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8 Tube Products International July 2009
newsbusiness & market
Welspun commissions
US manufacturing facility
Mike Beebe inaugurates Welspun’s new plant ▲
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( ▼ ▼ from left) BK Goenka (CMD Welspun), Mike Beebe (Governor, State of Arkansas),
Mrs Beebe, Mark Stodala (mayor, Little Rock) and Sanjiv Arora (Consul General of India)
Welspun Gujarat Stahl Rohren Ltd
(WGSRL), a major line pipe producer, has
formally announced the commissioning
of its first manufacturing facility outside
of India, in Little Rock, Arkansas,
USA.
Adjacent to the Little Rock Port, the
spiral pipe and coating facility has an
annual capacity of 350,000 tons.
One of the largest industrial initiatives
in the state of Arkansas, the facility
employs over 300 people, mostly from
the local community.
Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe, guest
of honour Consul General of India Sanjiv
Arora, Little Rock mayor Mark Stodola
and chairman and managing director of
the Welspun Group BK Goenka, along
with 600 invited customers and guests,
participated in the grand opening of the
facility.
Mr Beebe commented, “This state-of-
the art facility is a prime example of
what global investment is doing for
Arkansas. We thank Welspun for helping
to create the economic growth we need
in our state, and we continue working
everyday to bring more companies
and jobs to Arkansas from all corners
of the world. On behalf of our state,
I wish Welspun a long and successful
tenure in their Little Rock facility.”
WGSRL is part of the Welspun Group.
The company commenced activity
in 1995 and has supplied pipes for
prestigious projects including the
world’s deepest pipeline project in the
Gulf of Mexico. The company has a total
capacity of 1.45 million metric ton/year,
and offers line pipes from ½" to 100".
Welspun – India