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Friedman Industries Appoints Gaurav Chhibbar As Chief Operating Officer

Jul 14, 20255 months ago

Position

Chief Operating Officer

Company

Friedman Industries

Gaurav Chhibbar
LongviewManufacturing

Description

Friedman Industries announces the appointment of Gaurav Chhibbar as the new Chief Operating Officer, effective July 10, 2025. Gaurav brings extensive experience in operations excellence, strategy, and corporate finance.

Company Information

Company

Friedman Industries

Location

Longview, Texas, United States

About

Friedman Industries, Incorporated (“Company”), headquartered in Longview, Texas, is a manufacturer and processor of steel products with operating plants in Hickman, Arkansas; Decatur, Alabama; East Chicago, Indiana; Granite City, Illinois; Sinton, Texas; Miami, Florida and Lone Star, Texas. The Company has two reportable segments: flat-roll products and tubular products. The flat-roll product segment consists of the operations in Hickman, Decatur, East Chicago, Granite City, Sinton and Miami where the Company processes ferrous and non-ferrous coils. The Hickman, East Chicago and Granite City facilities operate temper mills and corrective leveling cut-to-length lines. The Sinton and Decatur facilities operate stretcher leveler cut-to-length lines. The Miami facility operates a corrective leveling cut-to-length line and a slitting line. The tubular product segment consists of the operations in Lone Star where the Company manufactures electric resistance welded pipe and distributes pipe through its Texas Tubular Products division.

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