TPT March 2007

BORU 2007 – TURKEY

Ufuk Pipe Industry & Trading Turkey

Ukrtruboprom Ukraine

Umran Steel Pipe Inc Turkey

Ufuk Pipe Industry and Trading Inc is the manufacturer of spiral welded steel pipes under the trademark ‘Ufuk’. They operate manufacturing facilities that comprise of 46,000m 2 , with 36,000m 2 outdoor area and 10,000m 2 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, TS standards. The pipes can be coated with epoxy, bitumen, cement mortar, polyethylene, polyurethane and polypropylene.

Ukrtruboprom, an Association of Ukrainian tube plants, is made up of thirteen tube plants and two research/certification facilities, with combined production facilities totaling forty specialised tube departments. These production facilities can offer a range of more than 1,500 standard and special tube sizes manufactured from 300 different steel grades and alloys. The level of certified tube products according to international standards – API, EN, DIN, ASTM – now averages seventy five per cent. Tubes are mainly produced for a range of industries including oil and gas, heat and power engineering, chemicals, and municipal construction. During recent years more than eighty completely new tube products not previously produced in the Ukraine were developed for manufacturing. Ukrainian tube and pipe products are exported worldwide.

Umran is the manufacturer of pipelines by two different processes – submerged arc welding (SAW) and electric resistance welding (ERW). Production is undertaken at three separate mills, with two located in Istanbul and Bolu, and one in Belgium. Production of SAW spirally welded pipes takes place at the Umraniye mill (OD Ø 8- 120" and 4-25.4mm WT). The Akçakoca mill manufactures ERW longitudinally welded pipes on two Yoder lines with an OD diameter range of 2-16", in addition to SAW spirally welded pipes from OD 16- 120". The plant in Belgium produces SAW steel pipes with an OD range of 20-68" and wall thickness from 5-25.4mm. Umran is fully equipped to apply different types of coating and lining in accordance with the major standards. Coating options include three-layer polyethylene coating (PE), bitumen coating and lining, and epoxy coating and lining.

Website : www.ufukboru.com.tr

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