TubeNet Newsletter November 2007
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Editor's Message
- Scaling back plans for new investment in the U.S
Industry News
- EU steel makers seek tariffs on China imports
Product News
- Redesigned Entry Guide Edge Trimmer Introduced
Technical Articles
- Why Purge ? Purging on Corrosion-Resistant Metals
Tube and Pipe People
- T-DRILL Industries 20th Anniversary
New TubeNet Members & Renewals
- Guangzhou Advance-Tech Ltd.



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BORU 2008
Tube and Pipe Industry Exhibition
ADVERTISEMENT
Turkey has its own tube and pipe fair since 2005.

The forthcoming event of BORU shall be carried out under the title of Boru 2008 - 4th International Tube, Pipe, Fittings and Machinery Fair at Istanbul Expo Center, 28 February - 02 March 2008

Boru Fair is the sole specialized exhibition in Turkey on Tube and Pipe sector which is also covering Balkan countries, Eastern Europe, North Africa, all Arabic countries, Russia, Ukraine and Turkic Republics.

In previous event, BORU 2007
There were exhibitors from 23 countries
18.396 visitors from 29 countries
Total space was 11.369 m2

BORU 2008 is supported by ITA (International Tube and Pipe Association) and TUBENET.

Turkey is a very fast growing market and trade platform for manufacturers and traders for the last five years. Turkey was the first country after China with 9,5 % annual growth in 2005. That is why BORU Fair is becoming a charming event for everybody who is interested in Turkey and neighbor countries.

Use the advantage of TubeNet membership with 10% discount for Boru 2008.

Contact:
Mr. ilhan Ozturk
ihlas Fuarcilik A.S.
Tel : +90 212 454 25 03
GSM : +90 532 363 30 63
Email - ilhan.ozturk@ihlasfuar.com
Web - www.borufuari.com


Editors Message

Majority scaling back plans for new investment in the U.S

Among industrial manufacturers, optimism in the U.S. economy has dropped to 45% according to the Pricewaterhouse- Coopers' Q3 Manufacturing Barometer. This is a 17-point drop from the 62% level of optimism reported last quarter. The majority of manufacturers in the U.S. seem to scale back plans for major new investments during the next 12 months. The reasons for this drop are said to be high oil and energy prices.

On the other hand, the US-manufacturers and produces who work on the international markets, have a clear benefit of the weak dollar. Especially compared to Euro. The Euro has risen around 10 cents since mid August, when a crisis in the U.S. sub prime mortgage market began to spread to other areas of the economy.


What about Tube and Pipe Industry

The machine sales in USA have slowed down during this year. This is corresponding with the present economic development in the country. However, the fact is that dollar is still getting weaker is only positive for all US producers and manufacturers - no matter if they work national or international market. It will be difficult for rest of the world to compete against such a high currency value mismatch. In this respect, even if it seems that the machinery investments, for example, are being postponed in US, the domestic manufacturers are in a good position against foreign competition with the investments that still takes place.

In Europe, on the other hand, I have not been witnessing such a considerable drop - especially what comes to machinery investments, but I can read more frequently news that the European economy has reached the turning point. Who has the crystal ball to predict what year 2008 brings along? Not me.


5 Million visitors at TubeNet

One important milestone was reached during November 2007 - 5 Million visitors. It should be understood that this figure means visitors - not hits that are often referred. Number of hits may be 5-10 times higher, because single visitor makes lots of hits depending on how many pages are opened during the visit.

Cheers my friends

Juha



Industry News

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General News
- EU steel makers seek tariffs on China imports
General News
- St. steel production up for the 1st half of 07, but slowing
Addison Machine Eng. Inc.
- ISO 9001:2000 Recertification
Tube & Pipe Association, Intl. (TPA)
- TPJ Symposium set for March 12-14, 2008
Eagle Precision Technologies Inc.
- Eagle Wins Prestigious Chinese Muffler Line Contract
Cagil Makina A.S.
- Completion of Two SWP 2025 orders followed by Two New SWP
Ihlas Fuar A.S.
- BORU 2008, Tube and Pipe Industry Fair
TubeNet
- New traffic record on July: 199524
Tube & Pipe Association, Intl. (TPA)
- 5th Annual North American Hydroforming Conference & Expo
Kocks (Friedrich Kocks GmbH & Co KG)
- JESCO to build first seamless tube plant in Saudi Arabia
W+K IndustrieTechnik GmbH & Co. KG
- Large Scale Order for Dortmund, Engineering Company
Steel Business Briefing
- China slaps export tax on steel
Van Leeuwen Pipe and Tube Group
- Van Leeuwen Pipe and Tube presents record result for 2006
Gem Tool Corporation
- Gem Tool Corporation Names Mexico Distributor


