Teel Plastics adds new manufacturing facility

Teel Plastics is leasing an additional 180,000 sq. ft. of manufacturing and storage space to expand its pipe production capabilities. The large industrial site was formerly occupied by LSC Communications.

The addition will be the fourth Teel manufacturing location in Baraboo. Christian Herrild, Teel’s Director of Growth Strategies, said: “We are really excited about our growth and the opportunity to reinvest in Baraboo. We looked outside the area, but nothing could match the workforce, community, and opportunity to grow where Teel was founded.”

Work will begin on the building immediately and include the installation of multiple extrusion lines along with supporting infrastructure, including a railroad unloading system for resin. The extrusion lines will run all of Teel’s conduit, microduct, multiduct, and gas pipe products, moving Teel’s industrial pipe operation from its headquarters at Teel Court.

Investment in the facility will total approximately $3.2m and add 23 new positions. This workforce addition is beyond the recent announcement of approximately 50 positions associated with a Department of Defense grant for production of COVID-19 swab sticks.

The building addition comes in the wake of increasing demand for Teel’s industrial pipe and the company’s accelerated new product development. Teel launched a line of microduct and multiduct products this year and has grown significantly in its focus market in the upper Midwest. Sales this year are up over 100% from 2019.

Teel has recently garnered attention for its work in industrial piping after winning two prestigious Plastics Pipe Institute (PPI) Project of the Year Awards in 2020.

Teel looks forward to having additional space to devote to growing within this key market vertical. “We plan to continue our growth in this market and be the best supplier of conduit and gas pipe to the Midwest,” Herrild added.