Turkish steel
pipe producer Borusan Mannesmann has announced that it has won a tender to supply a total of 321 km in length of welded pipes for a natural gas pipeline project to be constructed in the state of Pennsylvania in the
US.
For the project, which is worth about $152 million, Borusan will supply all spiral welded steel pipes, to be produced at its facilities in Gemlik in northwestern
Turkey, directly to Philadelphia Port in the
US, from where they will be delivered to Pennsylvania.
For the project in question, the
production of spiral pipes ranging in diameter between 30 inches and 42 inches, is expected to begin in the fourth quarter this, with shipment to be completed within 2016 if
production goes according to plan.
Borusan stated that this project will the largest project in terms of volume undertaken by the company so far.