Company News

Spanish company Tubacex, who specialize in the manufacture of stainless steel tubular solutions mainly for the oil & gas, petrochemical and power generation industries, has reached an agreement with Indian company PRAKASH STEELAGE to acquire 68% of its seamless stainless steel tube division, reinforcing the position of Tubacex in the fastest growing markets, especially Asia where the company plans to strengthen its presence with new commercial offices. Photo courtesy of Tubacex Group PRAKASH STEELAGE LIMITED is a leading manufacturer of stainless steel pipes and tubes in India also mainly oriented to oil & gas, petrochemical and power generation applications.

IPP Group are pleased to announce the appointment of Melody Robinson as Key Account Director, effective 9th February 2015. Melody has over ten years of European Commercial experience, working within manufacturing companies supplying into the Automotive Industry.

Abakan, an emerging company in the advanced coatings and metal formulations markets, announced several recent developments related to its PComP protective coatings.

The CEO of Corrotherm, Ms Jan Ward is one of 26 people in the Hampshire (UK) region to appear on the Queen’s New Year Honours list. Jan has been made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for her prominent role within the business community at an international, national and regional level.

Subsea products and equipment manufacturer Ennsub has successfully completed the design, manufacture, testing and installation of bespoke sealing systems for the Wheatstone Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) platform off the coast of Australia. The company was approached by a tier-one marine contractor to design two different systems to provide an external and internal sealing system for 64-off 8” NS ballasting pipes located at each corner of the platform.

JGC Corporation, as a part of a consortium with JGC Group company, JGC Malaysia, has been awarded a contract by PETRONAS LNG 9 (PL9SB), a wholly owned subsidiary of PETRONAS.

19.11.1949 – 19.01.2015 It is with great sadness that we announce that we have been informed of the death of Jan Christiansen who worked for many decades at Stalatube.

Hardide Coatings, the United Kingdom-based provider of advanced surface coating technology, announced investment in a new Virginia manufacturing plant worth circa USD 7M.

MDU Resources Group announced that Pat O’Bryan will take over as the CEO of its Fidelity Exploration & Production Company, effective 1 March.

ArcelorMittal has been named Liberia’s company of the year by Global News Network (GNN) Liberia in its 'Who’s Who 2014' ranking. The company was more specifically recognised for 'drastically [impacting] the lives of thousands of Liberians through employment and its endless provision of scholarships'. In a statement, GNN Liberia highlighted how the company’s significant investment in Liberia’s mining and transport infrastructure is helping the country to rebuild its economy after years of civil war.