Archive for 'Metal tube'

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Aug 26, 2013 Chelyabinsk Pipe-Rolling Plan Group (ChelPipe) which is one of the largest companies manufacturing pipe products in Russia, completed a shipment of large diameter pipes for the construction of the third stage of the Central Asia-China gas pipeline. The pipeline started operating in 2009 and is intended to supply Turkmen gas to China through Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan. Currently work is being conducted to increase the pipeline’s strength.

Aug 03, 2013 The US Commerce Department launched a probe against South Korea, India, Vietnam, the Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, and Ukraine of unfair and illegal trade practises. Senators Sherrod Brown and Rob Portman called on the US International Trade Commission (ITC) to protect domestic producers of Oil Country Tubular Goods (OCTG) from foreign competitors that use unfair and illegal trade practises. Noting that Ohio-based companies that produce Oil Country Tubular Goods (OCTG) support many good-paying ...

Jul 16, 2013 A lack of visibility into the supply chain is impacting the sector’s ability to respond to, and recover from, sudden supply chain disruptions. More than half of all metals respondents admitted to having either no visibility or limited Tier 1 supplier visibility, while two thirds said it would take them more than a week to assess the impact of a disruption. http://www.kpmg.com/Global/en/IssuesAndInsights/ArticlesPublications/Documents/global-metals-outlook-2013.pdf

Jul 03, 2013 Chinese steelmakers are dealing with a substantial oversupply problem that will likely force them to transform the way they do business. A report posted on the China Iron and Steel Association (CISA)’s website on Monday said that a weak economic recovery, low demand, high prices for raw materials and high steel output have caused an oversupply of steel products. The report, which was compiled by the Laigang Group, a major iron and steel ...

June 18, 2013 Vallourec announces the dedication of its new pipe mill to serve, in particular, the North American market for production of shale hydrocarbons. Located in Youngstown (Ohio, United States), within the existing Vallourec Star facility, the new unit further expands the range of Vallourec products manufactured in North America. With an initial annual production capacity of 350 000 t of small diameter seamless tubes, the new mill represents an investment of $ 1.05 billion and employs 350 ...

June 14, 2013 The European Union has filed an official complaint against China