INTERPIPE, FROM UKRAINE, DEFINES AGREEMENT WITH JFE STEEL FOR PREMIUM CONNECTION TECHNOLOGY

Ukrainian steel pipes producer Interpipe has announced  the signing of a license agreement, which will see Interpipe producing cutting-edge Premium Connection technology developed by Japanese steelmaker JFE.

 As part of the agreement, JFE has granted Interpipe license to cut its premium joint technology JFEBEAR™, which has been designed and tested to meet needs for critical well loads. JFEBEAR™ is an ISO 13679 2002 and DIS 2009 CAL IV* qualified connection with extensive records and field-proven references.

The license allows Interpipe to produce and sell the full range of OCTG products, including full length Casing and Tubing pipes plus relevant accessories. JFE has licensed two Interpipe mills - Interpipe NTRP, based in Dnepropetrovsk, and Interpipe Niko Tube, based in Nikopol - as qualified production units to thread JFE Bear. The main focus of the agreement covers Ukraine and CIS countries.