# Global Pipe Company orders SMS group expander and hydrotester for new Jubail pipe line

Global Pipe Company of Jubail, Saudi Arabia, ordered a 10 MN mechanical expander and a hydrostatic pipe tester from SMS group for a new manufacturing line that will double its nominal capacity to 400,000 tonnes per year, expected in production in 3Q18.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2017-11-10
- Where: Jubail, Saudi Arabia
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: Doubling annual capacity from 200,000-400,000 t to 400,000 t
- Products: steel pipes, mechanical pipe expander, hydrostatic pipe tester
- Sectors: [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md)

## Companies

- [Global Pipe Company](https://endata.com/companies/2124.md) (customer)
- [SMS group](https://endata.com/companies/2366.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [worldpipelines.com](https://www.worldpipelines.com/equipment-and-safety/10112017/global-pipe-company-invests-in-key-equipment-from-sms-group/), 2017-11-10: "The new line is expected to be ready for production in 3Q18."

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