TPI April 2009

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Istanbul technical conference

Metallurgy Ukraine 2009

The next major biennial International Tube Association technical conference will be jointly organised with Ihlas Fuar, and will take place at the

interested in booking a tabletop exhibit or taking advantage of sponsorship opportunities to contact the ITA Secretariat for more details or visit the dedicated website: www.tube-istanbul. com The ITA’s sister organisation, the International Wire & Machinery Association, is co-organising a concurrent wire conference – Istanbul Cable &Wire 09 – so there will be a similar format to the Prague conferences held in 2005, where a total of 400 delegates participated at the joint events, with many enjoying the synergies of these complimentary technical events. A key element in the planning and development of Pipe & Tube Istanbul 09 is the support of sponsoring organisations to which the ITA is extremely grateful. Their sponsorship assists the ITA both in promoting the conference to a vast potential audience as well as enabling the association to fix the lowest possible delegate fee and thereby maximise attendance. At the time of writing, the sponsors confirmed so far were: Borusan Mannesman Boru San; Tube & Pipe Technology magazine; Tube Products International magazine; Messe Düsseldorf GmbH; and Boru magazine.

Metallurgy Ukraine, an international trade fair for metallurgical plants and rolling mills, thermo process technology and foundry machinery, will be held 8-11 September 2009, in Donetsk, Ukraine. The metal industry is one of the most important sectors of the Ukrainian economy, and signs point towards further growth and modernisation. Foreign knowledge and capital are now more welcome than ever. 51% of Ukrainian metallurgy production is located at the Donetsk region. The greatest sales potential of the Ukrainian metal industry lies in the production of commodities and semi-finished goods. Most of the plants currently being operated in the metal industry, however, are not yet technologically up-to-date. The government and companies are working together to rebuild this economic sector, with a large-scale reorientation of production methods, knowledge and capital. Metallurgy Ukraine 2009 will provide the opportunity for gaining contacts in this expanding market.

WOW Hotel and Convention Center in Istanbul, 2-3 November 2009. The Center is a brand new world-class facility, situated close to the international airport, but not on the flight path, in a quiet area. Joined to the Convention Center are a four and a five star hotel with special rates for delegates. There is a metro station close to the Center with easy access to downtown Istanbul, and the hotels run a free shuttle bus service from the airport for guests. The provisional timetable for the conference on 2 November 2009 will feature welded, seamless and non- ferrous papers as well as a market overview presentation by Metal Bulletin Research. Sessions will be conducted in two very well appointed conference rooms, with simultaneous Turkish, Russian and English translation. A table top exhibit area will be situated close to the conference rooms and immediately in front of the refreshment break and lunch room. In the evening of 2 November all delegates and speakers will join with those from the concurrent wire conference to enjoy a social event at the famous Binbirdirek Cistern, located in the old city, close to Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque. A gala dinner will be enjoyed as well as an evening of traditional Turkish entertainment, and this will form part of the ITA’s 30 th anniversary celebrations. On 3 November optional plant visits will be available. A selection of sightseeing tours will be on offer to delegates and their partners before, during and after the conference days. The joint organisers for the conference are recruiting a high quality panel of speakers for the technical programme and a call for papers was issued in November 2008. Anyone interested in submitting an abstract for consideration should contact the ITA Secretariat without delay. The ITA invites any organisation

International Tube Association – UK info@itatube.org • www.itatube.org Certificate of excellence awarded Suraj Stainless Ltd, a manufacturer of welded and seamless pipes, tubes and U-tubes, has received the Federation of Indian Export Organization (FIEO) ‘Niryat Shree’ Certificate of Excellence (Non-SSI) award at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi. FIEO ‘Niryat Shree’ is awarded to Government-recognised export houses, multi-product groups (non-export houses) and service providers for their outstanding export performance. The award was presented to Suraj Stainless by Hon’ble President of India Smt Pratibha Devisingh Patil. Suraj Stainless sells its products in India and tomore than 70 countries worldwide, with around 70 to 80% of production being exported to European countries. The company supplies products to industries including chemical, fertilisers, textile machinery, synthetic fibres, refinery, dairy, pesticides, pharmaceuticals, sugar, paper, rayon and breweries. Messe Düsseldorf GmbH – Germany ryfischd@messe-duesseldorf.de www.messe-duesseldorf.de

Suraj Stainless Ltd – India project@surajgroup.com • www.surajgroup.com

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