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The Presentation of the Steel That Emits Less CO2 Will Take Place Between September 26 and 29, at Pier Mauá, Located in Rio de Janeiro, by Vallourec
Next week, during Rio Oil & Gas, Vallourec will present to the market its portfolio of solutions for the oil industry, such as its steel produced with lower CO2 equivalent emissions. The company’s booth will be at Warehouse 5, H21, at a fair that will take place between September 26 and 29, at Pier Mauá, located in Rio de Janeiro.
Get to Know Vallourec
Vallourec primarily operates in the energy markets (oil and gas, power generation), being among the world leaders in premium tubular solutions. Its services also extend to the industrial sector, such as mechanical, automotive, and construction. The company has approximately 17,000 employees, integrated plants in more than 20 countries, and an advanced research and development sector, working side by side with its clients to provide, in addition to pipes, innovative, safe, competitive, and intelligent solutions to make all projects possible.
In Brazil, Vallourec has eight units. The Barreiro and Jeceaba units, located in Minas Gerais, focus on the production of seamless steel pipes; the Florestal unit is responsible for the production of charcoal that supplies the blast furnace of the pipe production units; while the Mining unit meets the internal iron ore supply needs. The company also has a Business unit in the state, which provides administrative services.
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With its production lines in Minas Gerais and São Paulo, Vallourec Tubos para Indústria (VTI) offers seamless and non-seamless steel pipes and tubular solutions for the industry in general, but especially for the automotive, energy, machinery, and industrial equipment markets. In Rio de Janeiro, Vallourec Tubular Solutions (VTS) provides specialized services for the oil and gas sector. Finally, in Espírito Santo, it offers anticorrosive coating services.
Vallourec also has the Sidertube Foundation, a company that promotes socio-cultural initiatives aimed at empowering employees, interns, dependents, and retirees from Group companies in Brazil to build a conscious, healthy, and happy lifestyle. Lavor, an organization that provides food solutions, is also a partner of Vallourec, as is Coovall, a credit cooperative that exclusively serves employees and manages the Cine Theatro Brasil Vallourec, an important cultural asset in the city of Belo Horizonte.
Vallourec at Rio Oil & Gas
The Senior Vice President of Vallourec South America, Pierre d’Archemont, highlighted that Vallourec has a strategic role in supplying essential sectors of the Brazilian and global economy. The company’s commitment is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 25% by 2025 compared to the amount emitted in 2017. During the four-day event in Rio de Janeiro, the company will showcase a selection of innovative solutions developed from the sustainable use of natural resources that produce the steel with the lowest CO2 equivalent emissions in the market.
Vallourec will also showcase, during Rio Oil & Gas, the technology it has for producing high-quality sustainable charcoal through a fully automated continuous vertical reactor, capable of maximizing the energy potential contained in the forest. The reactor has zero methane emissions, making it compatible with sustainability requirements and aligned with greenhouse gas reduction strategies. According to the company, the entire process begins in Vallourec’s renewable eucalyptus forests. In this unit, the wood is planted, cultivated, and harvested using processes and practices certified by internationally recognized bodies.
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