July 20, 2008

OMK Vyksa to get CE certification for pipes

It is reported that United metallurgical company OMC’s Mining Metallurgical Plant VMZ in Nizhny Novgorod region has received from the Association of German engineers TUV NORD Systems certificate of conformity production of pipes of small and medium diameter used in construction, standard EN 10219-1 and Directive 89/106/EC. The certificate entitles causing pipes to the CE marking.

As per report the certificate issued by Test tubes through certification audit, which the representatives TUV NORD Systems VMZ held on March 11th to 14th 2008. During the audit at the factory laboratories were also tested medium diameter pipes for the oil and gas industry on the line Directive 97/23 / EU standard EN 10217-1. Samples of these pipes designed to carry out further tests to Germany. In the case of a positive outcome production VMZ will be certified for compliance with the Directive 97/23 EC.

Certification VMZ production system will enable TUV OMC expand presence in the European market pipes.