Vallourec has signed a contract with Beijing Guodian Futong Science & Technology Development Co., Ltd. The company produces fittings needed for ultra-supercritical (USC) coal-fired power plants in China.
Since 2010, Vallourec has already supplied over 10,000 MT of tubes to Futong for more than 80 power plants.
The tubes supplied by Vallourec to Futong are P92- or WB36-grade premium large-diameter steel seamless tubes, which offer particularly high creep strength. As critical components for USC power plants, carrying steam under high pressure (up to 300 bars) and at very high temperatures (610 °C), Vallourec tubes have long lifespan.