Atlas Tube

Zekelman Industries completed exterior work on a new $150 million, 515,000-square-foot mill in Blytheville, Arkansas for its Atlas Tube division. The mill is scheduled to begin operating in September 2021 and will create about 75 jobs.

Atlas Tube owner Barry Zekelman reported that his company lost a $200-million Alberta solar project contract to a Chinese company, with Atlas Tube's $15 million bid being undercut by a $12.5 million Chinese offer.

Atlas Tube is expanding its Blytheville production facility with a new ERW mill that will produce the largest single seam HSS sections in the world. The mill was announced in July 2019 and is expected to open in 2020.

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.

Zekelman Industries contracted SMS group to supply a new 28-inch ERW tube welding line for its Atlas Tube division. The line will be the largest continuous ERW tube mill in the world, with capacity over 400,000 tons per year, to be installed at an existing site.

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.

Zekelman Industries announced that American Tube Manufacturing has been renamed Atlas Tube – Birmingham, reflecting its integration into the Atlas Tube operating system. The plant now stocks an expanded size range of HSS products for next-day delivery in the southeastern US.