# Johns Manville to invest $50M in pipe insulation plant expansion in Defiance, Ohio

Johns Manville received a tax abatement for a $50 million expansion of its plant in Defiance, Ohio, to increase capacity for manufacturing pipe insulation. The project is expected to create 24 jobs over two years.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2019-01-08
- Where: Defiance, Ohio, United States
- Value: $50.0M
- Jobs: 24
- Starts operating: 2020
- Status: announced
- Capacity: increase capacity for pipe insulation
- Products: pipe insulation
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [Johns Manville](https://endata.com/companies/15550.md)

## Sources

- [crescent-news.com](https://www.crescent-news.com/news/local_news/defiance-commissioners-approve-tax-abatement-for-johns-manville/article_975c328c-50f0-5bbf-8c8c-17857539aeb2.html), 2019-01-08: "Defiance County commissioners gave their consent to a tax abatement to cover Johns Manville’s (JM) $50 million plant expansion during their Monday meeting."
- [roofingcontractor.com](https://www.roofingcontractor.com/articles/93360-johns-manville-plans-50m-expansion-in-ohio), 2019-01-11: "Johns Manville said it will make 'a significant investment' toward expanding capacity at its Defiance, Ohio, manufacturing facility."

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