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15.12.2013

TMK GIPI audited by Micro Alloying, USA

The Sultanate’s leading pipe manufacturer, TMK Gulf International Pipe Industry (TMK GIPI) LLC, the part of global pipe manufacturer TMK, was recently audited by the well-known USA based consultancy company Micro Alloying International. The scope of the audit comprised manufacturing qualification of high grade steel pipes, dimensional and mechanical properties, manufacturing knowledge, QA/QC System. Following a strict audit procedure, the Auditors have rated TMK GIPI as the API 5L Tier 1, which is the highest ranking category.

Vladimir I. Shcherbatykh, TMK GIPI CEO, said, “Micro Alloying International is one of the most renowned auditing companies in the USA.Their audit procedures are exhaustive and intensive where only few producers in the world are eligible for API 5L Tier 1. And we are proud that our products and services now have this rating.Indeed this certification will encourage us to continue manufacturing high grade steel pipes with coating to our prestigious partners in the future.”

TMK Gulf International Pipe Industry (TMK GIPI) was established as a Limited Liability Company in Sultanate of Oman in January 2007. TMK GIPI is the first manufacturer of high pressure steel line pipe and casing pipe in Oman and the first mill in MENA region and sub continent of India to manufacture high pressure 24” electric resistance welded (ERW) steel pipe. Today, TMK GIPI is a part of TMK, which is a global steel pipe manufacturer with about 30 production sites in the United States, Russia, Canada, Romania, Oman, UAE, and Kazakhstan and two R&D centers in Russia and the USA.