# Matalco to build $80M aluminum remelt plant in Wisconsin Rapids

Matalco Inc. is building a greenfield aluminum remelt facility in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, with an $80 million investment. The plant will produce over 230 million pounds of billet annually and employ 30 permanent staff.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2019-04-12
- Where: Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, United States
- Value: $80.0M
- Jobs: 30
- Starts operating: 1 Jun 2020
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: over 230 million pounds of billet annually
- Products: aluminum billet
- Sectors: [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md)

## Companies

- [Matalco](https://endata.com/companies/29685.md)
- [Gillespie & Powers](https://endata.com/companies/38696.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [lightmetalage.com](https://www.lightmetalage.com/news/industry-news/casthouse/matalco-orders-new-furnace-equipment-for-latest-greenfield-site-in-wisconsin/), 2019-04-12: "We are excited about our new partnership with Gillespie & Powers Inc. for the complete furnace equipment installation and commissioning for our new Wisconsin Rapids plant."

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