# 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.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2019-05-07
- Where: Chicago, Illinois, United States
- 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
- Products: hollow structural sections (HSS), square, rectangular and round structural sections
- Sectors: [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md)

## Companies

- [Zekelman Industries](https://endata.com/companies/22397.md)
- [Atlas Tube](https://endata.com/companies/26419.md)
- [SMS group](https://endata.com/companies/2366.md) (supplier)
- [Kusakabe](https://endata.com/companies/39370.md) (supplier)
- [Mair](https://endata.com/companies/39371.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [prnewswire.com](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/construction-of-the-largest-continuous-erw-tube-mill-300845525.html), 2019-05-07: "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."

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