# Zekelman Industries to build $150M ERW tube mill in Blytheville, Arkansas

Zekelman Industries announced it will build the world's largest continuous ERW tube mill in Blytheville, Arkansas, adjacent to its existing Atlas Tube mill. The $150 million project will create 75 new jobs and is scheduled to start up in September 2021.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2019-07-31
- Where: Blytheville, Arkansas, United States
- Value: $150.0M
- Jobs: 75
- Starts operating: Sep 2021
- Status: announced
- Capacity: sections as large as 28” OD x 1” wall
- Products: ERW tube, hollow structural sections, pipe piling
- 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) (partner)

## Sources

- [arkansasedc.com](https://www.arkansasedc.com/news-events/newsroom/detail/2019/07/31/zekelman-industries-to-build-largest-continuous-erw-tube-mill-in-blytheville), 2019-07-31: "Zekelman Industries today announced it will build the world’s largest continuous ERW tube mill in Blytheville, Arkansas, on property adjacent to its existing Atlas Tube mill."
- [marketsteel.com](https://www.marketsteel.com/news-details/zekelman-industries-to-build-largest-continuous-erw-tube-mill-in-blytheville.html), 2019-08-01: "We’re very excited to continue investing in a community we’ve proudly called home."

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