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January 2010 Tube Products International 41
Welded, galvanised and
seamless steel pipe
Nantong Hengte Tube Co Ltd, established in 1993, is mainly
engaged in production and sales of steel pipe. Leading
products include welded tube, galvanised pipe, seamless
steel pipe, steel plastic composite tube, processing series
and greenhouses.
The company’s products have been exported to many
countries and regions in Europe, North America, the Middle
East and Asia.
Nantong Hengte Tube Co has many production lines for
welded tube, and can produce to standards including
BS1387-1985, ASTM A-53 and GB/T3091-2001. Its products
are widely used in automotive industry, shipping, building,
decoration, agricultural machinery, medical machinery, textile
machinery and packing.
Galvanised pipes include EMT pipe, hot-dip galvanised pipe,
pre-galvanised pipe and galvanised water pipe.
Nantong Hengte Tube Co Ltd – China
Steel pipe and section
manufacturer
Insteel Limited, a member of the Safal Group, is one of
Kenya’s leading steel pipe and section manufacturing
companies. The company’s range of products includes
galvanised pipes (½" to 10"), black steel pipes (½" to 10"),
hollow sections (SHS 16x16 to 200x200, RHS 40x20 to
200x100, and round 16 to round 89), and zed purlins (4" to
7"). The products are used in applications such as drilling,
fabrication, construction, conveyor gantries, furniture and
industrial sheds.
Insteel follows rigorous standards in its raw material
procurement, manufacture, and internal quality testing,
and the company has attained world-class quality ranking
ISO 9001:2000. Insteel imports its raw material, hot rolled
carbon steel strips conforming to Japanese standards
JISG 3132 SPHT 2.
Water pipes are hydraulically tested at 50 bars for
checking welding joint and pressure tolerance. Finished
goods are given the ‘Diamond Mark of Excellence’ by the
Kenya Bureau of Standards (KBS), while its galvanising
pipe specification adheres to British standard BS-1387.
A minimum zinc coating for galvanised pipes provides
greater durability.
Insteel Limited – Kenya
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