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Strong Industry Powering the World
While the population of the world continues productivity and searching for new technologies.
to grow, with 9.2 billion people expected by There is a growing demand for machining
2050, so does the average standard of living exotic materials in the oil and gas industry,
driven by a sustainable economic average in capable to withstand the most hostile
emerging and developed economies. environments such as high temperatures,
Investments in R&D and manufacturing technology are corrosion and extreme pressure conditions
crucial to maintain a long term competitive advantage. For this purpose ISCAR brings its customers
While making these important investments, companies innovative tooling solutions, combined with the
also have to focus on controlling costs, improving highest quality assurance standards worldwide.

The oil and gas industry is usually divided into
3 main segments, upstream, midstream
and downstream. Midstream operations are
usually included in the downstream category.

Upstream Midstream Pipeline Downstream LNG Plant
Exploration and production Transportation, storage and Refining crude oil, purifying and
of crude oil and natural gas marketing of oil and gas derivatives processing raw natural gas

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