IPSCO was incorporated in 1956 under the name of Prairie Pipe. Pipe making facilities were installed at the Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada site. Throughout the years, the company expanded through new construction, as well as acquisition. In 1984, the company changed its name to IPSCO, adopting the acronym by which it was generally known, as its full name. The company operates facilities that have the capacity to make 3,500,000 tons of steel annually. Utilizing electric arc furnaces, steelworks melt steel scrap, and the addition of appropriate alloys, it can create numerous grades and strengths of hot rolled discrete plate and coil. Steel can then be further processed at the company's temper leveling and coil processing facilities. In addition, pipe making facilities are located throughout the U.S. and Canada that can produce square, rectangular and round tubular products in various diameters up to 80 inches. IPSCO has a location in Houston.