# Aleris expands aluminum facility in Lewisport, Kentucky

Aleris completed a $400 million expansion of its facility in Lewisport, KY, making it the largest Aleris facility in North America. The expansion adds capacity for up to 480 lbs of aluminum auto body sheets annually and created over 150 jobs.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2018-03-01
- Where: Lewisport, Kentucky, United States
- Value: $400.0M
- Jobs: 150
- Starts operating: 1 Mar 2018
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 480 lbs of aluminum auto body sheets annually
- Products: aluminum auto body sheets
- Sectors: [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md)

## Companies

- [Aleris](https://endata.com/companies/3656.md)

## Sources

- [mfgnewsweb.com](https://mfgnewsweb.com/archives/4/50790/Current-News-mar18/Aleris-Expands-Its-Facility-in-North-America.aspx), 2018-03-01: "The $400 million expansion makes it the newest and largest Aleris facility in North America and allows for the production of up to 480 lbs. of aluminum auto body sheets annually."

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