TPi November 2015

business & market news

Shale-Inland acquires Major Sourcing Shale-Inland Holdings has announced the acquisition of Major Sourcing LLC in a transaction completed in July. Major operates as a valve automation, integrator and distributor, primarily focused on the power industry. Major, Inc, headquartered in New Jersey, USA, was founded in 1976 and has relationships with over 200 power generation focused manufacturers. Dave Kuhn, president of Major, will continue to lead the Major business.

generation and leverage our collective expertise into other end markets, including petrochemical and refining in the Northeast. Major advances our on-going acquisition efforts as we seek out strategic assets to improve our core capabilities in our end markets.”

“Major Inc provides Shale-Inland advanced capabilities in power generation with an exceptional management team led by Dave Kuhn,” said Frank Riddick, CEO of Shale-Inland. “With Major’s geographic footprint and valve expertise, we can grow the business in power

Major will continue to operate under its trade name, Major Inc, and will be a part of Shale-Inland’s valves and automation (V&A) platform. Shale- Inland is an industrial supplier of pipe, valves, fittings and related products, and provider of technical solutions to the energy and industrial sectors.

Shale-Inland Holdings, LLC – USA www.shale-inland.com

Major Inc – USA sales@majorinc.com www.majorinc.com

New super-duplex from Ugitech meets NORSOK standards

Consequently, all components in pipelines, flanges, valves and filter systems must be very high quality to ensure their safe long-term use and to prevent environmental pollution. “UGI 4410 steel is an excellent compromise between good mechanical properties and corrosion resistance,” emphasised Marc Marticou, business development manager at Ugitech. “The nickel content of this super-duplex stainless steel is low compared to the one of super-austenitic stainless steel. This is what makes this super-duplex steel comparatively competitive.” As a producer of special steel, Ugitech has longstanding competence in the production of precise profile wire for filter systems for the oil and gas industry as well as petrochemical applications. This is also documented for bar products by the NORSOK certificate M-650 material qualification, which UGI 4410 stainless steel received at the end of 2014. This certification documents that existing oil industry specification and qualification requirements are fully met. The requirements for certification are high quality and safe processes in stainless steel production, the chemical composition of the material, and various material tests such as tensile tests,

In oil and gas production, the materials handling and production technology constantly comes into contact with aggressive fluids: an acidic PH value and varying gas pressure stress connecting components and filters. In hot salt water, aggressive chlorides attack the material. To provide the offshore upstream industry with a permanent, process- safe, environmentally friendly material solution, Ugitech, part of the Schmolz + Bickenbach Group, has expanded its product portfolio to include the UGI ® 4410 super-duplex stainless steel. Super-duplex meets the requirements for corrosion resistance and good pressure resistance. This Ugitech special steel also meets the NORSOK standards of the Norwegian mineral oil industry. This new material from the producer of special long steel products is a certified solution for meeting the rise in demand for greater corrosion resistance that conventional austenitic and martensitic steel grades cannot provide. The deep sea has an increasingly hydrogen sulphide and acidic hydrocarbon content that directly attacks the steel used in this environment. The material is also subjected to high-pressure loads.

toughness tests and corrosion tests. UGI 4462 duplex steel and UGI 4507 super-duplex have also received the NORSOK certificate. The outer pipe of this filter system consists of corrosion-resistant profile wire made of the UGI 4410 material and withstands the high pressure and aggressive media used in oil and gas production Photo credit: Ugitech

Ugitech SA – France www.ugitech.com

Schmolz + Bickenbach Group – Switzerland www.schmolz-bickenbach.com

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