US pipe manufacturer TMK IPSCO--a division of Russia-based pipe producer TMK--broke ground on a new 69,000-square-foot facility in Odessa, Texas on Wednesday. Consisting of two main buildings, the new facilities will host ULTRATM Premium connection manufacturing, including both pipe pre-processing and threading.
"This operational expansion further exemplifies our commitment to innovating our company and serving our customers," said Piotr Galitzine, Chairman of TMK IPSCO. "This improvement will enable us to increase our capacity in an extremely busy market."
The new site, which will streamline the company's Premium operations, is expected to be fully operational by the end of the year. The Premium operation are currently spread out over many sites and buildings, and consolidation of these operations will provide improved production and reduced response times for customers. The high-tech equipment in the new construction will include quality labs, laser length measuring systems, a bar code pipe tracking system, climate-controlled operations and modern employee amenities. The site will contain three pipe threading lines and one tubing line, which will continue to cover the Odessa plant's current capabilities of 2 3/8" to 13 3/8" size range.