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Petek Boru Sanayi, Turkey, is a
manufacturer of carbon and stainless steel
pipe and fittings, and polyethylene pipe and
fittings. Established in 1979, the company’s
current production capacity of spirally
welded tube is 15,000t per year.
The company’s manufacturing programme
includes spirally welded steel pipes (carbon
steel and stainless steel), and carbon steel
and stainless steel fittings (including elbows,
tees and reducers).
Petek Boru also carries out coating and
lining of pipes, with techniques including
polyethylene coating, fusion bonded epoxy
coating and lining, solvent-free epoxy
coating and lining, bitumen coating, concrete
lining, and thermal insulation. Other services
include HDPE 100 polyethylene pipe and
fittings, chimney pipe, and victaulic pipe.
The company’s spirally welded steel
pipe production line – which operates
via continuous online UT (ultrasonic test)
control – can manufacture pipes between
8" and 48" (219.1mm to 1,219mm) diameter
range, with a
wall thickness of
3.2-12.7mm.
Carbon and stain-
less steel elbows
and reducers bet-
ween diameters
½" and 8" are
produced at
the company’s
fittings unit. All
wall thicknesses
between Sch 5 and Sch 80 are stress
relieved. For fittings items between 10" and
48" in diameter, the segmented welding
(mitre) method is used. Pipes between ½"
and 6" in diameter are also threaded and
coupled in this unit.
The company has EN 10217-1 and
ISO 9001-TUV SUD certifications, and
can produce according to ASTM A-53
standards. The company has also
started building a new 40,000m2 facility
in Sakarya, Turkey, to increase its
production capacity.
In addition to its manufacturing activity, the
company sells seamless pipes and fittings,
ductile iron pipe and fittings, sewage pipe,
irrigation pipe, natural gas and petroleum
pipe, boiler pipe, construction pipe,
rectangular and square sections, and cold
drawn pipe. The company exports 30 per
cent of its annual production and sales
turnover.
Petek Boru Sanayi AS – Turkey
Fax: +90 262 349 3759
Email:
Website:
Range of carbon and SS pipe and fittings
 Petek Boru manufactures pipes and fittings in carbon and stainless steel