# American Steel & Aluminum breaks ground on 12,000 sq ft expansion in Saco, Maine

American Steel & Aluminum (ASA) held a groundbreaking ceremony on 14 August 2026 for a 12,000-square-foot addition to its manufacturing facility in Saco, Maine. The expansion will double cutting capacity and create about 30 new jobs.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2026-08-14
- Where: Saco, Maine, United States
- Jobs: 30
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 12,000 sq ft addition; cutting capacity doubles
- Products: heavy-plate metal manufacturing and processing
- Sectors: [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md)

## Companies

- [American Steel and Aluminum](https://endata.com/companies/91769.md)
- [Nova Steel](https://endata.com/companies/15197.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [collins.senate.gov](https://www.collins.senate.gov/newsroom/senator-collins-speaks-at-groundbreaking-for-american-steel-and-aluminum-manufacturing-facility-expansion-in-saco), 2026-08-14: "This groundbreaking is for a 12,000-square-foot addition. It’s going to bring many new jobs—about 30 new jobs are going to be on board here in the next couple of months."
- [thejobwalk.com](https://thejobwalk.com/p/nerves-of-steel-asa-bets-big-on-maine), 2026-08-18: "CEO Sam Blatchford called the project a commitment to 'the Maine industrial base, the maritime industrial base,'"

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