TAGS: Epoxy Coatings
LIBERTY Galati, a steel producer in Romania, extends its high value-added product portfolio into coated tubular products, following the installation of a new state-of-the-art pipe coating line at its specialized unit LIBERTY Tubular Products Galati.
The new line will allow LIBERTY Galati to become the only regional provider of 100% in-house coated pipes from its own plates and highlights its commitment to provide end-to-end solution for its customers across Romania, Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East and the Americas.
Investing More Than RON 40 million
Following an investment of more than RON 40 million, the new and highly automated pipe coating line is now fully installed and is currently in its completion and production testing phase. This will give LIBERTY Galati access to a global market worth more than $8 billion, with the market in Europe worth around $1.6 billion and estimated to grow at around 3.5% annually up to 2031.
Prasanta Mishra, executive director of LIBERTY Galati, said, “
The implementation of the new automated pipe coating line is another important step forward for LIBERTY Galati, as we look to expand our high value-added product portfolio and increase profitability.”
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By implementing these investments, we will be able to coat the pipes using the steel plates produced here at Galați and be able to finish them into premium products for customers in Romania and Europe,” continued Mishra.
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This means we will have additional products in our portfolio of high quality, value-added integrated products that will satisfy the market demand. In the meantime, we continue to invest in operational flexibility as well as in the implementation of our GREENSTEEL transformation plans,” added Mishra.
With a capacity of 100,000 tons per year, the line provides washing, drying, blasting, inspection, and coating of successive layers of epoxy, adhesive, polyethylene/polypropylene as well as, on request, polypropylene foam.
Coating Internal Surface Pipes Using Epoxy Resin
In addition to these coatings on external surface of the pipe, the pipe coating line can also perform coating on the internal surface pipes using epoxy resin. Treated this way, the pipes can be used in transmission lines for oil, natural gas, water or other fluids.
LIBERTY Galati already produces a wide range of quality flat products (plates, coils, galvanized sheets & coils, and organic coated products) as well as welded tubular products and supplies steel to customers across Romania and in approximately 30 countries worldwide.
The steel products made in Galati are used in shipbuilding, construction, pressure vessels, automotive, transportation, as well as other sectors.
Source: LIBERTY Steel Group