# Flack Global Metals to build $150M coil coating facility near Big River Steel

Flack Global Metals announced plans to build a new coil coating and downstream processing facility adjacent to Big River Steel in Osceola, Arkansas. The facility will cost approximately $150 million and create more than 150 jobs, with construction expected to begin in summer 2020 and production in late 2021.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2019-11-13
- Where: Osceola, Arkansas, United States
- Value: $150.0M
- Jobs: 150
- Starts operating: Q4 2021
- Status: announced
- Products: pre-painted steel coils, pre-painted aluminum coils, slit steel, blanked steel, embossed steel
- Sectors: [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md)

## Companies

- [Flack Global Metals](https://endata.com/companies/21661.md)
- [Big River Steel](https://endata.com/companies/31552.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [steelmarketupdate.com](https://www.steelmarketupdate.com/2019/11/13/flack-global-metals-to-build-facility-near-big-river-steel/), 2019-11-13: "The state-of-the-art facility will not only leverage the latest in coil coating technology but also strategically position us to be a market leader in the production of surface and flatness critical steel and aluminum materials across a wide variety of applications"
- [miningconnection.com](https://miningconnection.com/surface/news/article/flack_global_metals_to_build_state_of_the_art_coil_coating_and_downstream_p), 2019-11-15: "The state-of-the-art facility will not only leverage the latest in coil coating technology but also strategically position us to be a market leader in the production of surface and flatness critical steel and aluminum materials across a wide variety of applications."

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