Page 119 - Industrial Plants

Production and distribution

of piping materials worldwide

By combining the expertise of a producer with the flexibility of a
stockholder, Raccortubi Group is able to promptly respond to
customers’ requests and efficiently meet their expectations

anufacturer, stockholder and flexibility.
supplier, Raccortubi Group is
providing customers with pipes, Synergy
tubes, fittings and flanges in between Stock
stainless steel, duplex,
Msuperduplex, 6Mo, nickel & Production
alloys and titanium from strategic locations around the
world. It supplies piping packages for critical Within Raccortubi Group,
applications, such as chemical and petrochemical pipes from stock are used
plants, oil installations, power plants, shipyards, fertiliser as raw material in the
plants and offshore platforms. manufacturing of butt weld
fittings. Raccortubi stocks are then constantly replenished Complete range of
Global Distribution Network by the Group’s integrated mills, giving them a consistent pipes, tubes, fittings
Along with its massive warehouse in Italy, in 2013 supply of fittings from which to fulfil customer orders and flanges
Raccortubi Group established three stockholding immediately. The combination of stockholding and
subsidiaries in Brazil, Dubai and Singapore, in the aim of manufacturing activities allows for quick, cost-effective,
extending the Group’s distribution network. In line with comprehensive solutions for the most demanding fields
this, the opening of a branch office in London and the of application.
acquisition of Raccortubi Norsk in Aberdeen, Scotland in
2015 further strengthened the company’s structure, with Efficiency in Handling Quality
the first providing EPC contractors, fabricators and blue Certifications
chip companies with a dedicated service for complex
order management and project handling. Quality checks are implemented
Raccortubi Group made the most of its latest global throughout the entire production
developments and now acts as a single point of contact, process in order to achieve the
which can meet requirements both from stock and from highest standards and fully-
production in the provision of complete packages, as well certified products in accordance
as single item necessities, to short timescales. In fact, it with the most stringent market
is able to supply pipes, fittings and flanges, for both requirements are available off-the-
projects and maintenance operations, quickly and shelf. Moreover, an integrated
efficiently, to customers all over the world. software guarantees the real-time
availability of all the products’
Manufacturing Capabilities quality certifications for any placed
With the acquisition of Petrol Raccord at the end of 2014, order, allowing customers to
Raccortubi Group has extended its butt weld fittings’ review all the required documentation online, even before
manufacturing, which traditionally ranged from ½” to 16”, the goods effectively arrive at their premises. Hot-formed tees
to reach 56”, almost without wall thickness limitations. In The expertise of being a producer and the flexibility of
addition, an increasing part of production is dedicated to being a stockholder, combined with the presence
special/customised fittings, which are produced in worldwide and the striving for the highest quality
accordance with customer drawings. Thanks to its standards in all the phases of its supply chain, enable
integrated production facilities, Raccortubi Group is able Raccortubi Group to offer its customers added value and
to guarantee not only the quality of the final product, but have to be considered real benefits when evaluating the
also short lead times resulting from adaptive planning and corporate services as a whole.

IndustrIal Plants - May 2017
117