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Tenaris Consolidates Canadian Pipe Ops With C$150 Million Investment

Written by Laura Miller

October 3, 2022

With a total investment of $150 million Canadian (US$109.9 million), Tenaris recently consolidated its seamless and welded pipe manufacturing operations in Canada into one location in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, to better serve the country’s energy sector.

An inauguration ceremony with company executives, customers, employees, and government officials was held on Sept. 27 to mark the occasion.

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Tenaris’ investments included a new electric resistance weld (ERW) pipe manufacturing line and a new premium threading line, allowing it to offer new grades of welded steel pipe and extended sizes. Improvements to safety, automation, and digitalization were also made to the existing operations.

The new pipe manufacturing hub has annual production capacity of 220,000 tons of ERW and 400,000 tons of seamless OCTG. The hub will be supported by a Tenaris threading facility in Nisku, Alberta, and pipe service centers in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Newfoundland and Labrador.

The investment by Tenaris was supported with contributions from Canada’s federal, provincial, and municipal governments.

“Canadian steel pipe producers are an incredibly important part of the global circular economy and are leaders in best-practices and environmental stewardship. By investing in this project with Tenaris, we will help strengthen the competitiveness of the steel sector, advance sustainable technology, and expand production capabilities to maintain Canada’s position in the global market,” said Canadian International Trade Minister Mary Ng.

Tenaris now employees more than 600 workers in Sault Ste. Marie. The company’s Canadian headquarters remain in Calgary, Alberta.

“Canada has the resources, and we are pleased to invest with our people to serve them. I look forward to celebrating future milestones as our journey in Canada continues,” Tenaris chairman and CEO Paolo Rocca said at the event.

Tenaris is a pipe producer headquartered in Luxembourg with operations in 16 countries around the world.

By Laura Miller, Laura@SteelMarketUpdate.com

Laura Miller

Laura Miller is a reporter and editor for Steel Market Update. Since 2007, she has held various editorial and marketing positions with steel industry publications, associations, and mills. In 2021, after a five-year hiatus working across other industries, she returned to steel trade journalism, joining SMU in 2022. She is a member of the Association of Women in the Metal Industries and a past-president of the AWMI Pittsburgh Chapter. She holds a BA in Latin American Studies from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. She can be reached at laura@steelmarketupdate.com or 724-759-7869.

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