Brazil welded pipe producer Tuper made its first shipment of carbon steel welded pipes to a gas company in the state of Santa Catarina, following a BRL 15.4 million ($5 million) investment, the company said.
According to the company, the money was used to build a new pipe coating line in the city of Sao Bento do Sul, in the state of Santa Catarina, which is already operating. The facility has the capacity to produce 42,000 mt of tubes per year, the company said.
With the new investment, Tuper, which is certified by the American Petroleum Institute (API) to produce steel tubes, seeks to expand its businesses worldwide, but keeping a focus on exports to South America countries, it said.