TPT March 2008

I ndustry N ews

Aluminiumwerk Unna acquires BA Tubes Ltd Aluminiumwerk Unna AG, Germany, has acquired the operating business and assets of BA Tubes Ltd, UK, through its 100 per cent owned subsidiary, B ALUnna Tubes Ltd. This merger will provide substantial support capacity to the traditional plant in Unna, Germany. The UK (Redditch) plant operates three extrusion presses as well as cold drawing, heat treatment and ancillary facilities. Based on a strong order book of the Unna plant, a certain volume of existing orders will be transferred from the Unna plant to B ALUnna Tubes Ltd. The merged ALUnna Tubes will operate a combined nine extrusion presses and a wide range of equipment used for the subsequent manufacturing of drawn tubes. This merger will have an immediate impact for many customers of Aluminiumwerk Unna AG. The company will be able to accept additional orders or increased volumes and lead-times will be reduced across the company’s product range. The Unna site will receive a new 4,500m 2 production building, including a modern container packing station and loading dock. This expansion project will be completed by the third quarter of 2008. After completion, the re-engineering of the whole downstream activities of the Unna plant will be possible. The company has also decided to install a 45MN piercer press at the Unna site. A suitable press has been identified and an agreement to purchase has already been reached. The press will be installed with 11" and 14" container sizes and will cover the product range in strongest demand. Project completion is expected in 2009-2010. These decisions have been taken by the board of directors with a view to long term growth of the company. It was clear that the continued growth and success of Aluminiumwerk Unna AG had been capacity constrained. These measures are expected to enable the Unna plant to reach an annual capacity of 25,000t and for the group in total to achieve in excess of 30,000t/annum. Aluminiumwerk Unna AG – Germany Fax : +49 23 03 206 116 Email : info@alu-unna.de Website : www.alunna.de

DIARY OF TUBE EVENTS

2008 MARCH/APRIL

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12-14 TPJ Symposium

Email : audrey@fmanet.org Website : www.tpatube.org

Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA Conference

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31-04 Tube Düsseldorf

Email : liedtkeM@messe-duesseldorf.de Website : www.tube.de

Düsseldorf, Germany Exhibition

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10-12 Shanghai Steel Tube Expo Shanghai, China Exhibition

Email : susan-expo@163.com Website : www.gangguan-expo.com

MAY 27-30 Tube Russia

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Email : wolfgramc@messe-duesseldorf.de Website : www.metallurgy-tube-russia.com

Moscow, Russia Exhibition

JUNE

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02-04 Middle East Plastic Pipes Dubai, United Arab Emirates Exhibition

Email : sh@amiplastics.com Website : www.amiplastics.com

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03-06 CityPipe

Email : citypipe@sibico.com Website : www.citypipe.ru

Moscow, Russia Exhibition

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17-20 Tubes & Fittings Ukraine Kiev, Ukraine Exhibition

Email : olga@welding.kiev.ua Website : www.weldexpo.com.ua

SEPTEMBER 23-26 Tube China

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Email : tube@mdc.com.cn Website : www.mdc.com.cn

Shanghai, China Exhibition

OCTOBER

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06-08 Fabtech/AWS Welding Show Las Vegas, USA Exhibition

Email : information@fmafabtech.com Website : www.fmafabtech.com

NOVEMBER

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18-21 Metal Expo 2008 Moscow, Russia Exhibition

Email : info@metal-expo.ru Website : www.metal-expo.ru

2009

JANUARY

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11-14 Tekno/Tube Arabia

Email : alfajer@emirates.net.ae Website : www.tekno7.info

Dubai, United Arab Emirates Exhibition

MAY

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12-15 Tube/wire Russia 2009 Moscow, Russia Exhibition

Email : wolfgramc@messe-duesseldorf.de Website : www.metallurgy-tube-russia.com

OCTOBER

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06-08 Tubotech/Metaltech 2009 São Paulo, Brazil Exhibition

Email : cipa@cipanet.com.br Website : www.cipanet.com.br

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13-15 Tube/wire Southeast Asia Bangkok, Thailand Exhibition

Email : tube@mda.org Website : www.tube-southeastasia.com

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