TPI January 2009

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100 th anniversary celebrations

Boiler World Expo 2009

German pipeline manufacturer egeplast has hosted a special event to celebrate its centenary year. The Gröter company began as a jute spinning works in 1908, founded by Engelbert Gröter. Now known as egeplast, the company manufactures underground pipelines. Since 2001, the enterprise has had its head office in Greven, Germany, where it occupies a modern factory for manufacturing polyethylene pipes. In August 2008, egeplast welcomed more than 500 guests to celebrate the company’s one-hundredth anniversary with an entertaining discussion in a conversational tone with Christa Thoben, the NRW minister for economic affairs, and a look back at the company’s history set within a musical play. The company asked guests for donations to PolioPlus from Rotary International instead of gifts. A total of €20,000 was collected, which will be used for universal vaccination programmes against polio. The event was not intended to be a conventional anniversary celebration. As Dr Ansgar Strumann, CEO at egeplast, explained, “ We do not wish to

BoilerWorldExpo2009willtakeplace at University Ground, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, 20-22 March 2009, with the approval of ITPO (India Trade Promotion Organisation). The event is being organised by KMG Business Technology. The show aims to promote the growth, expansion and develop- ment of boiler industries in India. More than 300 companies will participate, including businesses from Japan, USA, Germany, Italy, Taiwan and Singapore.

merely look back on our special history, but primarily to look forward to the future. This is why we organised a future symposium as part of our celebration, where people from the trade could discuss current industry trends. ” The symposium offered talks from well- known speakers on the subjects of trenchless construction, plastic innovations in pipeline construction, disposal and telecommunications. The symposium included a presentation of HexelOne by the company’s head of development, Dr Thorsten Späth. The new plastic pipe is manufactured solely from polyethylene using the new HexelOne production procedure, which enables leftover pieces to be recycled in an environmentally friendly manner. Werner Weßing from E.ON Ruhrgas AG spoke on the outlook for plastic pipes in gas infrastructure, in particular the need for innovative, efficient solutions for the competitive transportation of natural gas as a source of energy. The company has recently created a 2,000m 2 test area for pipe installations, where it can demonstrate products Relaxed discussions with the NRW ▲ ▲ minister for economic affairs Christa Thoben, Dr Ansgar Strumann, Dr Nina Strumann, Edith Strumann and Werner Strumann

KMG Business Technology – India

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Exclusive commercial agent for ThyssenKrupp ThyssenKrupp Metallurgie GmbH, Germany, has announced the appointment of Metal Trading SARL, as its exclusive commercial agent for the sale of primary copper, zinc and nickel in France, Belgium and Luxembourg. The agreement is effective immediately. ThyssenKrupp Metallurgie GmbH is one of the largest metal trading companies in Europe, with an annual turnover of around €1.2 billion. It is a legally independent firm within the ThyssenKrupp Group. Metal Trading SARL, based in Louveciennes, France, is a privately- held non-ferrous metal trading company, specialising in zinc and zinc residues, with a 2007 turnover of €45 million. Thyssen Krupp Metallurgie GmbH – Germany metallurgie@thyssenkrupp.com www.tkmet.com

egeplast ▲ ▲ Dr Thorsten Späth presents the new HexelOne pipe development manager

to customers and conduct air injection trials with fibre optic cables. Approximately half of the company’s turnover is for export, and the company has several distributorships in Europe. The company’s Greven production location produces 50,000 tonnes of plastic pipes each year.

100 years of egeplast as a stage play in movement ▼ ▼ and music

egeplast Werner Strumann GmbH & Co KG – Germany

Metal Trading SARL – France zinc@metaltrading.fr www.metaltrading.fr

info@egeplast.de www.egeplast.de

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