Vallourec finishes expansion in China, eyes energy mart

Sep 18, 2012 | 03:30 PM | Michael Cowden

Tags  Vallourec, V & M Changzhou, Philippe Crouzet, Sylvie Bermann, Zhang Weiguo, Dai Yuan, steel, steel pipe power generation

CHICAGO — Vallourec SA has completed an extension to its facility in Changzhou, China, as it looks to boost its premium pipe offerings for China’s power generation market.

The French steelmaker said the upgrade to V & M Changzhou, which was commissioned in 2006, will allow the plant to produce and finish premium seamless pipe for other industrial markets,....





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