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Bull Moose announces closure of Ontario tube plant

Written by Laura Miller

March 25, 2025

Bull Moose Tube is closing its only manufacturing facility in Canada on May 31.

The welded tube maker, based in Chesterfield, Mo., has served the Canadian market through its Burlington, Ontario, location for over 35 years.

“This was an extraordinarily difficult decision that we did not make lightly,” said CEO John Krupinski.

“Intensifying competitive pressures have led to market oversaturation, uncertainty, and deteriorating business prospects for the Burlington operation for the foreseeable future,” the company explained.

However, it also noted that the closure does not reflect its outlook for the larger pipe and tube market.

In fact, the company has been ramping up its investments in the US market in recent years. Last fall, Bull Moose’s parent company, Caparo Group, announced a $25-million investment to build a new plant in Gerald, Mo.

Bull Moose, or BMT, also recently made the most significant capital investment in its history by adding a 350,000-short-ton-per-year welded tube mill on Steel Dynamics Inc.’s (SDI’s) sheet mill campus in Sinton, Texas.

“And we will continue to strategically invest in our US facilities to best service the market,” noted the Hon. Ambar Paul, chairman of Caparo Bull Moose and Bull Moose Tube.

“These investments reflect our ongoing commitment to innovation and adaptation in a changing industry landscape, even as we navigate this challenging transition for our Canadian operations,” Paul added.

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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