TPi January 2012

stainless steel tubes

Seamless pipe steelworks produces first steel pipe

Vallourec & Sumitomo Tubos do Brasil Ltda (VSB), a seamless pipe joint venture formed by Sumitomo Metal Industries, Sumitomo Corporation and Vallourec, began a test operation at its integrated seamless pipe steelworks, by successfully piercing its first billet at 9pm local time on 11 December 2010. Following the completion of the rolling mill, upstream facilities, including charcoal blast furnaces that enable

carbon neutral iron making processes, began operation in the second quarter of 2011. Full operation as an integrated blast furnace steelworks will then commence. VSB plans to obtain approvals from the American Petroleum Institute (API) and its customers such as major oil companies, and fully ramp up the steelworks by the first half of 2012 in order to meet growing demand for

global energy development. Production capacity will be 600,000 metric tons of seamless pipe per year (Sumitomo and Vallourec will each sell 300,000 tons), and 1,000,000 metric tons of crude steel per year (of which 300,000 tons will be shipped to Vallourec). Vallourec & Sumitomo Tubos do Brasil Ltda – Brazil contato@vstubos.com www.vstubos.com

Steel tubes for automotive applications

Grow Ever Steel is an ISO 9001:2008 certified company specialising in the manufacture of ERW precision steel tubes (round, RHS and SHS). The company’s factory is located in Kolkata, India, where it manufactures close tolerance tubes in the range of

Grow Ever also provides a complete solution for internal fin scarfing on all sizes. Grow Ever Steel (India) Pvt Ltd – India rsarawgi@groweversteel.com www.groweversteel.com

15.88 to 81mm OD, with thickness range of 0.6 to 4mm.

These are suitable for use in the automotive, light engineering, medical/ hospital equipment, construction and furniture sectors.

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