APC’s new coating factory, inaugurated by HRH Prince Salman Bin Abdul Aziz, the Governor of Riyadh, has captured a significant share of the market.
Arabian Yadong Coating Ltd is a joint venture between Arabian Pipes Company and Yadong Coating International and since commissioning of the coating facility in Riyadh last year, the company has been actively serving the needs for the local industrial, as well as the regional market, with various projects on Fusion Bonded Epoxy (FBE) single layer coating to Saudi Aramco Specification 09-SAMSS-089, and three layer polyethylene coating to Din 30670.
The state-of-the-art technology was purchased from Yadong Coating Group, a multinational corporation with leading-edge technology and expertise in pipeline coating and associated services.
Founded in 1995, Yadong Coating Group is the fastest growing pipe coating services company in the world, with eight plants commissioned to date, designed to handle and coast pipes of different sizes ranging from 6 to 56 inches with a multitude of both internal and external coatings. Yadang is at the forefront of the pipe coating services business.
Its managerial and senior technical staff have more than 20 years experience in pipe coating with a record number of successfully completed projects, amongst the highest in the field.
The high capacity coating plant is able to handle a range of projects utilizing its state-of-the-art technology and expertise from Yadong International for management and technical support. The plant is capable of coating steel pipes size from 6" up to 48" in diameter, and from 10 metres up to 18 metres in length without modification to the existing plant set up. The annual production capacity is over three million square meters for FBE Single Layer coating to Saudi Aramco Specification as well as Canadian Specification CSA Z245.20-02, and over two million sq metres for three layer Polyethylene coating meeting Din 30670 aid other international standards.
Over the years, Yadong has coated more than 3,000 km of pipeline, ranging from FBE, 3LPE to 3LPP coatings. It successfully completed various International projects in some of the toughest places in Africa and Asia; it has demonstrated Yadong’s strength in meeting the most demanding environmental conditions, logistics and physical conditions in the business.
The joint venture plant is set up with this vertical integration within the existing APC tube mill in Riyadh.
APC has already appointed a number of expert companies to promote its services and products throughout the Gulf, Yemen and the USA.
The company is also planning to expand its marketing link to cover the Arab world and international countries.
Companies all over the world are now benefiting from APC products and services, receiving world-class high quality pipes and coatings delivered to wherever they may be.
