TPT May 2010

Maillefer names chairman of the board and CEO WITH the company’s chief executive officer Pentti Hätälä having reached the age of 65, the Maillefer board of directors is pleased to announce key changes within its board and management team. The directors elected Mr Hätälä to the active position of chairman of the board of the Maillefer Group. Consequently, Peter Roos was promoted to chief executive officer. Mr Hätälä leaves his executive position after more than 30 years serving the plastics industries. He joined Nokia Machinery in Finland over 20 years ago and moved up the company’s ranks. He became Maillefer’s CEO in 2001. In his new role as chairman of the board, he will continue to offer his input in steering the company forward. As Maillefer’s current CEO, Mr Roos benefits from over 20 years of experience in the European automotive industry, including several years in key management positions. He joined Maillefer over a year ago as operations officer and has worked closely with Mr Hätälä during that same period. By combining stable continuation and fresh experiences in the new management organisation, Maillefer is well prepared to further develop its leading role in providing manufacturing systems to tube and pipe industries. Maillefer SA – Switzerland Fax: +41 21 691 2143 Email: info@maillefer.net Website: www.mailleferextrusion.com Interpipe to supply pipes for construction of new terminal in Kiev GLOBAL steel pipe and railway wheels producer Interpipe has been chosen to supply seamless pipes for the construction of terminal D at Boryspil International Airport in Kiev, Ukraine. The pipes will be used for the main building at terminal D. The volumes of pipes amounts 1,400 tons. Oleg Kuzmin, director for corporate affairs at Interpipe, commented: “The construction of terminal D is an important project and part of Ukraine’s preparations for Euro 2012. In 2008-2009, Interpipe supplied products for a number of projects linked to Euro 2012. The most outstanding projects are the construction of the Dnipro Arena stadium in Dnepropetrovsk, the Donbass Arena stadium in Donetsk, the Metallist stadium in Kharkov and the Olympic Stadium in Kiev. Interpipe has been able to supply these stadiums through its network of warehouses, which cover all the key regions in Ukraine”. Interpipe – Ukraine Fax: +38 05623 89482 Email: ludmila.novak@interpipe.biz Website: interpripe.biz

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