MANSFIELD, La. — An India-based pipe manufacturing company plans to bring its first U.S. production facility to northwest Louisiana, state officials said. Global Seamless Tubes and Pipes' $35 million project will bring 135 direct new jobs to DeSoto Parish and more than 250 indirect jobs to the area, Louisiana Economic Development said in a news release Thursday.
As a natural gas hub and a key player in the international energy supply chain, Louisiana is a natural choice for our second production facility, our first in the Western Hemisphere,' Global Seamless President A.R. Biswas said. Biswas added that the new plant will allow them to serve customers with a local supply chain. 'This investment will promote growth in our rural communities while providing support to Louisiana’s oil and gas industry,' LED Secretary Susan B. Bourgeois said.