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2017
23-25 March
BORU 2017 (Istanbul, Turkey)
International Exhibition
17-19 May
Made In Steel (Milan, Italy)
International Exhibition
5-8 June
Tube Russia (Moscow, Russia)
International Exhibition
28-30 June
Guangzhou Tube Fair (Guangzhou, China)
International Exhibition
18-23 September
EMO (Hanover, Germany)
International Exhibition
19-21 September
Tube Southeast Asia (Bangkok, Thailand)
International Exhibition
3-5 October
TuboTech (São Paulo, Brazil)
International Exhibition
6-9 November
FABTECH (Chicago, USA)
International Exhibition
Welcome to the latest Tube Products INTERNATIONAL
magazine. In this first issue of 2017 we have a feature
on welding technology and an extended article from
Schoeller Werk, Germany, looking at piping solutions
for the oil and gas industry.
As this new issue hits your desk I will be on my way to
the UAE to attend the Steel Fab 2017 show in Sharjah
and no doubt enjoy some welcome sunny weather
away from winter in the UK. I have heard a lot of
positive reviews of this event so it will be interesting to
attend for the first time. Do come and say hello if you
are visiting.
I hope to see a positive turn out to lend strength to
the cautiously positive predictions for the oil and gas
industry in 2017. It has been a tough couple of years
for everyone in that sector, but recent reports are
increasingly optimistic about a rise in the price of oil
over the next two years. I am sure most people will
believe that when they see it, but hopefully the worst
of the cutbacks and the job losses are now behind us.
The main driving force behind these predictions
is a big increase in demand for oil and gas from
developing countries over the next decade. Many of
these countries have a far stronger growth forecast
than OECD regions and Eurasia.
The editorial deadline for the March issue is 13 January.
It will have features on OCTG, gas and pipeline
products, mechanical tubing used in automotive and
aerospace, and a show feature looking at Made in
Steel 2017. The advertising deadline is 23 January.
If you have any press releases, case studies or
technical articles to send for inclusion in the magazine
please feel free to contact me at
Enjoy the magazine.
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