Global pipe and tube producer Tenaris S.A. announced that sales for the second quarter ended June 30, 2013 increased 6 percent sequentially. For Q2, Tenaris reported a profit of $429.6 million, down 5.6 percent from $455.3 million a year ...
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Houston, Texas-based MRC Global Inc., the largest global distributor, based on sales, of pipe, valves and fittings (PVF) and related products and services to the energy and industrial sectors, reported Q2 2013 sales of $1.27 billion, down ...
The US Department of Commerce (DOC) announced the initiation of administrative reviews of antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders with a June anniversary date. The DOC initiated the following administrative reviews of AD ...
Tags: Pressure Pipe, Steel Cylinders
Ethanol processed from corn and other plants could serve as the new sustainable raw material for a huge variety of products, including textiles, which are currently made from petrochemical products. Ethanol which is further processed ...
Tags: Ethylene, Sustainable Feedstock
Ukrainian steel pipe and railway wheel producer Interpipe has announced its financial results for 2012 according to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). In 2012, Interpipe recorded a net loss of $72 million compared to a ...
Tags: steel pipe, railway wheel
Tubacex, one of the major seamless stainless steel pipe producers in Spain released its financial result for the first half of this year. In the first half of this year, the company's net profits totaled €10.7 million, soaring by 74.7% ...
Tags: Construction, steel, stainless steel pipe
Arla Foods, a global dairy company has developed a mobile packaging facility for milk powder using three 40ft containers to test new markets for the product in Africa. The container, which is 90m2 in total, is capable of receiving 40 ...
Metal polishing is a process that is required primarily for enhancing the surface properties of a metal or to improve its aesthetic appeal. Polishing is classified as a metal finishing process. It is carried out using an abrasive and ...
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It’s reported that most of the Taiwanese steel pipe makers hiked list prices by NT$500~NT$600/ton for August on July 29th in order to reflect higher input costs. In fact, the price rise of NT$500~NT$600/ton made by steel pipe ...
Tags: Steel Pipe, Mineral
Plastic valves are gaining more importance then metal valves in today's society. Although metal valves are considered more durable but plastic valves provide numerous benefits. Valves which are made of plastic are anti corrosive. They are ...
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According to statistics, the EU’s steel pipe output decreased by 6% year on year in the first quarter of this year, caused by soft demand from downstream buyers and sluggish steel pipe market. It’s learned that the market ...
Tags: Steel Pipe, Mineral
According to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), China’s output of seamless steel pipes totaled 2.853 million tons in June, hitting a new record high. In June, the daily output of seamless pipes averaged at ...
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High frequency weld steel pipe weld cracking common defects, cracks, lack of fusion, cold welding, internal and external burrs, inclusion and so on. For weld cracking and crack, the actual detection of defects are strong echo, very easy to ...
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Colfax Fluid Handling will in June begin deliveries of a new screw pump for lubricating liquids. The new series covers a wide capacity range with a variety of installation variations. The pumps are suitable even for rough operating ...
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It’s reported that TMK, one of the world’s leading oil and gas pipe producers in Russia released its operating results for the first half of this year. The company’s shipments of steel pipes totaled 2.14 million tons ...
Tags: Pipe Shipments, Mineral