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Tube and wire China will return this year for
the third time from 23-26 September, taking
place immediately after the 2008 Olympic
Games have been held in Beijing. Due to
the Olympics, the exhibition calendar in
both Beijing and Shanghai is expected to
be extremely busy.
Tube China will again take place at the
Shanghai New International Exhibition
Centre (SNIEC) in Shanghai, China. Jointly
organised by Messe Düsseldorf China Ltd
and the Metallurgical Council of the China
Council for the Promotion of International
Trade (MC-CCPIT), the event is predicted
to be even bigger than the sell-out show
in 2006.
This year’s event is sure to reflect the
incredible success of the Chinese tube and
pipe industry. Within just a few years China
has developed into the third largest economy
in the world behind the USA and Japan. The
enormous economic growth in recent years
has led to China
becoming today’s
largest worldwide
producer and
consumer of steel
and steel pipe.
In 2006, China
accounted for more
than one third of
world production
totalling 99.8 million
tons. To put this
into perspective,
worldwide steel
pipe production
increased overall between 2002-2006
by a total of 4 per cent (according to the
Steel Tube Manufacturers Association). In
contrast, China has registered an increase
of 142 per cent for the same period.
Since 2002, China’s exports have
increased from 700,000t to 5.9 million
tons in 2006. This means that for the first
time China has overtaken Germany, Japan
and Italy as a pipe/tube exporter and is
the number one global player in the world
market. China is also now the third largest
supplier country of seamless pipe to the
EU countries.
With this strength continuing to grow,
Tube China 2008 is again certain to be
surefire success. Sponsorship will come
from the International Tube Association
(ITA), together with Chinese associations
including China Iron & Steel Association
(CISA), China Nonferrous Metals Industry
Association (CNIA), and China Steel Pipe
Association.
Messe Düsseldorf China Ltd – China
Fax: +86 21 6279 7337
Email:
Website:
LOI Italimpianti and Interpipe Niko
Tube intensify cooperation
Industrial furnace producer LOI Thermprocess, an LOI Italimpianti company, has
received a major contract for a rotary hearth furnace from Interpipe Niko Tube, Ukraine.
The new furnace is intended to expand seamless tube production capacities and to
further improve the competitiveness of the company.
In future, the new rotary hearth furnace will reheat up to 96t/h of extruded steel blooms.
The direct-fired furnace, which will be a state-of-the-art unit, is to replace an old rotary
hearth furnace and will be integrated into the existing production plant.
A special mathematical model developed by LOI Italimpianti will ensure compliance with
a defined reheating process with a constant material temperature at the furnace exit.
This will allow significant energy savings and will improve the quality of the material as a
result of reduced scale formation. Production is scheduled to start in February 2009.
LOI Italimpianti is a market leader for industrial furnaces for metals. LOI Italimpianti
is a company of the Tenova Group, formerly Techint Technologies. Tenova develops
and produces leading technologies, products and services for the metals and mining
industries. Tenova is near to the customer through a network of 20 companies in 14
countries.
LOI Thermprocess GmbH – Germany
Fax: +49 201 1891 5310
Email:
Website:
Interpipe – Ukraine
Fax: +380 562 389482
Website:
Tube China 2008 set to repeat a winning formula
 The Shanghai New International Exhibition Centre (SNIEC) will welcome visitors
in September