Tenaris Invests in Brazilian Mill to Support Deepwater Challenges
05/27/2013 - Next week, Tenaris will start up two new presses at its mill in Pindamonhangaba — the result of an US$180 million investment — which will produce casing and tubing for use in offshore applications.
The new U- and O-forming presses at Tenaris’s mill in Pindamonhangaba, São Paulo, Brazil, will produce casing and tubing to face offshore E&P challenges.
Next week, Tenaris will start up two new presses at its mill in Pindamonhangaba — the result of an US$180 million investment.
"The investment comes in response to the oil and gas industry, which is demanding products with ever more rigorous technical specifications. The new presses will manufacture tubes with greater wall thicknesses in more sophisticated steel grades, capable of performing in hostile deepwater projects, such as high pressure, sour or highly corrosive environments," says Renato Catallini, Tenaris area manager for Brazil.
Equipped with German technology, the new presses will allow the company to manufacture tubes with wall thicknesses up to 1.5" with diameters between 12 3/4" and 48".
"This project represents another step towards technological differentiation for Tenaris, and follows our commitment to quality, safety and sustainability, the values that guide our entire industrial system," adds Catallini.
An additional benefit of the new equipment is the significant reduction in energy consumption. Up to 35% savings can be achieved during the entire manufacturing process, due to the machinery’s high efficiency motors, hydraulic pumps and state-of-the-art transformers.
Another highlight is the modern control system. The U- and O- forming presses contribute to increasing productivity and assuring product quality.
With this new technology, Tenaris addresses market needs and strengthens its partnership in current and future offshore E&P projects, while increasing local content and promoting the technological advancement demanded by the pre-salt development. In this sense, the company is also currently installing its fifth Research and Development Center, at Ilha do Fundão in Rio de Janeiro. Representing a US$ 38 million investment, the center is expected to be inaugurated by December 2013.
