Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation (NSSMC) and its steel pipe pile joint corporation in Vietnam, Nippon Steel & Sumikin Pipe Vietnam Co., Ltd have recently received orders for large volumes of steel pipe pile with inner ribs for the INPEX-operated Ichthys LNG Project which is currently under construction in Darwin, Australia.
Received through a joint effort with Metal One Corporation, the order covers 18,000tns. This volume is the biggest for NPV equal to Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Project in Vietnam.
NPV, founded through capital participation of 51% by NSSMC, 10% by Vietnam Steel Corporation, 20% by METAL ONE and 4.75% each by Sumitomo Corporation, Marubeni-Itochu Steel Inc., Hanwa Co., Ltd. and Nippon Steel Trading Co., Ltd., has successfully been operating its plant since the commencement in May 2011. NPV has already acquired certifications of JIS, ISO9000, ISO14000 and OHSAS18001, an international occupational safety management system and is expected to further enhance its operation system.
In the construction of this project, pillars of the buildings are driven direct into the foundation piles for combination, and a special type of steel pipe piles with projections in the upper inner surface are required. NSSMC have many experiences and records about this special type of steel pipe piles. So,NSSMC transferred technology to NPV include quality control. NPV’s total capabilities including the procurement of materials from NSSMC have been highly valued.
