Tenaris inaugurates transformative investments in Canada

Federal, provincial, and municipal officials joined Tenaris executives in marking the investment milestone. Tenaris

Federal, provincial, and municipal officials joined Tenaris executives, customers, and employees to mark the culmination of $150 million CAD in investments in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., to transform the company’s industrial footprint in Canada by centralizing its seamless and ERW pipe manufacturing operations under one roof.

Joining Tenaris Chairman/CEO Paolo Rocca at the ceremony were Ricardo Prosperi, Tenaris president in Canada; International Trade Minister Mary Ng; Terry Sheehan, member of parliament and parliamentary secretary to the minister of labor; Ontario Minister of Northern Development and Minister of Indigenous Affairs Greg Rickford; MPP Ross Romano; and Sault Ste. Marie Mayor Christian Provenzano.

The investments include a new premium threading line providing pipe connection threads from API to premium, as well as expanded capacity for sour service steel grades and new pipe diameters. The new ERW pipe manufacturing line extends the company’s welded pipe products with new steel grades, extended sizes, and premium connections. Safety, automation, and digitalization improvements were also integrated into the existing operations.

The company’s new pipe manufacturing hub has a capacity to produce 220,000 tons of ERW and 400,000 tons of seamless OCTG.