TPT July 2011

I ndustry N ews

Kemppi launches production in India KEMPPI Oy, a Finnish welding equipment and solution provider, has set up a production facility in Chennai, India, for the manufacture of welding products intended for the local market. The opening ceremony of the new subsidiary and production facility took place on Wednesday 19 January 2011 in local Indian style. The new facility is Kemppi’s first production unit outside Finland. Kemppi has been operating in the Indian market since the 1970s and the brand has become well-known and valued over the years. The reasoning behind the local subsidiary and production is to improve and strengthen Kemppi’s position in one of the most rapidly growing markets in the world.

Anssi Rantasalo, CEO, Kemppi said: “We have had good cooperation with local distributors for a long time, but local production is also necessary, in order to get properly established in the Indian market.” Staff from Kemppi’s Indian production facility have been in Finland for training and during the coming spring, the first ever machines to be manufactured at the Chennai factory will come off the production line. They will be the HiArc M400i machines for MIG/MAG welding. By establishing a sales company and a production facility in India, Kemppi shows

that it is seriously competing in this economic region with a huge market potential. The new subsidiary enables local handling of sales, deliveries and service operations. The office premises are equipped with modern training facilities, which will be further expanded in the near future. “We want to serve our Indian customers even better and strengthen our strategic position in the area,” Rantasalo sums up. Kemppi Oy – Finland

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The Kemppi Oy team on their visit to India

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Barrett Steel expands into Texas BARRETT Steel is expanding its global reach by establishing a presence in Houston, Texas, to serve the oil and gas industry in the Gulf of Mexico and Brazil. From its purpose built 33,000ft 2 facility, Barrett Steel Energy Products will specialise in raw materials for the downhole tool and equipment used in the oil and gas industry, including solid bar, hollows and tubing that meet the requirements of all oil patch grades. The move is a demonstration of the Barrett Steel Group’s commitment

to new markets and to cementing stronger relationships with overseas customers. The new management team, headed by Tim Ryan, president, and Scott Schwandt, vice-president, brings together oilfield specialists with a wide range of complementary skills. Mr Ryan commented, “Our position here allows us to serve the oil and gas equipment manufacturing community with the backing of an historically strong and proven company in a strategically important location.” Dave Godfrey, managing director of Barrett Engineering Steels Division, said: “The downturn in the UK construction market demonstrated to us all too clearly that we needed to refocus our strategy and move into new markets.” Barrett Steel – UK

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