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STEEL PIPE & TUBE CONF: Severstal NA to expand tubular reach

February 08, 2012 - 23:05 GMT Location: Houston

KEYWORDS: Severstal , SDI , steel , flat-rolled steel , tubular , pipe , tube , Greg Goad , Glenn Pushis

Flat-rolled steel producer Severstal North America Inc. is looking to boost its exposure to the growing pipe and tube sector, a company executive told attendees at AMM’s fifth annual Steel Tube and Pipe Conference in Houston.

But that 15-percent figure for pipe and tube was from 2011, and Severstal NA plans to increase its participation in the sector in the future, he said, noting that Columbus alone is ultimately expected to have roughly 30 to 32 percent of its order book devoted to pipe and tube.

"We supply so much more steel to that (pipe and tube) market now. . . . It’s definitely a big impact for us," Goad said.

The electric furnace (EF) at Columbus can make material 0.5 inch thick by 76 inches wide for X70 grades of 24-inch line pipe, something that sets the facility apart from its competitors. "There are really no other...

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