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TAP contract for onshore line pipe TRANS Adriatic Pipeline AG (TAP) has awarded Corinth Pipeworks a contract for the supply of large diameter pipes, for a total length of approximately 495km, for the onshore part of the pipeline across Greece. in partnership with the Japanese group Marubeni-Itochi Steel, following an international tender and a strict evaluation procedure. Delivery of line pipes will begin in 2016 and will be completed in 2017.

liquid and gas fuel, and also supplies large diameter hollow sections to the construction sector. The Trans Adriatic Pipeline will transport natural gas from the giant Shah Deniz II field in Azerbaijan to Europe. The 878km-long pipeline will connect with the Trans Anatolian Pipeline (TANAP) at the Turkish-Greek border, then cross Greece, Albania and the Adriatic Sea, before coming ashore in southern Italy. TAP’s routing can facilitate gas supply to several South Eastern European countries, including Bulgaria, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Croatia. TAP’s landfall in Italy provides multiple opportunities for further transport of Caspian natural gas to some of the largest European markets such as Germany, France, the UK, Switzerland and Austria. First gas sales to Georgia and Turkey are targeted for late 2018, with first deliveries to Europe in early 2020. Corinth Pipeworks SA – Greece Email: info@cpw.gr Website: www.cpw.gr Carbon steel tube expor t from India to Italy HEAVY Metal & Tubes Ltd (HMTL) recently exported SA179 carbon steel tubes of 27.5m in length to an Italian OEM. This is the longest straight tube cargo that the company has exported. The company has the capability to manufacture tubes up to 31m in length (in stainless steel, carbon steel and alloy steel), but these are mostly supplied in U-bent condition. This was the first job where HMTL supplied 27.5m-long tubes in straight condition. Heavy Metal & Tubes Ltd – India Email: info@heavytubes.com Website: www.heavytubes.com

Corinth Pipeworks produces steel pipes utilised in energy projects, specifically for the transmission of

The contract for approximately 270,000 tonnes of 48" diameter line pipe was awarded to Corinth Pipeworks,

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