TPT November 2008

I ndustry N ews

Venjakob acquires Nutro Corporation

and general industrial markets, specializing in chain-on-edge and highly automated applications as well as UV, infrared and induction heating and robotic technologies. Venjakob has a global reputation for finishing systems in the wood, tube and pipe, automotive and plastics finishing segments. With over 220 employees, Venjakob has developed from an engineering company to a worldwide system manufacturer of surface and handling technology. Nutro Inc currently has a staff of 40 employees and offers its products and services worldwide. Nutro Inc – USA Fax : +1 440 572 5584 Email : ethinschmidt@nutro.com Website : www.nutro.com Venjakob GmbH & Co KG – Germany Sikora AG, Germany, has opened a new service office in Cairo, Egypt, which offers a new strategic location for the company’s service and technical support for the Arabian countries. The long-term successful partnership between Sikora AG and its Egyptian representative Heavy Industries Services Co (Hisco), formed the basis for the assignment of a professional Sikora service team onsite. The new service office, which is based at the existing Hisco office, will provide on-call technical service support. Mr Harry Prunk, chairman of Sikora, says, “Cairo represents an optimum location for our service office. The intensive collaboration with our representative Hisco in Egypt during the last years has proven successful.” The opening of the service office follows Sikora’s strong business performance this year and reflects its progressing expansion. Sikora Service Egypt – Egypt Fax : +20 2 22672478 Email : service@sikora-egypt.com Website : www.sikora.net Fax : + 49 52 42 96 03 40 Email : info@venjakob.de Website : www.venjakob.de New Sikora service office in Egypt

Venjakob Holding GmbH, Germany, has acquired the assets of Nutro Corporation of Strongsville (OH), USA. The acquisition combines Venjakob’s worldwide resources in producing paint, pretreatment, material handling and curing technologies with Nutro’s US engineering and manufacturing resources and expertise in custom engineered liquid and powder paint finishing systems.

“Venjakob’s purchase of Nutro presents both companies with exciting opportunities,” says Nutro’s president Mr Barney Klevay. “Nutro gives Venjakob a strong engineering and manufacturing base in the heart of the US industrial market, while Venjakob’s product line allows Nutro to extend into new, but allied finishing markets,” says Mr Klevay. Nutro provides custom engineered systems in the automotive, ceramics, electronics

 The Venjakob workforce willl unite with the Nutro Inc team, which has a staff of 40

Interpipe launch new anti-corrosive coating line for oil and gas pipes

Interpipe, Ukraine has opened a new production line at its NMPP mill. The new line gives Interpipe the capacity to produce pipes with an external anti-corrosive 3-layer coating for both seamless and welded pipes up to 530mm for oil and gas transportation. The total investment in the project has reached US$8.5 million. The Dutch company Selmers Technology BV, a global supplier of pipe blasting and coating plants and pipe logistics, supplied the new equipment. The new line’s production capacity is 400m² per hour, which is claimed to be the maximum line capacity for this type of pipe in the Ukraine. At the moment, the mill can produce pipes with an anti-corrosive 3-layer coating according to standards including DSTU 4219-2003, DIN 30670, GOST R, API 5L, and ASTM. Aleksey Slyusarev, director of production and investments at Interpipe, said: “The issue of quality is a top priority for pipes used in oil and gas transportation. Interpipe’s investment in new production facilities confirms its commitment both to quality and to serving our customers’ needs. Pipes from the new line will meet the highest requirements in terms of reliability and lifespan.” Interpipe – Ukraine Fax : +380 562 389482 Website : www.interpipe.biz

Sikora AG – Germany Fax : +49 421 48900 90 Website : www.sikora.net

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