New insulated pipe plant for Saudi

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Detailed plant engineering and design is underway for a new insulated pipe manufacturing plant in the Dammam Industrial Area in Saudi Arabia.

The plant will be developed and operated by Perma-Pipe’s subsidiary, Perma-Pipe Middle East (PPME), in tandem with its existing plant in the UAE, with the aim of serving the entire GCC region. It will be known as Perma-Pipe Saudi Arabia (PPSA).

A strategically-located land site has been leased in the Dammam Industrial Area. The new hi-tech manufacturing facility will serve the special requirements of the oil and gas industry, as well as the rapidly-growing market for district cooling networks in Saudi Arabia.

PPSA will feature Perma-Pipe’s Xtru-Therm automated spray polyurethane insulation and several jacketing systems, including Polyethylene, metal and FRP, offering a comprehensive product range. It will also be equipped to custom-manufacture pipe spools and a complete range of pre-insulated fittings.

The company has received an industrial license and the required commercial registration, and expects the plant to be fully operational in 2011.

“We eagerly anticipate this major strategic initiative, which will address the largest market in the GCC countries,” said Perma-Pipe president Fati Elgendy.

Perma-Pipe has successfully served Saudi Arabia since the 1970s, and is currently involved in such flagship projects as the Princess Noura University. “Through PPSA we look forward to expanding our share of this very large market as well as adjacent areas in the GCC,” said PPME president Avin Gidwani.

“This investment further supports our plan for continued growth in rapidly-emerging markets,” said David Unger, chairman and CEO of MFRI. Perma-Pipe is a subsidiary of MFRI.