APM Profile
Ahvaz Pipe Mills Co. was founded in 1967 nd stepped the stage of industry of the country
in the October of the same year with a plant manufacturing 24-42’’-diameter pipes. Later, in
the spring of 1968, it expanded its activities by establishing a small-diameter pipe plant
producing pipes with diameters ranging from 6 to 16’’.
To speed up the pipe production and to provide increasing needs of the country, two more
plants, no. 3 and 4, were established in 1975 to fabricate small and large-diameter pipes. In
the same year, the company dispatched a number of experts abroad in order to improve its
technical potential and to update its industrial knowledge.
The following year, simultaneous with pipe supply for gas pipeline to the former Soviet Union
and by improving the equipment of large-diameter pipe plant, the company succeeded to
produce pipes up to 56’’ diameter.
After the glorious Islamic Revolution in 1978 and the beginning of the imposed Iraq war and
as a result of severe economic boycott against the country and the departure of foreign
experts, the company was near to be closed down. However, after a short pause, in 1982
the Iranian experts succeeded to turn the stopped system of the company again.
In 1991, the company undertook a very important and valuable project: Aghardalan sour
gas, in this way one of the most important activities of the company was put into operation.
During this project, a plant was constructed for application of 3 layer external coating on
pipes and in 1993 this plant succeeded to coat pipes with a high quality.
After one decade and lots of industrial reformations and developments in the country, and
due to the privatization plan in the year 2000, the ownership of Ahvaz Pipe Mills Co. was
given to private section and was not under supervision of the Ministry of Oil anymore.
By supplying pipes for some important projects like Phase I of “South Pars” Project, ordered
by Petro Pars Co., Phases II and III of “South Pars” ordered by Total of France as well as
Phases IV and V of South Pars Project, ordered by Agip of Italy, this company proved its
lasting capability in successful and timely respond to all requests of important domestic and
foreign companies.
Ahvaz Pipe Mills Co. with more than 1900 expert manpower in both executive and
headquarter sectors and with some substantial contracts with foreign companies is known as
one of the active industrial complexes in the Middle East .
Setting an integrated materials and products tracking system (IMTS) has enabled the
managers to follow up and track the products and to control pipe production data and
coating process.
This possibility has perfectly ensured the customers as well.
Now, the Warehouse Department of the Company, equipped with a variety of heavy
machinery and benefiting from experienced skilled technical staff, is capable of unloading
and storing 2,500 tons of different types of steel plates and delivering the same amount to
production lines round- the- clock. With 560,000 m2¬ of standard indoor and outdoor
warehouses, this department is capable of receiving and storing 4,500 tons of bared and
coated pipes a day.
This department is able to load 400 trailers with large-diameter pipes
and also 100 trailers with small-diameter pipes for different destinations per day.
The company has an annual production capacity of 600,000 tons of different types of steel
pipes, 4 million m2¬ external coating and a capacity amounting to 3,500,000 m2¬ internal
pipe coating.
The company is one the main pipe suppliers for domestic and foreign
companies and is one of the most qualified and strong economic agencies in the country and
hopes to progress further by relying on nonstop efforts and perseverance of its hardworking
industrious managers and personnel.
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