KOBE STEEL, U.S. FIRM IN COPPER TUBE TIE-UP
<Kobe Steel Ltd> said it has agreed to
supply technology to manufacture thin-walled copper tubing used
in air conditioners and refrigeration units to <Halstead
Industries Inc> in Zelienople, Pennsylvania.
    Total demand for copper tubing in the U.S. Is 25,000 tonnes
a month, of which 5,000 is for the thin-walled type, Kobe said
in a statement.
    The two companies are studying joint partial production of
Kobe's thin-walled copper tubing in the U.S.
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