Zenith Birla (India) announced that as a part of expansion program, the company is setting up a manufacturing unit for manufacturing of large diameter spiral SAW pipes.

For the said project, the company is importing a mobile spiral mill from Australia capable of producing pipes with the diameter of about 18 inches to 100 inches.

This is the first mobile spiral mill that can move from one location to other location and manufacture pipes at site; thus reducing transportation cost and wastage of materials.

The company has also a facility for Internal cement mortar lining at the site which is used to coat the inner lining of the pipes at the site itself, which is required in such manufactured spiral pipes.

This project will help the company to enter into a diversified field of pipe manufacturing from ERW small diameter pipes to large diameter pipes to large diameter spiral SAW pipes and the Company will be able to cater from 1/2 inch to 100 inches size pipes.

(Sourced from IRIS)