# Wolverine Tube plans $16M aluminum manufacturing facility in Morgan County

Wolverine Tube proposed to construct and operate an integrated aluminum manufacturing facility at its existing site in Morgan County, Alabama, with a capital investment of approximately $16,009,000, expected to create 250 jobs within three years. The project was presented to the Decatur Industrial Development Board on August 2, 2017.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2017-08-02
- Where: Morgan County, Alabama, United States
- Value: $16.0M
- Jobs: 250
- Starts operating: Aug 2017
- Status: announced
- Products: aluminum extrusions, friction stir welding, heavy machining
- Sectors: [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md)

## Companies

- [Wolverine Tube](https://endata.com/companies/25995.md)
- [GLS Metals Group](https://endata.com/companies/26037.md) (investor)

## Sources

- [mceda.org](https://www.mceda.org/about-mceda/news/item/three-separate-companies-plan-major-investments-in-morgan-county), 2017-08-02: "Morgan County continues to attract new investment and jobs from both the aerospace and metals sector."
- [decaturdaily.com](https://www.decaturdaily.com/news/morgan_county/decatur/wolverine-tube-to-reopen-bringing-250-jobs/article_f6a82bd0-444b-5e7b-9197-ecb2b837c328.html), 2017-08-03: "Wolverine Tube Inc. plans to resume manufacturing at its plant in Morgan County after a nearly decade-long hiatus."

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