# Eastern Pipes approves SAR 78.5 million pipe coating line in Dammam plant

Eastern Pipes Company's board approved a new external steel pipe coating line at its pipe coating plant in Dammam's Second Industrial City, costing about SAR 78.5 million. The expansion aims to double annual capacity from about 4 to 8 million square meters, with commercial production expected in Q1 of fiscal 2027-2028.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2026-01-15
- Where: Dammam, Saudi Arabia
- Value: $20.9M (78.5M SAR)
- Status: announced
- Capacity: from about 4 million to 8 million square meters per year
- Products: external steel pipe coating
- Sectors: [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md)

## Companies

- [Eastern Pipes Company](https://endata.com/companies/13912.md)

## Sources

- [cdn.alyaum.com](https://cdn.alyaum.com/articles/6639978/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%AA%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%AF/%D8%A3%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%82-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%B3%D9%87%D9%85/%D8%A3%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%82-%D8%A5%D9%86%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D8%AE%D8%B7-%D8%AC%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%AF-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D9%85%D8%B5%D9%86%D8%B9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%A8%D9%82%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%A9-785-%D9%85%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%86-%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%84), 2026-01-18: "وافق مجلس إدارة شركة أنابيب الشرق المتكاملة للصناعة، الخميس الماضي، على إنشاء خط جديد لتغليف أنابيب الصلب الخارجي في مصنع تغليف الأنابيب التابع للشركة بالمدينة الصناعية الثانية في مدينة الدمام."

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