Metsa Tanks eyes growth potential with continued buildout of facility

January 21, 2026 By Brian Richesson 0 Comments

Ternium’s massive steel manufacturing plant near Monterrey, Mexico. It provides Metsa Tanks with a portion of its steel supply. (Photo courtesy of Ternium)

Monterrey, Mexico, is home to one of the propane industry’s tank manufacturers.

The presence of LPG is prevalent around Monterrey. Here, a worker fills a propane cylinder for a customer. (Photo by <em>LP Gas</em> staff) — The presence of LPG is prevalent around Monterrey. Here, a worker fills a propane cylinder for a customer. (Photo by *LP Gas* staff)

Metsa Tanks, part of an industrial consortium of businesses, including propane marketers, has called this city of 5.3 million home since its founding in 1983.

“It’s important to know and remember that Metsa 10 years ago, 15 years ago is much different than Metsa today,” says Metsa Tanks CEO Robert Kenney, during LP Gas’ visit to company headquarters in November 2025.

Kenney, sales manager Daniel Quiroga and the Metsa Tanks team provided an inside look at the processes that allow the company to supply tanks – through its own delivery network – to customers in North America. A local supply chain for key inputs like steel, paint and parts helps the company streamline its processes. LP Gas’ visit began with a tour of the massive Ternium steel manufacturing facility, from where Metsa Tanks acquires a portion of its steel.

“The majority of our supply chain is inside this city,” Kenney explains.

A Metsa Tanks employee performs a tank weld. (Photo by LP Gas staff) — A Metsa Tanks employee performs a tank weld. (Photo by *LP Gas* staff)

Metsa Tanks’ 28,500-sq.-ft. production facility, located in the southeastern part of the city with sheep grazing in the fields nearby, manufactures domestic propane tanks, including underground and AG/UG models. Tank sizes range from 250 gallons to 1,990 gallons, with the company also fulfilling custom orders.

Metsa Tanks has sharpened its focus on the undergrounds and, in 2024, unveiled a tank dome that gives service technicians more room to work. In addition, a partnership with Mopeka Products helps to ensure monitored cathodic protection on the underground tanks.

A propane tank makes its way through the process. It’s been shot blasted and is now ready for painting. (Photo by LP Gas staff) — A propane tank makes its way through the process. It’s been shot blasted and is now ready for painting. (Photo by *LP Gas* staff)

The company also looks to build out its headquarters location with a new office building and worker facilities, designed to improve the work environment and safety. In 2023, it announced initial plans to improve fabrication and paint lines, along with machinery upgrades and new facility installations.

“For us to even talk about growth, it has to start with the people that have built this company,” says Kenney, speaking about founder Humberto Garza Perez. “Our ownership has always made a point to take care of its people.”

The presence of LPG is prevalent around Metsa Tanks’ home city – from bulk storage facilities and autogas-fueled taxis to residents and business owners getting refills on their cylinders.

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