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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
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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 33,000ft2 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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The Kemppi Oy team
on their visit to India