SGS Pipe Inspections for TMK in Russia

In June 2013, SGS was awarded a contract to provide inspection services for quality assurance of pipes during and after production at three production plants in Russia by TMK-Kaztrubprom.

In June 2013, SGS was selected to provide field inspection services for quality assurance of pipes in the framework of the Zhaikmunai project, Kazakhstan, during and after pipe production at three production plants by TMK-Kaztrubprom, member of TMK, the world’s largest manufacturer of steel pipes.

For the duration of the contract with work beginning in August 2013 and scheduled to run through April 2014, the team of highly-trained SGS inspectors will perform independent inspections at the Sinarsky, Volzhsky and Orsky manufacturing sites, Russia, as well as witnessing of laboratory testing. The laboratories will be specifically testing for sulphide stress cracking (SSC) using the NACE TM-0177 testing method A. For this large-scale project, SGS inspectors are conducting examinations at several sites for a wide-range of products including pure pipes and jets.

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