TPi May 2017

business & market news

MagnaDense selected for Mexican gas pipeline

offshore in the Gulf of Mexico, at the border near Brownsville, Texas, USA, and ends in Tuxpan, Mexico. “We selected MagnaDense because of its outstanding performance characteris- tics, track record in similar offshore applications and confidence in the LKAB Minerals logistics capa-

Shawcor and LKAB Minerals have signed a contract for the delivery of several hundred thousand tonnes of MagnaDense up to October 2017. LKAB will supply MagnaDense (made from magnetite, an iron ore product) to Shawcor’s pipe coating facility in Altamira, Mexico. Shawcor will coat pipes for the Sur De Texas-Tuxpan pipeline with a high density concrete (concrete weight coating) containing MagnaDense to ensure optimal anti- buoyancy and seabed stability. Sur De Texas-Tuxpan natural gas pipe- line is an 800km project that begins

Concrete weight coated pipes

Minerals CEO Leif Boström and Peter Mörtlund, president of LKAB Minerals Inc. Mr Mörtlund commented, “We are proud to have a long-standing relationship with Shawcor, having supplied them in numerous projects around the world. It has been confirmed time and again that MagnaDense is a high quality and consistent product that meets the demands of the offshore industry. It is used for both loose ballast and as an aggregate in high density concrete. That we again can supply a project on another continent proves that we are competitive on a global scale and that our services and supply capacity matches the high quality of our product that we believe to be a

bilities and team,” said Henri Tausch, group president Shawcor pipeline performance. The agreement was finalised by LKAB

benchmark in the industry.” LKAB Minerals – Sweden

www.lkabminerals.com Shawcor Ltd – Canada www.shawcor.com Pumps, Valves and Pipes Africa 2017 Leif Böstrom and Henri Tausch

• PVP Live Conference: A three- day, high-level and informative forum dedicated to the supply chain in the conveyance of liquids, gases and slurries Three new sectors have also been added to the event this year to expand the market for suppliers: tanks, vessels and fluid/gas storage solutions; comvac (compressed air and vacuum); and PPE (personal protective equipment). dmg EMS Africa – South Africa

Indutec is a large and comprehensive trade show dedicated to all the industries involved in the conveyance of liquids, gases and slurries, eg mining, manufacturing, oil and gas, agriculture, construction, chemical and petrochemical. The event will be held from 17 to 19 May at the Gallagher Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa. Indutec (Pumps, Valves and Pipes) has been delivering a B2B environment for the industry for over 20 years, with 2017 being the 11 th edition, which will

incorporate new features and focus areas to complement the trade show. Features and events co-located with PVP Africa will include: • Watertec Innovation Hub: A content- led space for introducing, launching and boosting awareness of products designed to contribute in solving the current water crises in South Africa • Petrotex Africa: The mid- and down- stream event for the petroleum and petrochemical industries in South Africa, with the main objective of promoting products and services within Sub- Saharan Africa

info@indutecafrica.com www.indutecafrica.com

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