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products & developments Marcegaglia: global player in stainless steel

products for applications in the food and dairy industry, potable water, chemical and pharmaceutical, oil and gas, heat exchangers, electrical resistance, building/construction and other mechanical applications. Thanks to its specific know-how, the group is among the first suppliers of automotive OEMs worldwide. For this sector Marcegaglia Specialties focuses its production on stabilised austenitic and ferritic steels, adding new technology and services. Marcegaglia Specialties has also developed specific knowledge in automotive stainless tubes for exhaust systems and for hydroforming applications. In order to provide a flexible service Marcegaglia has established several logistic platforms across Europe, served via train, vessel or trucks. Marcegaglia – Italy

Marcegaglia Specialties, the company of the Marcegaglia group dedicated to the manufacturing and processing of stainless steel products, is one of the world’s top producers of stainless steel welded tubes with top-level certified manufacturing activities worldwide and an overall capacity of 450,000 tons per year. The manufacturing process is carried out within eight manufacturing units, aiming to create a worldwide network in stainless steel. In Italy, Marcegaglia Forlì hosts the world’s largest stainless steel tube manufacturing unit with 33 tube mills (among the 83 located worldwide). The Italian production is supplemented by the manufacturing units located in Gazoldo degli Ippoliti (Marcegaglia headquarters), Montechiarugolo and Contino. Outside Italy, the stainless steel produc- tion is supported by a plant in Turkey and a manufacturing unit in Russia

Marcegaglia has eight manufacturing units

(Vladimir). A facility in Southern Brazil (Garuva), the first manufacturing plant in China (Yangzhou) and the sup- port of the Indian unit (Pune) complete the “new vision” of stainless steel, driv- ing Marcegaglia Specialties as a global player in stainless steel welded tubes, hosting more than 70 high-technology tube processing lines. Marcegaglia’s process pipe range includes certified

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