TPT March 2007

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12 March/April 2007
Industry News
The International Tube Association (ITA) has
reported an unprecedented level of interest
in its next major biennial conference,
Tube Ukraine International 2007. Over 70
speakers have already applied to present
papers at the conference in Dnepropetrovsk,
which is jointly organised by the local
Ukrtruboprom Association.
According to the ITA, there has been
tremendous interest from all sectors of the
industry, including ferrous, non-ferrous,
welded and seamless. With upwards
of 250 delegates expected to attend,
the conference will be bolstered by the
presence of tabletop exhibits.
Titled ‘Modern production
trends for tube and pipe
– welded, seamless & non-
ferrous’, the final program
will feature 65 speakers. Due
to this busy programme, the
organisers have decided to
run concurrent technical
sessions in two conference
rooms at the event’s venue,
the Palace of Culture
‘Metallurgists’.
In the provisional timetable,
conference room one
will feature 29 papers
on exclusively seamless
topics, with room two
hosting 32 papers on an
assortment of welded, joint
welded, seamless and non-
ferrous topics.
The Russian and Ukrainian tube and pipe
industry will be heavily represented at the
event. Many Ukrainian tube companies
have indicated that they will be sending
groups of their technical staff to the
conference.
Full support has also been promised by
the Russian industry, which has cancelled
its own symposium due to take place
around the same date in September 2007.
A number of papers from the Russian
industry are included in the programme.
The main sponsor of Tube Ukraine is CJSC
Nikopol Stainless Tube Mill, Ukraine. Other
important contributing sponsors are Messe
Düsseldorf GmbH, Tube & Pipe Technology
magazine, OCTG, LLP, and Nikopol Steel
Pipe Plant/Yutist.
The proceedings will be conducted in both
Russian and English with simultaneous
translation. Scheduled to present at the
conference are speakers from Germany,
Austria, Japan, Ukraine, Russia, USA,
Azerbaijan, Italy, Sweden, Norway and the
UK.
International Tube Association – UK
Fax: +44 1926 314755
Email:
Website:
Last year was an intense period of
growth for Turkey’s domestic pipe
market, with successful completion of
several high-profile projects. The sector
is now primed for the development of
new projects in 2008-2009. However,
according to Borusan Mannesmann
Pipe, the domestic market will fall off in
2007, particularly in the area of natural
gas pipes.
It is believed that the ongoing efforts of the
Energy Market Regulation Board (EPDK)
– concerning the privatization of natural
gas distribution lines – will support growth
in the sector, albeit with a limited effect.
New players are also expected to enter the
market in 2007.
As the pipe sector in Turkey enters a
period of contraction this year, contracts
are currently being tendered abroad for the
excess capacity of spiral pipe production.
In this period of fierce competition, it is
expected that companies will remain
strong if they can offer distinguished
and cutting edge products, quality and
technology.
Borusan Mannesmann Pipe, an
established pipe producer and exporter
to foreign markets, aims to increase its
efficiency in export markets in line with
the changing dynamics of the market and
increased competition.
Borusan Mannesmann Pipe – Turkey
Fax: +90 212 293 69 60
Website:
Unprecedented interest in ITA’s
Ukrainian conference
Turkish pipe market looks toward exports
› Borusan Mannesmann Pipe expects there to
be less demand in 2007 for natural gas pipes
in Turkey, with a greater emphasis on exports
fi Dnepropetrovsk – host city to the ITA’s Tube Ukraine International 2007
conference