ArcelorMittal Tubular Products Ostrava (AMTPO), the biggest producer of tubes and pipes in the Czech Republic, has announced that it has concluded an important contract for supplies of water tubes with polypropylene coating for an extensive project involving construction of a drinking water conduit in the north of France.
In April and May this year, the Ostrava-based tube plant will supply 10 kilometers of spirally welded steel tubes with external diameter of 711.0 mm and wall thickness of 7.1 mm. The company is also negotiating on cooperation in 2014 when the construction of the second half of the conduit is planned.
As SteelOrbis previously reported, AMTPO launched the
production of tubes with polypropylene coating for transportation of drinking water, oil and gas. The three-layer polypropylene coating protects seamless or welded steel pipes against corrosion and can prevent mechanical, thermal or chemical damage during transport, storage or installation of tubes. Polypropylene coating also has superior resistance to high temperatures.