LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – A line pipe manufacturing company announced it will be expanding its business at the Port of Little Rock on Monday.
Welspun Tubular LLC announced a $150 million plant expansion, creating an additional 300 jobs. The company came to Little Rock in 2007.
Welspun Tubular expanding business at Port of Little Rock, 175 new jobs to capital city
Welspun Managing Director and CEO Vipul Mathur said the investment was to create a state-of-the-art longitudinal pipe mill and a second coating plant.
The additions will make Welspun “one of the most unique facilities of this type in the country,” Mather said, noting that it would be a one-stop for all sizes of pipes…