# HarbisonWalker International to open AL1 refractory plant in Alabama

HarbisonWalker International is investing $25 million to convert a closed property in Fairfield, Alabama, into a manufacturing, service, and distribution hub for steel customers, with initial capacity of 15,000 metric tons annually, opening before end of 2022.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2022-05-16
- Where: Fairfield, Alabama, United States
- Value: $25.0M
- Starts operating: 2022
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 15,000 metric tons annually initially, up to 30,000 metric tons by 2023
- Products: refractory products, magnesia-carbon brick
- Sectors: [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md), [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [HarbisonWalker International](https://endata.com/companies/22270.md)

## Sources

- [thinkhwi.com](https://thinkhwi.com/harbisonwalker-international-reaffirms-commitment-north-american-steelmakers-aistech-2022/), 2022-05-16: "As a proud U.S.-based supplier to the steel industry, we are ramping up capacity dramatically so that all our customers’ operations – particularly those increasing capacity in the southern U.S. – will have efficient access to high-quality and high-value refractory products and services."

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