The new pipe finishing unit, expected to yield 75,000 tons every year, will support the energy production industry, said Gabriel Podskubka, area manager for Eastern Europe, in a press release.
Tenaris will invest another $50 million in a threading unit for pipes destined for the oil and gas industry, due to be completed in 2013.
The Tenaris group, registered in Luxembourg, has a pipe factory in Zalau, a steelworks in Calarasi and a service center in Ploiesti.