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March 09, 2010

Oil and gas pipe maker TMK IPSCO to open facility near Marcellus Shale to meet growing demand

HARRISBURG, PA. — An oil-and-gas pipe maker says it plans to open a new facility close to the Marcellus Shale natural gas reserve beneath Appalachia.

TMK IPSCO said Tuesday it has signed a lease on a building where it plans to produce up to 100,000 tons of threaded pipe annually.

The building is in Brookfield, Ohio, about 60 miles northwest of Pittsburgh. TMK IPSCO said it expects to begin operations there in the coming months.

The company says up to 120 people could eventually be employed there.

President and CEO Vicki Avril says the new facility is in direct response to the growing demand for infrastructure at Marcellus Shale well sites.

TMK IPSCO is a division of Russian parent company TMK.

Associated Press

Source: http://www.sfexaminer.com/economy/85050042.html

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