TPi September 2017

business & market news

Uponor invests $17.4mn to expand PEX pipe manufacturing

cooperation of both the State of Minnesota and the City of Apple Valley, and their willingness to provide an attractive business climate for Uponor’s continued growth. Uponor announced last year that it was also consolidating the Canadian head office with its eastern distribution centre, which moved to Mississauga, Ontario, in June 2016. The Canadian headquarters moved into the same building earlier this year. To further unify the Canadian team and take advantage of centralised efficiencies, the company

Uponor has also leased an 8,500-ft 2 office and lab space in a building next to its manufacturing annex, which the company’s technology group will occupy. The building expansion is required to meet forecast growth for its crosslinked polyethylene (PEX) tubing in plumbing, fire sprinkler, radiant heating and cooling and hydronic piping systems used in residential and commercial buildings. The decision to expand again in Apple Valley was partly due to the successful

Uponor North America is expanding its manufacturing facility in Apple Valley, Minnesota, with completion expected by January 2018. The $17.4mn investment will be used toward the expansion of an additional 58,000 ft 2 to increase manufacturing capacity to meet customer demand. This is the tenth expansion since Uponor began operations in Apple Valley in 1990. The most recent expansion took place in 2016, when the company invested $18mn and added 88,000 ft 2 to its manufacturing facility.

is expanding its estimation and commercial piping design services, also located in Mississauga. This alignment resulted in the closing of the office in Regina, Saskatchewan. New features in Mississauga include a training facility that will hold up to 50 attendees, as well as a hands-on application lab. To complement the new venue and its traditional plumbing and radiant heating/ cooling training classes, the new Canadian facility has begun offering engineering continuing education units (CEUs).

The new facility will add an additional 58,000 ft 2 of production and packaging space to support Uponor’s PEX piping business

Uponor, Inc – USA www.uponorpro.com

Major integrated contract for Coral South FLNG project

this prestigious contract awarded by Eni and its partners to the TJS consortium. Combining TechnipFMC’s unique capabilities in both FLNG and subsea, we have been able to propose to our client an optimum combination, demonstrating the strength of our

system, as well as the installation of the umbilicals and subsea equipment. The floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility will be designed to produce close to 3.4 Mtpa of liquefied natural gas, and will be moored in 2,000m of water depth in the Area 4, offshore Mozambique. DougPferdehirt, chief executive officer of TechnipFMC, stated, “We are honoured to be the leader of the execution of

TechnipFMC, together with JGC Corporation and Samsung Heavy Industries, all partners in the TJS Consortium, has been awarded a major contract by Coral FLNG SA. The contract covers the engineering, procurement, construction, installation, commissioning and start-up (EPCIC) of the Coral South FLNG facility and its associated risers and subsea flowlines

integrated offerings.” TechnipFMC plc – UK www.technipfmc.com

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