# James Hardie to build $220M fiber-cement plant in Prattville, Alabama

James Hardie Building Products plans to invest up to $220 million to open an advanced fiber-cement building products manufacturing plant in Prattville, Alabama, creating 205 jobs. The facility will produce siding and trim using ColorPlus technology.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2017-05-18
- Where: Prattville, Alabama, United States
- Value: $220.0M
- Jobs: 205
- Starts operating: Q4 2018
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 600 mmstf of siding and trim annually
- Products: fiber-cement siding, fiber-cement trim, fiber-cement panels, fiber-cement underlay
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [James Hardie Building Products](https://endata.com/companies/24342.md)
- [James Hardie Industries](https://endata.com/companies/24367.md)

## Sources

- [madeinalabama.com](https://www.madeinalabama.com/2017/05/james-hardie/), 2017-05-18: "James Hardie Building Products plans to invest up to $220 million to open an advanced fiber-cement building products manufacturing plant in Prattville, creating 205 jobs."
- [governor.alabama.gov](https://governor.alabama.gov/newsroom/2017/05/gov-ivey-announces-james-hardie-building-products-will-create-205-jobs-at-alabama-manufacturing-facility/), 2017-05-18: "James Hardie plans to invest up to $220 million to open an advanced fiber-cement building products manufacturing plant in Prattville, creating 205 jobs."
- [al.com](https://www.al.com/business/2017/05/james_hardie_announces_100_mil.html), 2017-05-18: "James Hardie announced this afternoon it will build a $220 million manufacturing plant in Prattville, which could be up and running by late next year."

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