Tex-Tube Company

What Tex-Tube Company does

Tex-Tube Company is a Houston, Texas-based manufacturer of electric resistance welded (ERW) steel pipe, founded in 1945 and operating as a subsidiary of Mexican steel conglomerate Grupo Villacero. The company produces API 5L line pipe (grades X42, X52, X60 in PSL-1 and PSL-2), API 5CT OCTG pipe (grade J55), ASTM A53B and A795A pipe for pressure and fire protection applications, elliptical pipe for bridge rail, and torque tubes for solar trackers. Manufacturing and distribution capacity exceeds 140,000 tons annually, executed across two production sites: the Houston headquarters on North Post Oak Road with port, rail, and highway access, and the Atchison Tubular Manufacturing facility in Atchison, Kansas with a 36-car rail spur serving the Midwest and providing direct connections to Canada and Mexico. The company maintains API 5L and 5CT monogram licenses, API Q1 and ISO 9001:2015 certifications, and Factory Mutual and Underwriter's Laboratory approvals, which together gate entry into the regulated oil and gas and commercial fire protection end markets.

The business model is a B2B industrial sales operation: pricing is quote-based rather than list-priced, contracts are multi-year, and customers reach the company through a Request a Quote form, direct phone, email, or sales representative. Revenue is generated primarily through hardware sales of pipe products across five end-market verticals: oil and gas exploration and transmission (the principal end-user segment), commercial fire protection, petrochemical and refinery processing, solar/renewable energy via the 2024-launched Solar Division, and transportation infrastructure. Distribution is multimodal and direct-to-customer, leveraging rail, truck, and Port of Houston sea shipping. In-house capabilities include chemical and mechanical testing, macro weld and HAZ evaluations, in-line NDT, hydrostatic testing, post-hydro UT, in-house grooving, and water-based coating.

The company employs approximately 100 people, has operated for over 75 years, and markets primarily through its corporate website, downloadable product brochures, and direct enterprise sales contact rather than broad consumer-facing advertising. No public ownership, venture capital, or outside equity is disclosed, and the company is privately held within the Villacero Group structure.

Name

Tex-Tube Company

Legal name

Tex-Tube Company

Website

https://tex-tube.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1945

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Tex-Tube Company is a Houston-based, 1945-founded ERW steel pipe manufacturer producing API line pipe, OCTG, ASTM, elliptical, and solar torque tube products from two US facilities under Grupo Villacero ownership, serving oil and gas, fire protection, petrochemical, solar, and infrastructure customers across North America.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Steel Pipe Manufacturing

NAICS

Iron and Steel Pipe and Tube Manufacturing from Purchased Steel (33121), Iron and Steel Pipe and Tube Manufacturing from Purchased Steel (331210)

SIC

Steel Pipe & Tubes (3317)

akta.pro primary industry

Pipe & Tube Manufacturing (Seamless & Welded OCTG/Line Pipe/Structural Tube) (IMAKABAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Pipes & Tubing (Metal, Plastic & Composite) (IMADALAC)

Keywords

• ERW steel pipe manufacturing
• API line pipe
• OCTG pipe products
• ASTM steel pipe
• Solar torque tubes

Headquarters

HQ city

Houston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Steel Pipe Manufacturing: Manufacturing and sale of ERW steel pipe products including API 5L line pipe, API 5CT OCTG pipe, ASTM A53B and A795 pipe, elliptical tubing, and torque tubes. The company has manufacturing and distribution capability of more than 140,000 tons annually.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Tex-Tube Company manufactures electric resistance welded (ERW) steel pipe and tube products from purchased steel, producing API 5L line pipe, API 5CT OCTG pipe, ASTM A53B/A795A pipe, elliptical pipe, and torque tubes for solar trackers. The company operates manufacturing facilities in Houston, TX and Atchison, KS, with combined annual production capacity exceeding 140,000 tons for industrial customers in oil and gas, fire protection, petrochemical, refinery, power, and renewable energy sectors.

Product overview

Tex-Tube Company is a steel pipe manufacturer with over 75 years of experience, producing electric resistance welded (ERW) steel pipe products. The core product portfolio consists of API Line Pipe (API 5L grades X42-X60) and API OCTG Pipe (API 5CT grade J55) for the oil and gas industry, along with ASTM Pipe Products (A53B and A795A grades) for commercial and fire protection applications. The company also manufactures Elliptical Pipe for structural bridge rail applications and Torque Tubes for solar tracker systems as part of its Solar Division expansion into renewable energy markets. Through its Atchison Tubular Manufacturing subsidiary, the company offers additional steel tubular products with in-house grooving, coating, and inspection capabilities. All products are manufactured in the United States with FM and UL certifications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Solar Division: Division focused on torque tubes for solar trackers and renewable energy applications, serving the solar panels market projected to grow from USD 131.37 billion in 2022 to USD 282.4 billion by 2030.

Products and services

• API Line Pipe

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Grupo Villacero (Villacero Group)coreOthersTex-Tube is a member of the Villacero Group (Grupo Villacero), based in Monterrey, Mexico. Grupo Villacero is a global steel conglomerate involved in the production, transformation, and commercialization of steel products worldwide. This is a parent-subsidiary relationship where Tex-Tube operates as part of the larger Villacero organization.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Tenaris: Global integrated steel pipe manufacturer with both seamless and ERW capability, competing with Tex-Tube in OCTG and line pipe categories where certified product lines overlap.
• TMK IPSCO: North American arm of global pipe producer TMK, offering OCTG, line pipe, and structural pipe at larger scale than Tex-Tube and competing across the same oil & gas and energy end-markets.
• Vallourec: Global seamless and welded pipe producer serving oil & gas and industrial markets, a broad competitor in OCTG and line pipe where Vallourec's specification breadth exceeds Tex-Tube's ERW-only offering.
• Borusan Mannesmann: International welded and seamless pipe producer competing in OCTG, line pipe, and structural pipe end-markets overlapping with Tex-Tube's core North American customer base.

Direct peers

• Wheatland Tube: A division of Zekelman Industries and one of the largest North American producers of ERW steel pipe and mechanical tubing, directly competing with Tex-Tube in line pipe, fire-protection, and structural tube applications.
• Independence Tube: Nucor-owned manufacturer of ERW structural tubing and pipe, competing directly with Tex-Tube's structural and line pipe offerings in the same industrial and infrastructure end-markets.
• Bull Moose Tube Company: Specialty ERW steel tube manufacturer serving mechanical, structural, and pressure applications, closely comparable to Tex-Tube in product mix and customer types.
• Searing Industries: Privately held ERW steel pipe manufacturer of similar scale to Tex-Tube, serving oil & gas, structural, and industrial markets in North America with comparable size and product breadth.
• Atlas Tube: Zekelman-owned producer of ERW steel hollow structural sections and standard pipe; competes with Tex-Tube in structural tube categories overlapping with the elliptical pipe and ASTM A53B/A252 product lines.
• Northwest Pipe Company: Publicly traded manufacturer of welded steel pipe serving water infrastructure, energy, and industrial markets; competes directly with Tex-Tube in line pipe and structural pipe, albeit with a larger product portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tex-tube-company

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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