TPT November 2010

I ndustry N ews

Byard Spiral Mill buys share in Hannibal

HANNIBAL Pipe Solutions SA has announced that Byard Spiral Mill has finalised a 15% share capital investment in Hannibal Pipes SA (previously fully owned by Hannibal Pipe Solutions SA). Hannibal Pipes’ first phase investment is equal to €10mn and Byard Spiral Mill has acquired 15% for €1.5mn. Hannibal Pipes, located in Hellin (Albacete), within the Autonomous Region of Castilla La Mancha, is the first spirally welded steel pipe mill to operate in the South of Spain. Byard Spiral Mill will be the technical partner for supply and operation of pipe manufacturing equipment initially having a yearly capacity of 90,000 M/Tons. The Byard production line is capable of manufacturing spiral steel pipes with diameters from Ø 508mm to Ø 2540mm and having a thickness up to 22mm. Pipe production is expected to start in Q1 2011 and the major targets are the water and oil and gas pipeline projects in the Iberian Peninsula and North Africa.

Hannibal Pipes is located in a strategic area close to 80% of incoming pipeline projects planned in Spain. Directly connected by railway with the Cartagena Port, Hannibal Pipes is in one of the best locations to serve North African destinations. “Having Byard Spiral Mill on board is for us of paramount importance as we are now in the best position to offer to our clients the most reliable products in the most strategic location,” stated a Hannibal Pipes spokesman. “We decided to invest in Hannibal Pipes after thorough market analysis. Despite the EU economic situation, some projects in the South of Spain are classified a priority especially relating to water pipelines.” “Moreover our equipment is designed and fabricated to serve the oil & gas market which is still strong in North Africa and hopefully will grow in EU starting from 2012-2013” said Mr Ting, chairman and CEO of Byard Spiral Mill.

Hannibal Pipes is active in the manufacture of spirally welded steel pipes for water and oil & gas pipe applications with diameters up to 2,540mm and thickness of 22mm. Located in Albacete, Spain, in an area directly connected through railway with Cartagena Port, Hannibal Pipes also designs and manufactures a large range of steel special pieces, like bends, T-connections, sleeves and couplings in accordance with clients requirements. Byard Spiral Mill is one of the main suppliers of equipment for spirally welded steel pipe production and during the last 30 years has sold its equipment to the most important worldwide pipe manufacturing companies including Ratnamani, Welspun, Essar, Milan International (Ssangyong Piling), Surja Rosni Group and Rico Australia. Hannibal Pipe Solutions SA – Spain Email: info@hannibalpipes.com Website: www.spiralpipe.com

Interpipe offers support to MAP

BFMK STRIP EDGE MILLING MACHINE

STEEL pipe and railway wheel maker Interpipe has supported a team from the Minsk Automobile Plant (MAP) on the ‘Silk Way 2010’ rally, part of the Dakar rally series. The rally took place in Russia between 11 and 18 September between the cities of St Petersburg in the north of Russia and the Black Sea resort of Sochi in the south of Russia. In order to participate in the rally, the Minsk Automobile Plant developed the MAZ 5309R sports car, which was officially presented on 3 September in Minsk. The sports car has 800 horse power. For many years Interpipe has supplied seamless and welded pipes to the Minsk Automobile Plant that are used for the production of passenger and freight cars. Andrey Bibik, sales director for machinery and power at Interpipe said: “Belarus is one of the key markets for the machinery industry division at Interpipe. Support for MAP’s sports team is a natural step in the development of partnerships with our clients.” Interpipe produces and supplies wide range of products for machinery industry. Companies producing machinery use its products as basic elements for the manufacture of submersible motors and cars of different configurations, bearings, steam generators and high-precision parts of aeronautical engineering and cars. Interpipe – Ukraine

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