France-based Vallourec issues statement on Paris attacks

France-based Vallourec has felt the effects of the recent terror attacks in Paris.

Philippe Crouzet, chairman of the management board at Vallourec, on Monday issued the following statement on the company’s Facebook page:

“All employees of Vallourec express their emotion, their grief and solidarity towards those who have been affected in their flesh and in their heart for deadly attacks in Paris. These tragic and barbaric events that come after others, are a direct attack against France but especially against the universal values ​​of freedom and tolerance ... More than ever, the spirit of solidarity is our main weapon against adversity.”

Vallourec’s headquarters are in Boulogne-Billancourt, a suburb of Paris.

The company is the parent of Vallourec Star at 2669 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Youngstown. Workers there make steel pipe for the oil and gas industry.

Vallourec is a global tubular solutions company with more than 23,000 employees in 20 countries. The company serves energy the industry sectors.