TPT May 2009

I ndustry N ews

SMS Meer acquires majority shares in PWS GmbH

shareholders to date, Adalbert Pfeiffer and Michael Stark, will remain managing directors of the company and co-owners of PWS. Michael Stark, managing director of PWS GmbH, says, “We see great synergy potential in the merger with SMS Meer. The global presence of the company and its market position as technology leader offer us attractive and sustainable growth opportunities.”

The SMS Group, Germany, has acquired a majority shareholding in PWS Automatisierungs- und Elektrotechnik GmbH, Germany. This deal has expanded the product range of SMS Meer to include plants for the production of spiral-welded pipes using the online and offline process. In addition to machines for the production of spiral-welded pipes, the PWS product range also includes pipe end finishing machines, hydrostatic pipe testers and the corresponding machine groups. The automation of these and other key

machines, together with the integration of the periphery and handling equipment for the complete plant, will also form part of the product range and services offered by PWS. Dr Joachim Schönbeck, president and CEO of SMS Meer, comments, “With this acquisition we are expanding our spectrum and can thus serve customers even better as a full-line provider.” PWS will continue to operate as an independent unit within SMS Meer. The sole

SMS Meer – Germany Fax : +49 216 1350 1667 Email : info@sms-meer.com Website : www.sms-meer.com

Tolexpo gears up for third successful event

Strong early interest in Tube 2010 The recent launch of exhibitor services for Tube 2010 and wire 2010 has been met with a strong response from the industry, irrespective of the recent global economic crisis. This response supports the reality that no oil or gas is able to flow from the producing countries to Europe without pipe and accessories. In addition, no economic sector is able to function without wire and cable, or other tube products. The two leading international trade fairs of their respective industries, Tube and wire will take place in Düsseldorf from 12-16 April 2010. In January 2009, the check-in brochures were sent out to previous and potential new exhibitors. They contain a link for immediate online registration, which provides companies with a quick and straightforward registration option. wire 2010 will be held in its traditional home – halls 9-12 and 15-17. However, there will be a new hall allocation for Tube in 2010, with exhibitors showcasing products and services in halls 1 to 7.0 and hall 7a (for the first time). New additions to the exhibits of Tube will be the areas of plastic tube and profiles. After its successful debut in 2008, the area of pipeline technology (OCTG technology) will again be included in the schedule. The first registrations started to arrive at Messe Düsseldorf’s project departments only a few days after the 2010 brochures were mailed out. The placement negotiations will commence in May. Messe Düsseldorf – Germany Fax : +49 211 4560 87 447 Email : liedtkem@messe-duesseldorf.de • Website : www.tube.de

Tolexpo 2009, an international exhibition for sheet metal, coil, tube and section equipment, will take place from 13-16 November 2009 in Paris, France. Over 250 exhibitors and 11,000 visitors are expected in an exhibit area of 18,000m 2 . The success of Tolexpo 2007 confirmed the importance of a show in France dedicated to production technology for sheet, tube, coil and section. The exhibitor numbers rose from 137 in 2005 to 220 in 2007, occupying almost 16,000m 2 in hall 5B of the Paris-Nord Villepinte exhibition centre. The 2007 event attracted over 9,000 visitors including over 15 per cent from abroad (compared with 9.7 per cent in 2005). The event will be held at the same time as Midest, a leading international industrial subcontracting event. Tolexpo – France Fax : 33 1 55 62 07 91

Email : mbazin@tolexpo.com Website : www.tolexpo.com

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