Northwest Pipe Tubular Products Group to Upgrade Houston Mill
02/09/2011 - Northwest Pipe Co. announced plans to expand its Houston, Texas, mill in response to customer demands for greater product offering.
Northwest Pipe Co. announced plans to expand its Houston, Texas, mill in response to customer demands for greater product offering.
The Houston mill, which has traditionally produced only mechanical tubing products, began to produce green tube for OCTG in 2010. The mill upgrade will build on the OCTG green tube and other products already being produced on-site by adding production of 2 3/8 and 2 7/8 inch tubing with physical properties suitable for heat treating.
"We believe the Houston mill expansion represents an attractive growth opportunity for our Tubular Products business," said Rich Roman, CEO Northwest Pipe Company.
Northwest Pipe comprises two business groups. Its Water Transmission Group is the leading supplier of large diameter, high-pressure steel pipe products used primarily for water transportation infrastructure. Its Tubular Products Group manufactures smaller diameter steel pipe for many applications including energy, industrial, construction, agricultural, traffic and other commercial and industrial uses. The company is headquartered in Vancouver, Wash., and has manufacturing facilities in the United States and Mexico.
Headquartered in Vancouver, Wash., Northwest Pipe's Tubular Products Group operates three ERW (Electric Resistance Weld) mill facilities in the United States. Tubular's products serve a wide-range of applications including energy, oil and gas, structural, industrial, fire protection, low pressure and agricultural.
