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and production. NOV is involved in the provision of oilfield tubular inspection, internal tubular coatings and other services, as well as in providing supply chain integration services to the upstream oil and gas industry. The voestalpine Tubulars alliance with Grant Prideco/NOV provides its global customers with a broad range of products and services. With offices in Houston, Dubai and Moscow, the company’s international sales network provides the essential proximity to customers and ensures comprehensive customer support. The company is certified according to ISO 9001, 14001 (EMAS location) and API respectively. voestalpine Tubulars is an approved vendor for most international oil and gas companies. voestalpine Tubulars GmbH & Co KG – Austria sales@vatubulars.com www.vatubulars.com Weifang Shengjiang Weifang Shengjiang Economic & Trade Co Ltd, located in the Weifang City Shandong Province, was founded in 2003. The company mainly supplies pipe, fittings, flanges and valves, and other oil and gas fittings. Materials used include carbon steel, alloy steel, and stainless steel of ISO, ANSI, JIS and DIN standards, according to customers’ requirements. The company’s products are directly supplied to Europe, America, Southeast Asia, and the Middle East. Weifang Shengjiang Economic & Trade Co Ltd – China shengjiangcn@126.com www.shengjiangcn.com Yee Young Industrial Yee Young is an ISO 9001:2000 approved company with over 20 years of experience as a tube and rod manufacturer. The company offers hydraulic/pneumatic cylinder honed tubes, chromium plated piston rod, linear motion shift and fluid power transmission products.

Both magazines are now also available as an online e-zine, which will reach even more worldwide readers, with selected content available free to all and the entire digital version available on subscription. Readers of the e-zine can click on hyperlinks to be sent directly to websites, while advertisers are able to incorporate video-movies into their adverts. Visitors to Tube China 2008 can pick up a free copy of the latest editions of both magazines at the Tube & Pipe Technology stand, together with information on subscription, advertising and the new e-zine. Tube & Pipe Technology Magazine & Tube Products INTERNATIONAL Magazine – UK intras@intras.co.uk www.read-tpt.com • www.read-tpi.com US Steel Košice sro US Steel Košice sro, a subsidiary of USS Corporation, is one of the largest producers of flat rolled products in central Europe,withanannual production capability 4.7 million tons. The company produces a wide assortment of hot rolled, cold rolled and coated sheets designated for different industries. In addition to flat rolled products, the company also produces spiral-welded pipes on its advanced pipe mill. The pipes are made from the company’s structural and micro-alloyed hot rolled sheets. The dimensional range varies in diameters from 406 to 1,420mm, wall thickness from 5 to 14.2mm and length from 8 to 18m. The company has been producing spiral-welded pipes since 1960. In the past, the pipes have been used for the construction of major projects including the world’s largest oil pipeline ‘Druzhba’ and gas pipeline ‘Bratstvo’. Since then, over 23,800km (14,800 miles) of pipes have been produced, which represents 3.352 million tons supplied to almost all European countries and former Soviet Union countries. At present, the company takes advantage of its strategic location in the heart of the continent for exporting its products to many European countries and beyond. The pipe mill produces approximately 90 thousand tons per

US Steel Košice manufactures spiral- S S welded pipes from 406 to 1,420mm

year. The pipes are used mainly for gas distribution lines, crude oil and water distribution lines, for district heating and cooling systems and for civil engineering and structural purposes. All pipes are produced in conformity with internationally recognised standards API, EN and DIN. The entire production process is continuously monitored; the pipe surface and welds are consistently controlled by a series of non-destructive tests, while all results are archived. A significant role in the development of new steel grades and technological processes is played by the company’s Institute of Research and Development. An experienced team of specialists and state-of-the-art techniques ensure high quality materials and procedures. US Steel Košice sro – Slovakia ocelvychodu@sk.uss.com www.usske.sk voestalpine Tubulars voestalpine Tubulars is a joint venture between the Austrian voestalpine group in steel production and the US Grant Prideco group, one of the world’s largest manufacturers and suppliers of oilfield drill pipe and other drill stem products. voestalpine Tubulars produces seamless steel pipes with an outside diameter up to 177.8mm (7"). The products can be manufactured in API or special grades, with special/premium threads upon request. The end users are the oil and gas industry, boiler and equipment fabricators, tunnel construction com- panies and the automotive industry. Grant Prideco has recently been acquired by National Oilwell Varco (NOV), a designer, manufacturer and vendor of comprehensive systems and components used in oil and gas drilling

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