TPT March 2020

The March Issue Welcome to the latest issue of Tube & Pipe Technology magazine. A recent report by IndexBox looked at the world iron and steel tube, pipe and hollow profile market, which it estimated amounted to $124.6bn in 2018, rising by 3.9 per cent against the previous year.

March/April 2020 Vol 33 No 2

Rory McBride – Editor in chief

Consumption of tubes, pipes and hollow profiles in China exceeded the figures recorded by the second-largest consumer, India (10 million tonnes), twofold. Quite staggering numbers. Russia (9 million tonnes) ranked third in terms of total consumption with a 8.4 per cent share. However since 2007 it is India that has shown the highest annual growth rate (+10.7 per cent per year) as the country completes a myriad of infrastructure improvements. Global exports totalled 45 million tonnes in 2018, growing by 7.3 per cent against the previous year. Exports of tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, however, continue to indicate a relatively flat trend pattern. It seems that from 2009 to 2018 exports dipped and failed to regain their momentum. However In 2018, the average export price for tubes, pipes and hollow steel/iron profiles amounted to $1,300 per tonne, rising by 2.8 per cent against the previous year. If you would like to submit editorial for the forthcoming May issue you can contact me at: rory@intras.co.uk.

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I hope that you enjoy the magazine.

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On the cover . . . Tube industry solutions – the FIMIGroup is able to plan, build and install tailor- made turnkey plants for the production of API pipes with outside diameter in the range from 13 to 508mm, according to the customer’s exact specifications and based on production speed and wall thickness. FIMI designs and manufactures complete lines for cutting to length, slitting of metal strips, recoiling and inspection > Electro-WeldedAPITubeMills > Strip JointBenches > StripAccumulators > MillingCut-OffUnits > HydrostaticTubeTester > EndFacing&ChamferingUnits Pag.Publ_FIMIGroup_Tube_TP.01.2020.indd 1

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FIMI Group isable toproject,buildand install tailor-made turnkeyplants for the production of API pipes with outside diameter in the range from13up to508mm,according toCustomer’s specificationsbasedon productionspeedandwall thickness.

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starting from coils, including packing solutions for sheets, slit coils and mother coils, tube mills, tube finishing lines and related packaging and handling solutions. A wide range of material, from ferrous to non-ferrous such as steel, high resistance steel, stainless steel, painted steel and aluminium are processed in the lines. FIMI products are mainly destined for steel-work service centres as well as end-users such as the automotive and the household appliances industry. The FIMIGroup aims to maintain the highest level of satisfaction and profitability for its customers based on a deep understanding of the industrial processes involved.

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