Sault Ste. Marie's Algoma Tubes Inc. is expected to hire as many as 110 new employees since reopening the former Algoma Steel seamless tube mill two years ago.
The Canadian subsidiary of Siderca, S.A., an Argentine pipe producer, intends to bump up production from 45,000 tonnes annually to 110,000 tonnes and needs more workers.
As Canada's only seamless tube mill, the company has made great strides, gaining a sizable share of the Canadian market previously lost to foreign producers, and intends to take the next step.
Hiring of staff in production and maintenance, many of whom will be unionized, will bring the company's workforce to 326.
Besides catering to the domestic oil and gas industry, Algoma Tubes has a just-in-time auto parts delivery agreement for assembly lines in Michigan and southern Ontario. Greater production is expected to lead to more U.S. export activity with value-added products such as axles and lamp pipes.
