TPi January 2010

14 / 68

newsbusiness & market
12 Tube Products International January 2010
International
trade show in
Istanbul
‘BORU 2010’, the 6th International
Tube, Pipe, Fittings & Machinery Fair
will be held 4-7 March 2010. The
event will be held at the Istanbul Expo
Center, and will occupy 14,000m2.
Opening hours will be 11am to 7pm.
A high number of participants are
expected, along with many foreign
visitors. Participating companies
will include pipe producers (steel,
iron, plastic and non-ferrous),
additional parts manufacturers,
machine manufacturers, and service
and product providers.
Ihlas Fuar Hizmetleri AS – Turkey
Sandvik Materials to open new
strip service centre in China
Sandvik Materials Technology is
investing in a dedicated service centre
with its own slitting line in Zhenjiang,
Jiangsu province, China, ensuring that
delivery times of precision strip to all
customers in China can be kept to
just one week. The service centre was
scheduled to open in October, with
a main feature of a new slitting line
operational during November.
Initially intended to supply strip to
customers throughout the Chinese
market, the centre will offer greater
supply flexibility and shorter delivery
times, with material finished to size from
stock held on-site. It will also open up
options to supply other Asia Pacific
markets from the first quarter of 2010.
The new service centre will introduce a
number of benefits, not only for existing
customers in China, but also for those
businesses considering relocation to the
region, with fast response times and firm
delivery dates for precision strip supplies.
Sandvik will be able to provide made-to-
order material at short notice, supplied
locally, and facilitating fast growth of the
market sector in the region.
The service centre will focus on
finishing and delivering precision strip
to customers for the manufacture of
flapper valves for compressors used
in automotive, refrigeration and air
conditioning units. It will also supply
material to other important market
sectors in the region, such as shock
absorber manufacturers.
“In a competitive marketplace we see
real benefits to both our customers
and their customers in our ability to
supply material with short lead times
directly in the local market,” explained
Andy McCullock of Sandvik Materials
Technology. “The fully equipped service
centre will facilitate greater physical and
operational flexibility, with the logistical
capability to ship material to multiple
sites, thus accommodating customer-
specific requirements.”
Sandvik Materials Technology –
Sweden