Global stainless steel and heating systems manufacturer and supplier, Alleima, has inaugurated a new Hydraulic and Instrumentation tubing factory at its Mehsana Mill in Gujarat, western India. The facility will meet the rising demand for locally manufactured products in India and is part of a larger growth initiative launched by Alleima in 2017. The investment has been divided into two parts, with a Heat Exchanger cold finish Tube Capacity set to be fully operational by 2023.
Alleima first established operations in India in 1983 in Pune, and the Mehsana manufacturing facility has since grown in importance. The factory has been modernized and expanded, increasing production and availability of high-quality seamless stainless steel and high alloy tubes. The new factory will expand the Hydraulic and Instrumentation Tube capacity to meet the growing market for infrastructure around natural gas, enabling the transition towards cleaner alternative fuels and meeting increased demand from the Chemical and Petrochemical segment in India.
The Mehsana Mill facility is an important part of Alleima’s journey towards strengthening its footprint in Asia. Göran Björkman, President and CEO at Alleima, said, “The new Hydraulic and Instrumentation tubing manufacturing facility will enable us to serve our customers locally with premium products in India. The investment aims to capture growth opportunities in the Chemical and Petrochemical segment. There is also a change towards increased natural gas in the energy mix and a shift towards alternative clean fuels, which present further growth opportunities.”
Alleima’s growth initiative started in 2017 and was completed in 2020 when the company added a new cold-finishing tube manufacturing line for heat exchanger tubing and other demanding industrial applications. Sharath Satish, President, of Business Unit Tube APAC at Alleima, said, “We look forward to ramping up our production to cater to the increasing demand for locally manufactured products in India while aligning with the Government of India’s.”
The Mehsana tube mill in Gujarat, India produces advanced corrosion-resistant tubes and pipes for heat exchangers and process equipment for various industries. They offer a range of grades from austenitic stainless steel to duplexes and high nickel alloys. Their laboratory conducts various tests to measure the tensile strength, yield strength, and other characteristics to meet ASTM, ASME, EN, NACE 0101/0175, and other stringent customer specifications. Alleima AB is a global manufacturer of high-value products in advanced stainless steels and special alloys. They create solutions for industrial heating and offer products like seamless steel tubes for the energy, chemical, and aerospace industries, precision strip steel for white goods compressors, and air conditioners.
