Key players in the market have been identified through secondary research, and their market shares have been determined through primary and secondary research. All percentage shares, splits, and breakdowns have been determined using secondary sources and verified primary sources.

We offer our customers seamless and welded line pipe. The seamless line pipe that we produce ranges in size from 2.375 to 4.500 inches, and the welded line pipe that we produce ranges in size from 2.375 to 16.000 inches. The seamless line pipe that we import from our affiliated companies in the TMK Group typically ranges in size from 8.625 to 16.000 inches. We have the ability to import welded line pipe in sizes up to 56.000 inches.

We sponsor a supplementary executive retirement plan (the “SERP”) pursuant to which selected highly-compensated employees, including Messrs. Galitzine, Mastervich and Makarov, are entitled to receive a retirement benefit in excess of the benefit provided under our 401(k) defined contribution plan. The SERP is an unfunded defined benefit retirement plan that provides for cash payments to participants following a separation of service with our company after attaining the age of 62. The SERP benefit is a lifetime benefit that is generally equal to 2% of the participant’s average annual earnings over the three years in which earnings were the highest, multiplied by his or her years of service with our company and its predecessors, less an amount equal to an actuarially-determined annuity equivalent of the total matching contributions (including earnings thereon) under our 401(k) defined contribution plan, assuming the participant had maximized all elective contributions under the plan. Payments under the SERP are paid monthly for the remainder of the participant’s life, with a minimum of 180 monthly payments, provided that the participant may elect to receive the retirement benefit in an actuarially equivalent lump sum payment. Executives who incur a separation of service with our company prior to attaining the age of 62 may receive a reduced benefit if certain conditions are met, provided that executives who incur a separation of service with our company within 24 months following a change in control of our company after attaining the age of 55 are entitled to receive the normal retirement benefit. Participants are always 100% vested in their retirement benefits under the SERP, provided that the participant’s entire benefit under the SERP will be forfeited in the event the participant is terminated by us for cause.

Proper cycling shoes help keep your feet comfortable, improve power transfer and let in air to cool your feet on hot days. They’re an under-rated part of the cycling wardrobe and needn’t cost the earth.

Experienced, knowledgeable management team. Our management team has an extensive track record in the OCTG and other manufacturing industries, with an average of over 27 years of professional experience. They understand the requirements of our customers and have established strong relationships with OCTG distributors and E&P operators throughout the industry. In addition, our management team has demonstrated an ability to manage the cycles in our industry and has the knowledge to take advantage of the opportunities provided by the current industry recovery.

Abstract: An optical line terminal (OLT) comprising a processor configured to process a first power consumption data associated with a first optical network unit (ONU) for a plurality of wavelength channels in a multiple-wavelength passive optical network (PON), and select a first target wavelength channel from the plurality of wavelength channels based on the first power consumption data in order to reduce power consumption at the first ONU, and a transmitter coupled to the processor and configured to transmit to the first ONU a tuning control message instructing the first ONU to tune to the first target wavelength channel.

Seamless pipe production involves the piercing, elongation and reduction of steel billets to obtain the required length and diameter for the finished pipe. The billet is cut to the required length and heated to temperatures of up to 1,300°C. The heated billet is then rolled under high pressure. The compressive stresses

The Company’s organizational structure consisted of one operating segment—Tubular. This reflects the Company’s management structure and the way financial information is regularly reviewed.

After warming up, I like to start with barbell squats. This exercise targets your gluteus maximus, hip adductors, soleus and quadriceps.  I recommend doing a front squat instead of a normal squat with the barbell on your back. Here’s why.

Libresco: I think it’s good to be prompted to reflect on what God is doing for us and asking of us. Of course, God can be that pen pal through a habit of doing a daily examen prayer, where you review your day. I think there’s a great gift in letting our life be pierced by someone in a very different vocation or charism. I like reading spiritual works that were written hundreds or even thousands of years ago to be shaken up by folks who don’t share whatever current error I’ve fallen into.

Jan was born in 1852 as a son of Surinamese and Dutch parents in Paramaribo in Dutch Guiana (now called Suriname). He showed interest in mechanics from a young age and later on in life started work at a shoe factory in 1877 – it was here that he conceived of his invention.

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