Central China-based steelmaker Hengyang Valin Steel Tube Co. Ltd has received its second pressure equipment directive (PED) certification from Bureau Veritas, thereby expanding its range of approved steel grades and products.
The steel grades concerned this time are A192,T1, T12, T23, T91, P22, and Cr6, for tubes of 45-720 mm diameter and of 3.5-100 mm wall thickness. The standards are ASME and ASTM. The certification will help Hengyang Valin Steel's pressure tube to enter the EU market.
Bureau Veritas is an international group specialized in the inspection, analysis, audit, and certification of products, infrastructure (buildings, industrial sites, equipment, ships, etc.) and management systems in relation to regulatory or voluntary standards.