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Zekelman Industries to build world's largest continuous ERW tube mill · Endata

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May 7, 2019NEW FACILITYChicago, Illinois, United States

Zekelman Industries to build world's largest continuous ERW tube mill

Zekelman Industries announced construction of the world's largest continuous ERW tube mill in Chicago, Illinois, with a $150 million investment. The mill will produce hollow structural sections and create over 75 jobs, with startup scheduled for September 2021.

Value

$150.0M

Jobs

75

Starts operating

Sep 2021

Status

Announced

Capacity

world's largest continuous ERW tube mill; HSS size range 8" square x 0.750" wall up to 22" square x 1" wall

Productshollow structural sections (HSS)square, rectangular and round structural sections

CompaniesZekelman Industries Atlas Tube SMS group supplier Kusakabe supplier Mair supplier

Sectors#Steel and Metal Products

“This new ERW mill will greatly increase the range of HSS products available to the North American market and will help grow the use of all steel products in the nonresidential construction market.”prnewswire.com

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prnewswire.comConstruction of the Largest Continuous ERW Tube MillZekelman IndustriesMay 7, 2019

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