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DIARY OF TUBE EVENTS
2009
12-15 Tube/wire Russia 2009
Moscow, Russia
Exhibition
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MAY
06-08 Tubotech/Metaltech 2009
São Paulo, Brazil
Exhibition
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OCTOBER
13-15 Tube/wire Southeast Asia
Bangkok, Thailand
Exhibition
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02-03 Pipe & Tube Istanbul 09
Istanbul, Turkey
ITA conference
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NOVEMBER
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10-13 Metal Expo
Moscow, Russia
Exhibition
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APRIL
2010
12-16 Tube/wire Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf, Germany
Exhibition
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FEBRUARY
10-12 Tube India
Mumbai, India
Exhibition
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JUNE
10-12 Tubes + Fittings Ukraine
Kiev, Ukraine
Exhibition
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02-04 Fabtech Mexico
Monterrey, Mexico
Exhibition
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26-29 Citypipe
Moscow, Russia
Exhibition
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05-07 Shanghai Tube Expo
Shanghai, China
Exhibition
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15-18 Fabtech/AWS Welding Show
Chicago, USA
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23-26 10th Guangzhou exhibition
Guangzhou, China
Exhibition
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11-12 Anticor Ukraine
Kiev, Ukraine
Conference
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13-16 Tolexpo 2009
Paris, France
Exhibition
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Prolamsa USA begins
production at its first US
tubular facility
Prolamsa USA has begun production
of mechanical tubing at its first US
manufacturing facility, located in Laredo,
Texas. The facility, which also includes a
cut-to-length line, will produce mechanical
tubing from ½" to 2½".
In addition to manufacturing mechanical
tubing, the Laredo facility will also stock
both mechanical and structural steel
(HSS) tubing. A second facility in Laredo
will stock metal building shapes and
components, such as C- and Z-purlins,
angles and channels, and slit red
primered coils.
“These facilities will enable us to provide
our US customers faster deliveries,
quicker turnaround times and JIT
stocking programs,” said Mr Jean-Marie
Diederichs, general manager of Prolamsa
USA. “We’re telling our customers that
now we can deliver as fast as the speed-
limit allows.”
Mr Diederichs went on to explain that
Prolamsa’s US and Canadian customers
have given Prolamsa’s products high
quality marks, but that delivery from
Prolamsa’s Escobedo plant in Mexico was
sometimes delayed at the border. “The US
manufacturing location will eliminate that
problem,” he said.
“Even though the economy is struggling
right now, there isn’t a better time to invest
in the US,” Mr Diederichs said. “If we invest
in new facilities and train our new US
workers now, we’ll be ready to participate
in the rebound and future growth of our
economy.”
Prolamsa USA was started in 1996 to
handle the marketing and sales activities in
the United States and Canada for its parent
company Prolamsa, a privately-owned
concern that has manufacturing facilities in
Mexico.
Prolamsa produces a wide range of
high-quality mechanical and structural
tubing; UV coated, galvanized and
primered tubular products; metal building
components and shapes; and parts/
components.
Prolamsa USA – USA
Fax: +1 281 494 0990
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