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16

J

uly

2011

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ndustry

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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

Email:

info@kemppi.com

Website:

www.kemppi.com

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

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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

Email:

info@barrettsteelep.com

Website:

www.barrettsteel.com

The Kemppi Oy team

on their visit to India