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March/April 2007
BORU 2007 – TURKEY
Ufuk Pipe Industry and Trading Inc is the
manufacturer of spiral welded steel pipes
under the trademark ‘Ufuk’. They operate
manufacturing facilities that comprise of
46,000m2, with 36,000m2 outdoor area and
10,000m2 indoor area.
These spiral welded steel pipes are used
for natural gas, petroleum and water
pipelines as well as piles for ports and
construction. Ufuk performs its spiral
welded steel pipe production in accordance
with the API 5L, DIN, BS, AWWA, UNI,
ASTM, NFA, EN, TS standards. The pipes
can be coated with epoxy, bitumen, cement
mortar, polyethylene, polyurethane and
polypropylene.
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Ukrtruboprom, an Association of Ukrainian
tube plants, is made up of thirteen tube
plants and two research/certification
facilities, with combined production facilities
totaling forty specialised tube departments.
These production facilities can offer a range
of more than 1,500 standard and special
tube sizes manufactured from 300 different
steel grades and alloys.
The level of certified tube products
according to international standards – API,
EN, DIN, ASTM – now averages seventy
five per cent. Tubes are mainly produced for
a range of industries including oil and gas,
heat and power engineering, chemicals,
and municipal construction.
During recent years more than eighty
completely new tube products not previously
produced in the Ukraine were developed
for manufacturing. Ukrainian tube and pipe
products are exported worldwide.
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Umran is the manufacturer of pipelines
by two different processes – submerged
arc welding (SAW) and electric resistance
welding (ERW). Production is undertaken
at three separate mills, with two located in
Istanbul and Bolu, and one in Belgium.
Production of SAW spirally welded pipes
takes place at the Umraniye mill (OD Ø 8-
120" and 4-25.4mm WT). The Akçakoca
mill manufactures ERW longitudinally
welded pipes on two Yoder lines with an
OD diameter range of 2-16", in addition to
SAW spirally welded pipes from OD 16-
120". The plant in Belgium produces SAW
steel pipes with an OD range of 20-68" and
wall thickness from 5-25.4mm.
Umran is fully equipped to apply different
types of coating and lining in accordance
with the major standards. Coating options
include three-layer polyethylene coating
(PE), bitumen coating and lining, and epoxy
coating and lining.
Website:
Ufuk Pipe Industry & Trading
Turkey
Ukrtruboprom
Ukraine
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Umran Steel Pipe Inc
Turkey