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18

Tube Products International May 2015

www.read-tpi.com

TMK and Rusnano expand high-tech

pipe production

TMK, a producer of tubular products,

and Rusnano Corporation are running

a joint project at TMK’s Seversky pipe

plant to expand the production of high-

tech pipe with improved performance

for the oil and gas industry.

Rusnano has invested 5.5bn roubles in

the project, and TMK’s investment has

amounted to at least 12.5bn roubles.

To execute the project, Rusnano

acquired shares in TMK’s additional

public offering, and now owns a 5.476

per cent share in the company. “The

new project will help us expand the

product range of oil and gas pipes that

meet and often exceed the strictest

international quality standards in terms

of physical, chemical and geometrical

properties,” said Alexander Shiryaev,

TMK CEO.

“The innovative pipes we produce at our

Seversky pipe plant within the joint project

with Rusnano can be used in adverse

climate and geological conditions, in

horizontal and deep-hole drilling.”

TMK manufactures and supplies steel

pipes for the oil and gas industry,

operating 28 production sites in the USA,

Russia, Canada, Romania, Oman, UAE

and Kazakhstan, and two R&D centres in

Russia and the USA. In 2014 TMK’s pipe

shipments totalled 4.4mn tonnes.

TMK

– Russia

www.tmk-group.com

Asahi/America welcomes

new sales team member

Asahi/America, Inc has announced the

addition of George Tenhagen to its sales

team.

Mr Tenhagen, who will represent the

company in Florida, Georgia and

Alabama, USA, graduated from the

University of South Florida with a

bachelor’s of science in environmental

engineering. For the past 15 years he

has been area manager of facilities

engineering at a theme park in Tampa,

Florida. He has been an active member

of Aquatic Animal Life Support Operators

(AALSO), serving as an executive board

member for 12 years including two terms

as president and treasurer. He is also

a licensed professional engineer in the

state of Florida.

Asahi/America specialises in providing

solutions for fluid handling systems,

individualised to meet customers’ needs.

The company manufactures corrosion-

resistant thermoplastic fluid handling

products, including valves, actuators,

pipe and fittings. It also maintains an

extensive custom fabrication department,

and provides on-site consultation,

supervision and training where required.

Asahi/America, Inc

– USA

asahi@asahi-america.com www.asahi-america.com

Xiris signs agent for Korea

Xiris Automaton has signed JSNT Corp

as the exclusive distributor of Xiris

products for the tube and pipe industry

in Korea.

The agreement enables JSNT to

distribute and support Xiris products

with immediate focus on the WI2000p

post weld inspection system, used to

detect quality issues related to the tube

welding and forming process.

JSNT Corp, a distributor of non-

destructive testing and inspection

equipment to the tube, pipe and

steel industries, has more than 20

years of experience providing testing

and inspection solutions for the

steel fabrication industry, and brings

experience in consulting, service and

sales of leading edge technology.

In entering into this relationship with

JSNT Corp, Cameron Serles, president

of Xiris Automation explained, “We are

excited to work with the top distributor

of NDT and inspection equipment in

Korea, JSNT Corp. They share our

values of a high level of commitment

to ensuring customer satisfaction and

continuous improvement of technical

knowledge.”

In choosing to work with Xiris, JY Park,

president, said, “We wanted to work

with Xiris because they offer high quality

inspection equipment that complements

our testing systems as solutions to our

common customers in the tube, pipe and

steel industries, helping them improve

the level of quality of their end products.”

Xiris specialises in developing optical

equipment used for process and quality

control across a number of industries.

Xiris Automation Inc

– Canada

sales@xiris.com www.xiris.com

George Tenhagen