# HarbisonWalker International to build $30M refractories plant in Ohio River Valley

HarbisonWalker International (HWI) announced a $30 million investment to construct a new monolithic refractories manufacturing facility in the northern Kentucky/southern Ohio region. The plant will have a capacity of 80,000 metric tons per year and is expected to be operational by early 2018.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2017-02-16
- Where: northern Kentucky / southern Ohio region, United States
- Value: $30.0M
- Starts operating: Q1 2018
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 80,000 metric tons per year
- Products: monolithic refractories
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [HarbisonWalker International](https://endata.com/companies/22270.md)

## Sources

- [thinkhwi.com](https://thinkhwi.com/harbisonwalker-international-announces-new-plant-construction/), 2017-02-16: "HarbisonWalker International (HWI), the largest supplier of refractory products and services in the U.S., announced today that it is investing $30 million to construct a new, state-of-the-art monolithic refractories manufacturing facility."
- [worldcement.com](https://www.worldcement.com/the-americas/17022017/harbisonwalker-announces-new-refractories-plant/), 2017-02-17: "HarbisonWalker International (HWI) has announced that it is investing US$30 million to construct a new, state-of-the-art monolithic refractories manufacturing facility along the Ohio River Valley."
- [glass-international.com](https://www.glass-international.com/news/hwi-to-construct-30-million-refractories-plant), 2017-02-17: "Refractory group HarbisonWalker International (HWI) is to construct a $30 million monolithic refractories manufacturing facility."
- [thinkhwi.com](https://thinkhwi.com/new-plant-site-announcement-media-coverage/), 2017-03-29: "HarbisonWalker International Selects Location for New Monolithics Refractory Plant"

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