# Braidy Industries to build $1.3 billion aluminum rolling mill in Kentucky

Braidy Industries disclosed plans to build a $1.3 billion aluminum mill in Greenup County, Kentucky, creating 550 advanced manufacturing jobs, with construction starting in early 2018 and completion in 2020.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2017-06-29
- Where: Greenup County, Kentucky, United States
- Value: $1.30B
- Jobs: 550
- Starts operating: 2020
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 370,000 tons of aluminum per year
- Products: aluminum sheet and plate for automotive and aerospace
- Sectors: [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md)

## Companies

- [Braidy Industries](https://endata.com/companies/23234.md)

## Sources

- [americanrecycler.com](https://americanrecycler.com/automotive/braidy-industries-to-build-1-3-billion-aluminum-rolling-mill/), 2017-06-29: "Braidy Industries’ decision to locate in Eastern Kentucky has the potential to be as significant as any economic deal ever made in the history of Kentucky."
- [bicmagazine.com](https://www.bicmagazine.com/departments/engineering-construction/braidy-industries-inc/), 2017-07-07: "Braidy, in partnership with the State of Kentucky and the Ashland Alliance, will construct the nation’s first Greenfield aluminum rolling mill in over three decades."
- [prnewswire.com](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/braidy-industries-names-key-executives-to-lead-greenfield-construction-and-operations-of-13-billion-aluminum-mill-in-south-shore-greenup-county-kentucky-300500745.html), 2017-08-08: "Braidy Industries, Inc. CEO Craig Bouchard announced today key executives to lead the company's initiative to build an aluminum rolling mill in South Shore, Kentucky, bringing 1000 construction jobs followed by 550 advanced manufacturing jobs to Kentucky's Appalachian region."
- [constructiondive.com](https://www.constructiondive.com/news/braidy-moves-forward-with-13b-ky-aluminum-plant/449150/), 2017-08-11: "Braidy Industries has selected a 380-acre site on the Ohio River near Ashland, KY, to build its $1.3 billion, 2.5-million-square-foot aluminum plant"

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