Product News

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Addison Machine Eng. Inc.
- Unidirectional Entry Guide Edge Trimmer Introduced
Kusakabe Electric & Machinery Co., Ltd
- Kusakabe Electric & Machinery Co., Ltd
Superior Technologies Europe Ltd
- New Updated website information
Thermatool Corp.
- Thermatool: Sale of its 1000:th solid state welder
Thermatool Corp.
- Thermatool introduces new HAZ Control Technology
EFD Induction a.s
- EFD Induction Announces 5-Year Welder Warranty
Kent/ Tesgo, Inc.
- New Double End Deburr for Extrusions


Technical Articles

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Dave Dunbar, Intercon Enterprises Inc.
- WHY PURGE ? Purging for Pipe/Tube Welds - On Corrosion-Resistant Metals



Tube People

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T-Drill Industries Inc
- T-DRILL Industries 20th Anniversary
Van Leeuwen Pipe and Tube Group
- Appointments Van Leeuwen Pipe and Tube Group
Addison Machine Eng. Inc.
- Addison adds to Sales Staff


TubeNet Members and registration renewals

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Guangzhou Advance-Tech Co., Ltd. Machinery for composite/thin-wall/plastic pipes production, China
Guangzhou Advance-Tech Co.Ltd Machinery and equipment for multilayer tube/pipe plants, China
New PNH (Copper) Ltd. Large diameter pipes for vessels and water supply, China
Finnish Ore Oy Steel tube service center with cutting to length facilities, Finland
Unison All Electric CNC Tube Bending Machines, 3 Axis & 5 Axis, UK
Tivox Sweden AB Machinery for Cutting, Deburring and Washing tubes., Sweden
Turner Machine Company Tube, Bar and Section straightening machines., OH, USA
Pro Trade BV Supplier of industrial Seamless and HFI welded carbon steel, Netherlands
T-Drill Oy Automatic Chipless Rotary cut-off machines, Finland
Multimetals Copper Nickel(90/10, 70/30), Brass(Al,Ad),capillary,LFT,rods, India
Multimetals India's largest producers of brass tube, India
Van Der Molen Machines BV Largest stock of used Tube Bending Machines in Europe, Netherlands
Permagro, Inc. Stainless Steel welded Tube manufacturer & distributor, CA, USA
Trubocomplect-S Our company sells steel welded pipes, diameter 530-1420 mm, Russia
Northern Tooling Solutions Designer/builder of custom power&handbenders/assembly eq., Canada
Pacific West Refrigeration We manufactuer marine refrigeration equip.copper nickel chil, Canada
Plymouth Tube Company carbon steel, alloy steel, stainless steel and nickel alloy., IL, USA
Plymouth Tube Co. International mfr of specialty steel tubing, IL, USA
Plymouth Tube Company Carbon and Alloy Steel, Stainless steel and more.., IL, USA
Plymouth Tube Company Special shape tubing, IL, USA
Plymouth Tube Company Carbon and alloy steel. Nickel alloy, Stainless steel, Titan, IL, USA
PP ProTube Ltd Tubular CAD Design & Profiling Service, United Kingdom
Shandong King Metals Co Ltd Valves,flanges,fittings,plumbing, China
Tubetech Pte Ltd Supplier and stockist of OCTG (Casing & Tubing), Singapore
Beijing Enlink pipeline industrial Co., Ltd Pipe line and accessory, China
Sicom Italia Srl Package supplies of steel pipes, fittings, flanges & valves, Italy
ALLOY METALS & TUBES INTL Precison Tube Pipe and Fittings:Stainless 310, 317L, 321,347, TX, USA
Chengdu Seamless Steel Tube Plant Biggest manufacturer of seamless pipe in china, China
Taida Steel Tube Co., Ltd. We supply Seamless/Welded/Galv./ERW pipes, China
T-Drill Industries Inc Industrial Machine and more.., GA, USA
Iteco Oilfield Supply GmbH supplier & stockist & purchaser of surplus for new OCTG, Germany
Otrish Trading Gmbh welded and seamless steel pipes from China and Iran, Austria
Eurotubi S.r.l. We produce welded steel tubes diam. 76 to 300 mm, Italy
T-Drill Oy Tube branching (joints), Finland
Betaram, Inc. Flying Cutoff Machines for Tube Mills, MI, USA
MLC Import Export LLC Pipes, Fittings, Valves, Sheets, Plates, Flanges, Bolting, TX, USA
Agencia de Acero Jet, S.A. de C.V. Second hand spiral pipe machinery, Mexico
Universal Tube & Rollform Equipment Corp. New, used, and rebuilt tube & rollform equipment, OH, USA


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