International: Vallourec signs international corporate social responsibility agreement

Vallourec, a France-based manufacturer of steel tubes, has become the latest multinational to sign an “international framework agreement” on corporate social responsibility (CSR) and workers’ rights with trade unions and its European Works Council (EWC).

The Vallourec group manufactures seamless steel tubes for the oil and gas, power-generation, mechanical engineering, petrochemicals, automotive and steel architecture sectors.