Bull Moose to Build Tube Mill on SDI’s Texas Campus

He called the new mill “transformational” in its wide range of product capabilities. It will produce tubing in sizes from 4” to 14” square, 5” to 18” round, up to 80 feet in length and thicknesses ranging from 0.187” to 0.750”. The SMS Group will provide the design, automation and implementation of the new mill.

“Expanding our capacity, capabilities and flexibility will increase BMT’s market share in large HSS sizes and ensure our continued and expanded leadership position in the sprinkler pipe market,” Modrowski added.

SDI expects to begin production on its new Texas EAF mill late this summer, which will offer a ready source of the flat-rolled steel BMT uses to make its pipe and tube products.

Bull Moose Tube, based in Chesterfield, Mo., is part of the Caparo Bull Moose group. The company operates from seven plants – six in the U.S. (Chicago Heights, Ill.; Elkhart, Ind.; Gerald, Mo.; Masury, Ohio; Trenton, Ga.; and Casa Grande, Ariz.) and one in Canada (Burlington, Ontario). The company offers one of the largest ranges of welded steel tubing in North America, serving such markets as construction, transportation, fire protection, and lawn and garden equipment.