# Paragon Steel expands Butler plant with new slitting line

Paragon Steel broke ground on a 43,000-square-foot addition to its plant in Butler, Indiana, to house a new Braner/Loopco slitting line. The $8.3 million expansion will process high-strength steel grades and add 15 employees, with operations expected by end of Q1 2021.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2020-09-18
- Where: Butler, Indiana, United States
- Value: $8.30M
- Jobs: 15
- Starts operating: Q1 2021
- Status: under construction
- Products: high-strength steel processing, slitting services
- Sectors: [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md)

## Companies

- [Paragon Steel](https://endata.com/companies/50036.md)

## Sources

- [steelmarketupdate.com](https://www.steelmarketupdate.com/2020/09/18/paragon-orders-slitting-line-for-butler-expansion/), 2020-09-18: "Paragon anticipates beginning operations on the new line by the end of first-quarter 2021."

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