TPT May 2010

I ndustry N ews

Messe Düsseldorf GmbH will be holding the Valve World Expo with an accompanying conference for the first time from 30 November to 2 December 2010. Innovative industrial valve and fittings solutions will be on display during the fair. Even though the premiere is nine months away, 420 companies from 35 different nations have already registered and will participate. An area of more than 12,000 square metres has been reserved for the event. Numerous gas and oil pipelines are being planned and built worldwide to meet the increasing demand for energy but it is already questionable whether every pipeline can be supplied with sufficient gas and oil. One thing is for certain, namely that the ever increasing construction of transport pipelines will present the valve industry with big economic opportunities. European manufacturers in particular expect to benefit significantly from the major Nord Stream, South Stream and Nabucco projects. Valve World Expo receives early bookings

Improved living standards the world over will call for a corresponding rise in energy needs. Emerging nations, such as China and India, are therefore cranking up consumption. But West Europe is also hankering for more gas and oil. Experts expect annual worldwide needs to increase from 107,000 terawatt-hours to 160,500 TWh by 2030. The forecast is for this figure to double to about 320,000 by 2060. Fossil energy carriers, which have an 85% share of primary energy consumption, play the leading role and things will not change over the next few decades. Quite the contrary, as oil and gas consumption will continue to rise. For this to happen, the energy infrastructure will have to be vastly improved. New pipelines or liquefied natural gas terminals should keep everything flowing. There is a need for action in Europe. According to predictions, gas needs will climb from 314 billion cubic metres in 2005 to 509 billion in 2025. At the same time, production is falling in the North Sea gas fields, whose reserves are slowly being exhausted. A dilemma. Europe is therefore now banking on three new pipelines, Nord Stream, South Stream and Nabucco. Messe Düsseldorf – Germany Fax: +49 2114 56087 Email: hartmannp@messe-duesseldorf.de Website: www.messe-duesseldorf.com

The Valve World Expo will be held from 30 November until the 2 December 2010

New general manager sales STEFAN Schwarz has been appointed general manager for the sales division at Friedrich Kocks GmbH & Co KG located in Hilden, Germany. The new general manager sales, Stefan Schwarz, has been working successfully for Kocks for several years, and for more than 60 years the independent, medium- size, family-owned company has been successfully operating in the field of rolling mills for tube, wire rod and bar worldwide. Friedrich Kocks GmbH & Co KG – Germany Fax: +49 21035 4028 Email: v.d.heiden@kocks.de Website: www.kocks.com

Submerged arc furnaces at China Bluestar International tpy of fine SiO 2

SMS Siemag, Germany, has successfully commissioned two submerged arc furnaces at China Bluestar International Chemical Co Ltd. In mid-2009 SMS Siemag was awarded the contract for the supply of the submerged arc furnaces at the Yongdeng, Gansu works. The scope of supply includes the basic engineering for a new production plant and its ancillary units, the layout, design and supply of six electrode columns, the high-current line made of copper and the hydraulic system. SMS Siemag will assist with the installation and metallurgical commissioning. In addition to 20,000 tons of silicon per year, this plant will supply more than 9,000

dust as a valuable raw

material for cement manufacturing. SMS Siemag had already successfully modernised two silicon-metal furnaces at the same location in 2004. China Bluestar International Chemical Co Ltd is a Chinese manufacturer of met- allurgical silicon which is further processed into material for the semiconductors industry. The process involves the conversion of quartz to silicon using carbon in the submerged arc furnace. SMS Siemag – Germany Fax: +49 21188 14386 Email: thilo.sagermann@sms-group.com Website: www.sms-siemag.com

36

M ay 2010

www.read-tpt.com

›