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Hannibal Pipes is located in a strategic
area close to 80% of incoming pipeline
projects planned in Spain. Directly
connected by railway with the Cartagena
Port, Hannibal Pipes is in one of the
best locations to serve North African
destinations.
“Having Byard Spiral Mill on board is
for us of paramount importance as we
are now in the best position to offer to
our clients the most reliable products
in the most strategic location,” stated a
Hannibal Pipes spokesman.
“We decided to invest in Hannibal
Pipes after thorough market analysis.
Despite the EU economic situation,
some projects in the South of Spain are
classified a priority especially relating to
water pipelines.”
“Moreover our equipment is designed
and fabricated to serve the oil & gas
market which is still strong in North Africa
and hopefully will grow in EU starting from
2012-2013” said Mr Ting, chairman and
CEO of Byard Spiral Mill.
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HANNIBAL Pipe Solutions SA has
announced that Byard Spiral Mill has
finalised a 15% share capital investment
in Hannibal Pipes SA (previously fully
owned by Hannibal Pipe Solutions SA).
Hannibal Pipes’ first phase investment
is equal to €10mn and Byard Spiral Mill
has acquired 15% for €1.5mn.
Hannibal Pipes, located in Hellin
(Albacete), within the Autonomous Region
of Castilla La Mancha, is the first spirally
welded steel pipe mill to operate in the
South of Spain.
Byard Spiral Mill will be the technical
partner for supply and operation of pipe
manufacturing equipment initially having
a yearly capacity of 90,000 M/Tons.
The Byard production line is capable
of manufacturing spiral steel pipes with
diameters from Ø 508mm to Ø 2540mm
and having a thickness up to 22mm.
Pipe production is expected to start in
Q1 2011 and the major targets are the
water and oil and gas pipeline projects in
the Iberian Peninsula and North Africa.
Hannibal Pipes is active in the
manufacture of spirally welded steel pipes
for water and oil & gas pipe applications
with diameters up to 2,540mm and
thickness of 22mm. Located in Albacete,
Spain, in an area directly connected
through railway with Cartagena Port,
Hannibal Pipes also designs and
manufactures a large range of steel
special pieces, like bends, T-connections,
sleeves and couplings in accordance with
clients requirements.
Byard Spiral Mill is one of the main
suppliers of equipment for spirally welded
steel pipe production and during the
last 30 years has sold its equipment
to the most important worldwide pipe
manufacturing companies including
Ratnamani, Welspun, Essar, Milan
International (Ssangyong Piling), Surja
Rosni Group and Rico Australia.
Hannibal Pipe Solutions SA – Spain
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Byard Spiral Mill buys share in Hannibal
STEEL pipe and railway wheel maker Interpipe has supported a
team from the Minsk Automobile Plant (MAP) on the ‘Silk Way
2010’ rally, part of the Dakar rally series. The rally took place in
Russia between 11 and 18 September between the cities of St
Petersburg in the north of Russia and the Black Sea resort of
Sochi in the south of Russia.
In order to participate in the rally, the Minsk Automobile Plant
developed the MAZ 5309R sports car, which was officially presented
on 3 September in Minsk. The sports car has 800 horse power.
For many years Interpipe has supplied seamless and welded
pipes to the Minsk Automobile Plant that are used for the
production of passenger and freight cars.
Andrey Bibik, sales director for machinery and power at Interpipe
said: “Belarus is one of the key markets for the machinery industry
division at Interpipe. Support for MAP’s sports team is a natural step
in the development of partnerships with our clients.”
Interpipe produces and supplies wide range of products for
machinery industry. Companies producing machinery use its
products as basic elements for the manufacture of submersible
motors and cars of different configurations, bearings, steam
generators and high-precision parts of aeronautical engineering
and cars.
Interpipe – Ukraine
Fax: +38 0562 389482
Website: interpipe.biz
Interpipe offers
support to MAP