TPi July 2019

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Raccortubi Group strengthens position in Russian market

Petrol Raccord is a manufacturer of specialised butt weld fittings for the oil and gas, power generation, fertiliser and petrochemical industries. Founded in 1969, it was acquired by Raccortubi at the end of 2014 in a move to extend and complete the group’s manufacturing range. In addition to producing hot-formed seamless and welded fittings up to 56", almost without wall thickness limitations, in stainless steel, duplex, super duplex, 6Mo, nickel alloys and titanium, it supplies alloy steel butt weld fittings for power plants. Tecninox is Raccortubi’s integrated manufacturing plant for the production of cold-formed butt weld fittings.

plants, power plants, shipyards, fertiliser plants and offshore platforms through its global distribution network. It provides pipes, tubes, butt weld fittings and flanges in austenitic stainless steel, duplex, super duplex, 6Mo, nickel alloys and titanium, from stocks at distribution points in Italy, Brazil, Dubai, Singapore and the UK. Stock is replenished by the internal manufacturing of butt weld fittings at the two Italian production mills, Tecninox and Petrol Raccord. Raccortubi SpA, based just outside Milan, Italy, represents the group headquarters. It has a large warehouse (for more than 6,000 items) for the direct distribution of piping materials in stainless steel and special alloys, and together with its integrated production mills and strategic supplier partnerships, Raccortubi handles complete projects worldwide.

Raccortubi and its production mills Petrol Raccord and Tecninox have obtained EAC certification (Eurasian Conformity) in compliance to CU TR (Custom Union Technical Regulations) 032/2013. The qualification is fundamental to trade with the countries of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), which includes Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Armenia and Kyrgyzstan. “The EAC certification will enable us to export and sell our products in those countries, proving their safety and quality,” said Faust Ceraulo, Raccortubi’s quality manager. “This will let us take new business opportunities in such a dynamic and fast-growing market.” Since 1949, Raccortubi Group has been manufacturing, stocking and supplying piping materials for critical applications such as chemical and petrochemical

Raccortubi SpA – Italy export@raccortubi.com www.raccortubigroup.com

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