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Industry News
HANNIBAL Pipes SA, which started
operation last May in the south of Spain,
has entered into the second phase of its
investment, with the installation of a new
production line for manufacturing small/
medium diameter SAW spirally welded
steel pipes.
The line, with production range from
219 to 609mm (8" to 24"), will mainly
supply pipes serving as centre pipes for
concentrated solar power (CSP) projects.
Hannibal Pipes is already carrying out
several projects supplying more then
100km of SAW spirally welded centre pipes
for CSP investments within the Iberian
Peninsula. The new production line,
already under installation, is expected to
start production by January 2012, adding
around 20,000 tonnes/year to the existing
THE Axson group, created in 2011, brings
together BS Coatings, Revocoat and
Axson Technologies to become a leader
in high performance operational polymer
formulation.
“Our three businesses together represent
a major asset for Axson’s customers
who will now have access to a broader
range of solutions,” commented Charles
Churet, chairman of Axson. “And every
customer will benefit from the synergy of
the expertise, R&D facilities and worldwide
presence of these three businesses.”
Axson specialises in solutions
for design, creation, assembly and
protection in industrial transport, energy,
installed capacity of 90,000 tonnes/year.
Spain is a leader in CSP technology, with
more than 50 projects approved by the
government, and it exports its technology.
The country added 400MW in 2010, taking
the global CSP lead with a total of 632MW,
and as of April 2011, another 946MW of
capacity was under construction with a
total new capacity of 1,789MW expected to
be in operation by the end of 2013.
SAW spirally welded centre pipes are
a key element in CSP technology due
to stringent requirements/parameters
in terms of roundness and parallelism
tolerance and for subsequent treatments
received by pipes before final installation.
The new line purchased by Hannibal
Pipes allows high precision and was
designed to meet such demanding
water, sports and leisure, construction
and infrastructure markets. With 25
subsidiaries and 16 production and R&D
sites, Axson has a presence in most
industrial countries in Europe, Asia, the
Americas, the Middle East, India and
Africa, and also has a well-established
parallel retail network.
Axson is further strengthening its global
presence with the construction of a new
Revocoat formulation plant in Kolomna,
Russia, for the local automotive market.
It will also be a shared platform for
future developments of the group’s three
businesses. “This new plant will enable
us to double our production capacity
specifications in cooperation with technical
partner Byard Spiral Mill, one of the main
suppliers of equipment for SAW spirally
welded steel pipe production.
Hannibal Pipes SA is active in the
manufacture of SAW spirally welded steel
pipes for water, oil and gas, solar, piling,
infrastructure applications with diameters
between 219 and 2,540mm (8" and 100")
and thickness up to 25mm. Located in
the south of Spain, in an area directly
connected through railway with Cartagena
Port, Hannibal Pipes also designs and
manufactures a large range of steel special
pieces, including bends, T connections,
sleeves and couplings.
Hannibal Pipes SA – Spain
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compared to the existing plant and
also meet growing local demand in the
automotive sector,” said Mr Churet.
Axson has also announced BS Coatings’
acquisition of equity in SIPCO (Saudi
Industrial Paint Company).
The joint-venture with the Saudi
group UNIVEST plans to develop
SIPCO’s industrial paints by introducing
technologies for the production of BS
Coatings’ pipelines under the Eurokote®
and Endoprene® brands for the Middle
Eastern market.
Axson – France
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Second line for SAW spirally welded
steel pipe production
New group unites coatings companies
CML USA, Inc, a manufacturer of tube,
pipe and profile bending and metalworking
machinery, has announced the addition of
Gary Parks to its sales force.
Mr Parks will serve as Ercolina’s
new manufacturer’s representative
responsible for the northern portions of
California and Nevada. He brings with him
27 years of metalworking and fabricating
sales experience.
CML USA Ercolina
– USA
Fax: +1 563 391 7710
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Representative named at CML
Gary Parks