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Table of contents
Editorial
Greetings from Dr. Gunther Voswinckel 3
Table of contents 4
Market information
World Steel Tube Production – Review 6
Dr. G. Voswinckel, VOSCO GmbH – World Tube & Pipe Market 8
World Steel Tube
Production 6
Tube Düsseldorf
Tube: The world’s leading trade fair for the tube industry 20
Technical Papers
MSG Solutions GmbH – Growth through Technological Expertise 26
Press Releases
ASMAG GmbH – ASMAG Group expands presence in North America 30
Boehlerit – New tool innovations for maximum machining performance 32
Tube Düsseldorf
20
Bültmann GmbH – Retrofi t Cost-eff ective alternative for the pointing process 34
Fives Group – Sughd Metal reaches full production with OTO tube mills 35
Fives Group – Reliable technology for high-quality conduit production 36
Fives Group – Advanced automation drives Orrcon Steel’s tube manufacturing 37
Friedrich Kocks GmbH & Co KG – KOCKS and LAP expand joint product portfolio 38
I-Lanza – Leading Industrial Transformation in Central America 40
MSG Solutions GmbH – Showcases Innovation at Tube Düsseldorf 2026 42
SMS group – New state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Ahmedabad 43
Friedrich Kocks
38
SMS group – BENTELER and SMS group upgrade stretch-reducing mill 46
Tecnar – Jochen Schmitz as Principal Commercial Representative 48
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