16 Facts About Vallourec

Vallourec S A is a multinational manufacturing company headquartered in Meudon, France.

Vallourec specializes in hot rolled seamless steel tubes, expandable tubular technology, automotive parts, and stainless steel, which it provides to energy, construction, automotive, and mechanical industries.

Vallourec's history started near the end of 19th century, after the Mannesmann's brothers discovered a process for rolling seamless steel tubes in Germany.

Vallourec became the second largest steel tube manufacturer in France following the merger of the Societe des Tubes de Valenciennes and the Societe Louvroil-Montbard-Aulnoye, and was listed on the Paris Stock Exchange in 1957.

In 1967, Vallourec acquired the tube division of Lorraine-Escaut, its main competitor.

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In 1984, Vallourec entered the United States market with the foundation of VAM PTS, a joint venture between Vallourec and Sumimoto.

Also, in that same year, following the acquisition of the American company OMSCO in September 2005, Vallourec became the world's second largest manufacturer of drill pipes.

Vallourec contributed to the renovation of Brazil's major football stadiums for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

In January 2016, Vallourec announced a strategic partnership with Technip, one of the world leaders in project management and engineering for energy.

In February 2016, Vallourec announced a 1 billion € capital increase and increased its participation in the Chinese company Tianda Oil Pipe.

In recent years Vallourec has built up production capacities in Brasil, China and the US and reduced the European actives by selling off or closing down the steel works in Saint-Saulve, the rolling mills in Zeithain, Montbard, Deville-les-Rouen, Dusseldorf-Reisholz, Dusseldorf-Rath and Mulheim-an-der-Ruhr.

Vallourec is specialized in products used in extreme conditions such as deep wells, corrosive environments, deviated wells, and high pressure and high temperature conditions as well.

Vallourec produces tubes for the mechanical, automotive and construction industries.

Vallourec has provided tubes for the construction of the steel structure of the Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa, the Stade de France, the Grande Arche de la Defense, Wembley Stadium in London, Bangkok Airport in Thailand, as well as certain necessary components used to build the top of One World Trade Center.

In preparation for the FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013 and the 2014 FIFA World Cup, Vallourec provided structural seamless steel tubes for the renovation and construction of Brazilian stadiums.

Vallourec has a presence in more than 20 countries, with 50 manufacturing facilities worldwide.