TPi July 2009

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Extensive modernisation for seamless pipe manufacturer

in oil and gas exploitation and in geological prospecting, in grades J/K55, N80, L80 and P110. The final destination for the products are, in addition to the domestic market, most European countries and some of the states of North Africa, the Near and Middle East, Asia and the American continent. Share of export represents around 70%.

The company uses the Mannesmann technology to produce a wide port- folio, with outer diameters from 60.3 to 406.4mm and wall thicknesses from 6.3 to 65mm, made of carbon as well as alloy steel. A large part of the production programme is 9 5 / 8 " to 13 3 / 8 " casing and 6 5 / 8 " to 16" line pipe, applicable

Producer of thick-walled seamless pipes, Valcovna Trub TZ, AS, Czech Republic, has commissioned the most extensive investment in its history. The company has put into operation a modernised main production line – the Big Mannesmann. The reconstruction and modernisation cost 700 million Czech koruna. “ The main asset, besides increasing the amount of our overall production, is improvement of the pipes’ surface quality and their accuracy, ” commented Jaroslav Sarovsky, MBA, director of the company. During the last year, the company produced more than 79kT of pipes. After the investment, the capacity will reach a level of 123kT p/a.

Valcovna Trub TZ, AS – Czech Republic info@vttz.cz • www.tube.cz

HIGH PRESSURE FITTINGS Forged-Carbon-Alloy-Stainless Steel, Threaded and Socket Weld PRODUCTS: 90°/45° elbow, tee, union, coupling, bushing, plug, cap, insert, pipe nipple & swage nipple . . .etc. MATERIALS: - Stainless Steel: ASTM A182, F304/304L, F316/316L, F304H/F316H, F317L - Carbon Steel: ASTM A105, SF440A & A181, A350 LF2 - Alloy Steel: ASTM A182 F11, F22 PRESSURE RATINGS: 2000, 3000, 6000 & 9000 lbs APPROVAL CERTIFICATES: ISO-9001 Quality Assurance, L/R, C/R, N/K & ABS register of shipping, PED (CE)

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Resistance of PVC pipes against disinfectants

Plastic Pipes XIV Conference, an international conference for plastic pipes, took place in Budapest, Hungary, at the end of September 2008. During the conference, Joël Fumire, a pipes and fittings expert from SolVin, under the banner of PVC4Pipes, gave a presentation on the chemical resistance of PVC pipes against disinfectants, com- pared with traditional materials. The presentation can be viewed online at: www.solvinpvc.com/solvinservices/ newshp/0,,67318-2-0,00.htm

Manufacturer & Exporter BOTH-WELL STEEL FITTINGS CO., LTD. No. 303, Jen-Hsin Rd., Jen-Wu Hslang, Kaohsiung Hsien, Taiwan (814) Tel: +886 7 3711536, 3710497, 3720260 Fax: +886 7 3713864, 3713882 E-mail: box@mail.bothwell.com.tw http://www.bothwell.com.tw E-mail: export@mail.bothwell.com.tw ®

SolVin SA – Belgium www.solvinpvc.com

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July 2009 Tube Products International