V&M Star will break ground for new facility Monday

V&M Star and Vallourec, its parent company, will break ground next Monday in a ceremony to officially begin the construction of its $650 million expansion project.

The hot-rolling, seamless pipe mill will create 400 construction jobs.

When the plant opens, there will be 230 employees working directly for V&M and 120 contract workers.

The new mill is expected to begin production at the end of next year with full production by the end of 2012.

The plant is being built near V&M’s current facility on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Youngstown.

Politicians, including the governor, and more than 100 V&M current employees will be at next week’s event.

For the complete story, read Tuesday’s Vindicator and Vindy.com