VALLOUREC

Vallourec to double its VAM® connection testing capacity in Aulnoye-Aymeries, France - Seite 2

This VAM^® Connection Technology Center will continue to benefit from the immediate vicinity of Vallourec Research Center France, in particular relating to metallurgy and to corrosion studies. In addition to the research and development activities which currently employ above 300 people, three production units are also located at the Aulnoye-Aymeries site: a pipe mill, a drill pipe and connections manufacturing unit and a threading unit. Altogether, Vallourec employs 1,600 people at the site.

The Aulnoye-Aymeries VAM^® center is one of Vallourec's three VAM^® connection test centers, the other two being located in the United States (Houston, Texas) and in Indonesia (Batam). Vallourec plans the construction of a fourth VAM^® connection testing center in Brazil by 2015.

About Vallourec

Vallourec is a world leader in premium tubular solutions primarily serving the energy markets, as well as other industrial applications.

With over 23,000 employees, integrated manufacturing facilities, advanced R&D and a presence in more than 20 countries, Vallourec offers its customers innovative global solutions to meet the energy challenges of the 21st century.

Listed on the NYSE Euronext in Paris (ISIN code: FR0000120354, Ticker VK) and eligible for the Deferred Settlement System (SRD), Vallourec is included in the following indices: MSCI World Index, Euronext 100 and CAC 40.

In the United States, Vallourec has established a sponsored Level 1 American Depositary Receipt (ADR) program (ISIN code: US92023R2094, Ticker: VLOWY). Parity between ADR and a Vallourec ordinary share has been set at 5:1.

VAM^® is a registered trademark

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For further information, please contact
Press relations Caroline Philips Tel: [phone] [e-mail]		Investor relations Etienne Bertrand Tel: [phone] [e-mail]

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