# Owens Corning to build new manufacturing facility in Fort Smith, Arkansas

Owens Corning will build a new 550,000-square-foot manufacturing facility on 56 acres adjacent to its current property in Fort Smith, Arkansas, to produce roofing mat and add capacity. The new site is expected to start production mid-2023.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2021-02-22
- Where: Fort Smith, Arkansas, United States
- Value: $115.0M
- Jobs: 5
- Starts operating: Q3 2023
- Status: announced
- Products: roofing mat, nonwoven products
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [Owens Corning](https://endata.com/companies/2173.md)

## Sources

- [arkansasedc.com](https://www.arkansasedc.com/news-events/newsroom/detail/2021/02/22/owens-corning-to-expand-manufacturing-presence-in-fort-smith), 2021-02-22: "With this new state-of-the-art facility, Owens Corning is investing in the future of Fort Smith and our business."
- [talkbusiness.net](https://talkbusiness.net/2021/02/owens-corning-to-build-a-new-plant-in-fort-smith-add-five-jobs/), 2021-02-22: "Owens Corning is building a new 550,000-square-foot manufacturing plant in Fort Smith that will replace the existing plant the company built in 1984."

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