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Tube ProducTs InTernaTIonal March 2014
Interpipe cooperation in Jordan
Interpipe has announced a distribution
agreement with Al Omrania. The contract
defines Al Omrania as the principal
local representative of Interpipe in
Jordan.
The new agent will be involved in the
distribution of Interpipe pipe products in
Jordan and provision of services to end
consumers in the region.
Andrei Burtsev, Interpipe Middle East
regional sales director, commented, “The
pipe consumption on the Jordan market
isn’t so significant; that’s why many
major pipe producers don’t work there
and concentrate only on big projects.
Developing a multitude of such markets
provides Interpipe with a stable sales
growth in the Middle East and North
Africa. For further development in the
region the company plans to increase
sales to end consumers and continues
to develop strong relationships with
key agents and distributors in the
region.”
The first step following the collaboration
was a seminar for 80 engineers and
technical experts from construction
companies in the region.
The seminar provided an opportunity
for pipe consumers to learn more about
Interpipe products and to discuss
prospects of cooperation in construction
and infrastructure projects in Jordan.
Interpipe products are marketed in more
than 80 countries around the world via
a network of sales offices located in key
markets of the CIS, the Middle East,
North America and Europe.
In 2012 the company’s mills produced
more than 1.1 million tons of pipe and
wheel products.
Interpipe
– Ukraine
ISCO opens new piping product facility in
Eagle Ford Shale region
ISCO Industries Inc, a supplier and
custom fabricator of high-density
polyethylene (HDPE) piping products,
has opened a new facility in Pleasanton,
Texas, USA, to serve oil and gas
companies, mid-stream companies
and contractors in the Eagle Ford Shale
region.
“We’re at the heart of the action,” said
Mark Tufts, ISCO’s director of oil patch
and energy. “About 40 miles south
of San Antonio, we’re right on the
northern edge of the Eagle Ford Shale,
and our location off Interstate-37 puts
us at the centre of the region from an
east-to-west perspective. We’re the
only HDPE supplier in the middle of the
Eagle Ford Shale. Our prime location
saves oil and gas companies, mid-
stream companies and contractors
shipment costs and time.”
ISCO recognises that the properties
of HDPE make it a suitable choice for
oil patch, and oil and gas gathering
systems. HDPE’s impact resistance,
tensilestrength, lowmoistureabsorption,
chemical and corrosion resistance, and
ease of handling and installation make it
a ‘go-to’ piping choice.
“With strategic alliances with every
HDPE pipe manufacturer in North
America, ISCO offers services and
options that have not been available in
the area until now,” said Mr Tufts.
“We are one of the largest McElroy
fusion equipment distributors in the
world, and we have the largest fusion
machine rental fleet in the country.
Additionally, we stock a complete line
of HDPE fittings and oil patch related
material and have the widest range of
HDPE fabrication capabilities in the
industry,” he added.
Isco Industries, Inc
– USA
New website for IPP
IPP Group has launched a new website
as part of its expansion plans in South
America.
Available in Brazilian and Portuguese,
the Rio de Janeiro-based site is
recognition that Brazil is fast becoming
one of the most important markets in
the worldwide oil and gas industries,
and will help the company explore
major opportunities in the South
American market.
Jorge Lourenco, IPP South America sales
manager, commented, “The new website
will help bring us closer to our customers
and give a faster response to their needs.
We have already had a great reception in
Brazil thanks to our vast supply options
for special alloys and our reliability.”
IPP Group is already established in
Australasia, Europe, the Middle East
and SEA regions as suppliers of pipes,
tubes, fittings, flanges and specialist
forgings for the gas, petrochemical, oil
and nuclear industries.
IPP Group
– UK
