TPT September 2007

Industry News

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Business News in Brief…

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US Steel (www.ussteel.com) has completed the takeover of Lone Star Technologies (www.lonestartech.com), who have become a wholly

Casey Equipment Corp ( w w w . c a s e y u s a . c o m ) , USA, a provider of used and refurbished steel mill equipment, has been hired

Machine Tool Indonesia 2007 (www.allworldexhibitions.com/ metal) will be held from 5-8 December 2007 at the Jakarta international exhibition centre,

owned subsidiary of the company. Lone Star Technologies is a leading specialist in the manufacture of oilfield casing, tubing, couplings, linepipe, and speciality tubing products used in a variety of applications.

as the exclusive sales agent for the sale of an idled melt shop at the site previously known as Calumet Steel. The melt shop includes two 30t electric arc furnaces and a 2-strand Rokop billet caster (www. surplusmeltshop.com).

Indonesia. Held for the 4 th time, the event is Indonesia’s largest machine tool, precision engineering and metalworking technology exhibition. The last show in 2006 attracted 1,254 exhibiting companies from 35 countries and 26,096 visitors.

Nakata Mfg Co Ltd (www. nakata-mfg.co.jp), Japan, has relocated its head offices to a brand new facility to commemorate its 100 th

Corus Energy Business (www.corusgroup. com), UK, has announced a boost in production at its 42" and 84" Hartlepool mills, Tubes

China International

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Steel and Logistics Conference (www. m c - c c p i t . c om / L o g i s t i c s ) will take place from 15-16 Distribution

anniversary. The move to the new location – at 3-7-6 Tagawa, Yodogawa-ku, Osaka 532-0027, Japan – took place in June.

following the introduction of its continuous improvement programme (CIP). Average productivity now stands at 40 per cent higher than in 2004 when the company embarked upon the programme. The 42" mill has moved from a 10-shift operation to 15. Corus Tubes has also invested in new equipment to improve process flows.

September 2007 at the Biyuyuan Hotel, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China. Co-organised by the Metallurgical Council of CCPIT (MC-CCPIT) and the China Iron and Steel Association (CISA), the conference will focus on China’s steel industry, logistics, distribution, profitability and management.

Tubos Reunidos (www. tubosreunidos.com), a Spanish leader in seamless steel tube, have announced a merger with Grupo Condesa

(www.condesa.com), welded steel tube and pipe manufacturer. With this agreement, it is believed that the two will form the biggest tube enterprise in Spain and second largest in Europe.

Borealis (www.borealisgroup. com) has announced the introduction of lean manufacturing into its facility in Bamble, Norway. The

Industrial Pumps, Valves & Systems India (IPVS) (www. p ump s a n d s y s t em s i n d i a . com), will take place from 5-7 October at the Hitex exhibition

Roll-Kraft (www.roll-kraft. com), USA, has added a CNC precision optical profile grinder to the factory floor at its facility in Mentor (OH).

company is also considering phasing out its R&D activities in Norway, to focus its innovation capability in Austria, Finland and Sweden. This follows on from the planned Borouge innovation centre in Abu Dhabi, UAE. The company also intends to move its business management from Mechelen, Belgium, to its head office in Vienna.

centre, Hyderabad, India. The Indian market for industrial pumps and systems has been growing for many decades. The event is sponsored by Process Plant & Machinery Association of India (PPMAI) and the Indian Pumps Manufacturers Association (IPMA).

Roll-Kraft’s 37 th CNC, this machine will be used to grind profiles on smaller, more intricate products.

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