Vallourec is a world leader in premium tubular solutions primarily serving the energy markets, as well as other industrial applications. With 20,000 employees, integrated manufacturing facilities, advanced R&D, and a presence in more than 20 countries, Vallourec offers its customers innovative global solutions to meet the growing energy challenges of the 21st century.
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Another stadium for V & M do Brasil
26 Jan. 2012 - V & M do Brasil will supply structural tubes for the Governador Magalhães Pinto stadium in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais state. The stadium, dubbed "Mineirão”, was built in 1965 and is undergoing major renovation works prior to the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Six games will be played in Mineirão, including one semi-final match on July 8, 2014.
The 1,100 metric tons of seamless tubes in corrosion resistant steel will be used to build a roof over the stadium’s 67,000 seats, spanning an area of approximately 13,000 square meters. V & M do Brasil has already started delivering the tubes, and the stadium roof is scheduled to be finished in May.
In 2011, the company also supplied 500 metric tons of structural tubes for another stadium in Brazil, Stadium Raymond
Sampaio, better known as “Independência.”
Youngstown: a strengthened industrial complex
11 Jan. 2012 – In Youngstown, Ohio (United States) the construction of the new small diameter tube mill will is progressing well. The start-up of the state-of-the-art rolling mill and testing of the entire production chain will soon take place.
With a production of 350,000 tonnes of tubes per year, this new plant will complete the range of OCTG (Oil Country Tubular Goods) products and increase the capacity of our subsidiary V & M Star. It supports the increased demand from the exploitation of unconventional gas resources in North America.
This new facility will ramp-up in phases and will be complemented by the project to construct a new premium threading facility with the first VAM manufacturing line operational mid-2012, and multiple lines operating by the end of 2013. Overall, these two new plants will create around 450 new direct jobs.
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