Perhaps the greatest challenge which faces any industry is the self-challenge emanating from the inside of such an industry, which makes it imperative to develop the technology of this industry. There is also another challenge which is not less important. It is the availability of new alternatives of a competition nature. The self-challenge and availability of alternatives are two questions which clearly came to light in the First Arab Conference on Tubes industry organised by the Arab Iron and Steel Union in the period 6-8 June 2005. Within the context of the self-challenge, usually imposed by the technological development which makes it inevitable to be responsive to the needs of the pipes consumers either in terms of improving the quality, reducing the costs or diversifying the areas of application, the world pipes manufacturing companies could prove their capability to find new creative designs meeting the requirements of using the tubular goods, either they are welded or unwelded pipes.
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