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able to join the technical discussion but actively lead the innovation process. This way we can add value and reduce cost for our customers. Neither Fine Tubes nor Superior Tube is an integrated producer of raw material. However, this becomes a strength for us because of our strong relationships with many of the world’s best producers. This gives us the breadth of competitive material options needed to offer the best technical solutions for our customers. Our company size and global footprint also enable us to offer competitive lead times, and with our production capabilities we can offer seamless as well as welded and redrawn high precision tubing or a combination of both in a wide range of stainless steels, nickel, titanium and zirconium alloys, which makes us unique in our product offering.

programmes. It’s also important to point out that our nuclear expertise spins off into other areas of the global energy industry, including the alternative energy sector. For example, we contributed to the highly innovative solar power plant Gemasolar, near Seville in Spain. We developed and produced the corrosion- resistant heat exchanger tubes for the steam generators as well as the high performance tubing that makes up Gemasolar’s central tower receiver. Where are Fine Tubes and Superior Tube currently working on nuclear projects? Our nuclear tubes are deployed in plants in the EU, USA, Canada, India and China. We are also seeing demand from the Middle East, Russia and Brazil. A report published by the OECD (Organ- isation for Economic Co-operation and Development) in September 2014 projects that world nuclear electricity generation by 2035 is expected to increase between 7 per cent on the low side and 82 per cent on the high side.

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We intend to be an important partner to nuclear customers in that growth.

How do you add value for your customers? First and foremost through flexibility. Flexibility is key throughout the entire business development relationship with our customers where we become an integral part of the technical and engineering team. Our technical skill set and expertise mean that we are not just

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