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14 Tube Products International September 2016
Schoeller Bleckmann
rebranded
The Böhler portfolio of corrosion
resistant alloy (CRA) products in bar,
billet, sheet, plate and forgings for the oil
and gas, chemical processing (CPI) and
energy industries was partnered with
the seamless tube and pipe products
in stainless, duplex, super duplex and
exotic grades, previously branded
Schoeller Bleckmann UK, in April 2016.
The new Specialty Metals Division
is headed by Richard Kendall, who
explains the rebranding strategy: “The
rebrand of the Schoeller Bleckmann
business will harness our group
strength. Our reputation for quality is
built on our technical capability and
continued investment in new products
and testing facilities; this will further
strengthen our strategy to offer the best
products and the best service across
each of our industry sectors.”
The company has over 40 years’
experience in the supply of stainless,
duplex, super duplex and exotic grades
of seamless tube and pipe. Already
a major UK stockist and supplier of
seamless tube and pipe, a recent
investment in a Kasto automated
modular distribution system in its
warehouse facility in Oldbury, West
Midlands, has enhanced its ability to
service customer needs.
Company contacts have not changed,
and the same experienced UK-based
team will continue to work with existing
mill partners.
The new business is part of the Special
Steel Division, part of the voestalpine
Group, a steel-based technology and
capital goods group that operates
worldwide.
Böhler Uddeholm Specialty Metals
– UK
MRC Expands Service to Chemours
in US Gulf Coast
MRC Global (US) Inc has been awarded
an agreement to be the primary provider
of pipe, valve and fitting (PVF) products
and services to all US locations of
The Chemours Company. The five-year
agreement adds the Gulf Coast region
and also includes valve automation and
speciality piping products.
“We have supported a number of
Chemours’ facilities for many years, and I
amgrateful that Chemours decided to ex-
pand that relationship for both product
lines and geographies,” commented
Andrew R Lane, president and CEO.
“I look forward to continuing to grow
with Chemours as its primary provider
of PVF.”
The agreement includes maintenance,
repair and operation and capital
projects. Chemours is a global chemistry
company with market positions in
titanium technologies, fluoroproducts
and chemical solutions.
Headquartered in Houston, Texas, USA,
MRC Global is a distributor of pipe,
valves and fittings and related products
and services to the energy industry,
and supplies each of the upstream,
midstream and downstream sectors.
MRC Global Inc – USA
The new Kasto automated distribution system
Richard Kendall