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What is the journey of a pipe once it has been ordered from Special Piping Materials? Special Piping Materials has offices and stock located in seven countries worldwide which means that we move pipe and other bespoke items across the UK, Europe, Asia, Australasia, the Americas and the Middle East. ... Read More

A Special Piping Materials interview with Steve Chee, General Manager of our Singapore office.   Steve has worked for Special Piping Materials for 12 years (since 2010) and has been in the lead role in Singapore for the past three years. Over that time, he has developed an incredible network of ... Read More

What are the components of an FPSO? Firstly, ‘FPSO’ stands for ‘Floating Production Storage and Offloading’ and is essentially a floating vessel that is used for the production, storage, transportation and delivery of crude oil. FPSOs are extensively used by oil and gas companies as one of the primary methods ... Read More

You often find stainless steel in marine applications and there is good reason for this. It is widely recognised as the ideal material for marine applications because it has excellent corrosion resistance as well as good stability, appearance, durability, lustre, strength and stiffness. Marine environments can be very demanding, with ... Read More

Here is our Special Piping Materials interview with Anthony Clegg. Anthony works at Special Piping Materials’ head office in Manchester as our Key Account Manager. Anthony works to develop great working relationships with our clients and to expand our client base into existing and new markets. He has been an integral ... Read More

The start of a new year is a natural time to evaluate the past and look to the future. The team at Special Piping Materials likes to do a round-up of expert predictions every year, so here is our compilation of 2022 energy predictions! This year, as has been the ... Read More

On a daily basis, as a specialist supplier, the Special Piping Materials teams around the globe get requests from their clients for specialist products. This means that no matter if it’s for the oil and gas, nuclear, mining, LNG, desalination or petrochemical industries, we are well-versed in sourcing and supplying ... Read More

LNG supply and demand in Africa has been progressing steadily for many years. It is thought that the focus on LNG in the region will most likely shift to further development of existing projects rather than the sanctioning of new developments. According to a report published earlier this year by ... Read More

Special Piping Materials has been a supplier of Petronas (National Petroleum Limited) for many years. Because of this, we like to keep informed with the latest news from Petronas as part of our support of them. Read on to get a round-up of some of the latest news from Petronas. ... Read More

As a specialist supplier of exotic piping, we are accustomed to sourcing and supplying unusual items to our clients around the globe, alongside our standard range of duplex and super duplex and stainless steel 316 items. Over the past year we have sourced a wide variety of different products that ... Read More

Natural gas processing is a means of removing contaminants and purifying natural gas in order to produce ‘pipeline quality’ dry natural gas. Special Piping Materials has been involved in natural gas processing for many years as one of our core materials – super duplex – is commonly used in this sector. ... Read More

Here at Special Piping Materials, we frequently talk to our clients and suppliers about ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials) Standards as they are an essential part of ensuring the quality of our products. But what do ASTM standards mean? Where did they come from? And what do the ... Read More