# AGRU opens $40M XXL pipe production facility in Charleston, South Carolina

AGRU invested $40 million in a new production facility for large diameter HDPE pipes in Charleston, South Carolina. The facility can extrude the world's largest HDPE pressure pipe, with outside diameters up to 3,500 mm, and is located on the Cooper River for marine storage and towing.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2017-12-01
- Where: Charleston, South Carolina, United States
- Value: $40.0M
- Status: completed
- Capacity: outside diameter up to 3,500 mm
- Products: HDPE pressure pipes, fittings
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [AGRU](https://endata.com/companies/28504.md)

## Sources

- [agruamerica.com](https://agruamerica.com/worlds-largest-hdpe-pipe/), 2017-12-01: "With the 40 million dollar investment into a new production facility for large diameter pipes in Charleston, South Carolina, The Plastics Experts are expanding their presence in the United States and setting a milestone unseen before in the industry."

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