Zekelman Industries announced that it is nearing completion of its new facility constructed to produce a wide range of galvanized tubular products for the electrical, fence, solar tracker and solar foundation markets. It is located just west of Chicago in Rochelle, IL, a city known as the Hub City, with great access to rail and major interstate routes. This facility is the company's 18th factory.

It has 1 million square feet under roof, including four in-line galvanizing tube mills with capacity to exceed 300,000 tons annually and an automated hot-dip galvanizing line capable of production in excess of 100,000 tons annually. The facility will support Wheatland Tube, Western Tube and Picoma customers. This facility utilizes cutting-edge technology for both in-line and hot-dip galvanizing operations.

When fully operational, these mills will be the fast in the world, feeding directly into the factory's automated warehouse to deliver the high quality products and solutions to customers. Full operations are set to commence in January of 2023. The company is currently hiring, with plans to add another 150 employees by December 2022.