Fiberglass Pipes Plant Winning the Composites Exports Leader Nomination
The Kazan high-pressure fiberglass pipes manufacturer SIE "FIBERGLASS PIPES PLANT" LLC was announced a "composites exports leader" at the VII Composites Without Borders Forum held in Moscow on October 17.
"Keeping our leadership in manufacturing of composite pipes for the oil and gas industry in Russia, we see a serious groundwork for growth exactly in an increase of export supplies," Executive Director of Fiberglass Pipes Plant Ruslan Volkov noted. "This year, we have continued to strengthen our presence in the Kazakhstan market and have started supplies to Uzbekistan and the Middle East. In 2020, we are planning to proceed with the internationalization of our activities; new discoveries and new victories are ahead."
Composites Without Borders. AWARDS have been presented since 2018 to companies that have significantly contributed to the development of innovative technologies, products, and solutions in the field of composites.
Winners are selected in five nominations:
- Unique Composite Solutions
- Serial Products Made of Composites
- Imports Phase-Out Leader for Composites
- Composites Exports Leader
- R&D Solutions for Composites
The contest takes place under the aegis of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation. In 2019, the contest jury has included such experts as Rector of Moscow Aviation Institute Mikhail Pogosyan, General Director of UMATEX Aleksandr Tyunin, Director General of Obninsk Research and Production Enterprise Technologiya named after A.G. Romashin Andrei Silkin, Head of Metallurgy and Materials Department of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation Pavel Servatinskiy, and Deputy Director of the Federal State Budgetary Institution National Research Center "Kurchatov Institute" Alexey Altynbayev.
The project Expansion of Production of Fiberglass Pipes To Be Introduced at Oil Industry Enterprises implemented by Fiberglass Pipes Plant was approved for support by the Expert board of the Agency for Strategic Initiatives (ASI) in August 2019.
In experts' opinion, one of the primary problems of pipeline distribution systems is their exposure to corrosion damages because of the contact of piping material with aggressive environments. Statistics show that up to 90% of accidents on oil and gas pipelines result from such corrosion processes. Plant-manufactured composite pipes are corrosion and chemically resistant, have a more than 50-year service life and a 3–5 times lower weight than steel pipes, and do not require high installation costs. The use of fiberglass pipes ensures a 5–8 times longer service life of pipelines.