Company ProfileVALLOUREC & MANNESMANN TUBES is a world leader in the production of seamless hot rolled steel tubes for all applications. The company's eight European tube mills (4 in France and 4 in Germany) and production sites in Brazil and the USA use state-of-the-art production processes, and their combined capacity of up to 3 million tonnes covers the world's largest range of dimensions for seamless steel tubes. The company was founded in October 1997 as a joint venture between the French Vallourec Group (55% of shares) and the German Mannesmannroehren-Werke (45% of shares) joining together all their production units and marketing interests for seamless hot rolled tubes and threaded oilfield tubulars (OCTG). In May 2000, the company took over the Brazilian company Mannesmann S.A. in Belo Horizonte, which has been renamed V & M do BRASIL S.A. In July 2002, V & M TUBES took over the tubular division of North Star Steel and renamed it to V & M STAR. The company has production sites in Youngstown (Ohio) and a OCTG shop in Houston (Texas). With effect from 1 July 2005, Groupe Vallourec took over the 45 percent stake in V & M TUBES previously held by Mannesmannrren-Werke GmbH and thereby increased its 55 percent holding to 100 percent V & M TUBES has steel production capacities of its own in Saint-Saulve (France), Duisburg-Huckingen (30% shares in HKM, Germany), Belo Horizonte (Brazil) and in Youngstown (Ohio). With this independence, the company is not only in a position to offer short delivery times but also to produce hundreds of different steel grades matched to the individual demands of the tube and pipe customers. VALLOUREC & MANNESMANN TUBES offers these benefits to its customers around the globe:
 | Total competence
in the production of seamless hot rolled steel tube and pipe | | | | A comprehensive size range
for outside diameters from 21.3 to 1,500 mm, with wall thicknesses from 2 to 250 mm | | | | A full range of grades
Carbon steels, alloyed and special steels, tailored to the customer's application | | | | An enviable R & D base
Top scientists and experts are developing products and technology for tomorrow's needs in the Group's own research centres in France and Germany | | | | Protection of the environment
At all our production sites the protection of the environment is an important commitment. Most of the works are certified according to ISO 14001 | | | | Global presence
Licensed threading facilities for OCTG and an efficient distribution and service network worldwide are at our customers' disposal |
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