# Carolina Stalite reopens Aquadale plant for lightweight aggregate

Carolina Stalite Co. has reopened its Aquadale plant in North Carolina, which had been closed for over five years, to manufacture lightweight construction aggregate. The company has hired 14 workers and may hire up to 14 more when a second kiln is built in the next few years.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2018-01-31
- Where: Aquadale, North Carolina, United States
- Jobs: 14
- Starts operating: 31 Jan 2018
- Status: completed
- Products: lightweight construction aggregate
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [Carolina Stalite Co.](https://endata.com/companies/29724.md)

## Sources

- [salisburypost.com](https://www.salisburypost.com/2018/01/31/carolina-stalite-has-reopened-aquadale-plant/), 2018-01-31: "We’re going to be able to produce more material and explore more foreign markets."

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