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coatings and insulation plants for piping
and district heating, in the sector of
special thermal insulation for LPG tanker
ships and in the maintenance of road
surfaces with ecologically compatible
technology.
Socotherm SpA – Italy
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Photo – Muller Europe Ltd
Socotherm awarded contracts worth €10m
SocothermSpA, Italy, a leading company
in the field of pipe coating for energy
transportation, has been awarded new
contracts for pipe anticorrosion, concrete
weight coating and thermal insulation
with a total value of around €10m.
The Baraka Project, awarded by Tenaris,
relates to the 3-layer polyethylene and
concrete weight coating of 54km of 12"
pipes to be laid offshore from Barzak
Platform to the Land Territory End of
Tazerka, Tunisia, while the Maamoura
Project relates to 3-layer polyethylene
and polypropylene and concrete weight
coating of 22km of 10" diameter and
2km of 12" diameter pipes connecting
the LTE of Tazerka to the Maamoura
Platform. The two jobs, for a total value
of about €5m, will be carried out using
the company’s new Marine Base, during
Q2 and Q3 2008.
The new Marine Base, located in
Pozzallo (RG) port, an important
oil and gas junction in Sicily, in the
centre of the Mediterranean area, is
planned to serve future projects in the
region. It includes a covered area of
approximately 12,000m2, where internal
and external anticorrosion/thermal
insulation (deep water) coating plants
have been erected. The outside area
of around 128,000m 2 will allow storage
of bare and coated pipes. A concrete
weight coating plant completes the
range of services offered.
Socotherm was also awarded the
important DeepWater Project Olowi Field
Development, which will be performed
at the facilities of Adria (RO) in Q2 2008.
The contract, valued at around €3m
and awarded by Saipem, relates to
the 5-layer polypropylene foam thermal
insulation and concrete weight coating
of 14km of 10" diameter pipes to be laid
offshore at the Ivory Coast.
The company has also been awarded
other contracts relating to pipelines to
be laid in the Adriatic Sea, for a total
value of about €2m. Anticorrosion and
concrete weight coating works will be
performed at the Adria (RO) facilities.
Socotherm offers all types of pipe
coating, including external and internal
anti-corrosion, concrete weighting and
thermal insulation. In particular, the
group specialises in thermal insulation
for the deep water sector (oil extraction
from great depths), offering state-of-
the-art technological solutions with high
added value. Socotherm is also active
in the design, production and sale of
Interpipe appoints
new director of
corporate affairs
Steel pipe and railway wheel
producer Interpipe has announced
the appointment of Mr Oleg Kuzmin
to the position of director of
corporate affairs. In his new position,
Mr Kuzmin will be responsible for
the company’s PR strategy and
communications policy, as well
as the coordination of external
and internal communications and
promotion of the company’s brand
in strategic regions.
Before joining Interpipe, Mr Kuzmin
was head of communications and
external relations at Eurocement
group, and has also held executive
positions at communications agency
SPN Ogilvy Public Relations. He
graduated from the Department of
Lawat PetrozavodskStateUniversity
and studied PR and advertising at
Umeo State University (Sweden),
and has further diplomas from the
Central European University (USA) in
political science and PR studies and
from the Baltic University (Finland)
in sustainable development.
According to the company’s chief
executive officer, Alexandr Kirichko,
“Interpipe is a major player in the
world pipe and railway wheels mar-
kets and communicates daily with
diverse audiences such as cus-
tomers, journalists and authorities.
Oleg Kuzmin has many years of
experience in communications and
public relations and I believe he
will help Interpipe to strengthen its
position in its key regions.”
Interpipe – Ukraine