# Ellwood Aluminum produces first test casts at new Pennsylvania facility

Ellwood Aluminum, a $72 million project launched in 2018, produced its first test casts of 14-inch diameter aluminum rods. The facility is in qualification phase, with full production expected by January-February 2021. Phase one employs 19, with plans for 40 at full production of 150 million pounds per year.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2020-08-17
- Where: Pennsylvania, United States, United States
- Value: $72.0M
- Jobs: 40
- Starts operating: Jan 2021
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 150 million pounds per year
- Products: aluminum rods and slabs
- Sectors: [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md)

## Companies

- [Ellwood Group](https://endata.com/companies/17724.md)

## Sources

- [foundry-planet.com](https://www.foundry-planet.com/d/us-ellwood-aluminum-makes-first-cast/), 2020-08-17: "We’ll be in complete production mode by January, February."

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