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JDF/HDM Spiralweld Mill to Kick Off Operations in June

Written by Laura Miller

May 31, 2022

Production is revving up at the new JDF/HDM spiral-weld pipe mill in Houston, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony scheduled for later in June.

spiral weld pipeOriginally slated to be built on or near the campus of Steel Dynamics Inc.’s new sheet mill in Sinton, Texas, joint venture partners JD Fields and Turkey’s HDM Steel Pipe opted for new construction plans after numerous challenges and delays stemming from the Covid-19 pandemic.

The joint venture mill is now being built at the recently-leased 130,000-square-foot building at the Greens Port Industrial Park on the Houston Ship Channel. The site offers existing overhead cranes, as well as inbound and outbound access to water, rail, and truck transport.

The new pipe mill is forecast to annually produce 30,000–40,000 tons of structural pipe piling to serve the heavy civil and marine markets in North America. The site has the capacity and space to add another line and grow to 60,000 tons per year as the market demands. Onsite fabrication and coating services will be available to reduce handling and transport costs as well as delivery times.

JD Fields told SMU that the mill will have the unique capability to turn small-diameter, heavy-wall sizes that are not currently made in the US.

By Laura Miller, Laura@SteelMarketUpdate.com

 

Laura Miller

Laura Miller is a reporter and editor for Steel Market Update. She has held a variety of positions within the steel industry since 2007, including reporting and editing for Steel Business Briefing/Platts, the Association for Iron and Steel Technology, and Kallanish Commodities, as well as marketing for what was then known as ThyssenKrupp Steel USA (now AM/NS Calvert). After a five-year hiatus working across other industries, she returned to steel in 2021 and has covered the flat rolled, tubular, and trade areas of the industry. She is a member of the Association of Women in the Metal Industries and a past-president of the AWMI Pittsburgh Chapter. She holds a BA in Latin American Studies from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. She can be reached at laura@steelmarketupdate.com or 724-759-7869.

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