# Matalco sets groundbreaking for aluminum recycling plant in Wisconsin Rapids

Matalco, based in Toronto, will hold a groundbreaking ceremony on October 1, 2019, for its new $80 million aluminum recycling plant in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. The 110,000 sq. ft. plant will produce over 230 million pounds of aluminum billet per year and employ 80 people.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2019-09-21
- Where: Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, United States
- Value: $80.0M
- Jobs: 80
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 230 million pounds of aluminum billet 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)

## Sources

- [wsau.com](https://wsau.com/2019/09/20/matalco-aluminum-plant-sets-groundbreaking-date/), 2019-09-21: "The $80 million, 110,000 square foot plant will have the latest technology to produce over 230 million pounds of aluminum billet a year."
- [seehafernews.com](https://www.seehafernews.com/2019/10/06/new-manufacturing-facility-will-create-80-jobs-draw-80-million-capital-investment/), 2019-10-06: "Matalco Inc. broke ground today for construction of a new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Wisconsin Rapids—an $80 million project expected to create 80 jobs over the next three years."

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