# Nova Steel USA opens automotive tube mill in Bowling Green, Kentucky

Nova Steel USA is opening a new automotive tube manufacturing facility in Bowling Green, Kentucky, with an initial investment of over $20 million, creating 50 jobs. The 108,000 sq ft plant will produce automotive parts for pickup trucks and SUVs, with plans for expansion to 325,000 sq ft and 110 jobs within 3-5 years.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2022-07-16
- Where: Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States
- Value: $20.0M
- Jobs: 50
- Starts operating: Q3 2022
- Status: under construction
- Products: automotive tubes, precision rollformed parts, laser-cut parts, bent tubes
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md), [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md)

## Companies

- [Nova Steel USA Inc.](https://endata.com/companies/50835.md)

## Sources

- [novasteel.com](https://novasteel.com/nova-steel-usa-to-open-bowling-green-steel-tube-mill-summer-2022/), 2022-07-16: "Nova Steel’s new automotive tube manufacturing facility in Bowling Green, Ky., a $70 million investment, is expected to create 110 full-time jobs in the region in the coming years."

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