# DoD awards $23M to Constellium for aluminum casting capacity expansion

The U.S. Department of Defense awarded $23 million to Constellium Muscle Shoals LLC to add up to 300 million pounds of annual aluminum casting capacity in Muscle Shoals, Alabama.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2024-07-01
- Where: Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States
- Value: $23.0M
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 300 million pounds per year
- Products: aluminum castings, aluminum rolling ingots
- Sectors: [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md)

## Companies

- [Constellium](https://endata.com/companies/4140.md)
- [U.S. Department of Defense](https://endata.com/companies/4836.md) (investor)

## Sources

- [globalsecurity.org](https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/news/2024/07/mil-240722-dod02.htm), 2024-07-01: "This award will help address capability and capacity challenges that the U.S. aluminum casting industry faces."
- [globenewswire.com](https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2024/07/23/2917074/0/en/Constellium-s-Muscle-Shoals-facility-receives-Department-of-Defense-grant-to-increase-casting-capacity.html), 2024-07-23: "This investment under the Defense Production Act will enable our industry to meet the rapidly increasing demand for the aluminium products needed not only for our national security, but also necessary for the overall U.S. manufacturing sector and a healthy economy."
- [business.newportvermontdailyexpress.com](http://business.newportvermontdailyexpress.com/newportvermontdailyexpress/article/gnwcq-2024-7-23-constelliums-muscle-shoals-facility-receives-department-of-defense-grant-to-increase-casting-capacity), 2024-07-23: "This investment under the Defense Production Act will enable our industry to meet the rapidly increasing demand for the aluminium products needed not only for our national security, but also necessary for the overall U.S. manufacturing sector and a healthy economy."

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