Maruichi Steel Tube Ltd. an ERW Tube producer in Osaka is endeavoring to promote its tube project in Northern Vietnam, planning to produce tube steel with 5-7.6 inches in diameter used for construction industry and motorcycle framework.According to the previous report, it is confirmed in March that the company intended to build up a factory in Northern Vietnam, which is run by Vietnam's subsidiary company, Sunsco. Although at that time, Maruich firmly stated that the details of this project was still uncertain, but now told to Nikkei News that the initial monthly production of factory (near Hanoi) was 3,000 tons, which was put into operation in June 2010.
Sunsco (47% of its stock is held by Maruichi) is installing a 16-inch pipe extruder machine set in Di An works, which is put into production at the end of this year, till then the monthly output may reach 10,000 tons. But Nikkei News noted that this equipment will be operated in March of 2010, whose monthly yield is 15,000 tons.
At present, we are not able to connect Maruichi to verify the news, because August 9-16 are Japan’s summer holidays.
Maruichi stated before this that its plants in Vietnam will become pipe export base to Southeast Asian customers.
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