# Hanwha Cimarron breaks ground on $130M plant in Opelika, Alabama

Hanwha Cimarron broke ground on a $130 million manufacturing plant in Opelika, Alabama, to produce carbon fiber-wrapped high-pressure storage tanks. The plant will employ 261 people.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2021-12-06
- Where: Opelika, Alabama, United States
- Value: $130.0M
- Jobs: 261
- Status: under construction
- Products: carbon fiber-wrapped high-pressure storage tanks
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md), [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md), [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [Hanwha Cimarron](https://endata.com/companies/8289.md)

## Sources

- [businessfacilities.com](https://businessfacilities.com/alabama-hanwha-cimarron-puts-130-million-plant-in-opelika/), 2021-12-06: "This new facility will continue our company’s growth in the carbon overwrap pressure vessel industry, catering to the needs of aerospace, drone, defense, marine, rail, on-vehicle, gas transport and ground storage solutions."

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