# Matalco to build $80M aluminum billet plant in Wisconsin

Matalco Inc. plans to construct a new aluminum billet manufacturing facility in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, with an $80 million investment. The plant will employ 80 people and produce over 230 million pounds of aluminum billet annually.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2019-01-16
- Where: Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, United States
- Value: $80.0M
- Jobs: 80
- Starts operating: Jul 2020
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 230 million pounds per year
- Products: aluminum billet
- Sectors: [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md)

## Companies

- [Matalco](https://endata.com/companies/29685.md)
- [Giampaolo Group](https://endata.com/companies/36740.md) (investor)

## Sources

- [lightmetalage.com](https://www.lightmetalage.com/news/industry-news/casthouse/matalco-to-construct-greenfield-aluminum-billet-facility-in-wisconsin/), 2019-01-16: "Matalco Inc., a member of the Giampaolo Group, plans to construct a new state-of-the-art aluminum billet manufacturing facility located in the Rapids East Commerce Center in the City of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin."
- [onfocus.news](https://www.onfocus.news/matalco-inc-and-the-city-of-wisconsin-rapids-announce-new-aluminum-facility/), 2019-01-30: "Matalco will invest $80 million to construct an 110,000 square foot manufacturing plant and equip this new facility with the latest advanced technology to service both existing and prospective customers and expand market share."
- [scrapmonster.com](https://www.scrapmonster.com/news/matalco-announces-new-80-million-aluminum-plant-in-wisconsin-rapids/1/70307), 2019-01-31: "Matalco Inc. announced its plan to build a new aluminum manufacturing facility in Wisconsin Rapids."
- [aluminiumtoday.com](https://aluminiumtoday.com/news/80m-billet-plant-planned), 2019-02-06: "the proposed site in Wisconsin Rapids offered convenient access to its customers as well as a strong local labor force and quality of life."

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