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Tenaris Joins Steel Manufacturers Association

The Steel Manufacturers Association (SMA) has announced that Tenaris in the US has joined the association. “We are pleased to welcome Tenaris in the USA to the SMA. It is important that the American EAF steel industry, come together to address common challenges and to pursue common goals. We welcome Mr. Zanotti to our board of directors, and we look forward to Tenaris in the USA contributing as a producer member,” said SMA President Philip K. Bell. The Steel Manufactures Association is an industry trade organization that represents the American electric arc furnace (EAF) steel industry. Tenaris has a strong…


Tenaris To Reactivate Heat Treatment Line At Koppel Steel Mill

Houston, TX – Tenaris is gearing up to reactive its heat treatment and finishing lines at its Koppel, Pennsylvania, plant to streamline the flow of seamless product at its facilities in the northeast. The heat treatment line is part of the manufacturing process which gives pipe their required metallurgical properties for enhanced performance in oil and gas wells. The line, which had been inactive during the 2020 downturn, is located at Tenaris’s melt shop in Koppel, which started producing steel in June 2021 following a year-long investment of more than $15M. “With the lines back up and running, it allows…


Tenaris Celebrates The Reopening Of Its Manufacturing Facilities in Koppel & Ambridge

Tenaris marked the reopening of its manufacturing facilities in Koppel and Ambridge, Pennsylvania, with a ceremony at its Koppel melt shop – Tenaris’s first steel mill in the US. Tenaris US President Luca Zanotti was joined by US Congressman Conor Lamb (PA-17); State Senator Elder Vogel; State Representative Aaron Bernstine; State Representative Jim Marshall; Beaver County Chairman Daniel Camp; Borough of Koppel Acting Mayor Athena Pangikas-Miller; Borough of Ambridge Mayor David Drewnowski; amongst other community stakeholders and employees for the outdoor ceremony, held with COVID protocols in place. Congressman Lamb, who represents the 17th district of Pennsylvania, which includes Beaver…


Steel Production Underway at Tenaris’s First Melt Shop In Koppel

Steel production is now underway at Tenaris’s first melt shop in the United States that will soon supply steel bars for its seamless pipe mills in the States and Canada. The steel shop in Koppel, PA, part of the company’s strategic acquisition of IPSCO, completed in 2020, has started producing steel bars following a year-long investment of more than $15M USD in upgrades to integrate the facility into Tenaris’ global network of steel mills. “The vertical integration of Tenaris in the US, a long-term vision for the company, is being realized. We are producing steel at our facility, a central…


Tenaris Bringing Its Koppel Steel Plant Back Online

According to its website news release, Tenaris is pushing ahead with plans to increase its operations across the US, bringing its facilities, including its Koppel and Ambridge plants, back online. With the ongoing expansion, Tenaris is working to boost its employee base in the States by about 1,000. Tenaris US President Luca Zanotti has toured the company’s Pennsylvania facilities this week and, according to the news release, addressed employees at its Koppel melt shop and Ambridge seamless pipe mill, informing teams of the company’s plans to grow its workforce and restart activity at the two plants. “There are encouraging trends…


Tenaris to Acquire TMK IPSCO Tubulars, Including Koppel Location

LUXEMBOURG, March 22, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Tenaris S.A. (NYSE, Buenos Aires and Mexico: TS and MTA Italy: TEN) announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire from PAO TMK, a Russian company and manufacturer of steel pipe, 100% of the shares of its wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary IPSCO Tubulars, Inc., for US$1,209 million, on a cash-free, debt-free basis, which includes US$270 million of working capital. The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals, including approval by the U.S. antitrust authorities, and other customary conditions. IPSCO Tubulars is a U.S. domestic producer of seamless and welded OCTG and line pipe products, with an annual production capacity of 450,000 metric tons…