Data Steel Pipe Industries (Pvt.) Ltd. was established in 1993 by Speedways Group ofcompanies. The plant, which is strategically located in Sadiqabad, Dist. Rahim YarKhan, is equipped with the most technologically advanced spiral welded steel pipemanufacturing machinery and utilizes continuous helical seam submerged arc-weldingprocess. The plant is spread over 74,000 square meters and includes all ancillaryequipment in addition to ultrasonic, real-time x-ray, end x-ray and hydrostatic testingquality control systems complete with automatic hydraulic material handling systems.The annual production capacity of the mill is approximately 150,000 tons, manufacturingpipes of diameter between 8" and 140" (200-3500mm).DATA Steel was one of the first companies in the steel sector to acquire ISO 9001certification. Moreover, it is the only manufacturer in Pakistan to have the covetedAPIQR certification. This proves, among other things, that DATA Steel has thecapability to deliver its products to the customer, with the right quality at the right time,and with zero defects. It is also the sole company in Pakistan to have manufactured steelpipe of diameters exceeding 100 inches.DATA Steel also has a coating plant which is capable of applying multi-layers of coatingcomprising of fusion bonded epoxy, co-polymer adhesive and high/medium densitypolyethylene / polypropylene as well as applying a single layer of fusion bonded epoxyon the external surface of steel pipes. The coating plant has a capacity of coating pipes atthe rate of 250 square meters per hour (or 600,000 square meters per annum, based onsingle shift operation). As such it is the largest and the most technologically advancedcoating plant of its kind in this country.DATA Steel has the honor to be the only pipe mill in the country to export spiral weldedpipes, and was awarded FPCCI Merit Trophy in 2004 for its remarkable efforts.