{"id":2730,"date":"2025-01-21T09:20:48","date_gmt":"2025-01-21T09:20:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/china.vallourec.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=2730"},"modified":"2025-02-21T09:26:45","modified_gmt":"2025-02-21T09:26:45","slug":"largest-corrosion-expertise-lab-maxmill-project-brazil-is-brimming-with-innovative-projects","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/china.vallourec.com\/en\/news\/largest-corrosion-expertise-lab-maxmill-project-brazil-is-brimming-with-innovative-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"Largest Corrosion Expertise Lab, Maxmill Project, Brazil is Brimming with Innovative Projects\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2730\" class=\"elementor elementor-2730\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4513839 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4513839\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e93003d\" data-id=\"e93003d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55cd57f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"55cd57f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>January was marked by the inauguration of major strategic projects at Vallourec South America, in the presence of Philippe Guillemot, the Group&#8217;s CEO, and Bertrand Frischmann, the Group&#8217;s COO. Along with Andr\u00e9 Larcerda, Senior Vice President of South America for Tubes, and other leaders, they visited several Brazilian units to celebrate the successful completion of flagship innovating initiatives that will actively contribute to achieving the objectives of the New Vallourec plan. Brazil holds a special place in Vallourec\u2019s transformation, and this visit was a reminder of why.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-deec3ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"deec3ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8faba6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-title\" data-id=\"b8faba6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n      <div class=\"block mb-[3rem] md:mb-none md:flex relative\">\n      <h2 class=\"w-fit title-h2 pb-2 md:pb-0 \">Inauguration of the New Corrosion Lab at Barreiro  <\/h2>\n      <div class=\"title-divider ml-0 mr-0 md:ml-3 self-center\"><\/div>\n      <p class=\"title-anchor -bottom-[2rem] md:bottom-[50%] right-0 \" id=\"\"><\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e45e630 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e45e630\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On January 13th, the new Corrosion Lab at Barreiro operations was inaugurated. Thanks to a significant investment, the quality and capacity of testing have increased, making it the largest Corrosion Lab in the world according to NACE* standards. The upgrades guarantee the Group\u2019s capability to fully meet the requirements of the most demanding norms and client specifications. The Group also carried out Safety visits to Barreiro\u2019s Forge and VTI.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db19fb0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"db19fb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfaf87c elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"dfaf87c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;effect&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Image Carousel\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 4\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vallourec.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/02\/vallourec-brazil-8-1.jpg\" alt=\"vallourec-brazil-8-1.jpg\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 4\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vallourec.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/02\/vallourec-brazil-9.jpg\" alt=\"vallourec-brazil-9.jpg\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 4\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vallourec.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/02\/vallourec-brazil-7.jpg\" alt=\"vallourec-brazil-7.jpg\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"4 of 4\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vallourec.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/02\/vallourec-brazil-6.jpg\" alt=\"vallourec-brazil-6.jpg\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a466a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4a466a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f13101 elementor-widget elementor-widget-title\" data-id=\"9f13101\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n      <div class=\"block mb-[3rem] md:mb-none md:flex relative\">\n      <h2 class=\"w-fit title-h2 pb-2 md:pb-0 \">MaxiMill Project in Jeceaba<\/h2>\n      <div class=\"title-divider ml-0 mr-0 md:ml-3 self-center\"><\/div>\n      <p class=\"title-anchor -bottom-[2rem] md:bottom-[50%] right-0 \" id=\"\"><\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b59a50c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b59a50c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p><p>On January 14th, the group visited Jeceaba to see the Pelletizing plant and celebrate the conclusion of the MaxiMill project. This project enabled the implementation of a series of changes in various production lines in Jeceaba, ranging from the rolling mill and Q&amp;T to the threading and finishing lines. These changes expanded Vallourec South America\u2019s product mix and increased the production capacity of pipes\u2019 external diameter from 16\u201d (406 mm) to 18 5\/8\u201d (473 mm).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f917c7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f917c7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11149cb elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"11149cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;effect&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Image Carousel\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 2\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vallourec.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/02\/vallourec-brazil-5.jpg\" alt=\"vallourec-brazil-5.jpg\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 2\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vallourec.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/02\/vallourec-brazil.jpg\" alt=\"vallourec-brazil.jpg\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b2f454 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4b2f454\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c153e73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-title\" data-id=\"c153e73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n      <div class=\"block mb-[3rem] md:mb-none md:flex relative\">\n      <h2 class=\"w-fit title-h2 pb-2 md:pb-0 \">Strategic Meetings<\/h2>\n      <div class=\"title-divider ml-0 mr-0 md:ml-3 self-center\"><\/div>\n      <p class=\"title-anchor -bottom-[2rem] md:bottom-[50%] right-0 \" id=\"\"><\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e37bda elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e37bda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Wednesday&#8217;s focus was on meeting with South America&#8217;s leaders to consolidate the 2024 results and share the challenges and objectives outlined for 2025.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2968a56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2968a56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f945c51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-title\" data-id=\"f945c51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n      <div class=\"block mb-[3rem] md:mb-none md:flex relative\">\n      <h2 class=\"w-fit title-h2 pb-2 md:pb-0 \">Mining Unit Visit<\/h2>\n      <div class=\"title-divider ml-0 mr-0 md:ml-3 self-center\"><\/div>\n      <p class=\"title-anchor -bottom-[2rem] md:bottom-[50%] right-0 \" id=\"\"><\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7f830e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a7f830e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p><p>On January 16th, the team visited the Mining unit to check on initiatives that will improve operations and expand LOM. One key initiative is the Ore Sorter Project, which helps identify the metal of interest in each rock particle of the ore and mechanically separates it from the particles with no value.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e68e637 elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"e68e637\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;effect&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Image Carousel\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 2\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vallourec.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/02\/vallourec-brazil-3.jpg\" alt=\"vallourec-brazil-3.jpg\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 2\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vallourec.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/02\/vallourec-brazil-2-1.jpg\" alt=\"vallourec-brazil-2-1.jpg\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3e5396 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f3e5396\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8960a33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8960a33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0Vallourec in Brazil is now more than ready to tackle any challenge successfully.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8eba45e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8eba45e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2039\" height=\"1529\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vallourec.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/02\/vallourec-brazil-4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2752\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vallourec.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/02\/vallourec-brazil-4.jpg 2039w, 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