TPI April 2011

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Sixth Tubotech 2011 returns to São Paulo

Tubotech holds its ground as the largest trade fair of the pipe and tube industry in South America. The sixth international trade fair for pipes, valves, fittings and components will open its doors from 4 to 6 October 2011 in São Paulo, Brazil. The focal product categories are raw materials for tubes, tube manufacturing and processing, tubes and connecting

pieces, machinery for producing tubes and pipes, and measuring and monitoring instruments. In 2009 over 300 exhibitors from 15 countries showcased their products and innovations to 16,500 trade visitors. Tubotech offers Brazil and the surrounding countries an excellent opportunity to gather information in

their own continent. and also offers international exhibitors a gateway to the major South American market. The supporting organisation is the International Tube Association, and Messe Düsseldorf will again be the co-organiser. A number of other trade fairs will take place simultaneously: Expovalvulas (motor pumps and pumps), Expobombas (valves), Termotech (thermal technologies), Metaltech (metalworking), and Feigas (a gas industrial fair). For the first time the trade fairs WICAB (wire and cable), Petrotech (oil, gas and bio- combustible industry) and Febraman (material handling, transport, storage and maintenance) will also be part of the event. Further information, conditions of participation, and application forms for the event can be obtained from http:// tubotech-online.com/tubotech_2011_ application_forms Messe Düsseldorf GmbH – Germany wynhoffu@messe-duesseldorf.de www.messe-duesseldorf.com

Tubotech 2009 had 16,500 visitors

Large diameter longitudinal welded pipes shipped

TMK, an oil and gas steel pipe producer, has shipped large diameter longitudinal welded pipes to Lukoil to build a pipeline system for transporting hydrocarbons produced at the Pyakyakhinskoye gas condensate field.

more than 15,000 tonnes of large diameter longitudinal welded pipes (in diameters of 1,020mm and 1,220mm) with tri-laminar high-polymeric and external anticorrosion polyethylene coatings. A total of approximately 87,000 tonnes of large diameter longitudinal welded pipe will be delivered to

Lukoil’s Pyakyakhinskoye project. Of this volume, TMK is planning to ship more than 25,000 tonnes. Lukoil plans to commission the Pyakyakhinskoye field during the fourth quarter of 2011.

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TMK – R ssia tmk@tmk-group.com www.tmk-group.com

Since the beginning of the project in autumn 2010, TMK has shipped

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