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ArcelorMittal orders tube mill for Saudi Arabia

Sep 3, 2008

ArcelorMittal, has placed an order with SMS Meer, Germany, for the supply
of a seamless tube plant. The seamless tube mill operating on the PQF principle (Premium Quality Finishing) has an annual capacity of 600,000 t. It will be used predominantly for the production of OCTG tubes (Oil Country Tubular Goods) in the size range from 4" to 16". The plant will be erected in Jubail Industrial City, north of Al Jubail on the Persian Gulf, and is scheduled to go into production in the second half of 2010.

The heart of the plant will be equipped with individual roll drive and an all-hydraulic roll adjustment system. In order to ensure the constant premium quality, the whole tube mill will be monitored and controlled by the Carta Technology System and the Lasus wall-thickness measuring system. Both systems are developments from SMS Meer.

The plant will in future be operated by a joint venture between ArcelorMittal and the Saudi Bin Jarallah Group. ArcelorMittal has a 51 % shareholding in the joint venture and will manage the plant. The proximity to the world`s largest oil company, Saudi Aramco, and the continuing increase in demand for OCTG tubes in the region were the crucial factors for the strategic choice of Al Jubail, Saudi Arabia as the location for the new plant.

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