TPi September 2013

business & market news

Marine base to open in Cartagena Port Hannibal Pipes SA has inaugurated a marine base within Cartagena Port, Spain. The new facility will allow the company to manufacture steel piles without circumferential welding, with diameters up to 3,000mm and thickness up to 30mm. Piling pipe loading at Cartagena Port

and thickness up to 30mm. The company also designs and manufactures a large range of steel special pieces, such as bends, S-, T- and V-connections, reductions and fittings. Located in the south of Spain, Hannibal Pipes was established in 2009 with the aim of serving local and international markets, and the Mediterranean area in particular. The company operates two facilities: one located in Hellín, Castile-La Mancha, for serving local projects, and one in Cartagena Port, Murcia, catering to international projects.

The decision was made during the execution of the company’s first piling contract, for the supply of around 15,000 tons of steel piles for the construction of Porto Santos, a Brazilian project of international contractor SAIPEM. The new facility, with a yearly production capacity of up to 80,000 tons, will allow vessels to berth alongside a production building that accommodates the steel piles manufacturing line as well as interlock SAW welding line and

pipe external and internal anti-corrosion coating lines.

Hannibal Pipes is active in the manufacture of SAW spirally welded steel pipes for oil and gas, water, concentrated solar power, piling and infrastructure projects, with diameters between 219 and 3,000mm (8" to 118")

Hannibal Pipes SA – Spain info@hannibalpipes.com www.hannibalpipes.com

Fibreglass pipe for efficient water and energy delivery

3.6 per cent for steel pipes. Australian fibreglass pipe demand is around US$126mn, with an opportunity to grow to US$1.6bn per year. The demand is predominantly based on mining, and oil and gas sectors, and efforts to improve the longstanding drought conditions are also driving fibreglass pipe demand in water distribution and desalination plants. During the trip Mr Makhzoumi also held several meetings organised by KPMG in Perth, Melbourne and Brisbane, with EPC contractors, developers and local contractors in the oil and gas, water and mining industries, to discuss further cooperation opportunities. FPI offers a complete product range and solutions to complex engineering projects for a wide variety of applications in the oil and gas, marine, industrial and infrastructure sectors. It operates nine factories around the world, and serves more than 300 major customers in over 50 countries.

and the safest pipe systems to the Australian market.”

Imad Makhzoumi, executive vice president and member of the board of Future Pipe Industries (FPI), a global provider of fibreglass pipe systems, was recently invited by KPMG and Global Pipe Australia to be the guest speaker in a reception held in Melbourne, Australia. At this exclusive event Mr Makhzoumi addressed an audience of around 50 senior executives from the energy, water and financial sectors in a 45-minute presentation followed by Q&A on the topic ‘The Future of Australian Infrastructure’. Mr Makhzoumi shared his insight about the rapid expansion of the global infrastructure in general, and explored the key challenges and critical issues facing the Australian industry specifically. David Morgan, CEO of Global Pipe Australia, the exclusive FPI agent in Australia and an importer of premium quality pipe for companies throughout the country, commented, “We at Global Pipe understand these challenges and have partnered with FPI, the world’s largest manufacturer of composite fibreglass pipe systems, to deliver the latest integrated engineering solutions

During the presentation Mr Makhzoumi highlighted how fibreglass can deliver comprehensive ways to deal with these challenges and to also prepare organisations for what lies ahead. Commenting on the event, Mr Makhzoumi said, “Being chosen as a guest speaker for this prominent event shows the global recognition and success of FPI as an organisation. “Now, more than ever, there is great importance placed on delivering integrated engineering solutions and improving performance through efficient, cost-effective and safe pipe systems, which is vital to the development of the infrastructure. Fibreglass pipe systems are rapidly becoming the technology of choice in delivering water and energy to the world in the most efficient way.” According to Freedonia research, world fibreglass pipe demand is currently US$4.5bn, at an estimated compound annual growth rate (CAGR) from 2010 to 2017 of 6.8 per cent, compared to

Future Pipe Industries – United Arab Emirates www.futurepipe.com

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September 2013 Tube Products International