Baton Rouge-based Fabricated Steel Products will expand its local facility to add a new robotic assembly and welding line, Louisiana Economic Development announced last week.
The upgrades represent a $3.2 million investment that is expected to increase the company’s production of structural steel by 50%.
The company plans to create 15 new jobs while retaining 75 existing positions.
FSP was founded in 1986 with one shop in Baton Rouge to support Louisiana’s petrochemical industry. Since then, the company has added multiple locations to provide structural and miscellaneous steel fabrication, steel detailing and engineered connection design solutions for customers across the Gulf Coast in a wide range of sectors including oil and gas, food processing, automotive and defense.
The expansion will add 5,600 square feet of advanced fabrication space at FSP’s facility on North Flannery Road. Construction is expected to begin next month and conclude in April 2025. For the project, LED offered FSP a competitive incentives package including a $150,000 reimbursable grant from the Economic Development Award Program for infrastructure and equipment, subject to approval by the Louisiana Economic Development Corporation board. The company is expected to participate in the state’s Industrial Tax Exemption and Quality Jobs programs.
