Tubería Nacional, S.A.: introducción y diversificación de la tubería en la Compañía Fundidora de Fierro y Acero de Monterrey (1953-1975)

Abstract

In the history of the Company Fundidora de Fierro y Acero de Monterrey, S.A. the development of new departments and subsidiaries was one of the strategies that the company considered pertinent to diversify its production of non-flat steels and position itself in the national market. In this sense, multiple subsidiaries were under the wing of the Monterrey steel company such as Fábrica de Ladrillos Industriales y Refractarios (flir), Cerro de Mercado, S.A., and the National Pipeline (TUNA); to name just a few. However, the history of TUNA remains without a proper research. This investigation attempts to trace the start-up of pipe production at Fundidora de Monterrey and recover the process that led to the purchase and modernization of TUNA, thus establishing an analysis about the development of the subsidiary company.