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Boom in the USA


Fracking is a highly controversial topic and the subject of numerous discussions – worldwide. You don’t  the earth to mine oil and gas.


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hile the pros and cons of this method are being discussed globally,


fracking is already so widespread in the USA, that is has had an immense impact on the oil and gas supply there, not to mention the reported environmental damage. The new mining methods for oil and gas in the USA, have led to a boom in the demand for steel pipes, so much so, that many foreign manufacturers with plants in the USA are looking to satisfy demand. American companies are also increasing their capacities in order to satisfy the expanding need.


For the Düsseldorf-based machine and plant builder SMS, this development led to the USA being the most stable market for  demand was especially high in the area of tube plant construction. According to company statements,


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they were able to secure a large   technology. One highlight of the     method. With this technology, the stands on both sides of the mill are changed, so that the rolling force is distributed evenly across the mill. This compact, and easily accessible construction, makes the mill much more user-friendly. In addition to   wall thickness tolerances.


The plant will produce oil country  crude oil and natural gas industry in the region beginning in October   tons per year, and, is capable of producing tubes with diameters up 


Seamless Tubes with Improved Tolerances


 largest pipe manufacturer, Tenaris,    plant at a US production facility produces seamless pipes with improved tolerances. Among other things, Tenaris plans to satisfy the heightened demand for precise, high-strength pipes for shale gas extraction in the USA with the new plant. The plant has an annual  scheduled to go into operation in 


One of the non-American companies that are building a new tube mill in the USA is   “position our steel/tube business area more internationally than previously, and strengthen its 


www.internationalmetaltube.com


growth markets in international oil and gas exploration,” states   business report. The seamless tube plant in Shreveport, located in northwest Louisiana, is scheduled to begin production in the second      dimensioned for an annual capacity  to produce high-quality steel pipe with excellent tolerances and impeccable material properties  standards once it is completed. Within the framework of their  Tube, Friedrich Kocks GmbH &   reducing block for the hot rolling line – the heart of the new plant.


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