CEO David S. Mitch has stepped down from his role with the oil country tubular goods maker, the company has announced.
New Coating Technology Put to Use in Offshore Well
29 December 2015 - Russia's TMK has shipped 32 metric tons of premium well products featuring its lubricant-free GreenWell polymer coating technology, the company has announced.
Outokumpu Finalizes Divestment of Mexican Joint Venture
17 December 2015 - Stainless manufacturer Outokumpu has closed on a deal to sell its stake in its tubular joint venture in Mexico to partner F.E.R. Fischer Edelstahlrohre GmbH.
Tenaris Opens New Service Center in Argentina
14 December 2015 - OCTG manufacturer Tenaris has opened a new service center in Senillosa, Neuquén, Argentina, to better serve customers in Latin America’s largest shale play.
POSCO, Maruichi Steel Celebrate 35-Year Relationship
30 November 2015 - South Korea’s POSCO recently supplied its 8 millionth ton of steel to Japan’s Maruichi Steel Tube Ltd., POSCO has announced.
U.S. Trade Commission Affirms Commerce Ruling in Welded Line Pipe Case
06 November 2015 - The U.S. International Trade Commissions has made its final determination in a case involving South Korean and Turkish welded line pipe, affirming that unfairly traded imports from those countries have harmed domestic producers.
