LA PORTE, Ind. (May 16th, 2022) – Tubekraft USA announced plans to build a new plant in the City of La Porte in conjunction with Mayor Tom Dermody and the La Porte City Council at Monday’s Meeting.

“In the City of La Porte, we have made it our priority to attract high-wage, quality job opportunities that bring value to our community,” Mayor Dermody said. “With an average wage of $25 an hour, the positions that TubeKraft is creating in our city will undoubtedly have an impact. We are grateful to them for seeing our vision here in the city and are thrilled to welcome them to La Porte.”

Tubekraft USA will invest $2,200,000 to build a new 19,500 square foot manufacturing facility in the East Gate Industrial Park. The building will be constructed by J. Shoffner General Contractor. The company will spend an additional $1,000,000 to equip this facility. Upon completion of the building and installation of equipment the company will hire 15 new employees making an average wage of $25.00 per hour plus benefits.

Tubekraft USA crafts steel tubes for the automotive, engineering, ag machinery, food processing industry and energy sectors. Their core business is to manufacture DOM tubes (Drawn Over Mandrel) and hydraulic tubes and later on tubular components for automotive and aerospace industries.

“I am grateful to City of La Porte for welcoming us and to become a part of the community. Also, I am really thankful to all the associations and organizations who have extended help and incentives to get this project going right from the get go,” said Anurag Sharma, President of Tubekraft USA.

“The City of La Porte has continued to invest in our industrial sector. New infrastructure provides new locations for businesses to join our community. We are excited that Tubekraft has chosen to become part of the city and look forward to their continued success,” said Bert Cook, Executive Director of the La Porte Economic Advancement Partnership.”

The La Porte City Council approved a real property tax abatement to assist the company with their expansion into the Midwest.

About Tubekraft USA
Tubekraft USA LLC, as the name suggests, is into the business of excellent crafting of steel tubes for automotive applications, general engineering, food processing and boilers in energy segments. Our commitment to excellence will be shaped and developed through our mission to explore, invest and innovate into value engineering, quality and Research and development enabling us to manufacture a durable range of products ahead of time. We are a young company driven by passion, enthusiasm and ambition to achieve precision in everything we do.

Our core business is to manufacture Electric Resistance Welded Tubes (ERW) and pre -galvanized steel tubes serving the Indian market with slow and steady penetration into a global scenario. The company shall strive to exceed customer expectations in terms of quality as well as value and expand the product line as per evolving market dynamics. Tubekraft’s manufacturing facilities have the latest Tube Mill operated by an efficient team of highly committed and motivated workers dedicated to achieving total quality control.