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‘Tube and Copper Plants’ business unit of
Mannesmann Demag Metallurgy. In 2001,
the ‘Long Product Rolling Mills Division’
was integrated into SMS Meer, and in 2003,
SMS Meer became part of the ‘Tube, Long
Product and Forging Technology’ business
area of the SMS Group.
The product range of SMS Meer essentially
consists of: manufacturing plants and
automated finishing systems for seamless
and welded steel tubes (diameters from
4-1,800mm), hydraulic presses such as
open-die forging presses and powder
presses, and casting and rolling plants for
sections, wire rod and bar steel. This is in
addition to casting and rolling plants for
extrusion billets, strips, wire rod, anodes
and tubes made from non-ferrous and
precious metals, plants for the production
and further processing of aluminium billets
and slabs as well as plants for the recycling
of aluminium.
Website:
TMK is a leading Russian producer of pipes
used in the oil drilling sector, the chemical
and petroleum industry, energy and
construction companies, machine-building
factories and auto manufacturers. The
company is an umbrella organisation for the
four largest pipe manufacturers in Russia:
the Volzhsky Pipe Factory, the Seversky
Pipe Company, the Sinarsky Pipe Factory
and the Taganirogsky Metallurgical Factory.
In addition, TMK operates two companies
in Romania – the Artrom Pipe Factory and
the Resita Metallurgical Factory.
TMK is a holding company that also includes
a trading house for Russian and CIS sales,
TMK Global AG for international exports, and
the TMK-Transportation company. TMK’s
head office is in Moscow with affiliate offices,
including those of the trading house, located
in Switzerland, USA, Azerbaijan, China,
Kazakhstan and Germany.
The company’s yearly production capacity
is circa 3.7 million tons of pipe. Its products
meet international standards including API,
ASTM and EN\DIN, with quality control
systems approved by ISO 9001 and АPI
Spec Q1 standards.
TMK – Russia
Website:
TMK Global – Switzerland
Fax: +41 43 888 73 01
UFUK Pipe Industry and Trading Inc is a
manufacturer of spiral welded steel pipes.
The company operates manufacturing
facilities that comprise 46,000m2, with
36,000m 2 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 and
TS standards. The pipes can be coated with
epoxy, bitumen, cement mortar, polyethylene,
polyurethane and polypropylene.
Website:
Yu-Nion Machinery Co Ltd is a leading
tube and pipe machinery manufacturer.
The company’s high quality machinery and
equipment is designed for the tube and pipe
industry and steel processing industries.
The Yu-Nion range includes tube mills for
ERW carbon steel/stainless steel pipe,
slitting lines, cut-to-length, hot rolling mills,
and forming machines. The company can
also provide finishing lines and complete
plant equipment.
Website: ■
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TMK
Russia 9-B101
 TMK’s annual production capacity is 3.7 million
tons of pipe
UFUK Inc
Turkey 10-C115
Yu-Nion Machinery Co
Taiwan 9-E119B
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