Pipe and tube manufacturer invests $35 million to open first U.S. facility in Louisiana
Global Seamless Tubes & Pipes has announced plans to establish its first U.S. production facility in DeSoto Parish. Louisiana. The company, which manufactures carbon, alloy and stainless steel cold drawn and hot finish seamless tubes and pipes, will invest $35 million into the project, creating 135 new jobs in the process. The new facility will feature machinery that integrates both hot finishing and cold drawn manufacturing processes in the same unit. This advancement will allow the company to build a domestic supply chain for North American customers. Operation at the new plant is expected to begin by the end of the year.
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In a recent quote, Global Seamless President A.R. Biswas said, “As a natural gas hub and a key player in the international energy supply chain, Louisiana is a natural choice for our second production facility, our first in the Western Hemisphere. Global Seamless is dedicated to providing our customers with high-quality services and products, and this new plant will allow us to better serve those customers with a local supply chain.”
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Alexis Gajewski is a manufacturing writer and editor with nearly 20 years of experience covering the people, practices, and technologies that keep industrial facilities running. For more than a decade, she served as Senior Content Strategist for Plant Services, creating content for plant managers, engineers, and maintenance professionals on a variety of industrial topics.
During her tenure, Alexis worked to develop the brand’s digital strategy and helped launch and produce Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast. She also created The Lighter Side of Manufacturing, a weekly blog that explored the inventive and sometimes humorous side of the industry.
Alexis co-founded Influential Women in Manufacturing, a recognition program that honored 49 women in its first two years, earned an industry award for Best Product Launch, and received a proclamation from Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and a commendation from U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth.
She also led newsroom operations and development at a large media company where she set editorial standards, developed training curriculum, and helped support AI adoption for more than 150 editors across 80+ brands spanning manufacturing, industrial processing, automation, and more.
Additionally, Alexis works as a freelance writer and editor, and her areas of interest include continuous improvement, the skilled workforce, and the role of emerging technology on the plant floor.
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