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12 May/June 2007
Industry News
Following the success of last year’s
inaugural event, Metal Bulletin has
announced details of the 2nd Steel Tube and
Pipe Conference, which will take place from
3-5 June at the Hilton hotel in Düsseldorf,
Germany. This international conference is
dedicated to the commercial aspects of the
steel tube and pipe industry.
Incorporating both the welded and
seamless steel tube and pipe markets,
this comprehensive conference will offer
detailed analysis of the OCTG linepipe,
construction, automotive and seamless
stainless steel tube and pipe markets.
The developed world’s insatiable thirst for
energy, especially with the emergence of the
industrial powerhouses of China and India,
has been the major catalyst for the growth
in the OCTG and linepipe
markets. Increased drilling
rates, new linepipe projects
and strong energy prices have
guaranteed demand and the
outlook remains bullish.
However, rapid expansion of
seamless pipe production in
China is dampening the prices
of products such as non-heat
treated OCTG grades on the
international market. In the non-
hydrocarbon markets, producers continue
to benefit from ongoing strength in the steel
markets, although demand is less buoyant
than in the energy markets. In the European
markets, Turkish, Ukrainian and Chinese
producers continue to cause problems with
many of the commodity grades of pipe.
During this year’s conference, delegates will
be able to attend a field trip to Europipe’s
Mülheim an der Ruhr plant. This plant
is believed to be the largest single pipe
manufacturing plant unit in the world. It has
an annual capacity of over 1 million tons,
producing approximately 5km a day.
Tube & Pipe Technology magazine has
been named as a media partner for
Metal Bulletin’s 2 nd Steel Tube and Pipe
Conference. TPT will have an exhibit
stand from which our staff will distribute
free copies to all conference delegates. To
register for the conference and to find out
more information, go to the website address
detailed below.
Metal Bulletin Events – UK
Fax: +44 20 7827 5292
Email:
Website:
Otto Junker assumes
majority interest in IUT
Otto Junker GmbH, Germany, has taken
over the majority interest in IUT AB,
Sweden, thus strengthening its presence in
the aluminium market. IUT is the provider
of equipment for the artificial ageing of
aluminium sections, die heating furnaces
and continuous homogenizing furnaces for
aluminium extrusion logs.
With this acquisition, the Otto Junker Group
has furthered its product strategy for the light
metal and steel industries. The IUT product
range comprises innovative equipment for
the heat treatment of quality components for
the automotive and aircraft industries. The
company therefore represents a valuable
addition to the present range of products of
the Otto Junker Group.
IUT will benefit from the worldwide
marketing network of the Otto Junker
Group, which includes manufacturing
facilities in Germany, UK, China and the
Czech Republic. In return, the excellent
customer relations and regional contacts of
IUT represent a useful addition to the Otto
Junker Group.
The strategic combination of Otto Junker
in Lammersdorf, Elhaus in Rielasingen,
Thermcon Ovens in Geldermalsen and IUT
in Gothenburg, gives the Group a strong
presence in the individual locations.
Otto Junker GmbH – Germany
Fax: +49 2473 601 697
Email:
Website:
• Francois Michalet, director, ESTA,
France
• Georges Kirps, general director,
Eurometal, France
• Lauri Malkki, managing director sales,
Europipe, Germany
• Klaus Heller, director (sales/marketing),
Dillinger Hutte GTS, Germany
• Eiichi Yamashita, manager, European
office, Nippon Steel Corp, Germany
• Manfred Schreier, MD, MAN Ferrostaal
Piping Supply GmbH, Germany
• Wolfgang Hochgatterer, MD, Vai
Seuthe (Siemens VAI), Germany
• Antonio Marcegaglia, CEO,
Marcegaglia, Italy
• Vincenzo Crapanzano, regional
manager (Europe), Tenaris, Italy
• Mario Caldonazzo, MD, Arvedi Tubi
Acciaio SpA, Italy
• Kulessa Gerhard, VP (sales), Danieli
Centro Tube, Italy
• Sanjiv Goel, general manager, pipes
and tubes (energy), Arcelor Mittal,
The Netherlands
• Sergey Bilan, deputy general director
for marketing, TMK Trade House Pipe
Metallurgical Company, Russia
• Jose Miguel Soto, commercial director,
(Europe), Condesa, Spain
• Alvaro Videgain, president of the board
of directors and CEO, Tubacex, Spain
• John Blomberg, president, TMK,
Switzerland
• Joachim Schroeder, CEO, Research &
Consulting Group AG, Switzerland
• Bulent Demiricioglu, chairman, Borusan
Mannesmann, Turkey
• Ali Hosseini, CEO, Adpico, UAE
• Andrew Leyland, metals consultant,
Metal Bulletin Research (MBR), UK
• James Ley, consultant, Hatch, UK
• Paolo Berbotto, senior consultant, Steel
Markets, Heavy Industries Practice,
Atkins Management Consultants, UK
Impressive speaker programme set for 2 nd Steel
Tube and Pipe Conference
Conference presentations already confirmed include:
This international
conference is
dedicated to the
commercial aspects
of the steel tube
and pipe industry
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fi The 2nd Steel Tube and Pipe Conference will take
place at the Hilton Hotel in Düsseldorf, Germany