TPI July 2014

products & developments From engineering and design to products

EPP Ltd supplies a wide range of products for industries including power and process, petrochemicals, nuclear, desalination, water and wastewater, marine applications and OEMs. Through working in close consultation with its clients, the company’s wide- ranging experience enables it to provide an efficient service. Client requirements are met through dynamic design solutions and cost-effective engineering product supply. EPP offers comprehensive packages covering engineering, design, pipe stress analysis and an extensive range of products, including metal and rubber expansion joints, metal and rubber hoses, pipe supports, spring hangers, dismantling joints, penstocks, valves and fittings. The company can also provide on-site inspection and installation supervision/services. Engineered Piping Products Ltd – UK info@engineered-piping-products.com www.engineered-piping-products.com

Duisburg Tubes Production acquires alloy tubes facility

(Kerntechnischer Ausschuss). The finished products are installed in fuel assemblies for nuclear pressurised and boiling water reactors. Due to their corrosion resistance, high strength and low neutron absorption, zirconium alloys are an essential material for nuclear fuel cans operating in demanding environments that constantly expose to temperatures above 650°C for periods as long as five years. Zirconium alloys also find numerous applications predominantly in the chemical industry. Duisburg Tubes Production AG – Germany andras.kontz@dtp-ag.eu

building a sales department in order to place excess volumes on the market. Although Areva will continue to source fixed volumes, DTP’s management seeks to expand the product offering and diversify its customer portfolio, potentially through strategic alliances. “Due to DTP’s exceptional expertise in highest quality-cold forming of challenging materials, the amount of interest expressed by potential cooperation partners has been overwhelming,” said the company’s CFO, Eduard Regele. At its manufacturing facility in Duisburg, DTP cold-forms customised seamless tubes to high quality standards, KTA 1401 audited by the German Core Technology Commission

Duisburg Tubes Production (DTP) is seeking cooperation partners in the tube industry to explore new markets and products to diversify its core business. The company recently acquired a production site for Zircaloy tubes from French public industrial conglomerate Areva, after months of cooperative realignment of the site. The company now aims to assume the position of a leading European manufacturer of alloy tubes used in high-tech, industrial applications as well as Zircaloy tubes for the nuclear energy industry.

The manufacturing site that previously exclusively supplied Areva has been

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