SD pipe-making plant to supply ND oil industry

RAPID CITY, S.D. -- A Texas-based pipe maker has started construction on a manufacturing plant in Rapid City, South Dakota.

WL Plastics Director Mike Dahl says the South Dakota plant will help supply North Dakota's oil industry. The plant will employ about 40 people.

WL Plastics also has facilities in Texas, Kentucky, Utah, Wyoming and the Canadian province of Alberta, Canada.