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Tenaris S.A.
TypeSociété Anonyme
IndustryOilfield services
Founded17 December 2001; 24 years ago (2001-12-17)
Headquarters,
Area served
Worldwide
Key peoplePaolo Rocca (Chairman) Gabriel Podskubka (CEO)
ProductsSteel pipes
RevenueDecrease US$11.981 billion (2025)
Decrease US$2.283 billion (2025)
Decrease US$1.973 billion (2025)
Total assetsDecrease US$20.072 billion (2025)
Total equityIncrease US$16.829 billion (2025)
OwnerTechint (64.37%)
Number of employees
25,000 (2025)
Websitetenaris.com
Footnotes
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Tenaris S.A., organized in Luxembourg, is a manufacturer and supplier of steel pipes and related services for the petroleum industry. The company produces and ships over 4 million tons of pipes annually.[2] In 2024, sales to customers in North America accounted for 46% of sales, compared with 19% in South America, 26% in Asia-Pacific, and 10% in Europe.[3]

Tenaris is controlled by Techint and holds minority interests in Ternium, Usiminas, and Techgen.[3] Its shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange, Borsa Italiana, and the Mexican Stock Exchange, and are included in the FTSE MIB index.[3]

History

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Tenaris traces its roots to the formation of Siderca, the sole Argentine producer of seamless steel pipe products by the predecessor of San Faustin in 1948.[2] Tenaris was organized on December 17, 2001.[2]

In June 2006, the company acquired Maverick Tube for $3.185 billion.[4]

In September 2006, it sold 75% of Dalmine, its Italian energy supply business, to E.ON for €39 million.[5]

In 2007, the company acquired Hydril for $2.16 billion.[6][7] The pressure control business was sold to GE Oil and Gas in April 2008.[8]

In January 2020, the company acquired IPSCO Tubulars from OAO TMK for $1.2 billion.[9]

Controversies

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Bribery settlement

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In May 2011, Tenaris agreed to pay the United States Department of Justice US$8.9 million in the first ever deferred prosecution agreement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, after Tenaris voluntarily disclosed details of bribes made to officials of an Uzbek state-controlled oil firm to obtain competitor's bid information, which it used to submit revised bids in order to secure tenders.[10][11][12]

Violence at TenarisTamsa facility

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On several occasions, melees broke out at the TenarisTamsa facility in Veracruz, Mexico, over a dispute for union leadership between Pascual Lagunes Ochoa and José Carlos Guevara Malpica ("El Profe"), a convicted felon. These melees have resulted in injuries and deaths.[13][14]

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "Annual Report 2025" (PDF). 2026. Retrieved 8 October 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 "Tenaris S.A. 2023 Form 20-F Annual Report". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. 28 May 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 "Annual Report 2024". Tenaris. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
  4. ↑ "Tenaris to Acquire Maverick Tube". Association for Iron and Steel Technology. 14 June 2006.
  5. ↑ "(BW) Tenaris to Sell Participation in Dalmine Energie to E.ON" (Press release). Business Wire. 13 September 2006.
  6. ↑ Driver, Anna (9 August 2007). Dobbyn, Tim (ed.). "Tenaris to buy Hydril for $2.16 bln cash". Reuters. Houston, Texas.
  7. ↑ Nelson, Valerie J. (14 June 2007). "Richard C. Seaver, 85; oil-drilling exec, donor to L.A. Opera". Los Angeles Times.
  8. ↑ Malone, Scott; Ando, Ritsuko (28 January 2008). Bavdek, Maureen; Benkoe, Jeffrey (eds.). "Tenaris to sell Hydril pressure business to GE". Reuters. Boston.
  9. ↑ "Tenaris Completes Acquisition of IPSCO Tubulars". Association for Iron and Steel Technology. 3 January 2020.
  10. ↑ "Tenaris to Pay $5.4 Million in SEC's First-Ever Deferred Prosecution Agreement" (Press release). U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. 17 May 2011.
  11. ↑ Rubenfeld, Samuel (17 May 2011). "Tenaris SA Pays $8.9 Million To Settle FCPA Probe". The Wall Street Journal.
  12. ↑ Stempel, Jonathan; Driver, Anna (17 May 2011). Dobbyn, Tim (ed.). "Tenaris settles U.S. Bribery probe". Reuters.
  13. ↑ "Mundo Obrero. Enfrentamiento por el sindicato de TAMSA deja dos muertos" [World Worker. Clash over TAMSA union leaves two dead]. La Izquierda Diario (in Spanish). 24 March 2017.
  14. ↑ Zamudio, Isabel (9 December 2018). "Dan prisión domiciliaria a líder sindical de Tenaris-Tamsa" [Tenaris-Tamsa union leader given house arrest]. Milenio (in Spanish).
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