Markets

Van Leeuwen Buizen in Zwijndrecht is active in every industrial market in which carbon steel pipes, pipe components, and valves are used. The company’s markets can basically be subdivided into two main categories:

• The construction market
• The process industry market

This division is based on the application of the pipes. In construction markets, pipes are used as construction material, with the mechanical characteristics of the pipes therefore being important. These include tensile strength, elasticity and various static values such as flexural load and buckling load. In process industry-related markets, pipes are used primarily as ducts and for conveying purposes. Characteristics such as internal pressure and resistance to aggressive substances play an important role in this segment.

1. Construction
Carbon steel pipes are used as a construction material in many segments, including:

• The building of factories, offices and homes (such as lattice girders, columns)
• Infrastructure (such as traffic gantries, lamp posts)
• Transport industry (such as in trailer chassis)
• Agriculture industry (such as greenhouses and agricultural machinery)
• Machine construction (such as frames, cylinders and axles)
• Shipbuilding (such as railings and struts)

2. Process industry
Carbon steel pipes are used in a wide range of segments in the process industry. In many cases they serve to transport liquid substances and gases. Examples include:

• Chemical and petrochemical industry
• Oil and gas extraction
• Offshore industry
• Pharmaceutical industry
• Energy companies
• Water companies
• Food industry

You can find a complete overview of all the markets served by the Van Leeuwen Pipe and Tube Group on the markets page.