January 24, 2022 Group Watch: Pennsylvania Company Investing $25M in Manufacturing Facility
HarbisonWalker International announced plans to invest $25 million to convert its closed property near Birmingham into “Alabama One,” an advanced refractories manufacturing hub for steelmakers in the Southeast. Construction on the AL 1 facility in Fairfield is scheduled to begin during the first quarter of 2022, and the 100,000-square-foot facility is expected to open before the end of the year. Refractories are ceramic materials designed to withstand extreme high temperatures, in excess of 1,000-degrees F. More heat resistant than metals, refractories are used to line the surfaces found inside furnaces and ovens in industrial settings. The company expects to hire 50 highly trained technicians, including welders, electricians and mechanics.
