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November 2015 Tube Products International 9
business & market news
New super-duplex from
Ugitech meets NORSOK
standards
In oil and gas production, the materials
handling and production technology
constantly comes into contact with
aggressive fluids: an acidic PH value and
varying gas pressure stress connecting
components and filters. In hot salt water,
aggressive chlorides attack the material.
To provide the offshore upstream
industry with a permanent, process-
safe, environmentally friendly material
solution, Ugitech, part of the Schmolz
+ Bickenbach Group, has expanded its
product portfolio to include the UGI®
4410 super-duplex stainless steel.
Super-duplex meets the requirements
for corrosion resistance and good
pressure resistance. This Ugitech
special steel also meets the NORSOK
standards of the Norwegian mineral oil
industry.
This new material from the producer of
special long steel products is a certified
solution for meeting the rise in demand
for greater corrosion resistance that
conventional austenitic and martensitic
steel grades cannot provide.
The deep sea has an increasingly
hydrogen sulphide and acidic
hydrocarbon content that directly
attacks the steel used in this
environment. The material is also
subjected to high-pressure loads.
Consequently, all components in
pipelines, flanges, valves and filter
systems must be very high quality to
ensure their safe long-term use and to
prevent environmental pollution.
“UGI 4410 steel is an excellent
compromise between good mechanical
properties and corrosion resistance,”
emphasised Marc Marticou, business
development manager at Ugitech. “The
nickel content of this super-duplex
stainless steel is low compared to the
one of super-austenitic stainless steel.
This is what makes this super-duplex
steel comparatively competitive.”
As a producer of special steel, Ugitech
has longstanding competence in the
production of precise profile wire for filter
systems for the oil and gas industry as
well as petrochemical applications. This
is also documented for bar products by
the NORSOK certificate M-650 material
qualification, which UGI 4410 stainless
steel received at the end of 2014.
This certification documents that
existing oil industry specification and
qualification requirements are fully
met. The requirements for certification
are high quality and safe processes in
stainless steel production, the chemical
composition of the material, and various
material tests such as tensile tests,
toughness tests and corrosion tests.
UGI 4462 duplex steel and UGI 4507
super-duplex have also received the
NORSOK certificate.
Ugitech SA – France
Schmolz + Bickenbach Group –
Switzerland
The outer pipe of this filter system consists
of corrosion-resistant profile wire made of
the UGI 4410 material and withstands the
high pressure and aggressive media used in
oil and gas production
Photo credit: Ugitech
Shale-Inland acquires Major Sourcing
Shale-Inland Holdings has announced
the acquisition of Major Sourcing LLC
in a transaction completed in July.
Major operates as a valve automation,
integrator and distributor, primarily
focused on the power industry.
Major will continue to operate under
its trade name, Major Inc, and will
be a part of Shale-Inland’s valves and
automation (V&A) platform. Shale-
Inland is an industrial supplier of pipe,
valves, fittings and related products,
and provider of technical solutions to
the energy and industrial sectors.
Major, Inc, headquartered in New
Jersey, USA, was founded in 1976 and
has relationships with over 200 power
generation focused manufacturers.
Dave Kuhn, president of Major, will
continue to lead the Major business.
“Major Inc provides Shale-Inland
advanced capabilities in power
generation with an exceptional
management team led by Dave
Kuhn,” said Frank Riddick, CEO of
Shale-Inland. “With Major’s geographic
footprint and valve expertise, we
can grow the business in power
generation and leverage our collective
expertise into other end markets,
including petrochemical and refining
in the Northeast. Major advances our
on-going acquisition efforts as we
seek out strategic assets to improve
our core capabilities in our end
markets.”
Shale-Inland Holdings, LLC – USA
Major Inc – USA