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Article: IPSCO expands heat-treat capacity.(METAL INDUSTRY NEWS)
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- Metal Center News
- Article date:
- September 1, 2005
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IPSCO Inc. will expand its current heat-treat capacity for oil country tubular goods at its Calgary, Alberta, plant. The company will also expand its casing product range through modifications to tubular operations at both its Calgary and Regina, Saskatchewan, pipe mills.
Overall, capacity of the Calgary heat-treat facility will rise by more than 70 percent per year. The expansion in heat-treat capacity will begin immediately and is expected to be fully implemented before the year ends.
The product range improvements will enhance the production of casing from the current 4 1/2- to 9-inch diameters to include additional diameters from 10-3/4- through ...