# Chemring Group to invest $40M expanding Kilgore Flares in Toone, Tennessee

Chemring Group announced a $40 million investment to expand its Kilgore Flares operations in Hardeman County, Tennessee, creating approximately 100 jobs. The expansion will triple production capacity and is expected to be completed by 2022.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2018-05-15
- Where: Toone, Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States
- Value: $40.0M
- Jobs: 100
- Starts operating: 2022
- Status: announced
- Capacity: triple current production capacity
- Products: defense countermeasures, flares
- Sectors: [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md)

## Companies

- [Chemring Group](https://endata.com/companies/18620.md)
- [Kilgore Flares Company](https://endata.com/companies/18621.md)

## Sources

- [tnecd.com](https://tnecd.com/news/governor-haslam-commissioner-rolfe-announce-chemring-group-to-expand-kilgore-flares-facility-in-toone/), 2018-05-15: "This expansion will push Kilgore Flares' employment to about 375 people and promises to have a meaningful impact on the citizens of Hardeman County for many years to come."
- [localmemphis.com](https://www.localmemphis.com/article/news/local/chemring-group-to-invest-40-million-to-expand-kilgore-flares-in-hardeman-county/522-67bac585-497a-43dd-87c0-b66b631619b5), 2018-05-15: "Kilgore Flares plans to upgrade and expand operations in Toone over the next five years."

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