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October 2008 Tube Products International 19
developmentsproducts &
Pipe systems in a global market
The Saudi Arabian Amiantit Company was established in 1968, and has
developed into a major diversified industrial group with operations spanning
the globe. The group’s core business activities include: manufacture and sale of
pipe systems; ownership and sale of pipe technologies; and provision of water
management consultancy and engineering services.
The Group consists of 30 pipe system
manufacturing plants, six technology
companies, four materials suppliers,
and eight engineering subsidiaries,
in many countries around the world.
In addition, an extensive sales and
service network has been established,
covering more than 70 countries.
Amiantit markets a wide range of
pipe products and serves municipal,
civil engineering, industrial, energy,
and agricultural markets worldwide.
The group manufactures pipe systems made of: glass fibre reinforced plastic
(GRP) in diameters DN 100-4,000mm; glass reinforced epoxy (GRE) in
diameters DN 25-1,000mm; ductile iron (DI) in diameters DN 100-800mm;
concrete in diameters DN 300-3,000mm; high density polyethylene (HDPE) in
diameters DN 20-630mm; polypropylene (PP) in diameters DN 200-1,000mm;
and unplasticised/modified polyvinyl chloride (uPVC/mPVC) in diameters DN
50-500mm.
Another core business activity of the group is the ownership and sale of
technologies for pipe manufacturing. Amiantit wholly or jointly owns six leading
technology companies and has a close relationship with several others. Key
technologies cover glass reinforced plastic, glass reinforced epoxy, ductile iron
and concrete pipes.
The group also offers a range of water management, water technology,
consultancy, operation and engineering services with worldwide subsidiaries
and affiliates. These subsidiaries offer services in the development, management
and operation of water and waste water infrastructure facilities, covering the full
project life cycle.
Saudi Arabian Amiantit Company – Saudi Arabia
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European headquarters – Germany
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Installation of 2,500mm diameter T-Lock S S
lined pipes
Supporting clean,
renewable energy
RathGibson, a manufacturer of welded,
welded and drawn, and seamless
stainless steel, nickel, and titanium
tubing, has shown its commitment to
protecting the environment through
its support of geothermal power
generation.
The company has supplied tubing to
plants that use this renewable source
of energy, which produces electricity by
using the earth’s natural heat and steam
sources to run generator/turbine units.
Lean Duplex 2003™ tubing is being
used in power generation facilities in
Southern California’s Imperial Valley.
These plants take steam from
superheated water reservoirs located
in the Salton Sea Known Geothermal
Resource Area (SSKGRA) to generate at
least 327 net megawatts.
RathGibson has also provided corrosion
resistant materials, including Duplex
stainless steel and super-ferritics, for use
in other high quality modular geothermal
power plants.
“RathGibson is proud to play a role
in providing electrical energy in an
environmentally friendly manner,” said
Dave O’Donnell, director, process and
product development.
“Geothermal energy has minimal
environmental impact with near zero
carbon emissions, while helping the
world reduce its dependence on
expensive fossil fuels.”
RathGibson’s corporate headquarters
are located close to Chicago in
Lincolnshire, Illinois. Manufacturing
locations include Janesville, Wisconsin;
North Branch, New Jersey; Clarksville,
Arkansas (Greenville Tube); and Marrero,
Louisiana (Mid-South Control Line).
In addition to the sales offices in
Janesville, North Branch and Marrero,
the company has strategically placed
sales offices in Houston, Texas;
Shanghai, China; Manama, Bahrain;
Knoxfield, Australia; and Seoul, Korea.
RathGibson – USA
Xi’an Space Star Technology (Group),
China, specialises in researching and
producing all kinds of sensors.
The company’s products include
pressure sensors, vibration sensors,
load and force sensors, stress and
strain sensors, temperature sensors,
acceleration sensors, torque sensors
and weighing sensors, and other
products such as drop test analysers,
controller analysers, dynamic signal
analysers, digital pressure gauges and
load cells. Products are designed to
meet national standards, and are often
used in industries such as petroleum
chemistry, steel and iron, aeroplane and
ship manfacturing, automotive, liquid
piping, transportation piping and bridge
design.
Xi’an Space Star Technology (Group)
Corporation – China
Sensors for pipe transport