TPi April 2008

OCTG water, gas &

Plumbing and heating systems

good soundproofing characteristics: • with flows of 2l/s the noise levels are 12 dB(A) The Triplus pipe is composed of three layers: an internal and external layer in co-polymer polypropylene PP, with an intermediate layer in polypropylene PP with inert

Valsir, Italy, offers technologically advanced products for the plumbing and heating market. The company’s well-known Silere system uses a special soundproof material (patented) that ensures maximum silence in waste systems. The company also produces the innovative Triplus system, a new multi- layer push-fit system that was designed to satisfy new and diversified installation requirements, with particular attention to soundproofing characteristics. The new system has an elevated impact resistance, both at low and high temperatures. Triplus combines the advantages of different products in one solution, including: resistance to a wide range of chemical • compounds, even at elevated temperatures connection system with single-lipped • pre-fitted seal APC Socotherm, the fully owned Australian subsidiary of Socotherm, a leading company in the field of pipe coating and insulation for the transport of oil, gas and water, has been awarded the most important contract in the company’s history, with a value of approximately A$40mn. The contract relates to the supply and internal and external coating of around 15km of 56" pipes. The pipes will be installed offshore in Botany bay (Sydney, Australia) to allow the transportation of potable water from the desalination plant at Kurnell to an onshore landfall site at Kyeemagh, directly connecting to the existing water network of Sydney. This project, awarded by the Sydney Water Development Authority, is of primary importance from an environmental, social and political point of view. Steel pipes, manufactured by the Italian company ILVA SpA, will be sent to Australia to be 3-layer polyethylene

mineral loads. The pipes are available in various lengths, with single and double sockets, thus reducing waste to a minimum.

Triplus is designed with soundproofing characteristics to ▲ ▲ reduce noise levels

The Valsir range also includes installation

systems and flush cisterns available in various models (external, close-coupled and in-wall); a HDPE waste system; a polypropylene (PP) grey push-fit, flame- retardant waste system; a water supply system (Pexal); a complete range of fittings in PPSU (Pexal Easy), traps in HDPE and PP; and a radiant floor heating system in compliance with the European Standard EN1264.

The company has obtained certification from Det Norske Veritas (DNV), the international certification institute for quality systems, as well as over 130 product approvals in countries across the world.

Valsir – Italy valsir@valsir.it www.valsir.it

Socotherm awarded important contract in Australia

Australian pipe mills and one of the most important Australian harbours on the East Coast. The anticorrosion external coating plant has been designed to coat pipes up to 24m in length. APC Socotherm can also serve the Australian market with a portable concrete weight coating plant. The Socotherm Group offers any type of pipe coating: external and internal anti-corrosion, concrete weighting and thermal insulation. In particular the Group is specialised in thermal insulation for the deep water sector (oil extraction from great depths), offering state-of-the-art technological solutions with high added value. Socotherm is also active in the design, production and sale of coatings and insulation plants for piping and district heating, in the sector of special thermal insulation for LPG tanker ships and in the maintenance of road surfaces with ecologically compatible technology. Socotherm SpA – Italy socotherm.corp@socotherm.com www.socotherm.com

externally coated (Plastykote ® ) at the APC Socotherm plants in Wollongong (Australia). The 3LPE coated pipes will then be transported to Port Kembla, where the mortar internal coating for potable water (Mortarkote ® ) and the concrete weight coating (Concretkote ® ) will be applied. Finally, coated and weighted pipes (about 30 tons each) will be transported from Kembla Port to the laying area. The project is expected to commence in Q2 2008 with completion expected during Q4 2008. “ The Australian water market, ” commented Zeno Soave, chairman and CEO of Socotherm, “ is under a fast growing phase. Therefore our strategy to enter this field was rewarded and our 100% subsidiary APC Socotherm will generate over A$50mn worth of revenues in 2008. ” APC Socotherm owns plants for internal, external and concrete weight coating of pipes in Wollongong, near the largest

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