TPi September 2014

products & developments Steel pipe partnership reaches fifth anniversary

One of the main benefits of the companies’ partnership is in the field of easy flow pipes. ITF offers these products to the UK’s fire protection, mechanical heating, ventilation and plumbing industries. UL listed, FM approved, NSF and DVGW certified Borusan Mannesmann easy flow pipes are dual certified according to EN 10255 and EN 10217-1. API line pipes and Easy Flow ® dual certified pipes are produced in Borusan Mannesmann’s advanced Gemlik plant, where each process is performed with high precision, from supply of raw material to delivery of the product to the customer and after sales services. One of the most important reasons that Borusan Mannesmann chose ITF as a partner is the stock capacity and range held by ITF, ensuring that customers will find the product they are looking for.

non-pressure applications for handrail tube and pipe clamp fittings.

ITF, an importer and distributor of steel pipes and complementary fittings, has been working with steel pipe producer Borusan Mannesmann to deliver high quality pipes. With this partnership ITF has been bringing continuity and consistency of tested products to the UK and Irish markets for five years. ITF delivers pressure applications – tubes, gas and water pipes, threaded, weld and grooved fittings – as well as

Borusan Mannesmann’s product portfolio includes gas pipes, water pipes, boiler pipes, OCTG pipes, hollow sections, automotive pipes, and line pipes used in infrastructure projects such as water, gas and oil transmission lines. The company supplies products for the fields of energy, construction, automotive, white goods and furniture

manufacturing, and has contributed to various major national and international water, oil, and gas pipeline projects. Two main sectors that Borusan Mannesmann serves are water transmission and energy. Its line pipes are API 5L certified and fully tested in terms of mechanical tests (tensile, flattening, expanding, bending, weld ductility, etc) and chemical analysis. The company can deliver the product plain-ended as well as threaded according to API 5B.

Borusan Mannesmann has a production capacity of one million tons per year.

The company’s production activities are carried out in the Gemlik and Halkalı plants in Turkey, as well as in Vobarno, Italy, and Houston, USA.

Borusan Mannesmann – Turkey aganic@borusan.com www.borusan.com.tr

Stainless steel long products Viraj Profiles Ltd is a manufacturer of stainless steel long products.

Viraj recently commissioned a fully automatic section rolling mill with an annual capacity of 180,000 tons per year. Equipped with completely automated processes, the plant is able to manufacture more than 700 different shapes and designs of angles, flats and other profiles.

The company states that its diverse range of grades, sizes, categories and lengths of products, available under one roof, combined with engineering quality, makes it a trusted brand in the international market. Over the last 20 years Viraj Profiles has achieved more than 90 product certifications and approvals. The company specialises in the production of stainless steel wire rods, wires, fasteners, bright bars, profiles and flanges.

The company has a strong global presence, with products being exported to more than 1,300 customers in over 90 countries spread across six continents. With an annual turnover of more than US$1.5bn, Viraj Profiles is one of the largest stainless steel long products exporters in India, with production capacity of 528,000 tonnes per year.

Viraj Profiles Ltd – India sales@viraj.com www.viraj.com

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